EX-99.1 2 exhibit9912018q3.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit

Exhibit 99.1

For further information:
David T. Provost, CEO
Dennis L. Klaeser, CFO
800-867-9757

Chemical Financial Corporation reports 2018 third quarter net income of $70.4 million, representing $0.98 of earnings per diluted share
Chemical Financial Corporation declares cash dividend on common stock of $0.34 per share

DETROIT, MI, October 23, 2018 -- Chemical Financial Corporation ("Chemical," "we," "us" or "our") (NASDAQ:CHFC) today announced 2018 third quarter net income of $70.4 million, or $0.98 per diluted share, compared to 2018 second quarter net income of $69.0 million, or $0.96 per diluted share and 2017 third quarter net income of $40.5 million, or $0.56 per diluted share. Net income in the third quarter of 2017 excluding merger and restructuring expenses ("significant items"), a non-GAAP financial measure, was $54.2 million, or $0.76 per diluted share.(1) In addition, on October 23, 2018, our Board of Directors declared a fourth quarter of 2018 dividend on our common stock of $0.34 per share. The fourth quarter of 2018 dividend will be payable on December 21, 2018, to shareholders of record on December 7, 2018.

"Our results for the quarter reflect our ability to drive growth in loans and substantial growth in customer deposits in a competitive market all while working diligently to finalize substantial upgrades to our core operating systems," noted David T. Provost, Chief Executive Officer of Chemical and Thomas C. Shafer, Vice Chairman of Chemical and Chief Executive Officer of Chemical Bank. "We believe we are well positioned to finish the year strong with increasing revenue and continuing our focus on driving strong organic growth while efficiently managing our operating expenses as we continue to build upon our solid foundation."

Our return on average assets was 1.37% during the third quarter of 2018, compared to 1.39% during the second quarter of 2018 and 0.86% in the third quarter of 2017. Our return on average tangible shareholders' equity was 17.5% in the third quarter of 2018, compared to 17.8% during the second quarter of 2018 and 10.9% in the third quarter of 2017. During the third quarter of 2017, our return on average assets and return on average tangible shareholder's equity, excluding significant items, both non-GAAP financial measures, was 1.15% and 14.6%, respectively.(1) 

Our net interest income was $159.5 million in the third quarter of 2018, $1.9 million, or 1.2%, higher than the second quarter of 2018 and $15.9 million, or 11.0%, higher than the third quarter of 2017. The increase in our net interest income in the third quarter of 2018, compared to both the second quarter of 2018 and the third quarter of 2017, was primarily attributable to increases in average balances and yields earned on loans and investment securities, partially offset by increases in average deposit balances and cost of funds. Third quarter 2018 net loan growth was $216.6 million, or an annualized growth rate of 5.9%, and net loan growth over the past twelve months was $962.9 million, or 7.0%. Approximately 70% of our loan growth in the third quarter of 2018 was within our commercial loan portfolio. Our investment securities portfolio grew by $212.7 million, compared to the second quarter of 2018, and $658.4 million, compared to the third quarter of 2017.

Our net interest margin was 3.42% in the third quarter of 2018, compared to 3.54% in the second quarter of 2018 and 3.40% in the third quarter of 2017. Our net interest margin (fully taxable equivalent (FTE)), a non-GAAP financial measure, was 3.48% in the third quarter of 2018, compared to 3.59% in the second quarter of 2018 and 3.48% in the third quarter of 2017.(1) The decrease in our net interest margin (FTE), in the third quarter of 2018, compared to the second quarter of 2018, was primarily due to an increase in average deposit balances and cost of funds. Our net interest margin (FTE) in the third quarter of 2018, and the third quarter of 2017 remained the same, as the increase in average deposit balances and costs of funds in the third quarter of 2018 was offset by increases in yields and average balances on loans and investment securities . Our average cost of funds was 0.88% in the third quarter of 2018, compared to 0.76% in the second quarter of 2018 and 0.53% in the third quarter of 2017. The average yield on our loan portfolio increased to 4.68% in the third quarter of 2018, compared to 4.63% in the second quarter of 2018 and 4.31% in the third quarter of 2017. Interest accretion from purchase accounting discounts on acquired loans contributed 23 basis

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points to our net interest margin (FTE), in the third quarter of 2018, compared to 26 basis points in the second quarter of 2018 and 23 basis points in the third quarter of 2017.

Our total provision for loan losses was $6.0 million in the third quarter of 2018, compared to $9.6 million in the second quarter of 2018 and $5.5 million in the third quarter of 2017. The decrease in our total provision for loan losses in the third quarter of 2018, compared to the second quarter of 2018, was primarily the result of a lower amount of originated loan growth and improvements in the collateral position of loans that are individually evaluated for impairment and overall credit quality, partially offset by $970 thousand of impairment recorded during the third quarter of 2018 as a result of the quarterly re-estimation of cash flows on our acquired loan portfolio. The increase in the provision for loan losses in the third quarter of 2018, compared to the third quarter of 2017, was primarily the result of an increase in impairment recorded as a result of the quarterly re-estimation of cash flows on our acquired loan portfolio. All acquired loans were recorded at their estimated fair value at each respective acquisition date without a carryover of the related allowance and, as of September 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017, the allowance recorded for this population of loans was $970 thousand and $579 thousand, respectively. At June 30, 2018, we determined no allowance was needed for our acquired loan portfolio.

Net loan charge-offs were $2.0 million, or 0.05% of average loans, in the third quarter of 2018, compared to $4.3 million, or 0.12% of average loans, in the second quarter of 2018 and $3.5 million, or 0.10% of average loans, in the third quarter of 2017. The decrease in charge-offs in the third quarter of 2018, compared to both the second quarter of 2018 and the third quarter of 2017, was primarily due to improvement in the collateral position of impaired loans.

Our nonperforming loans totaled $96.7 million at September 30, 2018, compared to $66.7 million at June 30, 2018 and $54.3 million at September 30, 2017. Nonperforming loans comprised 0.65% of total loans at September 30, 2018, compared to 0.46% at June 30, 2018 and 0.39% at September 30, 2017. The increase in nonperforming loans in the third quarter of 2018, compared to the second quarter of 2018, was primarily due to one real estate construction loan relationship and one commercial loan relationship that we downgraded to nonaccrual status during the third quarter of 2018. For each of these nonaccrual loans, we have either established a specific reserve within our allowance for loan losses or charged the loan relationship down to the value of the underlying collateral.

Our total allowance for loan losses was $104.0 million at September 30, 2018, including $103.1 million for our originated loan portfolio and $970 thousand for our acquired loan portfolio. Our allowance for loan losses on our originated loan portfolio was $103.1 million, or 0.93% of originated loans, at September 30, 2018, compared to $100.0 million, or 0.94% of originated loans, at June 30, 2018 and $85.2 million, or 0.93% of originated loans, at September 30, 2017. Our allowance for loan losses on our originated loan portfolio as a percentage of nonperforming loans decreased to 106.6% at September 30, 2018, compared to 149.9% at June 30, 2018 and 156.9% at September 30, 2017, primarily due to improvements in the collateral position of loans that are individually evaluated for impairment and overall credit quality. The results of our quarterly re-estimation of cash flows on our acquired loan portfolio resulted in $970 thousand of allowance established for our acquired loan portfolios as of September 30, 2018, compared to no allowance as of June 30, 2018 and a $579 thousand allowance as of September 30, 2017.

Our noninterest income was $37.9 million in the third quarter of 2018, compared to $38.0 million in the second quarter of 2018 and $32.1 million in the third quarter of 2017. Noninterest income in the third quarter of 2018 decreased, compared to the second quarter of 2018, primarily due to a decrease in wealth management revenue of $1.1 million, partially offset by the change in the impact to earnings from the change in fair valuation in loan servicing rights, included within net gain on sale of loans and other mortgage banking revenue, of $1.0 million. Noninterest income in the third quarter of 2018 increased compared to the third quarter of 2017, primarily due to the change in the impact to earnings from the change in fair valuation in loan servicing rights of $5.0 million. Net gain on sale of loans and other mortgage banking revenue, included a $0.9 million benefit to earnings due to a change in fair value in loan servicing rights in the third quarter of 2018, compared to a $30 thousand detriment in the second quarter of 2018 and a $4.0 million detriment in the third quarter of 2017. The change in fair value in loan servicing rights provided $0.01 to diluted earnings per share in the third quarter of 2018, compared to no impact in the second quarter of 2018 and a $0.04 detriment in the third quarter of 2017.

