NBT Bancorp Inc. Announces Record Net Income of $29.8 Million and Diluted Earnings Per Share of $0.68; Announces 4% Dividend Increase


NORWICH, N.Y., Oct. 22, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NBT Bancorp Inc. (“NBT” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: NBTB) reported record net income and diluted earnings per share for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018.

Net income for the three months ended September 30, 2018 was $29.8 million, up 6.0% from $28.1 million for the second quarter of 2018 and up 30.3% from $22.9 million for the third quarter of 2017. Diluted earnings per share for the three months ended September 30, 2018 was $0.68, as compared with $0.64 for the prior quarter, an increase of 6.3%, and $0.52 for the third quarter of 2017, an increase of 31%.

Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was $83.9 million, up 30.1% from $64.5 million for the same period last year. Diluted earnings per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was $1.91, as compared with $1.47 for the same period in 2017, an increase of 30%.

Highlights:

  • Quarterly earnings per share up 6.3% from prior quarter and up 30.8% from prior year
  • 4% quarterly dividend increase to $0.26 per share
  • Loan growth for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 of 6.2% (annualized)
  • Average demand deposits for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 up 4.7% over 2017
  • FTE net interest margin of 3.57% for nine months ended September 30, 2018 up 11 bps from 2017
  • Full cycle deposit beta of 5.7% through the quarter ending September 30, 20181

“For the third quarter and through the first nine months of the year, we have achieved record net income and earnings per share,” said NBT President and CEO John H. Watt. Jr. “These results reflect the continuing efforts of our team to drive organic growth in loans and deposits and to grow our fee-based businesses while making important and ongoing technology investments that enable NBT to continually enhance the customer experience and create long-term shareholder value. Our ability to successfully manage deposit costs in a rising rate environment and to maintain strong asset quality is fundamental to our business. We are also pleased to announce a 4% increase to the quarterly dividend to $0.26 per share. Combined with the dividend increase we announced earlier this year, this represents a 13% increase in our quarterly dividend in 2018.”

Net interest income was $77.5 million for the third quarter of 2018, up $1.8 million, or 2.4%, from the previous quarter. The fully taxable equivalent (“FTE”) net interest margin was 3.57% for the three months ended September 30, 2018, comparable to the previous quarter, as higher rates on average earning assets were offset by higher funding costs. Interest income increased $3.4 million, or 4.1%, as the yield on average earning assets increased 6 basis points (“bps”) from the prior quarter to 4.05%, combined with an increase in average interest earning assets of $109.9 million, or 1.3%, driven by the increase in average loans of $88.9 million. Interest expense was up $1.7 million, or 18.3%, as the cost of interest bearing liabilities increased 10 bps to 0.71% for the quarter ended September 30, 2018, driven by increased short-term borrowings costs, with interest-bearing deposit costs increasing 8 bps.

Net interest income was $77.5 million for the third quarter of 2018, up $5.6 million, or 7.8%, from the third quarter of 2017. The FTE net interest margin of 3.57% was up 10 bps from the third quarter of 2017. Interest income increased $9.4 million, or 11.9%, as the yield on average earning assets increased 25 bps from the same period in 2017, and average interest earning assets increased $341.9 million, or 4.1%, primarily due to the $439.3 million increase in average loans that was partially offset by a $91.9 million decrease in securities. Interest expense increased $3.8 million, or 54.4%, as the cost of interest bearing liabilities increased 24 bps, driven by the increase in short-term borrowing costs, combined with interest-bearing deposit costs increasing 18 bps.

Net interest income for the first nine months of 2018 was $226.8 million, up $16.7 million, or 8.0%, from the same period in 2017. The FTE net interest margin of 3.57% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, was up from 3.46% for the same period in 2017 primarily due to asset yields increasing 22 bps, more than offsetting the 17 bp rise in in the cost of interest bearing liabilities. Average interest earning assets were up $314.0 million, or 3.8%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, as compared to the same period in 2017, driven by a $426.0 million increase in loans that was partially offset by a $105.2 million decrease in securities. Interest income increased $24.6 million, or 10.7%, due to the increase in earning assets combined with a 21 bp improvement in loan yields. Interest expense was up $7.8 million, or 41.0%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017 and resulted primarily from a 17 bp increase in rates driven by higher borrowing costs and an 11 bp increase in the cost of deposits, combined with an increase in average interest bearing liabilities of $169.8 million. The Federal Reserve has raised its target fed funds rate eight times from December 2015 through September 2018 for a total of 200 bps. During this same cycle of increasing rates, the Company’s deposit rates have increased by 11 bps, resulting in a full cycle deposit beta of 5.7%. The favorable deposit beta was influenced by a favorable loan to deposit ratio and deposit mix.

