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| We’re very proud of our fortress balance sheet and we will continue to build on our strength |
| We’re pleased to see the results in the loan yield as efforts from repricing maturities and discipline on new production begins to show in our results |
| So we actually feel fairly good about it |
| Closing with previously mentioned strength of the company, all capital ratios improved in the quarter, notably with the TCE ratio of 10.76% and a total risk-based capital ratio of 17.6% |
| The good news is, interest margin actually improved in the month of September, as we’ve been working diligently to stop the bleeding, and we’re just starting to address the expense side issues |
| So, we feel good about that |
| So we’re seeing good demand for that product |
| Combine this with the best-in-class loan-loss reserve and very high capital ratios, and I believe that we’re in a great position as the remainder of this interest- rate cycle plays out |
| I don’t know how many banks can say that today, but I’m damn sure proud of our ability to do that and personally commit that we will remain in that strong position on a go-forward basis |
| John Allison Our lenders have really done a really pretty good job |
| We’ve got between $800 and $1 billion that’s coming due, that’s fixed rate that will have an opportunity to improve significantly |
| So I’m optimistic that we can do that |
| While many institutions have not protected their TCE, allowing several to even go negative, Home BancShares is proud of continuing not only to hold loan, but to grow ours during the fastest escalation of interest rates since the ‘80s |
| I watched the seven – our lenders have done really a good job on the $750million, at least from June to December getting pricing on that, up 400 basis points to 500 basis points on those |
| So we’re very pleased with what’s going on in that space |
| On a month-to-month basis, we saw a little more pressure in August on the NIM and actually had a slight improvement in September with the core net interest margin at 4.19% During the quarter, total deposit costs increased 23 basis points to 1.87%, while the yield on loans, excluding event income, increased 18 basis-points to 6.99% |
| So, anyway, I think we’re in good shape |
| But if you add the last four quarters together, Home has produced a record earnings of $415 million or $2.05 a share, while fighting all the distractions we have encountered, both on the economic and man-made disruptions from some disgruntled former employees |
| Alternative funding sources remain extremely strong with broker deposits only comprising 2.4% of total liabilities |
| Liquidity remains strong, and we successfully reduced the size of our asset-base by letting the high-price money go to those willing to pay almost anything for it |
| I have to – they’ve done a pretty good – they’ve really done a good job of getting that |
| Our powerful capital number is demonstrated by the #1 bank in America, JPMorgan Chase has a CET1 capital ratio of 14.3%, just slightly above Home |
| And so, fourth quarter is going to be pretty good |
| Asset quality is still remaining strong with non-performing assets at 0.42% |
| Not only a survivor, but to come out the other side stronger than what we went in |
| Yields on originations continue to improve with an average coupon of 8.98% in Q3 |
| We expect something better |
| And I think that’s what we’re seeing more than anything is we’ll be patient and we’re happy to help people achieve their goals, but we’re not going to get aggressive |
| However, the good news is, we grew margin in September, and Stephen will talk more about that in his remarks |
| I’m optimistic they will overcome the increase in interest expense in the fourth quarter |
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| And you also mentioned there’s some banks out there with negative tangible common equity |
| With bank failures, interest rate and funding pressure and now potential credit concerns, this business is not for the faint of heart |
| 2023 continues to be tough for the banking sector |
| It appears to me the most bank failures are a result of bad loans |
| On the asset side, as Johnny mentioned, loan origination volume slowed in Q3 with approximately $660 million in commitments compared to $1.34 billion last quarter |
| Revenue was $245.4 million, down just a tick |
| The two main culprits were operating expenses and interest expenses that caused a slight decrease in net income |
| Not only us, but the entire industry will miss her, too |
| The margin fell nine basis points during the quarter to 4.19% at September 30 |
| But even with that, it still seemed like it was a greater decline on the fee income side |
| Reported NIM was down nine basis points to 4.19% in Q3, but included about $0.5 million of net event expense this quarter due to a couple of non-accruals that Kevin will mention in his remarks |
| The Texas and Florida regions saw the majority of the decline, while the Arkansas regions continue to be a little more stable like we saw in prior quarters |
| Just back to the fee income for one section, it was a pretty notable decline in the other line item in the fee income section |
| Not the people there have made a mistake, but the people that are gone made the mistake |
| The other piece of the decline is we had BOLI life insurance income from a death benefit last quarter of $2.8 million, and we had another one this quarter and it was $338,000, and that’s a decline of $2.5 billion – I mean, $2.5 million |
| And it’s indicated to us that the guy had other problems that caused this problem |
| We just got an appraisal of $32 million, which is down 55% from its peak, but it’s down 55% |
| I think you mentioned it was negative in the third quarter, had been positive for a while |
| It has been frustrating here for the last three quarters, watching the interest expense, keep nipping, even though we’re getting – I mean, we’re in record revenue |
| So, if there was some limit on loan-to-deposit ratios or loan-to-capital, they will not be able to stretch themselves into these kind of problems |
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