Amerant Reports First Quarter 2025 Results

Amerant Reports First Quarter 2025 Results

Board of Directors Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.09 per Common Share

CORAL GABLES, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Amerant Bancorp Inc. (NYSE: AMTB) (the “Company” or “Amerant”) today reported a net income attributable to the Company of $12.0 million in the first quarter of 2025, or $0.28 income per diluted share, compared to net income of $16.9 million, or $0.40 income per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2024.

“Our results for the first quarter showed solid deposit growth as well as strong pre-provision net revenue, as net interest income and net interest margin were higher than expected. In addition, we exercised prudent expense management, even while continuing to execute on our strategy to add new locations and business development and risk management team members” stated Jerry Plush, Chairman and CEO. “However, loans were relatively flat quarter over quarter, as a result of increased payoffs and paydowns offsetting production in the first quarter. While loan demand going into the second quarter remains strong, borrowers may take a cautious approach given recent market volatility and uncertainty.”

  • Total assets were $10.2 billion, an increase of $268.0 million, or 2.7%, compared to $9.9 billion in 4Q24.
  • Total gross loans were $7.2 billion, a decrease of $52.2 million, or 0.7%, compared to $7.3 billion in 4Q24.
  • Cash and cash equivalents were $648.4 million, up $58.0 million, or 9.8%, compared to $590.4 million in 4Q24.
  • Total deposits were $8.2 billion, up $300.4 million, or 3.8%, compared to $7.9 billion in 4Q24. Core deposits were $6.0 billion, up $372.9 million, or 6.6%, compared to $5.6 billion in 4Q24.
  • Total advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) were $715.0 million, down $30.0 million, or 4.0%, compared to $745.0 million in 4Q24. The Bank had an aggregate borrowing capacity of $3.0 billion from the FED or FHLB as of March 31, 2025.
  • Net Interest Margin (“NIM”) was 3.75%, unchanged from 4Q24.
  • Average yield on loans was 6.84%, compared to 7.00% at 4Q24.
  • Average cost of total deposits was 2.60%, compared to 2.77% in 4Q24.
  • Loan to deposit ratio was 88.5%, compared to 92.6% in 4Q24.
  • Total non-performing assets were $140.8 million, up $18.6 million, or 15.2%, compared to $122.2 million as of 4Q24. As of 1Q25, non-performing assets consist of $123.2 million in non-performing loans and $17.5 million in real estate owned. Non-performing loans increased by $19.1 million from $104.1 million as of 4Q24, while classified loans increased from $166.5 million as of 4Q24 to $206.1 million as of 1Q25. The Company has provided additional details regarding asset quality in the 1Q25 earnings presentation (https://investor.amerantbank.com).
  • The allowance for credit losses (“ACL”) was $98.3 million, an increase of $13.3 million, or 15.7%, compared to $85.0 million as of 4Q24. The increase in the ACL was attributable to the macroeconomic environment and the addition of specific reserves for several commercial credits based on receipt of 2024 year end financials for these borrowers.
  • Assets Under Management and custody (“AUM”) totaled $2.93 billion, up $42.6 million, 1.5% from $2.89 billion in 4Q24.
  • Pre-provision net revenue (“PPNR”)(1) was $33.9 million, an increase of $5.9 million, or 21.3%, compared to PPNR of $27.9 million in 4Q24.
  • Net Interest Income (“NII”) was $85.9 million, down $1.7 million, or 2.0%, from $87.6 million in 4Q24.
  • Provision for credit losses was $18.4 million, up $8.5 million, or 86.1% compared to $9.9 million in 4Q24.
  • Non-interest income was $19.5 million, a decrease of $4.2 million, or 17.6% from $23.7 million in 4Q24.
  • Non-interest expense was $71.6 million, down $11.8 million, or 14.2% from $83.4 million in 4Q24.
  • The efficiency ratio was 67.9%, compared to 74.9% in 4Q24.
  • Return on average assets (“ROA”) was 0.48%, compared to 0.67% in 4Q24.
  • Return on average equity (“ROE”) was 5.32%, compared to 7.38% in 4Q24.
  • On April 23, 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.09 per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on May 30, 2025, to shareholders of record on May 15, 2025.

In tomorrow’s earnings call, the Company will also provide an update on its decision to scale back its residential mortgage operations from a national origination platform to a Florida-focused business model.

Additional details on the first quarter 2025 results can be found in the Exhibits and Glossary of Terms and Definitions to this earnings release, and the earnings presentation available under the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at https://investor.amerantbank.com. See Glossary of Terms and Definitions for definitions of financial terms.

1 Non-GAAP measure, see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for more information and Exhibit 2 for a reconciliation to GAAP measures.

First Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call

The Company will hold an earnings conference call on Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. (Eastern Time) to discuss its first quarter 2025 results. The conference call and presentation materials can be accessed via webcast by logging on from the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at https://investor.amerantbank.com. The online replay will remain available for approximately one month following the call through the above link.

About Amerant Bancorp Inc. (NYSE: AMTB)

Amerant Bancorp Inc. is a bank holding company headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida since 1979. The Company operates through its main subsidiary, Amerant Bank, N.A. (the “Bank”), as well as its other subsidiaries: Amerant Investments, Inc., and Amerant Mortgage, LLC. The Company provides individuals and businesses with deposit, credit and wealth management services. The Bank, which has operated for over 40 years, is headquartered in Florida and operates 20 banking centers – 19 in South Florida and 1 in Tampa, Florida. For more information, visit investor.amerantbank.com.

Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” including statements with respect to the Company’s objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements that are not historical facts. Examples of forward-looking statements include but are not limited to: our future operating or financial performance, including revenues, expenses, expense savings, income or loss and earnings or loss per share, and other financial items; statements regarding expectations, plans or objectives for future operations, products or services, and our expectations on our investment portfolio repositioning and loan recoveries or reaching positive resolutions on problem loans. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be forward-looking statements. You can identify these forward-looking statements through our use of words such as “may,” “will,” “anticipate,” “assume,” “should,” “indicate,” “would,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “expect,” “estimate,” “continue,” “plan,” “point to,” “project,” “could,” “intend,” “target,” “goals,” “outlooks,” “modeled,” “dedicated,” “create,” and other similar words and expressions of the future.

Forward-looking statements, including those relating to our beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, expectations, anticipations, estimates and intentions, involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may be beyond our control, and which may cause the Company’s actual results, performance, achievements, or financial condition to be materially different from future results, performance, achievements, or financial condition expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. You should not rely on any forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. You should not expect us to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by law. All written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to us are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary notice, together with those risks and uncertainties described in “Risk factors” in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 filed on March 5, 2025, and in our other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), which are available at the SEC’s website www.sec.gov.

Interim Financial Information

Unaudited financial information as of and for interim periods, including the three month periods ended March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024 may not reflect our results of operations for our fiscal year ending, or financial condition, as of December 31, 2025, or any other period of time or date.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company supplements its financial results that are determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) with non-GAAP financial measures, such as “pre-provision net revenue (PPNR)”, “core pre-provision net revenue (Core PPNR)”, “core noninterest income”, “core noninterest expense”, “core net income”, “core earnings per share (basic and diluted)”, “core return on assets (Core ROA)”, “core return on equity (Core ROE)”, “core efficiency ratio”, “tangible stockholders’ equity (book value) per common share”, “tangible common equity ratio, adjusted for net unrealized accumulated losses on debt securities held to maturity”, and “tangible stockholders’ equity (book value) per common share, adjusted for net unrealized accumulated losses on debt securities held to maturity”. This supplemental information is not required by, or is not presented in accordance with GAAP. The Company refers to these financial measures and ratios as “non-GAAP financial measures”.

We use certain non-GAAP financial measures, including those mentioned above, both to explain our results to shareholders and the investment community and in the internal evaluation and management of our business. Management believes that these supplementary non-GAAP financial measures and the information they provide are useful to investors since these measures permit investors to view our performance using the same tools that our management uses to evaluate our past performance and prospects for future performance. While we believe that these non-GAAP financial measures are useful in evaluating our performance, this information should be considered as supplemental and not as a substitute for or superior to the related financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Additionally, these non-GAAP financial measures may differ from similar measures presented by other companies.

Exhibit 2 reconciles these non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP reported results.

Exhibit 1- Selected Financial Information

The following table sets forth selected financial information derived from our interim unaudited and annual audited consolidated financial statements.

