BankUnited, Inc. Reports 2024 Results

BankUnited, Inc. Reports 2024 Results

MIAMI LAKES, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
BankUnited, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: BKU) today announced financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2024.

“We are very excited about the momentum we’ve generated and the improvement we’ve seen in the funding base and profitability profile of the Company over the course of 2024,” said Rajinder Singh, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer.

For the quarter ended December 31, 2024, the Company reported net income of $69.3 million, or $0.91 per diluted share, compared to $61.5 million, or $0.81 per diluted share, for the immediately preceding quarter ended September 30, 2024 and $20.8 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2023. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company reported net income of $232.5 million, or $3.08 per diluted share, compared to $178.7 million, or $2.38 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2023. Results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2023 were negatively impacted by a $35.4 million FDIC special assessment, pre-tax. This item reduced net income by $26.2 million and EPS by $0.35 for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2023.

Quarterly Highlights

We continue to execute on strategic priorities focused on improving core profitability. EPS, the net interest margin, ROAA and ROAE have improved notably since the fourth quarter of 2023, as well as for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to the year ended December 31, 2023.

  • The net interest margin, calculated on a tax-equivalent basis, expanded by 0.06% to 2.84% for the quarter ended December 31, 2024 from 2.78% for the immediately preceding quarter and by 0.24% from 2.60% for the comparable quarter of the prior year. Average non-interest bearing demand deposits (“NIDDA”) for the quarter ended December 31, 2024 exceeded our expectations and we made outstanding progress reducing the cost of interest bearing deposits. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the net interest margin improved to 2.73% from 2.56% for the year ended December 31, 2023.

  • The average cost of total deposits declined by 0.34% to 2.72% for the quarter ended December 31, 2024 from 3.06% for the immediately preceding quarter ended September 30, 2024, while the average cost of interest bearing deposits declined by 0.45% to 3.75% from 4.20% for those same comparable periods. The spot APY of total deposits declined to 2.63% at December 31, 2024 from 2.93% at September 30, 2024 while the spot APY of interest bearing deposits declined to 3.58% at December 31, 2024 from 4.01% at September 30, 2024.

  • Average NIDDA grew by $173 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2024 compared to the immediately preceding quarter and by $648 million compared to the fourth quarter of 2023. On a point-to-point basis, NIDDA grew by $781 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 and was relatively flat, declining by only $19 million in spite of seasonal headwinds, for the fourth quarter of 2024. At December 31, 2024, NIDDA was 27% of total deposits.

  • Wholesale funding, including FHLB advances and brokered deposits, declined by $346 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2024. For the year ended December 31, 2024, wholesale funding declined by $2.3 billion.

  • Total deposits was relatively flat quarter over quarter, growing by $9.5 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2024. For the year ended December 31, 2024, total deposits grew by $1.3 billion; non-brokered deposits grew by $1.4 billion.

  • Total loans declined by $101 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2024. The core CRE and C&I segments grew by $185 million and mortgage warehouse grew by $14 million. Consistent with our balance sheet strategy, the residential, franchise, equipment and municipal finance portfolios declined by a combined $299 million. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the core CRE and C&I segments grew by $470 million, mortgage warehouse grew by $153 million and the residential, franchise, equipment and municipal finance portfolios declined by a combined $959 million. The pace of C&I growth over the course of 2024 was impacted by an increased level of payoffs and rationalization of non-relationship credits.

  • The loan to deposit ratio declined to 87.2% at December 31, 2024, from 87.6% at September 30, 2024 and 92.8% at December 31, 2023.

  • Total criticized and classified commercial loans declined by $75.1 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, however, non-performing loans increased by $26.2 million, primarily related to one CRE office loan. The NPA ratio was 0.73%, including 0.10% related to the guaranteed portion of non-accrual SBA loans, at December 31, 2024 compared to 0.64%, including 0.10% related to the guaranteed portion of non-accrual SBA loans at September 30, 2024. The net charge-off ratio for the year ended December 31, 2024 was 0.16%.

  • The ratio of the ACL to total loans was 0.92% at December 31, 2024; the ratio of the ACL to non-performing loans was 89.01%. The ACL to loans ratio for commercial portfolio sub-segments including C&I, CRE, franchise finance and equipment finance was 1.37% at December 31, 2024 and the ACL to loans ratio for CRE office loans was 2.30%.

  • Our commercial real estate exposure totaled 26% of loans and 169% of the Bank’s total risk based capital at December 31, 2024. By comparison, based on call report data as of September 30, 2024 (the most recent date available) for banks with between $10 billion and $100 billion in assets, the median level of CRE to total loans was 35% and the median level of CRE to total risk based capital was 222%.