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Our operating expenses were $109.7 million in the third quarter of 2018, compared to $104.6 million in the second quarter of 2018 and $119.5 million in the third quarter of 2017. We had no merger and restructuring expenses during the third or second quarters of 2018, compared to $21.2 million in the third quarter of 2017. Third quarter of 2018 included $3.2 million of impairment related to a federal historic tax credit placed into service during the quarter, included within other operating expense in our Consolidated Statements of Income, compared to $1.7 million in the second quarter of 2018 and $3.1 million in the third quarter of 2017. The third quarter of 2018 also included expense related to our efforts to implement upgrades to our core operating systems of $2.7 million, compared to $3.2 million in the second quarter of 2018, and none in the third quarter of 2017. In addition, the third quarter of 2018 included $0.9 million of early lease termination expense resulting from the consolidation of office space housing our wealth management unit, which is expected to result in approximately $450 thousand of occupancy expense savings annually. Excluding the impact of federal historic tax credits, core operating system conversion expense, lease termination costs and merger and restructuring expense, the increase in operating expenses in the third quarter of 2018, compared to both the second quarter of 2018 and the third quarter of 2017, was primarily due to increases in salaries, wages and employee benefits and outside processing and service fees. Excluding core operating system conversion expenses included within salaries, wages and employee benefits of $0.7 million in the third quarter of 2018 and $0.5 million in the second quarter of 2018, salaries, wages and employee benefits in the third quarter of 2018 increased $0.5 million compared to the second quarter of 2018, and increased $3.6 million compared to the third quarter of 2017, primarily due to increases in staff to support our strategic focus on commercial lending growth opportunities. The increase in outside processing and service fees in the third quarter of 2018, compared to both the second quarter of 2018 and the third quarter of 2017, was primarily due to substantial enhancements in our overall technology platform.

Our efficiency ratio is a measure of operating expenses as a percentage of net interest income and noninterest income. Our efficiency ratio was 55.6% in the third quarter of 2018, compared to 53.5% in the second quarter of 2018 and 68.0% in the third quarter of 2017. Our adjusted efficiency ratio, a non-GAAP financial measure, which excludes, as applicable, amortization of intangibles, merger and restructuring expenses, impairment of income tax credits, the net interest income FTE adjustment, the change in fair value on loan servicing rights, and losses from sale of investment securities, was 52.8% in the third quarter of 2018, compared to 51.2% in both the second quarter of 2018 and the third quarter of 2017.(1)  

Our effective tax rate was 13.8% in the third quarter of 2018, compared to 15.3% in the second quarter of 2018 and 20.2% in the third quarter of 2017. Our tax rates for periods during 2018 benefited from the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act which reduced the federal corporate tax rate to 21% effective January 1, 2018. In addition, a benefit of $3.2 million in the third quarter of 2018, $1.9 million in the second quarter of 2018 and $2.3 million in the third quarter of 2017 was received from federal historic tax credits placed into service during each period.

Our total assets were $20.91 billion at September 30, 2018, compared to $20.28 billion at June 30, 2018 and $19.35 billion at September 30, 2017. The increase in our total assets during both the third quarter of 2018 and the twelve months ended September 30, 2018 was primarily attributable to net loan growth and additions to our investment securities portfolio.

Our total loans were $14.80 billion at September 30, 2018, an increase of $216.6 million, from total loans of $14.58 billion at June 30, 2018 and an increase of $962.9 million, from total loans of $13.83 billion at September 30, 2017. We experienced originated loan growth of $448.9 million during the third quarter of 2018, compared to $684.0 million in the second quarter of 2018 and $496.5 million in the third quarter of 2017. Growth in our originated loan portfolio was partially offset by run-off in our acquired loan portfolio of $232.4 million in the third quarter of 2018, compared to $323.1 million in the second quarter of 2018 and $330.5 million in the third quarter of 2017.

Our investment securities portfolio totaled $3.35 billion at September 30, 2018, an increase of $212.7 million, compared to $3.13 billion at June 30, 2018, and an increase of $658.4 million, compared to $2.69 billion at September 30, 2017. The increase in the investment securities portfolio in both the third quarter of 2018 and the twelve months ended September 30, 2018 reflects our long-term plan to increase our investment securities portfolio as a percentage of total assets.

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Our total deposits increased to $15.44 billion at September 30, 2018, compared to $14.55 billion at June 30, 2018 and $13.81 billion at September 30, 2017. The increase in deposits during the three months ended September 30, 2018 was primarily due to an increase in customer deposits of $1.07 billion, partially offset by a decrease in brokered deposits of $172.6 million. Collateralized customer deposits were $377.5 million at September 30, 2018, compared to $378.9 million at June 30, 2018 and $414.6 million at September 30, 2017. Loans as a percentage of deposits plus collateralized customer deposits were 93.5% at September 30, 2018, compared to 97.7% at June 30, 2018 and 97.3% at September 30, 2017.

Our short-term borrowings were $1.67 billion at September 30, 2018, compared to $2.10 billion at June 30, 2018 and $1.90 billion at September 30, 2017. At September 30, 2018 our short-term borrowings included short-term FHLB advances that we used to fund our short-term liquidity needs. Our long-term borrowings were $431.0 million at September 30, 2018, compared to $331.0 million at June 30, 2018 and $397.8 million at September 30, 2017.

Our shareholders' equity to total assets ratio was 13.3% at September 30, 2018, compared to 13.6% at June 30, 2018 and 13.8% at September 30, 2017. Our tangible shareholders' equity to tangible assets ratio, a non-GAAP financial measure, and total risk-based capital ratio were 8.3% and 11.7% (estimated), respectively, at September 30, 2018 compared to 8.3% and 11.4%, respectively, at June 30, 2018 and 8.3% and 11.2%, respectively, at September 30, 2017.(1) Our book value was $39.04 per share at September 30, 2018, compared to $38.52 per share at June 30, 2018 and $37.57 per share at September 30, 2017. Our tangible book value, a non-GAAP financial measure, was $22.87 per share at September 30, 2018, compared to $22.33 per share at June 30, 2018 and $21.36 per share at September 30, 2017.(1) 

(1)
Please refer to the section entitled "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" in this press release and to the financial tables entitled "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" for a reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.

Conference Call Details

Chemical Financial Corporation will host a conference call to discuss our third quarter 2018 operating results on Wednesday, October 24, 2018, at 10:30 a.m. ET. Anyone interested may access the conference call on a live basis by dialing toll-free at 888-378-4398 and entering 494886 for the conference ID. The call will also be broadcast live over the Internet hosted at Chemical Financial Corporation's website at www.chemicalbank.com under the "Investor Information" section. A copy of the slide-show presentation and an audio replay of the call will remain available on Chemical Financial Corporation's website for at least 14 days.

About Chemical Financial Corporation

Chemical Financial Corporation is the largest banking company headquartered and operating branch offices in Michigan. We operate through our subsidiary bank, Chemical Bank, with 212 banking offices located primarily in Michigan, northeast Ohio and northern Indiana. At September 30, 2018, we had total consolidated assets of $20.91 billion. Chemical Financial Corporation's common stock trades on The NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol CHFC and is one of the issuers comprising The NASDAQ Global Select Market and the S&P MidCap 400 Index. More information about Chemical Financial Corporation is available by visiting the "Investor Information" section of our website at www.chemicalbank.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release contains references to financial measures that are not defined in generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). Such non-GAAP financial measures include net income (excluding significant items), diluted earnings per share (excluding significant items), return on average assets, return on average shareholders’ equity and return on average tangible shareholders’ equity (each excluding significant items), tangible book value per share, the presentation of net interest income and net interest margin on a FTE basis, core operating expenses, operating expenses-efficiency ratio, and the adjusted efficiency ratio.

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These non-GAAP financial measures have been included because we believe they are helpful for investors to analyze and evaluate our financial condition. However, these non-GAAP financial measures have inherent limitations and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for GAAP measures. In addition, because non-GAAP measures are not standardized, it may not be possible to compare the non-GAAP historical measures in this press release with other companies' non-GAAP financial measures. Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure may be found in the financial tables included with this press release.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are based on management's beliefs, assumptions, current expectations, estimates and projections about the financial services industry, the economy and Chemical. Words and phrases such as "anticipates," "believes," "plans," "continue," "estimates," "expects," "forecasts," "future," "intends," "is likely," "judgment," "look ahead," "look forward," "on schedule," "opinion," "opportunity," "potential," "predicts," "probable," "projects," "should," "strategic," "trend," "will," and variations of such words and phrases or similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements include, among others, our belief that we are well positioned to continue our strong revenue growth. All statements referencing future time periods are forward-looking.

