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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

     
For the Quarter ended
September 30, 2004
  Commission File No. 001-14793

First BanCorp.


(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Puerto Rico   66-0561882

 
 
 
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
     
1519 Ponce de León Avenue, Stop 23
Santurce, Puerto Rico
  00908

 
 
 
(Address of principal office)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(787) 729-8200

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes [X] No [  ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).
Yes [X] No [  ]

Number of shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding as of October 31, 2004

40,312,655

 


CONTENTS

         
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
       
Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited):
       
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 EX-31.1 SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION OF THE CEO
 EX-31.2 SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION OF THE CFO
 EX-32.1 SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION OF THE CEO
 EX-32.2 SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION OF THE CFO

Forward Looking Statements. When used in this Form 10-Q or future filings by First BanCorp. (First BanCorp or the “Corporation”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in the Corporation’s press releases or other public or shareholder communication, or in oral statements made with the approval of an authorized executive officer, the words or phrases “would be”, “will allow”, “intends to”, “will likely result”, “are expected to”, “will continue”, “is anticipated”, “estimated”, “project”, “believe”, “should” or similar expressions are intended to identify “forward looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

     The future results of the Corporation could be affected by subsequent events and could differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements. If future events and actual performance differ from the Corporation’s assumptions, the actual results could vary significantly from the performance projected in the forward-looking statements.

     The Corporation wishes to caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made and are based on Management’s current expectations, and to advise readers that various factors, including regional and national economic conditions, substantial changes in levels of market interest rates, credit and other risks of lending and investment activities, competitive and regulatory factors and legislative changes and accounting pronouncements, could affect the Corporation’s financial performance and could cause the Corporation’s actual results for future periods to differ materially from those anticipated or projected. The Corporation does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to update any forward-looking statements to reflect occurrences or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
(Unaudited)
                         
    September 30,   December 31,   September 30,
    2004
  2003
  2003
Assets
                       
Cash and due from banks
  $ 91,317,992     $ 89,304,520     $ 75,145,238  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Money market instruments, including $300,000,000 pledged that can be repledged for 2004 (September 30, 2003-$140,000,000)
    721,910,047       705,939,823       430,257,311  
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell
    302,000,000       265,000,000       159,000,000  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total money market investments
    1,023,910,047       970,939,823       589,257,311  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Investment securities available for sale, at fair value:
                       
Securities pledged that can be repledged
    1,270,254,936       990,408,046       1,070,924,271  
Other investment securities
    350,923,723       228,729,507       216,982,499  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total investment securities available for sale
    1,621,178,659       1,219,137,553       1,287,906,770  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Investment securities held to maturity, at amortized cost:
                       
Securities pledged that can be repledged
    3,289,812,839       2,687,039,595       2,418,663,539  
Other investment securities
    371,332,877       443,437,738       813,451,967  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total investment securities held to maturity
    3,661,145,716       3,130,477,333       3,232,115,506  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) stock
    68,650,000       45,650,000       42,595,400  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses of $137,253,064 (December 31, 2003-$126,378,484 and September 30, 2003-$123,023,664)
    8,357,609,488       6,906,289,028       6,568,240,345  
Loans held for sale, at lower of cost or market
    7,419,060       11,850,639       15,544,053  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total loans, net
    8,365,028,548       6,918,139,667       6,583,784,398  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Other real estate owned
    6,938,890       4,616,888       3,999,081  
Premises and equipment, net
    88,865,587       85,269,402       82,819,631  
Accrued interest receivable
    61,180,967       41,508,434       42,462,560  
Due from customers on acceptances
    717,930       286,611       180,488  
Other assets
    188,726,523       162,580,138       148,505,488  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total assets
  $ 15,177,660,859     $ 12,667,910,369     $ 12,088,771,871  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Liabilities & Stockholders’ Equity
                       
Liabilities:
                       
Non-interest bearing deposits
  $ 603,713,284     $ 548,920,960     $ 495,170,106  
Interest bearing deposits
    6,764,318,350       6,216,186,213       6,017,278,902  
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase
    4,614,109,083       3,650,297,211       3,587,877,555  
Advances from FHLB
    1,373,000,000       913,000,000       742,000,000  
Notes payable
    153,550,748                  
Other borrowings
    231,500,089                  
Bank acceptance outstanding
    717,930       286,611       180,488  
Payable for unsettled investment trade
    10,285,040                  
Accounts payable and other liabilities
    160,191,928       166,831,871       109,683,561  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
 
    13,911,386,452       11,495,522,866       10,952,190,612  
Subordinated Notes
    82,820,937       82,818,437       82,817,604  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
 
    13,994,207,389       11,578,341,303       11,035,008,216  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Commitments and contingencies
                       