  • At December 31, 2024, the weighted average LTV of the CRE portfolio was 55.0%, the weighted average DSCR was 1.76, 54% of the portfolio was collateralized by properties located in Florida and 25% was collateralized by properties located in the New York tri-state area. For the office sub-segment, the weighted average LTV was 65.2%, the weighted average DSCR was 1.57, 57% was collateralized by properties in Florida, substantially all of which was suburban, and 23% was collateralized by properties located in the New York tri-state area.

  • Our capital position is robust. At December 31, 2024, CET1 was 12.0% at a consolidated level. Pro-forma CET1, including accumulated other comprehensive income, was 10.9% at December 31, 2024. The ratio of tangible common equity to tangible assets increased to 7.8% at December 31, 2024.

  • Book value and tangible book value per common share continued to grow, to $37.65 and $36.61, respectively, at December 31, 2024, compared to $37.56 and $36.52, respectively, at September 30, 2024, and $34.66 and $33.62, respectively at December 31, 2023.

     

Loans

Loan portfolio composition at the dates indicated follows (dollars in thousands):

 

December 31, 2024

 

September 30, 2024

 

December 31, 2023

Core C&I and CRE sub-segments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-owner occupied commercial real estate

$

5,652,203

 

23.3

%

 

$

5,488,884

 

22.5

%

 

$

5,323,241

 

21.6

%

Construction and land

 

561,989

 

2.3

%

 

 

497,928

 

2.0

%

 

 

495,992

 

2.0

%

Owner occupied commercial real estate

 

1,941,004

 

8.0

%

 

 

1,999,515

 

8.2

%

 

 

1,935,743

 

7.9

%

Commercial and industrial

 

7,042,222

 

28.9

%

 

 

7,026,412

 

28.9

%

 

 

6,971,981

 

28.3

%

 

 

15,197,418

 

62.5

%

 

 

15,012,739

 

61.6

%

 

 

14,726,957

 

59.8

%

Franchise and equipment finance

 

213,477

 

0.9

%

 

 

277,704

 

1.1

%

 

 

380,347

 

1.5

%

Pinnacle – municipal finance

 

720,661

 

3.0

%

 

 

749,035

 

3.1

%

 

 

884,690

 

3.6

%

Mortgage warehouse lending (“MWL”)

 

585,610

 

2.4

%

 

 

571,783

 

2.3

%

 

 

432,663

 

1.8

%

Residential

 

7,580,814

 

31.2

%

 

 

7,787,442

 

31.9

%

 

 

8,209,027

 

33.3

%

 

$

24,297,980

 

100.0

%

 

$

24,398,703

 

100.0

%

 

$

24,633,684

 

100.0

%

For the quarter ended December 31, 2024, total loans declined by $101 million. The CRE portfolio grew by $227 million and MWL grew by $14 million while the C&I portfolio declined by $43 million. Consistent with our balance sheet strategy, residential loans declined by $207 million; the franchise, equipment, and municipal finance portfolios declined by an aggregate $93 million.

Asset Quality and the ACL

The following table presents information about the ACL at the dates indicated as well as net charge-off rates for the periods ended December 31, 2024, September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (dollars in thousands):

 

ACL

 

ACL to Total Loans

 

Commercial ACL to

Commercial Loans(2)

 

ACL to Non-

Performing Loans

 

Net Charge-offs to

Average Loans (1)

December 31, 2023

$

202,689

 

0.82

%

 

1.29

%

 

159.54

%

 

0.09

%

September 30, 2024

$

228,249

 

0.94

%

 

1.41

%

 

101.68

%

 

0.12

%

December 31, 2024

$

223,153

 

0.92

%

 

1.37

%

 

89.01

%

 

0.16

 

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(1)

Annualized for the nine months ended September 30, 2024; ratios for December 31, 2024 and 2023 are annual net charge-off rates.

(2)

For purposes of this ratio, commercial loans includes the core C&I and CRE sub-segments as presented in the table above as well as franchise and equipment finance. Due to their unique risk profiles, MWL and municipal finance are excluded from this ratio.

The decline in the ACL coverage ratios at December 31, 2024 as compared to the prior quarter-end is related to C&I charge-offs during the quarter, the majority of which were previously reserved for.

The ACL at December 31, 2024 represents management’s estimate of lifetime expected credit losses given an assessment of historical data, current conditions, and a reasonable and supportable economic forecast as of the balance sheet date. For the quarter ended December 31, 2024, the provision for credit losses, including both funded and unfunded loan commitments, was $11.0 million, compared to $9.2 million for the immediately preceding quarter ended September 30, 2024 and $19.3 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2023. The most significant factor leading to the decrease in ACL for the quarter was net charge offs; this reduction was partially offset by increases in specific reserves, the impact of the economic forecast and an increase in qualitative overlays. Three C&I loans accounted for substantially all of the charge-offs for the quarter.

