LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2014 Earnings

PLANO, Texas, Jan. 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc. (formerly known as ViewPoint Financial Group, Inc.) (NASDAQ: LTXB) (the "Company"), the holding company for LegacyTexas Bank (the "Bank"), today announced net income of $5.5 million and core net income (which is net income adjusted for the impact of merger and acquisition costs and certain other items) of $11.2 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2014. Basic earnings per share for the quarter ended December 31, 2014, was $0.14, while core basic earnings per share for the same period was $0.29. Net income for the year ended December 31, 2014 totaled $31.3 million, or $0.82 basic earnings per share, and core net income for the same period totaled $38.9 million, or $1.03 basic earnings per share. The reconciliation of non-GAAP measures, which the Company believes facilitates the assessment of its banking operations and peer comparability, is included in tabular form at the end of this release.


For the Quarters Ended


Linked Quarter


Year-over-Year


For the Years Ended December 31,


Q4 2014


Q3 2014


Q4 2013


$ change


% change


$ change


% change


2014



2013



$ change


% change

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts; all periods unaudited except for net income and earnings per share for full year 2013)

Net income

$

5,466



$

9,312



$

7,244



$

(3,846)



(41.3)%



$

(1,778)



(24.5)%



$

31,278



$

31,688



$

(410)



(1.3)%


Core net income

11,186



10,026



7,776



1,160



11.6



3,410



43.9



38,902



32,096



6,806



21.2


Basic EPS

0.14



0.24



0.19



(0.10)



(41.7)



(0.05)



(26.3)



0.82



0.83



(0.01)



(1.2)


Core basic EPS

0.29



0.26



0.21



0.03



11.5



0.08



38.1



1.03



0.85



0.18



21.2











































 

Fourth Quarter 2014 Performance Highlights

  • Loans held for investment at December 31, 2014, excluding Warehouse Purchase Program loans, grew $144.6 million, or 5.8%, from September 30, 2014, with commercial loans ending the year at $2.06 billion, an increase of $133.9 million, or 6.9%, from the linked quarter. Since December 31, 2013, loans held for investment, excluding Warehouse Purchase Program loans, grew by $583.8 million, or 28.5%, including a $503.8 million, or 32.3%, increase in commercial loans.
  • Warehouse Purchase Program loans at December 31, 2014, grew on both a linked-quarter and year-over-year basis, increasing by $49.8 million, or 6.8%, from September 30, 2014, and by $112.9 million, or 16.8%, from December 31, 2013.
  • Net interest income for the fourth quarter of 2014 increased by $1.2 million, or 3.3%, from the linked quarter and $5.8 million, or 19.2%, from the fourth quarter of 2013. Non-interest income grew on both a linked-quarter and year-over-year basis. Excluding the impact of merger and acquisition costs, non-interest expense declined by $89,000 from the third quarter of 2014 and by $2.0 million from the fourth quarter of 2013.
  • Deposits increased by $161.3 million, or 6.5%, from September 30, 2014, with growth in all deposit categories. Compared to December 31, 2013, deposits increased by $393.2 million, or 17.4%.
  • Net interest margin for the quarter ended December 31, 2014 was 3.84%, a four basis point increase from the linked quarter and a one basis point increase compared to the fourth quarter of 2013.

"2014 was a great year for the Company," said President and CEO Kevin Hanigan. "Core earnings were up for both the year and the fourth quarter, loans and deposits continued to show impressive growth, our net interest margin improved and we controlled our operating costs. Closing the merger with LegacyTexas on January 1 was a great way to start 2015. With most of the one-time costs related to the merger now behind us, we look forward to executing our plans for 2015."

On January 1, 2015, the Company completed its merger with LegacyTexas Group, Inc. and changed its name from ViewPoint Financial Group, Inc. to LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc. On January 2, the Company's common stock began trading on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol LTXB. The Company's bank subsidiary, ViewPoint Bank, N.A., was merged into LegacyTexas Bank, the banking subsidiary of LegacyTexas Group, Inc. ViewPoint Bank will publicly adopt the LegacyTexas name when the bank's branch and branding integration is complete on February 17. At that time, customers of both institutions will be able to conduct business at any LegacyTexas Bank location.

At completion of the merger, Mays Davenport (Executive Vice President of LegacyTexas Bank) joined the Company as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and George Fisk (Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of LegacyTexas Group, Inc.) and Greg Wilkinson (director of LegacyTexas Group, Inc.) began serving on the Boards of Directors of the Company and the merged LegacyTexas Bank. Kevin Hanigan continues to serve the Company and the merged LegacyTexas Bank as President and Chief Executive Officer. Additionally, Arcilia Acosta, who has served on the Board of Directors of ViewPoint Bank since 2013, was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company, effective January 1, 2015.

Financial Highlights


At or For the Quarters Ended


December


September


December

(unaudited)

2014



2014



2013



(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

Net interest income

$

35,830



$

34,670



$

30,069


Provision for loan losses

2,637



2,511



616


Non-interest income

5,294



5,058



5,005


Non-interest expense

29,796



22,791



24,128


Income tax expense

3,225



5,114



3,086


Net income

$

5,466



$

9,312



$

7,244











Basic earnings per common share

$

0.14



$

0.24



$

0.19


Basic core (non-GAAP) earnings per common share2

$

0.29



$

0.26



$

0.21


Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic

38,051,511



37,971,790



37,686,866


Estimated Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio1

15.14

%


16.04

%


18.17

%

Total equity to total assets

13.65

%


14.28

%


15.44

%

Tangible common equity to tangible assets - Non-GAAP 2

13.01

%


13.61

%


14.70

%

 

1 Calculated at the Company level, which is subject to the capital adequacy requirements of the Federal Reserve.

2 See the section labeled "Supplemental Information- Non-GAAP Financial Measures" at the end of this document.

 

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin


For the Quarters Ended


December


September


December

(unaudited)

