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Synovus Announces Earnings for the Second Quarter 2020

Synovus Financial Corp. (NYSE: SNV) today reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2020.

Second Quarter 2020 Highlights

  • Diluted EPS of $0.57; adjusted diluted EPS of $0.23.
  • Period-end loan growth of $1.66 billion or 4.3% sequentially; funded approximately $2.9 billion in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, supporting more than 19,000 customers.
  • Core transaction deposits (non-interest bearing, NOW/savings, and money market deposits excluding public and brokered funds) increased $4.63 billion or 18.7% sequentially.
  • Interest-bearing deposit (NOW/savings, money market, and time deposit) costs down 45 bps from the first quarter.
  • Net interest income growth of $3.3 million sequentially; net interest margin of 3.13% vs. 3.37% in 1Q20.
  • Non-interest revenue increased $69.6 million sequentially and $83.7 million compared to prior year, largely due to investment gains of $78.1 million.
  • Provision for credit losses of $141.9 million reflected significant economic stress due to the COVID-19 healthcare crisis; allowance for credit losses coverage ratio (to loans) of 1.63%, or 1.74% excluding PPP loans.
  • Credit quality metrics remain stable, with the non-performing loan ratio and net charge-off ratio of 0.37% and 0.24%, respectively.
  • CET1 ratio improved 20 bps to 8.90% and Total Risk Based Capital ratio increased 41 bps to 12.70%.

Second Quarter Summary

 

Reported

Adjusted

(dollars in thousands)

 

2Q20

1Q20

2Q19

2Q20

1Q20

2Q19

Net income available to common shareholders

 

$

84,901

$

30,230

$

153,034

$34,015

$

30,708

$

158,892

Diluted earnings per share

 

0.57

0.20

0.96

0.23

0.21

1.00

Total loans

 

39,914,297

38,258,024

36,138,561

N/A

N/A

N/A

Total deposits

 

44,194,580

39,826,585

37,966,722

N/A

N/A

N/A

Total revenues

 

550,911

477,903

487,880

472,795

473,424

488,270

Return on avg assets

 

0.71

%

0.32

%

1.34

%

0.32

%

0.32

%

1.39

%

Return on avg common equity

 

7.48

2.75

13.90

3.00

2.79

14.43

Return on avg tangible common equity

 

8.69

3.34

16.09

3.60

3.39

16.70

Net interest margin

 

3.13

3.37

3.69

3.11

3.35

3.48

Efficiency ratio

 

51.58

57.81

54.14

57.91

56.72

52.08

NCO ratio

 

0.24

0.21

0.13

N/A

N/A

N/A

NPA ratio

 

0.44

0.50

0.39

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

“Our performance in the second quarter demonstrates the key role we play as a financial resource and community partner in the markets we serve,” said Kessel D. Stelling, Synovus Chairman and CEO. “We delivered approximately $3 billion in Paycheck Protection Program loans to more than 19,000 customers and originated a record $1.4 billion in consumer mortgages. Through strong operating performance and effective balance sheet management, we further improved both our capital and liquidity levels during the quarter. As we navigate an uncertain economic environment, we continue to invest in the future while accelerating many Synovus Forward initiatives focused on efficiencies, digital enhancements, and customer experience. And as our communities manage through the challenges of the pandemic and longstanding racial inequalities, we are fully committed to do our part to bring strength and positive change.”

Balance Sheet

Loans*

 

(dollars in millions)

 

2Q20

1Q20

Linked
Quarter
Change

Linked
Quarter %
Change

2Q19

Year/Year
Change

Year/Year
% Change

Commercial & industrial

 

$

19,938.3

$

17,661.4

$

2,276.8

12.9

%

$

16,228.7

$

3,709.5

22.9

%

Commercial real estate

 

10,827.5

10,671.2

156.3

1.5

10,367.2

460.3

4.4

Consumer

 

9,246.7

9,950.9

(704.2

)

(7.1

)

9,566.1

(319.5

)

(3.3

)

Unearned income

 

(98.2

)

(25.5

)

(72.7

)

nm

(23.6

)

(74.6

)

316.8

Total loans

 

$

39,914.3

$

38,258.0

$

1,656.3

4.3

%

$

36,138.6

$

3,775.7

10.4

%

*Amounts may not total due to rounding
nm = not meaningful

 
  • Total loans ended the quarter at $39.91 billion, up $1.66 billion or 4.3% sequentially.
  • Commercial and industrial (C&I) loans sequential growth of $2.28 billion led by net growth of $2.71 billion in PPP loans, offsetting C&I line utilization of 41% compared to 50% in the prior quarter.
  • Consumer loans decreased by $704.2 million sequentially, primarily as a result of transitioning lending partnership assets to held-for-sale, partially offset by record portfolio mortgage production of $800.5 million, up $510.5 million sequentially.
 