The following table summarizes the activity in the ACL for the periods indicated (in thousands):

 

Three Months Ended

 

Years Ended

 

December 31, 2024

 

September 30, 2024

 

December 31, 2023

 

December 31, 2024

 

December 31, 2023

Beginning balance

$

228,249

 

 

$

225,698

 

 

$

196,063

 

 

$

202,689

 

 

$

147,946

 

Impact of adoption of new accounting pronouncement (ASU 2022-02)

 

N/A

 

 

 

N/A

 

 

 

N/A

 

 

 

N/A

 

 

 

(1,794

)

Balance after impact of adoption of ASU 2022-02

 

228,249

 

 

 

225,698

 

 

 

196,063

 

 

 

202,689

 

 

 

146,152

 

Provision

 

12,267

 

 

 

9,091

 

 

 

16,257

 

 

 

58,986

 

 

 

78,924

 

Net charge-offs

 

(17,363

)

 

 

(6,540

)

 

 

(9,631

)

 

 

(38,522

)

 

 

(22,387

)

Ending balance

$

223,153

 

 

$

228,249

 

 

$

202,689

 

 

$

223,153

 

 

$

202,689

 

As detailed in the following table, criticized and classified commercial loans declined by $75.1 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2024 (in thousands):

 

December 31, 2024

 

September 30, 2024

 

December 31, 2023

 

CRE

 

Total Commercial

 

CRE

 

Total Commercial

 

CRE

 

Total Commercial

Special mention

$

58,771

 

$

262,387

 

$

145,338

 

$

323,326

 

$

97,552

 

$

319,905

Substandard – accruing

 

633,614

 

 

894,754

 

 

587,097

 

 

932,746

 

 

390,724

 

 

711,266

Substandard – non-accruing

 

95,378

 

 

219,758

 

 

70,860

 

 

186,565

 

 

13,727

 

 

86,903

Doubtful

 

 

 

6,856

 

 

 

 

16,265

 

 

 

 

19,035

Total

$

787,763

 

$

1,383,755

 

$

803,295

 

$

1,458,902

 

$

502,003

 

$

1,137,109

Non-performing loans totaled $250.7 million or 1.03% of total loans at December 31, 2024, compared to $224.5 million or 0.92% of total loans at September 30, 2024. The increase in non-performing loans for the quarter ended December 31, 2024 related primarily to one CRE office loan. Non-performing loans included $34.3 million and $35.1 million of the guaranteed portion of SBA loans on non-accrual status, representing 0.14% of total loans at both December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2024.

Net Interest Income

Net interest income for the quarter ended December 31, 2024 was $239.3 million, compared to $234.1 million for the immediately preceding quarter ended September 30, 2024, and $217.2 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2023. Interest income decreased by $24.4 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, compared to the immediately preceding quarter, while interest expense decreased by $29.5 million.

The Company’s net interest margin, calculated on a tax-equivalent basis, increased by 0.06% to 2.84% for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, from 2.78% for the immediately preceding quarter ended September 30, 2024. Factors impacting the net interest margin for the quarter ended December 31, 2024 were:

  • The average rate paid on interest bearing deposits declined to 3.75% for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, from 4.20% for the quarter ended September 30, 2024. This decline reflected initiatives taken to lower rates paid on deposits in response to declines in the Fed Funds rate and the re-pricing of term deposits.

  • The average rate paid on FHLB advances declined to 3.82% for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, from 4.27% for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, reflecting the repayment or repricing of predominantly shorter term high rate advances.

  • The tax-equivalent yield on loans declined to 5.60% for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, from 5.87% for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 reflecting the impact of declining market rates on the predominantly floating rate commercial portfolio.

  • The tax-equivalent yield on investments declined to 5.31% for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, from 5.62% for the quarter ended September 30, 2024. This decrease resulted primarily from the reset of coupon rates on variable rate securities.

Overall, the reduction in cost of interest bearing liabilities outpaced the decline in the yield on interest earning assets.

Non-interest income and Non-interest expense

Lease financing: Declines in both lease financing income and depreciation of operating lease equipment for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to the year ended December 31, 2023 corresponded with the reduction in the portfolio of operating lease equipment. Quarterly fluctuations in lease financing income may be caused by variability in residual income.

Other non-interest income: Year-over-year increases in other non-interest income include increases in loan related and syndication fees, commercial card revenue and income related to bank owned life insurance.

Employee compensation and benefits: Year-over-year increases in compensation relate to investments we are making in people to support future growth of the commercial business, regular merit increases, and increased variable compensation cost, related in part to an increase in the Company’s stock price.

As discussed above, non-interest expense for the year and three months ended December 31, 2023 included a $35.4 million FDIC special assessment.

