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First Defiance Financial Corp. Reports Record Full Year Earnings of $2.48 Per Share For 2019


First Defiance Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: FDEF) announced today that net income for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, totaled $49.4 million, or ­$2.48 per diluted common share, compared to $46.2 million, or $2.26 per diluted common share, for the year ended December 31, 2018. For the fourth quarter of 2019, First Defiance earned $12.5 million, or ­$0.63 ­per diluted common share, compared to $12.1 million, or $0.59 per diluted common share for the fourth quarter of 2018. The fourth quarter of 2018 results included an increase of $806,000 pre-tax ($636,000 after-tax), or $0.03 per diluted share, from an immaterial accounting correction related to the company's deferred compensation plan. The year-over-year comparisons are impacted by merger-related costs in the current year's results, which had an after-tax cost of $1.1 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, for the full year and $697,000, or $0.03 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter.

"With fourth quarter earnings per share up 12% over last year, excluding merger costs, we are proud to announce record earnings performance for our seventh consecutive year," said Donald P. Hileman, President and Chief Executive Officer of First Defiance. "Our balance sheet and earnings growth, along with continued asset quality improvement, allowed us to finish the year strong. We are pleased with our position as we start 2020 and prepared to close our strategic merger with United Community Financial Corp."

Net interest income up compared to fourth quarter 2018

Net interest income of $29.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2019 was up from $28.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2018. The increase was primarily due to the growth in earning assets offset partly by compression in the net interest margin versus the fourth quarter last year. The net interest margin was 3.80% for the fourth quarter, down from 3.88% for the third quarter of 2019 and 4.02% in the fourth quarter of 2018. Yield on interest earning assets decreased by six basis points, to 4.67% in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 4.73% in the fourth quarter of 2018. The cost of interest-bearing liabilities increased by 20 basis points in the fourth quarter of 2019 to 1.15% from 0.95% in the fourth quarter of 2018.

"Our solid loan and core deposit growth helped generate an increase in net interest income despite margin compression," said Hileman. "Annualized growth rates of 17% for loans and 16% for deposits in the fourth quarter provided the momentum we like to see as we begin a new year."

Non-interest income up from fourth quarter 2018

First Defiance's non-interest income for the fourth quarter of 2019 was $11.8 million compared to $8.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2018. Results for the fourth quarter of 2019 included a $324,000 increase in deferred compensation plan assets compared to a $690,000 decrease for the same period in 2018 due to stock market performance.

Mortgage banking income was $2.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2019, up from $1.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2018 due to higher volumes. Mortgage originations totaled $106.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2019 compared to $60.9 million in the same quarter last year. As a result of the higher volumes, gains from the sale of mortgage loans increased in the fourth quarter of 2019 to $2.0 million from $758,000 in the fourth quarter of 2018. Mortgage loan servicing revenue was $978,000 in the fourth quarter of 2019, consistent with $978,000 in the fourth quarter of 2018. First Defiance had a positive change in the valuation adjustment in mortgage servicing assets of $223,000 in the fourth quarter of 2019 compared to a positive adjustment of $41,000 in the fourth quarter of 2018.

For the fourth quarter of 2019, service fees and other charges were $3.7 million, up from $3.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2018; and commissions from the sale of insurance products were $3.1 million, consistent with $3.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2018. Trust income was $746,000 in the fourth quarter of 2019, up from $503,000 in the fourth quarter of 2018. The fourth quarter of 2019 included gains of $13,000 from the sale of securities compared to gains of $97,000 in the fourth quarter of 2018.

Other non-interest income for the fourth quarter of 2019 was a positive $1.1 million compared to a negative $494,000 for the fourth quarter of 2018, primarily due to the change in deferred compensation plan assets described above. Excluding the impact of this item, other non-interest income for fourth quarter 2019 would be $767,000 compared to $196,000 in the fourth quarter of 2018.

Non-interest expenses up from fourth quarter 2018

Non-interest expense totaled $24.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2019 compared to $21.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2018. The comparison includes a one-time $806,000 reduction in expenses from the accounting correction to the company's deferred compensation plan in the fourth quarter of 2018. Additionally, the fourth quarter of 2019 included a $321,000 increase in deferred compensation plan expense compared to a $1.3 million decrease in the fourth quarter of 2018 due to stock market performance in the relative periods.

Compensation and benefits in the fourth quarter of 2019 was $14.6 million, an increase of $1.1 million compared to the fourth quarter of 2018. Occupancy expense was $2.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2019, down $113,000 from the fourth quarter of 2018. Data processing cost was $1.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2019, down $443,000 from the fourth quarter of 2018. In addition, acquisition-related costs totaled $882,000 in the fourth quarter of 2019 compared to none in the prior year.

Other non-interest expense was $4.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2019 compared to $2.0 million (or $2.8 million excluding the benefit from the deferred compensation accounting correction) in the fourth quarter of 2018. Additionally, results for the fourth quarter of 2018 included a $1,052,000 decrease in deferred compensation plan liabilities compared to a $321,000 increase for the same period in 2019 due to stock market performance. Excluding the impact of these items, other non-interest expense for fourth quarter 2019 would be $3.9 million compared to $3.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2018.

Credit quality

Non-performing loans totaled $13.5 million at December 31, 2019, a decrease from $19.0 million at December 31, 2018. In addition, real estate owned totaled $100,000 at December 31, 2019, down from $1.2 million at December 31, 2018. Accruing troubled debt restructured loans were $8.4 million at December 31, 2019, a decrease from $11.6 million at December 31, 2018.

