First Hawaiian, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter 2021 Financial Results and Declares Dividend

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HONOLULU, Jan. 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Hawaiian, Inc. (NASDAQ:FHB), (“First Hawaiian” or the “Company”) today reported financial results for its quarter ended December 31, 2021.

“We are pleased to report that we closed 2021 with a solid fourth quarter,” said Bob Harrison, Chairman, President and CEO. “We saw strong loan growth, continued to grow consumer and commercial deposits while reducing excess liquidity, and credit quality remained excellent.”

On January 19, 2022 the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.26 per share. The dividend will be payable on March 4, 2022 to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 18, 2022.

Additionally, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted a stock repurchase program for up to $75 million of its outstanding common stock during 2022.

Fourth Quarter 2021 Highlights:

  • Net income of $57.0 million, or $0.44 per diluted share

  • Total loans and leases increased $127.7 million versus prior quarter

  • Total deposits decreased $303.9 million versus prior quarter, reduced public deposits by $978.4 million

  • Incurred a $9.0 million charge in connection with the prepayment of $200.0 million of Federal Home Loan Bank advances at a weighted average rate of 2.73%

  • No provision for credit losses was taken in the quarter

  • Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.26 per share

  • Repurchased $21.5 million of stock under share repurchase program

Balance Sheet

Total assets were $25.0 billion as of December 31, 2021, compared to $25.5 billion as of September 30, 2021.

Gross loans and leases were $13.0 billion as of December 31, 2021, an increase of $127.7 million, or 1.0%, from $12.8 billion as of September 30, 2021.

Total deposits were $21.8 billion as of December 31, 2021, a decrease of $303.9 million, or 1.4%, from $22.1 billion as of September 30, 2021.

Net Interest Income

Net interest income for the fourth quarter of 2021 was $137.3 million, an increase of $4.7 million, or 3.6%, compared to $132.6 million for the prior quarter.

The net interest margin (NIM) was 2.38% in the fourth quarter of 2021, an increase of 2 basis points compared to 2.36% in the third quarter of 2021.

Provision Expense

During the quarter ended December 31, 2021, we did not record a provision for credit losses. In the quarter ended September 30, 2021 we recorded a $4.0 million negative provision for credit losses.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income was $41.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2021, a decrease of $8.5 million compared to noninterest income of $50.1 million in the third quarter of 2021.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense was $108.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2021, an increase of $7.7 million compared to noninterest expense of $101.0 million in the third quarter of 2021.

The efficiency ratio was 60.5% and 55.1% for the quarters ended December 31, 2021 and September 30, 2021, respectively.

Taxes

The effective tax rate was 18.7% for the quarter ended December 31, 2021 and 25.0% for the quarter ended September 30, 2021.

Asset Quality

The allowance for credit losses was $157.3 million, or 1.21% of total loans and leases, as of December 31, 2021, compared to $161.2 million, or 1.26% of total loans and leases, as of September 30, 2021. The reserve for unfunded commitments was $30.3 million as of December 31, 2021 compared to $32.5 million as of September 30, 2021. Net charge-offs were $6.2 million, or 0.19% of average loans and leases on an annualized basis, for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, compared to net charge-offs of $0.6 million, or 0.02% of average loans and leases on an annualized basis, for the quarter ended September 30, 2021. Total non-performing assets were $7.3 million, or 0.06% of total loans and leases and other real estate owned, at December 31, 2021, compared to total non-performing assets of $8.6 million, or 0.07% of total loans and leases and other real estate owned at September 30, 2021.

Capital

Total stockholders’ equity was $2.7 billion at both December 31, 2021 and September 30, 2021.

The tier 1 leverage, common equity tier 1 and total capital ratios were 7.24%, 12.24% and 13.49%, respectively, at December 31, 2021, compared with 7.39%, 12.63% and 13.88%, respectively, at September 30, 2021.