Noninterest income for the three months ended September 30, 2018 was $33.4 million, down $0.8 million, or 2.3%, from the prior quarter and up $2.6 million, or 8.5%, from the third quarter of 2017. The decrease from the prior quarter was driven by lower trust income due to higher seasonal fees in the second quarter and other noninterest income due to lower swap fee income during the third quarter of 2018. The increase from the third quarter of 2017 was driven by higher retirement plan administration fees resulting from the acquisition of Retirement Plan Services, LLC (“RPS”) in the second quarter of 2018 and higher insurance and other financial services revenue due to account growth that were partially offset by lower other noninterest income due primarily to lower swap fees.

Noninterest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was $98.8 million, up $9.0 million, or 10.0%, from the same period in 2017. The increase from the prior year was driven by higher retirement plan administration fees due to the acquisitions of RPS in the second quarter of 2018 and of Downeast Pension Services in the second quarter of 2017. Other noninterest income in the first nine months of 2018 increased compared to the same period of 2017 due to non-recurring gains recognized in the first nine months of 2018 and ATM and debit card fees increased due to higher number of accounts and usage.

Noninterest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2018 was $66.5 million, up $1.6 million, or 2.5%, from the prior quarter and up $5.9 million, or 9.7%, from the third quarter of 2017. The increase from the prior quarter and third quarter of 2017 was driven by an increase in salaries and employee benefits expenses primarily due to the RPS acquisition, wage increases related to tax reform initiatives and higher incentive compensation associated with business growth.

Noninterest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was $195.7 million, up $13.5 million, or 7.4%, from the same period in 2017. The increase from the prior year was driven by higher salaries and employee benefits due to the RPS acquisition in the second quarter of 2018, the acquisition of Downeast Pension Services in the second quarter of 2017, higher incentive compensation and wage increases related to tax reform initiatives.

Income tax expense for the three months ended September 30, 2018 was $8.6 million, up $0.5 million, or 5.7%, from the prior quarter and down $2.8 million, or 24.4%, from the third quarter of 2017. The effective tax rate of 22.3% for the third quarter of 2018 was down from 22.4% for the second quarter of 2018 and down from 33.1% for the third quarter of 2017. The increase in income tax expense from the prior quarter was due to a higher level of taxable income. The decrease in income tax expense from the third quarter of 2017 was due to the lower effective tax rate resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act partially offset by a higher level of taxable income.

Income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was $23.7 million, down $6.6 million, or 21.8%, from the same period of 2017. The effective tax rate of 22.0% for the first nine months of 2018 was down from 32.0% for the same period in the prior year. The decrease in income tax expense from the prior year was due to the lower effective tax rate resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act partially offset by a higher level of taxable income and lower tax benefit from equity-based transactions. Excluding the tax benefit from equity-based transactions, the effective tax rate was 22.5% and 33.8% for the nine months ending September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Asset Quality

Net charge-offs of $5.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 were down as compared to $6.5 million for the prior quarter and $6.1 million for the third quarter of 2017. Provision expense was lower at $6.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018, as compared with $8.8 million for the prior quarter and $7.9 million for the third quarter of 2017. Annualized net charge-offs to average loans for the third quarter of 2018 was 0.33%, down from 0.39% for the prior quarter and from 0.38% for the third quarter of 2017.

Net charge-offs of $19.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 were down as compared to $19.7 million for the same period of 2017. Provision expense was $22.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, as compared with $22.8 million for the same period of 2017. Annualized net charge-offs to average loans for the first nine months of 2018 was 0.38% as compared with 0.42% for the first nine months of 2017.

Nonperforming loans to total loans was 0.41% at September 30, 2018, up 3 bps from 0.38% for the prior quarter and down 1 bp from 0.42% at September 30, 2017. Past due loans as a percentage of total loans were 0.53% at September 30, 2018, up from 0.50% at June 30, 2018 and down from 0.63% at September 30, 2017.

The allowance for loan losses totaled $72.8 million at September 30, 2018, compared to $72.5 million at June 30, 2018 and $68.4 million at September 30, 2017. The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of loans was 1.06% (1.11% excluding acquired loans) at September 30, 2018 and June 30, 2018 compared to 1.06% (1.13% excluding acquired loans) at September 30, 2017.

