Western Alliance Reports Second Quarter 2014 Net Income of $35.5 Million, or $0.40 Per Share

Western Alliance Bancorporation (NYSE:WAL) announced today its financial results for the second quarter 2014.

Second Quarter 2014 Highlights:

  • Net income of $35.5 million, compared to $31.1 million for the first quarter 2014 and $34.1 million for the second quarter 2013
  • Earnings per share of $0.40, compared to $0.35 per share in the first quarter 2014 and $0.39 per share in the second quarter 2013
  • Accretion of interest yield related to purchased credit impaired loan sales or payoffs increased $1.4 million, net of tax, or $0.02 per share, compared to the first quarter 2014
  • Pre-tax, pre-provision operating earnings of $47.4 million, up from $44.4 million in the first quarter 2014 and up 18.1% from $40.1 million in the second quarter 20131
  • Net interest margin of 4.39%, compared to 4.41% in the first quarter 2014 and 4.36% in the second quarter 2013
  • Total loans of $7.54 billion, up $436 million from March 31, 2014 and up $1.13 billion from June 30, 2013
  • Total deposits of $8.47 billion, up $321 million from March 31, 2014 and up $1.47 billion from June 30, 2013
  • Nonperforming assets (nonaccrual loans and repossessed assets) decreased to 1.23% of total assets from 1.30% in the first quarter 2014 and from 1.86% in the second quarter 2013
  • Net loan recoveries (annualized) to average loans outstanding of 0.09%, compared to 0.02% in the first quarter 2014 and net loan charge-offs to average loans of 0.17% in the second quarter 2013
  • Tier I Leverage Capital of 10.0% and Total Risk-Based Capital ratio of 12.4%, compared to 9.9% and 12.4%, respectively, at March 31, 2014 and 9.9% and 12.0%, respectively, at June 30, 2013
  • Total equity of $958 million, up $63 million from March 31, 2014 and up $159 million from June 30, 2013
  • Tangible book value per share, net of tax, of $9.02, up from $8.32 at March 31, 2014 and up from $7.26 at June 30, 20131

Financial Performance

“Our performance momentum continued during the quarter with record organic loan growth and strong deposit growth driving record net interest income,” said Robert Sarver, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Western Alliance Bancorporation. “Double digit revenue growth, which was well in excess of the increase in expenses, took our efficiency ratio below 50% for the first time. On the asset quality front, Western Alliance has achieved net loan recoveries in three of the last four quarters, while gross loan losses have fallen to only 0.11% of total average loans.”

Sarver continued, “Despite our strong asset growth, our capital has climbed even faster with tangible common equity rising to 7.9% of tangible assets at June 30, 2014, and each regulatory capital ratio is higher than it was a year ago. Our tangible book value per share, net of tax, is up 24% in the past year to $9.02.”

Income Statement

Net interest income was $93.9 million in the second quarter 2014, an increase of $3.1 million, or 3.4%, from $90.8 million in the first quarter of 2014 and an increase of $11.7 million, or 14.3%, compared to the second quarter 2013. The Company’s net interest margin decreased in the second quarter 2014 to 4.39%, compared to 4.41% in the first quarter 2014, and increased compared to 4.36% in the second quarter 2013.

Operating non-interest income was $5.7 million for the second quarter 2014, compared to $5.7 million in the first quarter of 2014 and $5.0 million for the second quarter of 2013.1

Net operating revenue was $99.6 million for the second quarter 2014, an increase of 3.2% compared to $96.5 million for the first quarter of 2014 and an increase of 14.3% compared to $87.2 million for the second quarter 2013.1

Operating non-interest expense was $52.2 million for the second quarter 2014, compared to $52.1 million for the first quarter of 2014 and $47.0 million for the second quarter of 2013.1 The Company’s operating efficiency ratio1 on a tax equivalent basis was 49.4% for the second quarter 2014, compared to 51.0% for the first quarter 2014 and 52.2% for the second quarter 2013.

The Company had 1,112 full-time equivalent employees and 39 offices at June 30, 2014, compared to 1,015 full-time equivalent employees and 41 offices at June 30, 2013.

The Company views its pre-tax, pre-provision operating earnings as a key metric for assessing the Company’s earning power, which it defines as net operating revenue less operating non-interest expense. For the second quarter 2014, the Company’s pre-tax, pre-provision operating earnings were $47.4 million, up from $44.4 million in the first quarter 2014 and up 18.1% from $40.1 million in the second quarter 2013.1

Balance Sheet

Gross loans totaled $7.54 billion at June 30, 2014, an increase of $436 million from March 31, 2014 and an increase of $1.13 billion from $6.41 billion at June 30, 2013. At June 30, 2014, the allowance for credit losses was 1.40% of total loans, compared to 1.46% at March 31, 2014 and 1.50% at June 30, 2013, reflecting an improvement in the Company’s asset quality profile.

Deposits totaled $8.47 billion at June 30, 2014, an increase of $321 million from $8.15 billion at March 31, 2014 and an increase of $1.47 billion from $7.00 billion at June 30, 2013. Non-interest bearing deposits were $2.28 billion at June 30, 2014, compared to $2.09 billion at March 31, 2014 and $1.92 billion at June 30, 2013. Non-interest bearing deposits comprised 26.9% of total deposits at June 30, 2014, compared to 25.7% at March 31, 2014 and 27.4% at June 30, 2013, while the proportion of savings and money market accounts decreased to 42.9% from approximately 45.1% at March 31, 2014 and increased from 42.1% at June 30, 2013. Certificates of deposit as a percent of total deposits increased to 20.8% from 20.0% at June 30, 2014 and decreased from 21.5% at June 30, 2013. The Company’s ratio of loans to deposits was 89.1% at June 30, 2014, compared to 87.2% at March 31, 2014 and 91.6% at June 30, 2013.