Railcar refurbishment costs of approximately $8 million that we had expected to incur in the fourth quarter of 2024 did not materialize, and are expected instead to occur in 2025.

Earnings Conference Call and Presentation

A conference call to discuss quarterly results will be held at 9:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, January 22, 2025 with Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Rajinder P. Singh, Chief Financial Officer Leslie N. Lunak and Chief Operating Officer Thomas M. Cornish.

The earnings release and slides with supplemental information relating to the release will be available on the Investor Relations page under About Us on www.bankunited.com prior to the call. Due to recent demand for conference call services, participants are encouraged to listen to the call via a live Internet webcast at https://ir.bankunited.com. To participate by telephone, participants will receive dial-in information and a unique PIN number upon completion of registration at https://register.vevent.com/register/BI3806d72590724f8daf0fcb6899fb73f4. For those unable to join the live event, an archived webcast will be available on the Investor Relations page at https://ir.bankunited.com approximately two hours following the live webcast.

About BankUnited, Inc.

BankUnited, Inc., with total assets of $35.2 billion at December 31, 2024, is the bank holding company of BankUnited, N.A., a national bank headquartered in Miami Lakes, Florida that provides a full range of banking and related services to individual and corporate customers through banking centers located in the state of Florida, the New York metropolitan area and Dallas, Texas, and a comprehensive suite of wholesale products to customers through an Atlanta office focused on the Southeast region. BankUnited also offers certain commercial lending and deposit products through national platforms. For additional information, call (877) 779-2265 or visit www.BankUnited.com. BankUnited can be found on Facebook at facebook.com/BankUnited.official, LinkedIn @BankUnited and on X @BankUnited.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that reflect the Company’s current views with respect to, among other things, future events and financial performance. The Company generally identifies forward-looking statements by terminology such as “outlook,” “believes,” “expects,” “potential,” “continues,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “seeks,” “approximately,” “predicts,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “forecasts” or the negative version of those words or other comparable words. Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on the historical performance of the Company and its subsidiaries or on the Company’s current plans, estimates and expectations. The inclusion of this forward-looking information should not be regarded as a representation by the Company that the future plans, estimates or expectations contemplated by the Company will be achieved. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties and assumptions, including (without limitation) those relating to the Company’s operations, financial results, financial condition, business prospects, growth strategy and liquidity, including as impacted by external circumstances outside the Company’s direct control, such as but not limited to adverse events or conditions impacting the financial services industry. If one or more of these or other risks or uncertainties materialize, or if the Company’s underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, the Company’s actual results may vary materially from those indicated in these statements. These factors should not be construed as exhaustive. The Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements. Information on these factors can be found in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, and any subsequent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or Current Report on Form 8-K, which are available at the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov).

BANKUNITED, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS – UNAUDITED

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

December 31,

2024

 

September 30,

2024

 

December 31,

2023

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks:

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest bearing

$

12,078

 

 

$

14,746

 

 

$

14,945

 

Interest bearing

 

479,038

 

 

 

875,122

 

 

 

573,338

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

491,116

 

 

 

889,868

 

 

 

588,283

 

Investment securities (including securities reported at fair value of $9,130,244, $9,109,860 and $8,867,354)

 

9,130,244

 

 

 

9,119,860

 

 

 

8,877,354

 

Non-marketable equity securities

 

206,297

 

 

 

237,172

 

 

 

310,084

 

Loans

 

24,297,980

 

 

 

24,398,703

 

 

 

24,633,684

 

Allowance for credit losses

 

(223,153

)

 

 

(228,249

)

 

 

(202,689

)

Loans, net

 

24,074,827

 

 

 

24,170,454

 

 

 

24,430,995

 

Bank owned life insurance

 

284,570

 

 

 

306,313

 

 

 

318,459

 

Operating lease equipment, net

 

223,844

 

 

 

241,625

 

 

 

371,909

 

Goodwill

 

77,637

 

 

 

77,637

 

 

 

77,637

 

Other assets

 

753,207

 

 

 

741,816

 

 

 

786,886

 

Total assets

$

35,241,742

 

 

$

35,784,745

 

 

$

35,761,607

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Demand deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest bearing

$

7,616,182

 

 

$

7,635,427

 

 

$

6,835,236

 

Interest bearing

 

4,892,814

 

 

 

5,171,865

 

 

 

3,403,539

 

Savings and money market

 

11,055,418

 

 

 

10,324,697

 

 

 

11,135,708

 

Time

 

4,301,289

 

 

 

4,724,236

 

 

 

5,163,995

 

Total deposits

 

27,865,703

 

 

 

27,856,225

 

 

 

26,538,478

 

FHLB advances

 

2,930,000

 

 

 