The Company repurchased 0.77 million shares of common stock at a total cost of $21.5 million under the stock repurchase program in the fourth quarter. The average cost was $27.92 per share repurchased. Total repurchases in 2021 were $75.0 million.

As to the stock repurchase program approved for 2022, repurchases of shares of the Company’s common stock may be conducted through open-market purchases, which may include purchases under a trading plan adopted pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 10b5-1, or through privately negotiated transactions. The timing and exact amount of share repurchases, if any, will be subject to management’s discretion and various factors, including the Company’s capital position and financial performance, as well as market conditions. The repurchase program may be suspended, terminated or modified at any time for any reason.

First Hawaiian, Inc.

First Hawaiian, Inc. (NASDAQ:FHB) is a bank holding company headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii. Its principal subsidiary, First Hawaiian Bank, founded in 1858 under the name Bishop & Company, is Hawaii’s oldest and largest financial institution with branch locations throughout Hawaii, Guam and Saipan. The company offers a comprehensive suite of banking services to consumer and commercial customers including deposit products, loans, wealth management, insurance, trust, retirement planning, credit card and merchant processing services. Customers may also access their accounts through ATMs, online and mobile banking channels. For more information about First Hawaiian, Inc., visit the Company’s website, www.fhb.com.

Conference Call Information

First Hawaiian will host a conference call to discuss the Company’s results today at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time, 8:00 a.m. Hawaii Time. To access the call, participants should dial (844) 452-2942 (US/Canada), or (574) 990-9846 (International) ten minutes prior to the start of the call and enter the conference ID: 8790379. A live webcast of the conference call, including a slide presentation, will be available at the following link: www.fhb.com/earnings. The archive of the webcast will be available at the same location. A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available two hours after the conclusion of the call until 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) on January 28, 2022. Access the replay by dialing (855) 859-2056 or (404) 537-3406 and entering the conference ID: 8790379.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to, among other things, future events and our financial performance. These statements are often, but not always, made through the use of words or phrases such as “may”, “might”, “should”, “could”, “predict”, “potential”, “believe”, “expect”, “continue”, “will”, “anticipate”, “seek”, “estimate”, “intend”, “plan”, “projection”, “would”, “annualized” and “outlook”, or the negative version of those words or other comparable words or phrases of a future or forward-looking nature. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts, and are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about our industry, management’s beliefs and certain assumptions made by management, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and beyond our control. Accordingly, we caution you that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, assumptions, estimates and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Further, statements about the potential effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our businesses and financial results and conditions may constitute forward-looking statements and are subject to the risk that the actual effects may differ, possibly materially, from what is reflected in those forward-looking statements due to factors and future developments that are uncertain, unpredictable and in many cases beyond our control, including the scope and duration of the pandemic, actions taken by governmental authorities in response to the pandemic, and the direct and indirect impact of the pandemic on our customers, third parties and us. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date made, there can be no assurance that actual results will not prove to be materially different from the results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. A number of important factors could cause actual results or performance to differ materially from the forward-looking statements, including (without limitation) the risks and uncertainties associated with the ongoing impacts of COVID-19, the domestic and global economic environment and capital market conditions and other risk factors. For a discussion of some of these risks and important factors that could affect our future results and financial condition, see our U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filings, including, but not limited to, our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2021, June 30, 2021, and September 30, 2021.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We present net interest income, noninterest income, noninterest expense, net income, earnings per share (basic and diluted) and the related ratios described below, on an adjusted, or “core,” basis, each a non-GAAP financial measure. These core measures exclude from the corresponding GAAP measure the impact of certain items that we do not believe are representative of our financial results. We believe that the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures helps identify underlying trends in our business from period to period that could otherwise be distorted by the effect of certain expenses, gains and other items included in our operating results. We believe that these core measures provide useful information about our operating results and enhance the overall understanding of our past performance and future performance. Investors should consider our performance and financial condition as reported under GAAP and all other relevant information when assessing our performance or financial condition.