Stockholders’ equity at June 30, 2014 increased to $958 million from $895 million at March 31, 2014 and increased $159 million from $799 million at June 30, 2013. To support the Company's continued growth, we raised $2.6 million in net proceeds from the issuance of 115,866 shares of common stock through our at-the-market (ATM) public offering. This was the first issuance of common stock under the $100 million ATM program. In order to increase management's flexibility regarding the Company's investment portfolio, during the quarter, the Company transferred all of its held-to-maturity securities to available-for-sale, which resulted in an increase of $7.3 million to accumulated other comprehensive income at June 30, 2014.

At June 30, 2014, tangible common equity, net of tax, was 7.9% of tangible assets1 and total risk-based capital was 12.4% of risk-weighted assets. The Company’s tangible book value per share1 was $9.02 at June 30, 2014, up 24.2% from June 30, 2013.

Total assets increased 2.8% to $10.02 billion at June 30, 2014 from $9.75 billion at March 31, 2014, and increased 16.7% from $8.59 billion at June 30, 2013.

Asset Quality

The provision for credit losses was $0.5 million for the second quarter 2014, compared to $3.5 million for the first quarter 2014 and second quarter 2013. Net loan recoveries in the second quarter 2014 were $1.5 million, or 0.09% of average loans (annualized), compared to 0.02% for the first quarter 2014. Net charge-offs for the second quarter 2013 were $2.7 million, or 0.17% of average loans (annualized).

Nonaccrual loans decreased $6.1 million to $64.3 million during the quarter. Loans past due 90 days and still accruing interest totaled $3.0 million at June 30, 2014, up from $0.2 million at March 31, 2014 and down from $3.9 million at June 30, 2013. Loans past due 30-89 days, still accruing interest totaled $5.1 million at quarter end, down from $11.1 million at March 31, 2014 and $7.3 million at June 30, 2013.

As the Company’s asset quality improved and its capital increased, the ratio of classified assets to Tier I capital plus the allowance for credit losses, a common regulatory measure of asset quality, improved to 25% at June 30, 2014 from 32% at June 30, 2013.1

Segment Highlights

On December 31, 2013, the Company consolidated its three bank subsidiaries under one charter, Western Alliance Bank. As a result, the Company has redefined its operating segments to reflect the new organizational and internal reporting structure. Prior year segment information has not been recast to conform to the new segmentation methodology due to the impracticability of restating segments because of the change in legal structure at December 31, 2013. The new operating segments are as follows: Arizona, Nevada, California, National Business Lines, and Corporate & Other.

The Company's reportable segments are aggregated primarily based on geographic location, services offered and markets served. The Arizona, Nevada and California segments provide full service banking and related services to their respective regions. The Company's National Business Lines segment provides banking services to niche markets. These National Business Lines are broader in geographic scope and are managed centrally. Corporate & Other consists of corporate-related items, income and expense items not allocated to our other reportable segments and inter-segment eliminations.

Key management metrics for evaluating the performance of the Company's Arizona, Nevada, California and National Business Lines segments include loan and deposit growth, asset quality and pre-tax income.

Arizona reported a gross loan balance of $2.13 billion at June 30, 2014, an increase of $99 million during the quarter, and an increase of $106 million during the year. Deposits were $2.12 billion at June 30, 2014, an increase of $53 million during the quarter, and an increase of $115 million during the year. Pre-tax income was $17.3 million and $29.9 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively.

Nevada reported a gross loan balance of $1.68 billion at June 30, 2014, a decrease of $41 million during the quarter, and a decrease of $72 million during the year. Deposits were $3.19 billion at June 30, 2014, an increase of $136 million during the quarter, and an increase of $265 million during the year. Pre-tax income was $17.7 million and $34.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively.

California reported a gross loan balance of $1.69 billion at June 30, 2014, an increase of $32 million during the quarter, and an increase of $80 million during the year. Deposits were $2.06 billion at June 30, 2014, an increase of $145 million during the quarter, and an increase of $116 million during the year. Pre-tax income was $14.0 million and $24.3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively.

National Business Lines reported a gross loan balance of $1.95 billion at June 30, 2014, an increase of $330 million during the quarter, and an increase of $601 million during the year. Deposits were $886 million at June 30, 2014, an increase of $14 million during the quarter, and an increase of $118 million during the year. Pre-tax income was $6.8 million and $12.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively.

Attached to this press release is summarized financial information for the quarter ended June 30, 2014.

Conference Call and Webcast

Western Alliance Bancorporation will host a conference call and live webcast to discuss its second quarter 2014 financial results at 12:00 p.m. ET on Friday, July 18, 2014. Participants may access the call by dialing 1-888-317-6003 and using passcode: 8153733 or via live audio webcast using the website link: http://services.choruscall.com/links/wal140718.html. The webcast is also available via the Company’s website at www.westernalliancebancorp.com. Participants should log in at least 15 minutes early to receive instructions. The call will be recorded and made available for replay after 2:00 p.m. ET July 18th through July 31st at 9:00 a.m. ET by dialing 1-877-344-7529 passcode: 10048463.