3,580,000

 

 

 

5,115,000

 

Notes and other borrowings

 

708,553

 

 

 

708,694

 

 

 

708,973

 

Other liabilities

 

923,168

 

 

 

832,022

 

 

 

821,235

 

Total liabilities

 

32,427,424

 

 

 

32,976,941

 

 

 

33,183,686

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, par value $0.01 per share, 400,000,000 shares authorized; 74,748,370, 74,749,012 and 74,372,505 shares issued and outstanding

 

747

 

 

 

747

 

 

 

744

 

Paid-in capital

 

301,672

 

 

 

296,107

 

 

 

283,642

 

Retained earnings

 

2,796,440

 

 

 

2,749,314

 

 

 

2,650,956

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(284,541

)

 

 

(238,364

)

 

 

(357,421

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

2,814,318

 

 

 

2,807,804

 

 

 

2,577,921

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

35,241,742

 

 

$

35,784,745

 

 

$

35,761,607

 

BANKUNITED, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME – UNAUDITED

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Years Ended

 

December 31,

2024

 

September 30,

2024

 

December 31,

2023

 

December 31,

2024

 

December 31,

2023

Interest income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans

$

336,816

 

$

355,220

 

$

346,255

 

$

1,389,897

 

$

1,318,217

 

Investment securities

 

121,872

 

 

127,907

 

 

125,993

 

 

497,666

 

 

488,212

 

Other

 

9,300

 

 

9,229

 

 

10,957

 

 

37,553

 

 

51,152

 

Total interest income

 

467,988

 

 

492,356

 

 

483,205

 

 

1,925,116

 

 

1,857,581

 

Interest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

188,853

 

 

208,630

 

 

192,833

 

 

815,572

 

 

660,305

 

Borrowings

 

39,876

 

 

49,598

 

 

73,162

 

 

195,278

 

 

323,472

 

Total interest expense

 

228,729

 

 

258,228

 

 

265,995

 

 

1,010,850

 

 

983,777

 

Net interest income before provision for credit losses

 

239,259

 

 

234,128

 

 

217,210

 

 

914,266

 

 

873,804

 

Provision for credit losses

 

11,001

 

 

9,248

 

 

19,253

 

 

55,072

 

 

87,607

 

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

 

228,258

 

 

224,880

 

 

197,957

 

 

859,194

 

 

786,197

 

Non-interest income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposit service charges and fees

 

4,988

 

 

5,016

 

 

5,201

 

 

20,226

 

 

20,906

 

Gain (loss) on investment securities, net

 

804

 

 

127

 

 

617

 

 

2,127

 

 

(10,052

)

Lease financing

 

7,162

 

 

6,368

 

 

3,723

 

 

30,610

 

 

45,882

 

Other non-interest income

 

12,251

 

 

11,377

 

 

7,551

 

 

46,192

 

 

30,102

 

Total non-interest income

 

25,205

 

 

22,888

 

 

17,092

 

 

99,155

 

 

86,838

 

Non-interest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employee compensation and benefits

 

82,315

 

 

81,781

 

 

73,454

 

 

315,604

 

 

280,744

 

Occupancy and equipment

 

11,776

 

 

12,242

 

 

10,610

 

 

45,560

 

 

43,345

 

Deposit insurance expense

 

6,662

 

 

7,421

 

 

43,453

 

 

36,143

 

 

66,747

 

Professional fees

 

5,150

 

 

4,953

 

 

5,052

 

 

17,110

 

 

14,184

 

Technology

 

21,002

 

 

21,094

 

 

18,628

 

 

82,978

 

 

79,984

 

Depreciation of operating lease equipment

 

4,352

 

 

4,666

 

 

10,476

 

 

26,127

 

 

44,446

 

Other non-interest expense

 

29,215

 

 

32,425

 

 

29,190

 

 

118,478

 

 

106,501

 

Total non-interest expense

 

160,472

 

 

164,582

 

 

190,863

 

 

642,000

 

 

635,951

 

Income before income taxes

 

92,991

 

 

83,186

 

 

24,186

 

 

316,349

 

 

237,084

 

Provision for income taxes

 

23,689

 

 

21,734

 

 

3,374

 

 

83,882

 

 

58,413

 

Net income

$

69,302

 

$

61,452

 

$

20,812

 

$

232,467

 

$

178,671

 

Earnings per common share, basic

$

0.92

 

$

0.82

 

$

0.27

 

$

3.10

 

$

2.39

 

Earnings per common share, diluted

$

0.91

 

$

0.81

 

$

0.27

 

$

3.08

 

$

2.38

 

BANKUNITED, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

AVERAGE BALANCES AND YIELDS

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

2024

 

2024

 

2023

 

Average

Balance

 

Interest (1)

 