2014



2014



2013



(Dollars in thousands)

Interest income:









  Loans held for investment, excluding Warehouse Purchase Program loans

$

31,667



$

30,134



$

26,050


  Warehouse Purchase Program loans

5,440



5,738



5,138


  Securities

2,808



2,926



3,273


  Interest-earning deposit accounts

64



57



38


Total interest income

$

39,979



$

38,855



$

34,499


Net interest income

$

35,830



34,670



$

30,069


Net interest margin

3.84

%


3.80

%


3.83

%

Selected average balances:









  Total earning assets

$

3,732,058



$

3,652,243



$

3,139,253


  Total loans

$

3,120,214



$

3,029,047



$

2,482,274


  Total securities

$

505,692



$

532,950



$

592,769


  Total deposits

$

2,612,125



$

2,469,482



$

2,240,333


  Total borrowings

$

654,396



$

733,615



$

468,855


  Total non-interest-bearing demand deposits

$

473,996



$

456,115



$

404,087


  Total interest-bearing liabilities

$

2,792,525



$

2,746,982



$

2,305,101


 

Net interest income for the quarter ended December 31, 2014, was $35.8 million, a $1.2 million increase from the third quarter of 2014 and a $5.8 million increase from the fourth quarter of 2013. The $1.2 million increase from the linked quarter was due to an increase in interest income on loans, which was driven by increased volume in commercial real estate and commercial and industrial loans. The average balance of commercial and industrial loans increased by $68.1 million, or 10.3%, to $730.6 million from the third quarter of 2014, resulting in a $1.1 million increase in interest income. Additionally, the average balance of commercial real estate loans increased by $42.0 million, or 3.5%, from the linked quarter, contributing $439,000 of the increase in interest income. The increases in interest income driven by commercial loan volume was partially offset by a $298,000 decline in interest income on Warehouse Purchase Program loans, as the average balance of the portfolio declined by $25.4 million on a linked-quarter basis.

Interest expense for the quarter ended December 31, 2014, slightly decreased compared to the linked quarter, declining by $36,000, or 0.86%. A $133,000 linked-quarter increase in interest expense related to savings and money market accounts was offset by a $180,000 decrease in interest expense related to borrowings. The average balance of borrowings declined by $79.2 million, or 10.8%, from the linked quarter, which was primarily related to the decline in the Warehouse Purchase Program average balance for the same period, as these loans are partially funded by short-term advances.

The $5.8 million increase in net interest income compared to the fourth quarter of 2013 was due to a $5.9 million, or 19.0%, increase in interest income on loans, which was driven by higher commercial loan volume. For the quarter ended December 31, 2014, the average balance of commercial and industrial loans increased by $338.8 million, or 86.4%, compared to the quarter ended December 31, 2013, which resulted in a $3.2 million increase in interest income. Additionally, the average balance of commercial real estate loans increased by $152.9 million, or 14.2%, for the quarter ended December 31, 2014, compared to the same period in 2013, contributing $1.7 million of the increase in interest income. Increased volume in consumer real estate and Warehouse Purchase Program loans also added to the growth in interest income on a year-over-year basis, which was partially offset by reductions in yields earned on most loan portfolios.

Compared to the fourth quarter of 2013, interest expense for the quarter ended December 31, 2014, decreased by $281,000, or 6.3%, which was primarily due to a 35 basis point reduction in the average rate paid on time deposits, as well as a 65 basis point decrease in the average rate paid on borrowings. Average balances of savings, money market and time deposits, as well as the average balance of borrowings, increased compared to the fourth quarter of 2013, which partially offset the decline in interest expense related to lower rates.

The net interest margin for the fourth quarter of 2014 was 3.84%, a four basis point increase from the third quarter of 2014 and a one basis point increase from the fourth quarter of 2013. Accretion of interest related to the 2012 Highlands acquisition contributed three basis points to the net interest margin for the quarter ended December 31, 2014, compared to three basis points for the quarter ended September 30, 2014, and ten basis points for the quarter ended December 31, 2013. The average yield on earning assets for the fourth quarter of 2014 was 4.28%, a two basis point increase from the third quarter of 2014 and a 12 basis point decrease from the fourth quarter of 2013. The cost of deposits for the fourth quarter of 2014 was 0.33%, unchanged from the third quarter of 2014 and a seven basis point decrease from the fourth quarter of 2013.

Non-interest Income

Non-interest income for the fourth quarter of 2014 was $5.3 million, a $236,000, or 4.7%, increase from the third quarter of 2014 and a $289,000, or 5.8%, increase from the fourth quarter of 2013. The increase from the linked quarter was primarily due to a $153,000, or 3.3%, increase in service charges and fees, which was driven by an increase in commercial loan pre-prepayment and other one-time commercial loan fees. Additionally, the increase in non-interest income from the linked quarter included a $100,000 increase in the gain (loss) on sale and disposition of assets, attributable to a net gain of $11,000 on other real estate owned recognized in the fourth quarter of 2014, compared to a net loss of $85,000 on other real estate owned recognized in the third quarter of 2014.

The $289,000 increase in non-interest income for the fourth quarter of 2014 was primarily due to a $465,000, or 10.9%, increase in service charges and fees compared to the fourth quarter of 2013. This growth in service charges and fees was driven by increased commercial loan pre-payment and debit card fee income, and was partially offset by a $105,000 decline in the gain (loss) on sale and disposition of assets, primarily related to a gain recognized on a purchased credit impaired loan obtained in the Highlands acquisition that was paid in full during the fourth quarter of 2013, with no comparable gain recognized in the 2014 period.