(in thousands)

March 31,

2025

 

December 31,

2024

 

September 30,

2024

 

June 30,

2024

 

March 31,

2024

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

 

(audited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

$

10,169,688

 

$

9,901,734

 

$

10,353,127

 

$

9,747,738

 

$

9,817,772

Total investments

 

1,761,678

 

 

1,497,925

 

 

1,542,544

 

 

1,547,864

 

 

1,578,568

Total gross loans (1)(2)

 

7,219,162

 

 

7,271,322

 

 

7,561,963

 

 

7,322,911

 

 

7,006,383

Allowance for credit losses

 

98,266

 

 

84,963

 

 

79,890

 

 

94,400

 

 

96,050

Total deposits

 

8,154,978

 

 

7,854,595

 

 

8,110,944

 

 

7,816,011

 

 

7,878,243

Core deposits (1)

 

5,993,055

 

 

5,620,150

 

 

5,707,366

 

 

5,505,349

 

 

5,633,165

Advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank

 

715,000

 

 

745,000

 

 

915,000

 

 

765,000

 

 

715,000

Senior notes (3)

 

59,922

 

 

59,843

 

 

59,764

 

 

59,685

 

 

59,605

Subordinated notes

 

29,667

 

 

29,624

 

 

29,582

 

 

29,539

 

 

29,497

Junior subordinated debentures

 

64,178

 

 

64,178

 

 

64,178

 

 

64,178

 

 

64,178

Stockholders’ equity (4)(5)(6)

 

906,263

 

 

890,467

 

 

902,888

 

 

734,342

 

 

738,085

Assets under management and custody (1)

 

2,932,602

 

 

2,890,048

 

 

2,550,541

 

 

2,451,854

 

 

2,357,621

 

Three Months Ended

(in thousands, except percentages, share data and per share amounts)

March 31,

2025

 

December 31,

2024

 

September 30,

2024

 

June 30,

2024

 

March 31,

2024

Consolidated Results of Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

$

85,904

 

 

$

87,635

 

 

$

80,999

 

 

$

79,355

 

 

$

77,968

 

Provision for credit losses (7)

 

18,446

 

 

 

9,910

 

 

 

19,000

 

 

 

19,150

 

 

 

12,400

 

Noninterest income (loss)

 

19,525

 

 

 

23,684

 

 

 

(47,683

)

 

 

19,420

 

 

 

14,488

 

Noninterest expense

 

71,554

 

 

 

83,386

 

 

 

76,208

 

 

 

73,302

 

 

 

66,594

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Amerant Bancorp Inc.

 

11,958

 

 

 

16,881

 

 

 

(48,164

)

 

 

4,963

 

 

 

10,568

 

Effective income tax rate

 

22.50

%

 

 

6.34

%

 

 

22.18

%

 

 

21.51

%

 

 

21.50

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ book value per common share

$

21.60

 

 

$

21.14

 

 

$

21.44

 

 

$

21.88

 

 

$

21.90

 

Tangible stockholders’ equity (book value) per common share (8)

$

21.03

 

 

$

20.56

 

 

$

20.87

 

 

$

21.15

 

 

$

21.16

 

Tangible stockholders’ equity (book value) per common share, adjusted for net unrealized accumulated losses on debt securities held to maturity (8)

$

21.03

 

 

$

20.56

 

 

$

20.87

 

 

$

20.54

 

 

$

20.60

 

Basic earnings (loss) per common share

$

0.28

 

 

$

0.40

 

 

$

(1.43

)

 

$

0.15

 

 

$

0.32

 

Diluted earnings (loss) per common share (9)

$

0.28

 

 

$

0.40

 

 

$

(1.43

)

 

$

0.15

 

 

$

0.31

 

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

 

42,015,507

 

 

 

42,069,098

 

 

 

33,784,999

 

 

 

33,581,604

 

 

 

33,538,069

 

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding (9)

 

42,186,759

 

 

 

42,273,778

 

 

 

33,784,999

 

 

 

33,780,666

 

 

 

33,821,562

 

Cash dividend declared per common share (5)

$

0.09

 

 

$

0.09

 

 

$

0.09

 

 

$

0.09

 

 

$

0.09

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

March 31,

2025

 

December 31,

2024

 

September 30,

2024

 

June 30,

2024

 

March 31,

2024

Other Financial and Operating Data (12)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profitability Indicators (%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income / Average total interest earning assets (NIM) (1)

3.75

%

 

3.75

%

 

3.49

%

 

3.56

%

 

3.51

%

Net income (loss)/ Average total assets (ROA)(1)

0.48

%

 

0.67

%

 

(1.92

)%

 

0.21

%

 

0.44

%

Net income (loss)/ Average stockholders’ equity (ROE) (1)

5.32

%

 

7.38

%

 

(24.98

)%

 

2.68

%

 

5.69

%

Noninterest income (loss) / Total revenue (1)

18.52

%

 

21.28

%

 

(143.12

)%

 

19.66

%

 

15.67

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Indicators (%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total capital ratio (1)

13.45

%

 

13.43

%

 

12.72

%

 

11.88

%

 

12.49

%

Tier 1 capital ratio (1)

11.84

%

 

11.95

%

 

11.36

%

 

10.34

%

 

10.87

%

Tier 1 leverage ratio (1)

9.73

%

 

9.66

%

 

9.56

%

 

8.74

%

 

8.73

%

Common equity tier 1 capital ratio (CET1) (1)

11.11

%

 

11.21

%

 

10.65

%

 

9.60

%

 

10.10

%

Tangible common equity ratio (1)(8)

8.69

%

 

8.77

%

 

8.51

%

 

7.30

%

 

7.28

%

Tangible common equity ratio, adjusted for net unrealized accumulated losses on debt securities held to maturity (1)(8)

8.69

%

 

8.77

%

 

8.51

%

 

7.11

%

 

7.10

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liquidity Ratios (%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans to Deposits (1)

88.52

%

 

92.57

%

 

93.23

%

 

93.69

%

 

88.93

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset Quality Indicators (%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-performing assets / Total assets (1)

1.38

%

 

1.23

%

 

1.25

%

 

1.24

%

 

0.51

%

Non-performing loans / Total gross loans (1)

1.71

%

 

1.43

%

 

1.52

%

 

1.38

%

 

0.43

%

Allowance for credit losses / Total non-performing loans

79.75

%

 

81.62

%

 

69.51

%

 

93.51

%

 

317.01

%

Allowance for credit losses / Total loans held for investment

1.37

%

 

1.18

%

 

1.15

%

 

1.41

%

 

1.38

%

Net charge-offs / Average total loans held for investment (1)(10)

0.22

%

 

0.26

%

 

1.90

%

 

1.13

%

 

0.69

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Efficiency Indicators (% except FTE)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest expense / Average total assets

2.89

%

 

3.29

%

 

3.04

%

 

3.03

%

 

2.75

%

Salaries and employee benefits / Average total assets

1.35

%

 

1.39

%

 

1.39

%

 

1.40

%

 

1.36

%

Other operating expenses/ Average total assets (1)

1.54

%

 

1.90

%

 

1.64

%

 

1.63

%

 

1.39

%

Efficiency ratio (1)

67.87

%

 

74.91

%

 

228.74

%

 

74.21

%

 

72.03

%

Full-Time-Equivalent Employees (FTEs) (11)

726

 

 

698

 

 

735

 

 

720

 

 

696

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

(in thousands, except percentages and per share amounts)

March 31,

2025

 

December 31,

2024

 

September 30,

2024

 

June 30,

2024

 

March 31,

2024

Core Selected Consolidated Results of Operations and Other Data (8)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pre-provision net revenue (loss) (PPNR)

$

33,875

 

 

$

27,933

 

 

$

(42,892

)

 

$

25,473

 

 

$

25,862

 

Core pre-provision net revenue (Core PPNR)

$

31,546

 

 

$

37,217

 

 

$

31,264

 

 

$

31,007

 

 

$

26,068

 

Core net income

$

10,153

 

 

$

21,160

 

 

$

9,249

 

 

$

9,307

 

 

$

10,730

 

Core basic earnings per common share

 

0.24

 

 

 

0.50

 

 

 

0.27

 

 

 

0.28

 

 

 

0.32

 

Core earnings per diluted common share (9)

 

0.24

 

 

 

0.50

 

 

 

0.27

 

 

 

0.28

 

 

 

0.32

 

Core net income / Average total assets (Core ROA) (1)

 

0.41

%

 

 

0.83

%

 

 

0.37

%

 

 

0.38

%

 

 

0.44

%

Core net income / Average stockholders’ equity (Core ROE) (1)

 

4.52

%

 

 

9.25

%

 

 

4.80

%

 

 

5.03

%

 

 

5.78

%

Core efficiency ratio (1)

 

69.24

%

 

 

64.71

%

 

 

69.29

%

 

 

68.60

%

 

 

71.87

%

__________________

(1)

See Glossary of Terms and Definitions for definitions of financial terms.