The fourth quarter of 2019 results include net charge-offs of $91,000 and a provision for loan losses of $1.1 million compared with net recoveries of $220,000 and a provision of $472,000 for the same period in 2018. The allowance for loan loss as a percentage of total loans was 1.12% at December 31, 2019, compared with 1.13% at September 30, 2019, and 1.12% at December 31, 2018.

"Our non-performing assets to total assets at year-end improved significantly from the prior year to 0.39%, and net recoveries were $7,000 in 2019," said Hileman. "A heightened, strategic focus in asset quality played a significant role in this achievement. A continuation of these efforts in 2020 is anticipated to lead to additional reductions in our non-performing assets."

Annual results

Net income for the full year ended on December 31, 2019, totaled $49.4 million, or $2.48 per diluted common share, compared to $46.2 million, or $2.26 per diluted common share for 2018. The year 2018 included a benefit of $806,000 from an accounting correction, which had an after-tax impact of $636,000 or $0.03 per diluted share. The year 2019 included acquisition-related expenses, which had an after-tax impact of $1.1 million or $0.05 per diluted share.

Net interest income for 2019 totaled $115.6 million, compared with $108.3 million for 2018. Average interest-earning assets increased to $2.97 billion for 2019, compared to $2.74 billion in 2018. Net interest margin for 2019 was 3.93%, down five basis points from the 3.98% margin for 2018. The provision for loan losses for 2019 was $2.9 million, compared to $1.2 million for 2018.

Non-interest income for the year 2019 was $45.0 million, compared to $39.2 million in 2018. Service fees and other charges were $14.0 million for 2019, up from $13.1 million in 2018. Mortgage banking income increased to $9.5 million for 2019 from $7.1 million in 2018. Gains on the sale of non-mortgage loans were $226,000 for 2019, compared to $317,000 in 2018. Insurance commissions were $14.1 million for 2019, consistent with $14.1 million in 2018. Non-interest income for 2019 included $24,000 of net securities gains compared to $173,000 of net securities gains for 2018.

Non-interest expense increased to $97.1 million in 2019 from $89.4 million in 2018. Included in non-interest expense for 2019 were acquisition-related expenses of $1.4 million. Compensation and benefits expense was ­$57.2 million for 2019 compared to $52.6 million for 2018. Expenses also included decreases in data processing expense of $500,000 and FDIC insurance premiums of $537,000, partly offset by an increase in occupancy expense of $386,000. Other non-interest expense was $17.6 million in 2019 compared to $15.2 million (or $16.0 million excluding the benefit from the deferred compensation accounting correction) in 2018.

Total assets at $3.47 billion

Total assets at December 31, 2019, were $3.47 billion compared to $3.18 billion at December 31, 2018. Net loans receivable (excluding loans held for sale) were $2.75 billion at December 31, 2019, compared to $2.51 billion at December 31, 2018. Also, at December 31, 2019, goodwill and other intangible assets totaled $103.8 million compared to $103.0 million at December 31, 2018.

Total deposits at December 31, 2019, were $2.87 billion compared with $2.62 billion at December 31, 2018. Total stockholders' equity was $426.2 million at December 31, 2019, compared to $399.6 million at December 31, 2018. The change in stockholders' equity from year-end 2018 was impacted by the company's repurchase of 515,000 shares of its common stock for $15.1 million during the first quarter of 2019. During the quarter ended June 30, 2019, the company announced a new 500,000 share repurchase plan authorization with all such shares available for repurchase as of December 31, 2019.

Dividend to be paid February 21

The Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.22 per common share payable February 21, 2020, to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 14, 2020. The dividend represents an annual dividend of 2.82% based on the First Defiance common stock closing price on January 17, 2020. First Defiance has approximately 19,730,000 common shares outstanding.

Conference call

First Defiance will host a conference call at 11:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday, January 21, 2020, to discuss the earnings results and business trends. The conference call may be accessed by calling 1-877-444-1726. A live webcast may also be accessed at https://services.choruscall.com/links/fdef200121.html.

The replay of the conference call webcast will be available at www.fdef.com until 9:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, January 20, 2021.

First Defiance Financial Corp.

First Defiance Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:FDEF), headquartered in Defiance, Ohio, is the holding company for First Federal Bank of the Midwest and First Insurance Group. First Federal Bank operates 44 full-service branches in northwest and central Ohio, southeast Michigan and northeast Indiana and a loan production office in Ann Arbor, Michigan. First Insurance Group is a full-service insurance agency with nine offices throughout northwest Ohio.

For more information, visit the company's website at www.fdef.com.

