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Ex. 99.1

Silvergate Capital Corporation Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2019 Results
La Jolla, CA, January 29, 2020 -- Silvergate Capital Corporation (“Silvergate” or “Company”) (NYSE:SI) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Silvergate Bank (“Bank”), today announced financial results for the period ended December 31, 2019.
Fourth Quarter 2019 Financial Highlights
•
Successfully completed the Company’s initial public offering of 824,605 shares of common stock sold by the Company and 2,508,728 shares sold by selling shareholders on November 12, 2019. On November 18, 2019, the underwriters exercised in full their over-allotment option to purchase an additional 499,999 shares from the selling shareholders.
•
Net income for the quarter was $3.6 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, compared to net income of $6.7 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2019, and net income of $8.0 million, or $0.44 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2018
•
Digital currency customers grew to 804 at December 31, 2019 compared to 756 at September 30, 2019, and 542 at December 31, 2018
•
The Silvergate Exchange Network (“SEN”) handled 14,400 transactions in the fourth quarter as compared to 12,312 transactions in the third quarter of 2019 and 4,977 transactions in the fourth quarter of 2018
•
The SEN handled $9.6 billion of U.S. dollar transfers in the fourth quarter as compared to $10.4 billion in the third quarter of 2019, and $3.9 billion in the fourth quarter of 2018
•
Digital currency customer related fee income for the quarter was $1.4 million, compared to $1.6 million for the third quarter of 2019, and $0.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2018
•
Book value per share was $12.38 at December 31, 2019, compared to $12.92 at September 30, 2019, and $10.73 at December 31, 2018
Full Year 2019 Financial Highlights
•
Net income for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $24.8 million, or $1.35 per diluted share, compared to net income of $22.3 million, or $1.31 per diluted share for the year ended December 31, 2018
•
The SEN handled 46,063 transactions for the year ended December 31, 2019 as compared to 7,869 for the year ended December 31, 2018
•
The SEN handled $32.7 billion of U.S. dollar transfers for the year ended December 31, 2019 as compared to $8.3 billion for the year ended December 31, 2018
•
Digital currency customer related fee income for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $4.9 million compared to $2.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2018

Alan Lane, president and chief executive officer of Silvergate, commented, “Our fourth quarter results were in line with our expectations and highlighted by the continued strong growth of the SEN which added 48 digital currency customers in the fourth quarter, bringing our total customers to 804 at the end of the year. The SEN’s strong adoption can also be seen in the network’s digital currency transactions which rose 17% sequentially from the third quarter. While the price of bitcoin was volatile in the fourth quarter, impacting digital fee income and U.S. dollar volumes, we remain confident in the growth outlook for the SEN given our strong customer pipeline and increased SEN transaction volumes combined with the many opportunities that we see to expand the SEN’s product offerings to further drive digital currency fee income growth. One such initiative, recently announced, is SEN Leverage which will allow our customers to obtain U.S. dollar loans collateralized by bitcoin. SEN Leverage further enhances the competitive advantage and network effect of our global payments platform and demonstrates Silvergate’s leadership in providing banking services for the digital currency industry.”


1

 
 
As of or for the Three Months Ended
 
 
December 31,
2019
 
September 30,
2019
 
December 31,
2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial Highlights
 
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
Net income
 
$
3,598

 
$
6,656

 
$
8,020

Diluted earnings per share
 
$
0.19

 
$
0.36

 
$
0.44

Return on average assets (ROAA)(1)
 
0.67
%
 
1.20
%
 
1.37
%
Return on average equity (ROAE)(1)
 
6.08
%
 
11.78
%
 
16.90
%
Net interest margin(1)(2)
 
2.97
%
 
3.39
%
 
3.59
%
Cost of deposits(1)(3)
 
0.84
%
 
0.50
%
 
0.08
%
Cost of funds(1)(3)
 
0.94
%
 
0.59
%
 
0.14
%
Efficiency ratio(4)
 