Management's determination of the provision and allowance for loan losses; the carrying value of acquired loans, goodwill and mortgage servicing rights; the fair value of investment securities (including whether any impairment on any investment security is temporary or other-than-temporary and the amount of any impairment); and management's assumptions concerning pension and other postretirement benefit plans involve judgments that are inherently forward-looking. There can be no assurance that future loan losses will be limited to the amounts estimated. All of the information concerning interest rate sensitivity is forward-looking. The future effect of changes in the financial and credit markets and the national and regional economies on the banking industry, generally, and on Chemical, specifically, are also inherently uncertain.

Forward-looking statements are based upon current beliefs and expectations and involve substantial risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Accordingly, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions ("risk factors") that are difficult to predict with regard to timing, extent, likelihood and degree of occurrence. Therefore, actual results and outcomes may materially differ from what may be expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update, amend or clarify forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Risk factors include, without limitation, a downturn in the economy, particularly in our markets, volatile credit and financial markets both domestic and foreign, potential deterioration in real estate values, operational and regulatory challenges associated with our information technology systems and policies and procedures in light of our rapid growth , regulatory changes, excessive loan losses, our inability to attract and retain new commercial lenders and other bankers as well as key operations staff in light of competition for experienced employees in the banking industry, our inability to execute on our strategy to expand investments and commercial lending, our inability to grow our deposits and our inability to efficiently manage our operating expenses.

In addition, risk factors include, but are not limited to, the risk factors described in Item 1A of Chemical's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. These and other factors are representative of the risk factors that may emerge and could cause a difference between an ultimate actual outcome and a preceding forward-looking statement.


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Chemical Financial Corporation Announces 2018 Third Quarter Operating Results
 
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position (Unaudited)
Chemical Financial Corporation
(In thousands, except per share data)
 
September 30,
2018
 
June 30,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
 
September 30,
2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash due from banks
$
285,605

 
$
222,748

 
$
226,003

 
$
223,498

Interest-bearing deposits with the Federal Reserve Bank and other banks and federal funds sold
379,158

 
302,532

 
229,988

 
485,713

Total cash and cash equivalents
664,763

 
525,280

 
455,991

 
709,211

Investment securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Available-for-sale
2,736,880

 
2,529,910

 
1,963,546

 
2,029,672

Held-to-maturity
608,367

 
602,687

 
677,093

 
657,176

Total investment securities
3,345,247

 
3,132,597

 
2,640,639

 
2,686,848

Loans held-for-sale
93,736

 
46,849

 
52,133

 
87,198

Loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total loans
14,796,252

 
14,579,693

 
14,155,267

 
13,833,368

Allowance for loan losses
(104,041
)
 
(100,015
)
 
(91,887
)
 
(85,760
)
Net loans
14,692,211

 
14,479,678

 
14,063,380

 
13,747,608

Premises and equipment
123,305

 
125,970

 
126,896

 
141,550

Loan servicing rights
72,707

 
70,364

 
63,841

 
62,195

Goodwill
1,134,568

 
1,134,568

 
1,134,568

 
1,134,568

Other intangible assets
29,981

 
31,407

 
34,271

 
35,797

Interest receivable and other assets
748,971

 
735,890

 
709,154

 
749,333

Total Assets
$
20,905,489

 
$
20,282,603

 
$
19,280,873

 
$
19,354,308

Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noninterest-bearing
$
4,015,323

 
$
3,894,259

 
$
3,725,779

 
$
3,688,848

Interest-bearing
11,429,529

 
10,657,277

 
9,917,024

 
10,116,397

Total deposits
15,444,852

 
14,551,536

 
13,642,803

 
13,805,245

Collateralized customer deposits
377,471

 
378,938

 
415,236

 
414,597

Short-term borrowings
1,670,000

 
2,095,000

 
2,000,000

 
1,900,000

Long-term borrowings
430,971

 
330,956

 
372,882

 
397,845

Interest payable and other liabilities
193,271

 
175,174

 
181,203

 
163,532

Total liabilities
18,116,565

 
17,531,604

 
16,612,124

 
16,681,219

Shareholders' Equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred stock, no par value per share

 

 

 

Common stock, $1 par value per share
71,438

 
71,418

 
71,207

 
71,152

Additional paid-in capital
2,207,631

 
2,205,402

 
2,203,637

 
2,201,334

Retained earnings
567,510

 
521,530

 
419,403

 
425,433

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(57,655
)
 
(47,351
)
 
(25,498
)
 
(24,830
)
Total shareholders' equity
2,788,924

 
2,750,999

 
2,668,749

 
2,673,089

Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
$
20,905,489

 
$
20,282,603

 
$
19,280,873

 
$
19,354,308



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Chemical Financial Corporation Announces 2018 Third Quarter Operating Results
 
Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
Chemical Financial Corporation
(In thousands, except per share data)
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
2018
 
June 30,
2018
 
September 30,
2017
 
September 30,
2018
 
September 30,
2017
Interest Income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest and fees on loans
$
172,686

 
$
165,388

 
$
148,771

 
$
494,892

 
$
422,570

Interest on investment securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Taxable
16,360

 
14,706

 
9,326

 
43,485

 
21,207

Tax-exempt
6,178

 
5,998

 
4,577

 
17,732

 
13,238

Dividends on nonmarketable equity securities
1,368

 
2,189

 
1,039

 
5,458

 
2,906

Interest on deposits with the Federal Reserve Bank and other banks and federal funds sold
1,785

 
1,301

 
1,231

 
4,326

 
3,052

Total interest income
198,377

 
189,582

 
164,944

 
565,893

 
462,973

Interest Expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest on deposits
27,250

 
19,707

 
12,926

 
62,874

 
32,424

Interest on collateralized customer deposits
721

 
641

 
462

 
1,886

 
808

Interest on short-term borrowings
9,510

 
10,408

 
6,129

 
28,084

 
12,100

Interest on long-term borrowings
1,415

 
1,289

 
1,799

 
4,168

 
5,968

Total interest expense
38,896

 
32,045

 
21,316

 
97,012

 
51,300

Net Interest Income
159,481

 
157,537

 
143,628

 
468,881

 
411,673

Provision for loan losses
6,028

 
9,572

 
5,499

 
21,856

 
15,778

Net interest income after provision for loan losses
153,453

 
147,965

 
138,129

 
447,025

 
395,895

Noninterest Income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service charges and fees on deposit accounts
8,187

 
8,615

 
9,147

 
25,265

 
25,928

Wealth management revenue
6,040

 
7,188

 
6,188

 
19,539

 
18,973

Other charges and fees for customer services
6,481

 
5,874

 
6,624

 
18,109

 
25,249

Net gain on sale of loans and other mortgage banking revenue
9,837

 
8,844

 
5,241

 
31,216

 
24,280

Gain on sale of investment securities

 
3

 
1

 
3

 
168

Other
7,372

 
7,494

 
4,921

 
22,357

 
17,102

Total noninterest income
37,917

 
38,018

 
32,122

 
116,489

 
111,700

Operating Expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Salaries, wages and employee benefits
56,894

 
56,148

 
52,590

 
168,599

 
164,731

Occupancy
8,620

 
7,679

 
6,871

 
24,310

 
23,008

Equipment and software
8,185

 
8,276

 
7,582

 
24,120

 
24,248

Outside processing and service fees
12,660

 
10,673

 
9,626

 
33,689

 
26,061

Merger expenses

 

 
2,379

 

 
7,011

Restructuring expenses

 

 
18,824

 

 
18,824

Other
23,302

 
21,785

 
21,667

 
65,114

 
58,089

Total operating expenses
109,661

 
104,561

 
119,539

 
315,832

 
321,972

Income before income taxes
81,709

 
81,422

 
50,712

 
247,682

 
185,623

Income tax expense
11,312

 
12,434

 
10,253

 
36,701

 
45,546

Net Income
$
70,397

 
$
68,988

 
$
40,459

 
$
210,981

 
$
140,077

Earnings Per Common Share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding-basic
71,385