(2)

All periods include mortgage loans held for sale carried at fair value, while March 31, 2025, September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024 also include loans held for sale carried at the lower of estimated cost or fair value. As of December 31, 2024, there were no loans carried at the lower cost or fair value.

(3)

On March 03, 2025, the Company gave notice of its election to redeem all outstanding Senior Notes and they were redeemed on April 1, 2025.

(4)

In the fourth quarter of 2022, the Company announced that the Board of Directors authorized a new repurchase program pursuant to which the Company may purchase, from time to time, up to an aggregate amount of $25 million of its shares of Class A common stock (the “2023 Class A Common Stock Repurchase Program”). In the first quarter of 2025 the Company repurchased an aggregate of 215,427 shares of Class A common stock at a weighted average price of $23.21 per share under the 2023 Class A Common Stock Repurchase Program. The aggregate purchase price for these transactions was approximately $5.0 million which includes transaction costs. For all other periods, see December 31, 2024 Form 10-K, September 30, 2024 Form 10-Q, June 30, 2024 Form 10-Q and March 31, 2024 Form 10-Q.

(5)

For the three months ended March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors declared cash dividends of $0.09 per share of the Company’s common stock and paid an aggregate amount of $3.8 million per quarter in connection with these dividends. The dividend declared in the first quarter of 2025 was paid on February 28, 2025 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 14, 2025. See December 31, 2024 Form 10-K for more information on dividend payments during the previous quarters.

(6)

On September 27, 2024, the Company completed a public offering of 8,684,210 shares of its Class A voting common stock, at a price to the public of $19.00 per share.

(7)

In all periods shown, includes reserves on loans and contingent loans. In the first quarter of 2025, and the fourth, third, second and first quarters of 2024, includes $17.2 million, $9.7 million, $17.9 million, $17.7 million, and $12.4 million of provision for credit losses on loans. Provision for unfunded commitments (contingencies) in the first quarter of 2025 and the fourth, third and second quarters of 2024, were $1.3 million, $0.2 million, $1.1 million, and $1.5 million, respectively, while there was none in the first quarter of 2024.

(8)

This presentation contains adjusted financial information determined by methods other than GAAP. This adjusted financial information is reconciled to GAAP in Exhibit 2 – Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliation.

(9)

See 2024 Form 10-K for more information on potential dilutive instruments and its impact on diluted earnings per share computation.

(10)

See 2024 Form 10-K for more details on charge-offs for all previous periods.

(11)

As of March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024, September 30, 2024, June 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024, includes 77, 80, 81, 83 and 65 FTEs for Amerant Mortgage, respectively.

(12)

Operating data for the periods presented have been annualized.

Exhibit 2- Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliation

The following table sets forth selected financial information derived from the Company’s interim unaudited and annual audited consolidated financial statements, adjusted for the effect of non-core banking activities such as the sale of loans and securities and other repossessed assets, the Houston Transaction, the valuation of securities, derivatives, loans held for sale and other real estate owned and repossessed assets, the early repayment of FHLB advances, impairment of investments, and other non-routine actions intended to improve customer service and operating performance. The Company believes these adjusted numbers are useful for understanding its performance excluding these transactions and events.

 

Three Months Ended,

(in thousands)

March 31,

2025

 

December 31,

2024

 

September 30,

2024

 

June 30,

2024

 

March 31,

2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Amerant Bancorp Inc.

$

11,958

 

 

$

16,881

 

 

$

(48,164

)

 

$

4,963

 

 

$

10,568

 

Plus: provision for credit losses (1)

 

18,446

 

 

 

9,910

 

 

 

19,000

 

 

 

19,150

 

 

 

12,400

 

Plus: provision for income tax expense (benefit)

 

3,471

 

 

 

1,142

 

 

 

(13,728

)

 

 

1,360

 

 

 

2,894

 

Pre-provision net revenue (loss) (PPNR)

 

33,875

 

 

 

27,933

 

 

 

(42,892

)

 

 

25,473

 

 

 

25,862

 

Plus: non-routine noninterest expense items

 

534

 

 

 

15,148

 

 

 

5,672

 

 

 

5,562

 

 

 

 

(Less) plus: non-routine noninterest income items

 

(2,863

)

 

 

(5,864

)

 

 

68,484

 

 

 

(28

)

 

 

206

 

Core pre-provision net revenue (Core PPNR)

$

31,546

 

 

$

37,217

 

 

$

31,264

 

 

$

31,007

 

 

$

26,068

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total noninterest income (loss)

$

19,525

 

 

$

23,684

 

 

$

(47,683

)

 

$

19,420

 

 

$

14,488

 

Less (plus): Non-routine noninterest income (loss) items:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives (losses), net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(44

)

 

 

(152

)

Securities gains (losses), net (2)

 

64

 

 

 

(8,200

)

 

 

(68,484

)

 

 

(117

)

 

 

(54

)

Gain on sale of loans (3)

 

2,799

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gain on sale of Houston Franchise (4)

 

 

 

 

12,636

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gains on early extinguishment of FHLB advances, net

 

 

 

 

1,428

 

 

 

 

 

 

189

 

 

 

 

Total non-routine noninterest income (loss) items

$

2,863

 

 

$

5,864

 

 

$

(68,484

)

 

$

28

 

 

$

(206

)

Core noninterest income

$

16,662

 

 

$

17,820

 

 

$

20,801

 

 

$

19,392

 

 

$

14,694

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total noninterest expense

$

71,554

 

 

$

83,386

 

 

$

76,208

 

 

$

73,302

 

 

$

66,594

 

Less: non-routine noninterest expense items

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-routine noninterest expense items:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Losses on loans held for sale carried at the lower cost or fair value (4)(5)

 

 

 

 

12,642

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,258

 

 

 

 

Other real estate owned valuation expense (6)

 

534

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,672

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodwill and intangible assets impairment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

300

 

 

 

 

Fixed assets impairment (4)(7)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,443

 

 

 

 

Legal, broker fees and other costs (4)

 

 

 

 

2,506

 

 

 

 

 

 

561

 

 

 

 

Total non-routine noninterest expense items

$

534

 

 

$

15,148

 

 

$

5,672

 

 

$

5,562

 

 

$

 

Core noninterest expense

$

71,020

 

 

$

68,238

 

 

$

70,536

 

 

$

67,740

 

 

$

66,594

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended,

(in thousands, except percentages and per share amounts)

March 31,

2025

 

December 31,

2024

 

September 30,

2024

 

June 30,

2024

 

March 31,

2024

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Amerant Bancorp Inc.