72.81
%
 
59.93
%
 
61.12
%
Total assets
 
$
2,128,127

 
$
2,136,844

 
$
2,004,318

Total deposits
 
$
1,814,654

 
$
1,848,095

 
$
1,783,005

Book value per share
 
$
12.38

 
$
12.92

 
$
10.73

Tier 1 leverage ratio
 
11.04
%
 
10.43
%
 
9.00
%
Total risk-based capital ratio
 
26.45
%
 
25.97
%
 
25.77
%
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
 
 
 
 
Financial Highlights
 
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
Net income
 
$
24,846

 
$
22,333

Diluted earnings per share
 
$
1.35

 
$
1.31

Return on average assets (ROAA)
 
1.19
%
 
1.11
%
Adjusted return on average assets (ROAA)(5)
 
1.00
%
 
1.11
%
Return on average equity (ROAE)
 
11.54
%
 
13.47
%
Adjusted return on average equity (ROAE)(5)
 
9.71
%
 
13.47
%
Net interest margin(2)
 
3.47
%
 
3.49
%
Cost of deposits(3)
 
0.43
%
 
0.10
%
Cost of funds(3)
 
0.54
%
 
0.17
%
Efficiency ratio(4)
 
60.52
%
 
62.59
%
Adjusted efficiency ratio(4)(5)
 
64.63
%
 
62.59
%
________________________
(1)
Data has been annualized.
(2)
Net interest margin is a ratio calculated as annualized net interest income divided by average interest earning assets for the same period.
(3)
Cost of deposits and cost of funds increased beginning in the second quarter of 2019 due to the cost of a hedging strategy discussed in “Balance Sheet —Securities” in more detail below.
(4)
Efficiency ratio is calculated by dividing noninterest expenses by net interest income plus noninterest income.
(5)
In March 2019, the Bank completed the sale of its San Marcos branch and business loan portfolio which generated a pre-tax gain on sale of $5.5 million, or $3.9 million after tax, which significantly positively impacted net income, diluted earnings per share, ROAA, ROAE and efficiency ratio during the first quarter of 2019. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for further information and reconciliation of these metrics.
Digital Currency Initiative
At December 31, 2019, our digital currency customers increased to 804 from 756 at September 30, 2019, and from 542 at December 31, 2018. At December 31, 2019, we had 242 prospective digital currency customer leads in various stages of our customer onboarding process and pipeline. There were 14,400 transactions on the SEN for the three months ended December 31, 2019, resulting in 46,063 transactions on the SEN for the year ended December 31, 2019,
In addition, for the three months ended December 31, 2019, $9.6 billion of U.S. dollar transfers occurred on the SEN, bringing total U.S. dollar transfers on the SEN to $32.7 billion for the year ended December 31, 2019.

2

 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Year Ended
 
 
December 31,
2019
 
September 30,
2019
 
December 31,
2018
 
December 31,
2019
 
December 31,
2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Dollars in millions)
# SEN Transactions
 