Core net interest margin, core efficiency ratio, core return on average total assets and core return on average total stockholders’ equity are non-GAAP financial measures. We compute our core net interest margin as the ratio of core net interest income to average earning assets. We compute our core efficiency ratio as the ratio of core noninterest expense to the sum of core net interest income and core noninterest income. We compute our core return on average total assets as the ratio of core net income to average total assets. We compute our core return on average total stockholders’ equity as the ratio of core net income to average total stockholders’ equity.

Return on average tangible stockholders’ equity, core return on average tangible stockholders’ equity, return on average tangible assets, core return on average tangible assets and tangible stockholders’ equity to tangible assets are non-GAAP financial measures. We compute our return on average tangible stockholders’ equity as the ratio of net income to average tangible stockholders’ equity, which is calculated by subtracting (and thereby effectively excluding) amounts related to the effect of goodwill from our average total stockholders’ equity. We compute our core return on average tangible stockholders’ equity as the ratio of core net income to average tangible stockholders’ equity, which is calculated by subtracting (and thereby effectively excluding) amounts related to the effect of goodwill from our average total stockholders’ equity. We compute our return on average tangible assets as the ratio of net income to average tangible assets, which is calculated by subtracting (and thereby effectively excluding) amounts related to the effect of goodwill from our average total assets. We compute our core return on average tangible assets as the ratio of core net income to average tangible assets. We compute our tangible stockholders’ equity to tangible assets as the ratio of tangible stockholders’ equity to tangible assets, each of which we calculate by subtracting (and thereby effectively excluding) the value of our goodwill. We believe that these measurements are useful for investors, regulators, management and others to evaluate financial performance and capital adequacy relative to other financial institutions. Although these non-GAAP financial measures are frequently used by stakeholders in the evaluation of a company, they have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results or financial condition as reported under GAAP.

Tables 14 and 15 at the end of this document provide a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures with their most directly comparable GAAP measures.

Investor Relations Contact:
Kevin Haseyama, CFA
(808) 525-6268
khaseyama@fhb.com

Media Contact:
Susan Kam
(808) 525-6254
skam@fhb.com


Financial Highlights

Table 1

For the Three Months Ended

For the Year Ended

December 31,

September 30,

December 31,

December 31,

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

2021

2021

2020

2021

2020

Operating Results:

Net interest income

$

137,327

$

132,593

$

135,227

$

530,559

$

535,734

Provision for credit losses

(4,000

)

20,000

(39,000

)

121,718

Noninterest income

41,573

50,104

53,598

184,916

197,380

Noninterest expense

108,749

101,036

88,127

405,479

367,672

Net income

57,022

64,279

61,739

265,735

185,754

Basic earnings per share

0.45

0.50

0.48

2.06

1.43

Diluted earnings per share

0.44

0.50

0.47

2.05

1.43

Dividends declared per share

0.26

0.26

0.26

1.04

1.04

Dividend payout ratio

59.09

%

52.00

%

55.32

%

50.73

%

72.73

%

Supplemental Income Statement Data (non-GAAP):

Core net interest income

$

137,327

$

132,593

$

135,227

$

530,559

$

535,734

Core noninterest income

47,587

50,104

58,438

190,828

202,322

Core noninterest expense

99,775

98,936

88,127

393,245

367,672

Core net income

68,013

65,819

65,288

279,229

189,378

Core basic earnings per share

0.53

0.51

0.50

2.17

1.46

Core diluted earnings per share

0.53

0.51

0.50

2.16

1.45

Performance Ratios(1):

Net interest margin

2.38

%

2.36

%

2.71

%

2.43

%

2.77

%

Core net interest margin (non-GAAP)

2.38

%

2.36

%

2.71

%

2.43

%

2.77

%

Efficiency ratio

60.50

%

55.07

%

46.59

%

56.45

%

50.10

%

Core efficiency ratio (non-GAAP)