Financial Statements and Highlights Follow

Safe Harbor Statement

This news release may contain certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21 B of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended, which are intended to be safe harbors created thereby. Those statements may include, but are not limited to, all statements regarding intent, beliefs, expectations, projections, forecasts and plans of First Defiance Financial Corp. and its management, and specifically include statements regarding: changes in economic conditions, the nature, extent and timing of governmental actions and reforms, future movements of interest rates, the production levels of mortgage loan generation, the ability to continue to grow loans and deposits, the ability to benefit from a changing interest rate environment, the ability to sustain credit quality ratios at current or improved levels, the ability to sell real estate owned properties, continued strength in the market area for First Federal Bank of the Midwest, and the ability to grow in existing and adjacent markets. These forward-looking statements involve numerous risks and uncertainties, including those inherent in general and local banking, insurance and mortgage conditions, competitive factors specific to markets in which First Defiance and its subsidiaries operate, future interest rate levels, legislative and regulatory decisions or capital market conditions and other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in our Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018. One or more of these factors have affected or could in the future affect First Defiance's business and financial results in future periods and could cause actual results to differ materially from plans and projections. Therefore, there can be no assurances that the forward-looking statements included in this news release will prove to be accurate. In light of the significant uncertainties in the forward-looking statements included herein, the inclusion of such information should not be regarded as a representation by First Defiance or any other persons, that our objectives and plans will be achieved. All forward-looking statements made in this news release are based on information presently available to the management of First Defiance. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements. As required by U.S. GAAP, First Defiance will evaluate the impact of subsequent events through the issuance date of its December 31, 2019 consolidated financial statements as part of its Annual Report on Form 10-K to be filed with the SEC. Accordingly, subsequent events could occur that may cause First Defiance to update its critical accounting estimates and to revise its financial information from that which is contained in this news release.

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
First Defiance Financial Corp.
 

December 31,

 

December 31,

(in thousands)

2019

 

2018

 
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and amounts due from depository institutions

$

46,254

 

$

55,962

 

Interest-bearing deposits

 

85,000

 

 

43,000

 

 

131,254

 

 

98,962

 

Securities
Available-for sale, carried at fair value

 

283,448

 

 

294,076

 

Held-to-maturity, carried at amortized cost

 

-

 

 

526

 

 

283,448

 

 

294,602

 

 
Loans

 

2,777,564

 

 

2,540,039

 

Allowance for loan losses

 

(31,243

)

 

(28,331

)

Loans, net

 

2,746,321

 

 

2,511,708

 

Loans held for sale

 

18,008

 

 

6,613

 

Mortgage servicing rights

 

10,267

 

 

10,119

 

Accrued interest receivable

 

10,244

 

 

9,641

 

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

 

11,915

 

 

14,217

 

Bank Owned Life Insurance

 

75,544

 

 

67,660

 

Office properties and equipment

 

39,563

 

 

40,670

 

Real estate and other assets held for sale

 

100

 

 

1,205

 

Goodwill

 

100,069

 

 

98,569

 

Core deposit and other intangibles

 

3,772

 

 

4,391

 

Other assets

 

38,487

 

 

23,365

 

Total Assets

$

3,468,992

 

$

3,181,722

 

 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Non-interest-bearing deposits

$

630,359

 

$

607,198

 

Interest-bearing deposits

 

2,239,966

 

 

2,013,684

 

Total deposits

 

2,870,325

 

 

2,620,882

 

Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank

 

85,063

 

 

85,189

 

Notes payable and other interest-bearing liabilities

 

2,999

 

 

5,741

 

Subordinated debentures

 

36,083

 

 

36,083

 

Advance payments by borrowers for tax and insurance

 

5,491

 

 

3,652

 

Deferred taxes

 

1,326

 

 

264

 

Other liabilities

 

41,538

 

 

30,322

 

Total Liabilities

 

3,042,825

 

 

2,782,133

 

Stockholders' Equity
Preferred stock

 

-

 

 

-

 

Common stock, net

 

127

 

 

127

 

Additional paid-in-capital

 

161,955

 

 

161,593

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

4,595

 

 

(2,148

)

Retained earnings

 

329,934

 

 

295,588

 

Treasury stock, at cost

 

(70,444

)

 

(55,571

)

Total stockholders' equity

 

426,167

 

 

399,589

 

Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

$

3,468,992

 

$

3,181,722

 

Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
First Defiance Financial Corp.

Three Months Ended

 

Twelve Months Ended

December 31,

 

December 31,

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

Interest Income:
Loans

$

33,695

$

30,841

 

$

130,853

$

114,398

Investment securities

 

1,889

 

2,167

 

 

8,183

 

8,134

Interest-bearing deposits

 

537

 

325

 

 

1,395

 

1,270

FHLB stock dividends

 

120

 

217

 

 

653

 

915

Total interest income

 

36,241

 

33,550

 

 

141,084

 

124,717

Interest Expense:
Deposits

 

5,999

 

4,389

 

 

22,613

 

13,897

FHLB advances and other

 

431

 

318

 

 

1,443

 

1,261

Subordinated debentures

 

311

 

347

 

 

1,354

 

1,281

Notes Payable

 

2

 

4

 

 

25

 

23

Total interest expense

 

6,743

 

5,058

 

 

25,435

 

16,462

Net interest income

 

29,498

 

28,492

 

 

115,649

 

108,255

Provision for loan losses

 

1,084

 

472

 

 

2,905

 

1,176

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

 

28,414

 

28,020

 

 

112,744

 

107,079

Non-interest Income:
Service fees and other charges

 

3,693

 

3,338

 

 

14,028

 

13,100

Mortgage banking income

 

2,683

 

1,445

 

 

9,483

 

7,077

Gain on sale of non-mortgage loans

 

11

 

17

 

 

226

 

317

Gain on sale of securities

 

13

 

97

 

 

24

 

173

Insurance commissions

 

3,123

 

3,061

 

 

14,118

 

14,085

Trust income

 

746

 

503

 

 

2,255

 

2,091

Income from Bank Owned Life Insurance

 

456

 

402

 

 

2,158

 

1,767

Other non-interest income

 

1,091

 

(494

)

 

2,664

 

598

Total Non-interest Income

 

11,816

 

8,369

 

 

44,956

 

