BRYN MAWR, Pa., July 20, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation (NASDAQ: BMTC), parent of The Bryn Mawr Trust Company , today reported net income of $15.0 million, or $0.75 diluted earnings per share for the three months ended June 30, 2020, as compared to a net loss of $11.2 million, or $(0.56) diluted earnings per share, for the three months ended March 31, 2020, and net income of $15.8 million, or $0.78 diluted earnings per share, for the three months ended June 30, 2019.

On a non-GAAP basis, core net income, which excludes gain on sale of Small Business Administration (“SBA”) Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans, one-time costs associated with the wind-down of BMT Investment Advisers, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Corporation, and severance associated with certain staff reductions, as detailed in the appendix to this earnings release, was $15.4 million, or $0.77 diluted earnings per share, for the three months ended June 30, 2020. There were no meaningful non-core income or expense items for the three months ended March 31, 2020 or June 30, 2019. Management believes the core net income measure is important in evaluating the Corporation’s performance on a more comparable basis between periods. A reconciliation of this and other non-GAAP to GAAP performance measures is included in the appendix to this earnings release.

“In this time of unprecedented uncertainty, I am pleased with our second quarter results. This is truly a testament to BMT’s strong foundation and focus on people, process, technology and diversification of revenue streams. The hard work and dedication our employees showed in this time of crisis deserves special recognition,” commented Frank Leto, President and Chief Executive Officer, continuing, “Our transition to remote work was seamless and will offer us future efficiencies in both occupancy and personnel expenses. We entered this pandemic in a position of strength. Management remains diligent in the execution of our heightened risk management and credit monitoring processes.”

On July 20, 2020, the Board of Directors of the Corporation declared a quarterly dividend of $0.27 per share, payable September 1, 2020 to shareholders of record as of August 3, 2020.

SIGNIFICANT ITEMS OF NOTE

Results of Operations – Second Quarter 2020 Compared to First Quarter 2020

• Net income for the three months ended June 30, 2020 was $15.0 million, or $0.75 diluted earnings per share, as compared to a net loss of $11.2 million, or $(0.56) diluted earnings per share, for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was primarily due to the $32.3 million in provision for credit losses on loans and leases (the “Provision”) recorded in the first quarter of 2020 as a result of reserve builds driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Provision for the three months ended June 30, 2020 was $4.3 million. Other factors impacting the increase in net income included increases of $1.1 million and $4.5 million in net interest income and noninterest income, respectively, partially offset by increases of $425 thousand and $7.0 million in noninterest expense and income tax expense, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2020 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020.
• Net interest income for the three months ended June 30, 2020 was $37.4 million, an increase of $1.1 million over the linked quarter. Tax-equivalent net interest income for the three months ended June 30, 2020 was $37.5 million, an increase of $1.0 million over the linked quarter. Tax-equivalent net interest income for the second quarter of 2020 was positively impacted by the accretion of purchase accounting fair value marks of $1.0 million, an increase of $91 thousand as compared to $949 thousand for the linked quarter. Excluding the effects of these purchase accounting fair value marks, the adjusted tax-equivalent net interest income for the three months ended June 30, 2020 was $36.4 million, an increase of $947 thousand over the linked quarter. A reconciliation of this and other non-GAAP to GAAP performance measures is included in the appendix to this earnings release.

  The tax-equivalent net interest margin was 3.22% for the three months ended June 30, 2020 as compared to 3.38% for the linked quarter. Adjusting for the impact of the accretion of purchase accounting fair value marks, the adjusted tax-equivalent net interest margin was 3.13% for the three months ended June 30, 2020 as compared to 3.29% for the linked quarter. A reconciliation of this and other non-GAAP to GAAP performance measures is included in the appendix to this earnings release.

  Items contributing to the increase in tax-equivalent net interest income adjusted for purchase accounting included decreases of $3.2 million and $221 thousand in interest paid on deposits and interest expense on short-term borrowings, respectively, partially offset by decreases of $2.2 million and $292 thousand in tax-equivalent interest and fees earned on loans and leases and tax-equivalent interest income on available for sale investment securities, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2020 as compared to the linked quarter ended March 31, 2020. These decreases were primarily due to reduced interest rates during the second quarter of 2020 as compared to the first quarter of 2020 and driven by management's active balance sheet management in this current interest rate environment.

  Interest expense on deposits for the three months ended June 30, 2020 decreased $3.2 million over the linked quarter. The decrease was primarily due to a 47 basis point decrease in the tax-equivalent rate paid on average interest-bearing deposits for the three months ended June 30, 2020 as compared to the linked quarter. The effect of the decrease in the tax-equivalent rate paid was partially offset by an increase of $115.4 million in average interest-bearing deposits for the three months ended June 30, 2020 as compared to the linked quarter.

