Old National Bancorp reported 2nd quarter 2016 net income of $39.1 million

Old National accomplished several strategic milestones during the 2^nd quarter.  These include the sale of the ONB Insurance Group, Inc., d/b/a Old National Insurance (May 31); closing on the partnership with Anchor BanCorp Wisconsin Inc. (“Anchor”) (May 1); the early termination of our FDIC loss share agreements; and the continuation of rationalizing our branch franchise.  Related to some of these actions, the following items were included in Old National’s 2^nd quarter financial results:

Also today, the Company announced its quarterly cash dividend of $0.13 per share.  The dividend is payable September 16, 2016, to shareholders of record on September 1, 2016.  For purposes of broker trading, the ex-date of the cash dividend is August 30, 2016.

“This was a quarter marked by significant milestones for Old National as we closed on our largest partnership to date, completed the sale of our Insurance group and ended our FDIC loss share agreement,” said Chairman and CEO Bob Jones. “These actions – coupled with solid organic loan growth and a continued focus on expense management – allowed us to continue to grow our business in spite of the economic challenges facing all U.S. financial companies.  Our shareholders also benefitted by the increase in tangible book value even after the closing of our Anchor partnership. ”

Committed to our Strategic Imperatives and 2016 Initiatives

Old National’s continued steady performance and strong credit and capital positions can be attributed to the Company’s unwavering commitment to the three strategic imperatives that have guided Old National for 11 years: 

     1. Strengthen the risk profile; 2. Enhance management discipline; and 3. Achieve consistent quality earnings.

Guided by these three strategic imperatives, Old National’s primary initiatives for 2016 are: 1. Continue to grow organic revenue; 2. Improve operating leverage; and 3. Prudent use of capital, all while maintaining a strong credit culture.

Grow Organic Revenue

Balance Sheet and Net Interest Margin

At June 30, 2016, total period-end loans, including loans held for sale, increased $1.845 billion to $8.875 billion from $7.030 billion at March 31, 2016.  Total loans acquired through the partnership with Anchor totaled $1.646 billion as of the date of closing.  Organic loan growth during the 2^nd quarter was $199.1 million, or 11.3% on an annualized basis.  Old National’s new Wisconsin region experienced the largest increase in loan balances, with $38.9 million, or 14.2% annualized, loan growth during the quarter as compared to their day 1 (May 1) balances.   The Louisville, Kentucky market, including the Company’s new Lexington office, the Bloomington, Indiana market and the South Bend, Indiana market also experienced significant loan growth in the Old National franchise, with total loans in these regions increasing $31.8 million (21.4% annualized), $30.4 million (22.9% annualized) and $29.7 million (56.3% annualized), respectively, over March 31, 2016, loan balances. 

At June 30, 2016, total period-end core deposits, including demand and interest-bearing deposits, increased $1.851 billion to $10.273 billion, compared to $8.422 billion at March 31, 2016.  Total core deposits assumed through the partnership with Anchor were $1.853 billion as of the date of closing. 

Net interest income for the 2^nd quarter of 2016 totaled $99.3 million compared to $85.6 million in the 1^st quarter of 2016, and $92.1 million in the 2^nd quarter of 2015.  On a fully taxable equivalent basis, net interest income was $104.6 million for the 2^nd quarter of 2016 and represented a net interest margin on total average earning assets of 3.57%.  These results compare to net interest income on a fully taxable equivalent basis of $90.8 million and a margin of 3.52% in the 1^st quarter of 2016.   In the 2^nd quarter of 2015, Old National reported net interest income on a fully taxable equivalent basis of $96.9 million and a margin of 3.75%.  Refer to Table 5 for Non-GAAP taxable equivalent reconciliations.

As part of net interest income, Old National recorded $14.2 million, or a 49 basis point contribution to net interest margin, from accretion income in the 2^nd quarter of 2016 related to purchase accounting discounts from various acquisitions.  Total accretion income in the 1^st quarter of 2016 and the 2^nd quarter of 2015 reported by Old National was $11.2 million, or a 44 basis point net interest margin contribution, and $15.6 million, or a 60 basis point net interest margin contribution, respectively.  Excluding accretion income, the core net interest margin was 3.08% in the 2^nd quarter of 2016, compared to 3.08% in the 1^st quarter of 2016 and 3.15% in the 2^nd quarter of 2015.  Refer to Table 5 for Non-GAAP reconciliations.

Noninterest Income

For the 2^nd quarter of 2016, total noninterest income amounted to $93.4 million, and includes the $41.9 million pre-tax gain on the sale of Old National Insurance.  Excluding this gain on sale, total noninterest income was $51.5 million.  This compares to $49.5 million in the 1^st quarter of 2016 and $55.0 million in the 2^nd quarter of 2015.  Anchor contributed $4.6 million in noninterest income to the 2^nd quarter of 2016.     

Improve Operating Leverage

Old National’s noninterest expenses for the 2^nd quarter of 2016 totaled $121.5 million.  Items impacting noninterest expenses for the 2^nd quarter are detailed in Table 1.  Anchor operational expenses, excluding merger and integration charges, contributed $11.4 million in noninterest expenses during the current quarter.  Noninterest expenses for the 1^st quarter of 2016 were $98.4 million and for the 2^nd quarter of 2015 were $109.7 million.  As of June 30, 2016, Old National has 206 branches throughout its franchise.