14,400

 
12,312

 
4,977

 
46,063

 
7,869

$ Volume of SEN Transfers
 
$
9,607

 
$
10,425

 
$
3,911

 
$
32,733

 
$
8,270

Results of Operations, Quarter Ended December 31, 2019
Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin Analysis
Net interest income totaled $15.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2019, compared to $18.4 million for the third quarter of 2019, and $20.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2018.
Compared to the third quarter of 2019, net interest income decreased $2.8 million due to an increase in interest expense as a result of premium expense associated with calling and reissuing brokered certificates of deposits at lower rates, and a decrease in interest earning assets driven primarily by a decrease in average balances of interest earning deposits in other banks and securities. In addition, the Federal Open Market Committee lowered the federal funds rate in both the third and fourth quarter of 2019, reducing the yields on Bank interest earning deposits and securities. This was partially offset by an increase in average loans, primarily due to an increase in mortgage warehouse loan balances.
Compared to the fourth quarter of 2018, net interest income decreased $5.2 million due to a $213.0 million decrease in average interest earning assets, a $302.4 million increase in average interest bearing liabilities, and a 205 basis point increase in the rates on interest bearing liabilities. Average interest earning assets decreased primarily due to a decrease in interest earning deposits offset by an increase in securities and loans. The decrease in interest earning deposits was primarily due to the investment of such funds in higher yielding securities and loans. The increase in securities resulted from purchases of fixed-rate commercial mortgage-backed securities and adjustable rate residential mortgage-backed securities, while the increase in loans was primarily driven by an increase in mortgage refinancing, increased mortgage warehouse loan demand, and increased production of multi-family residential loans, offsetting a decrease in loans related to the sale of the business loan portfolio in the first quarter of 2019. Yields on earning assets benefited from the increase in securities relative to interest earning deposits in other banks and an increase in interest income primarily due to increased mortgage warehouse loan balances. The increase in rates on interest bearing deposits was primarily due to the issuance of callable brokered certificates of deposits, which were used to fund fixed-rate commercial mortgage-backed securities, both associated with a hedging strategy which is discussed in further detail under “Balance Sheet—Securities.” Noninterest bearing deposits generated by the digital currency initiative are primarily invested in securities and interest earning deposits.
Net interest margin for the fourth quarter of 2019 was 2.97%, compared to 3.39% for the third quarter of 2019, and 3.59% for the fourth quarter of 2018. The decrease in the net interest margin compared to the third quarter of 2019 was driven by an increase in interest expense due to premium expense associated with calling and reissuing brokered certificates of deposits at lower rates. The yield on interest earning assets declined 11 basis points due primarily to reductions in the federal funds rate during the third and fourth quarters of 2019, which was partially offset by increased balances of higher yielding mortgage warehouse loans. The net interest margin decrease from the fourth quarter of 2018 was primarily due to increased interest expense from the new callable brokered certificates of deposits associated with the hedging strategy.

3

 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
December 31, 2019
 
September 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
 
 
Average
Outstanding
Balance
 
Interest
Income/
Expense
 
Average
Yield/
Rate
 
Average
Outstanding
Balance
 
Interest
Income/
Expense
 
Average
Yield/
Rate
 
Average
Outstanding
Balance
 
Interest
Income/
Expense
 
Average
Yield/
Rate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest earning assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest earning deposits in other banks
 
$
165,685

 
$
685

 
1.64
%
 
$
234,606

 
$
1,183

 
2.00
%
 
$
1,091,391

 
$
6,220

 
2.26
%
Securities
 
905,399

 
6,117

 
2.68
%
 
935,263

 
6,510

 
2.76
%
 
309,360

 
2,316

 
2.97
%
Loans(1)(2)
 
1,008,987

 
13,076

 
5.14
%
 
979,283

 
13,574

 
5.50
%
 
892,947

 
12,743

 
5.66
%
Other
 
10,744

 
234

 
8.64
%
 
10,742

 
121

 
4.47
%
 
10,140

 
322

 
12.60
%
Total interest earning assets
 
2,090,815

 
20,112

 
3.82
%
 
2,159,894

 
21,388

 
3.93
%
 
2,303,838

 
21,601

 
3.72
%
Noninterest earning assets
 
46,708

 
 
 
 
 
45,306

 
 
 
 
 
14,124

 
 
 
 
Total assets
 
$
2,137,523

 
 
 
 
 
$
2,205,200

 
 
 
 
 
$
2,317,962

 
 
 
 
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest bearing liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest bearing deposits
 
$
449,985

 
$
3,793

 
3.34
%
 
$
438,277

 
$
2,385

 
2.16
%
 
$
226,688

 
$
401

 
0.70
%
FHLB advances and other borrowings
 
85,451

 
419

 
1.95
%
 
43,642

 
289

 
2.63
%
 
6,371

 
93

 
5.79
%
Subordinated debentures
 
15,815

 
270

 
6.77
%
 
15,810

 
271

 
6.80
%
 
15,800

 
244

 
6.13
%
Total interest bearing liabilities
 
551,251

 
4,482

 
3.23
%
 
497,729

 
2,945

 
2.35
%
 
248,859

 
738

 
1.18
%
Noninterest bearing liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noninterest bearing deposits
 
1,335,186

 
 
 
 
 
1,468,992

 
 
 
 
 
1,873,690

 
 
 
 
Other liabilities
 
16,274

 
 
 
 
 
14,400

 
 
 
 
 
7,123

 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
 
234,812

 
 
 
 