Deposits*

 

(dollars in millions)

 

2Q20

1Q20

Linked
Quarter
Change

Linked
Quarter %
Change

2Q19

Year/Year
Change

Year/Year
% Change

Non-interest-bearing DDA

 

$

11,830.7

$

8,968.8

$

2,861.9

31.9

%

$

8,577.6

$

3,253.1

37.9

%

Interest-bearing DDA

 

5,057.2

4,617.4

439.9

9.5

4,847.2

210.0

4.3

Money market

 

11,457.2

10,255.0

1,202.2

11.7

8,952.9

2,504.3

28.0

Savings

 

1,080.1

949.5

130.6

13.8

891.2

188.9

21.2

Public funds

 

5,347.4

5,261.4

86.0

1.6

4,351.3

996.0

22.9

Time deposits

 

5,131.7

5,786.6

(655.0

)

(11.3

)

7,343.0

(2,211.3

)

(30.1

)

Brokered deposits

 

4,290.3

3,987.9

302.4

7.6

3,003.5

1,286.8

42.8

Total deposits

 

$

44,194.6

$

39,826.6

$

4,368.0

11.0

%

$

37,966.7

$

6,227.9

16.4

%

*Amounts may not total due to rounding

 
  • Total deposits ended the quarter at $44.19 billion, up $4.37 billion or 11.0% sequentially.
  • Core transaction deposits increased $4.63 billion or 18.7% sequentially, led by non-interest-bearing DDA growth of $2.86 billion.
  • Broad-based growth in NOW, MMA, and savings deposits more than offset a $655.0 million decline in time deposits.
  • 2Q20 interest-bearing deposit costs declined 45 bps from 1Q20.

Income Statement Summary**

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

2Q20

1Q20

Linked
Quarter
Change

Linked
Quarter %
Change

2Q19

Year/Year
Change

Year/Year
% Change

Net interest income

 

$

376,566

$

373,260

$

3,306

0.9

%

$

397,262

$

(20,696

)

(5.2

)%

Non-interest revenue

 

173,484

103,857

69,627

67.0

89,807

83,677

93.2

Non-interest expense

 

284,141

276,279

7,862

2.8

264,126

20,015

7.6

Provision for credit losses

 

141,851

158,722

(16,871

)

(10.6

)

12,119

129,732

nm

Income before taxes

 

$

124,058

$

42,116

$

81,942

194.6

%

$

210,824

$

(86,766

)

(41.2

)%

Income tax expense

 

30,866

3,595

27,271

nm

54,640

(23,774

)

(43.5

)

Preferred stock dividends

 

8,291

8,291

3,150

5,141

163.2

Net income available to common shareholders

 

$

84,901

$

30,230

$

54,671

180.9

%

$

153,034

$

(68,133

)

(44.5

)%

Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted

 

147,733

148,401

(668

)

(0.5

)%

159,077

(11,344

)

(7.1

)%

Diluted earnings per share

 

$

0.57

$

0.20

$

0.37

182.1

$

0.96

$

(0.39

)

(40.3

)

Adjusted diluted earnings per share

 

0.23

0.21

0.02

11.3

1.00

(0.77

)

(77.0

)

** Amounts may not total due to rounding
nm - not meaningful

 

Core Performance

  • Total revenues were $550.9 million in the second quarter, up $73.0 million sequentially.
  • Net interest income increased $3.3 million, or 0.9% sequentially, benefiting from prudent deposit pricing, growth in PPP loan balances, and $9.2 million of PPP fees recognized in the quarter.
  • Net interest margin was 3.13%, down 24 bps from the prior quarter.
  • Non-interest revenue increased $69.6 million, or 67.0% sequentially, and increased $83.7 million, or 93.2% year-over-year. The sequential increase was largely attributable to $69.4 million of securities gains as a result of repositioning the investment portfolio.
  • Adjusted non-interest revenue decreased $4.0 million, or 4.0% sequentially, and increased $5.2 million, or 5.7% year-over-year. Mortgage revenue increased $11.3 million compared to the prior quarter on record production.
  • Non-interest expense increased $7.9 million, or 2.8% sequentially. Adjusted non-interest expense increased $5.3 million, or 1.9% sequentially.
    • The increase in expenses reflected a $7.1 million increase in mortgage commissions. Additionally, the second quarter included $6.7 million of professional fees associated with the implementation of Synovus Forward initiatives and $6.6 million of COVID-19 related expenses, partially offset by a $6.9 million reduction in benefits and payroll tax expense.
  • Provision for credit losses of $141.9 million reflected significant economic stress due to the COVID-19 healthcare crisis; allowance for credit losses coverage ratio (to loans) of 1.63%, or 1.74% excluding PPP loans.
  • Tax expense was $30.9 million, an increase of $27.3 million driven by higher pre-tax income and favorable discrete items in the first quarter; year-to-date effective tax rate of 20.74%.

Capital Ratios

 

 

 

2Q20

 

1Q20

2Q19

Common equity Tier 1 capital (CET1) ratio

 

8.90

%

*

 

8.70

%

9.61

%

Tier 1 capital ratio

 

10.15

*

 

9.95

10.09

Total risk-based capital ratio

 

12.70

*

 

12.29

12.11

Tier 1 leverage ratio

 

8.38

*

 

8.92

8.89

Tangible common equity ratio

 

7.41

 

7.94

8.56

* Ratios are preliminary.

 

Capital

  • CET1 ratio increased 20 bps during the quarter to 8.90%, benefiting from higher net income and a reduction of $68.9 million in risk-weighted assets sequentially.
  • Total risk-based capital of 12.70% is the highest since 2Q18 and reflects continued allowance build.

Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call

Synovus will host an earnings highlights conference call at 8:30 a.m. EDT on July 21, 2020. The earnings call will be accompanied by a slide presentation. Shareholders and other interested parties may listen to this conference call via simultaneous Internet broadcast. For a link to the webcast, go to investor.synovus.com/event. The replay will be archived for 12 months and will be available 30-45 minutes after the call.

