West Bancorporation, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2023 Financial Results and Declares Quarterly Dividend

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, July 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- West Bancorporation, Inc. (Nasdaq: WTBA; the “Company”), parent company of West Bank, today reported second quarter 2023 net income of $5.9 million, or $0.35 per diluted common share, compared to first quarter 2023 net income of $7.8 million, or $0.47 per diluted common share, and second quarter 2022 net income of $12.7 million, or $0.75 per diluted common share. On July 26, 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.25 per common share. The dividend is payable on August 23, 2023, to stockholders of record on August 9, 2023.

David Nelson, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, commented, “The unprecedented size and pace of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate increases in the last year and the resulting inverted yield curve have had a dramatic impact on our deposit base and cost of funds. Our deposit and funding mix has changed as depositors react to intense short-term rate competition and utilize accumulated cash for business operations. The resulting increase in our cost of funds has outpaced the repricing benefits in loans and investments, leading to a decline in our net interest income and net interest margin.”

David Nelson added, “Our credit quality continues to be pristine. We had one loan past due more than 30 days at the end of the second quarter. This is the first time in two years that we have had a loan more than 30 days past due at quarter-end. We have one loan on nonaccrual status and a total of $536 thousand in loans on our watch and classified loan list. We remain diligent in monitoring and managing our credit risk in light of future economic uncertainty and the volatile interest rate environment. Our capital position is strong and we remain focused on delivering high quality services and products through our successful relationship based business model.”

Second Quarter 2023 Financial Highlights

		Quarter Ended June 30, 2023				Six Months Ended June 30, 2023
	Net income (in thousands)	$5,862				$13,706
	Return on average equity		11.03	%			12.90	%
	Return on average assets		0.64	%			0.76	%
	Efficiency ratio (a non-GAAP measure)		62.83	%			58.91	%
	Nonperforming assets to total assets		0.01	%			0.01	%

Second Quarter 2023 Compared to First Quarter 2023 Overview

• Loans increased $50.9 million in the second quarter of 2023, or 7.4 percent annualized.
  

• No provision for credit losses was recorded in either the second quarter of 2023 or the first quarter of 2023.
  

• The allowance for credit losses to total loans was 1.00 percent at June 30, 2023, compared to 1.01 percent at March 31, 2023.
  

• There was one loan with a balance of $229 thousand that was greater than 30 days past due at June 30, 2023. This loan is guaranteed by the SBA. For the seven consecutive quarter-ends prior to June 30, 2023, there were no loans greater than 30 days past due. Nonaccrual loans at June 30, 2023 consisted of one loan with a balance of $309 thousand.
  

• Commercial real estate loans totaling $52.6 million were upgraded and removed from the watch list during the second quarter of 2023. These loans related to one borrowing relationship that had been downgraded during the COVID-19 pandemic. The upgrade resulted from the borrowers’ ability to return to normal operations and financial performance for an extended period of time.
  

• Deposits increased $37.9 million in the second quarter of 2023. Brokered deposits totaled $230.7 million at June 30, 2023, compared to $234.2 million at March 31, 2023, a decrease of $3.5 million. Excluding brokered deposits, deposits increased $41.4 million, or 1.6 percent, during the second quarter of 2023. As of June 30, 2023, estimated uninsured deposits, which excludes deposits in the IntraFi reciprocal network, brokered deposits and public funds protected by state programs, were approximately 27.5 percent of total deposits.
  

• The efficiency ratio (a non-GAAP measure) was 62.83 percent for the second quarter of 2023, compared to 55.34 percent for the first quarter of 2023. The increase in the efficiency ratio is primarily the result of the decline in tax equivalent net interest income and an increase in salaries and employee benefits.

• Net interest margin, on a fully tax-equivalent basis (a non-GAAP measure), was 2.02 percent for the second quarter of 2023, compared to 2.23 percent for the first quarter of 2023. Net interest income for the second quarter of 2023 was $17.3 million, compared to $18.7 million for the first quarter of 2023. The rising cost of deposits and borrowed funds and the change in mix of funding has increased interest expense faster than the increase in interest income from loan repricing and loan originations.

• The tangible common equity ratio was 5.90 percent at June 30, 2023, compared to 5.99 percent at March 31, 2023.

Second Quarter 2023 Compared to Second Quarter 2022 Overview

• Loans increased $233.9 million at June 30, 2023, or 9.1 percent, compared to June 30, 2022.