  Interest expense on short-term borrowings for the three months ended June 30, 2020 decreased $221 thousand over the linked quarter. The decrease was primarily due to a 62 basis point decrease in the rate paid as compared to the linked quarter coupled with a $3.8 million decrease in average short-term borrowings as compared to the linked quarter.

  Tax-equivalent interest and fees earned on loans and leases for the three months ended June 30, 2020 decreased $2.1 million as compared to the linked quarter. The decrease was primarily due to a 46 basis point decrease in the tax-equivalent yield on average loans and leases for the three months ended June 30, 2020 as compared to the linked quarter. The effect of the decrease in the tax-equivalent yield was partially offset by an increase of $201.6 million in average loans and leases for the three months ended June 30, 2020 as compared to the linked quarter. The increase in average loan and lease balances was primarily the result of the addition of $307.9 million PPP loans originated during the second quarter of 2020. The majority of these PPP loans were sold prior to quarter-end.

  Tax-equivalent interest income on available for sale investment securities for the three months ended June 30, 2020 decreased $292 thousand as compared to the linked quarter. The decrease was primarily due to a 23 basis point decrease in the tax-equivalent yield on average available for sale investment securities. The effect of the decrease in the tax-equivalent yield was partially offset by an increase of $242 thousand in average available for sale investment securities for the three months ended June 30, 2020 as compared to the linked quarter.

• Noninterest income of $22.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 represented a $4.5 million increase over the linked quarter. The increase was primarily due to increases of $2.4 million, $2.2 million, and $614 thousand in net gain on sale of loans, other operating income, and capital markets revenue, respectively, partially offset by decreases of $243 thousand, $230 thousand, and $201 thousand in service charges on deposits, insurance commissions, and dividends on the Corporation's equity stocks issued by the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) and the Federal Reserve Bank, respectively. The increase in net gain on sale of loans was driven by a $2.4 million gain on the sale of approximately $292.1 million of PPP loans in the second quarter of 2020. The increase in other operating income was primarily due to a $1.0 million gain on trading securities recorded in the second quarter of 2020, as compared to a $978 thousand loss on trading securities recorded in the first quarter of 2020. Trading security gains and losses are due to market fluctuations in the Corporation's trading securities held in deferred compensation trust accounts.
• Noninterest expense of $36.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 represented a $425 thousand increase over the linked quarter. Increases of $990 thousand and $207 thousand in other operating expenses and professional fees, respectively, were partially offset by decreases of $311 thousand, $279 thousand, and $205 thousand in furniture, fixtures and equipment expenses, employee benefits, and advertising expenses, respectively. The increase in other operating expenses was primarily driven by $2.3 million of other operating expenses recorded in the second quarter of 2020 associated with the wind-down of BMT Investment Advisers, as well as a $1.7 million increase in deferred compensation expense which was primarily due to market fluctuations in the first and second quarters of 2020 affecting the Corporation's deferred compensation plan liability. These increases in other operating expenses were partially offset by a decrease of $3.9 million in provision for credit losses on off-balance sheet credit exposures. During the first quarter of 2020, a $3.0 million provision for credit losses on off-balance sheet credit exposures was recorded driven by the expected adverse economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
• The Provision of $4.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 decreased $28.0 million as compared to $32.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The Provisions recorded in the first and second quarters of 2020 were driven by the current and forward-looking adverse economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic included in the estimation of expected credit losses on loans and leases as of March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2020, respectively. Net loan and lease charge-offs for the second quarter of 2020 totaled $3.4 million, a decrease of $675 thousand as compared to $4.1 million for the first quarter of 2020.
• The effective tax rate for the second quarter of 2020 increased to 21.09% as compared to 20.94% for the first quarter of 2020.

Results of Operations – Second Quarter 2020 Compared to Second Quarter 2019

• Net income for the three months ended June 30, 2020 was $15.0 million, or $0.75 diluted earnings per share, as compared to $15.8 million, or $0.78 diluted earnings per share, for the three months ended June 30, 2019. Net interest income for the three months ended June 30, 2020 was $37.4 million, an increase of $774 thousand over the same period in 2019. The Provision for the three months ended June 30, 2020, as calculated under the Current Expected Credit Loss (“CECL”) framework, increased $2.7 million as compared to the same period in 2019, which was calculated in accordance with previously applicable GAAP. Total noninterest income increased $2.6 million, total noninterest expense increased $1.7 million, and income tax expense decreased $229 thousand for the three months ended June 30, 2020 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2019.
• Net interest income for the three months ended June 30, 2020 was $37.4 million, an increase of $774 thousand as compared to the same period in 2019. Tax-equivalent net interest income for the three months ended June 30, 2020 was $37.5 million, an increase of $741 thousand as compared to the same period in 2019. Tax-equivalent net interest income for the first quarter of 2020 was positively impacted by the accretion of purchase accounting fair value marks of $1.0 million as compared to $1.3 million for the same period in 2019. Excluding the effects of these purchase accounting fair value marks, the adjusted tax-equivalent net interest income for the three months ended June 30, 2020 was $36.4 million, an increase of $988 thousand as compared to the same period in 2019. A reconciliation of this and other non-GAAP to GAAP performance measures is included in the appendix to this earnings release.

