United Community Banks, Inc. Reports Net Operating Loss for First Quarter 2009
BLAIRSVILLE, GA, Apr 23, 2009 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX News Network) -- United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ: UCBI)
-- Provision for loan losses of $65 million exceeded charge-offs by $22
million
-- Allowance-to-loans ratio of 2.56 percent, up from 2.14 percent last
quarter
-- Non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $70 million, or $1.45 per
diluted share, primarily due to stock price decline
-- Severance costs of $2.9 million, or 4 cents per diluted share, related
to reduction in work force
-- Margin improvement of 38 basis points this quarter to 3.08 percent
-- Capital levels remain strong
United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ: UCBI) today reported a net operating loss of $32 million, or 71 cents per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2009. The net operating loss was primarily driven by higher credit costs, including the $22 million build-up in the allowance for loan losses. Net operating loss does not reflect a $70 million non-cash charge for impairment of goodwill and $2.9 million in severance costs relating to a reduction in work force, both of which are considered non-recurring expenses and therefore excluded from operating earnings. Including these non-recurring expenses the net loss for the quarter was $103.8 million, or $2.20 per diluted share.
"The $70 million goodwill impairment charge is a non-cash accounting adjustment to the company's balance sheet that does not affect cash flow or liquidity and has no impact on our regulatory or tangible capital ratios," stated Jimmy Tallent, president and chief executive officer. "During the fourth quarter our stock price traded well above tangible book value, and our goodwill test indicated no impairment at year-end. However, our stock price declined sharply during the first quarter, as did those of most financial services companies. When we updated our impairment test as of March 31, 2009, we had impairment of $70 million driven primarily by the stock price decline."
"The recession and its effect on the housing and construction markets, particularly in Atlanta, continued to drive credit quality issues in our loan portfolio," added Tallent. "A rise in the level of classified and non-performing assets, and deterioration in property valuations, led us to increase our allowance by $22 million over net charge-offs. While we remain committed to moving through this credit cycle as quickly as possible, our efforts have been hindered by this difficult environment."
Loans were $5.6 billion at quarter end, down $335 million from a year ago and down $72 million on a linked-quarter basis, reflecting the company's continued efforts to reduce exposure to the residential construction market. At March 31, 2009, residential construction loans were $1.4 billion, or 25 percent of total loans, a decrease of $361 million from a year ago and $49 million from the fourth quarter of 2008.
Taxable equivalent net interest revenue of $57.4 million reflected an increase of $5.5 million from last quarter and a decrease of $8.9 million from a year ago. The taxable equivalent net interest margin was 3.08 percent compared with 2.70 percent for the fourth quarter of 2008, and 3.55 percent for the first quarter of 2008.
"In the latter part of the fourth quarter, we were able to take several steps that contributed to the expansion in our first quarter margin," stated Tallent. "We improved our loan pricing and credit spreads, decreased deposit interest rates and, with an overall improvement in liquidity, we were able to let higher-cost time deposits and brokered deposits run off. We will continue to actively pursue strategies to improve our margin, while balancing liquidity needs with our goal of maximizing pre-tax, pre-provision earnings."
"Core deposits, excluding public funds, increased in every category this quarter reflective of our new initiatives and programs for customer referrals and cross selling," stated Tallent. "We added 21,918 new services this quarter, an annual growth rate of 11 percent, that expanded customer relationships and we opened 3,585 net new customer accounts."
The first quarter provision for loan losses was $65 million, compared with $85 million for the fourth quarter of 2008. Net charge-offs for the first quarter were $43.3 million compared with $74 million for the fourth quarter of 2008. At quarter-end, non-performing assets totaled $334.5 million compared with $250.5 million at December 31, 2008. The ratio of non-performing assets to total assets at the end of the first and fourth quarters was 4.11 percent and 2.94 percent, respectively. The allowance for loan losses to total loans was 2.56 percent and 2.14 percent.
"The recession continued to negatively affect our credit quality, particularly within our Atlanta residential construction portfolio," Tallent said. "Although we have seen some deterioration in other loan categories and markets, our principal challenge remains in the residential construction portfolio. The rise in non-performing assets was driven primarily by continued weakness in the Atlanta housing and construction markets, and to softened demand from buyers. We expect the challenges to continue in 2009 and the level of charge-offs and non-performing assets to be elevated over historical levels. However, we will aggressively work through our problem credits and pursue the best economic outcome for our company in each instance."