Balance Sheet

Total assets were $9.5 billion at September 30, 2018, up $410.5 million, or 4.5%, from December 31, 2017. Loans were $6.9 billion at September 30, 2018, up $303.6 million, or 4.6%, from December 31, 2017. Total deposits were $7.4 billion at September 30, 2018, up $270.7 million, or 3.8%, from December 31, 2017, reflecting growth in core and municipal deposits. Stockholders’ equity was $994.2 million, representing a total equity-to-total assets ratio of 10.41% at September 30, 2018, compared with $958.2 million or a total equity-to-total assets ratio of 10.49% at December 31, 2017.

Dividend

The Board of Directors approved a fourth-quarter 2018 cash dividend of $0.26 per share at a meeting held today. The dividend, which represents a $0.01, or 4%, increase, will be paid on December 14, 2018 to shareholders of record as of November 30, 2018. Combined with the increase in the second quarter, the quarterly dividend payable to our shareholders has increased 13% in 2018.

Corporate Overview

NBT Bancorp Inc. is a financial holding company headquartered in Norwich, N.Y., with total assets of $9.5 billion at September 30, 2018. The Company primarily operates through NBT Bank, N.A., a full-service community bank and through two financial services companies. NBT Bank, N.A. has 152 banking locations in New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine. EPIC Retirement Plan Services, based in Rochester, N.Y., is a full-service 401(k) plan recordkeeping firm. NBT Insurance Agency, LLC, based in Norwich, N.Y., is a full-service insurance agency. More information about NBT and its divisions is available online at: www.nbtbancorp.com, www.nbtbank.com, www.epic1st.com and www.nbtinsurance.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and are based on the beliefs and assumptions of the management of NBT and its subsidiaries and on the information available to management at the time that these statements were made. There are a number of factors, many of which are beyond NBT’s control, which could cause actual conditions, events or results to differ significantly from those described in the forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements include, among others: (1) competitive pressures among depository and other financial institutions may increase significantly, including as a result of competitors having greater financial resources than NBT; (2) revenues may be lower than expected; (3) changes in the interest rate environment may reduce interest margins; (4) general economic conditions, either nationally or regionally, may be less favorable than expected, resulting in, among other things, a deterioration in credit quality and/or a reduced demand for credit; (5) legislative or regulatory changes, including changes in accounting standards and tax laws, may adversely affect business and results; (6) NBT’s ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses and employees; and (7) adverse changes may occur in the securities markets or with respect to inflation. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Except as required by law, NBT does not update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent circumstances or events.

Non-GAAP Measures

This press release contains financial information determined by methods other than in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). These measures adjust GAAP measures to exclude the effects of acquisition related intangible amortization expense on earnings and equity as well as providing a FTE yield on securities and loans. Where non-GAAP disclosures are used in this press release, a reconciliation to the comparable GAAP measure, is provided in the accompanying tables. Management believes that these non-GAAP measures provide useful information that is important to an understanding of the results of NBT’s core business as well as provide information standard in the financial institution industry. Non-GAAP measures should not be considered a substitute for financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP and investors should consider NBT’s performance and financial condition as reported under GAAP and all other relevant information when assessing the performance or financial condition of NBT.

1 The change in the Company’s quarterly deposit costs from December 31, 2015 to September 30, 2018 of 0.11% divided by the change in Federal Reserve’s target fed funds rate from December 2015 to September 2018 of 2.00%

Contact:
John H. Watt, Jr., President and CEO
Michael J. Chewens, CFO
NBT Bancorp Inc.
52 South Broad Street
Norwich, NY 13815
607-337-6119

NBT Bancorp Inc. and Subsidiaries 
Selected Financial Data 
(unaudited, dollars in thousands except per share data) 
       
  2018  2017  
Profitability:3rd Q2nd Q1st Q4th Q3rd Q 
Diluted earnings per share$   0.68  $  0.64 $  0.59 $  0.40 $  0.52  
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding 44,050,557   44,016,940  43,975,248  43,957,571  43,914,536  
Return on average assets (1) 1.25% 1.21% 1.15% 0.77% 1.00% 
Return on average equity (1) 11.96% 11.64% 10.99% 7.27% 9.55% 
Return on average tangible common equity (1)(3) 17.42% 17.08% 15.95% 10.65% 13.99% 
Net interest margin (1)(2) 3.57% 3.57% 3.57% 3.52% 3.47% 
       
 9 Months ended September 30,    
Profitability: 2018  2017     
Diluted earnings per share$   1.91  $  1.47     
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding 44,009,385   43,892,221     
Return on average assets (1) 1.20% 0.96%    
Return on average equity (1) 11.54% 9.20%    
Return on average tangible common equity (1)(4) 16.83% 13.57%    
Net interest margin (1)(2) 3.57% 3.46%    
       