• Deposits decreased $6.1 million at June 30, 2023, compared to June 30, 2022. Included in deposits were brokered deposits totaling $230.7 million at June 30, 2023, compared to $196.5 million at June 30, 2022. The decline in deposits was primarily attributable to customers using their own liquidity to fund business transactions, instead of incurring debt, and customers seeking higher yielding investment options.

• Borrowed funds increased to $593.9 million at June 30, 2023, compared to $388.8 million at June 30, 2022. The increase included $135.0 million in FHLB advances associated with long-term interest rate swaps and $51.1 million in federal funds purchased and other short-term borrowings.

• The efficiency ratio (a non-GAAP measure) was 62.83 percent for the second quarter of 2023, compared to 41.96 percent for the second quarter of 2022. Tax-equivalent net interest income decreased in the second quarter of 2023 compared to the second quarter of 2022, primarily due to the increased cost of deposits and borrowed funds. Additionally, salaries and employee benefits increased due to wage increases in response to market conditions and competition in retaining and recruiting talent and increases in full-time equivalent employees with growth in our commercial banking team and information technology department.
  

• Net interest margin, on a fully tax-equivalent basis (a non-GAAP measure), was 2.02 percent for the second quarter of 2023, compared to 2.93 percent for the second quarter of 2022. Net interest income for the second quarter of 2023 was $17.3 million, compared to $24.2 million for the second quarter of 2022. In 2022 and 2023, the rising cost of deposits and borrowed funds and the change in mix of funding has increased interest expense faster than the increase in interest income from loan repricing and loan originations.
  

The Company filed its report on Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission today. Please refer to that document for a more in-depth discussion of the Company’s financial results. The Form 10-Q is available on the Investor Relations section of West Bank’s website at www.westbankstrong.com.

The Company will discuss its results in a conference call scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Central Time on Thursday, July 27, 2023. The telephone number for the conference call is 833-470-1428. The access code for the conference call is 716035. A recording of the call will be available until August 10, 2023, by dialing 866-813-9403. The replay access code is 518749.

About West Bancorporation, Inc. (Nasdaq: WTBA)

West Bancorporation, Inc. is headquartered in West Des Moines, Iowa. Serving customers since 1893, West Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of West Bancorporation, Inc., is a community bank that focuses on lending, deposit services, and trust services for small- to medium-sized businesses and consumers. West Bank has six offices in the Des Moines, Iowa metropolitan area, one office in Coralville, Iowa, and four offices in Minnesota in the cities of Rochester, Owatonna, Mankato and St. Cloud.

Certain statements in this report, other than purely historical information, including estimates, projections, statements relating to the Company’s business plans, objectives and expected operating results, and the assumptions upon which those statements are based, are “forward-looking statements” within the meanings of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements may appear throughout this report. These forward-looking statements are generally identified by the words “believes,” “expects,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “projects,” “future,” “confident,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “strategy,” “plan,” “opportunity,” “will be,” “will likely result,” “will continue” or similar references, or references to estimates, predictions or future events. Such forward-looking statements are based upon certain underlying assumptions, risks and uncertainties. Because of the possibility that the underlying assumptions are incorrect or do not materialize as expected in the future, actual results could differ materially from these forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties that may affect future results include: interest rate risk, including the effects of recent rate increases by the Federal Reserve; fluctuations in the values of the securities held in our investment portfolio, including as a result of changes in interest rates; competitive pressures, including from non-bank competitors such as “fintech” companies and digital asset service providers; pricing pressures on loans and deposits; our ability to successfully manage liquidity risk; changes in credit and other risks posed by the Company’s loan portfolio, including declines in commercial or residential real estate values or changes in the allowance for credit losses dictated by new market conditions, accounting standards (including as a result of the implementation of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard) or regulatory requirements; the concentration of large deposits from certain clients who have balances above current FDIC insurance limits; changes in local, national and international economic conditions, including rising rates of inflation and possible recession; the effects of recent developments and events in the financial services industry, including the large-scale deposit withdrawals over a short period of time at Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and First Republic Bank that resulted in the failure of those institutions; changes in legal and regulatory requirements, limitations and costs including in response to the recent failures of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and First Republic Bank; changes in customers’ acceptance of the Company’s products and services; the occurrence of fraudulent activity, breaches or failures of our information security controls or cyber-security related incidents, including as a result of sophisticated attacks using artificial intelligence and similar tools; unexpected outcomes of existing or new litigation involving the Company; the monetary, trade and other regulatory policies of the U.S. government; acts of war or terrorism, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, widespread disease or pandemics, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, or other adverse external events; risks related to climate change and the negative impact it may have on our customers and their businesses; changes to U.S. tax laws, regulations and guidance; talent and labor shortages; the new 1 percent excise tax on stock buybacks by publicly traded companies; and any other risks described in the “Risk Factors” sections of reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update such forward-looking statements to reflect current or future events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

