Hanmi Reports Strong Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2016 Results Driven by Growth in Loans Receivable

2016 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Highlights:   

  • Fourth quarter net income was $14.4 million or $0.45 per diluted share, up 9.9% or $0.04 per share from the prior quarter driven by the growth in net interest income and margin as well as the improvement in the efficiency ratio.
  • Net interest income for the fourth quarter increased 6.3% to $42.1 million and net interest margin expanded 10 basis points to 3.96% from the third quarter reflecting the recently completed acquisition and commencement of the Commercial Equipment Leasing division.
  • Efficiency ratio for the fourth quarter improved to 51.8% from 58.7% for the prior quarter; excluding merger and integration costs the fourth quarter efficiency ratio was 51.1%.
  • Full year net income was $56.5 million or $1.75 per diluted share, up 5.0% or $0.07 per share from last year reflecting an 8.2% growth in net interest income and a 6.2% decline in noninterest expense more than offsetting the decline in negative loan loss provision and PCI gains.
  • Loans receivable of $3.84 billion, up 8.2% from the third quarter and up 20.8% from a year ago driven by 2016 loan production of $869.4 million and the $228.2 million lease portfolio acquisition.
  • Deposits of $3.81 billion, up 1.0% from the prior quarter and up 8.5% from last year with money market and savings deposits growing $457.5 million and demand deposits representing 34.1% of total deposits.

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 24, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hanmi Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:HAFC) (or Hanmi), the parent company of Hanmi Bank (the Bank) today reported net income for the 2016 fourth quarter of $14.4 million or $0.45 per diluted share, compared with $13.1 million, or $0.41 per diluted share for the 2016 third quarter and $14.8 million, or $0.46 per diluted share for the 2015 fourth quarter.

For the 2016 year, net income was $56.5 million or $1.75 per diluted share, compared with $53.8 million, or $1.68 per diluted share for 2015.

Mr. C. G. Kum, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, “We concluded 2016 with a very productive fourth quarter highlighted with growth in net interest income and net interest margin, focus on expense management and the successful acquisition and commencement of our new Commercial Equipment Leasing division.  Loan growth, including the higher yielding Commercial Equipment Leasing division portfolio, led to the 10 basis point increase in the fourth quarter net interest margin to an impressive 3.96 percent.  Importantly, the strength of our lending activities and our focus on expense management helped improve our efficiency ratio to 51.1%.”

Mr. Kum concluded, “Along with our core focus on growing loans and deposits, we also achieved an important strategic milestone with our new Commercial Equipment Leasing division.  This transaction was immediately accretive to net income and aided our strategic goal of loan portfolio diversification.  In addition, this transaction establishes Hanmi as a leading provider of small ticket leasing products to businesses nationwide.  Overall, I am very pleased with our 2016 performance and I believe Hanmi is very-well positioned to continue generating profitable growth for 2017 and beyond.”

                   
Quarterly Results                  
 (in thousands, except per share data)                   
                   
   As of or for the Three Months Ended    As of or for the Twelve Months Ended
  December 31,   September 30,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,
    2016       2016       2015       2016       2015  
                   
Net income $ 14,416     $ 13,121     $ 14,829     $ 56,489     $ 53,823  
Net income per diluted common share $ 0.45     $ 0.41     $ 0.46     $ 1.75     $ 1.68  
                   
Assets $ 4,701,346     $ 4,402,180     $ 4,234,521     $ 4,701,346     $ 4,234,521  
Loans receivable $ 3,844,769     $ 3,552,659     $ 3,183,316     $ 3,844,769     $ 3,183,316  
Deposits $ 3,809,737     $ 3,771,207     $ 3,509,976     $ 3,809,737     $ 3,509,976  
                   
Pre-tax, pre-provision earnings on average assets   2.12 %     1.80 %     2.08 %     1.95 %     1.97 %
Return on average assets   1.26 %     1.19 %     1.44 %     1.29 %     1.32 %
Return on average stockholders' equity   10.84 %     9.88 %     11.96 %     10.89 %     11.30 %
Net interest margin (1)   3.96 %     3.86 %     3.93 %     3.95 %     3.90 %
Net interest margin excluding acquisition accounting (1)   3.86 %     3.75 %     3.62 %     3.79 %     3.47 %
Efficiency ratio   51.77 %     58.72 %     56.78 %     56.00 %     58.93 %
Efficiency ratio excluding merger and integration costs   51.15 %     58.72 %     56.33 %     55.83 %     57.92 %
                   
Tangible common equity to tangible assets (2)   11.05 %     12.04 %     11.63 %     11.05 %     11.63 %
Tangible common equity per common share (2) $ 16.03     $ 16.42     $ 15.39     $ 16.03     $ 15.39  
                                       
(1)  Amounts calculated on a fully taxable equivalent basis using the current statutory federal tax rate.
(2)  Refer to "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" for further details.
 

Results of Operations 
The Bank acquired a $228.2 million leasing portfolio and commenced its Commercial Equipment Leasing division in the 2016 fourth quarter.  The 2016 results of operations reflect two months of the Commercial Equipment Leasing division’s operations. 

Fourth quarter net interest income increased $2.5 million or 6.3% to $42.1 million from $39.6 million in the third quarter primarily from the solid expansion of loans receivable. On a year-over-year basis, net interest income was up 11.9% from $37.6 million in the fourth quarter last year. Net interest income of $160.2 million for the full year in 2016 increased 8.2% compared with $148.1 million for the full year in 2015. The year-over-year improvement in net interest income reflects the 18.0% growth in average loans.