About Western Alliance Bancorporation

Western Alliance Bancorporation (NYSE:WAL) is a leading bank holding company providing comprehensive business banking and related financial services through its wholly-owned banking subsidiary, Western Alliance Bank (the "Bank"). With local teams of experienced bankers, the Bank provides a superior level of capabilities, products and services, to assist the growth of local businesses and the quality of life in the markets it serves. In addition to a national platform of specialized financial service units, the Bank operates full service banking divisions in its local markets as Alliance Bank of Arizona, Bank of Nevada, First Independent Bank and Torrey Pines Bank. Western Alliance Bancorporation is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Additional investor information can be accessed on the Investor Relations page of the Company's website, www.westernalliancebancorp.com.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains forward-looking statements that relate to expectations, beliefs, projections, future plans and strategies, anticipated events or trends and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. Examples of forward-looking statements include, among others, statements we make regarding guidance, outlook or expectations relating to our business, financial and operating results, and future economic performance. The forward-looking statements contained herein reflect our current views about future events and financial performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and changes in circumstances that may cause our actual results to differ significantly from historical results and those expressed in any forward-looking statement. Some factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical or expected results include, among others: the risk factors discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission; changes in general economic conditions, either nationally or locally in the areas in which we conduct or will conduct our business; inflation, interest rate, market and monetary fluctuations; increases in competitive pressures among financial institutions and businesses offering similar products and services; higher defaults on our loan portfolio than we expect; changes in management’s estimate of the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses; legislative or regulatory changes or changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines; supervisory actions by regulatory agencies which may limit our ability to pursue certain growth opportunities; management’s estimates and projections of interest rates and interest rate policy; the execution of our business plan; and other factors affecting the financial services industry generally or the banking industry in particular.

Any forward-looking statement made by us in this release is based only on information currently available to us and speaks only as of the date on which it is made. We do not intend and disclaim any duty or obligation to update or revise any industry information or forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time, set forth in this press release to reflect new information, future events or otherwise.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information

This press release contains both financial measures based on accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) and non-GAAP based financial measures, which are used where management believes it to be helpful in understanding Western Alliance Bancorporation’s results of operations or financial position. Where non-GAAP financial measures are used, the comparable GAAP financial measure, as well as the reconciliation to the comparable GAAP financial measure, can be found in this press release. These disclosures should not be viewed as a substitute for operating results determined in accordance with GAAP, nor are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be presented by other companies.

Early Adoption of Accounting Standards

Effective as of the first quarter 2014, the Company elected early adoption of Accounting Standards Codification 323-740, an amended Financial Accounting Standards Board standard related to accounting for low income housing tax credit investments. Under this amended standard, the amortization of the investment may now be calculated under the proportional amortization method and is included in income tax expense rather than as a separate line item in non-interest income. Prior period amounts have been adjusted to reflect the adoption of this new accounting guidance, which has resulted in an increase in non-interest income and income tax expense. See the supplemental schedule at the end of the Q1 2014 press release for additional detail on the impact that adoption of this standard has had on prior period financial information.

1 See Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Western Alliance Bancorporation and Subsidiaries
Summary Consolidated Financial Data
Unaudited
At or for the Three Months Ended June 30,At or for the Six Months Ended June 30,
20142013Change %20142013Change %
Selected Balance Sheet Data:
(dollars in millions)
Total assets $ 10,023.6 $ 8,592.7 16.7 %
Loans, net of deferred fees 7,544.5 6,411.5 17.7
Securities and money market investments 1,606.7 1,313.1 22.4
Securities purchased under agreement to resell 134.0 (100.0 )
Total deposits 8,469.5 7,001.3 21.0
Borrowings 337.5 418.6 (19.4 )
Junior subordinated debt 42.7 39.9 7.0
Stockholders' equity 957.7 799.3 19.8
Selected Income Statement Data:
(dollars in thousands)
Interest income $ 101,973 $ 89,285 14.2 % $ 200,674 $ 172,393 16.4 %
Interest expense 8,075 7,133 13.2 15,999 14,038 14.0
Net interest income 93,898 82,152 14.3 184,675 158,355 16.6
Provision for loan losses 507 3,481 (85.4 ) 4,007 8,920 (55.1 )
Net interest income after provision for credit losses 93,391 78,671 18.7 180,668 149,435 20.9
Non-interest income 5,773 11,762 (50.9 ) 10,608 16,561 (35.9 )
Non-interest expense 52,416 48,531 8.0 102,165 95,460 7.0
Income from continuing operations, before income tax expense 46,748 41,902 11.6 89,111 70,536 26.3
Income tax expense 10,706 7,661 39.7 21,330 15,448 38.1
Income from continuing operations 36,042 34,241 5.3 67,781 55,088 23.0
Loss on discontinued operations, net (504 ) (169 ) 198.2 (1,158 ) (131 ) 784.0
Net income $ 35,538 $ 34,072 4.3 % $ 66,623 $ 54,957 21.2 %