Yield/

Rate (1)(2)

 

Average

Balance

 

Interest (1)

 

Yield/

Rate (1)(2)

 

Average

Balance

 

Interest (1)

 

Yield/

Rate (1)(2)

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans

$

24,152,602

 

 

$

339,725

 

5.60

%

 

$

24,299,898

 

 

$

358,259

 

5.87

%

 

$

24,416,013

 

 

$

349,603

 

5.69

%

Investment securities (3)

 

9,236,863

 

 

 

122,648

 

5.31

%

 

 

9,171,185

 

 

 

128,762

 

5.62

%

 

 

8,850,397

 

 

 

126,870

 

5.73

%

Other interest earning assets

 

785,947

 

 

 

9,300

 

4.71

%

 

 

722,366

 

 

 

9,229

 

5.08

%

 

 

801,833

 

 

 

10,957

 

5.42

%

Total interest earning assets

 

34,175,412

 

 

 

471,673

 

5.50

%

 

 

34,193,449

 

 

 

496,250

 

5.79

%

 

 

34,068,243

 

 

 

487,430

 

5.70

%

Allowance for credit losses

 

(235,211

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(231,383

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(198,984

)

 

 

 

 

Non-interest earning assets

 

1,405,129

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,444,410

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,715,795

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

$

35,345,330

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

35,406,476

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

35,585,054

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest bearing demand deposits

$

5,045,860

 

 

$

46,759

 

3.69

%

 

$

3,930,101

 

 

$

37,294

 

3.78

%

 

$

3,433,216

 

 

$

31,978

 

3.70

%

Savings and money market deposits

 

10,462,295

 

 

 

93,912

 

3.57

%

 

 

11,304,999

 

 

 

119,856

 

4.22

%

 

 

10,287,945

 

 

 

104,188

 

4.02

%

Time deposits

 

4,529,737

 

 

 

48,182

 

4.23

%

 

 

4,524,215

 

 

 

51,480

 

4.53

%

 

 

5,225,756

 

 

 

56,667

 

4.30

%

Total interest bearing deposits

 

20,037,892

 

 

 

188,853

 

3.75

%

 

 

19,759,315

 

 

 

208,630

 

4.20

%

 

 

18,946,917

 

 

 

192,833

 

4.04

%

FHLB advances

 

3,200,652

 

 

 

30,750

 

3.82

%

 

 

3,766,630

 

 

 

40,471

 

4.27

%

 

 

5,545,978

 

 

 

64,034

 

4.58

%

Notes and other borrowings

 

708,689

 

 

 

9,126

 

5.15

%

 

 

708,829

 

 

 

9,127

 

5.15

%

 

 

711,073

 

 

 

9,128

 

5.13

%

Total interest bearing liabilities

 

23,947,233

 

 

 

228,729

 

3.80

%

 

 

24,234,774

 

 

 

258,228

 

4.24

%

 

 

25,203,968

 

 

 

265,995

 

4.19

%

Non-interest bearing demand deposits

 

7,557,267

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,384,721

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,909,027

 

 

 

 

 

Other non-interest bearing liabilities

 

995,789

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,009,157

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

903,099

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

32,500,289

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32,628,652

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33,016,094

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

2,845,041

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,777,824

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,568,960

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

35,345,330

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

35,406,476

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

35,585,054

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

 

$

242,944

 

 

 

 

 

$

238,022

 

 

 

 

 

$

221,435

 

 

Interest rate spread

 

 

 

 

1.70

%

 

 

 

 

 

1.55

%

 

 

 

 

 

1.51

%

Net interest margin

 

 

 

 

2.84

%

 

 

 

 

 

2.78

%

 

 

 

 

 

2.60

%

___________________________
(1

)

On a tax-equivalent basis where applicable

(2

)

Annualized

(3

)

At fair value except for securities held to maturity

BANKUNITED, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

AVERAGE BALANCES AND YIELDS

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

2024

 

2023

 

Average

Balance

 

Interest (1)

 

Yield/

Rate (1)

 

Average

Balance

 

Interest (1)

 

Yield/

Rate (1)

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans

$

24,269,787

 

 

$

1,402,132

 

5.78

%

 

$

24,558,430

 

 

$

1,331,578

 

5.42

%

Investment securities (2)

 

9,064,521

 

 

 

501,006

 

5.53

%

 

 

9,228,718

 

 

 

491,851

 

5.33

%

Other interest earning assets

 

745,885

 

 

 

37,553

 

5.03

%

 

 

986,186

 

 

 

51,152

 

5.19

%

Total interest earning assets

 

34,080,193

 

 

 

1,940,691

 

5.69

%

 

 

34,773,334

 

 

 

1,874,581

 

5.39

%

Allowance for credit losses

 