$

11,958

 

 

$

16,881

 

 

$

(48,164

)

 

$

4,963

 

 

$

10,568

 

Plus after-tax non-routine items in noninterest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-routine items in noninterest expense before income tax effect

 

534

 

 

 

15,148

 

 

 

5,672

 

 

 

5,562

 

 

 

 

Income tax effect (8)

 

(120

)

 

 

(3,409

)

 

 

(1,332

)

 

 

(1,196

)

 

 

 

Total after-tax non-routine items in noninterest expense

 

414

 

 

 

11,739

 

 

 

4,340

 

 

 

4,366

 

 

 

 

(Less) plus after-tax non-routine items in noninterest income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-routine items in noninterest income (loss) before income tax effect

 

(2,863

)

 

 

(5,864

)

 

 

68,484

 

 

 

(28

)

 

 

206

 

Income tax effect (8)

 

644

 

 

 

(1,596

)

 

 

(15,411

)

 

 

6

 

 

 

(44

)

Total after-tax non-routine items in noninterest income (loss)

 

(2,219

)

 

 

(7,460

)

 

 

53,073

 

 

 

(22

)

 

 

162

 

Core net income

$

10,153

 

 

$

21,160

 

 

$

9,249

 

 

$

9,307

 

 

$

10,730

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings (loss) per share

$

0.28

 

 

$

0.40

 

 

$

(1.43

)

 

$

0.15

 

 

$

0.32

 

Plus: after tax impact of non-routine items in noninterest expense

 

0.01

 

 

 

0.28

 

 

 

0.13

 

 

 

0.13

 

 

 

 

(Less) plus: after tax impact of non-routine items in noninterest income (loss)

 

(0.05

)

 

 

(0.18

)

 

 

1.57

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total core basic earnings per common share

$

0.24

 

 

$

0.50

 

 

$

0.27

 

 

$

0.28

 

 

$

0.32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings (loss) per share (9)

$

0.28

 

 

$

0.40

 

 

$

(1.43

)

 

$

0.15

 

 

$

0.31

 

Plus: after tax impact of non-routine items in noninterest expense

 

0.01

 

 

 

0.28

 

 

 

0.13

 

 

 

0.13

 

 

 

 

(Less) plus: after tax impact of non-routine items in noninterest income (loss)

 

(0.05

)

 

 

(0.18

)

 

 

1.57

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.01

 

Total core diluted earnings per common share

$

0.24

 

 

$

0.50

 

 

$

0.27

 

 

$

0.28

 

 

$

0.32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) / Average total assets (ROA)

 

0.48

%

 

 

0.67

%

 

 

(1.92

)%

 

 

0.21

%

 

 

0.44

%

Plus: after tax impact of non-routine items in noninterest expense

 

0.02

%

 

 

0.46

%

 

 

0.18

%

 

 

0.17

%

 

 

%

(Less) plus: after tax impact of non-routine items in noninterest income (loss)

 

(0.09

)%

 

 

(0.30

)%

 

 

2.11

%

 

 

%

 

 

%

Core net income / Average total assets (Core ROA)

 

0.41

%

 

 

0.83

%

 

 

0.37

%

 

 

0.38

%

 

 

0.44

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)/ Average stockholders’ equity (ROE)

 

5.32

%

 

 

7.38

%

 

 

(24.98

)%

 

 

2.68

%

 

 

5.69

%

Plus: after tax impact of non-routine items in noninterest expense

 

0.19

%

 

 

5.13

%

 

 

2.25

%

 

 

2.36

%

 

 

%

(Less) plus: after tax impact of non-routine items in noninterest income (loss)

 

(0.99

)%

 

 

(3.26

)%

 

 

27.53

%

 

 

(0.01

)%

 

 

0.09

%

Core net income / Average stockholders’ equity (Core ROE)

 

4.52

%

 

 

9.25

%

 

 

4.80

%

 

 

5.03

%

 

 

5.78

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Efficiency ratio

 

67.87

%

 

 

74.91

%

 

 

228.74

%

 

 

74.21

%

 

 

72.03

%

Less: impact of non-routine items in noninterest expense and noninterest income (loss)

 

1.37

%

 

 

(10.20

)%

 

 

(159.45

)%

 

 

(5.61

)%

 

 

(0.16

)%

Core efficiency ratio

 

69.24

%

 

64.71

%

69.29

%

68.60

%

71.87

%

 

 

(in thousands, except percentages, share data and per share amounts)

March 31,

2025

 

December 31,

2024

 

September 30,

2024

 

June 30,

2024

 

March 31,

2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity

$

906,263

 

 

$

890,467

 

 

$

902,888

 

 

$

734,342

 

 

$

738,085

 

Less: goodwill and other intangibles (10)

 

(24,135

)

 

 

(24,314

)

 

 

(24,366

)

 

 

(24,581

)

 

 

(24,935

)

Tangible common stockholders’ equity

$

882,128

 

 

$

866,153

 

 

$

878,522

 

 

$

709,761

 

 

$

713,150

 

Total assets

 

10,169,688

 

 

 

9,901,734

 

 

 

10,353,127

 

 

 

9,747,738

 

 

 

9,817,772

 

Less: goodwill and other intangibles (10)

 

(24,135

)

 

 

(24,314

)

 

 

(24,366

)

 

 

(24,581

)

 

 

(24,935

)

Tangible assets

$

10,145,553

 

 

$

9,877,420

 

 

$

10,328,761

 

 

$

9,723,157

 

 

$

9,792,837

 

Common shares outstanding

 

41,952,590

 

 

 

42,127,316

 

 

 

42,103,623

 

 

 

33,562,756

 

 

 

33,709,395

 

Tangible common equity ratio

 

8.69

%

 

 

8.77

%

 

 

8.51

%

 

 

7.30

%

 

 

7.28

%

Stockholders’ book value per common share

$

21.60

 

 

$

21.14

 

 

$

21.44

 

 

$

21.88

 

 

$

21.90

 

Tangible stockholders’ equity book value per common share

$

21.03

 

 

$

20.56

 

 

$

20.87

 

 

$

21.15

 

 

$

21.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tangible common stockholders’ equity

$

882,128

 

 

$

866,153

 

 

$

878,522

 

 

$

709,761

 

 

$

713,150

 

Less: Net unrealized accumulated losses on debt securities held to maturity, net of tax (11)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(20,304

)

 

 

(18,729

)

Tangible common stockholders’ equity, adjusted for net unrealized accumulated losses on debt securities held to maturity

$

882,128

 

 

$

866,153

 

 

$

878,522

 

 

$

689,457

 

 

$

694,421

 

Tangible assets

$

10,145,553

 

 

$

9,877,420

 

 

$

10,328,761

 

 

$

9,723,157

 

 

$

9,792,837

 

Less: Net unrealized accumulated losses on debt securities held to maturity, net of tax (11)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(20,304

)

 

 

(18,729

)

Tangible assets, adjusted for net unrealized accumulated losses on debt securities held to maturity

$

10,145,553

 

 

$

9,877,420

 

 

$

10,328,761

 

 

$

9,702,853

 

 

$

9,774,108

 

Common shares outstanding

 

41,952,590

 

 

 

42,127,316

 

 

 

42,103,623

 

 

 

33,562,756

 

 

 

33,709,395

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tangible common equity ratio, adjusted for net unrealized accumulated losses on debt securities held to maturity

 

8.69

%

 

 

8.77

%

 

 

8.51

%

 

 

7.11

%

 

 

7.10

%

Tangible stockholders’ book value per common share, adjusted for net unrealized accumulated losses on debt securities held to maturity

$

21.03

 

 

$

20.56

 

 

$

20.87

 

 

$

20.54

 

 

$

20.60

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

____________

(1)

Includes provision for credit losses on loans and provision for loan contingencies. See Footnote 7 in Exhibit 1 – Selected Financial Information for more details.

(2)

In the third quarter of 2024, the Company executed an investment portfolio repositioning which resulted in a total pre-tax net loss of $68.5 million during the same period. The investment portfolio repositioning was completed in early October 2024 resulting in an additional $8.1 million in losses in the fourth quarter of 2024.

(3)

In the three months ended March 31, 2025, includes gain on sale of $3.2 million, related to the sale of a loan that had been charged off in prior periods.

(4)

In the three months ended December 31, 2024 and June 30, 2024, amounts shown are in connection with the sale of the Company’s Houston franchise which were disclosed on a Form 8-K on April 17, 2024 (the “Houston Transaction”).

(5)

In the three months ended December 31, 2024, includes loss on sale of $12.6 million, including transaction costs, related to the sale of a portfolio of 323 business-purpose, investment property, residential mortgage loans with a balance of approximately $71.4 million.

(6)

Includes $0.5 million of OREO valuation expense in the three months ended March 31, 2025.

(7)

Related to Houston branches and included as part of occupancy and equipment expenses.

(8)

In the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, amounts were calculated based upon the effective tax rate for the period of 22.50% and 21.50%, respectively. For all of the other periods shown, amounts represent the difference between the prior and current period year-to-date tax effect.

(9)

See 2024 Form 10-K for more information on potential dilutive instruments and its impact on diluted earnings per share computation.

(10)

At March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024, September 30, 2024, June 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024, other intangible assets primarily consist of naming rights of $1.9 million, $2.0 million, $2.1 million, $2.3 million and $2.4 million, respectively, and mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”) of $1.4 million, $1.5 million, $1.4 million, $1.5 million and $1.4 million, respectively. Other intangible assets are included in other assets in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

(11)

There were no debt securities held to maturity at March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2024. As of June 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024, amounts were calculated based upon the fair value on debt securities held to maturity, and assuming a tax rate of 25.38% and 25.40%, respectively.