 
224,079

 
 
 
 
 
188,290

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
$
2,137,523

 
 
 
 
 
$
2,205,200

 
 
 
 
 
$
2,317,962

 
 
 
 
Net interest spread(3)
 
 
 
 
 
0.59
%
 
 
 
 
 
1.58
%
 
 
 
 
 
2.54
%
Net interest income
 
 
 
$
15,630

 
 
 
 
 
$
18,443

 
 
 
 
 
$
20,863

 
 
Net interest margin(4)
 
 
 
 
 
2.97
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.39
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.59
%
________________________
(1)
Loans include nonaccrual loans and loans held-for-sale, net of deferred fees and before allowance for loan losses.
(2)
Interest income includes amortization of deferred loan fees, net of deferred loan costs.
(3)
Net interest spread is the difference between interest rates earned on interest earning assets and interest rates paid on interest bearing liabilities.
(4)
Net interest margin is a ratio calculated as annualized net interest income divided by average interest earning assets for the same period.
Provision for Loan Losses
The Company recorded no provision for loan losses for the fourth quarter of 2019, compared to reversals of the provision for loan losses of $0.9 million for the third quarter of 2019, and $1.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2018. The reversal in the third quarter of 2019 was due to improvements in qualitative factors related to the loan portfolio and the continued low charge-off rates. The reversal in the fourth quarter of 2018 was primarily due to reclassifying $125.2 million in loans held-for-investment as loans held-for-sale in connection with the Company’s November 2018 agreement to sell the Bank’s business loan portfolio.
Noninterest Income
Noninterest income for the fourth quarter of 2019 was $3.1 million, an increase of $0.5 million, or 20.4%, from the third quarter of 2019. The primary driver of this increase was a $0.7 million gain on sale of securities which is discussed in further detail under “Balance Sheet—Securities.”
Noninterest income for the fourth quarter of 2019 increased by $1.1 million, or 57.2%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2018. This increase was driven by a $0.7 million, or 90.6%, increase in deposit related fees, along with the $0.7 million gain on sale of securities, partially offset by a decrease in service fees related to off-balance sheet deposits. Deposit related fees increased primarily due to increases in cash management, foreign exchange, and SEN related fees associated with our digital currency initiative.

4

 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
December 31,
2019
 
September 30,
2019
 
December 31,
2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Noninterest income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage warehouse fee income
 
$
388

 
$
373

 
$
353

Service fees related to off-balance sheet deposits
 
183

 
283

 
739

Deposit related fees
 
1,487

 
1,657

 
780

Gain on sale of loans, net
 
235

 
248

 
12

Gain (loss) on sale of securities, net
 
740

 
(16
)
 
—

Other income
 
97

 
54

 
107

Total noninterest income
 
$
3,130

 
$
2,599

 
$
1,991

Noninterest Expense
Noninterest expense totaled $13.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2019, an increase of $1.0 million compared to the third quarter of 2019, and a decrease of $0.3 million compared to the fourth quarter of 2018.
Noninterest expense increased from the prior quarter due to increases in salaries and employee benefits, professional services and other general and administrative expense.
Noninterest expense decreased from the fourth quarter of 2018 due to lower professional services and federal deposit insurance expense offset by increases in salaries and employee benefits, communications and data processing and other general and administrative expense.
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
December 31,
2019
 
September 30,
2019
 
December 31,
2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Noninterest expense:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Salaries and employee benefits
 
$
8,773

 
$
8,277

 
$
8,563

Occupancy and equipment
 
861

 
892

 
840

Communications and data processing
 
1,149

 
1,298

 
939

Professional services
 
1,198

 
889

 
2,132

Federal deposit insurance
 
33

 
39

 
152

Correspondent bank charges
 
323

 
288

 
249

Other loan expense
 
122

 
47

 
221

Other real estate owned expense (recovery)
 
90

 
75

 
(15
)
Other general and administrative
 
1,111

 
806

 
887

Total noninterest expense
 
$
13,660

 
$
12,611

 
$
13,968

Income Tax Expense
Income tax expense was $1.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2019, compared to $2.6 million for the third quarter of 2019, and $2.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2018. Our effective tax rate for the fourth quarter of 2019 was 29.5%, compared to 28.3% for the third quarter of 2019, and 24.1% fourth quarter of 2018. The effective tax rate for the fourth quarter of 2019 was impacted by higher blended state taxes and lower excess benefit from stock-based compensation compared to the fourth quarter of 2018.
Results of Operations, Year Ended December 31, 2019
Net income for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $24.8 million, or $1.35 per diluted share, compared to $22.3 million, or $1.31 per diluted share, for 2018.