(224,673

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(171,618

)

 

 

 

 

Non-interest earning assets

 

1,502,205

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,749,981

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

$

35,357,725

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

36,351,697

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest bearing demand deposits

$

4,077,852

 

 

$

152,809

 

3.75

%

 

$

2,905,968

 

 

$

86,759

 

2.99

%

Savings and money market deposits

 

11,043,510

 

 

 

451,352

 

4.09

%

 

 

10,704,470

 

 

 

382,432

 

3.57

%

Time deposits

 

4,757,675

 

 

 

211,411

 

4.44

%

 

 

5,169,458

 

 

 

191,114

 

3.70

%

Total interest bearing deposits

 

19,879,037

 

 

 

815,572

 

4.10

%

 

 

18,779,896

 

 

 

660,305

 

3.52

%

FHLB advances

 

3,823,579

 

 

 

158,750

 

4.15

%

 

 

6,331,685

 

 

 

285,026

 

4.50

%

Notes and other borrowings

 

709,422

 

 

 

36,528

 

5.15

%

 

 

752,036

 

 

 

38,446

 

5.11

%

Total interest bearing liabilities

 

24,412,038

 

 

 

1,010,850

 

4.14

%

 

 

25,863,617

 

 

 

983,777

 

3.80

%

Non-interest bearing demand deposits

 

7,239,161

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,091,029

 

 

 

 

 

Other non-interest bearing liabilities

 

968,163

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

848,023

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

32,619,362

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33,802,669

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

2,738,363

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,549,028

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

35,357,725

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

36,351,697

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

 

$

929,841

 

 

 

 

 

$

890,804

 

 

Interest rate spread

 

 

 

 

1.55

%

 

 

 

 

 

1.59

%

Net interest margin

 

 

 

 

2.73

%

 

 

 

 

 

2.56

%

___________________________

(1)

On a tax-equivalent basis where applicable

(2)

At fair value except for securities held to maturity

BANKUNITED, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

(In thousands except share and per share amounts)

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Years Ended

 

December 31,

2024

 

September 30,

2024

 

December 31,

2023

 

December 31,

2024

 

December 31,

2023

Basic earnings per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

$

69,302

 

 

$

61,452

 

 

$

20,812

 

 

$

232,467

 

 

$

178,671

 

Distributed and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities

 

(1,598

)

 

 

(850

)

 

 

(930

)

 

 

(4,113

)

 

 

(3,565

)

Income allocated to common stockholders for basic earnings per common share

$

67,704

 

 

$

60,602

 

 

$

19,882

 

 

$

228,354

 

 

$

175,106

 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding

 

74,750,961

 

 

 

74,753,372

 

 

 

74,384,185

 

 

 

74,694,303

 

 

 

74,493,898

 

Less average unvested stock awards

 

(1,075,384

)

 

 

(1,079,182

)

 

 

(1,130,715

)

 

 

(1,098,045

)

 

 

(1,168,004

)

Weighted average shares for basic earnings per common share

 

73,675,577

 

 

 

73,674,190

 

 

 

73,253,470

 

 

 

73,596,258

 

 

 

73,325,894

 

Basic earnings per common share

$

0.92

 

 

$

0.82

 

 

$

0.27

 

 

$

3.10

 

 

$

2.39

 

Diluted earnings per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income allocated to common stockholders for basic earnings per common share

$

67,704

 

 

$

60,602

 

 

$

19,882

 

 

$

228,354

 

 

$

175,106

 

Adjustment for earnings reallocated from participating securities

 

(198

)

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

(402

)

 

 

(275

)

Income used in calculating diluted earnings per common share

$

67,506

 

 

$

60,608

 

 

$

19,882

 

 

$

227,952

 

 

$

174,831

 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares for basic earnings per common share

 

73,675,577

 

 

 

73,674,190

 

 

 

73,253,470

 

 

 

73,596,258

 

 

 

73,325,894

 

Dilutive effect of certain share-based awards

 

616,913

 

 

 

817,866

 

 

 

203,123

 

 

 

382,043

 

 

 

197,441

 

Weighted average shares for diluted earnings per common share

 

74,292,490

 

 

 

74,492,056

 

 

 

73,456,593

 

 

 

73,978,301

 

 

 

73,523,335

 

Diluted earnings per common share

$

0.91

 

 

$

0.81

 

 

$

0.27

 

 

$

3.08

 

 

$

2.38

 

BANKUNITED, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

SELECTED RATIOS

 

 

At or for the Three Months Ended

 

At or for the Years Ended December 31,

 

December 31,

2024

 

September 30,

2024

 

December 31,

2023

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

Financial ratios (4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on average assets

 

0.78

%

 

 

0.69

%

 

 

0.23

%

 