39,208

Non-interest Expense:
Compensation and benefits

 

14,631

 

13,550

 

 

57,175

 

52,566

Occupancy

 

2,277

 

2,390

 

 

9,027

 

8,641

FDIC insurance premium

 

208

 

204

 

 

484

 

1,021

Financial institutions tax

 

526

 

525

 

 

2,193

 

2,118

Data processing

 

1,763

 

2,206

 

 

8,055

 

8,555

One time acquisition related charges

 

882

 

-

 

 

1,422

 

-

Amortization of intangibles

 

281

 

314

 

 

1,120

 

1,312

Other non-interest expense

 

4,192

 

2,021

 

 

17,587

 

15,199

Total Non-interest Expense

 

24,760

 

21,210

 

 

97,063

 

89,412

Income before income taxes

 

15,470

 

15,179

 

 

60,637

 

56,875

Income taxes

 

2,953

 

3,082

 

 

11,267

 

10,626

Net Income

$

12,517

$

12,097

 

$

49,370

$

46,249

 
 
Earnings per common share:
Basic

$

0.63

$

0.60

 

$

2.49

$

2.27

Diluted

$

0.63

$

0.59

 

$

2.48

$

2.26

 
Average Shares Outstanding:
Basic

 

19,792

 

20,313

 

 

19,844

 

20,358

Diluted

 

19,895

 

20,404

 

 

19,931

 

20,449

Financial Summary and Comparison (Unaudited)
First Defiance Financial Corp.

Three Months Ended

 

Twelve Months Ended

December 31,

 

December 31,

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

2019

 

2018

 

% change

 

2019

 

2018

 

% change

Summary of Operations
 
Tax-equivalent interest income (2)

$

36,473

 

$

33,808

 

7.9

%

$

142,051

 

$

125,721

 

13.0

%

Interest expense

 

6,743

 

 

5,058

 

33.3

 

 

25,435

 

 

16,462

 

54.5

 

Tax-equivalent net interest income (2)

 

29,730

 

 

28,750

 

3.4

 

 

116,616

 

 

109,259

 

6.7

 

Provision for loan losses

 

1,084

 

 

472

 

129.7

 

 

2,905

 

 

1,176

 

147.0

 

Tax-equivalent NII after provision for loan loss (2)

 

28,646

 

 

28,278

 

1.3

 

 

113,711

 

 

108,083

 

5.2

 

Investment securities gains

 

13

 

 

97

 

(86.6

)

 

24

 

 

173

 

(86.1

)

Non-interest income (excluding securities gains/losses)

 

11,803

 

 

8,272

 

42.7

 

 

44,932

 

 

39,035

 

15.1

 

Non-interest expense

 

24,760

 

 

21,210

 

16.7

 

 

97,063

 

 

89,412

 

8.6

 

Income taxes

 

2,953

 

 

3,082

 

(4.2

)

 

11,267

 

 

10,626

 

6.0

 

Net Income

 

12,517

 

 

12,097

 

3.5

 

 

49,370

 

 

46,249

 

6.7

 

Tax equivalent adjustment (2)

 

232

 

 

258

 

(10.1

)

 

967

 

 

1,004

 

(3.7

)

At Period End
Assets

 

3,468,992

 

 

3,181,722

 

9.0

 

Earning assets

 

3,175,935

 

 

2,898,471

 

9.6

 

Loans

 

2,777,564

 

 

2,540,039

 

9.4

 

Allowance for loan losses

 

31,243

 

 

28,331

 

10.3

 

Deposits

 

2,870,325

 

 

2,620,882

 

9.5

 

Stockholders' equity

 

426,167

 

 

399,589

 

6.7

 

Average Balances
Assets

 

3,425,097

 

 

3,138,202

 

9.1

 

 

3,283,780

 

 

3,048,525

 

7.7

 

Earning assets

 

3,107,224

 

 

2,831,866

 

9.7

 

 

2,969,662

 

 

2,741,215

 

8.3

 

Loans

 

2,688,519

 

 

2,474,221

 

8.7

 

 

2,597,864

 

 

2,382,941

 

9.0

 

Deposits and interest-bearing liabilities

 

2,954,049

 

 

2,705,736

 

9.2

 

 

2,830,244

 

 

2,626,004

 

7.8

 

Deposits

 

2,830,043

 

 

2,594,635

 

9.1

 

 

2,717,224

 

 

2,507,553

 

8.4

 

Stockholders' equity

 

420,352

 

 

392,701

 

7.0

 

 

406,286

 

 

384,305

 

5.7

 

Stockholders' equity / assets

 

12.27

%

 

12.51

%

(1.9

)

 

12.37

%

 

12.61

%

(1.9

)

Per Common Share Data
Net Income
Basic

$

0.63

 

$

0.60

 

5.0

 

$

2.49

 

$

2.27

 

9.7

 

Diluted

 

0.63

 

 

0.59

 

6.8

 

 

2.48

 

 

2.26

 

9.7

 

Dividends

 

0.22

 

 

0.17

 

29.4

 

 

0.79

 

 

0.64

 

23.4

 

Market Value:
High

$

32.39

 

$

31.09

 

4.2

 

$

32.39

 

$

31.09

 

4.2

 

Low

 

27.77

 

 

22.78

 

21.9

 

 

24.12

 

 

22.78

 

5.9

 

Close

 

31.32

 

 

24.51

 

27.8

 

 

31.32

 

 

24.51

 

27.8

 

Common Book Value

 