Prudent Use of Capital

Old National’s capital position remained well above regulatory guideline minimums at June 30, 2016, with regulatory tier 1 and total risk-based capital ratios of 11.8% and 12.4%, respectively, compared to 12.5% and 13.2% at March 31, 2016, and 11.6% and 12.2% at June 30, 2015.  Old National did not repurchase any stock in the open market during the 2^nd quarter of 2016.

The following table presents Old National’s risk-based and leverage ratios compared to industry requirements:

Old National’s ratio of tangible common equity to tangible assets was 8.10% at June 30, 2016, compared to 7.88% at March 31, 2016, and 7.23% at June 3, 2015.  Refer to Table 12 for Non-GAAP reconciliations. 

Maintain a Strong Credit Culture

Old National recorded provision expense of $1.3 million and had net charge-offs of $0.2 million in the 2^nd quarter of 2016.  These results compare to $0.1 million in provision expense and net charge-offs of $1.6 million, and provision expense of $2.3 million and net charge-offs of $1.0 million, in the 1^st quarter of 2016 and the 2^nd quarter of 2015, respectively.  Net charge-offs for the 2^nd quarter of 2016 were 0.01% of average total loans on an annualized basis, compared to net charge-offs of 0.09% of average total loans in the 1^st quarter of 2016 and net charge-offs of 0.06% of average total loans in the 2^nd quarter of 2015. 

Delinquencies remained low as Old National reported 30+ day delinquent loans of 0.34% in the 2^nd quarter of 2016 compared to 0.30% in the 1^st quarter of 2016.  Old National’s 90+ day delinquent loans for the 2^nd quarter were 0.01% compared to 0.01% in the 1^st quarter of 2016.

Old National’s allowance for loan losses at June 30, 2016, was $51.8 million, or 0.59% of total loans, compared to an allowance of $50.7 million, or 0.72% of total loans at March 31, 2016, and $50.2 million, or 0.74% of total loans, at June 30, 2015.  The coverage ratio (allowance to non-performing loans) stood at 30% at June 30, 2016, compared to 38% at March 31, 2016, and 28% at June 30, 2015.

“Our ratio of allowance for loan and lease losses to total loans declined quarter to quarter with the addition of Anchor’s $1.6 billion loan portfolio,” noted Daryl Moore, Chief Credit Executive.  “In accordance with current accounting practices, these acquired loans are recorded at fair value with no allowance recorded at the acquisition date.  When we consider both our allowance for loan losses plus our purchase accounting marks, we believe we remain appropriately reserved, as demonstrated by the table below.”

¹ Includes discount on loans acquired through previous partnerships.

The following table presents certain credit quality metrics related to Old National’s loan portfolio:

About Old National

Old National Bancorp (NASDAQ:ONB), the holding company of Old National Bank, is the largest financial services holding company headquartered in Indiana. With $14.4 billion in assets, it ranks among the top 100 banking companies in the U.S.  Since its founding in Evansville in 1834, Old National Bank has focused on community banking by building long-term, highly valued partnerships with clients. Today, Old National’s footprint includes Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and Wisconsin. In addition to providing extensive services in retail and commercial banking, Old National offers comprehensive wealth management, investments and brokerage services. For more information and financial data, please visit Investor Relations at oldnational.com.

Conference Call

Old National will hold a conference call at 10:00 a.m. Central Time on Monday, August 1, 2016, to discuss 2^nd quarter 2016 financial results, strategic developments, and the Company’s financial outlook.  The live audio web cast of the call, along with the corresponding presentation slides, will be available on the Company’s Investor Relations web page at oldnational.com and will be archived there for 12 months.  A replay of the call will also be available from 1:00 p.m. Central Time on August 1 through August 15.  To access the replay, dial 1-855-859-2056, Conference ID Code 43576759.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This earnings release contains GAAP financial measures and non-GAAP financial measures where management believes it to be helpful in understanding Old National’s results of operations or financial position.  Where non-GAAP financial measures are used, the comparable GAAP financial measure, as well as the reconciliation to the comparable GAAP financial measure, can be found in the tables of this release.

Table 5:  non-GAAP Reconciliations-Core Net Interest Margin

¹ Accretion related to purchase accounting discounts on acquired loan portfolios.

Forward-Looking Statement

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  These statements include, but are not limited to, descriptions of Old National Bancorp’s (“Old National’s”) financial condition, results of operations, asset and credit quality trends and profitability.  Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “could” and “should,” and other words of similar meaning.  These forward-looking statements express management’s current expectations or forecasts of future events and, by their nature, are subject to risks and uncertainties and there are a number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such statements.  Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to: expected cost savings, synergies and other financial benefits from the recently completed mergers might not be realized within the expected timeframes and costs or difficulties relating to integration matters might be greater than expected; market, economic, operational, liquidity, credit and interest rate risks associated with Old National’s business; competition; government legislation and policies (including the impact of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and its related regulations); ability of Old National to execute its business plan (including integrating the recently completed merger with Anchor Bancorp Wisconsin Inc.); changes in the economy which could materially impact credit quality trends and the ability to generate loans and gather deposits; failure or circumvention of our internal controls; failure or disruption of our information systems; significant changes in accounting, tax or regulatory practices or requirements; new legal obligations or liabilities or unfavorable resolutions of litigations; disruptive technologies in payment systems and other services traditionally provided by banks; computer hacking and other cybersecurity threats; other matters discussed in this press release and other factors identified in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and other periodic filings with the SEC.  These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date of this press release, and Old National does not undertake an obligation to release revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or conditions after the date of this press release.