Synovus Financial Corp. is a financial services company based in Columbus, Georgia, with approximately $54 billion in assets. Synovus provides commercial and retail banking, investment, and mortgage services through 294 branches in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Synovus Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Synovus, has been recognized as one of the country's “Most Reputable Banks” by American Banker and the Reputation Institute. Synovus is on the web at synovus.com, and on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release and certain of our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission contain statements that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of, and subject to the protections of, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. You can identify these forward-looking statements through Synovus’ use of words such as “believes,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “assumes,” “should,” “predicts,” “could,” “would,” “intends,” “targets,” “estimates,” “projects,” “plans,” “potential” and other similar words and expressions of the future or otherwise regarding the outlook for Synovus’ future business and financial performance and/or the performance of the banking industry and economy in general. These forward-looking statements include, among others, our expectations regarding our future operating and financial performance, our expectations regarding net interest income and net interest margin; expectations on our growth strategy, expense and revenue initiatives, capital management, liquidity and funding, and future profitability; expectations on credit quality and performance; and the assumptions underlying our expectations. Prospective investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Synovus to be materially different from the future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on the information known to, and current beliefs and expectations of, Synovus’ management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements in this press release. Many of these factors are beyond Synovus’ ability to control or predict.

These forward-looking statements are based upon information presently known to Synovus’ management and are inherently subjective, uncertain and subject to change due to any number of risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, the risks and uncertainties related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Synovus' assets, business, liquidity, financial condition, prospects and results of operations, and the risks and other factors set forth in Synovus’ filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, under the captions “Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” and in Synovus’ quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K. We believe these forward-looking statements are reasonable; however, undue reliance should not be placed on any forward-looking statements, which are based on current expectations and speak only as of the date that they are made. We do not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as otherwise may be required by law.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The measures entitled adjusted non-interest revenue; adjusted non-interest expense; adjusted total revenues; adjusted tangible efficiency ratio; adjusted net income available to common shareholders; adjusted earnings per diluted share; adjusted return on average assets; adjusted return on average common equity; return on average tangible common equity; adjusted return on average tangible common equity; and tangible common equity ratio are not measures recognized under GAAP and therefore are considered non-GAAP financial measures. The most comparable GAAP measures to these measures are total non-interest revenue; total non-interest expense; total revenues; efficiency ratio-FTE; net income available to common shareholders; earnings per diluted common share; return on average assets; return on average common equity; and the ratio of total shareholders' equity to total assets, respectively.

Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful additional information about Synovus to assist management and investors in evaluating Synovus’ operating results, financial strength, the performance of its business, and the strength of its capital position. However, these non-GAAP financial measures have inherent limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analyses of operating results or capital position as reported under GAAP. The non-GAAP financial measures should be considered as additional views of the way our financial measures are affected by significant items and other factors, and since they are not required to be uniformly applied, they may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures at other companies. Adjusted total revenues and adjusted non-interest revenue are measures used by management to evaluate total revenues and non-interest revenue exclusive of net investment securities gains (losses) and gains on sales and changes in the fair value of private equity investments, net. Adjusted non-interest expense and the adjusted tangible efficiency ratio are measures utilized by management to measure the success of expense management initiatives focused on reducing recurring controllable operating costs. Adjusted net income available to common shareholders, adjusted earnings per diluted share, adjusted return on average assets, and adjusted return on average common equity are measures used by management to evaluate operating results exclusive of items that are not indicative of ongoing operations and impact period-to-period comparisons. Return on average tangible common equity and adjusted return on average tangible common equity are measures used by management to compare Synovus’ performance with other financial institutions because it calculates the return available to common shareholders without the impact of intangible assets and their related amortization, thereby allowing management to evaluate the performance of the business consistently. The tangible common equity ratio is used by management to assess the strength of our capital position. The computations of these measures are set forth in the tables below.

 

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

2Q20

1Q20

2Q19

Adjusted non-interest revenue

 

Total non-interest revenue

 

$

173,484

$

103,857

$

89,807

Subtract/add: Investment securities (gains) losses, net

 

(69,409

)

(8,734

)

1,845

Subtract/add: Gain on sale and fair value (increase) decrease of private equity investments

 

(8,707

)

4,255

(1,455

)

Adjusted non-interest revenue

 

$

95,368

$

99,378

$

90,197

 

Adjusted non-interest expense

 

Total non-interest expense

 

$

284,141

$

276,279

$

264,126

Subtract: Earnout liability adjustments

 

(4,908

)

Subtract: Merger-related expense

 

(7,401

)

Subtract: Restructuring charges, net

 

(2,822

)

(3,220

)

(18

)

Subtract: Loss on early extinguishment of debt, net

 

(1,904

)

Adjusted non-interest expense

 

$

276,411

$

271,155

$

256,707

 

 

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures, continued

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

2Q20

1Q20

2Q19

Adjusted total revenues and adjusted tangible efficiency ratio

 

Adjusted non-interest expense

 

$

276,411

$

271,155

$

256,707

Subtract: Amortization of intangibles

 

(2,640

)

(2,640

)

(2,410

)

Adjusted tangible non-interest expense

 

$

273,771

$

268,515

$

254,297

 

Net interest income

 

$

376,566

$

373,260

$

397,262

Add: Tax equivalent adjustment

 

861

786

811

Add: Total non-interest revenue

 

173,484

103,857

89,807

Total FTE revenues

 

550,911

477,903

487,880

Subtract/add: Investment securities (gains)/losses, net

 

(69,409

)

(8,734

)

1,845

Subtract/add: Gain on sale and fair value (increase) decrease of private equity investments

 

(8,707

)

4,255

(1,455

)

Adjusted total revenues

 

$

472,795

$

473,424

$

488,270

Efficiency ratio-FTE

 