WEST BANCORPORATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Financial Information (unaudited)
(in thousands)
		As of
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS		June 30, 2023				March 31, 2023				December 31, 2022				September 30, 2022				June 30, 2022
Assets
Cash and due from banks		$	29,776			$	21,579			$	24,896			$	58,342			$	26,174
Interest-bearing deposits			1,968				901				1,643				1,049				766
Securities available for sale, at fair value			645,091				665,358				664,115				671,752				731,970
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost			22,488				22,226				19,336				18,350				15,532
Loans			2,807,075				2,756,185				2,742,836				2,614,145				2,573,129
Allowance for credit losses			(27,938	)			(27,941	)			(25,473	)			(25,418	)			(25,434	)
Loans, net			2,779,137				2,728,244				2,717,363				2,588,727				2,547,695
Premises and equipment, net			66,683				59,565				53,124				44,592				41,807
Bank-owned life insurance			43,328				44,830				44,573				44,318				44,072
Other assets			90,084				82,240				88,168				90,387				66,775
Total assets		$	3,678,555			$	3,624,943			$	3,613,218			$	3,517,517			$	3,474,791
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Deposits		$	2,836,325			$	2,798,393			$	2,880,408			$	2,822,847			$	2,842,451
Federal funds purchased and other short-term borrowings			184,150				229,290				200,000				204,500				133,000
Other borrowings			409,736				350,921				285,855				255,789				255,751
Other liabilities			31,218				29,347				35,843				35,617				27,400
Stockholders’ equity			217,126				216,992				211,112				198,764				216,189
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		$	3,678,555			$	3,624,943			$	3,613,218			$	3,517,517			$	3,474,791
		For the Quarter Ended
AVERAGE BALANCES		June 30, 2023				March 31, 2023				December 31, 2022				September 30, 2022				June 30, 2022
Assets		$	3,645,651			$	3,617,458			$	3,511,717			$	3,475,894			$	3,503,686
Loans			2,783,463				2,745,381				2,649,671				2,579,862				2,537,152
Deposits			2,854,945				2,846,926				2,901,928				2,864,648				3,002,535
Stockholders’ equity			213,177				215,391				199,947				219,065				222,731