Stockholders’ equity:
                       
Preferred stock, authorized 50,000,000 shares: issued and outstanding 22,004,000 shares at $25 liquidation value per share (December 31, 2003 and September 30, 2003 - 22,004,000 shares)
    550,100,000       550,100,000       550,100,000  
Common stock, $1 par value, authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 45,206,555 shares (December 31, 2003-44,948,185 and September 30, 2003-44,931,435)
    45,206,555       44,948,185       44,931,435  
Less: Treasury stock (at par value)
    (4,920,900 )     (4,920,900 )     (4,920,900 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Common stock outstanding
    40,285,655       40,027,285       40,010,535  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Additional paid-in capital
    3,209,915       268,855          
Capital reserve
    80,000,000       80,000,000       70,000,000  
Legal surplus
    163,106,509       163,106,509       149,345,178  
Retained earnings
    304,572,685       220,038,308       203,283,622  
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax of $1,128,334 (December 31, 2003-$613,081 and September 30, 2003-$909,872)
    42,178,706       36,028,109       41,024,320  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
 
    1,183,453,470       1,089,569,066       1,053,763,655  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 15,177,660,859     $ 12,667,910,369     $ 12,088,771,871  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
                                 
    Three Months Ended
  Nine Months Ended
    September 30,   September 30,   September 30,   September 30,
    2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
Interest income:
                               
Loans
  $ 113,831,359     $ 98,762,336     $ 316,953,914     $ 290,002,832  
Investments
    65,944,646       34,621,600       170,247,567       98,152,862  
Dividends on FHLB stock
    303,233       234,367       633,251       1,206,379  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total interest income
    180,079,238       133,618,303       487,834,732       389,362,073  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Interest expense:
                               
Deposits
    30,730,152       28,036,230       84,387,104       84,253,361  
Federal funds purchased and repurchase agreements
    34,828,696       27,008,737       95,174,779       77,345,871  
Advances from FHLB
    7,573,861       5,004,969       18,690,602       14,517,211  
Notes payable and other borrowings
    3,674,874       1,672,271       7,829,355       5,009,401  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total interest expense
    76,807,583       61,722,207       206,081,840       181,125,844  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net interest income
    103,271,655       71,896,096       281,752,892       208,236,229  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Provision for loan losses
    13,199,850       12,599,900       39,600,000       41,763,700  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
    90,071,805       59,296,196       242,152,892       166,472,529  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Other income:
                               
Other fees on loans
    4,383,988       5,281,997       14,547,286       15,283,224  
Service charges on deposit accounts
    2,705,111       2,202,101       8,230,790       7,146,793  
Mortgage banking activities
    1,328,492       431,881       3,090,458       2,374,141  
Net gain on sale of investments
    360,031       4,384,041       4,875,926       28,205,640  
Derivatives gain (loss)
    763,058       1,153,744       (622,571 )     1,039,273  
Gain on sale of credit cards portfolio
                    5,532,684          
Other operating income
    6,180,904       5,681,887       17,715,621       14,254,924  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total other income
    15,721,584       19,135,651       53,370,194       68,303,995  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Other operating expenses:
                               
Employees’ compensation and benefits
    21,432,428       18,194,723       62,931,789       54,719,045  
Occupancy and equipment
    10,223,920       9,041,531       29,054,686       26,756,851  
Business promotion
    4,354,617       2,691,220       12,411,300       8,114,398  
Taxes, other than income taxes
    2,283,388       1,920,356       6,182,051       5,427,811  
Insurance and supervisory fees
    994,620       725,673       3,080,826       2,476,206  
Other
    6,686,896       7,285,249       20,983,329       21,109,727  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total other operating expenses
    45,975,869       39,858,752       134,643,981       118,604,038  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Income before income tax provision
    59,817,520       38,573,095       160,879,105       116,172,486  
Income tax provision
    10,738,331       6,888,693       31,660,287       18,789,091  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net income
  $ 49,079,189     $ 31,684,402     $ 129,218,818     $ 97,383,395  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net income available to common stockholders
  $ 39,010,190     $ 24,933,402     $ 99,011,821     $ 77,130,398  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net income per common share - basic:
                               
Earnings per common share-basic
  $ 0.97     $ 0.62     $ 2.46     $ 1.92  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net income per common share - diluted:
                               
Earnings per common share-diluted
  $ 0.94     $ 0.61     $ 2.39     $ 1.89  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Dividends declared per common share
  $ 0.12     $ 0.11     $ 0.36     $ 0.33  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
                 
    Nine months ended   Nine months ended
    September 30, 2004
  September 30, 2003
Cash flows from operating activities:
               