51.58

%

57.81

%

54.14

%

Adjusted tangible efficiency ratio

 

57.91

56.72

52.08

Adjusted return on average assets

 

Net income

 

$

93,192

$

38,521

$

156,184

Add: Earnout liability adjustments

 

4,908

Add: Merger-related expense

 

7,401

Add: Restructuring charges, net

 

2,822

3,220

18

Add: Loss on early extinguishment of debt, net

 

1,904

Subtract/add: Investment securities (gains) losses, net

 

(69,409

)

(8,734

)

1,845

Subtract/add: Gain on sale and fair value (increase) decrease of private equity investments

 

(8,707

)

4,255

(1,455

)

Add/subtract: Tax effect of adjustments

 

19,500

(167

)

(1,951

)

Adjusted net income

 

$

42,306

$

38,999

$

162,042

Net income annualized

 

$

374,816

$

154,931

$

626,452

Adjusted net income annualized

 

$

170,154

$

156,853

$

649,949

Total average assets

 

$

52,853,685

$

48,696,595

$

46,679,769

Return on average assets

 

0.71

%

0.32

%

1.34

%

Adjusted return on average assets

 

0.32

0.32

1.39

 

Adjusted net income available to common shareholders and adjusted net income per common share, diluted

 

Net income available to common shareholders

 

$

84,901

$

30,230

$

153,034

Add: Earnout liability adjustments

 

4,908

Add: Merger-related expense

 

7,401

Add: Restructuring charges, net

 

2,822

3,220

18

Add: Loss on early extinguishment of debt, net

 

1,904

Subtract/add: Investment securities (gains) losses, net

 

(69,409

)

(8,734

)

1,845

Subtract/add: Gain on sale and fair value (increase) decrease of private equity investments

 

(8,707

)

4,255

(1,455

)

Add/subtract: Tax effect of adjustments

 

19,500

(167

)

(1,951

)

Adjusted net income available to common shareholders

 

$

34,015

$

30,708

$

158,892

Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted

 

147,733

148,401

159,077

Net income per common share, diluted

 

$

0.57

$

0.20

$

0.96

Adjusted net income per common share, diluted

 

0.23

0.21

1.00

 

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures, continued

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

2Q20

1Q20

2Q19

 

Adjusted return on average common equity, return on average tangible common equity, and adjusted return on average tangible common equity

 

Net income available to common shareholders

 

$

84,901

$

30,230

$

153,034

Add: Earnout liability adjustments

 

4,908

Add: Merger-related expense

 

7,401

Add: Restructuring charges, net

 

2,822

3,220

18

Add: Loss on early extinguishment of debt, net

 

1,904

Subtract/add: Investment securities (gains) losses, net

 

(69,409

)

(8,734

)

1,845

Subtract/add: Gain on sale and fair value (increase) decrease of private equity investments

 

(8,707

)

4,255

(1,455

)

Add/subtract: Tax effect of adjustments

 

19,500

(167

)

(1,951

)

Adjusted net income available to common shareholders

 

$

34,015

$

30,708

$

158,892

 

Adjusted net income available to common shareholders annualized

 

$

136,808

$

123,507

$

637,314

Add: Amortization of intangibles

 

7,868

7,868

7,250

Adjusted net income available to common shareholders excluding amortization of intangibles annualized

 

$

144,676

$

131,375

$

644,564

 

Net income available to common shareholders annualized

 

$

341,470

$

121,584

$

613,818

Add: Amortization of intangibles

 

7,868

7,868

7,250

Net income available to common shareholders excluding amortization of intangibles annualized

 

$

349,338

$

129,452

$

621,068

 

Total average shareholders' equity less preferred stock

 

$

4,567,254

$

4,424,278

$

4,416,705

Subtract: Goodwill

 

(497,267

)

(497,267

)

(487,601

)

Subtract: Other intangible assets, net

 

(51,667

)

(54,514

)

(69,853

)

Total average tangible shareholders' equity less preferred stock

 

$

4,018,320

$

3,872,497

$

3,859,251

Return on average common equity

 

7.48

%

2.75

%

13.90

%

Adjusted return on average common equity

 

3.00

2.79

14.43

Return on average tangible common equity

 

8.69

3.34

16.09

Adjusted return on average tangible common equity

 

3.60

3.39

16.70

 

 

June 30,
2020

March 31,
2020

June 30,
2019

Tangible common equity ratio

 

Total assets

 

$

54,121,989

$

50,619,585

$

47,318,203

Subtract: Goodwill

 

(497,267

)

(497,267

)

(492,390

)

Subtract: Other intangible assets, net

 

(50,392

)

(53,032

)

(61,473

)

Tangible assets

 

$

53,574,330

$

50,069,286

$

46,764,340

 

Total shareholders’ equity

 

$

5,052,968

$

5,065,205

$

4,753,816

Subtract: Goodwill

 

(497,267

)

(497,267

)

(492,390

)

Subtract: Other intangible assets, net

 

(50,392

)

(53,032

)

(61,473

)

Subtract: Preferred Stock, no par value

 

(537,145

)

(537,145

)

(195,140

)

Tangible common equity

 

$

3,968,164

$

3,977,761

$

4,004,813

Total shareholders’ equity to total assets ratio

 

9.34

%

10.01

%

10.05

%

Tangible common equity ratio

 

7.41

7.94

8.56

 

 

INCOME STATEMENT DATA

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

Second Quarter

 

 

2020

2019

20 vs '19

 

% Change

 

Interest income

 