Diluted net income per common share from continuing operations

$ 0.41 $ 0.39 5.1 % $ 0.77 $ 0.63 22.2 %
Diluted net loss per common share from discontinued operations, net of tax $ (0.01 ) $ $ (0.01 ) $
Diluted net income per common share $ 0.40 $ 0.39 2.6 % $ 0.76 $ 0.63 20.6 %
Common Share Data:
Diluted net income per common share $ 0.40 $ 0.39 2.6 % $ 0.76 $ 0.63 20.6 %
Book value per common share $ 9.30 $ 7.57 22.9 %
Tangible book value per share, net of tax (1) $ 9.02 $ 7.26 24.2 %
Average shares outstanding (in thousands):
Basic 86,501 85,659 1.0 86,379 85,493 1.0
Diluted 87,333 86,524 0.9 87,229 86,254 1.1
Common shares outstanding 87,774 86,997 0.9
(1) See Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.
Western Alliance Bancorporation and Subsidiaries
Summary Consolidated Financial Data (continued)
Unaudited
At or for the Three Months Ended June 30,At or for the Six Months Ended June 30,
20142013Change %20142013Change %
(in thousands, except per share data)
Selected Performance Ratios:
Return on average assets (1) 1.46 % 1.62 % (9.9 )% 1.39 % 1.35 % 3.0 %
Return on average tangible common equity (2) 17.41 21.41 (18.7 ) 16.77 17.66 (5.0 )
Net interest margin (1) 4.39 4.36 0.7 4.40 4.36 0.9
Net interest spread 4.26 4.22 0.9 4.27 4.21 1.4
Efficiency ratio - tax equivalent basis (2) 49.42 52.21 (5.3 )
Loan to deposit ratio 89.08 91.58 (2.7 )
Capital Ratios:
Tangible equity (2) 9.3 % 9.0 % 3.3 %
Tangible common equity (2) 7.9 7.4 6.8
Tier 1 common equity (2) 9.0 8.3 8.4
Tier 1 Leverage ratio (3) 10.0 9.9 1.0
Tier 1 Risk Based Capital (3) 11.2 10.8 3.7
Total Risk Based Capital (3) 12.4 12.0 3.3
Asset Quality Ratios:
Net (recoveries) charge-offs to average loans outstanding (1) (0.09 )% 0.17 % (152.9 )% (0.05 )% 0.27 % (118.5 )%
Nonaccrual loans to gross loans 0.85 1.29 (34.1 )
Nonaccrual loans and repossessed assets to total assets 1.23 1.86 (33.9 )
Loans past due 90 days and still accruing to total loans 0.04 0.06 (33.3 )
Allowance for credit losses to loans 1.40 1.50 (6.7 )
Allowance for credit losses to nonaccrual loans 164.64 116.19 41.7
(1) Annualized for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013.
(2) See Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.
(3) Capital ratios are preliminary until the Call Reports are filed.
Western Alliance Bancorporation and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Income Statements
Unaudited
Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2014201320142013
Interest income: (dollars in thousands)
Loans $ 90,583 $ 81,093 $ 177,387 $ 155,818
Investment securities 10,894 7,822 22,219 15,980
Federal funds sold and other 496 370 1,068 595
Total interest income 101,973 89,285 200,674 172,393
Interest expense:
Deposits 4,930 3,929 9,595 7,661
Borrowings 2,702 2,749 5,540 5,456
Junior subordinated debt 443 455 864 921
Total interest expense 8,075 7,133 15,999 14,038
Net interest income 93,898 82,152 184,675 158,355
Provision for credit losses 507 3,481 4,007 8,920
Net interest income after provision for credit losses 93,391 78,671 180,668 149,435
Non-interest income:
Service charges 2,737 2,449 5,267 4,983
Bank owned life insurance 959 1,036 1,908 2,072
(Losses) gains on sales of investment securities, net (163 ) (5 ) 203 143
Unrealized gains (losses) on assets/liabilities measured at fair value, net 235 (3,290 ) (1,041 ) (3,761 )
Bargain purchase gain from acquisition 10,044 10,044
Other 2,005 1,528 4,271 3,080
Total non-interest income 5,773 11,762 10,608 16,561
Non-interest expenses:
Salaries and employee benefits 31,751 28,100 61,306 54,675
Occupancy 4,328 4,753 9,010 9,599
Legal, professional and directors' fees 4,192 2,549 7,831 5,572
Insurance 2,087 2,096 4,480 4,466
Data processing 2,401 2,175 5,075 4,040
Marketing 506 710 1,065 1,378
Loan and repossessed asset expenses 927 721 2,161 2,317
Customer service 708 717 1,328 1,360
Net loss (gain) on sales and valuations of repossessed and other assets 184 (1,124 ) (2,363 ) (605 )
Intangible amortization 302 597 899 1,194
Merger / restructure expense 26 2,620 183 2,815
Other 5,004 4,617 11,190 8,649
Total non-interest expense 52,416 48,531 102,165 95,460
Income from continuing operations before income taxes 46,748 41,902 89,111 70,536
Income tax expense 10,706 7,661 21,330 15,448
Income from continuing operations $ 36,042 $ 34,241 $ 67,781 $ 55,088
Loss from discontinued operations net of tax benefit (504 ) (169 ) (1,158 ) (131 )
Net income $ 35,538 $ 34,072 $ 66,623 $ 54,957
Preferred stock dividends 352 353 705 705
Net income available to common stockholders $ 35,186 $ 33,719 $ 65,918 $ 54,252
Diluted net income per share $ 0.40 $ 0.39 $ 0.76 $ 0.63
Western Alliance Bancorporation and Subsidiaries
Five Quarter Condensed Consolidated Income Statements
Unaudited
Three Months Ended
Jun 30, 2014Mar 31, 2014Dec 31, 2013Sep 30, 2013Jun 30, 2013
(in thousands, except per share data)
Interest income:
Loans $ 90,583 $ 86,804 $ 86,902 $ 83,994 $ 81,093
Investment securities 10,894 11,325 10,137 8,286 7,822
Federal funds sold and other 496 572 543 400 370
Total interest income 101,973 98,701 97,582 92,680 89,285
Interest expense:
Deposits 4,930 4,665 4,442 4,232 3,929
Borrowings 2,702 2,838 2,717 3,429 2,749
Junior subordinated debt 443 421 442 460 455
Total interest expense 8,075 7,924 7,601 8,121 7,133
Net interest income 93,898 90,777 89,981 84,559 82,152
Provision for credit losses 507 3,500 4,300 3,481
Net interest income after provision for credit losses 93,391 87,277 85,681 84,559 78,671
Non-interest income:
Service charges 2,737 2,530 2,512 2,425 2,449
Bank owned life insurance 959 949 905 1,832 1,036
(Losses) gains on sales of investment securities, net (163 ) 366 342 (1,679 ) (5 )
Unrealized gains (losses) on assets/liabilities measured at fair value, net 235 (1,276 ) (2,618 ) (7 ) (3,290 )
Loss on extinguishment of debt (1,387 )
Bargain purchase gain from acquisition 10,044
Other 2,005 2,266 1,803 1,558 1,528
Total non-interest income 5,773 4,835 1,557 4,129 11,762
Non-interest expenses:
Salaries and employee benefits 31,751 29,555 30,071 28,689 28,100
Occupancy 4,328 4,682 4,626 4,901 4,753
Legal, professional and directors' fees 4,192 3,639 4,623 3,438 2,549
Insurance 2,087 2,393 1,744 1,884 2,096
Data processing 2,401 2,674 2,040 1,872 2,175
Marketing 506 559 619 585 710
Loan and repossessed asset expenses 927 1,234 793 1,136 721
Customer service 708 620 860 677 717
Net loss (gain) on sales and valuations of repossessed and other assets 184 (2,547 ) (2,153 ) 371 (1,124 )
Intangible amortization 302 597 597 597 597
Merger / restructure expense 26 157 1,919 1,018 2,620
Other 5,004 6,186 5,392 4,507 4,617
Total non-interest expense 52,416 49,749 51,131 49,675 48,531
Income from continuing operations before income taxes 46,748 42,363 36,107 39,013 41,902
Income tax expense 10,706 10,624 3,992 10,390 7,661
Income from continuing operations $ 36,042 $ 31,739 $ 32,115 $ 28,623 $ 34,241
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax (504 ) (654 ) (701 ) (29 ) (169 )
Net income $ 35,538 $ 31,085 $ 31,414 $ 28,594 $ 34,072
Preferred stock dividends 352 353 352 352 353
Net income available to common stockholders $ 35,186 $ 30,732 $ 31,062 $ 28,242 $ 33,719
Diluted net income per share $ 0.40 $ 0.35 $ 0.36 $ 0.33 $ 0.39
Western Alliance Bancorporation and Subsidiaries
Five Quarter Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
Unaudited
Jun 30, 2014Mar 31, 2014Dec 31, 2013Sep 30, 2013Jun 30, 2013
(in millions)
Assets:
Cash and due from banks $ 379.3 $ 354.8 $ 305.5 $ 380.9 $ 248.9
Securities purchased under agreement to resell 111.1 128.1 134.0
Cash and cash equivalents 379.3 465.9 305.5 509.0 382.9
Securities and money market investments 1,606.7 1,671.2 1,689.6 1,370.8 1,313.1
Loans held for sale 25.4 27.6
Loans held for investment:
Commercial 3,027.7 2,723.4 2,478.2 2,234.9 2,174.1
Commercial real estate - non-owner occupied 1,940.0 1,849.2 1,841.1 1,864.3 1,839.7
Commercial real estate - owner occupied 1,605.0 1,606.2 1,561.9 1,551.2 1,550.0
Construction and land development 612.4 553.7 535.7 459.8 416.7
Residential real estate 328.1 344.9 350.3 359.0 381.7
Consumer 40.9 38.3 43.1 29.8 28.5
Deferred fees, net (9.6 ) (7.1 ) (8.9 ) (8.1 ) (6.8 )
Gross loans and deferred fees, net 7,544.5 7,108.6 6,801.4 6,490.9 6,383.9
Allowance for credit losses (105.9 ) (103.9 ) (100.1 ) (97.9 ) (96.3 )
Loans, net 7,438.6 7,004.7 6,701.3 6,393.0 6,287.6
Premises and equipment, net 109.6 106.6 105.6 105.9 106.1
Other repossessed assets 59.3 56.5 66.7 76.5 76.5
Bank owned life insurance 142.5 141.5 140.6 139.7 140.4

