Capital City Bank Group, Inc.
Reports Third Quarter 2022 Results
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.
(October 25, 2022) – Capital City Bank Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CCBG) today
reported net income
attributable to common shareowners of $11.3
million, or $0.67 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2022 compared to net
income of $8.7 million, or $0.51 per diluted share, for the second
quarter of 2022, and $10.1 million, or $0.60 per diluted share, for
the third quarter of 2021.
For the first nine months of 2022, net income attributable to common
shareowners totaled $28.5 million, or $1.68 per diluted share,
compared to net income of $27.0 million, or $1.60 per diluted share, for the same period
of 2021.
QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS (3rd Quarter 2022 versus 2nd Quarter 2022)
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Continued strong growth
in net interest income of 18% - net interest
margin percentage
grew 44 bps to 3.31%
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Solid loan growth of 6.0% (end of period) and
8.6% (average)
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Continued strong credit
quality metrics – higher credit loss provision
driven primarily by loan growth
●
Noninterest income decreased
$2.0 million, or 7.9%, due to lower mortgage banking revenues
at CCHL -- strong adjustable rate
portfolio production by CCHL contributed
to loan growth for the quarter
●
Noninterest expense decreased
$0.7 million, or 1.7%, primarily due to lower mortgage and wealth commissions,
partially offset
by higher performance-based compensation
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Tangible
book value per share increased
$0.07, or 0.4%
“We continued
to see steady loan growth and margin expansion this quarter,
which contributed to nice improvement in our
operating leverage,” said William G. Smith,
Jr., Chairman, President and
CEO of Capital City Bank Group.
“I was particularly
pleased to see tangible book value growth and stable deposit balances, both
current headwinds for the industry.
On a relative basis,
our residential mortgage business has held up well given the higher rate
environment and slowdown in secondary market loan sales,
and we continued to use our balance sheet to book a steady flow of adjustable
rate portfolio production,
which has contributed to
our earnings.
Our credit metrics remain strong,
and a large portion of our credit loss provision for the quarter
was driven by loan
growth.
While the environment remains highly uncertain, I like our positioning, particularly,
the value that our core deposit
franchise should contribute in a higher rate environment.
I also feel good about our credit risk management discipline.
The team is
excited to open two new full-service offices in Watersound,
Florida and Marietta, Georgia in the fourth quarter
and to ramp up our
service to those communities.
As we plan for 2023, we are focused on strategies that will further diversify
and grow our revenue
base, both product and geography,
and improve our efficiency.”
Discussion of Operating Results
Net Interest Income/Net Interest
Margin
Tax-equivalent net
interest income for the third quarter of 2022 totaled $33.4 million, compared
to $28.4 million for the second
quarter of 2022, and $27.7 million for the third quarter of 2021.
For the first nine months of 2022, tax-equivalent net interest income
totaled $86.6 million compared to $78.4 million for the same period of 2021.
Compared to the referenced prior periods, the increase
primarily reflected strong loan growth, higher investment balances,
and higher rates across a majority of our earning assets.
Our net interest margin for the third quarter of 2022 was 3.31%, an
increase of 44 basis points over the second quarter of 2022 and
33 basis points over the third quarter of 2021, both driven by higher interest rates
and an overall improved earning asset mix.
For the
month of September 2022, our net interest margin
was 3.41%.
Excluding the impact of overnight funds in excess of $200 million,
our net interest margin for the third quarter of 2022 was 3.54%.
Compared to the nine month period of 2021, the net interest margin
remained flat at 2.91% as the favorable impact of higher interest rates and an
improved earning asset mix offset the favorable impact
in 2021 from a significant level of SBA PPP fee income.
Provision for Credit Loss
es
We recorded
a provision for credit losses of $2.1 million for the third quarter of 2022 compared
to $1.5 million in the second
quarter of 2022 and no provision for the third quarter of 2021.
For the first nine months of 2022, the provision was $3.6 million
compared to a benefit of $1.6 million for the same period of 2021.
The higher level of provision compared to all prior periods was
primarily attributable to strong loan growth.
The credit loss provision in 2021 was favorably impacted by strong loan
recoveries.
We discuss the allowance
for credit losses further below.