 
71,329

 
70,911

 
71,316

 
70,787

Weighted average common shares outstanding-diluted
72,087

 
72,026

 
71,505

 
72,007

 
71,454

Basic earnings per share
$
0.99

 
$
0.97

 
$
0.57

 
$
2.96

 
$
1.98

Diluted earnings per share
0.98

 
0.96

 
0.56

 
2.93

 
1.95

Diluted earnings per share, excluding significant items (non-GAAP)
0.98

 
0.96

 
0.76

 
2.93

 
2.19

Cash Dividends Declared Per Common Share
0.34

 
0.28

 
0.28

 
0.90

 
0.82

Key Ratios (annualized where applicable):
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
Return on average assets
1.37
%
 
1.39
%
 
0.86
%
 
1.41
%
 
1.03
%
Return on average tangible shareholders' equity, excluding significant items (non-GAAP)
17.5
%
 
17.8
%
 
14.6
%
 
18.0
%
 
14.4
%
Net interest margin (tax-equivalent basis) (non-GAAP)
3.48
%
 
3.59
%
 
3.48
%
 
3.54
%
 
3.48
%
Efficiency ratio - GAAP
55.6
%
 
53.5
%
 
68.0
%
 
54.0
%
 
61.5
%
Efficiency ratio - adjusted (non-GAAP)
52.8
%
 
51.2
%
 
51.2
%
 
51.9
%
 
53.5
%


7


Chemical Financial Corporation Announces 2018 Third Quarter Operating Results
 
Selected Quarterly Information (Unaudited)
Chemical Financial Corporation
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
3rd Quarter 2018
 
2nd Quarter 2018
 
1st Quarter 2018
 
4th Quarter 2017
 
3rd Quarter 2017
 
2nd Quarter 2017
 
1st Quarter 2017
Summary of Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

Interest income
$198,377
 
$
189,582

 
$
177,934

 
$
169,162

 
$
164,944

 
$
155,133

 
$
142,896

Interest expense
38,896

 
32,045

 
26,071

 
23,257

 
21,316

 
17,185

 
12,799

Net interest income
159,481

 
157,537

 
151,863

 
145,905

 
143,628

 
137,948

 
130,097

Provision for loan losses
6,028

 
9,572

 
6,256

 
7,522

 
5,499

 
6,229

 
4,050

Net interest income after provision for loan losses
153,453

 
147,965

 
145,607

 
138,383

 
138,129

 
131,719

 
126,047

Noninterest income
37,917

 
38,018

 
40,554

 
32,319

 
32,122

 
41,568

 
38,010

Operating expenses, excluding merger and restructuring expenses and impairment of income tax credits (non-GAAP)
106,499

 
102,845

 
99,976

 
91,298

 
95,241

 
97,772

 
100,029

Merger and restructuring expenses

 

 

 
2,567

 
21,203

 
465

 
4,167

Impairment of income tax credits
3,162

 
1,716

 
1,634

 
6,157

 
3,095

 

 

Income before income taxes
81,709

 
81,422

 
84,551

 
70,680

 
50,712

 
75,050

 
59,861

Income tax expense
11,312

 
12,434

 
12,955

 
61,234

 
10,253

 
23,036

 
12,257

Net income
$
70,397

 
$
68,988

 
$
71,596

 
$
9,446

 
$
40,459

 
$
52,014

 
$
47,604

Significant items, net of tax

 

 

 
53,240

 
13,782

 
302

 
2,709

Net income, excluding significant items
$
70,397

 
$
68,988

 
$
71,596

 
$
62,686

 
$
54,241

 
$
52,316

 
$
50,313

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Per Common Share Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

Net income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

Basic
$
0.99

 
$
0.97

 
$
1.01

 
$
0.13

 
$
0.57

 
$
0.73

 
$
0.67

Diluted
0.98

 
0.96

 
0.99

 
0.13

 
0.56

 
0.73

 
0.67

Diluted, excluding significant items (non-GAAP)
0.98

 
0.96

 
0.99

 
0.87

 
0.76

 
0.73

 
0.70

Cash dividends declared
0.34

 
0.28

 
0.28

 
0.28

 
0.28

 
0.27

 
0.27

Book value - period-end
39.04

 
38.52

 
37.91

 
37.48

 
37.57

 
37.11

 
36.56

Tangible book value - period-end (non-GAAP)
22.87

 
22.33

 
21.68

 
21.21

 
21.36

 
20.89

 
20.32

Market value - period-end
53.40

 
55.67

 
54.68

 
53.47

 
52.26

 
48.41

 
51.15

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Key Ratios (annualized where applicable)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

Net interest margin (taxable equivalent basis) (non-GAAP)
3.48
%
 
3.59
%
 
3.56
%
 
3.47
%
 
3.48
%
 
3.48
%
 
3.49
%
Efficiency ratio - adjusted (non-GAAP)
52.8
%
 
51.2
%
 
51.6
%
 
47.4
%
 
51.2
%
 
52.2
%
 
57.4
%
Return on average assets
1.37
%
 
1.39
%
 
1.47
%
 
0.20
%
 
0.86
%
 
1.14
%
 
1.09
%
Return on average assets, excluding significant items (non-GAAP)
1.37
%
 
1.39
%
 
1.47
%
 
1.31
%
 
1.15
%
 
1.15
%
 
1.15
%
Return on average shareholders' equity
10.2
%
 
10.2
%
 
10.7
%
 
1.4
%
 
6.1
%
 
8.0
%
 
7.4
%
Return on average tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP)
17.5
%
 
17.8
%
 
19.0
%
 
2.5
%
 
10.9
%
 
14.3
%
 
13.3
%
Return on average shareholders' equity, excluding significant items (non-GAAP)
17.5
%
 
17.8
%
 
19.0
%
 
16.5
%
 
14.6
%
 
14.4
%
 
14.1
%
Average shareholders' equity as a percent of average assets
13.5
%
 
13.6
%
 
13.7
%
 
13.9
%
 
14.0
%
 
14.3
%
 
14.8
%
Capital ratios (period end):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tangible shareholders' equity as a percent of tangible assets (non-GAAP)
8.3
%
 
8.3
%
 
8.3
%
 
8.3
%
 
8.3
%
 
8.4
%
 
8.8
%
Total risk-based capital ratio (1)
11.7
%
 
11.4
%
 
11.2
%
 
11.0
%
 
11.2
%
 
11.1
%
 
11.4
%

(1)
Estimated at September 30, 2018.

8


Chemical Financial Corporation Announces 2018 Third Quarter Operating Results
 
Average Balances, Fully Tax Equivalent (FTE) Interest and Effective Yields and Rates(1) (Unaudited)
Chemical Financial Corporation
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Three Months Ended
 
September 30, 2018
 
June 30, 2018
 
September 30, 2017
 
Average
Balance
 
Interest (FTE)
 
Effective
Yield/Rate (1)
 
Average
Balance
 
Interest (FTE)
 
Effective
Yield/Rate
 (1)
 
Average
Balance
 
Interest (FTE)
 
Effective
Yield/Rate
 (1)
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-earning assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans (1)(2)
$
14,740,445

 
$
173,453

 
4.68
%
 
$
14,389,574

 
$166,125
 
4.63
%
 
$
13,795,750

 
$149,595
 
4.31
%
Taxable investment securities
2,187,644

 
16,360

 
2.99

 
2,019,003

 
14,706

 
2.91

 
1,629,344

 
9,326

 
2.29

Tax-exempt investment securities(1)
1,038,301

 
7,797

 
3.00

 
1,020,567

 
7,592

 
2.98

 
896,854

 
7,013

 
3.13

Other interest-earning assets
193,350

 
1,368

 
2.81

 
189,654

 
2,189

 
4.63

 
180,188

 
1,039

 
2.29

Interest-bearing deposits with the FRB and other banks and federal funds sold
330,940

 
1,785

 
2.14

 
228,464

 
1,301

 
2.28

 
313,104

 
1,231

 
1.56

Total interest-earning assets
18,490,680

 
200,763

 
4.32

 
17,847,262

 
191,913

 
4.31

 
16,815,240

 
168,204

 
3.98

Less: allowance for loan losses
(101,689
)
 
 
 
 
 
(96,332
)
 
 
 
 
 
(84,640
)
 
 
 
 
Other assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash due from banks
223,038

 
 
 
 
 
219,751

 
 
 
 
 
250,743

 
 
 
 
Premises and equipment
125,153

 
 
 
 
 
126,570

 
 
 
 
 
146,266

 
 
 
 
Interest receivable and other assets
1,764,041

 
 
 
 
 
1,753,742

 
 
 
 
 
1,730,539

 
 
 
 
Total assets
$
20,501,223

 
 
 
 
 
$
19,850,993

 
 
 
 
 
$
18,858,148

 
 