$

935,466

$

1,020,970

(8.4

)%

Interest expense

 

185,640

226,532

(18.1

)

 

Net interest income

 

749,826

794,438

(5.6

)

Provision for credit losses

 

300,573

35,688

742.2

 

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

 

449,253

758,750

(40.8

)

 

Non-interest revenue:

 

Service charges on deposit accounts

 

36,255

42,853

(15.4

)

Fiduciary and asset management fees

 

30,124

28,057

7.4

Card fees

 

20,136

22,037

(8.6

)

Brokerage revenue

 

22,383

19,431

15.2

Mortgage banking income

 

35,757

12,962

175.9

Capital markets income

 

17,294

14,161

22.1

Income from bank-owned life insurance

 

13,794

10,466

31.8

Investment securities gains/(losses), net

 

78,144

(1,771

)

nm

Gain on sale and fair value increase, net, of private equity investments

 

4,452

2,313

nm

Other non-interest revenue

 

19,002

18,676

1.7

 

Total non-interest revenue

 

277,341

169,185

63.9

 

Non-interest expense:

 

Salaries and other personnel expense

 

309,274

282,436

9.5

Net occupancy, equipment, and software expense

 

83,921

78,245

7.3

Third-party processing and other services

 

42,846

36,875

16.2

Professional fees

 

25,980

15,660

65.9

FDIC insurance and other regulatory fees

 

12,129

14,629

(17.1

)

Amortization of intangibles

 

5,280

5,802

(9.0

)

Merger-related expense

 

57,140

nm

Earnout liability adjustments

 

4,908

nm

Loss on early extinguishment of debt, net

 

1,904

nm

Restructuring charges

 

6,042

37

nm

Other operating expenses

 

68,137

65,713

3.7

 

Total non-interest expense

 

560,421

556,537

0.7

 

Income before income taxes

 

166,173

371,398

(55.3

)

Income tax expense

 

34,461

95,028

(63.7

)

 

Net income

 

131,712

276,370

(52.3

)

 

Less: Preferred stock dividends

 

16,581

6,300

163.2

 

Net income available to common shareholders

 

$

115,131

$

270,070

(57.4

)%

 

Net income per common share, basic

 

$

0.78

$

1.70

(53.9

)%

 

Net income per common share, diluted

 

0.78

1.68

(53.7

)

 

Cash dividends declared per common share

 

0.66

0.60

10.0

 

Return on average assets *

 

0.52

%

1.21

%

(69

)bps

Return on average common equity *

 

5.15

12.46

(731

)

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic

 

147,300

159,148

(7.4

)%

Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted

 

148,067

160,908

(8.0

)

 

nm - not meaningful

bps - basis points

* - ratios are annualized

  

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INCOME STATEMENT DATA

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

2020

2019

Second Quarter

 

 

Second
Quarter

First
Quarter

Fourth
Quarter

Third
Quarter

Second
Quarter

20 vs '19

 

% Change

 

Interest income

 

$

451,569

483,897

506,253

523,415

516,131

(12.5

)%

Interest expense

 

75,003

110,637

106,985

121,318

118,869

(36.9

)

 

Net interest income

 

376,566

373,260

399,268

402,097

397,262

(5.2

)

Provision for credit losses

 

141,851

158,722

24,470

27,562

12,119

nm

 

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

 

234,715

214,538

374,798

374,535

385,143

(39.1

)

 

Non-interest revenue:

 

Service charges on deposit accounts

 

15,567

20,689

22,385

22,952

21,994

(29.2

)

Fiduciary and asset management fees

 

14,950

15,174

15,645

14,686

14,478

3.3

Card fees

 

9,186

10,950

11,325

12,297

11,161

(17.7

)

Brokerage revenue

 

9,984

12,398

11,106

11,071

10,052

(0.7

)

Mortgage banking income

 

23,530

12,227

9,287

10,351

7,907

197.6

Capital markets income

 

6,050

11,243

8,972

7,396

8,916

(32.1

)

Income from bank-owned life insurance

 

7,756

6,038

5,620

5,139

5,176

49.8

Investment securities gains/(losses), net

 

69,409

8,734

(2,157

)

(3,731

)

(1,845

)

nm

Gain on sale and fair value increase/(decrease) of private equity investments

 

8,707

(4,255

)

8,100

1,194

1,455

nm

Other non-interest revenue

 

8,345

10,659

7,672

7,405

10,513

(20.6

)

 

Total non-interest revenue

 

173,484

103,857

97,955

88,760

89,807

93.2

 

Non-interest expense:

 

Salaries and other personnel expense

 

159,597

149,678

145,084

142,516

143,009

11.6

Net occupancy, equipment, and software expense

 

41,727

42,194

42,644

41,017

39,851

4.7

Third-party processing and other services

 

21,366

21,480

20,293

18,528

19,118

11.8

Professional fees

 

15,305

10,675

9,921

9,719

9,312

64.4

FDIC insurance and other regulatory fees

 

6,851

5,278

9,825

7,242

7,867

(12.9

)

Amortization of intangibles

 

2,640

2,640

2,901

2,901

2,410

9.5

Merger-related expense

 

(913

)

353

7,401

nm

Earnout liability adjustments

 

4,908

10,457

nm

Loss on early extinguishment of debt, net

 

1,904

4,592

nm

Valuation adjustment to Visa derivative

 

1,111

2,500

nm

Restructuring charges

 

2,822

3,220

1,259

(66

)

18

nm

Other operating expenses

 

28,925

39,210

33,996

36,551

35,140

(17.7

)