Goodwill and other intangibles, net

26.5 26.8 27.4 28.0 28.6
Other assets 261.1 273.4 270.7 272.2 229.9
Total assets $ 10,023.6 $ 9,746.6 $ 9,307.4 $ 8,920.5 $ 8,592.7
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
Liabilities:
Deposits:
Non-interest bearing demand deposits $ 2,278.8 $ 2,093.6 $ 2,200.0 $ 1,972.5 $ 1,919.6
Interest bearing:
Demand 794.8 750.4 709.8 673.7 631.3
Savings and money market 3,637.4 3,672.3 3,310.4 3,050.0 2,945.1
Time certificates 1,758.5 1,632.7 1,618.0 1,579.1 1,505.3
Total deposits 8,469.5 8,149.0 7,838.2 7,275.3 7,001.3
Customer repurchase agreements 53.7 57.4 71.2 55.5 51.9
Total customer funds 8,523.2 8,206.4 7,909.4 7,330.8 7,053.2
Securities sold short 109.8 126.6 129.5
Borrowings 337.5 342.8 341.1 394.1 418.6
Junior subordinated debt 42.7 42.8 41.9 39.4 39.9
Accrued interest payable and other liabilities 162.5 150.0 159.5 203.1 152.2
Total liabilities 9,065.9 8,851.8 8,451.9 8,094.0 7,793.4
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock and additional paid-in capital 803.4 795.3 797.2 792.2 789.5
Preferred stock 141.0 141.0 141.0 141.0 141.0
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) 4.8 (30.4 ) (61.2 ) (92.2 ) (120.4 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) 8.5 (11.1 ) (21.5 ) (14.5 ) (10.8 )
Total stockholders' equity 957.7 894.8 855.5 826.5 799.3
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 10,023.6 $ 9,746.6 $ 9,307.4 $ 8,920.5 $ 8,592.7
Western Alliance Bancorporation and Subsidiaries
Changes in the Allowance For Credit Losses
Unaudited
Three Months Ended
Jun 30, 2014Mar 31, 2014Dec 31, 2013Sep 30, 2013Jun 30, 2013
(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period $ 103,899 $ 100,050 $ 97,851 $ 96,323 $ 95,494
Provision for credit losses 507 3,500 4,300 3,481
Recoveries of loans previously charged-off:
Commercial and industrial 1,254 922 666 2,242 1,757
Commercial real estate - non-owner occupied 1,052 83 395 273 154
Commercial real estate - owner occupied 196 477 297 149 479
Construction and land development 498 211 273 966 120
Residential real estate 314 553 549 430 549
Consumer 191 170 179 726 11
Total recoveries 3,505 2,416 2,359 4,786 3,070
Loans charged-off:
Commercial and industrial 1,039 1,478 621 544 1,065
Commercial real estate - non-owner occupied 99 160 2,268 466 1,000
Commercial real estate - owner occupied 230 11 238 398 1,391
Construction and land development 78 686 238
Residential real estate 523 406 281 1,138 2,010
Consumer 5 12 366 712 18
Total loans charged-off 1,974 2,067 4,460 3,258 5,722
Net loan (recoveries) charge-offs (1,531 ) (349 ) 2,101 (1,528 ) 2,652
Balance, end of period $ 105,937 $ 103,899 $ 100,050 $ 97,851 $ 96,323
Net (recoveries) charge-offs to average loans outstanding - annualized (0.09 )% (0.02 )% 0.13 % (0.10 )% 0.17 %
Allowance for credit losses to gross loans 1.40 1.46 1.47 1.50 1.50
Nonaccrual loans $ 64,343 $ 70,401 $ 75,681 $ 76,641 $ 82,899
Repossessed assets 59,292 56,450 66,719 76,475 76,499
Loans past due 90 days, still accruing 3,001 167 1,534 5,456 3,893
Loans past due 30 to 89 days, still accruing 5,123 11,087 13,425 8,689 7,341
Classified loans on accrual 133,220 125,903 128,586 144,041 140,192
Special mention loans 90,534 117,540 129,965 137,247 162,482
Western Alliance Bancorporation and Subsidiaries
Analysis of Average Balances, Yields and Rates
Unaudited
Three Months Ended June 30,
20142013