21.60

 

 

19.81

 

9.0

 

 

21.60

 

 

19.81

 

9.0

 

Tangible Common Book Value (1)

 

16.34

 

 

14.71

 

11.1

 

 

16.34

 

 

14.71

 

11.1

 

Shares outstanding, end of period (000)

 

19,730

 

 

20,171

 

(2.2

)

 

19,730

 

 

20,171

 

(2.2

)

Performance Ratios (annualized)
Tax-equivalent net interest margin (2)

 

3.80

%

 

4.02

%

(5.4

)

 

3.93

%

 

3.98

%

(1.2

)

Return on average assets

 

1.45

%

 

1.53

%

(5.2

)

 

1.50

%

 

1.52

%

(0.9

)

Return on average equity

 

11.81

%

 

12.22

%

(3.3

)

 

12.15

%

 

12.03

%

1.0

 

Efficiency ratio (3)

 

59.62

%

 

57.29

%

4.1

 

 

60.08

%

 

60.29

%

(0.3

)

Effective tax rate

 

19.09

%

 

20.30

%

(6.0

)

 

18.58

%

 

18.68

%

(0.5

)

Dividend payout ratio (basic)

 

34.92

%

 

28.33

%

23.2

 

 

31.73

%

 

28.19

%

12.5

 

(1)

Tangible common book value = total stockholders' equity less the sum of goodwill, core deposit and other intangibles, and preferred stock divided by shares outstanding at the end of the period.

(2)

Interest income on tax-exempt securities and loans has been adjusted to a tax-equivalent basis using the statutory federal income tax rate of 21%

(3)

Efficiency ratio = Non-interest expense divided by sum of tax-equivalent net interest income plus non-interest income, excluding securities gains or losses, net.
NM Percentage change not meaningful
Income from Mortgage Banking
 
Revenue from sales and servicing of mortgage loans consisted of the following:
 

Three Months Ended

 

Twelve Months Ended

December 31,

 

December 31,

(dollars in thousands)

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 
Gain from sale of mortgage loans

$

2,035

 

$

758

 

$

7,706

 

$

4,502

 

Mortgage loan servicing revenue (expense):
Mortgage loan servicing revenue

 

978

 

 

978

 

 

3,820

 

 

3,784

 

Amortization of mortgage servicing rights

 

(553

)

 

(332

)

 

(1,809

)

 

(1,341

)

Mortgage servicing rights valuation adjustments

 

223

 

 

41

 

 

(234

)

 

132

 

 

648

 

 

687

 

 

1,777

 

 

2,575

 

Total revenue from sale and servicing of mortgage loans

$

2,683

 

$

1,445

 

$

9,483

 

$

7,077

 

Yield Analysis
First Defiance Financial Corp.

Three Months Ended December 31,

(dollars in thousands)

2019

 

2018

Average

 

 

 

Yield

 

Average

 

 

 

Yield

Balance

 

Interest(1)

 

Rate(2)

 

Balance

 

Interest(1)

 

Rate(2)

Interest-earning assets:
Loans receivable

$

2,688,519

$

33,716

4.98

%

$

2,474,221

$

30,867

4.95

%

Securities

 

287,172

 

2,100

2.96

%

(3)

 

289,233

 

2,399

3.22

%

(3)

Interest Bearing Deposits

 

119,618

 

537

1.78

%

 

54,195

 

325

2.38

%

FHLB stock

 

11,915

 

120

4.00

%

 

14,217

 

217

6.06

%

Total interest-earning assets

 

3,107,224

 

36,473

4.67

%

 

2,831,866

 

33,808

4.73

%

Non-interest-earning assets

 

317,873

 

306,336

Total assets

$

3,425,097

$

3,138,202

Deposits and Interest-bearing liabilities:
Interest bearing deposits

$

2,205,673

$

5,999

1.08

%

$

2,002,541

$

4,389

0.87

%

FHLB advances and other

 

85,291

 

431

2.00

%

 

69,782

 

318

1.81

%

Subordinated debentures

 

36,083

 

311

3.42

%

 

36,083

 

347

3.82

%

Notes payable

 

2,632

 

2

0.30

%

 

5,236

 

4

0.30

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

2,329,679

 

6,743

1.15

%

 

2,113,642

 

5,058

0.95

%

Non-interest bearing deposits

 

624,370

 

-

-

 

 

592,094

 

-

-

 

Total including non-interest-bearing demand deposits

 

2,954,049

 

6,743

0.91

%

 

2,705,736

 

5,058

0.74

%

Other non-interest-bearing liabilities

 

50,696

 

39,765

Total liabilities

 

3,004,745

 

2,745,501

Stockholders' equity

 

420,352

 

392,701

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

3,425,097

$

3,138,202

Net interest income; interest rate spread

$

29,730

3.52

%

$

28,750

3.78

%

Net interest margin (4)

3.80

%

4.02

%

Average interest-earning assets to average interest bearing liabilities

133

%

134

%

 

Twelve Months Ended December 31,

2019

 

2018

Average

 

 

 

Yield

 

Average

 

 

 

Yield

Balance

 

Interest(1)

 

Rate

 

Balance

 

Interest(1)

 

Rate

Interest-earning assets:
Loans receivable

$

2,597,864

$

130,943

5.04

%

$

2,382,941

$

114,500

4.80

%

Securities

 

294,027

 

9,060

3.08

%

(3)

 

279,867

 

9,036

3.23

%

(3)