Fee revenue of $12.8 million was up $2.1 million from the fourth quarter, but down $1.4 million from the first quarter of 2008. Service charges and fees on deposit accounts of $7.0 million reflected a $779,000 decrease from a year ago due to lower activity and fewer transaction charges. Consulting fees were down $786,000 from last year primarily due to the consulting assistance provided to United for a company-wide initiative to improve efficiency and profitability. Consulting fees were further affected by weakness in the financial services industry that hindered sales efforts and delayed consulting contracts. Mortgage loan fees of $2.7 million were up $688,000 due to a record high level of refinancing activity.
Operating expenses, before the recognition of goodwill impairment and severance costs, were $52.6 million reflecting an increase of $5.0 million from the first quarter of 2008 and at the same level as the fourth quarter of 2008. The increase year over year was primarily due to higher foreclosed property costs of $3.4 million and an increase in FDIC insurance premiums of $1.4 million. For the first quarter of 2009, salaries and employee benefit costs of $28.8 million were at the same level as a year ago. First quarter 2009 staff costs did not reflect the reduction in work force of 191 staff, since most of the reduction in work force occurred at the end of the quarter with the remainder transitioning through the year-end. Severance and related benefit costs of $2.9 million were related to the reduction in staff.
"The decision to reduce staff was among the most difficult in my 25 years at United," commented Tallent. "Unfortunately, their departure came as a result of economic conditions that were not within our control, but had a powerful influence on our business decision for the reduction in staff. We expect to save $10 million in annual staff and benefit costs. Also, we have completed a company-wide performance improvement project with fee revenue enhancements and expense savings of $7 million annually that should be fully implemented by year-end. We expect to realize over half of the $17 million of annual savings this year."
The effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2009 was 14 percent, compared to 35.5 percent for the first quarter of 2008. "The tax rate was lower this quarter because goodwill and the related impairment charge are not recognized, nor deductible, for tax reporting purposes," stated Tallent. "Also affecting the first quarter tax rate was a $2.3 million net reserve for deferred tax assets relating to state tax credits that are expected to expire unused. The projected effective tax rate for the balance of 2009 is 38 percent."
United continues to maintain a strong capital position. At March 31, 2008, the company's regulatory capital ratios were as follows: Tier I Risk-Based Capital of 10.9 percent; Leverage of 7.9 percent; and, Total Risk-Based of 13.6 percent. Also, the average tangible equity to assets ratio was 8.3 percent and the average tangible common equity to assets ratio was 6.1 percent.
"While we continue to aggressively dispose of problem credits and improve our margin, we have been pursuing ways to build on the growth opportunities identified throughout our markets," Tallent said. "A key part of this plan was recently launched with the reorganization of our Atlanta region that enables us to more efficiently pursue, and better meet the needs of, small business and commercial customers. This new structure and redeployed team will not only increase and deepen our current customer relationships, but also expand our commercial and small business lending capabilities. Also, they will contribute to additional core deposits as well as further rebalance our loan portfolio, while reducing our exposure to any one segment of the market. Even though we will be using considerable resources to address the credit challenges for the remainder of the year, we will continue to plan ahead and position ourselves to capitalize on new opportunities across our footprint as the economy improves."
Conference Call
United Community Banks will hold a conference call today, Thursday, April 23, 2009, at 11 a.m. ET to discuss the contents of this news release and to share business highlights for the quarter. The telephone number for the conference call is (877) 741-4240 and the pass code is "UCBI." The conference call will also be available by web cast within the Investor Relations section of the company's web site at www.ucbi.com.
About United Community Banks, Inc.
Headquartered in Blairsville, United Community Banks is the third-largest bank holding company in Georgia. United Community Banks has assets of $8.1 billion and operates 27 community banks with 107 banking offices located throughout north Georgia, the Atlanta region, coastal Georgia, western North Carolina and east Tennessee. The company specializes in providing personalized community banking services to individuals and small to mid-size businesses. United Community Banks also offers the convenience of 24-hour access through a network of ATMs, telephone and on-line banking. United Community Banks common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol UCBI. Additional information may be found at the company's web site at www.ucbi.com.
Safe Harbor
This news release contains forward-looking statements, as defined by Federal Securities Laws, including statements about financial outlook and business environment. These statements are provided to assist in the understanding of future financial performance and such performance involves risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in such statements. Any such statements are based on current expectations and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of some factors that may cause such forward-looking statements to differ materially from actual results, please refer to the section entitled "Forward-Looking Statements" on page 3 of United Community Banks, Inc.'s annual report filed on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS, INC.