Average
Balance

Interest

Average Yield/
Cost

Average
Balance

Interest

Average Yield/
Cost

($ in millions)($ in thousands)($ in millions)($ in thousands)

Interest earning assets

Loans (1) $ 7,178.3 $ 90,583 5.29 % $ 6,100.8 $ 81,093 5.40 %
Securities (1) 1,629.9 10,894 3.08 1,295.9 7,822 2.92
Federal funds sold and other 292.4 496 0.68 407.7 370 0.36
Total interest earning assets 9,100.6 101,973 4.75 7,804.4 89,285 4.73
Non-interest earning assets
Cash and due from banks 138.7 119.2
Allowance for credit losses (105.0 ) (96.6 )
Bank owned life insurance 141.8 139.7
Other assets 462.0 432.7
Total assets $ 9,738.1 $ 8,399.4
Interest-bearing liabilities
Interest-bearing deposits:
Interest-bearing transaction accounts $ 791.5 $ 385 0.19 % $ 626.8 $ 370 0.24 %
Savings and money market 3,583.5 2,691 0.30 2,768.7 2,007 0.29
Time certificates of deposit 1,700.4 1,854 0.44 1,584.0 1,552 0.39
Total interest-bearing deposits 6,075.4 4,930 0.32 4,979.5 3,929 0.32
Short-term borrowings 236.2 216 0.37 188.8 214 0.45
Long-term debt 280.4 2,486 3.55 365.2 2,535 2.78
Junior subordinated debt 42.8 443 4.14 36.7 455 4.96
Total interest-bearing liabilities 6,634.8 8,075 0.49 5,570.2 7,133 0.51
Non-interest-bearing liabilities
Non-interest-bearing demand deposits 2,045.5 1,898.2
Other liabilities 126.7 124.6
Stockholders’ equity 931.1 806.4
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 9,738.1 $ 8,399.4
Net interest income and margin $ 93,898 4.39 % $ 82,152 4.36 %
Net interest spread 4.26 % 4.22 %
(1) Yields on loans and securities have been adjusted to a tax equivalent basis. The taxable-equivalent adjustment was $6,029 and $2,929 for the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
Western Alliance Bancorporation and Subsidiaries
Analysis of Average Balances, Yields and Rates
Unaudited
Six Months Ended June 30,
20142013

Average
Balance

Interest

Average Yield/
Cost

Average
Balance

Interest

Average Yield/
Cost

($ in millions)($ in thousands)($ in millions)($ in thousands)
Interest earning assets
Loans (1) $ 7,036.5 $ 177,387 5.28 % $ 5,857.0 $ 155,818 5.41 %
Securities (1) 1,640.8 22,219 3.11 1,289.7 15,980 3.06
Federal funds sold & other 251.6 1,068 0.85 406.2 595 0.29
Total interest earnings assets 8,928.9 200,674 4.76 7,552.9 172,393 4.73
Non-interest earning assets
Cash and due from banks 138.1 122.9
Allowance for credit losses (103.1 ) (96.8 )
Bank owned life insurance 141.4 139.2
Other assets 447.6 427.3
Total assets $ 9,552.9 $ 8,145.5
Interest-bearing liabilities
Interest-bearing deposits:
Interest bearing transaction accounts $ 778.3 $ 768 0.20 % $ 617.8 $ 671 0.22 %
Savings and money market 3,518.3 5,254 0.30 2,695.2 3,918 0.29
Time certificates of deposits 1,660.2 3,573 0.43 1,517.1 3,072 0.40
Total interest-bearing deposits 5,956.8 9,595 0.32 4,830.1 7,661 0.32
Short-term borrowings 201.8 345 0.34 183.0 428 0.47
Long-term debt 291.0 5,195 3.57 319.2 5,028 3.15
Junior subordinated debt 42.4 864 4.08 36.5 921 5.05
Total interest-bearing liabilities 6,492.0 15,999 0.49 5,368.8 14,038 0.52
Non-interest-bearing liabilities
Non-interest-bearing demand deposits 2,049.8 1,876.8
Other liabilities 102.3 107.4
Stockholders’ equity 908.8 792.5
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 9,552.9 $ 8,145.5
Net interest income and margin $ 184,675 4.40 % $ 158,355 4.36 %
Net interest spread 4.27 % 4.21 %
(1) Yields on loans and securities have been adjusted to a tax equivalent basis. The taxable-equivalent adjustment was $11,734 and $6,311 for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
Western Alliance Bancorporation and Subsidiaries
Operating Segment Results
Unaudited
ArizonaNevadaCalifornia