(1) Annualized. 
(2) Calculated on a FTE basis. 
(3) Non-GAAP measure - excludes amortization of intangible assets (net of tax) from net income and average tangible common equity is calculated as follows: 
       
  2018  2017  
 3rd Q2nd Q1st Q4th Q3rd Q 
Net income$   29,807  $  28,121 $  25,986 $  17,637 $  22,876  
Amortization of intangible assets (net of tax)   791     822    686    594    613  
Net income, excluding intangibles amortization$   30,598  $  28,943 $  26,672 $  18,231 $  23,489  
       
Average stockholders' equity$   988,551  $  969,029 $  959,044 $  962,660 $  950,557  
Less: average goodwill and other intangibles   291,814     289,250    281,027    283,554    284,536  
Average tangible common equity$   696,737  $  679,779 $  678,017 $  679,106 $  666,021  
       
(4) Non-GAAP measure - excludes amortization of intangible assets (net of tax) from net income and average tangible common equity is calculated as follows: 
       
 9 Months ended September 30,    
  2018  2017     
Net income$   83,914  $  64,514     
Amortization of intangible assets (net of tax)   2,298     1,852     
Net income, excluding intangibles amortization$   86,212  $  66,366     
       
Average stockholders' equity$   972,316  $  937,279     
Less: average goodwill and other intangibles   287,403     283,580     
Average tangible common equity$   684,913  $  653,699     
       
Note: Year-to-date EPS may not equal sum of quarters due to differences in outstanding shares. 
       

 

NBT Bancorp Inc. and Subsidiaries 
Selected Financial Data 
(unaudited, dollars in thousands except per share data) 
       
  2018  2017  
 3rd Q2nd Q1st Q4th Q3rd Q 
Balance sheet data:      
Securities available for sale$ 1,101,074  $1,192,939 $1,265,912 $1,255,925 $1,357,614  
Securities held to maturity   659,949   544,163  487,126  484,073  494,309  
Net loans   6,814,457   6,785,721  6,575,522  6,514,139  6,397,278  
Total assets   9,547,284   9,467,138  9,230,834  9,136,812  9,155,396  
Total deposits   7,441,290   7,344,449  7,393,928  7,170,636  7,231,236  
Total borrowings   986,656   1,028,971  776,032  909,188  872,060  
Total liabilities   8,553,129   8,488,209  8,278,104  8,178,635  8,200,158  
Stockholders' equity   994,155   978,929  952,730  958,177  955,238  
       
Asset quality:      
Nonaccrual loans$   23,301  $24,006 $25,426 $25,708 $23,453  
90 days past due and still accruing   4,734   2,209  2,934  5,410  3,388  
Total nonperforming loans   28,035   26,215  28,360  31,118  26,841  
Other real estate owned   3,271   4,349  4,949  4,529  4,230  
Total nonperforming assets   31,306   30,564  33,309  35,647  31,071  
Allowance for loan losses   72,805   72,450  70,200  69,500  68,350  
       
Asset quality ratios (total):      
Allowance for loan losses to total loans 1.06% 1.06% 1.06% 1.06% 1.06% 
Total nonperforming loans to total loans 0.41% 0.38% 0.43% 0.47% 0.42% 
Total nonperforming assets to total assets 0.33% 0.32% 0.36% 0.39% 0.34% 
Allowance for loan losses to total nonperforming loans 259.69% 276.37% 247.53% 223.34% 254.65% 
Past due loans to total loans 0.53% 0.50% 0.53% 0.63% 0.63% 
Net charge-offs to average loans (1) 0.33% 0.39% 0.42% 0.43% 0.38% 
       
Asset quality ratios (originated) (2):      
Allowance for loan losses to loans 1.11% 1.11% 1.12% 1.12% 1.13% 
Nonperforming loans to loans 0.39% 0.36% 0.41% 0.46% 0.39% 
Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans 285.86% 306.08% 273.54% 243.85% 289.67% 
Past due loans to loans 0.53% 0.50% 0.53% 0.65% 0.65% 
       
Capital:      
Equity to assets 10.41% 10.34% 10.32% 10.49% 10.43% 
Book value per share$   22.77  $22.43 $21.84 $22.01 $21.94  
Tangible book value per share (3)$   16.10  $15.73 $15.41 $15.54 $15.42  
Tier 1 leverage ratio 9.36% 9.25% 9.26% 9.14% 9.12% 
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio 10.28% 10.04% 10.12% 10.06% 10.08% 
Tier 1 capital ratio 11.58% 11.35% 11.48% 11.42% 11.46% 
Total risk-based capital ratio 12.58% 12.34% 12.47% 12.42% 12.45% 
Common stock price (end of period)$   38.38  $38.15 $35.48 $36.80 $36.72  
       
(1)  Annualized. 
(2)  Non-GAAP measure - Excludes acquired loans. 
(3)  Non-GAAP measure - Stockholders' equity less goodwill and intangible assets divided by common shares outstanding. 
       