Non-interest Expenses

Non-interest expense for the quarter ended December 31, 2014 was $29.8 million, a $7.0 million, or 30.7%, increase from the third quarter of 2014, and a $5.7 million, or 23.5%, increase from the fourth quarter of 2013. The linked-quarter increase includes a $7.1 million increase in merger and acquisition costs related to the merger with LegacyTexas Group, Inc., which was completed on January 1, 2015. Excluding the impact of these merger costs, non-interest expense declined by $89,000, which was driven by a $524,000, or 3.8%, decrease in salaries and employee benefits expense, primarily due to reductions in salary and incentive accruals compared to the linked quarter. In the latter half of 2014, several high-level employees left the Company in advance of the merger with LegacyTexas Group, Inc. This decline was partially offset by a $163,000 increase in advertising expense and a $142,000 increase in outside professional services expense.

The increase in non-interest expense from the fourth quarter of 2013 includes a $7.6 million increase in merger and acquisition costs related to the merger with LegacyTexas Group, Inc., which was completed on January 1, 2015. Excluding the impact of these merger costs, non-interest expense declined by $2.0 million, which was driven by a $1.2 million, or 8.4%, decrease in salaries and employee benefits expense, primarily due to reductions in salary and incentive accruals compared to the fourth quarter of 2013 related to a decrease in the number of employees. This was partially offset by a $622,000 increase in restricted stock expense, caused by $666,000 of expense that was reversed in the 2013 period due to the cancellation of certain stock awards that did not meet performance-based vesting conditions, with no comparable expense reversals recognized in the current period. Compared to the fourth quarter of 2013, advertising expense decreased by $335,000, while occupancy and equipment and office operations expense declined by $261,000 and $160,000, respectively.

Financial Condition

Gross loans held for investment at December 31, 2014, excluding Warehouse Purchase Program loans, increased by $144.6 million, or 5.8%, from September 30, 2014, and by $583.8 million, or 28.5%, from December 31, 2013, with increased commercial lending driving the loan growth. Commercial real estate loan balances at December 31, 2014 increased by $46.4 million, or 3.8%, from September 30, 2014, and by $174.7 million, or 16.0%, from December 31, 2013. Commercial and industrial loans at December 31, 2014 increased by $86.3 million, or 12.4%, from September 30, 2014, and by $342.4 million, or 77.9%, from December 31, 2013. Warehouse Purchase Program loans at December 31, 2014 increased by $49.8 million, or 6.8%, from September 30, 2014, and by $112.9 million, or 16.8%, from December 31, 2013. Consumer loans at December 31, 2014 increased by $7.5 million, or 1.3%, from September 30, 2014, and by $75.7 million, or 15.5%, from December 31, 2013.

Energy loans, which are reported as commercial and industrial loans, totaled $359.6 million at December 31, 2014, up $76.0 million from $283.6 million at September 30, 2014, and up $193.1 million from December 31, 2013. In May 2013, the Company formed its Energy Finance group, which is comprised of a group of seasoned lenders, executives, and credit risk professionals with more than 100 years of combined Texas energy experience, to focus on providing loans to private and public oil and gas companies throughout the United States. The group also offers the Bank's full array of commercial services, including Treasury Management and letters of credit, to its customers. The vast majority of the loans in the Energy portfolio are reserve based loans, secured by deeds of trust on properties containing both oil and natural gas reserves. Four loans managed by the Energy Finance group are not secured by oil and gas reserves. These loans, with a combined commitment of $39.5 million and a total outstanding balance of $16.5 million at December 31, 2014, are categorized as "Midstream and Other" loans. Loans in this category are typically related to the transmission of oil and natural gas and would have only an indirect impact from declining commodity prices.

Total deposits at December 31, 2014 increased by $161.3 million, or 6.5%, from September 30, 2014, and by $393.2 million, or 17.4%, from December 31, 2013. Savings and money market deposits increased by $118.8 million, or 11.2%, from September 30, 2014, and by $272.2 million, or 30.1%, from December 31, 2013. Over the past year, non-interest-bearing demand deposits have grown by $83.4 million, or 20.3%, and totaled $494.4 million at December 31, 2014, or 18.6% of total deposits. This increase was driven by higher balances in commercial checking products. Time deposits increased by $13.6 million, or 2.7%, from September 30, 2014, and by $39.4 million, or 8.3%, from December 31, 2013.

Total shareholders' equity increased by $4.1 million to $568.2 million at December 31, 2014, from $564.1 million at September 30, 2014. The Company's tangible common equity ratio was 13.01% at December 31, 2014, a decrease of 60 basis points from September 30, 2014, and 169 basis points from December 31, 2013.

Credit Quality


At or For the Quarters Ended


December


September


December

(unaudited)

2014



2014



2013



(Dollars in thousands)

Net charge-offs (recoveries)

$

(327)



$

366



$

127


Net charge-offs (recoveries)/Average loans held for investment, excluding Warehouse Purchase Program loans

(0.05)%



0.06%



0.03%


Net charge-offs (recoveries)/Average loans held for investment

(0.04)



0.05



0.02


Provision for loan losses

$

2,637



$

2,511



$

616


Non-performing loans ("NPLs")

23,507



24,382



22,124


NPLs/Total loans held for investment, excluding Warehouse Purchase Program loans

0.89%



0.98%



1.08%


NPLs/Total loans held for investment

0.69



0.76



0.81


Non-performing assets ("NPAs")

$

24,058



$

24,488



$

22,604


NPAs to total assets

0.58%



0.62%



0.64%


NPAs/Loans held for investment and foreclosed assets, excluding Warehouse Purchase Program loans

0.91



0.98



1.10


NPAs/Loans held for investment and foreclosed assets

0.70



0.76



0.83


Allowance for loan losses

$

25,549



$

22,585



$

19,358


Allowance for loan losses/Total loans held for investment, excluding Warehouse Purchase Program loans

0.97%



0.91%



0.94%


Allowance for loan losses/Total loans held for investment

0.75



0.70



0.71


Allowance for loan losses/Total Loans held for investment, excluding acquired loans & Warehouse Purchase Program loans 1

1.00



0.94



1.00


Allowance for loan losses/NPLs

108.69



92.63



87.50


 