 

Total non-interest expense

 

284,141

276,279

266,121

276,310

264,126

7.6

 

Income before income taxes

 

124,058

42,116

206,632

186,985

210,824

(41.2

)

Income tax expense

 

30,866

3,595

54,948

51,259

54,640

(43.5

)

 

Net income

 

93,192

38,521

151,684

135,726

156,184

(40.3

)

 

Less: Preferred stock dividends

 

8,291

8,291

8,291

8,291

3,150

163.2

 

Net income available to common shareholders

 

$

84,901

30,230

143,393

127,435

153,034

(44.5

)%

 

Net income per common share, basic

 

$

0.58

0.21

0.98

0.84

0.97

(40.7

)%

 

Net income per common share, diluted

 

0.57

0.20

0.97

0.83

0.96

(40.3

)

 

Cash dividends declared per common share

 

0.33

0.33

0.30

0.30

0.30

10.0

 

Return on average assets *

 

0.71

%

0.32

1.27

1.14

1.34

(63

)bps

Return on average common equity *

 

7.48

2.75

13.08

11.36

13.90

(642

)

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic

 

147,288

147,311

146,948

152,238

157,389

(6.4

)%

Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted

 

147,733

148,401

148,529

154,043

159,077

(7.1

)

 

nm - not meaningful

bps - basis points

* - ratios are annualized

 

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BALANCE SHEET DATA

June 30,
2020

December 31,
2019

June 30,
2019

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except share data)

ASSETS

Cash and due from banks

$

572,169

$

535,846

$

549,616

Interest-bearing funds with Federal Reserve Bank

860,289

553,390

531,488

Interest earning deposits with banks

20,719

20,635

20,271

Federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements

118,048

77,047

49,946

Cash and cash equivalents

1,571,225

1,186,918

1,151,321

Investment securities available for sale, at fair value

7,197,493

6,778,670

7,007,012

Loans held for sale ($266,306, $115,173, $81,855 measured at fair value, respectively)

900,936

115,173

86,716

Loans, net of deferred fees and costs

39,914,297

37,162,450

36,138,561

Allowance for loan losses

(588,648

)

(281,402

)

(257,376

)

Loans, net

39,325,649

36,881,048

35,881,185

Cash surrender value of bank-owned life insurance

1,038,049

775,665

766,287

Premises and equipment, net

481,716

493,940

490,644

Goodwill

497,267

497,267

492,390

Other intangible assets, net

50,392

55,671

61,473

Receivable on unsettled securities sales

1,289,116

Other assets

1,770,146

1,418,930

1,381,175

Total assets

$

54,121,989

$

48,203,282

$

47,318,203

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Liabilities:

Deposits:

Non-interest-bearing deposits

$

12,555,714

$

9,439,485

$

9,205,066

Interest-bearing deposits

31,638,866

28,966,019

28,761,656

Total deposits

44,194,580

38,405,504

37,966,722

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under repurchase agreements

225,576

165,690

273,481

Other short-term borrowings

300,000

1,753,560

1,330,000

Long-term debt

2,327,921

2,153,897

2,306,072

Due on unsettled securities purchases

922,952

Other liabilities

1,097,992

782,941

688,112

Total liabilities

49,069,021

43,261,592

42,564,387

Shareholders' equity:

Preferred stock - no par value. Authorized 100,000,000 shares; issued
22,000,000, 22,000,000, and 8,000,000

537,145

537,145

195,140

Common stock - $1.00 par value. Authorized 342,857,143 shares; issued 167,405,730, 166,800,623, and 166,079,543; outstanding 147,312,703, 147,157,596, and 156,872,026

167,406

166,801

166,080

Additional paid-in capital

3,826,726

3,819,336

3,801,748

Treasury stock, at cost – 20,093,027, 19,643,027, and 9,207,517 shares

(731,806

)

(715,560

)

(344,901

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income, net

202,970

65,641

49,289

Retained earnings

1,050,527

1,068,327

886,460

Total shareholders’ equity

5,052,968

4,941,690

4,753,816

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

54,121,989

$

48,203,282

$

47,318,203

 

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AVERAGE BALANCES AND YIELDS/RATES (1)

(Unaudited)

2019

(Dollars in thousands)

2020

Second

First

Fourth

Third

Second

Quarter

Quarter

Quarter

Quarter

Quarter

Interest Earning Assets

Investment securities (2) (4)

$

6,618,533

6,680,047

6,696,768

6,831,036

6,955,386

Yield

2.72

%

3.09

3.12

3.14

3.03

Trading account assets (5)

$

6,173

6,306

7,986

5,519

4,853

Yield

2.19

%

2.70

2.69

4.01

1.83

Commercial loans (3) (4)

$

30,236,919

27,607,343

26,698,202

26,567,719

26,353,701

Yield

3.95

%

4.57

4.82

5.09

5.13

Consumer loans (3)

$

9,899,172

9,985,702

9,809,832

9,633,603

9,423,427

Yield

4.34

%

4.60

5.07

5.08

5.17

Allowance for loan losses

$

(498,545

)

(368,033

)

(269,052

)

(258,024

)

(259,284

)

Loans, net (3)

$

39,637,546

37,225,012

36,238,982

35,943,298

35,517,844

Yield

4.08

%

4.62

4.93

5.13

5.17

Mortgage loans held for sale

$

221,157

86,415

117,909

99,556

70,497

Yield

3.09

%

3.67

3.77

3.93

4.27

Other loans held for sale

$

19,246

475

272

Yield

4.19

%

Federal funds sold, due from Federal Reserve Bank, and other short-term investments