 
 
Liabilities and shareholders' equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing checking deposits
$
2,705,746

 
$
2,836

 
0.42
%
 
$
2,597,610

 
$
1,393

 
0.22
%
 
$
2,725,807

 
$
1,321

 
0.19
%
Savings deposits
4,378,620

 
8,417

 
0.76

 
4,116,683

 
6,074

 
0.59

 
4,012,299

 
3,985

 
0.39

Time deposits
3,846,857

 
15,997

 
1.65

 
3,468,395

 
12,240

 
1.42

 
3,007,109

 
7,620

 
1.01

Collateralized customer deposits
374,833

 
721

 
0.76

 
399,911

 
641

 
0.64

 
385,976

 
462

 
0.47

Short-term borrowings
1,885,741

 
9,510

 
2.00

 
2,249,655

 
10,408

 
1.86

 
1,894,022

 
6,129

 
1.28

Long-term borrowings
341,282

 
1,415

 
1.65

 
336,985

 
1,289

 
1.53

 
426,155

 
1,799

 
1.67

Total interest-bearing liabilities
13,533,079

 
38,896

 
1.14

 
13,169,239

 
32,045

 
0.98

 
12,451,368

 
21,316

 
0.68

Noninterest-bearing deposits
4,004,433

 

 

 
3,792,803

 

 

 
3,643,765

 

 

Total deposits and borrowed funds
17,537,512

 
38,896

 
0.88

 
16,962,042

 
32,045

 
0.76

 
16,095,133

 
21,316

 
0.53

Interest payable and other liabilities
194,610

 
 
 
 
 
181,605

 
 
 
 
 
119,782

 
 
 
 
Shareholders' equity
2,769,101

 
 
 
 
 
2,707,346

 
 
 
 
 
2,643,233

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
$
20,501,223

 
 
 
 
 
$
19,850,993

 
 
 
 
 
$
18,858,148

 
 
 
 
Net Interest Spread (Average yield earned on interest-earning assets minus average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities)
 
3.18
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.33
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.30
%
Net Interest Income (FTE)
 
 
$
161,867

 
 
 
 
 
$159,868
 
 
 
 
 
$146,888
 
 
Net Interest Margin (Net Interest Income (FTE) divided by total average interest-earning assets)
 
 
3.48
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.59
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.48
%
Reconciliation to Reported Net Interest Income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income, fully taxable equivalent (non-GAAP)
 
$
161,867

 
 
 
 
 
$159,868
 
 
 
 
 
$146,888
 
 
Adjustments for taxable equivalent interest (1):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans
 
 
(767
)
 
 
 
 
 
(737
)
 
 
 
 
 
(824
)
 
 
Tax-exempt investment securities
 
 
(1,619
)
 
 
 
 
 
(1,594
)
 
 
 
 
 
(2,436
)
 
 
Total taxable equivalent interest adjustments
 
(2,386
)
 
 
 
 
 
(2,331
)
 
 
 
 
 
(3,260
)
 
 
Net interest income (GAAP)
 
 
$
159,481

 
 
 
 
 
$157,537
 
 
 
 
 
$143,628
 
 
Net interest margin (GAAP)
 
 
3.42%
 
 
 
 
 
3.54
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.40
%
 
 
(1)
Fully taxable equivalent (FTE) basis using a federal income tax rate of 21% for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and June 30, 2018 and 35% for the three months ended September 30, 2017. The presentation of net interest income on a FTE basis is not in accordance with GAAP, but is customary in the banking industry.
(2)
Nonaccrual loans and loans held-for-sale are included in average balances reported and are included in the calculation of yields. Tax equivalent interest also includes net loan fees.

9


Chemical Financial Corporation Announces 2018 Third Quarter Operating Results
 
Average Balances, Fully Tax Equivalent (FTE) Interest and Effective Yields and Rates (1) (Unaudited)
Chemical Financial Corporation
(Dollars in thousands)
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30, 2018
 
September 30, 2017
 
 
Average
Balance
 
Interest (FTE)
 
Effective
Yield/Rate (1)
 
Average
Balance
 
Interest (FTE)
 
Effective
Yield/Rate (1)
Assets
 
 
Interest-earning assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans (1)(2)
 
$
14,453,537

 
$
497,146

 
4.60
%
 
$
13,490,851

 
$
425,016

 
4.21
%
Taxable investment securities
 
1,997,700

 
43,485

 
2.90

 
1,335,349

 
21,207

 
2.12

Tax-exempt investment securities (1)
 
1,023,090

 
22,422

 
2.92

 
880,398

 
20,290

 
3.07

Other interest-earning assets
 
187,745

 
5,458

 
3.89

 
150,203

 
2,906

 
2.59

Interest-bearing deposits with the FRB and other banks and federal funds sold
 
274,353

 
4,326

 
2.11

 
294,967

 
3,052

 
1.38

Total interest-earning assets
 
17,936,425

 
572,837

 
4.27

 
16,151,768

 
472,471

 
3.91

Less: allowance for loan losses
 
(96,923
)
 
 
 
 
 
(81,337
)
 
 
 
 
Other assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash due from banks
 
223,136

 
 
 
 
 
234,379

 
 
 
 
Premises and equipment
 
126,150

 
 
 
 
 
145,877

 
 
 
 
Interest receivable and other assets
 
1,757,251

 
 
 
 
 
1,753,337

 
 
 
 
Total assets
 
$
19,946,039

 
 
 
 
 
$
18,204,024

 
 
 
 
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing demand deposits
 
$
2,689,982

 
$
5,454

 
0.27
%
 
$
2,768,209

 
$
3,628

 
0.18
%
Savings deposits
 
4,181,983

 
19,427

 
0.62

 
3,912,672

 
8,753

 
0.30

Time deposits
 
3,528,080

 
37,993

 
1.44

 
2,973,070

 
20,043

 
0.90

Collateralized customer deposits
 
394,481

 
1,886

 
0.64

 
352,629

 
808

 
0.31

Short-term borrowings
 
2,063,083

 
28,084

 
1.82

 
1,495,696

 
12,100

 
1.08

Long-term borrowings
 
350,214

 
4,168

 
1.59

 
479,344

 
5,968

 
1.66

Total interest-bearing liabilities
 
13,207,823

 
97,012

 
0.98

 
11,981,620

 
51,300

 
0.57

Noninterest-bearing deposits
 
3,829,764

 

 

 
3,484,125

 

 

Total deposits and borrowed funds
 
17,037,587

 
97,012

 
0.76

 
15,465,745

 
51,300

 
0.44

Interest payable and other liabilities
 
187,632

 
 
 
 
 
126,649

 
 
 
 
Shareholders' equity
 
2,720,820

 
 
 
 
 
2,611,630

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
 
$
19,946,039

 
 
 
 
 
$
18,204,024

 
 
 
 
Net Interest Spread (Average yield earned on interest-earning assets minus average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities)
 
 
 
 
 
3.29
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.34
%
Net Interest Income (FTE)
 
 
 
$
475,825

 
 
 
 
 
$
421,171

 
 
Net Interest Margin (Net Interest Income (FTE) divided by total average interest-earning assets)
 
 
 
 
 
3.54
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.48
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reconciliation to Reported Net Interest Income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income, fully taxable equivalent (non-GAAP)
 
 
 
$
475,825

 
 
 
 
 
$
421,171

 
 
Adjustments for taxable equivalent interest (1):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans
 
 
 
(2,254
)
 
 
 
 
 
(2,446
)
 
 
Tax-exempt investment securities
 
 
 
(4,690
)
 
 
 
 
 
(7,052
)
 
 
Total taxable equivalent interest adjustments
 
 
 
(6,944
)
 
 
 
 
 
(9,498
)
 
 
Net interest income (GAAP)
 
 
 
$
468,881

 
 
 
 
 
$
411,673

 
 
Net interest margin (GAAP)
 
 
 
3.49
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.40
%
 
 
(1) Fully taxable equivalent (FTE) basis using a federal income tax rate of 21% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 35% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. The presentation of net interest income on a FTE basis is not in accordance with GAAP, but is customary in the banking industry.
(2) Nonaccrual loans and loans held-for-sale are included in average balances reported and are included in the calculation of yields. Tax equivalent interest also includes net loan fees.