  The tax-equivalent net interest margin was 3.22% for the three months ended June 30, 2020 as compared to 3.55% for the same period in 2019. Adjusting for the impacts of the accretion of purchase accounting fair value marks, the adjusted tax-equivalent net interest margin was 3.13% and 3.43% for three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The main drivers for the decrease in the adjusted tax-equivalent net interest margin were the rate and volume changes of interest-bearing assets and liabilities as discussed in the below bullet points. A reconciliation of this and other non-GAAP to GAAP performance measures is included in the appendix to this earnings release.

  Items contributing to the increase in tax-equivalent net interest income adjusted for purchase accounting included a decrease of $5.3 million in interest paid on deposits, partially offset by decreases of $3.9 million and $642 thousand in tax-equivalent interest and fees earned on loans and leases and tax-equivalent interest income on available for sale investment securities, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2020 as compared to the same period in 2019. These decreases were all primarily due to reduced interest rates observed during the second quarter of 2020 as compared to the same period in 2019 driven by the current interest rate environment.

  Interest expense on deposits for the three months ended June 30, 2020 decreased $5.2 million as compared to the same period in 2019. The decrease was primarily due to a 78 basis point decrease in the tax-equivalent rate paid on average interest-bearing deposits for the three months ended June 30, 2020 as compared to the same period in 2019. The effect of the decrease in the tax-equivalent rate paid was partially offset by an increase of $174.3 million in average interest-bearing deposits for the three months ended June 30, 2020 as compared to the same period in 2019.

  Tax-equivalent interest and fees earned on loans and leases for the three months ended June 30, 2020 decreased $4.1 million as compared to the same period in 2019. The decrease was primarily due to a 95 basis point decrease in the tax-equivalent yield on average loans and leases for the three months ended June 30, 2020 as compared to the same period in 2019. The effect of the decrease in the tax-equivalent yield was partially offset by an increase of $415.8 million in average loans and leases for the three months ended June 30, 2020 as compared to same period in 2019.

  Tax-equivalent interest income on available for sale investment securities for the three months ended June 30, 2020 decreased $642 thousand as compared to the same period in 2019. The decrease was primarily due to a 27 basis point decrease in the tax-equivalent yield on average available for sale investment securities for the three months ended June 30, 2020 as compared to the same period in 2019 coupled with a decrease of $47.1 million in average available for sale investment securities for the three months ended June 30, 2020 as compared to the same period in 2019.

• Noninterest income of $22.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 represented a $2.6 million increase over the same period in 2019. The increase was primarily due to increases of $2.4 million and $1.5 million in net gain on sale of loans and capital markets revenue, respectively, partially offset by decreases of $394 thousand, $265 thousand, $249 thousand, and $234 thousand in insurance commissions, other operating income, service charges on deposits, and fees for wealth management services, respectively. The increase in net gain on sale of loans was driven by a $2.4 million gain on the sale of approximately $292.1 million of PPP loans in the second quarter of 2020. The increase in capital markets revenue was primarily due to increased volume and size of interest rate swap transactions with commercial loan customers for the three months ended June 30, 2020 as compared to the same period in 2019.
• Noninterest expense of $36.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 represented a $1.7 million increase over the same period in 2019. Increases of $2.5 million, $259 thousand, and $212 thousand in other operating expenses, professional fees, and impairment of mortgage servicing rights, respectively, were partially offset by decreases of $448 thousand, $397 thousand, and $308 thousand in furniture, fixtures and equipment expenses, Pennsylvania bank shares tax, and advertising expenses, respectively. The increase in other operating expenses was primarily driven by $2.3 million of other operating expenses recorded in the second quarter of 2020 associated with the wind-down of BMT Investment Advisers, as well as a $476 thousand increase in deferred compensation expense. These increases in other operating expenses were partially offset by an $867 thousand release of reserves for credit losses on off-balance sheet credit exposures recorded in the second quarter of 2020 based on lower future line usage estimates.
• The Provision of $4.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020, as calculated under the CECL framework, increased $2.7 million as compared to the same period in 2019, which was calculated in accordance with previously applicable GAAP. The Provision recorded in the second quarter of 2020 was driven by the current and forward-looking adverse economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic included in the estimation of expected credit losses on loans and leases as of June 30, 2020. Net loan and lease charge-offs for the second quarter of 2020 totaled $3.4 million, an increase of $2.3 million as compared to $1.1 million for the second quarter in 2019.
• The effective tax rate for the second quarter of 2020 decreased to 21.09% as compared to 21.18% for the second quarter of 2019.