Net income
  $ 129,218,818     $ 97,383,395  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation
    10,469,923       11,351,082  
Amortization of core deposit intangible
    1,797,465       1,797,465  
Provision for loan losses
    39,600,000       41,763,700  
Deferred income tax benefit
    (5,046,674 )     (5,794,061 )
Gain on sale of investments, net
    (4,875,926 )     (28,205,640 )
Unrealized derivatives gain
    (1,174,305 )     (1,039,273 )
Net gain on sale of loans
    (2,873,893 )     (2,335,089 )
Amortization of deferred net loan fees
    (528,683 )     (576,348 )
Net originations of loans held for sale
    (31,159,402 )     (25,022,681 )
Gain on sale of credit cards portfolio
    (5,532,684 )        
Decrease in accrued income tax payable
    (8,630,568 )     (3,483,644 )
Increase in accrued interest receivable
    (19,672,532 )     (3,180,550 )
Increase (decrease) in accrued interest payable
    10,292,583       3,717,912  
Decrease in other assets
    6,010,888       13,969,172  
Increase in other liabilities
    3,588,747       (12,107,027 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total adjustments
    (7,735,061 )     (9,144,982 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
    121,483,757       88,238,413  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Principal collected on loans
    1,329,544,170       1,056,259,575  
Loans originated
    (1,582,319,417 )     (1,258,655,612 )
Purchase of loans
    (1,386,684,000 )     (960,137,000 )
Proceeds from sale of loans
    111,163,859       68,193,170  
Proceeds from sale of investments securities
    32,845,372       1,354,072,521  
Purchase of securities held to maturity
    (5,182,605,311 )     (10,598,957,484 )
Purchase of securities available for sale
    (642,512,072 )     (185,564,450 )
Principal repayments and maturities of securities held to maturity
    4,651,936,929       8,002,957,694  
Principal repayments of securities available for sale
    280,122,784       352,410,227  
Additions to premises and equipment
    (14,066,108 )     (6,575,144 )
Purchase of FHLB stock
    (23,000,000 )     (6,965,900 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net cash used in investing activities
    (2,425,573,794 )     (2,182,962,403 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Net increase in deposits
    590,288,815       1,063,840,625  
Net increase in federal funds purchased and securities sold under repurchase agreements
    964,610,929       794,007,315  
FHLB advances taken
    460,000,000       369,000,000  
Net proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
    385,659,000          
Dividends
    (44,684,441 )     (33,449,849 )
Exercise of stock options
    3,199,430       834,352  
Issuance of preferred stock
            182,928,600  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net cash provided by financing activities
    2,359,073,733       2,377,161,043  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
    54,983,696       282,437,053  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    1,060,244,343       381,965,496  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 1,115,228,039     $ 664,402,549  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents include:
               
Cash and due from banks
  $ 91,317,992     $ 75,145,238  
Money market investments
    1,023,910,047       589,257,311  
 
   
 
     
 
 
 
  $ 1,115,228,039     $ 664,402,549  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
               
Cash paid during the period for:
               
Interest
  $ 195,789,257     $ 177,407,932  
Income taxes
    41,131,288       16,648,329  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(Unaudited)
                                                         
                                                    Accumulated
                    Additional                           other
    Preferred   Common   paid-in   Capital   Legal   Retained   comprehensive
    stock
  stock
  capital
  reserve
  surplus
  earnings
  income (loss)
December 31, 2001
  $ 268,500,000     $ 26,571,952     $ 14,214,877     $ 60,000,000     $ 136,792,514     $ 103,132,913     $ (6,293,354 )
Net income
                                            107,956,351          
Other comprehensive income
                                                    39,674,517  
Issuance of preferred stock
    92,000,000               (3,094,000 )                                
Addition to legal surplus
                                    12,552,664       (12,552,664 )        
Addition to capital reserve
                            10,000,000               (10,000,000 )        
Stock options exercised
            64,500       1,276,343                                  
Common stock split on September 30, 2002
            13,318,083       (12,397,220 )                     (920,863 )        
Cash dividends:
                                                       
Common stock
                                            (15,966,339 )        
Preferred stock
                                            (26,406,274 )        
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
December 31, 2002
    360,500,000       39,954,535               70,000,000       149,345,178       145,243,124       33,381,163  
Net income
                                            152,338,342          
Other comprehensive income
                                                    2,646,946  
Issuance of preferred stock
    189,600,000               (778,352 )                     (5,823,109 )        
Addition to legal surplus
                                    13,761,331       (13,761,331 )        
Addition to capital reserve
                            10,000,000               (10,000,000 )        
Stock options exercised
            72,750       1,047,207                                  
Cash dividends:
                                                       
Common stock
                                            (17,599,855 )        
Preferred stock
                                            (30,358,863 )