$

1,709,086

652,130

514,635

513,160

511,488

Yield

0.11

%

1.02

1.71

2.08

2.37

Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank Stock (5)

$

247,801

284,082

278,586

254,994

234,949

Yield

3.60

%

3.38

2.85

3.85

3.29

Total interest earning assets

$

48,459,542

44,933,992

43,854,866

43,648,038

43,295,289

Yield

3.75

%

4.33

4.60

4.78

4.79

Interest-Bearing Liabilities

Interest-bearing demand deposits

$

7,260,940

6,445,986

6,381,282

6,138,810

6,335,953

Rate

0.21

%

0.51

0.60

0.69

0.71

Money Market accounts

$

12,238,479

11,548,014

10,526,296

10,138,783

10,024,836

Rate

0.46

%

1.00

1.13

1.26

1.23

Savings deposits

$

1,036,024

926,822

915,640

900,366

904,183

Rate

0.02

%

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

Time deposits under $100,000

$

1,621,943

1,761,741

1,873,350

2,100,492

2,245,878

Rate

1.43

%

1.64

1.27

1.39

1.39

Time deposits over $100,000

$

4,772,555

5,051,705

5,198,266

5,957,691

6,331,665

Rate

1.80

%

2.04

1.51

1.69

1.70

Other brokered deposits

$

1,998,571

1,376,669

1,156,131

993,078

766,718

Rate

0.25

%

1.42

1.84

2.47

2.46

Brokered time deposits

$

2,244,429

2,166,496

2,121,069

2,119,149

1,985,589

Rate

1.86

%

2.11

2.16

2.27

2.28

Total interest-bearing deposits

$

31,172,941

29,277,433

28,172,034

28,348,369

28,594,822

Rate

0.73

%

1.18

1.16

1.32

1.30

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under repurchase agreements

$

250,232

167,324

192,731

221,045

300,168

Rate

0.12

%

0.30

0.24

0.22

0.20

Other short-term borrowings

$

550,000

1,384,362

1,565,507

1,307,370

1,090,581

Rate

1.23

%

1.66

1.87

2.31

2.59

Long-term debt

$

2,834,188

2,678,651

2,153,983

2,286,221

2,114,819

Rate

2.36

%

2.78

3.07

3.32

3.53

Total interest-bearing liabilities

$

34,807,361

33,507,770

32,084,255

32,163,005

32,100,390

Rate

0.86

%

1.30

1.30

1.47

1.48

Non-interest-bearing demand deposits

$

11,923,534

9,409,774

9,706,784

9,365,776

9,304,839

Cost of funds

0.65

%

1.04

1.02

1.16

1.15

Net interest margin

3.13

%

3.37

3.65

3.69

3.69

Taxable equivalent adjustment (4)

$

861

786

769

819

811

(1) Yields and rates are annualized.

(2) Excludes net unrealized gains and losses.

(3) Average loans are shown net of unearned income. Non-performing loans are included.

(4) Reflects taxable-equivalent adjustments, using the statutory federal income tax rate of 21%, in adjusting interest on tax-exempt loans and investment securities to a taxable-equivalent basis.

(5) Included as a component of other assets on the consolidated balance sheet.

 

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LOANS OUTSTANDING BY TYPE

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)

Linked

Total Loans

Total Loans

Quarter

Total Loans

Year/Year

Loan Type

June 30, 2020

March 31, 2020

% Change

June 30, 2019

% Change

Commercial, Financial, and Agricultural

$

13,136,696

$

11,018,155

19.2

%

$

9,716,939

35.2

%

Owner-Occupied

6,801,580

6,643,287

2.4

6,511,805

4.4

Total Commercial & Industrial

19,938,276

17,661,442

12.9

16,228,744

22.9

Multi-Family

2,252,820

2,108,360

6.9

2,023,061

11.4

Hotels

1,364,511

1,314,053

3.8

1,244,519

9.6

Office Buildings

2,297,721

2,264,844

1.5

2,297,515

Shopping Centers

1,738,504

1,741,557

(0.2

)

1,682,283

3.3

Warehouses

781,252

761,863

2.5

686,827

13.7

Other Investment Property

1,012,392

1,027,757

(1.5

)

980,787

3.2

Total Investment Properties

9,447,200

9,218,434

2.5

8,914,992

6.0

1-4 Family Construction

229,999

255,005

(9.8

)

276,068

(16.7

)

1-4 Family Investment Mortgage

466,809

482,773

(3.3

)

528,358

(11.6

)

Total 1-4 Family Properties

696,808

737,778

(5.6

)

804,426

(13.4

)

Commercial Development

112,539

107,351

4.8

138,840

(18.9

)

Residential Development

270,952

303,459

(10.7

)

213,823

26.7

Land Acquisition

300,036

304,179

(1.4

)

295,165

1.7

Land and Development

683,527

714,989

(4.4

)

647,828

5.5

Total Commercial Real Estate

10,827,535

10,671,201

1.5

10,367,246

4.4

Consumer Mortgages

5,811,376

5,608,121

3.6

5,407,762

7.5

Home Equity Lines

1,710,264

1,778,862

(3.9

)

1,650,745

3.6

Credit Cards

250,448

261,581

(4.3

)

258,283

(3.0

)

Other Consumer Loans

1,474,583

2,302,349

(36.0

)

2,249,337

(34.4

)

Total Consumer

9,246,671

9,950,913

(7.1

)

9,566,127

(3.3

)