1 Excludes loans acquired in 2012 from Highlands, which were initially recorded at fair value.

 

The Company recorded a provision for loan losses of $2.6 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2014, compared to $2.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2014, and $616,000 for the quarter ended December 31, 2013. The increase in the provision for loan losses on a linked-quarter basis, as well as compared to the fourth quarter of 2013, was primarily related to increased commercial loan production, as commercial balances increased by $133.9 million compared to September 30, 2014, and by $503.8 million from December 31, 2013. Additionally, in the fourth quarter of 2014, the Company increased its qualitative reserve factors to set aside additional allowance for loan losses due to the economic uncertainty in Texas related to the recent decline in the price of oil. To date, the Company has not recognized a loss from loans in the Energy portfolio, which we believe is a reflection of prudent risk mitigation techniques. These techniques include sound underwriting (reasonable advance rates based on number and diversification of wells), sound policy (requiring hedges on production sales), and conservative collateral valuations (frequent borrowing base determinations at prices below NYMEX posted rates). All borrowing base valuations are performed by highly qualified and nationally recognized third party firms intimately familiar with the properties and their production history. At December 31, 2014, less than 1% of the Company's loan portfolio (excluding Warehouse Purchase Program loans) consisted of criticized energy loans, and all energy loans were performing.

Subsequent Events

The Company is required under generally accepted accounting principles to evaluate subsequent events through the filing of its consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2014, on Form 10-K. As a result, the Company will continue to evaluate the impact of any subsequent events on critical accounting assumptions and estimates made as of December 31, 2014, and will adjust amounts preliminarily reported, if necessary.

Conference Call

The Company will host an investor conference call to review these results on Wednesday, January 28, 2015, at 8 a.m. Central Time. Participants may pre-register for the call by visiting http://dpregister.com/10057578 and will receive a unique pin number, which can be used when dialing in for the call. This will allow attendees to enter the call immediately. Alternatively, participants may call (toll-free) 1-877-513-4119 at least five minutes prior to the call to be placed into the call by an operator. International participants are asked to call 1-412-902-4148 and participants in Canada are asked to call (toll-free) 1-855-669-9657.

The call and corresponding presentation slides will be webcast live on the home page of the Company's website, www.legacytexasfinancialgroup.com. An audio replay will be available one hour after the conclusion of the call at 1-877-344-7529, Conference #10057578. This replay, as well as the webcast, will be available until February 18, 2015.

About LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc.

LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc. is a bank holding company based in Plano, Texas. The Company's holdings include LegacyTexas Bank, which also operates as ViewPoint Bank and First National Bank of Jacksboro. Beginning February 17, 2015, the Bank will operate under the LegacyTexas brand in each of its markets, with 48 banking offices in 19 North Texas cities, including 45 branches in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. For more information, please visit www.legacytexasfinancialgroup.com.

When used in filings by LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc. (the "Company") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), in the Company's press releases or other public or stockholder communications, and in oral statements made with the approval of an authorized executive officer, the words or phrases "will likely result," "are expected to," "will continue," "is anticipated," "estimate," "project," "intends" or similar expressions are intended to identify "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical earnings and those presently anticipated or projected, including, among other things: the expected cost savings, synergies and other financial benefits from the Company-LegacyTexas Group, Inc. merger (the "Merger") might not be realized within the expected time frames or at all and costs or difficulties relating to integration matters might be greater than expected; changes in economic conditions; legislative changes; changes in policies by regulatory agencies; fluctuations in interest rates; the risks of lending and investing activities, including changes in the level and direction of loan delinquencies and write-offs and changes in estimates of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses; the Company's ability to access cost-effective funding; fluctuations in real estate values and both residential and commercial real estate market conditions; demand for loans and deposits in the Company's market area; fluctuations in the price of oil, natural gas and other commodities; competition; changes in management's business strategies and other factors set forth in the Company's filings with the SEC.

The Company does not undertake - and specifically declines any obligation - to publicly release the result of any revisions which may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.

LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc. (formerly known as ViewPoint Financial Group, Inc.)

Consolidated Balance Sheets



December 31, 2014


September 30, 2014


June 30,

 2014


March 31,

2014


December 31, 2013


(Dollars in thousands)

ASSETS

(unaudited)


(unaudited)


(unaudited)


(unaudited)




Cash and due from financial institutions

$

28,416



$

27,669



$

35,276



$

33,627



$

30,012


Short-term interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions

103,605



62,616



130,632



88,238



57,962


    Total cash and cash equivalents

132,021



90,285



165,908



121,865



87,974


Securities available for sale, at fair value

199,699



211,364



224,184



236,062



248,012


Securities held to maturity

241,920



254,665



267,614



280,490



294,583


    Total securities

441,619



466,029



491,798



516,552



542,595


Loans held for investment:















Loans held for investment - Warehouse Purchase Program

786,416



736,624



769,566



590,904



673,470


Loans held for investment

2,633,680



2,489,063



2,349,509



2,207,580



2,049,902


    Gross loans

3,420,096



3,225,687



3,119,075



2,798,484



2,723,372


Less: allowance for loan losses and deferred fees on loans held for investment

(28,476)



(24,773)



(22,139)



(21,291)



(20,625)