 

NBT Bancorp Inc. and Subsidiaries  
Consolidated Balance Sheets 
(unaudited, dollars in thousands) 
    
 September 30,December 31, 
Assets: 2018 2017 
Cash and due from banks$   171,525 $  156,852 
Short-term interest bearing accounts   3,108    2,812 
Equity securities, at fair value (1)   24,722    -  
Securities available for sale, at fair value (1)   1,101,074    1,255,925 
Securities held to maturity (fair value $645,732 and $481,871)   659,949    484,073 
Trading securities (1)   -     11,467 
Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank stock   52,421    46,706 
Loans held for sale   5,035    1,134 
Loans   6,887,262    6,583,639 
Less allowance for loan losses   72,805    69,500 
  Net loans $   6,814,457 $  6,514,139 
Premises and equipment, net   78,284    81,305 
Goodwill   274,769    268,043 
Intangible assets, net   16,576    13,420 
Bank owned life insurance   176,240    172,388 
Other assets   169,124    128,548 
Total assets$   9,547,284 $   9,136,812  
    
Liabilities and stockholders' equity:   
Demand (noninterest bearing)$   2,373,027 $  2,286,892 
Savings, NOW, and money market   4,199,694    4,076,978 
Time   868,569    806,766 
  Total deposits$   7,441,290 $  7,170,636 
Short-term borrowings   811,709    719,123 
Long-term debt   73,751    88,869 
Junior subordinated debt   101,196    101,196 
Other liabilities   125,183    98,811 
  Total liabilities$   8,553,129 $  8,178,635 
    
Total stockholders' equity$   994,155 $  958,177 
    
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$   9,547,284 $  9,136,812 
    
(1) Available for sale and trading equity securities amounts reclassified from securities available for sale and trading securities to equity securities for the current period, related to the adoption of Accounting Standard Update No. 2016-01, Financial Instruments - Overall (Subtopic 825-10) – Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, in the first quarter of 2018. 
    

 

NBT Bancorp Inc. and Subsidiaries  
Consolidated Statements of Income 
(unaudited, dollars in thousands except per share data) 
      
 Three Months EndedNine Months Ended 
 September 30,September 30, 
  2018 2017  2018 2017  
Interest, fee and dividend income:     
Interest and fees on loans$   77,249 $  68,086 $   221,864 $  197,399  
Securities available for sale (1) 6,659    7,278    20,588    21,505  
Securities held to maturity 3,462    2,746    8,898    8,263  
Other 834    737    2,381    2,010  
  Total interest, fee and dividend income$   88,204 $  78,847 $   253,731 $  229,177  
Interest expense:     
Deposits$   6,157 $  3,648 $   15,167 $  10,658  
Short-term borrowings 3,000    1,870    7,421    4,375  
Long-term debt 431    589    1,359    1,794  
Junior subordinated debt 1,089    810    3,030    2,308  
  Total interest expense$   10,677 $  6,917 $   26,977 $  19,135  
Net interest income$   77,527 $  71,930 $   226,754 $  210,042  
Provision for loan losses 6,026    7,889    22,300    22,835  
  Net interest income after provision for loan losses$   71,501 $  64,041 $   204,454 $  187,207  
Noninterest income:     
Insurance and other financial services revenue$   6,172 $  5,536 $   18,502 $  17,927  
Service charges on deposit accounts 4,503    4,261    12,721    12,399  
ATM and debit card fees 5,906    5,557    16,995    16,025  
Retirement plan administration fees 7,244    5,272    19,879    14,881  
Trust 4,808    4,927    14,951    14,620  
Bank owned life insurance income 1,288    1,284    3,852    3,913  
Net securities gains (losses)   412    (4)   575    (2) 
Other (1) 3,048    3,945    11,341    10,069  
  Total noninterest income$   33,381 $  30,778 $   98,816 $  89,832  
Noninterest expense:     
Salaries and employee benefits (2)$   38,394 $  33,674 $   112,687 $  101,410  
Occupancy 5,380    5,174    17,034    16,528  
Data processing and communications 4,434    4,399    13,221    12,826  
Professional fees and outside services 3,580    3,107    10,408    9,748  
Equipment 4,319    3,733    12,508    11,224  
Office supplies and postage 1,563    1,432    4,640    4,680  
FDIC expense   1,223    1,257    3,516    3,571  
Advertising  739    665    1,776    1,711  
Amortization of intangible assets 1,054    993    3,064    2,999  
Loan collection and other real estate owned, net 1,234    1,684    3,479    3,627  
Other (2) 4,577    4,483    13,324    13,880  
  Total noninterest expense$   66,497 $  60,601 $   195,657 $  182,204  
Income before income tax expense$   38,385 $  34,218 $   107,613 $  94,835  
Income tax expense 8,578    11,342    23,699    30,321  
  Net income$   29,807 $  22,876 $   83,914 $  64,514  
Earnings Per Share:     
Basic$   0.68 $  0.52 $   1.92 $  1.48  
Diluted$   0.68 $  0.52 $   1.91 $  1.47  
      