Financial Highlights
Selected Financial Information
2009 2008
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(in thousands, except per share First Fourth Third
data; taxable equivalent) Quarter Quarter Quarter
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INCOME SUMMARY
Interest revenue $ 103,562 $ 108,434 $ 112,510
Interest expense 46,150 56,561 53,719
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Net interest revenue 57,412 51,873 58,791
Provision for loan losses 65,000 85,000 76,000
Fee revenue 12,846 10,718 13,121
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Total revenue 5,258 (22,409) (4,088)
Operating expenses (1) 52,569 52,439 56,970
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Operating (loss) income before
taxes (47,311) (74,848) (61,058)
Income tax (benefit) expense (15,335) (28,101) (21,184)
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Net operating (loss) income (1) (31,976) (46,747) (39,874)
Noncash goodwill impairment charge 70,000 - -
Severance costs, net of tax benefit 1,797 - -
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Net (loss) income (103,773) (46,747) (39,874)
Preferred dividends 2,554 712 4
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Net (loss) income available to
common shareholders $ (106,327) $ (47,459) $ (39,878)
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PERFORMANCE MEASURES
Per common share:
Diluted operating (loss)
earnings (1) $ (.71) $ (.99) $ (.84)
Per share impact of goodwill
impairment charge (1.45) - -
Per share impact of severance
costs (.04) - -
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Diluted (loss) earnings (2.20) (.99) (.84)
Cash dividends declared - - -
Stock dividends declared (5) 1 for 130 1 for 130 1 for 130
Book value 14.70 16.95 17.12
Tangible book value (3) 9.65 10.39 10.48
Key performance ratios:
Return on tangible equity (2)(3) NM% NM% NM%
Return on equity (2)(4) NM NM NM
Return on assets (4) NM NM NM
Net interest margin (4) 3.08 2.70 3.17
Operating efficiency ratio (3) 79.29 81.34 79.35
Equity to assets 11.64 10.08 10.28
Tangible equity to assets (3) 8.30 6.59 6.65
Tangible common equity to assets
(3) 6.13 6.23 6.65
ASSET QUALITY
Net charge-offs $ 43,281 $ 74,028 $ 55,736
Non-performing loans (NPLs) 259,155 190,723 139,266
Foreclosed properties 75,383 59,768 38,438
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Total non-performing assets
(NPAs) 334,538 250,491 177,704
Allowance for loan losses 143,990 122,271 111,299
Allowance for loan losses to loans 2.56% 2.14% 1.91%
Net charge-offs to average loans
(4) 3.09 5.09 3.77
NPAs to loans and foreclosed
properties 5.86 4.35 3.03
NPAs to total assets 4.11 2.94 2.20
AVERAGE BALANCES
Loans $ 5,675,054 $ 5,784,139 $ 5,889,168
Investment securities 1,712,654 1,508,808 1,454,740
Earning assets 7,530,230 7,662,536 7,384,287
Total assets 8,312,648 8,449,097 8,146,880
Deposits 6,780,531 6,982,229 6,597,339
Shareholders' equity 967,505 851,956 837,487
Common shares - basic 48,324 47,844 47,417
Common shares - diluted 48,324 47,844 47,417
AT PERIOD END
Loans $ 5,632,705 $ 5,704,861 $ 5,829,937
Investment securities 1,719,033 1,617,187 1,400,827
Total assets 8,140,909 8,520,765 8,072,543
Deposits 6,616,488 7,003,624 6,689,335
Shareholders' equity 888,853 989,382 816,880
Common shares outstanding 48,487 48,009 47,596
(1) Excludes the non-recurring goodwill impairment charge of $70 million
and severance costs of $2.9 million, net of income tax benefit of $1.1
million in the first quarter of 2009. (2) Net income available to common
shareholders, which excludes preferred stock dividends, divided by average
realized common equity, which excludes accumulated other comprehensive
income (loss). (3) Excludes effect of acquisition related intangibles and
associated amortization. (4) Annualized. (5) Number of new shares
issued for shares currently held. NM - Not meaningful.
UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS, INC.