    Net loans

3,391,620



3,200,914



3,096,936



2,777,193



2,702,747


FHLB and Federal Reserve Bank stock, at cost

44,084



41,473



44,532



33,632



34,883


Bank-owned life insurance

36,193



36,010



35,863



35,718



35,565


Premises and equipment, net

48,743



51,118



51,955



52,736



53,272


Goodwill

29,650



29,650



29,650



29,650



29,650


Other assets

40,184



35,045



34,602



36,242



38,546


    Total assets

$

4,164,114



$

3,950,524



$

3,951,244



$

3,603,588



$

3,525,232

















LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY










Non-interest-bearing demand

$

494,376



$

483,784



$

433,194



$

434,463



$

410,933


Interest-bearing demand

472,703



454,416



476,203



479,432



474,515


Savings and money market

1,176,749



1,057,912



1,032,496



945,046



904,576


Time

513,981



500,356



493,833



510,305



474,615


    Total deposits

2,657,809



2,496,468



2,435,726



2,369,246



2,264,639


FHLB advances

862,907



799,704



874,866



607,996



639,096


Repurchase agreement and other borrowings

25,000



25,000



25,000



25,000



25,000


Accrued expenses and other liabilities

50,175



65,225



58,240



51,247



52,037


    Total liabilities

3,595,891



3,386,397



3,393,832



3,053,489



2,980,772


Shareholders' equity















Common stock

400



400



400



399



399


Additional paid-in capital

386,549



383,779



381,808



379,578



377,657


Retained earnings

195,327



194,663



190,150



186,126



183,236


Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net

930



635



770



78



(383)


Unearned Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) shares

(14,983)



(15,350)



(15,716)



(16,082)



(16,449)


    Total shareholders' equity

568,223



564,127



557,412



550,099



544,460


    Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

4,164,114



$

3,950,524



$

3,951,244



$

3,603,588



$

3,525,232


 

LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc. (formerly known as ViewPoint Financial Group, Inc.)

Consolidated Quarterly Statements of Income (unaudited)



For the Quarters Ended

Fourth Quarter 2014 Compared to:


Dec 31,

2014


Sep 30,

2014


Jun 30,

2014


Mar 31,

2014


Dec 31,

 2013


Third Quarter

 2014


Fourth Quarter

2013

Interest and dividend income

(Dollars in thousands)

  Loans, including fees

$

37,107


$

35,872


$

33,888


$

30,388


$

31,188


$

1,235


3.4%


$

5,919


19.0%


  Taxable securities

2,109


2,225


2,453


2,565


2,583


(116)


(5.2)


(474)


(18.4)


  Nontaxable securities

561


562


561


564


562


(1)


(0.2)


(1)


(0.2)


  Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions

64


57


71


57


38


7


12.3


26


68.4


  FHLB and Federal Reserve Bank stock

138


139


136


130


128


(1)


(0.7)


10


7.8



39,979


38,855


37,109


33,704


34,499


1,124


2.9


5,480


15.9


Interest expense



















  Deposits

2,165


2,021


2,035


1,991


2,252


144


7.1


(87)


(3.9)


  FHLB advances

1,778


1,957


1,948


1,927


1,971


(179)


(9.1)


(193)


(9.8)


  Repurchase agreement

206


205


204


201


206


1


0.5




  Other borrowings


2




1


(2)


N/M 1


(1)


N/M 1



4,149


4,185


4,187


4,119


4,430


(36)


(0.9)


(281)


(6.3)


Net interest income

35,830


34,670


32,922


29,585


30,069


1,160


3.3


5,761


19.2


Provision for loan losses

2,637


2,511


1,197


376


616


126


5.0


2,021


328.1


Net interest income after provision for loan losses

33,193


32,159


31,725


29,209


29,453


1,034


3.2


3,740


12.7


Non-interest income



















  Service charges and fees

4,724


4,571


4,874


4,298


4,259


153


3.3


465


10.9


  Other charges and fees

239


227


239


210


246


12


5.3


(7)


(2.8)


  Bank-owned life insurance   income

183


147


145


153


186


36


24.5


(3)


(1.6)


Gain (loss) on sale and disposition of assets

15


(85)


727


1


120


100


N/M 1


(105)


(87.5)


  Other

133


198


(556)


300


194


(65)


(32.8)


(61)


(31.4)



5,294


5,058


5,429


4,962


5,005


236


4.7


289


5.8





















Non-interest expense



















  Salaries and employee benefits

13,137


13,661


14,127


14,132


14,339


(524)


(3.8)


(1,202)


(8.4)


  Merger and acquisition costs

8,282


1,188


652


169


663


7,094


597.1


7,619


1,149.2


  Advertising

425


262


493


355


760


163


62.2


(335)


(44.1)


  Occupancy and equipment

1,856


1,807


1,819


1,892


2,117


49


2.7


(261)


(12.3)


  Outside professional services

711


569


486


525


824


142


25.0


(113)


(13.7)


  Regulatory assessments

700


698


687


628


619


2


0.3


81


13.1


  Data processing

1,753


1,739


1,708


1,662


1,747


14


0.8


6


0.3


  Office operations

1,621


1,566


1,717


1,680


1,781


55


3.5


(160)


(9.0)


  Other

1,311


1,301


1,661


1,112


1,278


10


0.8


33


2.6



29,796


22,791


23,350


22,155


24,128


7,005


30.7


5,668


23.5


Income before income tax expense

8,691


14,426


13,804


12,016


10,330


(5,735)


(39.8)


(1,639)


(15.9)


Income tax expense

3,225


5,114


4,986


4,334


3,086


(1,889)


(36.9)


139


4.5


Net income

$

5,466


$

9,312


$

8,818


$

7,682


$

7,244


$

(3,846)


(41.3)%


$

(1,778)


(24.5)%


 

1N/M - not meaningful

 

LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc. (formerly known as ViewPoint Financial Group, Inc.)