Exhibit 3 – Average Balance Sheet, Interest and Yield/Rate Analysis

The following tables present average balance sheet information, interest income, interest expense and the corresponding average yields earned and rates paid for the periods presented. The average balances for loans include both performing and nonperforming balances. Interest income on loans includes the effects of discount accretion and the amortization of non-refundable loan origination fees, net of direct loan origination costs, accounted for as yield adjustments. Average balances represent the daily average balances for the periods presented.

 

Three Months Ended

 

March 31, 2025

 

December 31, 2024

 

March 31, 2024

(in thousands, except percentages)

Average

Balances

Income/

Expense

Yield/

Rates

 

Average Balances

Income/ Expense

Yield/ Rates

 

Average

Balances

Income/

Expense

Yield/

Rates

Interest-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan portfolio, net (1)(2)

$

7,174,160

$

121,021

6.84

%

 

$

7,322,613

$

128,910

7.00

%

 

$

6,995,974

$

122,705

7.05

%

Debt securities available for sale (3) (4)

 

1,473,170

 

17,964

4.95

%

 

 

1,346,108

 

16,069

4.75

%

 

 

1,239,762

 

13,186

4.28

%

Debt securities held to maturity (5)

 

 

%

 

 

 

%

 

 

224,877

 

1,967

3.52

%

Debt securities held for trading

 

156

 

%

 

 

 

%

 

 

 

%

Equity securities with readily determinable fair value not held for trading

 

2,497

 

19

3.09

%

 

 

2,509

 

19

3.01

%

 

 

2,477

 

55

8.93

%

Federal Reserve Bank and FHLB stock

 

57,320

 

936

6.62

%

 

 

58,861

 

1,035

7.00

%

 

 

50,180

 

883

7.08

%

Deposits with banks

 

580,409

 

6,401

4.47

%

 

 

560,323

 

6,811

4.84

%

 

 

422,841

 

5,751

5.47

%

Other short-term investments

 

6,434

 

67

4.22

%

 

 

6,380

 

74

4.61

%

 

 

5,932

 

78

5.29

%

Total interest-earning assets

 

9,294,146

 

146,408

6.39

%

 

 

9,296,794

 

152,918

6.54

%

 

 

8,942,043

 

144,625

6.50

%

Total non-interest-earning assets (6)

 

748,385

 

 

 

 

798,113

 

 

 

 

812,523

 

 

Total assets

$

10,042,531

 

 

 

$

10,094,907

 

 

 

$

9,754,566

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

March 31, 2025

 

December 31, 2024

 

March 31, 2024

(in thousands, except percentages)

Average

Balances

Income/

Expense

Yield/

Rates

 

Average Balances

Income/ Expense

Yield/ Rates

 

Average

Balances

Income/

Expense

Yield/

Rates

Interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Checking and saving accounts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest bearing DDA

$

2,133,727

 

$

10,454

1.99

%

 

$

2,233,157

 

$

12,859

2.29

%

 

$

2,445,362

 

$

17,736

2.92

%

Money market

 

1,810,172

 

 

16,653

3.73

%

 

 

1,622,240

 

 

15,696

3.85

%

 

 

1,431,949

 

 

14,833

4.17

%

Savings

 

239,843

 

 

22

0.04

%

 

 

242,589

 

 

24

0.04

%

 

 

262,528

 

 

28

0.04

%

Total checking and saving accounts

 

4,183,742

 

 

27,129

2.63

%

 

 

4,097,986

 

 

28,579

2.77

%

 

 

4,139,839

 

 

32,597

3.17

%

Time deposits

 

2,227,932

 

 

23,858

4.34

%

 

 

2,336,324

 

 

26,427

4.50

%

 

 

2,290,587

 

 

26,124

4.59

%

Total deposits

 

6,411,674

 

 

50,987

3.23

%

 

 

6,434,310

 

 

55,006

3.40

%

 

 

6,430,426

 

 

58,721

3.67

%

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

 

 

 

%

 

 

115

 

 

1

3.46

%

 

 

 

 

%

Advances from the FHLB (7)

 

723,667

 

 

7,200

4.04

%

 

 

782,242

 

 

7,946

4.04

%

 

 

644,753

 

 

5,578

3.48

%

Senior notes

 

59,883

 

 

942

6.38

%

 

 

59,804

 

 

941

6.26

%

 

 

59,567

 

 

943

6.37

%

Subordinated notes

 

29,646

 

 

361

4.94

%

 

 

29,604

 

 

361

4.85

%

 

 

29,476

 

 

361

4.93

%

Junior subordinated debentures

 

64,178

 

 

1,014

6.41

%

 

 

64,178

 

 

1,030

6.38

%

 

 

64,178

 

 

1,054

6.61

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

7,289,048

 

 

60,504

3.37

%

 

 

7,370,253

 

 

65,285

3.52

%

 

 

7,228,400

 

 

66,657

3.71

%

Non-interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest bearing demand deposits

 

1,544,770

 

 

 

 

 

1,469,726

 

 

 

 

 

1,435,226

 

 

 

Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other liabilities

 

297,491

 

 

 

 

 

344,770

 

 

 

 

 

344,197

 

 

 

Total non-interest-bearing liabilities

 

1,842,261

 

 

 

 

 

1,814,496

 

 

 

 

 

1,779,423

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

9,131,309

 

 

 

 

 

9,184,749

 

 

 

 

 

9,007,823

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

911,222

 

 

 

 

 

910,158

 

 

 

 

 

746,743

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

10,042,531

 

 

 

 

$

10,094,907

 

 

 

 

$

9,754,566

 

 

 

Excess of average interest-earning assets over average interest-bearing liabilities

$

2,005,098

 

 

 

 

$

1,926,541

 

 

 

 

$

1,713,643

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

$

85,904

 

 

 

$

87,633

 

 

 

$

77,968

 

Net interest rate spread

 

 

3.02

%

 

 

 

3.02

%

 

 

 

2.79

%

Net interest margin (7)

 

 

3.75

%

 

 

 

3.75

%

 

 

 

3.51

%

Cost of total deposits (7)

 

 

2.60

%

 

 

 

2.77

%

 

 

 

3.00

%

Ratio of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities

 

127.51

%

 

 

 

 

126.14

%

 

 

 

 

123.71

%

 

 

Average non-performing loans/ Average total loans

 

1.43

%

 

 

 

 

1.36

%

 

 

 

 

0.46

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

___________

(1)

Includes loans held for investment net of the allowance for credit losses, and loans held for sale. The average balance of the allowance for credit losses was $83.5 million, $80.5 million, and $92.3 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, respectively. The average balance of total loans held for sale was $46.2 million, $357.2 million and $180.5 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, respectively.

(2)

Includes average non-performing loans of $103.6 million, $101.0 million and $32.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, respectively.

(3)

Includes the average balance of net unrealized gains and losses in the fair value of debt securities available for sale. The average balance includes average net unrealized losses of $47.0 million, $31.7 million and $101.5 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, respectively.

(4)

Includes nontaxable securities with average balances of $54.3 million, $60.4 million and $18.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, respectively. The tax equivalent yield for these nontaxable securities was 4.77%, 4.39%, and 4.68% for the three months ended March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, respectively. In 2025 and 2024, the tax equivalent yields were calculated assuming a 21% tax rate and dividing the actual yield by 0.79.

(5) 

We had no average held to maturity balances in the three months ended March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. Includes nontaxable securities with average balances of $48.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The tax equivalent yield for these nontaxable securities was 4.25% for the three months ended March 31, 2024. In 2024, the tax equivalent yield was calculated assuming a 21% tax rate and dividing the actual yield by 0.79.

(6)

Excludes the allowance for credit losses.

(7)

See Glossary of Terms and Definitions for definitions of financial terms.

Exhibit 4 – Noninterest Income

This table shows the amounts of each of the categories of noninterest income for the periods presented.