WEST BANCORPORATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Financial Information (unaudited)
(in thousands)
		As of
ANALYSIS OF LOAN PORTFOLIO		June 30, 2023				March 31, 2023				December 31, 2022				September 30, 2022				June 30, 2022
Loan mix:
Commercial		$	535,085			$	520,894			$	519,196			$	526,336			$	475,704
Real estate:
Construction, land and land development			351,461				336,739				363,015				341,549				390,137
1-4 family residential first mortgages			80,998				75,223				75,211				69,991				69,829
Home equity			12,625				9,726				10,322				10,271				8,564
Commercial			1,820,718				1,810,158				1,771,940				1,661,907				1,627,150
Consumer and other			10,289				7,381				7,291				7,884				5,912
			2,811,176				2,760,121				2,746,975				2,617,938				2,577,296
Net unamortized fees and costs			(4,101	)			(3,936	)			(4,139	)			(3,793	)			(4,167	)
Total loans		$	2,807,075			$	2,756,185			$	2,742,836			$	2,614,145			$	2,573,129
Less allowance for credit losses			(27,938	)			(27,941	)			(25,473	)			(25,418	)			(25,434	)
Net loans		$	2,779,137			$	2,728,244			$	2,717,363			$	2,588,727			$	2,547,695
CLASSIFIED LOANS
Watch		$	187			$	52,766			$	54,231			$	57,789			$	46,114
Substandard			349				404				410				427				434
Doubtful			—				—				—				—				—
Total		$	536			$	53,170			$	54,641			$	58,216			$	46,548
ANALYSIS OF DEPOSITS
Deposit mix:
Noninterest-bearing demand		$	568,029			$	605,666			$	693,563			$	712,722			$	690,335
Interest-bearing demand			459,030				486,656				536,226				469,257				472,919
Savings and money market - non-brokered			1,302,468				1,202,756				1,125,202				1,170,214				1,253,366
Money market - brokered			114,142				92,524				112,752				82,480				106,654
Total nonmaturity deposits			2,443,669				2,387,602				2,467,743				2,434,673				2,523,274
Time - non-brokered			276,097				269,102				252,725				212,574				229,354
Time - brokered			116,559				141,689				159,940				175,600				89,823
Total time deposits			392,656				410,791				412,665				388,174				319,177
Total deposits		$	2,836,325			$	2,798,393			$	2,880,408			$	2,822,847			$	2,842,451
ANALYSIS OF BORROWINGS
Borrowings mix:
Federal funds purchased and other short-term borrowings		$	184,150			$	229,290			$	200,000			$	204,500			$	133,000
Subordinated notes, net			79,500				79,435				79,369				79,303				79,265
Federal Home Loan Bank advances			280,000				220,000				155,000				125,000				125,000
Long-term debt			50,236				51,486				51,486				51,486				51,486
Total borrowings		$	593,886			$	580,211			$	485,855			$	460,289			$	388,751
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Preferred stock		$	—			$	—			$	—			$	—			$	—
Common stock			3,000				3,000				3,000				3,000				3,000
Additional paid-in capital			32,642				31,797				32,021				31,152				30,283
Retained earnings			269,301				267,620				267,562				262,776				255,334
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			(87,817	)			(85,425	)			(91,471	)			(98,164	)			(72,428	)
Total Stockholders’ Equity		$	217,126			$	216,992			$	211,112			$	198,764			$	216,189

WEST BANCORPORATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Financial Information (unaudited)
(in thousands)
		For the Quarter Ended
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME		June 30, 2023			March 31, 2023			December 31, 2022			September 30, 2022			June 30, 2022
Interest income:
Loans, including fees		$	35,011		$	32,948		$	30,859		$	28,102		$	24,848
Securities:
Taxable			3,432			3,316			3,398			3,147			3,090
Tax-exempt			883			885			887			890			892
Interest-bearing deposits			25			30			24			30			67
Total interest income			39,351			37,179			35,168			32,169			28,897
Interest expense:
Deposits			16,277			13,339			11,043			6,289			3,146
Federal funds purchased and other short-term borrowings			2,264			2,079			952			655			157
Subordinated notes			1,109			1,106			1,119			1,106			394
Federal Home Loan Bank advances			1,621			1,262			755			649			635
Long-term debt			739			698			630			466			326
Total interest expense			22,010			18,484			14,499			9,165			4,658
Net interest income			17,341			18,695			20,669			23,004			24,239
Credit loss expense (benefit)			—			—			—			—			(1,750	)
Net interest income after credit loss expense (benefit)			17,341			18,695			20,669			23,004			25,989
Noninterest income:
Service charges on deposit accounts			458			462			476			553			585
Debit card usage fees			511			486			492			498			507
Trust services			749			706			678			780			622
Increase in cash value of bank-owned life insurance			250			257			255			246			236
Gain from bank-owned life insurance			—			691			—			—			—
Loan swap fees			—			—			—			835			—
Other income			421			355			364			364			328
Total noninterest income			2,389			2,957			2,265			3,276			2,278
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits			7,029			6,867			6,552			6,578			6,410
Occupancy and equipment			1,322			1,327			1,270			1,315			1,242
Data processing			729			635			673			644			656
Technology and software			579			513			518			651			492
FDIC insurance			420			416			243			127			289
Professional fees			287			250			205			250			202
Director fees			251			205			215			209			222
Other expenses			1,857			1,858			1,989			1,684			1,753
Total noninterest expense			12,474			12,071			11,665			11,458			11,266
Income before income taxes			7,256			9,581			11,269			14,822			17,001
Income taxes			1,394			1,737			2,323			3,220			4,334
Net income		$	5,862		$	7,844		$	8,946		$	11,602		$	12,667
Basic earnings per common share		$	0.35		$	0.47		$	0.54		$	0.70		$	0.76
Diluted earnings per common share		$	0.35		$	0.47		$	0.53		$	0.69		$	0.75