 

0.66

%

 

 

0.49

%

Return on average stockholders’ equity

 

9.7

%

 

 

8.8

%

 

 

3.2

%

 

 

8.5

%

 

 

7.0

%

Net interest margin (3)

 

2.84

%

 

 

2.78

%

 

 

2.60

%

 

 

2.73

%

 

 

2.56

%

Loans to deposits

 

87.2

%

 

 

87.6

%

 

 

92.8

%

 

 

87.2

%

 

 

92.8

%

Tangible book value per common share

$

36.61

 

 

$

36.52

 

 

$

33.62

 

 

$

36.61

 

 

$

33.62

 

 

December 31, 2024

 

September 30, 2024

 

December 31, 2023

Asset quality ratios

 

 

 

 

 

Non-performing loans to total loans (1)(5)

1.03

%

 

0.92

%

 

0.52

%

Non-performing assets to total assets (2)(5)

0.73

%

 

0.64

%

 

0.37

%

Allowance for credit losses to total loans

0.92

%

 

0.94

%

 

0.82

%

Allowance for credit losses to commercial loans (6)

1.37

%

 

1.41

%

 

1.29

%

Allowance for credit losses to non-performing loans (1)(5)

89.01

%

 

101.68

%

 

159.54

%

Net charge-offs to average loans(7)

0.16

%

 

0.12

%

 

0.09

%

___________________________

(1)

We define non-performing loans to include non-accrual loans and loans other than purchased credit deteriorated and government insured residential loans that are past due 90 days or more and still accruing. Contractually delinquent purchased credit deteriorated and government insured residential loans on which interest continues to be accrued are excluded from non-performing loans.

(2)

Non-performing assets include non-performing loans, OREO and other repossessed assets.

(3)

On a tax-equivalent basis.

(4)

Annualized for the three months ended December 31, 2024, September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

(5)

Non-performing loans and assets include the guaranteed portion of non-accrual SBA loans totaling $34.3 million or 0.14% of total loans and 0.10% of total assets at December 31, 2024, $35.1 million or 0.14% of total loans and 0.10% of total assets at September 30, 2024, and $41.8 million or 0.17% of total loans and 0.12% of total assets at December 31, 2023.

(6)

For purposes of this ratio, commercial loans includes the C&I and CRE sub-segments, as well as franchise and equipment finance. Due to their unique risk profiles, MWL and municipal finance are excluded from this ratio.

(7)

Annualized for the nine months ended September 30, 2024; ratios for December 31, 2024 and 2023 are annual net charge-off rates.

 

December 31, 2024

 

September 30, 2024

 

December 31, 2023

 

Required to be

Considered

Well

Capitalized

 

BankUnited,

Inc.

 

BankUnited,

N.A.

 

BankUnited,

Inc.

 

BankUnited,

N.A.

 

BankUnited,

Inc.

 

BankUnited,

N.A.

 

Capital ratios

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tier 1 leverage

8.5

%

 

9.7

%

 

8.3

%

 

9.6

%

 

7.9

%

 

9.1

%

 

5.0

%

Common Equity Tier 1 (“CET1”) risk-based capital

12.0

%

 

13.7

%

 

11.8

%

 

13.6

%

 

11.4

%

 

13.1

%

 

6.5

%

Total risk-based capital

14.1

%

 

14.6

%

 

13.9

%

 

14.6

%

 

13.4

%

 

13.9

%

 

10.0

%

Tangible Common Equity/Tangible Assets

7.8

%

 

N/A

 

 

7.6

%

 

N/A

 

 

7.0

%

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Tangible book value per common share is a non-GAAP financial measure. Management believes this measure is relevant to understanding the capital position and performance of the Company. Disclosure of this non-GAAP financial measure also provides a meaningful basis for comparison to other financial institutions as it is a metric commonly used in the banking industry. The following table reconciles the non-GAAP financial measurement of tangible book value per common share to the comparable GAAP financial measurement of book value per common share at the dates indicated (in thousands except share and per share data):

 

December 31, 2024

 

September 30, 2024

 

December 31, 2023

Total stockholders’ equity

$

2,814,318

 

$

2,807,804

 

$

2,577,921

Less: goodwill and other intangible assets

 

77,637

 

 

77,637

 

 

77,637

Tangible stockholders’ equity

$

2,736,681

 

$

2,730,167

 

$

2,500,284

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common shares issued and outstanding

 

74,748,370

 

 

74,749,012

 

 

74,372,505

 

 

 

 

 

 

Book value per common share

$

37.65

 

$

37.56

 

$

34.66

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tangible book value per common share

$

36.61

 

$

36.52

 

$

33.62

 

BankUnited, Inc.

Investor Relations:

Leslie N. Lunak, 786-313-1698

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