 

Three Months Ended

 

March 31, 2025

 

December 31, 2024

 

March 31, 2024

(in thousands, except percentages)

Amount

 

%

 

Amount

 

%

 

Amount

 

%

 

 

Deposits and service fees

$

5,137

 

26.3

%

 

$

5,501

 

 

23.2

%

 

$

4,325

 

 

29.9

%

Brokerage, advisory and fiduciary activities

 

4,729

 

24.2

%

 

 

4,653

 

 

19.7

%

 

 

4,327

 

 

29.9

%

Change in cash surrender value of bank owned life insurance (“BOLI”)(1)

 

2,450

 

12.5

%

 

 

2,364

 

 

10.0

%

 

 

2,342

 

 

16.2

%

Cards and trade finance servicing fees

 

1,392

 

7.1

%

 

 

1,533

 

 

6.5

%

 

 

1,223

 

 

8.4

%

Gain on early extinguishment of FHLB advances, net

 

 

%

 

 

1,428

 

 

6.0

%

 

 

 

 

%

Securities gains (losses), net (2)

 

64

 

0.3

%

 

 

(8,200

)

 

(34.6

)%

 

 

(54

)

 

(0.4

)%

Loan-level derivative income (3)

 

1,508

 

7.7

%

 

 

706

 

 

3.0

%

 

 

466

 

 

3.2

%

Derivative losses, net (4)

 

 

%

 

 

 

 

%

 

 

(152

)

 

(1.1

)%

Gain on sale of Houston Franchise

 

 

%

 

 

12,636

 

 

53.4

%

 

 

 

 

%

Other noninterest income (5)

 

4,245

 

21.9

%

 

 

3,063

 

 

12.8

%

 

 

2,011

 

 

13.9

%

Total noninterest income

$

19,525

 

100.0

%

 

$

23,684

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

14,488

 

 

100.0

%

___________

(1)

Changes in cash surrender value of BOLI are not taxable.

(2)

Amounts are primarily in connection with losses and gains on the sale of debt securities available for sale. In the three months ended December 31, 2024, includes a net loss of $8.1 million, as a result of the investment portfolio repositioning.

(3)

Income from interest rate swaps and other derivative transactions with customers. The Company incurs expenses related to derivative transactions with customers which are included as part of noninterest expenses under loan-level derivative expense. See Exhibit 5 for more details.

(4)

Net unrealized gains and losses related to uncovered interest rate caps with clients.

(5) 

Includes mortgage banking income of $0.4 million, $1.1 million and $1.1 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, respectively, primarily consisting of net gains on sale, valuation and derivative transactions associated with mortgage loans held for sale activity, and other smaller sources of income related to the operations of Amerant Mortgage. Other sources of income in the periods shown include net gains/(losses) on sales of loans that are originated for investment, foreign currency exchange transactions with customers and valuation income on the investment balances held in the non-qualified deferred compensation plan. In the three months ended March 31, 2025, Other noninterest income includes approximately $2.8 million as a Non-routine noninterest income item. See Exhibit 2- Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliation for more details.

Exhibit 5 – Noninterest Expense

This table shows the amounts of each of the categories of noninterest expense for the periods presented.

 

Three Months Ended

 

March 31, 2025

 

December 31, 2024

 

March 31, 2024

(in thousands, except percentages)

Amount

%

 

Amount

%

 

Amount

%

 

 

Salaries and employee benefits (1)

$

33,347

46.6

%

 

$

35,284

 

42.3

%

 

$

32,958

 

49.5

%

Professional and other services fees (2)

 

14,682

20.5

%

 

 

14,308

 

17.2

%

 

 

10,963

 

16.5

%

Occupancy and equipment

 

6,136

8.6

%

 

 

5,719

 

6.9

%

 

 

6,476

 

9.7

%

Telecommunications and data processing

 

3,475

4.9

%

 

 

2,967

 

3.6

%

 

 

3,533

 

5.3

%

Depreciation and amortization

 

1,588

2.2

%

 

 

1,734

 

2.1

%

 

 

1,477

 

2.2

%

FDIC assessments and insurance

 

3,236

4.5

%

 

 

2,932

 

3.5

%

 

 

3,008

 

4.5

%

Losses on loans held for sale carried at the lower cost or fair value (3)

 

%

 

 

12,642

 

15.2

%

 

 

 

%

Advertising expenses

 

3,635

5.1

%

 

 

3,703

 

4.4

%

 

 

3,078

 

4.6

%

Loan-level derivative expense (4)

 

360

0.5

%

 

 

34

 

%

 

 

4

 

%

Other real estate owned and repossessed assets expense (income), net (5)

 

164

0.2

%

 

 

(196

)

(0.2

)%

 

 

(354

)

(0.5

)%

Other operating expenses (6)

 

4,931

6.9

%

 

 

4,259

 

5.0

%

 

 

5,451

 

8.2

%

Total noninterest expense (7)

$

71,554

100.0

%

 

$

83,386

 

100.0

%

 

$

66,594

 

100.0

%

___________

(1)

Includes $1.4 million in expenses related to the Houston Transaction in the three months ended December 31, 2024.

(2)

Includes $0.1 million in legal expenses in connection with the Houston Transaction in the three months ended December 31, 2024. Additionally, includes recurring service fees in connection with the engagement of FIS in all periods shown.

(3)

In the three months ended December 31, 2024, consists of losses on loans held for sale carried at the lower of fair value or cost. See Footnote 5 in Exhibit 2- Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliation for more details.

(4)

Includes service fees in connection with our loan-level derivative income generation activities.

(5)

Includes $0.5 million of OREO valuation expense in the three months ended March 31, 2025.

(6)

In the three months ended December 31, 2024, includes broker fees of $1.0 million in connection with the Houston Transaction. In all of the periods shown, includes mortgage loan origination and servicing expenses, charitable contributions, community engagement, postage and courier expenses, and debits which mirror valuation income on the investment balances held in the non-qualified deferred compensation plan in order to adjust the liability to participants of the deferred compensation plan and other small expenses.

(7)

Includes $3.2 million, $3.7 million, $3.1 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, respectively, related to Amerant Mortgage, primarily consisting of salaries and employee benefits, mortgage lending costs and professional and other services fees.

Exhibit 6 – Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except share data)

March 31,

2025

 

December 31,

2024

 

September 30,

2024

 

June 30,

2024

 

March 31,

2024

Assets

 

 

(audited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks

$

40,197

 

 

$

39,197

 

 

$

40,538

 

 

$

32,762

 

 

$

41,231

 

Interest earning deposits with banks

 

587,728

 

 

 

519,853

 

 

 

614,345

 

 

 

238,346

 

 

 

577,843

 

Restricted cash

 

13,432

 

 

 

24,365

 

 

 

10,087

 

 

 

32,430

 

 

 

33,897

 

Other short-term investments

 

7,010

 

 

 

6,944

 

 

 

6,871

 

 

 

6,781

 

 

 

6,700

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

648,367

 

 

 

590,359

 

 

 

671,841

 

 

 

310,319

 

 

 

659,671

 

Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt securities available for sale, at fair value

 

1,702,111

 

 

 

1,437,170

 

 

 

1,476,378

 

 

 

1,269,356

 

 

 

1,298,073

 

Debt securities held to maturity, at amortized cost (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

219,613

 

 

 

224,014

 

Equity securities with readily determinable fair value not held for trading

 

2,523

 

 

 

2,477

 

 

 

2,562

 

 

 

2,483

 

 

 

2,480

 

Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank stock

 

57,044

 

 

 

58,278

 

 

 

63,604

 

 

 

56,412

 

 

 

54,001

 

Securities

 

1,761,678

 

 

 

1,497,925

 

 

 

1,542,544

 

 

 

1,547,864

 

 

 

1,578,568

 

Loans held for sale, at the lower of cost or fair value (2)

 

40,597

 

 

 

 

 

 

553,941

 

 

 

551,828

 

 

 

 

Mortgage loans held for sale, at fair value

 

20,728

 

 

 

42,911

 

 

 

43,851

 

 

 

60,122

 

 

 

48,908

 

Loans held for investment, gross

 

7,157,837

 

 

 

7,228,411

 

 

 

6,964,171

 

 

 

6,710,961

 

 

 

6,957,475

 

Less: Allowance for credit losses

 

98,266

 

 

 

84,963

 

 

 

79,890

 

 

 

94,400

 

 

 

96,050

 

Loans held for investment, net

 

7,059,571

 

 

 

7,143,448

 

 

 

6,884,281

 

 

 

6,616,561

 

 

 

6,861,425

 

Bank owned life insurance

 

252,997

 

 

 

243,547

 

 

 

241,183

 

 

 

238,851

 

 

 

237,314

 