53.71

%

53.92

%

45.43

%

54.30

%

49.77

%

Return on average total assets

0.88

%

1.02

%

1.09

%

1.09

%

0.85

%

Core return on average total assets (non-GAAP)

1.05

%

1.04

%

1.16

%

1.14

%

0.87

%

Return on average tangible assets (non-GAAP)

0.92

%

1.06

%

1.14

%

1.13

%

0.89

%

Core return on average tangible assets (non-GAAP)(2)

1.09

%

1.09

%

1.21

%

1.19

%

0.91

%

Return on average total stockholders’ equity

8.46

%

9.31

%

8.99

%

9.81

%

6.88

%

Core return on average total stockholders’ equity (non-GAAP)

10.09

%

9.54

%

9.51

%

10.31

%

7.02

%

Return on average tangible stockholders’ equity (non-GAAP)

13.47

%

14.63

%

14.14

%

15.51

%

10.91

%

Core return on average tangible stockholders’ equity (non-GAAP)(3)

16.06

%

14.98

%

14.95

%

16.30

%

11.12

%

Average Balances:

Average loans and leases

$

12,814,316

$

12,881,885

$

13,366,980

$

13,034,295

$

13,518,308

Average earning assets

23,100,445

22,533,174

19,977,933

21,921,149

19,376,343

Average assets

25,650,505

25,058,085

22,468,040

24,426,258

21,869,064

Average deposits

22,246,577

21,621,836

19,020,800

21,011,587

18,252,998

Average stockholders’ equity

2,675,513

2,738,540

2,732,271

2,708,370

2,698,853

Market Value Per Share:

Closing

27.33

29.35

23.58

27.33

23.58

High

30.14

30.06

23.90

30.80

31.25

Low

25.17

25.75

14.16

23.14

13.56


As of

As of

As of

December 31,

September 30,

December 31,

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

2021

2021

2020

Balance Sheet Data:

Loans and leases

$

12,961,999

$

12,834,339

$

13,279,097

Total assets

24,992,410

25,548,322

22,662,831

Total deposits

21,816,146

22,120,003

19,227,723

Long-term borrowings

200,000

200,010

Total stockholders’ equity

2,656,912

2,711,734

2,744,104

Per Share of Common Stock:

Book value

$

20.84

$

21.14

$

21.12

Tangible book value (non-GAAP)(4)

13.03

13.38

13.46

Asset Quality Ratios:

Non-accrual loans and leases / total loans and leases

0.05

%

0.07

%

0.07

%

Allowance for credit losses for loans and leases / total loans and leases

1.21

%

1.26

%

1.57

%

Capital Ratios:

Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio

12.24

%

12.63

%

12.47

%

Tier 1 Capital Ratio

12.24

%

12.63

%

12.47

%

Total Capital Ratio

13.49

%

13.88

%

13.73

%

Tier 1 Leverage Ratio

7.24

%

7.39

%

8.00

%

Total stockholders’ equity to total assets

10.63

%

10.61

%

12.11

%

Tangible stockholders’ equity to tangible assets (non-GAAP)

6.92

%

6.99

%

8.07

%

Non-Financial Data:

Number of branches

54

54

54

Number of ATMs

299

298

297

Number of Full-Time Equivalent Employees

2,036

2,025

2,103



(1) Except for the efficiency ratio and the core efficiency ratio, amounts are annualized for the three months ended December 31, 2021, September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

(2) Core return on average tangible assets is a non-GAAP financial measure. We compute our core return on average tangible assets as the ratio of core net income to average tangible assets, which is calculated by subtracting (and thereby effectively excluding) amounts related to the effect of goodwill from our average total assets. For a reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure for core net income, see Table 14, GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation.

(3) Core return on average tangible stockholders’ equity is a non-GAAP financial measure. We compute our core return on average tangible stockholders’ equity as the ratio of core net income to average tangible stockholders’ equity, which is calculated by subtracting (and thereby effectively excluding) amounts related to the effect of goodwill from our average total stockholders’ equity. For a reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure for core net income, see Table 14, GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation.