Net interest margin (on a taxable equivalent basis) for the fourth quarter of 2016 was 3.96% compared with 3.86% for the third quarter of 2016 and 3.93% for the year-ago period. The increase in net interest margin for the fourth quarter compared with the preceding quarter was primarily due to the addition of higher yielding leases. For the full year of 2016, net interest margin was 3.95% compared with 3.90% for the full year of 2015.

The impact of acquisition accounting adjustments on core loan yield, core deposit costs, net interest income and net interest margin are summarized in the following tables.

   Three Months Ended    Twelve Months Ended    
  December 31,   September 30,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,    
    2016     2016      2015     2016      2015      
Core loan yield   4.63 %   4.63 %     4.75 %   4.67 %     4.75 %    
Accretion of discount on purchased loans   0.09 %   0.08 %     0.24 %   0.14 %     0.38 %    
As reported   4.72 %   4.71 %     4.99 %   4.81 %     5.13 %    
                       
Core deposit cost   0.54 %   0.54 %     0.57 %   0.53 %     0.60 %    
Accretion of time deposits premium   0.04 %   0.07 %     0.12 %   0.07 %     0.16 %    
As reported   0.50 %   0.47 %     0.45 %   0.46 %     0.44 %    
                       
                       
  Three Months Ended
  December 31, 2016   September 30, 2016   December 31,2015
   Amount     Rate     Amount     Rate     Amount     Rate 
           (in thousands)         
Net interest income and net interest margin excluding acquisition accounting (1) $    41,489     3.86 %   $    38,874     3.75 %   $    34,889     3.62 %
Accretion of discount on Non-PCI loans   781     0.07 %     648     0.06 %     2,090     0.21 %
Accretion of discount on PCI loans   78     0.01 %     26     0.00 %     (208 )   -0.02 %
Accretion of time deposits premium   314     0.03 %     610     0.06 %     1,146     0.12 %
Amortization of subordinated debentures discount   (90 )   -0.01 %     (67 )   -0.01 %     (51 )   -  
Net impact   1,083     0.10 %     1,217     0.11 %     2,977     0.31 %
As reported, on a fully taxable equivalent basis (1) $    42,572     3.96 %   $    40,091     3.86 %   $    37,866     3.93 %
                       
                       
  Twelve Months Ended        
  December 31, 2016   December 31, 2015        
   Amount     Rate     Amount     Rate         
       (in thousands)             
Net interest income and net interest margin excluding acquisition accounting $    155,199     3.79 %   $    131,996     3.47 %        
Accretion of discount on Non-PCI loans   4,177     0.10 %     9,416     0.25 %        
Accretion of discount on PCI loans   478     0.01 %     1,616     0.04 %        
Accretion of time deposits premium   2,658     0.06 %     5,634     0.15 %        
Amortization of subordinated debentures discount   (275 )   -0.01 %     (176 )   -0.01 %        
Net impact   7,038     0.16 %     16,490     0.43 %        
As reported, on a fully taxable equivalent basis (1) $    162,237     3.95 %   $    148,486     3.90 %        
                       
(1)  Amounts calculated on a fully taxable equivalent basis using the current statutory federal tax rate. 
                       

For the fourth quarter of 2016, Hanmi recorded a provision for loan losses of $0.2 million, which included a $0.4 million provision for losses on Purchased Credit Impaired (“PCI”) loans from the 2014 acquisition. For the prior quarter, the negative provision for loan losses was $1.5 million. For the year ago period, Hanmi recorded a negative provision for loan losses of $3.8 million, which included a $2.3 million provision for losses on PCI loans.

Hanmi recorded a negative loan loss provision of $4.3 million for the full year of 2016, which included a $0.7 million provision for losses on PCI loans, compared with a negative loan loss provision of $11.6 million for the full year of 2015, which included a $4.4 million provision for losses on PCI loans.

Fourth quarter noninterest income decreased $0.6 million or 7.0% to $8.1 million from $8.7 million for the third quarter of 2016 primarily due to the $1.0 million third quarter gain from the sale of a branch facility (recorded in other income) offset by a $0.8 million increase in disposition gains on PCI loans. Noninterest income decreased $4.0 million or 33.1% to $8.1 million from $12.1 million for the year ago period primarily because of a $2.1 million decrease in gains on sale of SBA loans and a $0.6 million decrease in disposition gains on PCI loans. Disposition gains on PCI loans were $1.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2016, compared with $0.8 million for the prior quarter, and $2.1 million for the fourth quarter last year. PCI loans from the 2014 acquisition were $9.9 million at the end of 2016, down 51% from a year ago. Gains on sales of SBA loans were $1.8 million for the fourth quarter 2016, up from $1.6 million from the third quarter of 2016 as the volume of SBA loans sold increased to $27.8 million from $24.1 million for the preceding quarter.  Gains on sales of SBA loans were $3.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2015 on $29.3 million of SBA loan sales.

For the year ended 2016, noninterest income decreased $14.5 million, or 30.5%, to $33.1 million from $47.6 million for the same period last year primarily due to a $6.6 million reduction in gain on sale of securities, a $5.2 million decrease in disposition gains on PCI loans and a $2.7 million decrease in gain on sales of SBA loans. Sales of securities for the year ended 2016 were de minimis, while securities transactions resulted in gains of $6.6 million for the same period last year. Disposition gains on PCI loans were $5.0 million for the year ended 2016, compared with $10.2 million for the year ended 2015 as PCI loans from the 2014 acquisition decreased $10.2 million for the year ended 2016 and declined $24.5 million for the year ended 2015. Gains on sales of SBA loans were $6.0 million for the year ended 2016, compared with $8.7 million for the year ended 2015 as the volume of SBA loans sold decreased to $84.5 million from $89.1 million for the same period last year.