Financial Condition – June 30, 2020 Compared to December 31, 2019

• Total assets as of June 30, 2020 were $5.27 billion, an increase of $8.1 million from December 31, 2019. Cash balances increased $410.6 million primarily due to the sale of approximately $292.1 million of PPP loans in the second quarter of 2020 coupled with higher deposit balances resulting from PPP loan funds deposited with the Bank. Other assets increased $96.1 million primarily driven by a $96.4 million increase in the fair value of interest rate swaps. Partially offsetting these increases was a $475.4 million decrease in available for sale investment securities as discussed in the bullet point below.
• Available for sale investment securities as of June 30, 2020 totaled $530.6 million, a decrease of $475.4 million from December 31, 2019. The decrease was primarily due to the maturing of $500.0 million of short-term U.S. Treasury securities in the first quarter of 2020, partially offset by increases of $12.1 million, $11.2 million, and $8.0 million of U.S. government and agency securities, mortgage-backed securities, and corporate bonds, respectively.
• Total portfolio loans and leases of $3.72 billion as of June 30, 2020 increased by $32.9 million from December 31, 2019, an increase of 0.9%. Increases of $38.7 million, $25.3 million, $15.1 million, and $10.2 million in commercial real estate loans (nonowner-occupied), commercial and industrial loans, commercial real estate loans (owner-occupied), and construction loans, respectively, were partially offset by decreases of $29.5 million, $13.5 million, and $11.4 million in home equity lines of credit, consumer loans, and residential mortgage loans (1st liens), respectively. In conjunction with the adoption of CECL, the Corporation has revised its portfolio segmentation to align with the methodology applied in determining the allowance for credit losses (“ACL”) for loans and leases under CECL, which is based on federal call report codes which classify loans based on the primary collateral supporting the loan. Portfolio segmentation prior to the adoption of CECL was based on product type or purpose. As such, certain reclassifications were made to conform previous years to the current year's presentation.

  As of June 30, 2020, 1,668 loans and leases in the amount of $767.1 million, approximately 20.6% of the Corporation's portfolio loans and leases, are within a deferral period under the Corporation's consumer and commercial loan and lease modification programs.

• The ACL on loans and leases was $22.6 million as of December 31, 2019. Effective January 1, 2020, the Corporation adopted CECL and recognized an increase in the ACL on loans and leases of approximately $3.2 million, as a cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, with a corresponding decrease, net of tax, in retained earnings. The ACL on loans and leases was $55.0 million as of June 30, 2020, an increase of $32.4 million as compared to December 31, 2019. The significant increase was driven by the current and forward-looking adverse economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic included in the estimation of expected credit losses on loans and leases as of June 30, 2020 as compared to our initial adoption of CECL.
• Deposits of $4.24 billion as of June 30, 2020 increased $401.4 million from December 31, 2019. Increases of $319.3 million, $133.0 million, and $29.2 million in noninterest bearing deposits, money market accounts, and savings accounts, respectively, were partially offset by decreases of $34.5 million and $31.4 million in interest-bearing demand accounts and wholesale non-maturity deposits, respectively. The increase in noninterest bearing deposits was primarily due to the Bank's funding of PPP loans to its depositors during the second quarter of 2020.
• Borrowings of $194.4 million as of June 30, 2020, which include short-term borrowings, long-term FHLB advances, subordinated notes and junior subordinated debentures decreased $471.6 million from December 31, 2019. The decrease was primarily due to the maturing of $500.0 million of short-term borrowings in the first quarter of 2020, which was used to fund the purchase of $500.0 million of short-term U.S. Treasury securities included on the balance sheet as of December 31, 2019.
• Wealth assets totaled $17.01 billion as of June 30, 2020, an increase of $464.8 million from December 31, 2019. As of June 30, 2020, wealth assets consisted of $10.35 billion of wealth assets where fees are set at fixed amounts, an increase of $779.9 million from December 31, 2019, and $6.66 billion of wealth assets where fees are predominantly determined based on the market value of the assets held in their accounts, a decrease of $315.0 million from December 31, 2019.
• The capital ratios for the Bank and the Corporation, as of June 30, 2020, as shown in the attached tables, indicate regulatory capital levels in excess of the regulatory minimums and the levels necessary for the Bank to be considered “well capitalized.” In March 2020, the U.S. banking agencies issued an interim final rule that provides banking organizations with an alternative option to delay for two years an estimate of CECL’s effect on regulatory capital, relative to the incurred loss methodology’s effect on regulatory capital, followed by a three-year transition period. The current and prior quarter ratios reflect the Corporation's election of the five-year transition provision.