Financial Highlights
Selected Financial Information
2008 First
------------------------ Quarter
(in thousands, except per share Second First 2009-2008
data; taxable equivalent) Quarter Quarter Change
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INCOME SUMMARY
Interest revenue $ 116,984 $ 129,041
Interest expense 55,231 62,754
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Net interest revenue 61,753 66,287 (13)%
Provision for loan losses 15,500 7,500
Fee revenue 15,105 14,197 (10)
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Total revenue 61,358 72,984 NM
Operating expenses (1) 49,761 47,529 11
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Operating (loss) income before
taxes 11,597 25,455 NM
Income tax (benefit) expense 4,504 9,377
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Net operating (loss) income (1) 7,093 16,078 NM
Noncash goodwill impairment charge - -
Severance costs, net of tax benefit - -
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Net (loss) income 7,093 16,078 NM
Preferred dividends 4 4
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Net (loss) income available to
common shareholders $ 7,089 $ 16,074 NM
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PERFORMANCE MEASURES
Per common share:
Diluted operating (loss)
earnings (1) $ .15 $ .34 NM
Per share impact of goodwill
impairment charge - -
Per share impact of severance
costs - -
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Diluted (loss) earnings .15 .34 NM
Cash dividends declared .09 .09
Stock dividends declared (5) - -
Book value 17.75 18.50 (21)
Tangible book value (3) 11.03 11.76 (18)
Key performance ratios:
Return on tangible equity (2)(3) 5.86% 13.16%
Return on equity (2)(4) 3.41 7.85
Return on assets (4) .34 .78
Net interest margin (4) 3.32 3.55
Operating efficiency ratio (3) 65.05 59.03
Equity to assets 10.33 10.30
Tangible equity to assets (3) 6.77 6.73
Tangible common equity to assets
(3) 6.77 6.73
ASSET QUALITY
Net charge-offs $ 14,313 $ 7,075
Non-performing loans (NPLs) 123,786 67,728
Foreclosed properties 28,378 22,136
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Total non-performing assets
(NPAs) 152,164 89,864
Allowance for loan losses 91,035 89,848
Allowance for loan losses to loans 1.53% 1.51%
Net charge-offs to average loans
(4) .97 .48
NPAs to loans and foreclosed
properties 2.55 1.50
NPAs to total assets 1.84 1.07
AVERAGE BALANCES
Loans $ 5,933,143 $ 5,958,296 (5)
Investment securities 1,507,240 1,485,515 15
Earning assets 7,478,018 7,491,480 1
Total assets 8,295,748 8,305,621 -
Deposits 6,461,361 6,051,069 12
Shareholders' equity 856,727 855,659 13
Common shares - basic 47,158 47,052
Common shares - diluted 47,249 47,272
AT PERIOD END
Loans $ 5,933,141 $ 5,967,839 (6)
Investment securities 1,430,588 1,508,402 14
Total assets 8,264,051 8,386,255 (3)
Deposits 6,696,456 6,175,769 7
Shareholders' equity 837,890 871,452 2
Common shares outstanding 47,096 47,004
(1) Excludes the non-recurring goodwill impairment charge of $70 million
and severance costs of $2.9 million, net of income tax benefit of $1.1
million in the first quarter of 2009. (2) Net income available to common
shareholders, which excludes preferred stock dividends, divided by average
realized common equity, which excludes accumulated other comprehensive
income (loss). (3) Excludes effect of acquisition related intangibles and
associated amortization. (4) Annualized. (5) Number of new shares
issued for shares currently held. NM - Not meaningful.
UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS, INC.
Financial Highlights
Loan Portfolio Composition at Period-End
2009 2008
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First Fourth Third
(in millions) Quarter Quarter Quarter
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LOANS BY CATEGORY
Commercial (sec. by RE) $ 1,779 $ 1,627 $ 1,604
Commercial construction 377 500 509
Commercial & industrial 387 410 425
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Total commercial 2,543 2,537 2,538
Residential construction 1,430 1,479 1,596
Residential mortgage 1,504 1,526 1,528
Consumer / installment 156 163 168
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Total loans $ 5,633 $ 5,705 $ 5,830
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LOANS BY MARKET
Atlanta MSA $ 1,660 $ 1,706 $ 1,800
Gainesville MSA 422 420 426
North Georgia 2,014 2,040 2,066
Western North Carolina 808 810 815
Coastal Georgia 460 464 458
East Tennessee 269 265 265
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Total loans $ 5,633 $ 5,705 $ 5,830
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RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION
Dirt loans
Acquisition & development $ 445 $ 484 $ 516
Land loans 155 153 142
Lot loans 390 358 385
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Total 990 995 1,043
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House loans
Spec 317 347 393
Sold 123 137 160
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Total 440 484 553
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Total residential construction $ 1,430 $ 1,479 $ 1,596
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RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION - ATLANTA MSA
Dirt loans
Acquisition & development $ 148 $ 167 $ 185
Land loans 52 56 47
Lot loans 98 86 103
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Total 298 309 335
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House loans
Spec 164 189 227
Sold 33 40 49
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Total 197 229 276
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Total residential construction $ 495 $ 538 $ 611
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(1) Annualized.
UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS, INC.
Financial Highlights
Loan Portfolio Composition at Period-End
2008
--------------------- Linked Year over
Second First Quarter Year
(in millions) Quarter Quarter Change(1) Change
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LOANS BY CATEGORY
Commercial (sec. by RE) $ 1,584 $ 1,526 37 % 17 %
Commercial construction 522 548 (98) (31)
Commercial & industrial 417 437 (22) (11)
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Total commercial 2,523 2,511 1 1
Residential construction 1,745 1,791 (13) (20)
Residential mortgage 1,494 1,491 (6) 1
Consumer / installment 171 175 (17) (11)
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Total loans $ 5,933 $ 5,968 (5) (6)
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LOANS BY MARKET
Atlanta MSA $ 1,934 $ 1,978 (11)% (16)%
Gainesville MSA 422 415 2 2
North Georgia 2,065 2,071 (5) (3)
Western North Carolina 819 816 (1) (1)
Coastal Georgia 436 439 (3) 5
East Tennessee 257 249 6 8
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Total loans $ 5,933 $ 5,968 (5) (6)
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RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION
Dirt loans
Acquisition & development $ 569 $ 583 (32)% (24)%
Land loans 139 130 5 19
Lot loans 401 406 36 (4)
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Total 1,109 1,119 (2) (12)
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House loans
Spec 450 460 (35)% (31)%
Sold 186 212 (41) (42)
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Total 636 672 (36) (35)
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Total residential construction $ 1,745 $ 1,791 (13) (20)
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RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION -
ATLANTA MSA
Dirt loans
Acquisition & development $ 232 $ 252 (46)% (41)%
Land loans 50 50 (29) 4
Lot loans 117 117 56 (16)
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Total 399 419 (14) (29)
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House loans
Spec 271 271 (53)% (39)%
Sold 58 71 (70) (54)
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Total 329 342 (56) (42)
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Total residential construction $ 728 $ 761 (32) (35)
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(1) Annualized.
UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS, INC.
Financial Highlights
Credit Quality
First Quarter 2009
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Nonaccrual Total
(in thousands) Loans OREO NPAs
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NPAs BY CATEGORY
Commercial (sec. by RE) $ 18,188 $ 3,811 $ 21,999
Commercial construction 6,449 2,948 9,397
Commercial & industrial 12,066 - 12,066
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Total commercial 36,703 6,759 43,462
Residential construction 187,656 58,327 245,983
Residential mortgage 33,148 10,297 43,445
Consumer / installment 1,648 - 1,648
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Total NPAs $ 259,155 $ 75,383 $ 334,538
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NPAs BY MARKET
Atlanta MSA $ 131,020 $ 48,574 $ 179,594
Gainesville MSA 17,448 694 18,142
North Georgia 66,875 20,811 87,686
Western North Carolina 21,240 3,067 24,307
Coastal Georgia 15,699 1,286 16,985
East Tennessee 6,873 951 7,824
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Total NPAs $ 259,155 $ 75,383 $ 334,538
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UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS, INC.
Financial Highlights
Credit Quality
Fourth Quarter 2008
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Nonaccrual Total
(in thousands) Loans OREO NPAs
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NPAs BY CATEGORY
Commercial (sec. by RE) $ 15,188 $ 2,427 $ 17,615
Commercial construction 1,513 2,333 3,846
Commercial & industrial 1,920 - 1,920
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Total commercial 18,621 4,760 23,381
Residential construction 144,836 48,572 193,408
Residential mortgage 25,574 6,436 32,010
Consumer / installment 1,692 - 1,692
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Total NPAs $ 190,723 $ 59,768 $ 250,491
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NPAs BY MARKET
Atlanta MSA $ 105,476 $ 42,336 $ 147,812
Gainesville MSA 16,208 1,110 17,318
North Georgia 31,631 12,785 44,416
Western North Carolina 18,509 2,986 21,495
Coastal Georgia 11,863 138 12,001
East Tennessee 7,036 413 7,449
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Total NPAs $ 190,723 $ 59,768 $ 250,491
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UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS, INC.