Note: Year-to-date EPS may not equal sum of quarters due to differences in outstanding shares.   
      
(1) Income on available for sale and trading equity securities amounts reclassified from interest, fee and dividend income on securities available for sale to other noninterest income for the current periods, related to the adoption of Accounting Standard Update No. 2016-01, Financial Instruments - Overall (Subtopic 825-10) – Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, in the first quarter of 2018.
  
(2) Amounts reclassified for the prior periods from salaries and employee benefits to other expenses related to the adoption of Accounting Standard Update No. 2017-07, Compensation – Retirement Benefits (Topic 715), in the first quarter of 2018.
 


NBT Bancorp Inc. and Subsidiaries 
Quarterly Consolidated Statements of Income 
(unaudited, dollars in thousands except per share data) 
       
  2018 2017  
 3rd Q2nd Q1st Q4th Q3rd Q 
Interest, fee and dividend income:      
Interest and fees on loans$  77,249 $  74,172$  70,443$  69,697$  68,086  
Securities available for sale (1)   6,659    7,003   6,926 7,059 7,278  
Securities held to maturity   3,462    2,811   2,625 2,671 2,746  
Other   834    781   766 803 737  
  Total interest, fee and dividend income$  88,204 $  84,767$  80,760$  80,230$  78,847  
Interest expense:      
Deposits$  6,157 $  5,079$  3,931$  3,817$  3,648  
Short-term borrowings   3,000    2,455   1,966 1,621 1,870  
Long-term debt   431    452   476 505 589  
Junior subordinated debt   1,089    1,040   901 836 810  
  Total interest expense$  10,677 $  9,026$  7,274$  6,779$  6,917  
Net interest income$  77,527 $  75,741$  73,486$  73,451$  71,930  
Provision for loan losses   6,026    8,778   7,496 8,153 7,889  
  Net interest income after provision for loan losses$  71,501 $  66,963$  65,990$  65,298$  64,041  
Noninterest income:      
Insurance and other financial services revenue$  6,172 $  5,826$  6,504$  5,605$  5,536  
Service charges on deposit accounts   4,503    4,246   3,972 4,351 4,261  
ATM and debit card fees   5,906    5,816   5,273 5,347 5,557  
Retirement plan administration fees   7,244    7,296   5,339 5,332 5,272  
Trust   4,808    5,265   4,878 4,966 4,927  
Bank owned life insurance income   1,288    1,217   1,347 1,262 1,284  
Net securities gains (losses)   412    91   72   1,869   (4) 
Other (1)   3,048    4,401   3,892 2,740 3,945  
  Total noninterest income$  33,381 $  34,158$  31,277$  31,472$  30,778  
Noninterest expense:      
Salaries and employee benefits (2)$  38,394 $  37,726$  36,567$  33,812$  33,674  
Occupancy   5,380    5,535   6,119 5,280 5,174  
Data processing and communications   4,434    4,508   4,279 4,242 4,399  
Professional fees and outside services   3,580    3,336   3,492 3,751 3,107  
Equipment   4,319    4,151   4,038 4,001 3,733  
Office supplies and postage   1,563    1,504   1,573 1,604 1,432  
FDIC expense   1,223    1,092   1,201 1,196 1,257  
Advertising   739    700   337 1,033 665  
Amortization of intangible assets   1,054    1,096   914 961 993  
Loan collection and other real estate owned, net   1,234    908   1,337 1,136 1,684  
Other (2)   4,577    4,332   4,415 6,428 4,483  
  Total noninterest expense$  66,497 $  64,888$  64,272$  63,444$  60,601  
Income before income tax expense$  38,385 $  36,233$  32,995$  33,326$  34,218  
Income tax expense   8,578    8,112   7,009 15,689 11,342  
  Net income$  29,807 $  28,121$  25,986$  17,637$  22,876  
Earnings Per Share:      
Basic$  0.68 $  0.64$  0.60$  0.40$  0.52  
Diluted$  0.68 $  0.64$  0.59$  0.40$  0.52  
       