10


Chemical Financial Corporation Announces 2018 Third Quarter Operating Results
 
Noninterest Income and Operating Expenses Information (Unaudited)
Chemical Financial Corporation
(Dollars in thousands)
 
3rd Quarter 2018
 
2nd Quarter 2018
 
1st Quarter 2018
 
4th Quarter 2017
 
3rd Quarter 2017
 
2nd Quarter 2017
 
1st Quarter 2017
 
 
 
 
Noninterest income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service charges and fees on deposit accounts
$
8,187

 
$
8,615

 
$
8,463

 
$
9,073

 
$
9,147

 
$
8,777

 
$
8,004

Wealth management revenue
6,040

 
7,188

 
6,311

 
6,539

 
6,188

 
6,958

 
5,827

Other fees for customer services(1)
1,688

 
1,624

 
1,697

 
1,944

 
2,254

 
2,252

 
2,074

Electronic banking fees(1)
4,793

 
4,250

 
4,057

 
5,578

 
4,370

 
7,482

 
6,817

Net gain on sale of loans and other mortgage banking revenue(2)
8,905

 
8,874

 
8,783

 
7,938

 
9,282

 
11,681

 
9,679

Change in fair value in loan servicing rights(2)
932

 
(30
)
 
3,752

 
(13
)
 
(4,041
)
 
(1,802
)
 
(519
)
Gain (loss) on sale of investment securities

 
3

 

 
(7,556
)
 
1

 
77

 
90

Bank-owned life insurance(3)
1,167

 
1,669

 
891

 
1,377

 
1,124

 
1,106

 
1,211

Other(3)
6,205

 
5,825

 
6,600

 
7,439

 
3,797

 
5,037

 
4,827

Total noninterest income
$
37,917

 
$
38,018

 
$
40,554

 
$
32,319

 
$
32,122

 
$
41,568

 
$
38,010

(1)
Included within the line item "Other charges and fees for customer services" in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
(2)
Included within the line item "Net gain on sale of loans and other mortgage banking revenue" in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
(3)
Included within the line item "Other" noninterest income in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

 
3rd Quarter 2018
 
2nd Quarter 2018
 
1st Quarter 2018
 
4th Quarter 2017
 
3rd Quarter 2017
 
2nd Quarter 2017
 
1st Quarter 2017
 
 
 
 
Operating expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Salaries and wages(1)
$
49,182

 
$
47,810

 
$
45,644

 
$
41,866

 
$
44,641

 
$
44,959

 
$
48,526

Employee benefits(1)
7,712

 
8,338

 
9,913

 
5,497

 
7,949

 
7,288

 
11,368

Occupancy
8,620

 
7,679

 
8,011

 
7,546

 
6,871

 
8,745

 
7,392

Equipment and software
8,185

 
8,276

 
7,659

 
8,000

 
7,582

 
8,149

 
8,517

Outside processing and service fees
12,660

 
10,673

 
10,356

 
9,081

 
9,626

 
8,924

 
7,511

FDIC insurance premiums(2)
4,823

 
4,473

 
5,629

 
4,556

 
2,768

 
2,460

 
1,406

Professional fees(2)
3,399

 
3,004

 
2,458

 
3,483

 
3,489

 
2,567

 
1,968

Intangible asset amortization(2)
1,426

 
1,425

 
1,439

 
1,525

 
1,526

 
1,525

 
1,513

Credit-related expenses(2)
1,239

 
1,467

 
1,306

 
803

 
1,874

 
1,895

 
1,200

Merger expenses

 

 

 
1,511

 
2,379

 
465

 
4,167

Restructuring expenses

 

 

 
1,056

 
18,824

 

 

Impairment of income tax credit(2)
3,162

 
1,716

 
1,634

 
6,157

 
3,095

 

 

Other(2)
9,253

 
9,700

 
7,561

 
8,941

 
8,915

 
11,260

 
10,628

Total operating expenses
$
109,661

 
$
104,561

 
$
101,610

 
$
100,022

 
$
119,539

 
$
98,237

 
$
104,196

(1)
Included within the line item "Salaries, wages and employee benefits" in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
(2)
Included within the line item "Other" operating expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Income.



11


Chemical Financial Corporation Announces 2018 Third Quarter Operating Results
 
Composition of Loans and Deposits and Additional Information on Intangible Assets (Unaudited)
Chemical Financial Corporation
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
Loan Growth(1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loan Growth
 
Sep 30,
2018
 
Jun 30,
2018
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2018
 
Mar 31,
2018
 
Dec 31,
2017
 
Sep 30,
2017
 
Twelve Months Ended September 30, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Composition of Loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial loan portfolio:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
$
3,719,922

 
$
3,576,438

 
16.0
 %
 
$
3,427,285

 
$
3,385,642

 
$
3,319,965

 
12.0
 %
Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Owner-occupied
1,897,934

 
1,863,563

 
7.4

 
1,832,824

 
1,813,562

 
1,718,404

 
10.4

Non-owner occupied
2,739,700

 
2,728,103

 
1.7

 
2,680,801

 
2,606,761

 
2,514,538

 
9.0

Vacant land
73,987

 
79,606

 
(28.2
)
 
74,751

 
80,347

 
83,036

 
(10.9
)
Total commercial real estate
4,711,621

 
4,671,272

 
3.5

 
4,588,376

 
4,500,670

 
4,315,978

 
9.2

Real estate construction
622,147

 
618,985

 
2.0

 
559,780

 
574,215

 
501,413

 
24.1

Subtotal - commercial loans
9,053,690

 
8,866,695

 
8.4

 
8,575,441

 
8,460,527

 
8,137,356

 
11.3

Consumer loan portfolio:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage
3,391,987

 
3,325,277

 
8.0

 
3,264,620

 
3,252,487

 
3,221,307

 
5.3

Consumer installment
1,560,265

 
1,587,327

 
(6.8
)
 
1,572,240

 
1,613,008

 
1,615,983

 
(3.4
)
Home equity
790,310

 
800,394

 
(5.0
)
 
806,446

 
829,245

 
858,722

 
(8.0
)
Subtotal - consumer loans
5,742,562

 
5,712,998

 
2.1

 
5,643,306

 
5,694,740

 
5,696,012

 
0.8

Total loans
$
14,796,252

 
$
14,579,693

 
5.9
 %
 
$
14,218,747

 
$
14,155,267

 
$
13,833,368

 
7.0
 %
(1) Annualized
 
 
 
 
 
Deposit Growth(1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposit Growth
 
Sep 30,
2018
 
Jun 30,
2018
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2018
 
Mar 31,
2018
 
Dec 31,
2017
 
Sep 30,
2017
 
Twelve Months Ended September 30, 2018
Composition of Deposits
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noninterest-bearing demand
$
4,015,323

 
$
3,894,259

 
12.4
 %
 
$
3,801,125

 
$
3,725,779

 
$
3,688,848

 
8.9
%
Savings and money market accounts
4,220,658

 
3,841,540

 
39.5

 
3,774,975

 
3,655,671

 
3,743,826

 
12.7

Interest-bearing checking
3,037,289

 
2,514,232

 
83.2

 
2,701,055

 
2,724,415

 
2,974,478

 
2.1

Brokered deposits
915,348

 
1,087,959

 
(63.5
)
 
651,846

 
453,227

 
416,926

 
119.5

Other time deposits
3,256,234

 
3,213,546

 
5.3

 
3,038,816

 
3,083,711

 
2,981,167

 
9.2

Total deposits
$
15,444,852

 
$
14,551,536

 
24.6
 %
 
$
13,967,817

 
$
13,642,803

 
$
13,805,245

 
11.9
%
(1) Annualized
 
September 30,
2018
 
June 30,
2018
 
March 31,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
 
September 30,
2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Additional Data - Intangibles
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goodwill
$
1,134,568

 
$
1,134,568

 
$
1,134,568

 
$
1,134,568

 
$
1,134,568

Loan servicing rights
72,707

 
70,364

 
68,837

 
63,841

 
62,195

Core deposit intangibles (CDI)
29,981

 
31,407

 
32,833

 
34,259

 
35,747

Noncompete agreements

 

 

 
13

 
50



12


Chemical Financial Corporation Announces 2018 Third Quarter Operating Results
 
Nonperforming Assets (Unaudited)
Chemical Financial Corporation
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Sep 30,
2018
 
Jun 30,
2018
 
Mar 31,
2018
 
Dec 31,
2017
 
Sep 30,
2017
 
Jun 30,
2017
 
Mar 31,
2017
Nonperforming Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nonperforming Loans (1):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nonaccrual loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
$
25,328