Financial Highlights
Credit Quality
Third Quarter 2008
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Nonaccrual Total
(in thousands) Loans OREO NPAs
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NPAs BY CATEGORY
Commercial (sec. by RE) $ 9,961 $ 854 $ 10,815
Commercial construction 2,924 375 3,299
Commercial & industrial 1,556 - 1,556
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Total commercial 14,441 1,229 15,670
Residential construction 102,095 32,453 134,548
Residential mortgage 21,335 4,756 26,091
Consumer / installment 1,395 - 1,395
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Total NPAs $ 139,266 $ 38,438 $ 177,704
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NPAs BY MARKET
Atlanta MSA $ 80,805 $ 27,011 $ 107,816
Gainesville MSA 15,105 648 15,753
North Georgia 20,812 8,337 29,149
Western North Carolina 13,432 1,509 14,941
Coastal Georgia 3,682 601 4,283
East Tennessee 5,430 332 5,762
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Total NPAs $ 139,266 $ 38,438 $ 177,704
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UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS, INC.
Financial Highlights
Credit Quality
First Quarter Fourth Quarter Third Quarter
2009 2008 2008
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Net Net Net
Charge- Charge- Charge-
Offs to Offs to Offs to
Net Average Net Average Net Average
Charge- Loans Charge- Loans Charge- Loans
(in thousands) Offs (1) Offs (1) Offs (1)
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NET CHARGE-OFFS BY
CATEGORY
Commercial (sec. by
RE) $ 826 .20% $ 4,460 1.10% $ 257 .06%
Commercial
construction 54 .05 1,442 1.14 225 .17
Commercial &
industrial 873 .89 3,416 3.24 1,018 .96
-------- -------- --------
Total commercial 1,753 .28 9,318 1.46 1,500 .24
Residential
construction 37,762 10.52 57,882 14.93 50,228 11.94
Residential mortgage 2,984 .80 5,852 1.52 3,332 .88
Consumer /
installment 782 1.99 976 2.34 676 1.58
-------- -------- --------
Total $ 43,281 3.09 $ 74,028 5.09 $ 55,736 3.77
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NET CHARGE-OFFS BY
MARKET
Atlanta MSA $ 26,228 6.16% $ 49,309 10.80% $ 48,313 10.08%
Gainesville MSA 1,105 1.18 7,994 8.60 1,470 1.49
North Georgia 8,208 1.64 9,872 1.91 4,567 .88
Western North
Carolina 3,669 1.83 2,371 1.16 855 .42
Coastal Georgia 3,229 2.84 3,150 2.70 249 .22
East Tennessee 842 1.28 1,332 2.02 282 .43
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Total $ 43,281 3.09 $ 74,028 5.09 $ 55,736 3.77
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(1) Annualized.
UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS, INC.
Consolidated Statement of Income (Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
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(in thousands, except per share data) 2009 2008
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Interest revenue:
Loans, including fees $ 81,880 $ 109,266
Investment securities, including tax exempt of
$319 and $394 20,752 19,022
Federal funds sold, commercial paper and
deposits in banks 442 222
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Total interest revenue 103,074 128,510
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Interest expense:
Deposits:
NOW 3,337 8,587
Money market 2,237 2,913
Savings 127 227
Time 36,053 38,884
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Total deposit interest expense 41,754 50,611
Federal funds purchased, repurchase agreements
and other short-term borrowings 553 4,318
Federal Home Loan Bank advances 1,074 5,745
Long-term debt 2,769 2,080
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Total interest expense 46,150 62,754
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Net interest revenue 56,924 65,756
Provision for loan losses 65,000 7,500
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Net interest revenue after provision for
loan losses (8,076) 58,256
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Fee revenue:
Service charges and fees 7,034 7,813
Mortgage loan and other related fees 2,651 1,963
Consulting fees 1,021 1,807
Brokerage fees 689 1,093
Securities gains, net 303 -
Other 1,148 1,521
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Total fee revenue 12,846 14,197
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Total revenue 4,770 72,453
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Operating expenses:
Salaries and employee benefits 28,839 28,754