(1) Income on available for sale and trading equity securities amounts reclassified from interest, fee and dividend income on securities available for sale to other noninterest income for the current periods, related to the adoption of Accounting Standard Update No. 2016-01, Financial Instruments - Overall (Subtopic 825-10) – Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, in the first quarter of 2018.
  
(2) Amounts reclassified for the prior periods from salaries and employee benefits to other expenses related to the adoption of Accounting Standard Update No. 2017-07, Compensation – Retirement Benefits (Topic 715), in the first quarter of 2018. 
  

 

NBT Bancorp Inc. and Subsidiaries 
Average Quarterly Balance Sheets 
(unaudited, dollars in thousands) 
            
 Average
Balance
Yield / RatesAverage
Balance
Yield / RatesAverage
Balance
Yield / RatesAverage
Balance
Yield / RatesAverage
Balance
Yield / Rates 
Three Months ended, Q3 - 2018Q2 - 2018Q1 - 2018Q4 - 2017Q3 - 2017 
Assets:           
Short-term interest bearing accounts$   3,328 6.08%$  3,5745.16%$  2,8185.18%$  5,8042.39%$  9,0002.42% 
Securities available for sale (1)(3)   1,197,910 2.22%   1,266,3042.23%   1,273,6342.22%   1,313,8702.16%   1,374,7392.13% 
Securities held to maturity (1)    591,220 2.58%   503,5012.50%   482,3752.48%   490,1822.68%   506,3242.66% 
Investment in FRB and FHLB Banks   50,107 6.20%   48,1846.12%   46,8446.32%   44,3206.87%   49,9025.42% 
Loans (2)   6,839,565 4.49%   6,750,7104.41%   6,592,4474.34%   6,528,4494.25%   6,400,2874.23% 
 Total interest earning assets$  8,682,130 4.05%$  8,572,2733.99%$  8,398,1183.92%$  8,382,6253.84%$  8,340,2523.80% 
Other assets (3)   776,219     766,604    746,172    747,468    759,636  
Total assets$  9,458,349  $  9,338,877 $  9,144,290 $  9,130,093 $  9,099,888  
            
Liabilities and stockholders' equity:           
Money market deposit accounts$  1,724,853 0.58%$  1,699,9560.43%$  1,655,3080.27%$  1,725,2420.25%$  1,652,7300.23% 
NOW deposit accounts   1,164,513 0.17%   1,222,8890.16%   1,211,0290.13%   1,200,6510.12%   1,130,9400.10% 
Savings deposits   1,279,520 0.06%   1,289,0620.06%   1,248,4320.06%   1,215,9320.06%   1,232,8230.06% 
Time deposits   881,792 1.33%   858,0801.22%   802,9591.13%   792,9691.10%   805,4351.09% 
  Total interest bearing deposits$  5,050,678 0.48%$  5,069,9870.40%$  4,917,7280.32%$  4,934,7940.31%$  4,821,9280.30% 
Short-term borrowings   766,372 1.55%   706,6941.39%   712,2201.12%   684,4470.94%   773,0740.96% 
Long-term debt   73,762 2.32%   84,6762.14%   88,8442.17%   81,0102.47%   88,9352.63% 
Junior subordinated debt   101,196 4.27%   101,1964.12%   101,1963.61%   101,1963.28%   101,1963.18% 
  Total interest bearing liabilities$  5,992,008 0.71%$  5,962,5530.61%$  5,819,9880.51%$  5,801,4470.46%$  5,785,1330.47% 
Demand deposits   2,356,216     2,294,023    2,259,955    2,266,672    2,260,973  
Other liabilities   121,574     113,272    105,303    99,314    103,225  
Stockholders' equity   988,551     969,029    959,044    962,660    950,557  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$  9,458,349  $  9,338,877 $  9,144,290 $  9,130,093 $  9,099,888  
            
Interest rate spread 3.34% 3.38% 3.41% 3.38% 3.33% 
Net interest margin (FTE) 3.57% 3.57% 3.57% 3.52% 3.47% 
            
(1) Securities are shown at average amortized cost. 
(2) For purposes of these computations, nonaccrual loans and loans held for sale are included in the average loan balances outstanding. 
(3) For purposes of the average balance sheet presentation, equity securities amounts reclassified for the current periods from securities available for sale to other assets, related to the adoption of Accounting Standard Update No. 2016-01, Financial Instruments - Overall (Subtopic 825-10) – Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, in the first quarter of 2018.
Note: Interest income for tax-exempt securities and loans has been adjusted to a FTE basis using the statutory Federal income tax rate of 21% for 2018 and 35% for 2017. 
 