Consolidated Statements of Income for the Years Ended December 31,


(Dollars in thousands)

2014



2013



2012


Interest and dividend income

(unaudited)







  Loans, including fees

$

137,255



$

124,522



$

120,596


  Taxable securities

9,352



9,780



14,850


  Nontaxable securities

2,248



2,133



1,891


  Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions

249



126



117


  FHLB and Federal Reserve Bank stock

543



528



538



149,647



137,089



137,992


Interest expense









  Deposits

8,212



9,545



11,453


  FHLB advances

7,610



8,503



9,807


  Repurchase agreement

816



816



876


  Other borrowings

2



5



33



16,640



18,869



22,169


Net interest income

133,007



118,220



115,823


Provision for loan losses

6,721



3,199



3,139


Net interest income after provision for loan losses

126,286



115,021



112,684


Non-interest income









  Service charges and fees

18,467



17,778



19,512


  Other charges and fees

915



937



579


  Net gain on sale of mortgage loans





5,436


  Bank-owned life insurance income

628



649



699


  Gain (loss) on sale of available-for-sale securities



(177)



1,014


  Gain (loss) on sale and disposition of assets

658



835



(191)


  Impairment of goodwill





(818)


  Other

75



1,811



3,325



20,743



21,833



29,556


Non-interest expense









  Salaries and employee benefits

55,057



53,328



51,719


  Merger and acquisition costs

10,291



663



4,127


  Advertising

1,535



2,690



1,753


  Occupancy and equipment

7,374



7,675



7,365


  Outside professional services

2,291



2,760



2,320


  Regulatory assessments

2,713



2,477



2,534


  Data processing

6,862



6,727



6,109


  Office operations

6,584



6,783



7,144


  Other

5,385



5,774



4,619



98,092



88,877



87,690


Income before income tax expense

48,937



47,977



54,550


Income tax expense

17,659



16,289



19,309


Net income

$

31,278



$

31,688



$

35,241


Earnings per share:









  Basic

$

0.82



$

0.83



$

0.98


  Diluted

$

0.81



$

0.83



$

0.98


Dividends declared per share

$

0.48



$

0.32



$

0.40


 

LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc. (formerly known as ViewPoint Financial Group, Inc.)

Selected Financial Highlights (unaudited)



At or For the Quarters Ended


December 31,


September 30,


December 31,


2014



2014



2013



(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

SHARE DATA:









Weighted average common shares outstanding- basic

38,051,511



37,971,790



37,686,866


Weighted average common shares outstanding- diluted

38,275,814



38,203,508



37,911,775


Shares outstanding at end of period

40,014,851



40,006,941



39,938,816


Income available to common shareholders1

$

5,412



$

9,215



$

7,147


Basic earnings per common share

0.14



0.24



0.19


Basic core (non-GAAP) earnings per common share2

0.29



0.26



0.21


Diluted earnings per common share

0.14



0.24



0.19


Dividends declared per share

0.12



0.12



0.12


Total shareholders' equity

568,223



564,127



544,460


Common shareholders' equity per share (book value per share)

14.20



14.10



13.63


Tangible book value per share- Non-GAAP2

13.44



13.34



12.86


Market value per share for the quarter:









  High

27.61



27.52



27.66


  Low

21.33



23.94



20.19


  Close

23.85



23.94



27.45


KEY RATIOS:









Return on average common shareholders' equity

3.83

%


6.63

%


5.34

%

Core return on average common shareholders' equity2

7.85



7.14



5.73


Return on average assets

0.56



0.97



0.87


Core return on average assets2

1.14



1.05



0.94


Efficiency ratio3

52.22



54.17



67.07


Estimated Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio4

15.14



16.04



18.17


Estimated total risk-based capital ratio4

15.87



16.72



18.85


Estimated Tier 1 leverage ratio4

13.86



14.03



15.67


Total equity to total assets

13.65



14.28



15.44


Tangible equity to tangible assets- Non-GAAP2

13.01



13.61



14.70


Number of employees- full-time equivalent

517



512



561














 

1 Net of distributed and undistributed earnings to participating securities

2 See the section labeled "Supplemental Information- Non-GAAP Financial Measures" at the end of this document.

3 Calculated by dividing total non-interest expense by net interest income plus non-interest income, excluding gain (loss) on foreclosed assets, amortization of intangible assets, gains (losses) from securities transactions, merger and acquisition costs and other non-recurring items.

4 Calculated at the Company level, which is subject to the capital adequacy requirements of the Federal Reserve.

 

LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc. (formerly known as ViewPoint Financial Group, Inc.)

Selected Loan Data (unaudited)



At the Quarter Ended


December 31,

2014


September 30,

2014


June 30,

2014


March 31,

2014


December 31,

2013

Loans:

(Dollars in thousands)

Commercial real estate

$

1,265,868



$

1,219,436



$

1,162,035



$

1,118,059



$

1,091,200


Warehouse Purchase Program loans

786,416



736,624



769,566



590,904



673,470


Commercial and industrial loans:















  Commercial

741,678



668,421



579,561



517,247



425,030


  Warehouse lines of credit

40,146



27,122



31,426



26,333



14,400


Total commercial and industrial loans

781,824



695,543



610,987



543,580



439,430


Construction and land loans:















  Commercial construction and land

14,396



13,206



28,496



34,465



27,619


  Consumer construction and land

6,902



3,694



3,445



2,604



2,628


Total construction and land loans

21,298



16,900



31,941



37,069



30,247


Consumer:















  Consumer real estate

524,199



515,706



501,328



463,857



441,226


  Other consumer loans

40,491



41,478



43,218



45,015



47,799


Total consumer

564,690



557,184



544,546



508,872



489,025


  Gross loans held for investment

$

3,420,096



$

3,225,687



$

3,119,075



$

2,798,484



$

2,723,372


Non-performing assets:















Commercial real estate

$

6,703



$

7,452



$

7,386



$

8,110



$

7,604


Commercial and industrial

5,778



6,328



6,245



5,990



5,141


Construction and land

149



150



213






Consumer real estate

10,591



10,106



9,304



8,203



8,812


Other consumer loans

286



346



457



526



567


  Total non-performing loans

23,507



24,382



23,605



22,829



22,124


Foreclosed assets

551



106



240



387



480


  Total non-performing assets

$

24,058



$

24,488



$

23,845



$

23,216



$

22,604


Total non-performing assets to total assets

0.58

%


0.62

%


0.60

%


0.64

%


0.64

%

Total non-performing loans to total loans held for investment, excluding Warehouse Purchase Program loans