National
Business Lines

Corporate &
Other

Consolidated
Company

(dollars in millions)
As of June 30, 2014:
Assets:
Cash, cash equivalents and investment securities $ 3.0 $ 7.0 $ 2.4 $ $ 1,973.6 $ 1,986.0
Gross loans and deferred fees, net 2,131.0 1,682.6 1,694.8 1,951.5 84.6 7,544.5
Less: allowance for credit losses (29.9 ) (23.6 ) (23.8 ) (27.4 ) (1.2 ) (105.9 )
Loans, net 2,101.1 1,659.0 1,671.0 1,924.1 83.4 7,438.6
Other repossessed assets 13.1 24.1 22.1 59.3
Goodwill and intangible assets, net 26.5 26.5
Other assets 42.2 62.7 26.2 21.1 361.0 513.2
Total assets $ 2,159.4 $ 1,779.3 $ 1,699.6 $ 1,945.2 $ 2,440.1 $ 10,023.6
Liabilities:
Deposits (1) $ 2,115.4 $ 3,187.8 $ 2,061.1 $ 886.3 $ 218.9 $ 8,469.5
Borrowings 337.5 337.5
Other liabilities 20.9 46.8 4.8 24.7 161.7 258.9
Total liabilities 2,136.3 3,234.6 2,065.9 911.0 718.1 9,065.9
Allocated equity 233.7 212.5 188.7 152.3 170.5 957.7
Liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 2,370.0 $ 3,447.1 $ 2,254.6 $ 1,063.3 $ 888.6 $ 10,023.6
Excess funds provided (used) 208.6 1,670.0 555.1 (882.2 ) (1,551.5 )
No. of branches 10 18 11 39
No. of full-time equivalent employees 212 305 218 92 285 1,112
(in thousands)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2014:
Net interest income (expense) $ 29,211 $ 29,359 $ 24,702 $ 16,226 $ (5,600 ) $ 93,898
Provision for (recovery of) credit losses 3 (2,011 ) (1,672 ) 3,467 720 507
Net interest income (expense) after provision for credit losses 29,208 31,370 26,374 12,759 (6,320 ) 93,391
Non-interest income 934 2,352 970 643 874 5,773
Non-interest expense (12,793 ) (16,026 ) (13,342 ) (6,640 ) (3,615 ) (52,416 )
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes 17,349 17,696 14,002 6,762 (9,061 ) 46,748
Income tax expense (benefit) 6,805 6,194 5,887 2,536 (10,716 ) 10,706
Income from continuing operations 10,544 11,502 8,115 4,226 1,655 36,042
Loss from discontinued operations, net (504 ) (504 )
Net income $ 10,544 $ 11,502 $ 8,115 $ 4,226 $ 1,151 $ 35,538
(in thousands)
Six Months Ended June 30, 2014:
Net interest income (expense) $ 55,819 $ 57,954 $ 47,494 $ 30,190 $ (6,782 ) $ 184,675
Provision for (recovery of) credit losses 1,561 (2,895 ) (1,017 ) 5,637 721 4,007
Net interest income (expense) after provision for credit losses 54,258 60,849 48,511 24,553 (7,503 ) 180,668
Non-interest income 1,754 4,641 2,220 725 1,268 10,608
Non-interest expense (26,097 ) (31,262 ) (26,385 ) (13,148 ) (5,273 ) (102,165 )
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes 29,915 34,228 24,346 12,130 (11,508 ) 89,111
Income tax expense (benefit) 11,734 11,981 10,237 4,549 (17,171 ) 21,330
Income from continuing operations 18,181 22,247 14,109 7,581 5,663 67,781
Loss from discontinued operations, net (1,158 ) (1,158 )
Net income $ 18,181 $ 22,247 $ 14,109 $ 7,581 $ 4,505 $ 66,623
(1) Certain centrally-managed deposits from prior periods were re-allocated to specific regions to conform to current presentation.
Western Alliance Bancorporation and Subsidiaries
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited)
Pre-Tax, Pre-Provision Operating Earnings by Quarter
Three Months Ended
Jun 30, 2014Mar 31, 2014Dec 31, 2013Sep 30, 2013Jun 30, 2013
(in thousands)
Total non-interest income $ 5,773 $ 4,835 $ 1,557 $ 4,129 $ 11,762
Less:
(Losses) gains on sales of investment securities, net (163 ) 366 342 (1,679 ) (5 )
Unrealized losses on assets/liabilities measured at fair value, net 235 (1,276 ) (2,618 ) (7 ) (3,290 )
Loss on extinguishment of debt (1,387 )
Bargain purchase gain from acquisition 10,044
Total operating non-interest income 5,701 5,745 5,220 5,815 5,013
Add: net interest income 93,898 90,777 89,981 84,559 82,152
Net operating revenue (1) $ 99,599 $ 96,522 $ 95,201 $ 90,374 $ 87,165
Total non-interest expense $ 52,416 $ 49,749 $ 51,131 $ 49,675 $ 48,531
Less:
Net loss (gain) on sales and valuations of repossessed and other assets 184 (2,547 ) (2,153 ) 371 (1,124 )
Merger / restructure expense 26 157 1,919 1,018 2,620
Total operating non-interest expense (1) $ 52,206 $ 52,139 $ 51,365 $ 48,286 $ 47,035
Pre-tax, pre-provision operating earnings (2) $ 47,393 $ 44,383 $ 43,836 $ 42,088 $ 40,130
Tangible Common Equity
Jun 30, 2014Mar 31, 2014Dec 31, 2013Sep 30, 2013Jun 30, 2013
(dollars and shares in thousands)
Total stockholders' equity $ 957,664 $ 894,804 $ 855,498 $ 826,472 $ 799,307
Less:

Goodwill and intangible assets, net

26,475 26,777 27,374 27,970 28,568
Total tangible stockholders' equity 931,189 868,027 828,124 798,502 770,739
Less:
Preferred stock 141,000 141,000 141,000 141,000 141,000
Total tangible common equity 790,189 727,027 687,124 657,502 629,739
Add:
Deferred tax - attributed to intangible assets 1,138 1,243 1,452 1,661 1,870
Total tangible common equity, net of tax $ 791,327 $ 728,270 $ 688,576 $ 659,163 $ 631,609
Total assets $ 10,023,587 $ 9,746,623 $ 9,307,342 $ 8,920,449 $ 8,592,692
Less:

Goodwill and intangible assets, net

26,475 26,777 27,374 27,970 28,568
Tangible assets 9,997,112 9,719,846 9,279,968 8,892,479 8,564,124
Add:
Deferred tax - attributed to intangible assets 1,138 1,243 1,452 1,661 1,870
Total tangible assets, net of tax $ 9,998,250 $ 9,721,089 $ 9,281,420 $ 8,894,140 $ 8,565,994
Tangible equity ratio (3) 9.3 % 8.9 % 8.9 % 9.0 % 9.0 %
Tangible common equity ratio (3) 7.9 % 7.5 % 7.4 % 7.4 % 7.4 %
Common shares outstanding 87,774 87,554 87,186 87,099 86,997
Tangible book value per share, net of tax (4) $ 9.02 $ 8.32 $ 7.90 $ 7.57 $ 7.26
Western Alliance Bancorporation and Subsidiaries
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited)
Efficiency Ratio
Three Months Ended
Jun 30, 2014Mar 31, 2014Dec 31, 2013Sep 30, 2013Jun 30, 2013
(in thousands)
Total operating non-interest expense $ 52,206 $ 52,139 $ 51,365 $ 48,286 $ 47,035
Divided by:
Total net interest income $ 93,898 $ 90,777 $ 89,981 $ 84,559 $ 82,152
Add:

Tax equivalent adjustment

6,029 5,705 3,728 3,272 2,929
Operating non-interest income 5,701 5,745 5,220 5,815 5,013
$ 105,628 $ 102,227 $ 98,929 $ 93,646 $ 90,094
Efficiency ratio - tax equivalent basis (5) 49.4 % 51.0 % 51.9 % 51.6 % 52.2 %
Tier 1 Common Equity
June 30,
20142013
(in thousands)
Stockholders' equity $ 957,664 $ 799,307
Less:

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

8,472 (10,750 )
Non-qualifying goodwill and intangibles 25,707 26,756
Other non-qualifying assets 2
Disallowed unrealized losses on equity securities 103
Add:
Qualifying trust preferred securities 49,039 47,228
Tier 1 capital (regulatory) (6) (9) 972,524 830,424
Less:
Qualifying trust preferred securities 49,039 47,228
Preferred stock 141,000 141,000
Estimated Tier 1 common equity (7) (9) $ 782,485 $ 642,196
Divided by:
Estimated risk-weighted assets (regulatory) (7) (9) $

8,684,802

$ 7,698,091
Tier 1 common equity ratio (7) (9) 9.0 % 8.3 %
Tier 1 Capital
June 30,
20142013
(in thousands)
Classified assets $ 264,766 $ 298,887
Divide:
Tier 1 capital (regulatory) (6) (9) 972,524 830,424
Plus: Allowance for credit losses 105,937 96,323
Total Tier 1 capital plus allowance for credit losses $ 1,078,461 $ 926,747
Classified assets to Tier 1 capital plus allowance (8) (9) 25 % 32 %
(1) We believe these non-GAAP measurements provide a useful indication of the cash generating capacity of the Company.
(2) We believe this non-GAAP measurement is a key indicator of the earnings power of the Company.
(3) We believe this non-GAAP ratio provides a critical metric with which to analyze and evaluate financial condition and capital strength.
(4) We believe this non-GAAP ratio improves the comparability to other institutions that have not engaged in acquisitions that resulted in recorded goodwill and other intangibles.
(5) We believe this non-GAAP ratio provides a useful metric to measure the operating efficiency of the Company.
(6) Under the guidelines of the Federal Reserve and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in effect, Tier 1 capital consisted of common stock, retained earnings, non-cumulative perpetual preferred stock, trust preferred securities up to a certain limit, and minority interests in certain subsidiaries, less most other intangible assets.
(7) Tier 1 common equity is often expressed as a percentage of risk-weighted assets. Under the risk-based capital framework, a bank's balance sheet assets and credit equivalent amounts of off-balance sheet items are assigned to one of four broad risk categories. The aggregated dollar amount in each category is then multiplied by the risk weighting assigned to that category. The resulting weighted values from each of the four categories are added together and this sum is the risk-weighted assets total that, as adjusted, comprises the denominator (risk-weighted assets) to determine the Tier 1 capital ratio. Adjustments are made to Tier 1 capital to arrive at Tier 1 common equity. Tier 1 common equity is divided by the risk-weighted assets to determine the Tier 1 common equity ratio. We believe this non-GAAP ratio provides a critical metric with which to analyze and evaluate financial condition and capital strength.
(8) We believe this non-GAAP ratio provides a critical regulatory metric in which to analyze asset quality.
(9) Current quarter is preliminary until Call Reports are filed.

Contacts:

Western Alliance Bancorporation
Dale Gibbons, 602-952-5476

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