Premises and equipment, net

 

31,803

 

 

 

31,814

 

 

 

32,866

 

 

 

33,382

 

 

 

44,877

 

Deferred tax assets, net

 

53,448

 

 

 

53,543

 

 

 

41,138

 

 

 

48,779

 

 

 

48,302

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

104,578

 

 

 

100,028

 

 

 

100,158

 

 

 

100,580

 

 

 

117,171

 

Goodwill

 

19,193

 

 

 

19,193

 

 

 

19,193

 

 

 

19,193

 

 

 

19,193

 

Accrued interest receivable and other assets (3)(4)

 

176,728

 

 

 

178,966

 

 

 

222,131

 

 

 

220,259

 

 

 

202,343

 

Total assets

$

10,169,688

 

 

$

9,901,734

 

 

$

10,353,127

 

 

$

9,747,738

 

 

$

9,817,772

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demand

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest bearing

$

1,665,468

 

 

$

1,504,755

 

 

$

1,482,061

 

 

$

1,465,140

 

 

$

1,397,331

 

Interest bearing

 

2,260,157

 

 

 

2,229,467

 

 

 

2,389,605

 

 

 

2,316,976

 

 

 

2,619,115

 

Savings and money market

 

2,067,430

 

 

 

1,885,928

 

 

 

1,835,700

 

 

 

1,723,233

 

 

 

1,616,719

 

Time

 

2,161,923

 

 

 

2,234,445

 

 

 

2,403,578

 

 

 

2,310,662

 

 

 

2,245,078

 

Total deposits

 

8,154,978

 

 

 

7,854,595

 

 

 

8,110,944

 

 

 

7,816,011

 

 

 

7,878,243

 

Advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank

 

715,000

 

 

 

745,000

 

 

 

915,000

 

 

 

765,000

 

 

 

715,000

 

Senior notes (5)

 

59,922

 

 

 

59,843

 

 

 

59,764

 

 

 

59,685

 

 

 

59,605

 

Subordinated notes

 

29,667

 

 

 

29,624

 

 

 

29,582

 

 

 

29,539

 

 

 

29,497

 

Junior subordinated debentures held by trust subsidiaries

 

64,178

 

 

 

64,178

 

 

 

64,178

 

 

 

64,178

 

 

 

64,178

 

Operating lease liabilities (6)

 

110,999

 

 

 

106,071

 

 

 

105,875

 

 

 

105,861

 

 

 

122,267

 

Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other liabilities (7)

 

128,681

 

 

 

151,956

 

 

 

164,896

 

 

 

173,122

 

 

 

210,897

 

Total liabilities

 

9,263,425

 

 

 

9,011,267

 

 

 

9,450,239

 

 

 

9,013,396

 

 

 

9,079,687

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A common stock

 

4,195

 

 

 

4,214

 

 

 

4,210

 

 

 

3,357

 

 

 

3,373

 

Additional paid in capital

 

339,038

 

 

 

343,828

 

 

 

342,508

 

 

 

189,601

 

 

 

192,237

 

Retained earnings

 

590,304

 

 

 

582,231

 

 

 

569,131

 

 

 

620,299

 

 

 

618,359

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(27,274

)

 

 

(39,806

)

 

 

(12,961

)

 

 

(78,915

)

 

 

(75,884

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

906,263

 

 

 

890,467

 

 

 

902,888

 

 

 

734,342

 

 

 

738,085

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

10,169,688

 

 

$

9,901,734

 

 

$

10,353,127

 

 

$

9,747,738

 

 

$

9,817,772

 

__________

(1)

Estimated fair value of $192,403 and $198,909 at June 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024, respectively. During the third quarter of 2024, the Company executed an investment portfolio repositioning and transferred approximately $220 million in debt securities from held to maturity to the available for sale category.

(2)

As of March 31, 2025, loans held for sale consisted of one loan carried at cost in which no valuation allowance was deemed necessary. As of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, includes loans held for sale and a valuation allowance of $1.3 million, in connection with the Houston Transaction.

(3)

As of March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024, September 30, 2024, June 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024, includes derivative assets with a total fair value of $42.8 million, $48.0 million, $52.3 million, $64.0 million and $64.7 million, respectively.

(4)

As of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, includes other assets for sale of approximately $21.4 million and $23.6 million, respectively, in connection with the Houston Transaction.

(5)

On March 03, 2025, the Company gave notice of its election to redeem all outstanding Senior Notes and they were redeemed on April 1, 2025.

(6)

Consists of total long-term lease liabilities. Total short-term lease liabilities are included in other liabilities.

(7)

As of March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024, September 30, 2024, June 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024, includes derivatives liabilities with a total fair value of $42.4 million, $47.6 million, $51.3 million, $62.9 million and $63.8 million, respectively.

Exhibit 7 – Loans

Loans by Type – Held For Investment

The loan portfolio held for investment consists of the following loan classes:

(in thousands)

March 31,

2025

 

December 31,

2024

 

September 30,

2024

 

June 30,

2024

 

March 31,

2024

Real estate loans

 

 

(audited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial real estate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-owner occupied

$

1,641,210

 

$

1,678,473

 

$

1,688,308

 

$

1,714,088

 

$

1,672,470

Multi-family residential

 

400,371

 

 

336,229

 

 

351,815

 

 

359,257

 

 

349,917

Land development and construction loans

 

499,663

 

 

483,210

 

 

421,489

 

 

343,472

 

 

333,198

 

 

2,541,244

 

 

2,497,912

 

 

2,461,612

 

 

2,416,817

 

 

2,355,585

Single-family residential

 

1,549,356

 

 

1,528,080

 

 

1,499,599

 

 

1,446,569

 

 

1,490,711

Owner occupied

 

951,311

 

 

1,007,074

 

 

1,001,762

 

 

981,405

 

 

1,193,909

 

 

5,041,911

 

 

5,033,066

 

 

4,962,973

 

 

4,844,791

 

 

5,040,205

Commercial loans

 

1,714,583

 

 

1,751,902

 

 

1,630,318

 

 

1,521,533

 

 

1,550,140

Loans to financial institutions and acceptances

 

153,345

 

 

170,435

 

 

92,489

 

 

48,287

 

 

29,490

Consumer loans and overdrafts

 

247,998

 

 

273,008

 

 

278,391

 

 

296,350

 

 

337,640

Total loans

$

7,157,837

 

$

7,228,411

 

$

6,964,171

 

$

6,710,961

 

$

6,957,475

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans by Type – Held For Sale

The loan portfolio held for sale consists of the following loan classes:

(in thousands)

March 31,

2025

 

December 31,

2024

 

September 30,

2024

 

June 30,

2024

 

March 31,

2024

Loans held for sale at the lower of cost or fair value

 

 

(audited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial real estate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-owner occupied

$

 

$

 

$

111,591

 

$

112,002

 

$

Multi-family residential

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

918

 

 

Land development and construction loans

 

 

 

 

 

35,020

 

 

29,923

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

146,611

 

 

142,843

 

 

Single-family residential

 

 

 

 

 

87,820

 

 

88,507

 

 

Owner occupied

 

40,597

 

 

 

 

221,774

 

 

220,718

 

 

 

 

40,597

 

 

 

 

456,205

 

 

452,068

 

 

Commercial loans

 

 

 

 

 

87,866

 

 

90,353

 

 

Consumer loans

 

 

 

 

 

9,870

 

 

9,407

 

 

Total loans held for sale at the lower of cost or fair value (1)

 

40,597

 

 

 

 

553,941

 

 

551,828

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage loans held for sale at fair value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land development and construction loans

 

7,475

 

 

10,768

 

 

10,608

 

 

7,776

 

 

26,058

Single-family residential

 

13,253

 

 

32,143

 

 

33,243

 

 

52,346

 

 

22,850

Total mortgage loans held for sale at fair value (2)

 

20,728

 

 

42,911

 

 

43,851

 

 

60,122

 

 

48,908

Total loans held for sale

$

61,325

 

$

42,911

 

$

597,792

 

$

611,950

 

$

48,908

__________

(1)

As of September 30, 2024, and June 30, 2024 includes loans transferred from the held for investment to the held for sale category in the second and third quarters of 2024, as a result of the Houston Transaction. In the fourth quarter of 2024, the Company completed the sale of the Houston franchise.

(2)

Loans held for sale in connection with Amerant Mortgage’s ongoing business.