WEST BANCORPORATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Financial Information (unaudited)
(in thousands)
		For the Six Months Ended
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME		June 30, 2023			June 30, 2022
Interest income:
Loans, including fees		$	67,959		$	48,134
Securities:
Taxable			6,748			5,979
Tax-exempt			1,768			1,750
Interest-bearing deposits			55			149
Total interest income			76,530			56,012
Interest expense:
Deposits			29,616			5,297
Federal funds purchased and other short-term borrowings			4,343			157
Subordinated notes			2,215			642
Federal Home Loan Bank advances			2,883			1,265
Long-term debt			1,437			584
Total interest expense			40,494			7,945
Net interest income			36,036			48,067
Credit loss expense (benefit)			—			(2,500	)
Net interest income after credit loss expense (benefit)			36,036			50,567
Noninterest income:
Service charges on deposit accounts			920			1,165
Debit card usage fees			997			979
Trust services			1,455			1,251
Increase in cash value of bank-owned life insurance			507			463
Gain from bank-owned life insurance			691			—
Other income			776			809
Total noninterest income			5,346			4,667
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits			13,896			12,708
Occupancy and equipment			2,649			2,328
Data processing			1,364			1,280
Technology and software			1,092			968
FDIC insurance			836			626
Professional fees			537			419
Director fees			456			390
Other expenses			3,715			3,209
Total noninterest expense			24,545			21,928
Income before income taxes			16,837			33,306
Income taxes			3,131			7,455
Net income		$	13,706		$	25,851
Basic earnings per common share		$	0.82		$	1.56
Diluted earnings per common share		$	0.82		$	1.54

WEST BANCORPORATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Financial Information (unaudited)
		As of and for the Quarter Ended																				For the Six Months Ended
COMMON SHARE DATA		June 30, 2023				March 31, 2023				December 31, 2022				September 30, 2022				June 30, 2022				June 30, 2023				June 30, 2022
Earnings per common share (basic)		$	0.35			$	0.47			$	0.54			$	0.70			$	0.76			$	0.82			$	1.56
Earnings per common share (diluted)			0.35				0.47				0.53				0.69				0.75				0.82				1.54
Dividends per common share			0.25				0.25				0.25				0.25				0.25				0.50				0.50
Book value per common share(1)			12.98				12.98				12.69				11.94				12.99
Closing stock price			18.41				18.27				25.55				20.81				24.34
Market price/book value(2)			141.83	%			140.76	%			201.34	%			174.29	%			187.37	%
Price earnings ratio(3)			13.11				9.56				11.93				7.49				7.98
Annualized dividend yield(4)			5.43	%			5.47	%			3.91	%			4.81	%			4.11	%
REGULATORY CAPITAL RATIOS
Consolidated:
Total risk-based capital ratio			12.15	%			12.17	%			12.08	%			12.34	%			12.53	%
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio			9.51				9.51				9.55				9.72				9.81
Tier 1 leverage capital ratio			8.60				8.60				8.81				8.85				8.59
Common equity tier 1 ratio			8.92				8.92				8.96				9.11				9.17
West Bank:
Total risk-based capital ratio			13.13	%			13.16	%			13.08	%			13.38	%			13.62	%
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio			12.24				12.26				12.33				12.60				12.81
Tier 1 leverage capital ratio			11.08				11.10				11.37				11.47				11.22
Common equity tier 1 ratio			12.24				12.26				12.33				12.60				12.81
KEY PERFORMANCE RATIOS AND OTHER METRICS
Return on average assets(5)			0.64	%			0.88	%			1.01	%			1.32	%			1.45	%			0.76	%			1.48	%
Return on average equity(6)			11.03				14.77				17.75				21.01				22.81				12.90				21.83
Net interest margin(7)(13)			2.02				2.23				2.49				2.78				2.93				2.12				2.89
Yield on interest-earning assets(8)(13)			4.57				4.41				4.21				3.87				3.49				4.49				3.36
Cost of interest-bearing liabilities			3.10				2.76				2.24				1.45				0.73				2.94				0.63
Efficiency ratio(9)(13)			62.83				55.34				50.42				43.16				41.96				58.91				41.05
Nonperforming assets to total assets(10)			0.01				0.01				0.01				0.01				0.01
ACL ratio(11)			1.00				1.01				0.93				0.97				0.99
Loans/total assets			76.31				76.03				75.91				74.32				74.05
Loans/total deposits			98.97				98.49				95.22				92.61				90.53
Tangible common equity ratio(12)			5.90				5.99				5.84				5.65				6.22