Noninterest expense for the fourth quarter decreased $2.4 million, or 8.4%, to $26.0 million from $28.3 million primarily due to the $1.4 million third quarter expense related to the finalization of prior year FDIC loss share claims (recorded in other operating expense) and the $0.7 million change in OREO to a net credit for the period. Noninterest expense decreased $2.2 million, or 7.9%, from $28.2 million in the fourth quarter last year primarily due to positive period-over-period changes in the allowance for off-balance sheet items and the allowances related to acquired SBA loan servicing asset.  As a result of the decrease in noninterest expense, coupled with the improvements in revenue from the growth in earning assets, the efficiency ratio improved to 51.8% in the fourth quarter from 58.7% in the prior quarter and 56.8% in the year-ago period.

For the year ended 2016, noninterest expense decreased $7.1 million, or 6.2%, to $108.2 million from $115.3 million for the same period last year primarily due to reductions in merger and integration costs, professional fees and data processing fees related to the acquisition of CBI, and employee benefits and occupancy and equipment expense from the branch closure and consolidation completed in the third quarter last year. As a result of careful management of noninterest expense, coupled with the improvements in revenue from the growth in earning assets, the efficiency ratio improved to 56.0% for the year ended 2016 from 58.9% for the year ended 2015.

Hanmi recorded a provision for income taxes of $9.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2016, representing an effective tax rate of 40.0%, compared with $8.2 million, representing an effective tax rate of 38.6%, for the preceding quarter and $10.5 million, representing an effective rate of 41.4% for the fourth quarter of 2015. For the full year ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, Hanmi recorded a provision for income taxes of $32.9 million and $38.2 million, respectively, representing effective tax rates of 36.8% and 41.5%, respectively.

Financial Position
Total assets were $4.70 billion at December 31, 2016, a 6.8% increase from $4.40 billion at September 30, 2016 and an increase of 11.0% from $4.23 billion at December 31, 2015. The increase in total assets was primarily due to an increase in loans receivable.

Loans receivable, before the allowance for loan losses, were $3.84 billion at December 31, 2016, up 8.2% from $3.55 billion at September 30, 2016 and up 20.8% from $3.18 billion at December 31, 2015. The increase in loans from the end of the 2015 reflects Hanmi’s strong loan production throughout 2016 and the acquisition and commencement of the Commercial Equipment Leasing division in the 2016 fourth quarter. Loans held for sale, representing the guaranteed portion of SBA loans, were $9.3 million at December 31, 2016 compared with $6.4 million at the end of the 2016 third quarter and $2.9 million at the end of the 2015 fourth quarter.

New loan production for the 2016 fourth quarter was $227.1 million while payoffs were $82.1 million compared with $268.5 million and $171.8 million for the fourth quarter last year. Fourth quarter 2016 new loan production was comprised of $144.2 million of commercial real estate loans, $13.9 million of commercial and industrial loans, $37.5 million of SBA loans, and $1.9 million of consumer loans and $29.6 million of commercial leases. For the 2016 third quarter, new loan production was $168.3 million while loan payoffs were $55.2 million. Loan purchases for the 2016 fourth quarter were $26.9 million, compared with $46.0 million in the third quarter of 2016. SBA loan sales for the 2016 fourth quarter were $27.8 million, compared with $24.1 million for the third quarter of 2016.

Deposits were $3.81 billion at the end of the 2016 fourth quarter, compared with $3.77 billion at the end of the preceding quarter and $3.51 billion at the end of the fourth quarter of 2015. The cost of deposits was 0.50% for the fourth quarter of 2016 compared with 0.47% for the third quarter of 2016 and 0.45% for the fourth quarter a year ago.  FHLB borrowings rose to $315.0 million at the end of December 31, 2016 in support of the leasing acquisition.  Loan to deposits at December 31, 2016 was 100.9% compared with 94.2% at September 30, 2016 and 90.7% at December 31, 2015.

At December 31, 2016, stockholders’ equity was $531.0 million, compared with $531.2 million and $493.9 million at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. Tangible common stockholders’ equity was $518.1 million, or 11.05% of tangible assets, compared with $529.7 million, or 12.04% of tangible assets, and $492.2 million, or 11.63%, of tangible assets, at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. Tangible book value per share was $16.03, down from $16.42 from the preceding quarter reflecting $11.5 million of intangible assets recognized in the leasing acquisition.  Tangible book value per share was $15.39 at the end of 2015.

During the quarter, Hanmi declared a cash dividend on its common stock for the 2016 fourth quarter of $0.19 per common share, in line from the prior quarter. The dividend was paid on November 23, 2016, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on November 8, 2016.

Asset Quality
Nonperforming loans, excluding PCI loans, were $11.4 million at the end of the fourth quarter of 2016, or 0.30% of loans, compared with $10.9 million at the end of the third quarter of 2016, or 0.31% of loans and $19.1 million, or 0.60% of loans at the end of the fourth quarter last year.