Communications and equipment 3,729 3,832
Occupancy 3,807 3,716
Advertising and public relations 1,109 1,351
Postage, printing and supplies 1,182 1,592
Professional fees 2,293 1,921
Foreclosed preoperty 4,319 911
FDIC assessments and other regulatory charges 2,682 1,266
Amortization of intangibles 739 767
Other 3,870 3,419
Goodwill impairment 70,000 -
Severance costs 2,898 -
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Total operating expenses 125,467 47,529
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(Loss) income before income taxes (120,697) 24,924
Income tax (benefit) expense (16,924) 8,846
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Net (loss) income (103,773) 16,078
Preferred stock dividends 2,554 4
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Net (loss) income available to common
shareholders $ (106,327) $ 16,074
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(Loss) earnings per common share:
Basic $ (2.20) $ .34
Diluted (2.20) .34
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic 48,324 47,052
Diluted 48,324 47,272
UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS, INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheet
(in thousands, except share and March 31, December 31, March 31,
per share data) 2009 2008 2008
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(unaudited) (audited) (unaudited)
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks $ 103,707 $ 116,395 $ 169,538
Interest-bearing deposits in
banks 5,792 8,417 13,417
Federal funds sold, commercial
paper and short-term investments 24,983 368,609 -
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Cash and cash equivalents 134,482 493,421 182,955
Securities available for sale 1,719,033 1,617,187 1,508,402
Mortgage loans held for sale 43,161 20,334 28,451
Loans, net of unearned income 5,632,705 5,704,861 5,967,839
Less allowance for loan
losses 143,990 122,271 89,848
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Loans, net 5,488,715 5,582,590 5,877,991
Premises and equipment, net 178,980 179,160 180,746
Accrued interest receivable 45,514 46,088 59,585
Goodwill and other intangible
assets 251,060 321,798 324,041
Other assets 279,964 260,187 224,084
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Total assets $ 8,140,909 $ 8,520,765 $ 8,386,255
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS'
EQUITY
Liabilities:
Deposits:
Demand $ 665,447 $ 654,036 $ 690,028
NOW 1,284,791 1,543,385 1,523,942
Money market 500,261 466,750 431,623
Savings 177,001 170,275 187,911
Time:
Less than $100,000 1,911,627 1,953,235 1,535,742
Greater than $100,000 1,350,190 1,422,974 1,375,000
Brokered 727,171 792,969 431,523
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Total deposits 6,616,488 7,003,624 6,175,769
Federal funds purchased,
repurchase agreements,
and other short-term borrowings 158,690 108,411 532,896
Federal Home Loan Bank advances 260,125 235,321 615,324
Long-term debt 151,006 150,986 107,996
Accrued expenses and other
liabilities 65,747 33,041 82,818
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Total liabilities 7,252,056 7,531,383 7,514,803
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Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $1 par value;
10,000,000 shares authorized;
Series A; $10 stated value;
25,800 shares issued and
outstanding 258 258 258
Series B; $1,000 stated
value; 180,000 shares
issued and outstanding 173,480 173,180 -
Common stock, $1 par value;
100,000,000 shares authorized;
48,809,301 shares issued 48,809 48,809 48,809
Common stock issuable; 161,807,
129,304 and 90,505 shares 3,270 2,908 2,410
Capital surplus 452,277 460,708 463,095
Retained earnings 158,201 265,405 359,248
Treasury stock; 322,603,
799,892 and 1,805,078 shares,
at cost (5,992) (16,465) (41,351)
Accumulated other comprehensive
income 58,550 54,579 38,983
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Total shareholders' equity 888,853 989,382 871,452
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Total liabilities and
shareholders' equity $ 8,140,909 $ 8,520,765 $ 8,386,255
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UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS, INC.
Average Consolidated Balance Sheets and Net Interest Analysis
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
2009
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(dollars in thousands, taxable Average Avg.