(4) Tangible book value is a non-GAAP financial measure. We compute our tangible book value as the ratio of tangible stockholders’ equity to shares outstanding. Tangible stockholders’ equity is calculated by subtracting (and thereby effectively excluding) amounts related to the effect of goodwill from our total stockholders’ equity. For a reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure for core net income, see Table 14, GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation.


Consolidated Statements of Income

Table 2

For the Three Months Ended

For the Year Ended

December 31,

September 30,

December 31,

December 31,

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

2021

2021

2020

2021

2020

Interest income

Loans and lease financing

$

111,865

$

110,765

$

118,314

$

444,488

$

496,523

Available-for-sale securities

28,393

25,234

22,752

101,410

81,808

Other

1,051

1,205

615

3,413

4,428

Total interest income

141,309

137,204

141,681

549,311

582,759

Interest expense

Deposits

3,216

3,218

5,061

13,853

35,471

Short-term and long-term borrowings

766

1,393

1,393

4,899

11,554

Total interest expense

3,982

4,611

6,454

18,752

47,025

Net interest income

137,327

132,593

135,227

530,559

535,734

Provision for credit losses

(4,000

)

20,000

(39,000

)

121,718

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

137,327

136,593

115,227

569,559

414,016

Noninterest income

Service charges on deposit accounts

7,171

6,989

6,769

27,510

28,169

Credit and debit card fees

16,266

16,017

15,583

63,580

55,451

Other service charges and fees

9,196

10,233

8,404

38,578

33,876

Trust and investment services income

8,895

8,625

8,733

34,719

35,652

Bank-owned life insurance

2,851

4,841

4,159

13,185

15,754

Investment securities (losses) gains, net

(12

)

102

(114

)

Other

(2,806

)

3,399

9,962

7,242

28,592

Total noninterest income

41,573

50,104

53,598

184,916

197,380

Noninterest expense

Salaries and employee benefits

45,982

46,484

42,687

182,384

174,221

Contracted services and professional fees

14,603

15,042

13,940

63,349

60,546

Occupancy

8,074

6,790

7,355

29,348

28,821

Equipment

6,317

6,549

5,225

24,719

20,277

Regulatory assessment and fees

2,557

1,828

2,168

8,245

8,659

Advertising and marketing

1,579

1,469

1,096

6,108

5,695

Card rewards program

7,471

6,676

4,890

25,244

22,114

Other

22,166

16,198

10,766

66,082

47,339

Total noninterest expense

108,749

101,036

88,127

405,479

367,672

Income before provision for income taxes

70,151

85,661

80,698

348,996

243,724

Provision for income taxes

13,129

21,382

18,959

83,261

57,970

Net income

$

57,022

$

64,279

$

61,739

$

265,735

$

185,754

Basic earnings per share

$

0.45

$

0.50

$

0.48

$

2.06

$

1.43

Diluted earnings per share

$

0.44

$

0.50

$

0.47

$

2.05

$

1.43

Basic weighted-average outstanding shares

127,893,011

128,660,038

129,912,104

128,963,131

129,890,225

Diluted weighted-average outstanding shares

128,512,257

129,210,448

130,314,381

129,537,922

130,220,077


Consolidated Balance Sheets

Table 3

December 31,

September 30,

December 31,

(dollars in thousands)

2021

2021

2020

Assets

Cash and due from banks

$

246,716

$

268,467

$

303,373

Interest-bearing deposits in other banks

1,011,753

2,130,615

737,571

Investment securities, at fair value (amortized cost: $8,560,733 as of
December 31, 2021, $7,994,266 as of September 30, 2021 and
$5,985,031 as of December 31, 2020)