Unearned Income

(98,185

)

(25,532

)

284.6

(23,556

)

316.8

Total

$

39,914,297

$

38,258,024

4.3

%

$

36,138,561

10.4

%

NON-PERFORMING LOANS COMPOSITION

(Unaudited)

Total
Non-performing
Loans

Total
Non-performing
Loans

Linked
Quarter

Total
Non-performing
Loans

Year/Year

(Dollars in thousands)

Loan Type

June 30, 2020

March 31, 2020

% Change

June 30, 2019

% Change

Commercial, Financial, and Agricultural

$

83,000

$

99,287

(16.4

)%

$

72,934

13.8

%

Owner-Occupied

19,605

17,357

13.0

13,465

45.6

Total Commercial & Industrial

102,605

116,644

(12.0

)

86,399

18.8

Multi-Family

356

(100.0

)

nm

Hotels

nm

nm

Office Buildings

836

836

300

178.7

Shopping Centers

409

712

(42.6

)

671

(39.0

)

Other Investment Property

393

308

27.6

7

nm

Total Investment Properties

1,638

2,212

(25.9

)

978

67.5

1-4 Family Construction

2,593

278

832.7

208

nm

1-4 Family Investment Mortgage

1,844

2,047

(9.9

)

1,637

12.6

Total 1-4 Family Properties

4,437

2,325

90.8

1,845

140.5

Commercial Development

840

596

40.9

nm

Residential Development

685

561

22.1

1,253

(45.3

)

Land Acquisition

1,042

1,043

(0.1

)

1,482

(29.7

)

Land and Development

2,567

2,200

16.7

2,735

(6.1

)

Total Commercial Real Estate

8,642

6,737

28.3

5,558

55.5

Consumer Mortgages

17,438

13,571

28.5

13,628

28.0

Home Equity Lines

14,200

12,475

13.8

13,830

2.7

Other Consumer Loans

4,552

6,860

(33.6

)

4,667

(2.5

)

Total Consumer

36,190

32,906

10.0

32,125

12.7

Total

$

147,437

$

156,287

(5.7

)%

$

124,082

18.8

%

Synovus

CREDIT QUALITY DATA

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)

2020

2019

Second
Quarter

Second

First

Fourth

Third

Second

20 vs '19

Quarter

Quarter

Quarter

Quarter

Quarter

% Change

Non-performing Loans (NPLs)

$

147,437

156,287

101,636

115,915

124,083

18.8

%

Other Real Estate and Other Assets

30,242

33,679

35,810

35,400

15,479

95.4

Non-performing Assets (NPAs)

177,679

189,966

137,446

151,315

139,562

27.3

Allowance for Loan Losses (ALL)

588,648

493,452

281,402

265,013

257,376

128.7

Reserve for Unfunded Commitments

61,029

38,420

1,375

1,496

995

nm

Allowance for Credit Losses (ACL)

649,677

531,872

282,777

266,509

258,371

151.5

Net Charge-Offs - Quarter

24,045

20,061

8,821

19,925

11,779

Net Charge-Offs - YTD

44,106

20,061

57,612

48,791

28,867

Net Charge-Offs / Average Loans - Quarter (1)

0.24

%

0.21

0.10

0.22

0.13

Net Charge-Offs / Average Loans - YTD (1)

0.23

0.21

0.16

0.18

0.16

NPLs / Loans

0.37

0.41

0.27

0.32

0.34

NPAs / Loans, ORE and specific other assets

0.44

0.50

0.37

0.42

0.39

ACL/Loans

1.63

1.39

0.76

0.73

0.71

ALL/Loans

1.47

1.29

0.76

0.73

0.71

ACL/NPLs

440.65

340.32

278.23

229.92

208.22

ALL/NPLs

399.25

315.74

276.87

228.63

207.42

Past Due Loans over 90 days and Still Accruing

$

8,391

6,398

15,943

15,660

5,851

43.4

As a Percentage of Loans Outstanding

0.02

%

0.02

0.04

0.04

0.02

Total Past Due Loans and Still Accruing

$

46,390

83,235

123,793

88,219

80,792

(42.6

)

As a Percentage of Loans Outstanding

0.12

%

0.22

0.33

0.24

0.22

Accruing Troubled Debt Restructurings (TDRs)

$

166,461

160,128

133,145

130,019

126,369

31.7

(1) Ratio is annualized.

SELECTED CAPITAL INFORMATION (1)

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)

June 30, 2020

December 31,
2019

June 30, 2019

Tier 1 Capital

$

4,364,077

4,280,604

4,094,672

Total Risk-Based Capital

5,459,271

5,123,381

4,913,043

Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio

8.90

%

8.95

9.61

Tier 1 Capital Ratio

10.15

10.23

10.09

Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio

12.70

12.25

12.11

Tier 1 Leverage Ratio

8.38

9.16

8.89

Common Equity as a Percentage of Total Assets (2)

8.34

9.14

9.63

Tangible Common Equity Ratio (3) (5)

7.41

8.08

8.56

Book Value Per Common Share (4)

$

30.65

29.93

29.06

Tangible Book Value Per Common Share (3)

26.94

26.17

25.53

(1) Current quarter regulatory capital information is preliminary.

(2) Common equity consists of Total Shareholders' Equity less Preferred Stock.

(3) Excludes the carrying value of goodwill and other intangible assets from common equity and total assets.

(4) Book Value Per Common Share consists of Total Shareholders' Equity less Preferred Stock divided by total common shares outstanding.

(5) See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" of this report for applicable reconciliation.

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