(1)   Includes accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).
(2)   Closing stock price divided by book value per common share.
(3)   Closing stock price divided by annualized earnings per common share (basic).
(4)   Annualized dividend divided by period end closing stock price.
(5)   Annualized net income divided by average assets.
(6)   Annualized net income divided by average stockholders’ equity.
(7)   Annualized tax-equivalent net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.
(8)   Annualized tax-equivalent interest income on interest-earning assets divided by average interest-earning assets.
(9)   Noninterest expense (excluding other real estate owned expense and write-down of premises) divided by noninterest income (excluding net securities gains/losses and gains/losses on disposition of premises and equipment) plus tax-equivalent net interest income.
(10)   Total nonperforming assets divided by total assets.
(11)   Allowance for credit losses divided by total loans.
(12)   Common equity less intangible assets (none held) divided by tangible assets.
(13)   A non-GAAP measure.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

This report contains references to financial measures that are not defined in GAAP. Such non-GAAP financial measures include the Company’s presentation of net interest income and net interest margin on a fully taxable equivalent (FTE) basis and the presentation of the efficiency ratio on an adjusted and FTE basis, excluding certain income and expenses. Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to both management and investors to analyze and evaluate the Company’s financial performance. These measures are considered standard measures of comparison within the banking industry. Additionally, management believes providing measures on a FTE basis enhances the comparability of income arising from taxable and nontaxable sources. Limitations associated with non-GAAP financial measures include the risks that persons might disagree as to the appropriateness of items included in these measures and that different companies might calculate these measures differently. These non-GAAP disclosures should not be considered an alternative to the Company’s GAAP results. The following table reconciles the non-GAAP financial measures of net interest income and net interest margin on a fully taxable equivalent basis and efficiency ratio on an adjusted and FTE basis.

(in thousands)		As of and for the Quarter Ended																				For the Six Months Ended
		June 30, 2023				March 31, 2023				December 31, 2022				September 30, 2022				June 30, 2022				June 30, 2023				June 30, 2022
Reconciliation of net interest income and net interest margin on a FTE basis to GAAP:
Net interest income (GAAP)		$	17,341			$	18,695			$	20,669			$	23,004			$	24,239			$	36,036			$	48,067
Tax-equivalent adjustment (1)			122				161				197				270				326				283				655
Net interest income on a FTE basis (non-GAAP)			17,463				18,856				20,866				23,274				24,565				36,319				48,722
Average interest-earning assets			3,461,313				3,435,988				3,328,941				3,322,522				3,362,313				3,448,722				3,397,021
Net interest margin on a FTE basis (non-GAAP)			2.02	%			2.23	%			2.49	%			2.78	%			2.93	%			2.12	%			2.89	%
Reconciliation of efficiency ratio on an adjusted and FTE basis to GAAP:
Net interest income on a FTE basis (non-GAAP)		$	17,463			$	18,856			$	20,866			$	23,274			$	24,565			$	36,319			$	48,722
Noninterest income			2,389				2,957				2,265				3,276				2,278				5,346				4,667
Adjustment for losses on disposal of premises and equipment, net			2				—				2				—				9				2				27
Adjusted income			19,854				21,813				23,133				26,550				26,852				41,667				53,416
Noninterest expense			12,474				12,071				11,665				11,458				11,266				24,545				21,928
Efficiency ratio on an adjusted and FTE basis (non-GAAP) (2)			62.83	%			55.34	%			50.42	%			43.16	%			41.96	%			58.91	%			41.05	%

(1)   Computed on a tax-equivalent basis using a federal income tax rate of 21 percent, adjusted to reflect the effect of the nondeductible interest expense associated with owning tax-exempt securities and loans. Management believes the presentation of this non-GAAP measure provides supplemental useful information for proper understanding of the financial results, as it enhances the comparability of income arising from taxable and nontaxable sources.
(2)   The efficiency ratio expresses noninterest expense as a percent of fully taxable equivalent net interest income and noninterest income, excluding specific noninterest income and expenses. Management believes the presentation of this non-GAAP measure provides supplemental useful information for proper understanding of the Company’s financial performance. It is a standard measure of comparison within the banking industry. A lower ratio is more desirable.

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