Interest Bearing Deposits

 

65,424

 

1,395

2.13

%

 

63,261

 

1,270

2.01

%

FHLB stock

 

12,347

 

653

5.29

%

 

15,146

 

915

6.04

%

Total interest-earning assets

 

2,969,662

 

142,051

4.78

%

 

2,741,215

 

125,721

4.59

%

Non-interest-earning assets

 

314,118

 

307,310

Total assets

$

3,283,780

$

3,048,525

Deposits and Interest-bearing liabilities:
Interest bearing deposits

$

2,122,439

$

22,613

1.07

%

$

1,945,114

$

13,897

0.71

%

FHLB advances and other

 

73,013

 

1,443

1.98

%

 

73,421

 

1,261

1.72

%

Subordinated debentures

 

36,083

 

1,354

3.75

%

 

36,083

 

1,281

3.55

%

Notes payable

 

3,924

 

25

0.64

%

 

8,947

 

23

0.26

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

2,235,459

 

25,435

1.14

%

 

2,063,565

 

16,462

0.80

%

Non-interest bearing deposits

 

594,785

 

-

-

 

 

562,439

 

-

-

 

Total including non-interest-bearing demand deposits

 

2,830,244

 

25,435

0.90

%

 

2,626,004

 

16,462

0.63

%

Other non-interest-bearing liabilities

 

47,250

 

38,216

Total liabilities

 

2,877,494

 

2,664,220

Stockholders' equity

 

406,286

 

384,305

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

3,283,780

$

3,048,525

Net interest income; interest rate spread

$

116,616

3.64

%

$

109,259

3.79

%

Net interest margin (4)

3.93

%

3.98

%

Average interest-earning assets to average interest bearing liabilities

133

%

133

%

(1)

Interest on certain tax exempt loans and securities is not taxable for Federal income tax purposes. In order to compare the tax-exempt yields on these assets to taxable yields, the interest earned on these assets is adjusted to a pre-tax equivalent amount based on the marginal corporate federal income tax rate of 21%.

(2)

Annualized.

(3)

Securities yield = annualized interest income divided by the average balance of securities, excluding average unrealized gains/losses.

(4)

Net interest margin is tax equivalent net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.
Selected Quarterly Information
First Defiance Financial Corp.
 
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

4th Qtr 2019

 

3rd Qtr 2019

 

2nd Qtr 2019

 

1st Qtr 2019

 

4th Qtr 2018

Summary of Operations
Tax-equivalent interest income (1)

$

36,473

 

$

35,922

 

$

35,490

 

$

34,166

 

$

33,808

 

Interest expense

 

6,743

 

 

6,791

 

 

6,252

 

 

5,649

 

 

5,058

 

Tax-equivalent net interest income (1)

 

29,730

 

 

29,131

 

 

29,238

 

 

28,517

 

 

28,750

 

Provision for loan losses

 

1,084

 

 

1,327

 

 

282

 

 

212

 

 

472

 

Tax-equivalent NII after provision for loan losses (1)

 

28,646

 

 

27,804

 

 

28,956

 

 

28,305

 

 

28,278

 

Investment securities gains, net of impairment

 

13

 

 

11

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

97

 

Non-interest income (excluding securities gains/losses)

 

11,803

 

 

11,831

 

 

10,486

 

 

10,813

 

 

8,272

 

Non-interest expense

 

24,760

 

 

23,203

 

 

24,235

 

 

24,866

 

 

21,210

 

Income taxes

 

2,953

 

 

3,033

 

 

2,759

 

 

2,523

 

 

3,082

 

Net income

 

12,517

 

 

13,171

 

 

12,199

 

 

11,482

 

 

12,097

 

Tax equivalent adjustment (1)

 

232

 

 

239

 

 

249

 

 

247

 

 

258

 

At Period End
Total assets

$

3,468,992

 

$

3,350,724

 

$

3,277,552

 

$

3,221,249

 

$

3,181,722

 

Earning assets

 

3,175,935

 

 

3,045,659

 

 

2,980,243

 

 

2,934,860

 

 

2,898,471

 

Loans

 

2,777,564

 

 

2,665,300

 

 

2,624,219

 

 

2,548,968

 

 

2,540,039

 

Allowance for loan losses

 

31,243

 

 

30,250

 

 

28,934

 

 

28,164

 

 

28,331

 

Deposits

 

2,870,325

 

 

2,760,615

 

 

2,680,637

 

 

2,685,792

 

 

2,620,882

 

Stockholders' equity

 

426,167

 

 

418,046

 

 

407,216

 

 

395,789

 

 

399,589

 

Stockholders' equity / assets

 

12.29

%

 

12.48

%

 

12.42

%

 

12.29

%

 

12.56

%

Goodwill

 

100,069

 

 

100,069

 

 

98,569

 

 

98,569

 

 

98,569

 

Average Balances
Total assets

$

3,425,097

 

$

3,303,013

 

$

3,223,997

 

$

3,183,012

 

$

3,138,202

 

Earning assets

 

3,107,224

 

 

2,985,498

 

 

2,914,587

 

 

2,871,340

 

 

2,831,866

 

Loans

 

2,688,519

 

 

2,624,314

 

 

2,561,341

 

 

2,517,283

 

 

2,474,221

 

Deposits and interest-bearing liabilities

 

2,954,049

 

 

2,843,079

 

 

2,781,216

 

 

2,742,626

 

 

2,705,736

 

Deposits

 

2,830,043

 

 

2,718,632

 