OREO was $7.5 million at the end of the fourth quarter of 2016, down from $11.0 million at the end of the prior quarter. OREO primarily resulted from the 2014 third quarter CBI acquisition. Classified loans were $30.3 million, or 0.79% of loans, at December 31, 2016, compared with $36.9 million, or 1.04% of loans, at September 30, 2016 and $39.3 million, or 1.24% of loans, a year ago. Nonperforming assets were $18.9 million at the end of the fourth quarter of 2016, or 0.40% of assets, compared with 0.50% of assets at the end of the prior quarter and 0.65% of assets at the end of the same quarter last year.

Gross charge-offs for the fourth quarter of 2016 were $7.3 million, compared with $116,000 for the preceding quarter and $529,000 for the same period a year ago. The fourth quarter included a charge-off of a $5.0 million PCI loan from the 2014 acquisition that had been substantially reserved for in prior periods. Recoveries of previously charged-off loans for the fourth quarter of 2016 were $625,000 compared with $831,000 for the preceding quarter and $937,000 for the fourth quarter of 2015. As a result, there were net charge-offs of $6.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2016, compared to net recoveries of $715,000 for the preceding quarter and net recoveries of $408,000 for the year ago period.

The allowance for loan losses was $32.4 million as of December 31, 2016, generating an allowance of loan losses to loans receivable ratio of 0.84% compared with 1.10% as of September 30, 2016 and 1.35% as of December 31, 2015. Excluding loans acquired in 2014 and 2016, the allowance for loan losses to loans was approximately 0.90% at December 31, 2016 compared with 1.25% at December 31, 2015.

Conference Call                            
Management will host a conference call today, January 24, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. PT (4:00 p.m. ET) to discuss these results. This call will also be broadcast live via the internet. Investment professionals and all current and prospective stockholders are invited to access the live call by dialing 1-877-407-9039 before 1:00 p.m. PT, using access code HANMI. To listen to the call online, either live or archived, visit the Investor Relations page of Hanmi’s website at www.hanmi.com.

About Hanmi Financial Corporation
Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Hanmi Financial Corporation owns Hanmi Bank, which serves multi-ethnic communities through its network of 41 full-service branches and 6 loan production offices in California, Texas, Illinois, Virginia, New Jersey, New York, Colorado, Washington and Georgia. Hanmi Bank specializes in real estate, commercial, SBA and trade finance lending to small and middle market businesses. Additional information is available at www.hanmi.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
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Hanmi Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
(In thousands)
                   
  December 31,   September 30,   Percentage   December 31,   Percentage
    2016       2016     Change     2015     Change
Assets                  
Cash and due from banks $ 147,235     $ 130,197     13.1 %   $ 164,364     -10.4 %
Securities available for sale, at fair value   516,964       548,961     -5.8 %     698,296     -26.0 %
Loans held for sale, at the lower of cost or fair value   9,316       6,425     45.0 %     2,874     224.1 %
Loans receivable, net of allowance for loan losses   3,812,340       3,513,687     8.5 %     3,140,381     21.4 %
Accrued interest receivable   10,987       10,160     8.1 %     9,501     15.6 %
Premises and equipment, net   28,698       27,682     3.7 %     29,834     -3.8 %
Other real estate owned ("OREO"), net   7,484       10,971     -31.8 %     8,511     -12.1 %
Customers' liability on acceptances   978       1,041     -6.1 %     3,586     -72.7 %
Servicing assets   10,564       10,833     -2.5 %     11,744     -10.0 %
Goodwill and other intangibles, net   12,889       1,456     785.2 %     1,701     657.7 %
Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") stock, at cost   16,385       16,385     0.0 %     16,385     0.0 %
Federal Reserve Bank ("FRB") stock, at cost   -       -     -       14,098     -100.0 %
Income tax asset   48,047       50,145     -4.2 %     57,174     -16.0 %
Bank-owned life insurance   49,440       49,149     0.6 %     48,340     2.3 %
Prepaid expenses and other assets   30,019       25,088     19.7 %     27,732     8.2 %
Total assets $    4,701,346     $    4,402,180     6.8 %   $    4,234,521     11.0 %
                   
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity                  
Liabilities:                  
Deposits:                  
Noninterest-bearing $ 1,203,240     $ 1,231,967     -2.3 %   $ 1,155,518     4.1 %
Interest-bearing   2,606,497       2,539,240     2.6 %     2,354,458     10.7 %
Total deposits   3,809,737       3,771,207     1.0 %     3,509,976     8.5 %
Accrued interest payable   2,567       2,444     5.0 %     3,177     -19.2 %
Bank's liability on acceptances   978       1,041     -6.1 %     3,586     -72.7 %
FHLB advances   315,000       55,000     472.7 %     170,000     85.3 %
Servicing liabilities   3,143       3,426     -8.3 %     4,784     -34.3 %
FDIC loss sharing liability   274       1,701     -83.9 %     1,289     -78.7 %
Subordinated debentures   18,978       18,888     0.5 %     18,703     1.5 %
Accrued expenses and other liabilities   19,644       17,275     13.7 %     29,088     -32.5 %
Total liabilities     4,170,321         3,870,982     7.7 %       3,740,603     11.5 %
                   
Stockholders' equity:                  
Common stock   33       33     0.0 %     257     -87.2 %
Additional paid-in capital   562,446       560,906     0.3 %     557,761     0.8 %
Accumulated other comprehensive income   (2,394 )     7,555     -131.7 %     (315 )   660.0 %
Retained earnings   41,726       33,413     24.9 %     6,422     549.7 %
Less treasury stock   (70,786 )     (70,709 )   0.1 %     (70,207 )   0.8 %
Total stockholders' equity     531,025         531,198     0.0 %       493,918     7.5 %
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $    4,701,346     $    4,402,180     6.8 %   $    4,234,521     11.0 %
                   