equivalent) Balance Interest Rate
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Assets:
Interest-earning assets:
Loans, net of unearned income
(1)(2) $ 5,675,054 $ 81,749 5.84%
Taxable securities (3) 1,682,603 20,433 4.86
Tax-exempt securities (1)(3) 30,051 522 6.95
Federal funds sold and other
interest-earning assets 142,522 858 2.41
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Total interest-earning assets 7,530,230 103,562 5.56
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Non-interest-earning assets:
Allowance for loan losses (128,798)
Cash and due from banks 104,411
Premises and equipment 179,495
Other assets (3) 627,310
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Total assets $ 8,312,648
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Liabilities and Shareholders'
Equity:
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Interest-bearing deposits:
NOW $ 1,358,149 $ 3,337 1.00
Money market 477,325 2,237 1.90
Savings 172,708 127 .30
Time less than $100,000 1,942,897 17,217 3.59
Time greater than $100,000 1,393,188 12,825 3.73
Brokered 786,171 6,011 3.10
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Total interest-bearing
deposits 6,130,438 41,754 2.76
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Federal funds purchased and
other borrowings 150,517 553 1.49
Federal Home Loan Bank advances 204,941 1,074 2.13
Long-term debt 150,997 2,769 7.44
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Total borrowed funds 506,455 4,396 3.52
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Total interest-bearing
liabilities 6,636,893 46,150 2.82
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Non-interest-bearing liabilities:
Non-interest-bearing deposits 650,093
Other liabilities 58,157
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Total liabilities 7,345,143
Shareholders' equity 967,505
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Total liabilities and
shareholders' equity $ 8,312,648
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Net interest revenue $ 57,412
============
Net interest-rate spread 2.74%
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Net interest margin (4) 3.08%
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(1) Interest revenue on tax-exempt securities and loans has been increased
to reflect comparable interest on taxable securities and loans. The
rate used was 39%, reflecting the statutory federal income tax rate
and the federal tax adjusted state income tax rate.
(2) Included in the average balance of loans outstanding are loans where
the accrual of interest has been discontinued.
(3) Securities available for sale are shown at amortized cost. Pretax
unrealized gains of $10.6 million in 2009 and $15.9 million in 2008
are included in other assets for purposes of this presentation.
(4) Net interest margin is taxable equivalent net-interest revenue divided
by average interest-earning assets.
UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS, INC.
Average Consolidated Balance Sheets and Net Interest Analysis
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
2008
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(dollars in thousands, taxable Average Avg.
equivalent) Balance Interest Rate
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Assets:
Interest-earning assets:
Loans, net of unearned income
(1)(2) $ 5,958,296 $ 109,252 7.37%
Taxable securities (3) 1,448,224 18,628 5.15
Tax-exempt securities (1)(3) 37,291 648 6.95
Federal funds sold and other
interest-earning assets 47,669 513 4.30
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Total interest-earning assets 7,491,480 129,041 6.92
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Non-interest-earning assets:
Allowance for loan losses (92,025)
Cash and due from banks 154,706
Premises and equipment 181,355
Other assets (3) 570,105
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Total assets $ 8,305,621
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Liabilities and Shareholders'
Equity:
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Interest-bearing deposits:
NOW $ 1,462,116 $ 8,587 2.36
Money market 439,049 2,913 2.67
Savings 184,812 227 .49
Time less than $100,000 1,553,313 18,223 4.72
Time greater than $100,000 1,365,307 16,370 4.82
Brokered 374,402 4,291 4.61
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Total interest-bearing
deposits 5,378,999 50,611 3.78
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Federal funds purchased and
other borrowings 551,812 4,318 3.15
Federal Home Loan Bank advances 661,498 5,745 3.49
Long-term debt 107,996 2,080 7.75
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Total borrowed funds 1,321,306 12,143 3.70
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Total interest-bearing
liabilities 6,700,305 62,754 3.77
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Non-interest-bearing liabilities:
Non-interest-bearing deposits 672,070
Other liabilities 77,587
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Total liabilities 7,449,962
Shareholders' equity 855,659
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Total liabilities and
shareholders' equity $ 8,305,621
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Net interest revenue $ 66,287
============
Net interest-rate spread 3.15%
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Net interest margin (4) 3.55%
=========
(1) Interest revenue on tax-exempt securities and loans has been increased
to reflect comparable interest on taxable securities and loans. The
rate used was 39%, reflecting the statutory federal income tax rate
and the federal tax adjusted state income tax rate.
(2) Included in the average balance of loans outstanding are loans where
the accrual of interest has been discontinued.
(3) Securities available for sale are shown at amortized cost. Pretax
unrealized gains of $10.6 million in 2009 and $15.9 million in 2008
are included in other assets for purposes of this presentation.
(4) Net interest margin is taxable equivalent net-interest revenue divided
by average interest-earning assets.
For more information: Rex S. Schuette Chief Financial Officer (706) 781-2266 Email Contact
SOURCE: United Community Banks, Inc.
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