8,428,032

7,953,727

6,071,415

Loans held for sale

538

2,052

11,579

Loans and leases

12,961,999

12,834,339

13,279,097

Less: allowance for credit losses

157,262

161,246

208,454

Net loans and leases

12,804,737

12,673,093

13,070,643

Premises and equipment, net

318,448

317,272

322,401

Other real estate owned and repossessed personal property

175

Accrued interest receivable

63,158

64,855

69,626

Bank-owned life insurance

471,819

468,968

466,537

Goodwill

995,492

995,492

995,492

Mortgage servicing rights

8,302

9,107

10,731

Other assets

643,240

664,674

603,463

Total assets

$

24,992,410

$

25,548,322

$

22,662,831

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

Deposits:

Interest-bearing

$

12,422,283

$

13,246,579

$

11,705,609

Noninterest-bearing

9,393,863

8,873,424

7,522,114

Total deposits

21,816,146

22,120,003

19,227,723

Long-term borrowings

200,000

200,010

Retirement benefits payable

134,491

144,400

143,373

Other liabilities

384,861

372,185

347,621

Total liabilities

22,335,498

22,836,588

19,918,727

Stockholders’ equity

Common stock ($0.01 par value; authorized 300,000,000 shares;
issued/outstanding: 140,581,715 / 127,502,472 shares as of
December 31, 2021, issued/outstanding: 140,563,799 / 128,255,570
shares as of September 30, 2021 and issued/outstanding:
140,191,133 / 129,912,272 shares as of December 31, 2020)

1,406

1,406

1,402

Additional paid-in capital

2,527,663

2,524,168

2,514,014

Retained earnings

604,534

581,094

473,974

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income, net

(121,693

)

(61,463

)

31,604

Treasury stock (13,079,243 shares as of December 31, 2021,
12,308,229 shares as of September 30, 2021 and 10,278,861 shares
as of December 31, 2020)

(354,998

)

(333,471

)

(276,890

)

Total stockholders’ equity

2,656,912

2,711,734

2,744,104

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

24,992,410

$

25,548,322

$

22,662,831


Average Balances and Interest Rates

Table 4

Three Months Ended

Three Months Ended

Three Months Ended

December 31, 2021

September 30, 2021

December 31, 2020

Average

Income/

Yield/

Average

Income/

Yield/

Average

Income/

Yield/

(dollars in millions)

Balance

Expense

Rate

Balance

Expense

Rate

Balance

Expense

Rate

Earning Assets

Interest-Bearing Deposits in Other Banks

$

2,074.5

$

0.8

0.15

%

$

2,356.4

$

0.9

0.16

%

$

688.1

$

0.2

0.10

%

Available-for-Sale Investment Securities

Taxable

7,515.2

25.8

1.37

6,654.6

22.9

1.37

5,632.9

22.0

1.56

Non-Taxable

615.3

3.3

2.14

561.1

2.9

2.11

220.0

0.9

1.74

Total Available-for-Sale Investment Securities

8,130.5

29.1

1.43

7,215.7

25.8

1.43

5,852.9

22.9

1.57

Loans Held for Sale

1.0

1.35

2.2

2.39

16.2

0.1

2.00

Loans and Leases(1)

Commercial and industrial

2,084.0

21.1

4.01

2,367.2

19.7

3.29

3,077.6

22.6

2.93

Commercial real estate

3,572.9

26.0

2.89

3,447.0

25.4

2.92

3,407.2

26.2

3.06

Construction

806.6

6.3

3.09

862.4

7.0

3.24

703.1

5.6

3.14

Residential:

Residential mortgage

4,014.9

34.9

3.48

3,866.1

34.6

3.58

3,679.6

37.1

4.03

Home equity line

864.4

5.5

2.52

837.7

5.5

2.62

856.8

6.1

2.81

Consumer

1,241.3

16.3

5.22

1,260.2

16.8

5.28

1,394.5

19.0

5.43

Lease financing

230.2

1.9

3.27

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