 

NBT Bancorp Inc. and Subsidiaries 
Average Year-to-Date Balance Sheets 
(unaudited, dollars in thousands) 
        
 Average Yield/Average Yield/ 
 BalanceInterestRates BalanceInterestRates  
Nine Months ended September 30,  2018  2017  
Assets:       
Short-term interest bearing accounts$   3,242 $   133 5.48%$  10,927$  1441.76% 
Securities available for sale (1)(3)   1,245,672    20,714 2.22%   1,363,506   21,8152.14% 
Securities held to maturity (1)    526,097    9,924 2.52%   513,447   10,1782.65% 
Investment in FRB and FHLB Banks   48,391    2,248 6.21%   47,466   1,8665.26% 
Loans (2)   6,728,479    222,184 4.41%   6,302,494   198,0274.20% 
 Total interest earning assets$   8,551,881 $   255,203 3.99%$  8,237,840$  232,0303.77% 
Other assets (3)   763,108      753,873   
Total assets$   9,314,989   $  8,991,713   
        
Liabilities and stockholders' equity:       
Money market deposit accounts$   1,693,627 $   5,459 0.43%$  1,687,998$  2,7910.22% 
NOW deposit accounts   1,199,306    1,366 0.15%   1,137,424   6820.08% 
Savings deposits   1,272,452    543 0.06%   1,213,990   5090.06% 
Time deposits   847,899    7,799 1.23%   825,594   6,6761.08% 
  Total interest bearing deposits$   5,013,284 $   15,167 0.40%$  4,865,006$  10,6580.29% 
Short-term borrowings   728,627    7,421 1.36%   691,919   4,3750.85% 
Long-term debt   82,372    1,359 2.21%   97,561   1,7942.46% 
Junior subordinated debt   101,196    3,030 4.00%   101,196   2,3083.05% 
  Total interest bearing liabilities$   5,925,479 $   26,977 0.61%$  5,755,682$  19,1350.44% 
Demand deposits   2,303,751      2,201,309   
Other liabilities   113,443      97,443   
Stockholders' equity   972,316      937,279   
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$   9,314,989   $  8,991,713   
  Net interest income (FTE) $   228,226   $  212,895  
Interest rate spread  3.38%  3.33% 
Net interest margin (FTE)  3.57%  3.46% 
Taxable equivalent adjustment  $   1,472   $  2,853  
Net interest income $   226,754   $  210,042  
        
(1) Securities are shown at average amortized cost. 
(2) For purposes of these computations, nonaccrual loans and loans held for sale are included in the average loan balances outstanding. 
(3) For purposes of the average balance sheet presentation, equity securities amounts reclassified for the current period from securities available for sale to other assets, related to the adoption of Accounting Standard Update No. 2016-01, Financial Instruments - Overall (Subtopic 825-10) – Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, in the first quarter of 2018. 
Note: Interest income for tax-exempt securities and loans has been adjusted to a FTE basis using the statutory Federal income tax rate of 21% for 2018 and 35% for 2017. 
 

 

NBT Bancorp Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Loan Balances
(unaudited, dollars in thousands)
      
  2018 2017
 3rd Q2nd Q1st Q4th Q3rd Q
Commercial$   1,310,262 $  1,299,437$  1,252,729$  1,258,212$  1,247,753
Commercial real estate   1,902,315    1,891,119   1,795,101   1,769,620   1,714,420
Residential real estate mortgages   1,373,487    1,350,336   1,331,587   1,320,370   1,301,221
Dealer finance   1,229,700    1,252,843   1,238,051   1,227,870   1,220,107
Specialty lending   521,396    507,151   469,268   438,866   407,402
Home equity   480,761    488,493   491,807   498,179   505,213
Other consumer   69,341    68,792   67,179   70,522   69,512
 Total loans$   6,887,262 $  6,858,171$  6,645,722$  6,583,639$  6,465,628