Non-Performing Assets

This table shows a summary of our non-performing assets by loan class, which includes non-performing loans, other real estate owned, or OREO, and other repossessed assets at the dates presented. Non-performing loans consist of (i) nonaccrual loans, and (ii) accruing loans 90 days or more contractually past due as to interest or principal.

(in thousands)

March 31,

2025

 

December 31,

2024

 

September 30,

2024

 

June 30,

2024

 

March 31,

2024

Non-Accrual Loans

 

 

(audited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial real estate (CRE)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-owner occupied

$

 

$

 

$

1,916

 

$

 

$

Multi-family residential

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,916

 

 

6

 

 

Single-family residential

 

15,048

 

 

8,140

 

 

13,452

 

 

3,726

 

 

4,400

Land development and construction loans

 

 

 

4,119

 

 

 

 

 

 

Owner occupied

 

22,249

 

 

23,191

 

 

29,240

 

 

26,309

 

 

1,958

 

 

37,297

 

 

35,450

 

 

44,608

 

 

30,041

 

 

6,358

Commercial loans

 

84,907

 

 

64,572

 

 

68,654

 

 

67,005

 

 

21,833

Consumer loans and overdrafts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

45

Total Non-Accrual Loans

$

122,204

 

$

100,022

 

$

113,262

 

$

97,050

 

$

28,236

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Past Due Accruing Loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Owner occupied

 

 

 

837

 

 

 

 

769

 

 

Single-family residential

 

886

 

 

1,201

 

 

1,129

 

 

2,656

 

 

1,149

Commercial

 

122

 

 

2,033

 

 

104

 

 

 

918

Consumer loans and overdrafts

 

7

 

 

8

 

 

434

 

 

477

 

 

Total Past Due Accruing Loans (1)

$

1,015

 

$

4,079

 

$

1,667

 

$

3,902

 

$

2,067

Total Non-Performing Loans

 

123,219

 

 

104,101

 

 

114,929

 

 

100,952

 

 

30,303

Other Real Estate Owned

 

17,541

 

 

18,074

 

 

14,509

 

 

20,181

 

 

20,181

Total Non-Performing Assets

$

140,760

 

$

122,175

 

$

129,438

 

$

121,133

 

$

50,484

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

__________

(1)

Loans past due 90 days or more but still accruing.

Loans by Credit Quality Indicators

This table shows the Company’s loans by credit quality indicators. The Company has not purchased credit-deteriorated loans.

 

March 31, 2025

 

December 31, 2024

 

March 31, 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

Special

Mention

Substandard

Doubtful

Total (1)

 

Special

Mention

Substandard

Doubtful

Total (1)

 

Special

Mention

Substandard

Doubtful

Total (1)

Loans held for investment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Real

Estate (CRE)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-owner

occupied

$

40,391

$

42,317

$

$

82,708

 

$

361

$

21,430

$

$

21,791

 

$

$

$

$

Multi-family residential

 

8,282

 

 

 

8,282

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

6

Land development

and

construction

loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,119

 

 

4,119

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

48,673

 

42,317

 

 

90,990

 

 

361

 

25,549

 

 

25,910

 

 

 

6

 

 

6

Single-family residential

 

 

15,934

 

 

15,934

 

 

 

9,438

 

 

9,438

 

 

 

3,715

 

 

3,715

Owner occupied

 

2,447

 

22,249

 

 

24,696

 

 

5,047

 

64,876

 

 

69,923

 

 

40,666

 

2,023

 

 

42,689

 

 

51,120

 

80,500

 

 

131,620

 

 

5,408

 

99,863

 

 

105,271

 

 

40,666

 

5,744

 

 

46,410

Commercial loans

 

48,600

 

85,029

 

 

133,629

 

 

 

66,605

 

 

66,605

 

 

63,172

 

22,800

 

 

85,972

Consumer loans and

overdrafts

 

 

7

 

 

7

 

 

 

8

 

 

8

 

 

 

36

 

 

36

Total loans held for investment

$

99,720

$

165,536

$

$

265,256

 

$

5,408

$

166,476

$

$

171,884

 

$

103,838

$

28,580

$

$

132,418

Loans held for sale at the lower of cost or fair value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Owner occupied

 

 

40,597

 

 

40,597

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total loans held for sale

 

 

40,597

 

 

40,597

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

$

99,720

$

206,133

$

$

305,853

 

$

5,408

$

166,476

$

$

171,884

 

$

103,838

$

28,580

$

$

132,418

__________

(1)

There were no loans categorized as “loss” as of the dates presented.

Exhibit 8 – Deposits by Country of Domicile

This table shows the Company’s deposits by country of domicile of the depositor as of the dates presented.

(in thousands)

March 31,

2025

 

December 31,

2024

 

September 30,

2024

 

June 30,

2024

 

March 31,

2024

 

 

 

(audited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic

$

5,592,575

 

$

5,278,289

 

$

5,553,336

 

$

5,281,946

 

$

5,288,702

Foreign:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Venezuela

 

1,862,614

 

 

1,889,331

 

 

1,887,282

 

 

1,918,134

 

 

1,988,470

Others

 

699,789

 

 

686,975

 

 

670,326

 

 

615,931

 

 

601,071

Total foreign

 

2,562,403

 

 

2,576,306

 

 

2,557,608

 

 

2,534,065

 

 

2,589,541

Total deposits

$

8,154,978

 

$

7,854,595

 

$

8,110,944

 

$

7,816,011

 

$

7,878,243

Glossary of Terms and Definitions

  • Total gross loans: include loans held for investment net of unamortized deferred loan origination fees and costs, as well as loans held for sale.
  • Core deposits: consist of total deposits excluding all time deposits.
  • Assets under management and custody: consists of assets held for clients in an agency or fiduciary capacity which are not assets of the Company and therefore are not included in the consolidated financial statements.
  • Net interest margin, or NIM: defined as net interest income, or NII, divided by average interest-earning assets, which are loans, securities, deposits with banks and other financial assets which yield interest or similar income.
  • ROA and Core ROA are calculated based upon the average daily balance of total assets.
  • ROE and Core ROE are calculated based upon the average daily balance of stockholders’ equity.
  • Total revenue is the result of net interest income before provision for credit losses plus noninterest income.
  • Total capital ratio: total stockholders’ equity divided by total risk-weighted assets, calculated according to the standardized regulatory capital ratio calculations.
  • Tier 1 capital ratio: Tier 1 capital divided by total risk-weighted assets. Tier 1 capital is composed of Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital plus outstanding qualifying trust preferred securities of $62.3 million at each of all the dates presented.
  • Tier 1 leverage ratio: Tier 1 capital divided by quarter to date average assets.
  • Common equity tier 1 capital ratio, CET1: Tier 1 capital divided by total risk-weighted assets.
  • Tangible common equity ratio: calculated as the ratio of common equity less goodwill and other intangibles divided by total assets less goodwill and other intangible assets. Other intangible assets primarily consist of naming rights and mortgage servicing rights and are included in other assets in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
  • Tangible common equity ratio, adjusted for unrealized losses on debt securities held to maturity: calculated in the same manner described in tangible common equity but also includes unrealized losses on debt securities held to maturity in the balance of common equity and total assets.
  • Loans to Deposits ratio: calculated as the ratio of total loans gross divided by total deposits.
  • Non-performing assets include all accruing loans past due by 90 days or more, all nonaccrual loans and other real estate owned (“OREO”) properties acquired through or in lieu of foreclosure, and other repossessed assets.
  • Non-performing loans include all accruing loans past due by 90 days or more and all nonaccrual loans
  • Ratio for net charge-offs/average total loans held for investments: calculated based upon the average daily balance of outstanding loan principal balance net of unamortized deferred loan origination fees and costs, excluding the allowance for credit losses.
  • Other operating expenses: total noninterest expense less salary and employee benefits.
  • Efficiency ratio: total noninterest expense divided by the sum of noninterest income and NII.
  • Core efficiency ratio is the efficiency ratio less the effect of non-routine items, described in Exhibit 2 – Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliation.
  • The terms of the FHLB advance agreements require the Bank to maintain certain investment securities or loans as collateral for these advances.
  • Cost of total deposits: calculated based upon the average balance of total noninterest bearing and interest bearing deposits, which includes time deposits.

 

Investors

Laura Rossi

[email protected]

(305) 460-8728

Media

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(305) 441-8412

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