 

 

Hanmi Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
 
   Three Months Ended 
  December 31,   September 30,   Percentage   December 31,   Percentage
    2016       2016     Change     2015     Change
Interest and dividend income:                  
Interest and fees on loans $ 43,780     $ 41,150     6.4 %   $ 38,382     14.1 %
Interest on securities   2,550       2,701     -5.6 %     2,686     -5.1 %
Dividends on FRB and FHLB stock   927       419     121.2 %     580     59.8 %
Interest on deposits in other banks   55       55     0.0 %     66     -16.7 %
Total interest and dividend income   47,312       44,325     6.7 %     41,714     13.4 %
Interest expense:                  
Interest on deposits   4,799       4,358     10.1 %     3,946     21.6 %
Interest on subordinated debentures   241       206     17.0 %     169     42.6 %
Interest on FHLB advances   207       179     15.6 %     15     1280.0 %
Total interest expense   5,247       4,743     10.6 %     4,130     27.0 %
Net interest income before provision for loan losses   42,065       39,582     6.3 %     37,584     11.9 %
Provision (negative provision) for loan losses   151       (1,450 )   -110.4 %     (3,835 )   -103.9 %
Net interest income after provision for loan losses   41,914       41,032     2.1 %     41,419     1.2 %
Noninterest income:                  
Service charges on deposit accounts   2,599       2,883     -9.9 %     3,142     -17.3 %
Trade finance and other service charges and fees   1,132       992     14.1 %     1,130     0.2 %
Gain on sale of Small Business Administration ("SBA") loans   1,787       1,616     10.6 %     3,871     -53.8 %
Disposition gains on Purchased Credit Impaired ("PCI") loans   1,559       789     97.6 %     2,140     -27.1 %
Net gain on sales of securities   -       46     -100.0 %     467     -100.0 %
Other operating income   991       2,348     -57.8 %     1,306     -24.1 %
Total noninterest income   8,068       8,674     -7.0 %     12,056     -33.1 %
Noninterest expense:                  
Salaries and employee benefits   16,246       15,950     1.9 %     14,841     9.5 %
Occupancy and equipment   3,641       3,917     -7.0 %     3,948     -7.8 %
Data processing   1,455       1,330     9.4 %     1,436     1.3 %
Professional fees   1,311       1,090     20.3 %     1,923     -31.8 %
Supplies and communications   683       821     -16.8 %     943     -27.6 %
Advertising and promotion   1,140       1,153     -1.1 %     1,342     -15.1 %
OREO expense   (658 )     73     -1001.4 %     (322 )   104.3 %
Other operating expenses   1,825       4,003     -54.4 %     3,851     -52.6 %
Merger and integration costs   312       -     -       224     39.3 %
Total noninterest expense   25,955       28,337     -8.4 %     28,186     -7.9 %
Income before provision for income taxes   24,027       21,369     12.4 %     25,289     -5.0 %
Income tax expense   9,611       8,248     16.5 %     10,460     -8.1 %
Net income $    14,416     $    13,121     9.9 %   $    14,829     -2.8 %
                   
Basic earnings per share: $ 0.45     $ 0.41         $ 0.46      
Diluted earnings per share: $ 0.45     $ 0.41         $ 0.46      
                   
Weighted-average shares outstanding:                  
Basic   31,956,822       31,912,470           31,830,276      
Diluted   32,149,625       32,088,233           31,949,502      
Common shares outstanding   32,330,747       32,252,774           31,974,359      
                               

 

 

Hanmi Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
 
   Twelve Months Ended 
  December 31,   December 31,   Percentage
    2016       2015     Change
Interest and dividend income:          
Interest and fees on loans $ 164,642     $ 148,797     10.6 %
Interest on securities   11,154       12,422     -10.2 %
Dividends on FRB and FHLB stock   2,467       2,786     -11.5 %
Interest on deposits in other banks   208       221     -5.9 %
Total interest and dividend income   178,471       164,226     8.7 %
Interest expense:          
Interest on deposits   16,570       15,410     7.5 %
Interest on FHLB advances   879       76     1056.6 %
Interest on subordinated debentures   825       623     32.4 %
Total interest expense   18,274       16,109     13.4 %
Net interest income before provision for loan losses   160,197       148,117     8.2 %
Negative provision for loan losses   (4,339 )     (11,614 )   -62.6 %
Net interest income after provision for loan losses   164,536       159,731     3.0 %
Noninterest income:          
Service charges on deposit accounts   11,380       12,900     -11.8 %
Trade finance and other service charges and fees   4,232       4,623     -8.5 %
Gain on sale of Small Business Administration ("SBA") loans   6,034       8,749     -31.0 %
Net gain on sales of securities   46       6,611     -99.3 %
Disposition gains on Purchased Credit Impaired ("PCI") loans   4,970       10,167     -51.1 %
Other operating income   6,413       4,552     40.9 %
Total noninterest income   33,075       47,602     -30.5 %
Noninterest expense:          
Salaries and employee benefits   63,956       62,864     1.7 %
Occupancy and equipment   14,992       17,371     -13.7 %
Data processing   5,674       6,321     -10.2 %
Professional fees   5,374       7,905     -32.0 %
Supplies and communications   2,949       3,582     -17.7 %
Advertising and promotion   3,910       4,201     -6.9 %
OREO expense   63       307     -79.5 %
Other operating expenses   10,993       10,806     1.7 %
Merger and integration costs   312       1,971     -84.2 %
Total noninterest expense   108,223       115,328     -6.2 %
Income before provision for income taxes   89,388       92,005     -2.8 %
Income tax expense   32,899       38,182     -13.8 %
Net income $    56,489     $    53,823     5.0 %
             