 

2,678,060

 

 

2,642,158

 

 

2,594,635

 

Stockholders' equity

 

420,352

 

 

411,041

 

 

398,612

 

 

395,138

 

 

392,701

 

Stockholders' equity / assets

 

12.27

%

 

12.44

%

 

12.36

%

 

12.41

%

 

12.51

%

Per Common Share Data
Net Income:
Basic

$

0.63

 

$

0.67

 

$

0.62

 

$

0.57

 

$

0.60

 

Diluted

 

0.63

 

 

0.66

 

 

0.61

 

 

0.57

 

 

0.59

 

Dividends

 

0.22

 

 

0.19

 

 

0.19

 

 

0.19

 

 

0.17

 

Market Value:
High

$

32.39

 

$

29.44

 

$

30.44

 

$

31.30

 

$

31.09

 

Low

 

27.77

 

 

25.50

 

 

26.59

 

 

24.12

 

 

22.78

 

Close

 

31.32

 

 

28.97

 

 

28.57

 

 

28.74

 

 

24.51

 

Common Book Value

 

21.60

 

 

21.19

 

 

20.65

 

 

20.08

 

 

19.81

 

Shares outstanding, end of period (in thousands)

 

19,730

 

 

19,729

 

 

19,723

 

 

19,713

 

 

20,171

 

Performance Ratios (annualized)
Tax-equivalent net interest margin (1)

 

3.80

%

 

3.88

%

 

4.03

%

 

4.03

%

 

4.02

%

Return on average assets

 

1.45

%

 

1.58

%

 

1.52

%

 

1.46

%

 

1.53

%

Return on average equity

 

11.81

%

 

12.71

%

 

12.28

%

 

11.78

%

 

12.22

%

Efficiency ratio (2)

 

59.62

%

 

56.65

%

 

61.01

%

 

63.22

%

 

57.29

%

Effective tax rate

 

19.09

%

 

18.72

%

 

18.44

%

 

18.01

%

 

20.30

%

Common dividend payout ratio (basic)

 

34.92

%

 

28.36

%

 

30.65

%

 

33.33

%

 

28.33

%

(1)

Interest income on tax-exempt securities and loans has been adjusted to a tax-equivalent basis using the statutory federal income tax rate of 21%.

(2)

Efficiency ratio = Non-interest expense divided by sum of tax-equivalent net interest income plus non-interest income, excluding securities gains, net.
Selected Quarterly Information
First Defiance Financial Corp.
 
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

4th Qtr 2019

 

3rd Qtr 2019

 

2nd Qtr 2019

 

1st Qtr 2019

 

4th Qtr 2018

Loan Portfolio Composition
One to four family residential real estate

$

324,773

 

$

330,369

 

$

322,123

 

$

321,644

 

$

322,686

 

Construction

 

305,305

 

 

308,061

 

 

335,847

 

 

304,241

 

 

265,772

 

Commercial real estate

 

1,506,026

 

 

1,430,919

 

 

1,411,463

 

 

1,394,500

 

 

1,404,810

 

Commercial

 

578,071

 

 

537,806

 

 

530,528

 

 

509,627

 

 

509,577

 

Consumer finance

 

37,649

 

 

36,644

 

 

35,350

 

 

34,262

 

 

34,405

 

Home equity and improvement

 

122,864

 

 

123,871

 

 

125,860

 

 

124,450

 

 

128,152

 

Total loans

 

2,874,688

 

 

2,767,670

 

 

2,761,171

 

 

2,688,724

 

 

2,665,402

 

Less:
Undisbursed loan funds

 

94,865

 

 

100,260

 

 

134,794

 

 

137,742

 

 

123,293

 

Deferred loan origination fees

 

2,259

 

 

2,110

 

 

2,158

 

 

2,014

 

 

2,070

 

Allowance for loan loss

 

31,243

 

 

30,250

 

 

28,934

 

 

28,164

 

 

28,331

 

Net Loans

$

2,746,321

 

$

2,635,050

 

$

2,595,285

 

$

2,520,804

 

$

2,511,708

 

 
Allowance for loan loss activity
Beginning allowance

$

30,250

 

$

28,934

 

$

28,164

 

$

28,331

 

$

27,639

 

Provision for loan losses

 

1,084

 

 

1,327

 

 

282

 

 

212

 

 

472

 

Credit loss charge-offs:
One to four family residential real estate

 

258

 

 

74

 

 

11

 

 

172

 

 

31

 

Commercial real estate

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

15

 

 

-

 

 

30

 

Commercial

 

436

 

 

25

 

 

13

 

 

187

 

 

15

 

Consumer finance

 

34

 

 

80

 

 

33

 

 

142

 

 

105

 

Home equity and improvement

 

136

 

 

12

 

 

64

 

 

33

 

 

75

 

Total charge-offs

 

864

 

 

191

 

 

136

 

 

534

 

 

256

 

Total recoveries

 

773

 

 

180

 

 

624

 

 

155

 

 

476

 

Net charge-offs (recoveries)

 

91

 

 

11

 

 

(488

)

 

379

 

 

(220

)

Ending allowance

$

31,243

 

$

30,250

 

$

28,934

 

$

28,164

 

$

28,331

 

 
Credit Quality
Total non-performing loans (1)

$

13,459

 

$

14,677

 

$

15,334

 

$

17,645

 

$

19,016

 

Real estate owned (REO)

 

100

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

941

 

 

1,205

 

Total non-performing assets (2)