 
$
20,741

 
$
20,000

 
$
19,691

 
$
15,648

 
$
18,773

 
$
16,717

Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Owner-occupied
14,936

 
16,103

 
19,855

 
19,070

 
16,295

 
11,683

 
12,575

Non-owner occupied
8,991

 
9,168

 
5,489

 
5,270

 
4,361

 
3,600

 
3,793

Vacant land
4,711

 
3,135

 
4,829

 
5,205

 
4,494

 
4,440

 
4,460

Total commercial real estate
28,638

 
28,406

 
30,173

 
29,545

 
25,150

 
19,723

 
20,828

Real estate construction
28,477

 
5,704

 
77

 
77

 
78

 
56

 
79

Residential mortgage
9,608

 
7,974

 
7,621

 
8,635

 
8,646

 
7,714

 
6,749

Consumer installment
1,350

 
945

 
922

 
842

 
875

 
757

 
755

Home equity
3,269

 
2,972

 
3,039

 
4,305

 
3,908

 
3,871

 
2,713

Total nonaccrual loans(1)
96,670

 
66,742

 
61,832

 
63,095

 
54,305

 
50,894

 
47,841

Other real estate and repossessed assets
6,584

 
5,828

 
7,719

 
8,807

 
10,605

 
14,582

 
16,395

Total nonperforming assets
$
103,254

 
$
72,570

 
$
69,551

 
$
71,902

 
$
64,910

 
$
65,476

 
$
64,236

Accruing loans contractually past due 90 days or more as to interest or principal payments, excluding acquired loans accounted for under ASC 310-30:
Commercial
$
632

 
$
472

 
$
322

 
$

 
$
3,521

 
$
58

 
$
1,823

Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Owner-occupied
47

 
461

 

 

 
144

 

 
700

Non-owner occupied

 

 

 
13

 

 

 

Vacant land

 
16

 

 

 

 
262

 

Total commercial real estate
47

 
477

 

 
13

 
144

 
262

 
700

Real estate construction
38

 

 

 

 

 

 

Home equity
475

 
713

 
913

 
1,364

 
2,367

 
2,026

 
1,169

Total accruing loans contractually past due 90 days or more as to interest or principal payments
$
1,192

 
$
1,662

 
$
1,235

 
$
1,377

 
$
6,032

 
$
2,346

 
$
3,692

(1)
Acquired loans, accounted for under Accounting Standards Codification 310-30, that are not performing in accordance with contractual terms are not reported as nonperforming loans because these loans are recorded in pools at their net realizable value based on the principal and interest we expect to collect on these loans.

13


Chemical Financial Corporation Announces 2018 Third Quarter Operating Results
 
Summary of Allowance and Loan Loss Experience (Unaudited)
Chemical Financial Corporation
(Dollars in thousands)
 
3rd Quarter 2018
 
2nd Quarter 2018
 
1st Quarter 2018
 
4th Quarter 2017
 
3rd Quarter 2017
 
2nd Quarter 2017
 
1st Quarter 2017
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sep 30,
2018
 
Sep 30,
2017
Allowance for loan losses - originated loan portfolio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Allowance for loan losses - beginning of period
$100,015
 
$94,762
 
$91,887
 
$85,181
 
$83,797
 
$78,774
 
$78,268
 
$91,887
 
$78,268
Provision for loan losses
5,058

 
9,572

 
6,256

 
8,101

 
4,920

 
6,229

 
4,050

 
20,886

 
15,199

Net loan (charge-offs) recoveries:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
(564
)
 
(517
)
 
(1,252
)
 
(613
)
 
(2,348
)
 
(239
)
 
(1,999
)
 
(2,333
)
 
(4,586
)
Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Owner-occupied
255

 
(1,656
)
 
341

 
(232
)
 
(170
)
 
(173
)
 
725

 
(1,060
)
 
382

Non-owner occupied
392

 
92

 
(456
)
 
748

 
(7
)
 
(35
)
 
21

 
28

 
(21
)
Vacant land
2

 
(921
)
 
(448
)
 
267

 
3

 
3

 
(16
)
 
(1,367
)
 
(10
)
Total commercial real estate
649

 
(2,485
)
 
(563
)
 
783

 
(174
)
 
(205
)
 
730

 
(2,399
)
 
351

Real estate construction

 

 
26

 
(1
)
 

 

 
(9
)
 
26

 
(9
)
Residential mortgage
(773
)
 
(88
)
 
(53
)
 
(142
)
 
(44
)
 
19

 
(567
)
 
(914
)
 
(592
)
Consumer installment
(1,410
)
 
(994
)
 
(997
)
 
(1,318
)
 
(857
)
 
(747
)
 
(1,310
)
 
(3,401
)
 
(2,914
)
Home equity
96

 
(235
)
 
(542
)
 
(104
)
 
(113
)
 
(34
)
 
(389
)
 
(681
)
 
(536
)
Net loan charge-offs
(2,002
)
 
(4,319
)
 
(3,381
)
 
(1,395
)
 
(3,536
)
 
(1,206
)
 
(3,544
)
 
(9,702
)
 
(8,286
)
Allowance for loan losses - end of period
103,071

 
100,015
 
94,762

 
91,887

 
85,181

 
83,797

 
78,774

 
103,071

 
85,181

Allowance for loan losses - acquired loan portfolio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan losses - beginning of period

 

 

 
579

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for loan losses
970

 

 

 
(579
)
 
579

 

 

 
970

 
579

Allowance for loan losses - end of period
970

 

 

 

 
579

 

 

 
970

 
579

Total allowance for loan losses
$104,041
 
$100,015
 
$94,762
 
$91,887
 
$85,760
 
$83,797
 
$78,774
 
$104,041
 
$85,760
Net loan charge-offs as a percent of average loans (annualized)
0.05
%
 
0.12
%
 
0.10
%
 
0.04
%
 
0.10
%
 
0.04
%
 
0.11
%
 
0.09
%
 
0.08
%

 
September 30,
2018
 
June 30,
2018
 
March 31,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
 
September 30,
2017
Originated loans
$
11,145,442

 
$
10,696,533

 
$
10,012,516

 
$
9,747,429

 
$
9,156,096

Acquired loans
3,650,810

 
3,883,160

 
4,206,231

 
4,407,838

 
4,677,272

Total loans
$
14,796,252

 
$
14,579,693

 
$
14,218,747

 
$
14,155,267

 
$
13,833,368

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan losses (originated loan portfolio) as a percent of:
Total originated loans
0.93
%
 
0.94
%
 
0.95
%
 
0.94
%
 
0.93
%
Nonperforming loans
106.6
%
 
149.9
%
 
153.3
%
 
145.6
%
 
156.9
%
Credit mark as a percent of unpaid principal balance on acquired loans
1.7
%
 
1.8
%
 
1.8
%
 
2.4
%
 
2.7
%

14


Chemical Financial Corporation Announces 2018 Third Quarter Operating Results
 
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited)
Chemical Financial Corporation
(Amounts in thousands)
 
3rd Quarter 2018
 
2nd Quarter 2018
 
1st Quarter 2018
 
4th Quarter 2017
 
3rd Quarter 2017
 
2nd Quarter 2017
 
1st Quarter 2017
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sep 30,
2018
 
Sep 30,
2017
Non-GAAP Operating Results
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income, as reported
$
70,397

 
$
68,988

 
$
71,596

 
$
9,446

 
$
40,459

 
$
52,014

 
$
47,604

 
$210,981
 
$
140,077

Merger and restructuring expenses

 

 

 
2,567

 
21,203

 
465

 
4,167

 

 
25,835

Loss on sale of investment securities (1)

 

 

 
7,556

 

 

 

 

 

Significant items

 

 

 
10,123

 
21,203

 
465

 
4,167

 

 
25,835

Income tax benefit (2)

 

 

 
(3,543
)
 
(7,421
)
 
(163
)
 
(1,458
)
 

 
(9,042
)
Revaluation of net deferred tax assets

 

 

 
46,660

 

 

 

 

 

Significant items, net of tax

 

 

 
53,240

 
13,782

 
302

 
2,709

 

 
16,793

Net income, excluding significant items
$
70,397

 
$
68,988

 
$
71,596

 
$
62,686

 
$
54,241

 
$
52,316

 
$
50,313

 
$210,981
 
$
156,870

Diluted Earnings Per Share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted earnings per share, as reported
$
0.98

 
$
0.96

 
$
0.99

 
$
0.13

 
$
0.56

 
$
0.73

 
$
0.67

 
$
2.93

 
$
1.95

Effect of significant items, net of tax

 

 