Basic earnings per share: $ 1.76     $ 1.69      
Diluted earnings per share: $ 1.75     $ 1.68      
           
Weighted-average shares outstanding:          
Basic   31,899,582       31,788,215      
Diluted   32,048,704       31,876,820      
Common shares outstanding   32,330,747       31,974,359      
                   

Hanmi Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries
Selected Financial Data (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except ratios)
 
   As of or for the Three Months Ended     As of or for the Twelve Months Ended 
  December 31,   September 30,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,
    2016       2016       2015       2016       2015  
Average balances:                  
Loans (1)  $ 3,690,955     $ 3,477,428     $ 3,049,544     $ 3,423,292     $ 2,901,698  
Securities   530,241       589,832       649,565       614,749       788,156  
Interest-earning assets   4,278,129       4,130,145       3,820,245       4,103,960       3,805,877  
Assets   4,546,106       4,397,703       4,083,002       4,372,698       4,076,669  
Deposits   3,795,834       3,669,419       3,516,225       3,607,585       3,502,886  
Borrowings   193,593       171,779       35,420       215,525       56,878  
Interest-bearing liabilities   2,760,385       2,651,505       2,433,140       2,640,953       2,493,513  
Stockholders’ equity   529,182       528,581       491,785       518,867       476,401  
Tangible equity (2)   523,461       527,072       490,023       516,238       474,498  
                   
Performance ratios:                  
Pre-tax, pre-provision earnings on average assets (3)    2.12 %     1.80 %     2.08 %     1.95 %     1.97 %
Return on average assets (3)    1.26 %     1.19 %     1.44 %     1.29 %     1.32 %
Return on average stockholders’ equity (3)    10.84 %     9.88 %     11.96 %     10.89 %     11.30 %
Return on average tangible equity (3)   10.96 %     9.90 %     12.01 %     10.94 %     11.34 %
Efficiency ratio   51.77 %     58.72 %     56.78 %     56.00 %     58.93 %
Efficiency ratio excluding merger and integration costs   51.15 %     58.72 %     56.33 %     55.83 %     57.92 %
Net interest margin (3) (6)   3.96 %     3.86 %     3.93 %     3.95 %     3.90 %
Net interest margin excluding acquisition accounting (3) (6)   3.86 %     3.75 %     3.62 %     3.79 %     3.47 %
                       
Allowance for loan losses:                  
Balance at beginning of period $ 38,972     $ 39,707     $ 46,362     $ 42,935     $ 52,666  
(Negative provision) provision for loan losses   151       (1,450 )     (3,835 )     (4,339 )     (11,623 )
Net (charge-offs) recoveries   (6,694 )     715       408       (6,167 )     1,892  
Balance at end of period $ 32,429     $ 38,972     $ 42,935     $ 32,429     $ 42,935  
                   
Asset quality ratios:                  
Nonperforming Non-PCI loans to loans (4)   0.30 %     0.31 %     0.60 %     0.30 %     0.60 %
Nonperforming assets to assets (4)   0.40 %     0.50 %     0.65 %     0.40 %     0.65 %
Net loan charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans (3)   0.73 %     -0.08 %     -0.05 %     0.18 %     -0.06 %
Allowance for loan losses to loans   0.84 %     1.10 %     1.35 %     0.84 %     1.35 %
Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming Non-PCI loans (4) (5)   275.80 %     305.43 %     196.12 %     275.80 %     196.12 %
                   
Allowance for off-balance sheet items:                  
Balance at beginning of period $ 1,491     $ 1,475     $ 556     $ 987     $ 1,366  
Provision (negative provision) for loan losses   (307 )     16       430       197       (379 )
Balance at end of period $ 1,184     $ 1,491     $ 986     $ 1,184     $ 987  
                   
Nonperforming assets (4):                  
Nonaccrual Non-PCI loans $ 11,406     $ 10,948     $ 19,118          
Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing   -       -       -          
Nonperforming Non-PCI loans   11,406       10,948       19,118          
OREO, net   7,484       10,971       8,511          
Nonperforming assets $ 18,890     $ 21,919     $ 27,629          
                   
Delinquent loans:                  
Loans, 30 to 89 days past due and still accruing $ 5,718     $ 1,066     $ 4,080          
Delinquent loans to loans   0.15 %     0.03 %     0.13 %        
                   
Acquired loans                  
PCI loans, net of discounts $ 9,862     $ 15,540       20,014          
Allowance for loan losses on PCI loans $ 971     $ 5,533       5,441          
Non-PCI loans, net of discounts $ 104,733     $ 108,434       154,900          
Unamortized acquisition discounts on Non-PCI loans $ 6,306     $ 7,087       10,659          
                   
 
(1)  Includes loans held for sale
(2)  Refer to "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" for further details
(3)  Annualized
(4)  Excludes PCI loans
(5)  Excludes allowance for loan losses allocated to PCI loans
(6)  Amounts calculated on a fully taxable equivalent basis using the current statutory federal tax rate
                   