0.89

%


0.98

%


1.00

%


1.03

%


1.08

%

Total non-performing loans to total loans held for investment

0.69

%


0.76

%


0.76

%


0.82

%


0.81

%

Allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans

108.69

%


92.63

%


86.59

%


84.99

%


87.50

%

Allowance for loan losses to total loans held for investment, excluding Warehouse Purchase Program loans

0.97

%


0.91

%


0.87

%


0.88

%


0.94

%

Allowance for loan losses to total loans held for investment

0.75

%


0.70

%


0.66

%


0.69

%


0.71

%

Allowance for loan losses to total loans held for investment, excluding acquired loans and Warehouse Purchase Program loans 1

1.00

%


0.94

%


0.90

%


0.92

%


1.00

%

Troubled debt restructured loans ("TDRs"):













Performing TDRs:















  Commercial real estate

$

702



$

706



$

666



$



$


  Commercial and industrial

153



158



162



167



185


  Construction and land







2



2


  Consumer real estate

204



407



729



732



737


  Other consumer loans

39



41



43



44



47


    Total performing TDRs

$

1,098



$

1,312



$

1,600



$

945



$

971


Non-performing TDRs:2















  Commercial real estate

$

6,569



$

6,646



$

6,694



$

7,401



$

7,446


  Commercial and industrial

2,031



2,125



2,194



2,333



349


  Construction and land

103



104








  Consumer real estate

4,034



3,606



3,199



3,024



3,070


  Other consumer loans

245



300



411



471



503


    Total non-performing TDRs

$

12,982



$

12,781



$

12,498



$

13,229



$

11,368


Allowance for loan losses:















  Balance at beginning of period

$

22,585



$

20,440



$

19,402



$

19,358



$

18,869


  Provision expense

2,637



2,511



1,197



376



616


  Charge-offs

(203)



(493)



(294)



(471)



(255)


  Recoveries

530



127



135



139



128


    Balance at end of period

$

25,549



$

22,585



$

20,440



$

19,402



$

19,358


Net charge-offs (recoveries):















  Commercial real estate

$

(435)



$



$



$



$


  Commercial and industrial

77



152



53



192



43


  Construction and land



50








  Consumer real estate

(1)



69



54



77



14


  Other consumer loans

32



95



52



63



70


    Total net charge-offs

$

(327)



$

366



$

159



$

332



$

127


1 Excludes loans acquired from Highlands, which were initially recorded at fair value.

2 Non-performing TDRs are included in the non-performing assets reported above.

 

LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc. (formerly known as ViewPoint Financial Group, Inc.)

Average Balances and Yields/Rates (unaudited)



For the Quarters Ended


December 31, 2014


September 30, 2014


June 30, 2014


March 31, 2014


December 31, 2013

Loans:

(Dollars in thousands)


  Commercial real estate

$

1,229,962



$

1,187,982



$

1,169,484



$

1,130,304



$

1,077,112


  Warehouse Purchase Program loans

619,736



645,148



571,922



446,935



542,367


 Commercial and industrial loans:















    Commercial

703,326



633,208



561,026



449,867



376,557


    Warehouse lines of credit

27,303



29,296



29,327



17,988



15,316


  Consumer real estate

523,998



513,768



480,512



440,662



441,722


  Other consumer loans

41,169



42,308



44,162



46,453



49,202


  Less: deferred fees and allowance for loan loss

(25,280)



(22,663)



(21,683)



(20,767)



(20,002)


Loans receivable

3,120,214



3,029,047



2,834,750



2,511,442



2,482,274


Securities

505,692



532,950



545,944



562,607



592,769


Overnight deposits

106,152



90,246



118,529



96,292



64,210


    Total interest-earning assets

$

3,732,058



$

3,652,243



$

3,499,223



$

3,170,341



$

3,139,253


Deposits:















  Interest-bearing demand

$

455,210



$

460,192



$

468,283



$

460,745



$

455,983


  Savings and money market

1,169,133



1,060,311



1,000,243



918,636



902,019


  Time

513,786



492,864



503,035



493,196



478,244


FHLB advances and other borrowings

654,396



733,615



678,817



464,723



468,855


    Total interest-bearing liabilities

$

2,792,525



$

2,746,982



$

2,650,378



$

2,337,300



$

2,305,101

















Total assets

$

3,910,111



$

3,837,424



$

3,683,042



$

3,354,668



$

3,318,500


Non-interest-bearing demand deposits

$

473,996



$

456,115



$

414,746



$

414,919



$

404,087


Total deposits

$

2,612,125



$

2,469,482



$

2,386,307



$

2,287,496



$

2,240,333


Total shareholders' equity

$

570,120



$

562,022



$

554,501



$

547,201



$

542,360

















Yields/Rates:















Loans:















  Commercial real estate

5.43

%


5.47

%


5.47

%


5.38

%


5.56

%

  Warehouse Purchase Program loans

3.51

%


3.56

%


3.56

%


3.64

%


3.79

%

 Commercial and industrial loans:















    Commercial

4.41

%


4.21

%


4.21

%


4.24

%


4.92

%

    Warehouse lines of credit

3.59

%


3.55

%


3.64

%


3.60

%


3.51

%

  Consumer real estate

4.83

%


4.92

%


4.97

%


4.98

%


5.05

%

  Other consumer loans

6.23

%


6.03

%


6.07

%


5.95

%


6.07

%

Loans receivable

4.76

%


4.74

%


4.78

%


4.84

%


5.03

%

Securities

2.22

%


2.20

%


2.31

%


2.32

%


2.21

%

Overnight deposits

0.24

%


0.25

%


0.24

%


0.24

%


0.24

%

    Total interest-earning assets

4.28

%


4.26

%


4.24

%


4.25

%


4.40

%

Deposits:















  Interest-bearing demand

0.35

%


0.35

%


0.37

%


0.37

%


0.38

%

  Savings and money market

0.32

%


0.31

%


0.30

%


0.28

%


0.28

%

  Time

0.64

%


0.65

%


0.69

%


0.75

%


0.99

%

FHLB advances and other borrowings

1.21

%


1.18

%


1.27

%


1.83

%


1.86

%

  Total interest-bearing liabilities

0.59

%


0.61

%


0.63

%


0.70

%


0.77

%

Net interest spread

3.69

%


3.65

%


3.61

%


3.55

%


3.63

%

Net interest margin

3.84

%


3.80

%


3.76

%


3.73

%


3.83

%

Cost of deposits (including non-interest-bearing demand)

0.33

%


0.33

%


0.34

%


0.35

%


0.40

%

 

LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc. (formerly known as ViewPoint Financial Group, Inc.)