$

13,559

 

$

14,677

 

$

15,334

 

$

18,586

 

$

20,221

 

Net charge-offs (recoveries)

 

91

 

 

11

 

 

(488

)

 

379

 

 

(220

)

 
Restructured loans, accruing (3)

 

8,427

 

 

10,334

 

 

10,308

 

 

11,908

 

 

11,573

 

 
Allowance for loan losses / loans

 

1.12

%

 

1.13

%

 

1.10

%

 

1.10

%

 

1.12

%

Allowance for loan losses / non-performing assets

 

230.42

%

 

206.10

%

 

188.69

%

 

151.53

%

 

140.11

%

Allowance for loan losses / non-performing loans

 

232.13

%

 

206.10

%

 

188.69

%

 

159.61

%

 

148.99

%

Non-performing assets / loans plus REO

 

0.49

%

 

0.55

%

 

0.58

%

 

0.73

%

 

0.80

%

Non-performing assets / total assets

 

0.39

%

 

0.44

%

 

0.47

%

 

0.58

%

 

0.64

%

Net charge-offs / average loans (annualized)

 

0.01

%

 

0.00

%

 

-0.08

%

 

0.06

%

 

-0.04

%

 
Deposit Balances
Non-interest-bearing demand deposits

$

630,359

 

$

604,129

 

$

584,735

 

$

586,033

 

$

607,198

 

Interest-bearing demand deposits and money market

 

1,198,012

 

 

1,124,208

 

 

1,088,694

 

 

1,107,511

 

 

1,040,471

 

Savings deposits

 

303,166

 

 

294,594

 

 

304,051

 

 

300,244

 

 

292,829

 

Retail time deposits less than $250,000

 

631,253

 

 

634,737

 

 

610,345

 

 

601,012

 

 

591,822

 

Retail time deposits greater than $250,000

 

107,535

 

 

102,947

 

 

92,812

 

 

90,992

 

 

88,562

 

Total deposits

$

2,870,325

 

$

2,760,615

 

$

2,680,637

 

$

2,685,792

 

$

2,620,882

 

(1)

Non-performing loans consist of non-accrual loans.

(2)

Non-performing assets are non-performing loans plus real estate and other assets acquired by foreclosure or deed-in-lieu thereof.

(3)

Accruing restructured loans are loans with known credit problems that are not contractually past due and therefore are not included in non-performing loans.
Loan Delinquency Information
First Defiance Financial Corp.
 
 
(dollars in thousands)

Total Balance

 

Current

 

30 to 89 days
past due

 

Non Accrual
Loans

 
December 31, 2019
One to four family residential real estate

$

324,773

$

321,058

$

1,298

$

2,417

Construction

 

305,305

 

305,305

 

-

 

-

Commercial real estate

 

1,506,026

 

1,497,845

 

546

 

7,635

Commercial

 

578,071

 

574,593

 

519

 

2,959

Consumer finance

 

37,649

 

37,444

 

205

 

-

Home equity and improvement

 

122,864

 

121,211

 

1,205

 

448

Total loans

$

2,874,688

$

2,857,456

$

3,773

$

13,459

 
September 30, 2019
One to four family residential real estate

$

330,369

$

325,573

$

1,787

$

3,009

Construction

 

308,061

 

308,061

 

-

 

-

Commercial real estate

 

1,430,919

 

1,414,694

 

8,012

 

8,213

Commercial

 

537,806

 

534,321

 

516

 

2,969

Consumer finance

 

36,644

 

36,413

 

231

 

-

Home equity and improvement

 

123,871

 

122,103

 

1,282

 

486

Total loans

$

2,767,670

$

2,741,165

$

11,828

$

14,677

 
December 31, 2018
One to four family residential real estate

$

322,686

$

317,740

$

1,306

$

3,640

Construction

 

265,772

 

265,772

 

-

 

-

Commercial real estate

 

1,404,810

 

1,394,211

 

242

 

10,357

Commercial

 

509,577

 

504,884

 

193

 

4,500

Consumer finance

 

34,405

 

34,079

 

200

 

126

Home equity and improvement

 

128,152

 

126,188

 

1,571

 

393

Total loans

$

2,665,402

$

2,642,874

$

3,512

$

19,016

 


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The Minister of Indigenous Services, Patty Hajdu, issued the following statement today: "I would like to sincerely thank Mr. Pedro Arrojo-Agudo, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation, for...

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TSX VENTURE COMPANIES BULLETIN V2024-1145 GOOD NATURED PRODUCTS INC. ("GDNP") ("GDNP.DB")BULLETIN TYPE: Convertible Debenture/s, Miscellaneous, HaltBULLETIN DATE: April 19, 2024TSX Venture Tier 2 Company Good Natured Products Inc. (the "Company")...

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Monteverde & Associates PC (the "M&A Class Action Firm"), has recovered money for shareholders and is recognized as a Top 50 Firm in the 2018-2022 ISS Securities Class Action Services Report. We are headquartered at the Empire State Building in New...

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Rise48 Equity, a leading multifamily investment group, today announced the acquisition of Mosaic Apartments in the DFW area of Texas. This 288-unit complex marks a significant milestone as the company's 50th acquisition since 2019 and its 10th in the...

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Note: All times local Victoria, British Columbia 10:20 a.m.    The Prime Minister will greet the President of Poland, Andrzej Duda. Note for media: Pooled photo opportunity10:25 a.m. The Prime Minister will meet with the President of Poland,...



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