Hanmi Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries
Selected Financial Data, Continued (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except ratios)
 
  December 31,   September 30,   December 31,        
    2016       2016       2015          
Loan portfolio:                  
Commercial real estate loans $ 2,939,608     $ 2,880,012     $ 2,609,478          
Residential real estate loans   338,767       330,675       236,036          
Commercial and industrial loans   300,220       319,656       312,876          
Lease receivable   243,294       -       -          
Consumer loans   22,880       22,316       24,926          
Loans receivable   3,844,769       3,552,659       3,183,316          
Loans held for sale, at the lower of cost or fair value   9,316       6,425       2,874          
Total loans $ 3,854,085     $ 3,559,084     $ 3,186,190          
                   
Loan mix:                  
Commercial real estate loans   76.3 %     80.9 %     81.9 %        
Residential real estate loans   8.8 %     9.3 %     7.4 %        
Commercial and industrial loans   7.8 %     9.0 %     9.8 %        
Lease receivable   6.3 %     0.0 %     0.0 %        
Consumer loans   0.6 %     0.6 %     0.8 %        
Loans held for sale, at the lower of cost or fair value   0.2 %     0.2 %     0.1 %        
Total loans   100.0 %     100.0 %     100.0 %        
                   
Deposit portfolio:                  
Demand: noninterest-bearing $ 1,203,240     $ 1,231,967     $ 1,155,518          
interest-bearing   96,856       94,272       94,583          
Money market and savings   1,329,324       1,242,502       871,863          
Time deposits of $250,000 or less   734,383       819,471       1,010,923          
Time deposits of more than $250,000   445,934       382,995       377,089          
Total deposits $ 3,809,737     $ 3,771,207     $ 3,509,976          
                   
Deposit mix:                  
Demand: noninterest-bearing   31.6 %     32.7 %     32.9 %        
interest-bearing   2.5 %     2.5 %     2.7 %        
Money market and savings   34.9 %     32.9 %     24.8 %        
Time deposits of $250,000 or less   19.3 %     21.7 %     28.8 %        
Time deposits of more than $250,000   11.7 %     10.2 %     10.8 %        
Total deposits   100.0 %     100.0 %     100.0 %        
                   
Capital ratios (7):                  
Hanmi Financial                  
Total risk-based capital   13.79 %     14.99 %     14.91 %        
Tier 1 risk-based capital   12.94 %     13.89 %     13.65 %        
Common equity tier 1 capital   12.75 %     13.73 %     13.65 %        
Tier 1 leverage capital ratio   11.76 %     11.68 %     11.31 %        
Hanmi Bank                  
Total risk-based capital   13.57 %     14.61 %     14.86 %        
Tier 1 risk-based capital   12.72 %     13.50 %     13.60 %        
Common equity tier 1 capital   12.72 %     13.50 %     13.60 %        
Tier 1 leverage capital ratio   11.56 %     11.36 %     11.27 %        
                   
(7) Preliminary ratios for December 31, 2016                  
                   

 

Hanmi Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries
Average Balance, Average Yield Earned, and Average Rate Paid (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except ratios)
 
  Three Months Ended
  December 31, 2016   September 30, 2016   December 31, 2015
    Interest Average     Interest Average     Interest Average
  Average Income / Yield /   Average Income / Yield /   Average Income / Yield /
  Balance Expense Rate   Balance Expense Rate   Balance Expense Rate
Assets                      
Interest-earning assets:                      
Loans (1) $ 3,690,955   $ 43,780 4.72 %   $ 3,477,428   $ 41,150 4.71 %   $ 3,049,544   $ 38,382 4.99 %
Securities (2)   530,241     3,057 2.31 %     589,832     3,210 2.18 %     649,565     2,968 1.83 %
FRB and FHLB stock   16,385     927 22.63 %     19,207     419 8.73 %     30,483     580 7.61 %
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks   40,548     55 0.54 %     43,678     55 0.50 %     90,653     66 0.29 %
Total interest-earning assets   4,278,129     47,819 4.45 %     4,130,145     44,834 4.32 %     3,820,245     41,996 4.36 %
                       
Noninterest-earning assets:                      
Cash and due from banks   115,211           116,779           92,497      
Allowance for loan losses   (39,235 )         (40,214 )         (46,634 )    
Other assets   192,001           190,993           216,894      
Total noninterest-earning assets   267,977           267,558           262,757      
                       
Total assets $   4,546,106         $   4,397,703         $   4,083,002      
                       
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity                      
Interest-bearing liabilities:                      
Deposits:                      
Demand: interest-bearing $ 95,399   $ 19 0.08 %   $ 93,852   $ 19 0.08 %   $ 91,116   $ 25 0.11 %
Money market and savings   1,305,565     2,340 0.71 %     1,141,747     1,834 0.64 %     881,375     1,107 0.50 %
Time deposits   1,165,828     2,440 0.83 %     1,244,127     2,505 0.80 %     1,425,229     2,814 0.78 %
FHLB advances   174,674     207 0.47 %     152,935     179 0.47 %     16,739     15 0.36 %
Rescinded stock obligation   -     - -       -     - -       -     - 0.00 %
Subordinated debentures   18,919     241 5.07 %     18,844     206 4.35 %     18,681     169 3.59 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities   2,760,385     5,247 0.76 %     2,651,505     4,743 0.71 %     2,433,140     4,130 0.67 %
                       
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:                      
Demand deposits: noninterest-bearing   1,229,042           1,189,693           1,118,505      
Other liabilities   27,497           27,924           39,572      
Total noninterest-bearing liabilities   1,256,539           1,217,617           1,158,077      
                       
Total liabilities   4,016,924           3,869,122           3,591,217      
Stockholders' equity   529,182           528,581           491,785      
                       
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $   4,546,106         $   4,397,703         $   4,083,002      
                       
Net interest income   $    42,572       $    40,091       $   37,866  
                       
Cost of deposits     0.50 %       0.47 %       0.45 %
Net interest spread     3.69 %       3.61 %       3.69 %
Net interest margin     3.96 %       3.86 %       3.93 %
                       
                       
(1)  Includes loans held for sale          
(2)  Amounts calculated on a fully taxable equivalent basis using the current statutory federal tax rate.          
                       