 
0.74

 
0.20

 

 
0.03

 

 
0.24

Diluted earnings per share, excluding significant items
$
0.98

 
$
0.96

 
$
0.99

 
$
0.87

 
$
0.76

 
$
0.73

 
$
0.70

 
$
2.93

 
$
2.19

Return on Average Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Return on average assets, as reported
1.37
%
 
1.39%
 
1.47
%
 
0.20
%
 
0.86
%
 
1.14
%
 
1.09
%
 
1.41
%
 
1.03
%
Effect of significant items, net of tax

 
 

 
1.11

 
0.29

 
0.01

 
0.06

 

 
0.12

Return on average assets, excluding significant items
1.37
%
 
1.39%
 
1.47
%
 
1.31
%
 
1.15
%
 
1.15
%
 
1.15
%
 
1.41
%
 
1.15
%
Return on Average Shareholders' Equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Return on average shareholders' equity, as reported
10.2
%
 
10.2
%
 
10.7
%
 
1.4
%
 
6.1
%
 
8.0
%
 
7.4
%
 
10.3
%
 
7.2
%
Effect of significant items, net of tax

 

 

 
8.0

 
2.1

 

 
0.4

 

 
0.8

Return on average shareholders' equity, excluding significant items
10.2
%
 
10.2
%
 
10.7
%
 
9.4
%
 
8.2
%
 
8.0
%
 
7.8
%
 
10.3
%
 
8.0
%
Return on Average Tangible Shareholders' Equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average shareholders' equity
$2,769,101
 
$2,707,346
 
$2,668,325
 
$2,676,029
 
$2,643,233
 
$2,606,517
 
$2,584,501
 
$2,720,820
 
$2,611,630
Average goodwill, CDI and noncompete agreements, net of tax
1,155,679
 
1,156,877
 
1,158,084
 
1,156,122
 
1,153,394
 
1,154,229
 
1,155,177
 
1,156,870
 
1,154,243
Average tangible shareholders' equity
$1,613,422
 
$1,550,469
 
$1,510,241
 
$1,519,907
 
$1,489,839
 
$1,452,288
 
$1,429,324
 
$1,563,950
 
$1,457,387
Return on average tangible shareholders' equity
17.5
%
 
17.8%
 
19.0
%
 
2.5
%
 
10.9
%
 
14.3
%
 
13.3
%
 
18.0
%
 
12.8
%
Effect of significant items, net of tax

 

 

 
14.0

 
3.7

 
0.1

 
0.8

 

 
1.6

Return on average tangible shareholders' equity, excluding significant items
17.5
%
 
17.8
%
 
19.0
%
 
16.5
%
 
14.6
%
 
14.4
%
 
14.1
%
 
18.0
%
 
14.4
%
(1)
Represents losses on sales of investment securities in the fourth quarter of 2017 as part of our treasury and tax management objectives.
(2)
Assumes merger and restructuring expenses and other significant items are deductible at an income tax rate of 35% for each quarter during 2017.

15


Chemical Financial Corporation Announces 2018 Third Quarter Operating Results
 
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited)
Chemical Financial Corporation
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
 
3rd Quarter 2018
 
2nd Quarter 2018
 
1st Quarter 2018
 
4th Quarter 2017
 
3rd Quarter 2017
 
2nd Quarter 2017
 
1st Quarter 2017
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sep 30,
2018
 
Sep 30,
2017
Efficiency Ratio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income
$159,481
 
$157,537
 
$151,863
 
$145,905
 
$143,628
 
$137,948
 
$130,097
 
$468,881
 
$411,673
Noninterest income
37,917

 
38,018

 
40,554

 
32,319

 
32,122

 
41,568

 
38,010

 
116,489

 
111,700

Total revenue - GAAP
197,398

 
195,555

 
192,417

 
178,224

 
175,750

 
179,516

 
168,107

 
585,370

 
523,373

Net interest income FTE adjustment
2,386

 
2,331

 
2,227

 
3,580

 
3,260

 
3,169

 
3,068

 
6,944

 
9,498

Loan servicing rights change in fair value (gains) losses
(932
)
 
30

 
(3,752
)
 
13

 
4,041

 
1,802

 
519

 
(4,654
)
 
6,362

Losses (gains) from sale of investment securities

 
(3
)
 

 
7,556

 
(1
)
 
(77
)
 
(90
)
 
(3
)
 
(168
)
Total revenue - Non-GAAP
$198,852
 
$197,913
 
$190,892
 
$189,373
 
$183,050
 
$184,410
 
$171,604
 
$587,657
 
$539,065
Operating expenses - GAAP
$109,661
 
$104,561
 
$101,610
 
$100,022
 
$119,539
 
$98,237
 
$104,196
 
$315,832
 
$321,972
Merger and restructuring expenses

 

 

 
(2,567
)
 
(21,203
)
 
(465
)
 
(4,167
)
 

 
(25,835
)
Impairment of income tax credits
(3,162
)
 
(1,716
)
 
(1,634
)
 
(6,157
)
 
(3,095
)
 

 

 
(6,512
)
 
(3,095
)
Operating expense, core - Non-GAAP
106,499

 
102,845

 
99,976

 
91,298

 
95,241

 
97,772

 
100,029

 
309,320

 
293,042

Amortization of intangibles
(1,426
)
 
(1,425
)
 
(1,439
)
 
(1,525
)
 
(1,526
)
 
(1,525
)
 
(1,513
)
 
(4,290
)
 
(4,564
)
Operating expenses, efficiency ratio - Non-GAAP
$105,073
 
$101,420
 
$98,537
 
$89,773
 
$93,715
 
$96,247
 
$98,516
 
$305,030
 
$288,478
Efficiency ratio - GAAP
55.6
%
 
53.5
%
 
52.8
%
 
56.1
%
 
68.0
%
 
54.7
%
 
62.0
%
 
54.0
%
 
61.5
%
Efficiency ratio - adjusted Non-GAAP
52.8
%
 
51.2
%
 
51.6
%
 
47.4
%
 
51.2
%
 
52.2
%
 
57.4
%
 
51.9
%
 
53.5
%


 
Sep 30,
2018
 
Jun 30,
2018
 
Mar 31,
2018
 
Dec 31,
2017
 
Sep 30,
2017
 
Jun 30,
2017
 
Mar 31,
2017
Tangible Book Value
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shareholders' equity, as reported
$
2,788,924

 
$
2,750,999

 
$
2,704,703

 
$
2,668,749

 
$
2,673,089

 
$
2,639,442

 
$
2,600,051

Goodwill, CDI and noncompete agreements, net of tax
(1,155,083
)
 
(1,156,307
)
 
(1,157,505
)
 
(1,158,738
)
 
(1,153,576
)
 
(1,153,595
)
 
(1,154,915
)
Tangible shareholders' equity
$
1,633,841

 
$
1,594,692

 
$
1,547,198

 
$
1,510,011

 
$
1,519,513

 
$
1,485,847

 
$
1,445,136

Common shares outstanding
71,438

 
71,418

 
71,350

 
71,207

 
71,152

 
71,131

 
71,118

Book value per share (shareholders' equity, as reported, divided by common shares outstanding)
$
39.04

 
$
38.52

 
$
37.91

 
$
37.48

 
$
37.57

 
$
37.11

 
$
36.56

Tangible book value per share (tangible shareholders' equity divided by common shares outstanding)
$
22.87

 
$
22.33

 
$
21.68

 
$
21.21

 
$
21.36

 
$
20.89

 
$
20.32

Tangible Shareholders' Equity to Tangible Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets, as reported
$
20,905,489

 
$
20,282,603

 
$
19,757,510

 
$
19,280,873

 
$
19,354,308

 
$
18,781,405

 
$
17,636,973

Goodwill, CDI and noncompete agreements, net of tax
(1,155,083
)
 
(1,156,307
)
 
(1,157,505
)
 
(1,158,738
)
 
(1,153,576
)
 
(1,153,595
)
 
(1,154,915
)
Tangible assets
$
19,750,406

 
$
19,126,296

 
$
18,600,005

 
$
18,122,135

 
$
18,200,732

 
$
17,627,810

 
$
16,482,058

Shareholders' equity to total assets
13.3
%
 
13.6
%
 
13.7
%
 
13.8
%
 
13.8
%
 
14.1
%
 
14.7
%
Tangible shareholders' equity to tangible assets
8.3
%
 
8.3
%
 
8.3
%
 
8.3
%
 
8.3
%
 
8.4
%
 
8.8
%

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