Supplemental Information- Non-GAAP Financial Measures (unaudited and net of tax)



At or For the Quarters Ended


December 31,

2014


September 30

2014


June 30,

2014


March 31,

2014


December 31,

2013

Reconciliation of Core (non-GAAP) to GAAP Net Income and Earnings per Share:

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

  GAAP net income available to common shareholders 1

$

5,412



$

9,215



$

8,721



$

7,592



$

7,147


  Distributed and undistributed earnings to participating securities 1

54



97



97



90



97


GAAP net income

5,466



9,312



8,818



7,682



7,244

















  Merger and acquisition costs

5,765



772



424



110



431


  One-time payroll and severance costs





234





137


  One-time (gain) loss on assets

(45)



(58)



415



7



(36)


Core (non-GAAP) net income

$

11,186



$

10,026



$

9,891



$

7,799



$

7,776


Average shares for basic earnings per share

38,051,511



37,971,790



37,873,671



37,775,677



37,686,866


GAAP basic earnings per share

$

0.14



$

0.24



$

0.23



$

0.20



$

0.19


Core (non-GAAP) basic earnings per share

$

0.29



$

0.26



$

0.26



$

0.21



$

0.21


Average shares for diluted earnings per share

38,275,814



38,203,508



38,121,374



38,019,519



37,911,775


GAAP diluted earnings per share

$

0.14



$

0.24



$

0.23



$

0.20



$

0.19


Core (non-GAAP) diluted earnings per share

$

0.29



$

0.26



$

0.26



$

0.21



$

0.21

















Calculation of Tangible Book Value per Share:













Total shareholders' equity

$

568,223



$

564,127



$

557,412



$

550,099



$

544,460


Less: Goodwill

(29,650)



(29,650)



(29,650)



(29,650)



(29,650)


    Identifiable intangible assets, net

(813)



(910)



(1,005)



(1,127)



(1,239)


Total tangible shareholders' equity

$

537,760



$

533,567



$

526,757



$

519,322



$

513,571


Shares outstanding at end of period

40,014,851



40,006,941



39,995,720



39,946,560



39,938,816

















Book value per share- GAAP

$

14.20



$

14.10



$

13.94



$

13.77



$

13.63


Tangible book value per share- Non-GAAP

$

13.44



$

13.34



$

13.17



$

13.00



$

12.86

















Calculation of Tangible Equity to Tangible Assets:













Total assets

$

4,164,114



$

3,950,524



$

3,951,244



$

3,603,588



$

3,525,232


Less: Goodwill

(29,650)



(29,650)



(29,650)



(29,650)



(29,650)


    Identifiable intangible assets, net

(813)



(910)



(1,005)



(1,127)



(1,239)


Total tangible assets

$

4,133,651



$

3,919,964



$

3,920,589



$

3,572,811



$

3,494,343

















Equity to assets- GAAP

13.65

%


14.28

%


14.11

%


15.27

%


15.44

%

Tangible equity to tangible assets- Non-GAAP

13.01

%


13.61

%


13.44

%


14.54

%


14.70

%

 


At or For the Quarters Ended

(Dollars in thousands)

December 31,

2014


September 30,

2014


June 30,

2014


March 31,

2014


December 31,

2013

Calculation of Return on Average Assets and Return on Average Equity Ratios (GAAP and core)

Net income

$

5,466



$

9,312



$

8,818



$

7,682



$

7,244


Core (non-GAAP) net income

11,186



10,026



9,891



7,799



7,776


Average total equity

570,120



562,022



554,501



547,201



542,360


Average total assets

3,910,111



3,837,424



3,683,042



3,354,668



3,318,500


Return on average common shareholders' equity

3.83

%


6.63

%


6.36

%


5.62

%


5.34

%

Core return on average common shareholders' equity

7.85



7.14



7.14



5.70



5.73


Return on average assets

0.56



0.97



0.96



0.92



0.87


Core return on average assets

1.14



1.05



1.07



0.93



0.94


 


At or For the Years Ended


December 31,

2014


December 31,

2013

Reconciliation of Core (non-GAAP) to GAAP Net Income and Earnings per Share:

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

  GAAP net income available to common shareholders 1

$

30,942



$

31,294


  Distributed and undistributed earnings to participating securities 1

336



394


GAAP net income

31,278



31,688








  Merger and acquisition costs

7,071



431


  One-time payroll and severance costs

234



436


  One-time (gain) loss on assets

319



(574)


  (Gain) loss on sale of available-for-sale securities



115


Core (non-GAAP) net income

$

38,902



$

32,096


Average shares for basic earnings per share

37,919,065



37,589,548


GAAP basic earnings per share

$

0.82



$

0.83


Core (non-GAAP) basic earnings per share

$

1.03



$

0.85


Average shares for diluted earnings per share

38,162,094



37,744,786


GAAP diluted earnings per share

$

0.81



$

0.83


Core (non-GAAP) diluted earnings per share

$

1.02



$

0.85


 

1 Unvested share-based awards that contain nonforfeitable rights to dividends (whether paid or unpaid) are participating securities and are included in the computation of GAAP earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method described in ASC 260-10-45-60B.

 

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SOURCE LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc.

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