                           
Hanmi Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries
Average Balance, Average Yield Earned, and Average Rate Paid, Continued (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except ratios)
 
  Twelve Months Ended        
  December 31, 2016   December 31, 2015        
    Interest Average     Interest Average        
  Average Income / Yield /   Average Income / Yield /        
  Balance Expense Rate   Balance Expense Rate        
Assets                      
Interest-earning assets:                      
Loans (1) $ 3,423,292   $ 164,642 4.81 %   $ 2,901,698   $ 148,797 5.13 %          
Securities (2)   614,749     13,194 2.15 %     788,156     12,791 1.62 %        
FRB and FHLB stock   24,189     2,467 10.20 %     30,049     2,786 9.27 %        
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks   41,730     208 0.50 %     85,974     221 0.26 %        
Total interest-earning assets   4,103,960     180,511 4.40 %     3,805,877     164,595 4.32 %        
                       
Noninterest-earning assets:                      
Cash and due from banks   115,229           89,368              
Allowance for loan losses   (40,856 )         (50,862 )            
Other assets   194,365           232,286              
Total noninterest-earning assets   268,738           270,792              
                       
Total assets $   4,372,698         $   4,076,669              
                       
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity                      
Interest-bearing liabilities:                      
Deposits:                      
Demand: interest-bearing $ 95,298   $ 75 0.08 %   $ 89,747   $ 114 0.13 %        
Money market and savings   1,074,247     6,470 0.60 %     846,254     4,194 0.50 %        
Time deposits   1,255,883     10,025 0.80 %     1,500,634     11,102 0.74 %        
FHLB advances   196,708     879 0.45 %     38,110     76 0.20 %        
Rescinded stock obligation   -     - -       149     - -          
Subordinated debentures   18,817     825 4.38 %     18,619     623 3.35 %        
Total interest-bearing liabilities   2,640,953     18,274 0.69 %     2,493,513     16,109 0.65 %        
                       
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:                      
Demand deposits: noninterest-bearing   1,182,157           1,066,251              
Other liabilities   30,721           40,504              
Total noninterest-bearing liabilities   1,212,878           1,106,755              
                       
Total liabilities   3,853,831           3,600,268              
Stockholders' equity   518,867           476,401              
                       
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $   4,372,698         $   4,076,669              
                       
Net interest income   $    162,237       $    148,486          
                       
Cost of deposits     0.46 %       0.44 %        
Net interest spread     3.71 %       3.67 %        
Net interest margin     3.95 %       3.90 %        
                       
                       
(1)  Includes loans held for sale            
(2)  Amounts calculated on a fully taxable equivalent basis using the current statutory federal tax rate.          
 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Tangible Common Equity to Tangible Assets Ratio

Tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio is supplemental financial information determined by a method other than in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). This non-GAAP measure is used by management in the analysis of Hanmi’s capital strength. Tangible equity is calculated by subtracting goodwill and other intangible assets from stockholders’ equity. Banking and financial institution regulators also exclude goodwill and other intangible assets from stockholders’ equity when assessing the capital adequacy of a financial institution. Management believes the presentation of this financial measure excluding the impact of these items provides useful supplemental information that is essential to a proper understanding of the capital strength of Hanmi. This disclosure should not be viewed as a substitution for results determined in accordance with GAAP, nor is it necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be presented by other companies.

The following table reconciles this non-GAAP performance measure to the GAAP performance measure for the periods indicated:

Tangible Common Equity to Tangible Assets Ratio (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share, per share data and ratios)
           
  December 31,   September 30,   December 31,
Hanmi Financial Corporation   2016       2016       2015  
Assets $ 4,701,346     $ 4,402,180     $ 4,234,521  
                       
Less goodwill   (11,031 )     -       -  
Less other intangible assets   (1,858 )     (1,456 )     (1,701 )
Tangible assets $ 4,688,457     $ 4,400,724     $ 4,232,820  
           
Stockholders' equity $ 531,025     $ 531,198     $ 493,918  
Less goodwill   (11,031 )     -       -  
Less other intangible assets   (1,858 )     (1,456 )     (1,701 )
Tangible stockholders' equity $ 518,136     $ 529,742     $ 492,217  
           
Stockholders' equity to assets   11.30 %     12.07 %     11.66 %
Tangible common equity to tangible assets   11.05 %     12.04 %     11.63 %
           
Common shares outstanding   32,330,747       32,252,774       31,974,359  
Tangible common equity per common share $ 16.03     $ 16.42     $ 15.39  
                       
Investor Contacts:
Romolo (Ron) Santarosa
Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
213-427-5636

Lasse Glassen
Investor Relations
Addo Investor Relations
310-829-5400

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