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Net interest income for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $71.0 million, compared to $69.6 million for the same period in 2018. Our increased net interest income was primarily due to an $8.3 million increase in interest income partially offset by a $6.9 million increase in interest expense. The increase in interest income was due to both an increase in average earning assets and higher yields on those assets, driven in part by an increase in higher yielding securities and a reduction in lower yielding interest earning deposits, which offset higher rates on interest bearing deposits as a result of the new callable brokered certificates of deposits associated with the Company’s hedging strategy.
Noninterest income for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $15.8 million, compared to $7.6 million for 2018. The increase in total noninterest income was primarily due to the increase in fee income from our digital currency customers and a $5.5 million gain on a branch sale that occurred in the first quarter of 2019. Digital currency customer related fee income for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $4.9 million as compared to $2.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2018.
Noninterest expense was $52.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2019, compared to $48.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2018. The increase in noninterest expense was primarily due to increases in salaries and benefits and communications and data processing expenses relating to our organic growth, as we have expanded operational infrastructure and implemented our plan to build an efficient, technology-driven global payments platform with significant capacity for growth.
Income tax expense was $9.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2019, compared to income tax expense of $8.1 million for 2018. Our effective tax rate for 2019 and 2018 was 28.3% and 26.5%, respectively.
Balance Sheet
Deposits
At December 31, 2019, deposits totaled $1.8 billion, a decrease of $33.4 million, or 1.8%, from September 30, 2019, and an increase of $31.6 million, or 1.8%, from December 31, 2018. Noninterest bearing deposits totaled $1.3 billion (representing approximately 74.0% of total deposits) at December 31, 2019, a decrease of $50.8 million from the prior quarter end and a $238.1 million decrease compared to December 31, 2018. The decrease in total deposits from the prior quarter reflects changes in deposit levels of our digital currency customers. The increase in total deposits from December 31, 2018 reflects an increase of $325.0 million in callable brokered certificates of deposit associated with our hedging strategy, offset by decreases from our digital currency customers and a $74.5 million decrease from the sale of our San Marcos branch in the first quarter of 2019.
The weighted average cost of deposits for the fourth quarter of 2019 was 0.84%, compared to 0.50% for the third quarter of 2019, and 0.08% for the fourth quarter of 2018. The increase in the weighted average cost of deposits compared to the third quarter of 2019 and the fourth quarter of 2018 was driven by the addition of new callable brokered certificates of deposit associated with a hedging strategy and the accelerated premium expense associated with the call and reissuance of brokered certificates of deposit in the fourth quarter of 2019, as discussed under “Balance Sheet—Securities.”
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
December 31, 2019
 
September 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
 
 
Average
Balance
 
Average
Rate
 
Average
Balance
 
Average
Rate
 
Average
Balance
 
Average
Rate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Noninterest bearing demand accounts
 
$
1,335,186

 
—

 
$
1,468,992

 
—

 
$
1,873,690

 
—

Interest bearing accounts:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest bearing demand accounts
 
50,095

 
0.13
%
 
47,945

 
0.14
%
 
52,169

 
0.13
%
Money market and savings accounts
 
83,199

 
1.00
%
 
81,941

 
1.00
%
 
138,381

 
0.70
%
Certificates of deposit:
 


 


 


 


 


 


Brokered certificates of deposit
 
314,262

 
4.49
%
 
303,524

 
2.81
%
 
—

 
—

Other
 
2,429

 
1.23
%
 
4,867

 
1.33
%
 
36,138

 
1.51
%
Total interest bearing deposits
 
449,985

 
3.34
%
 
438,277

 
2.16
%
 
226,688

 
0.70
%
Total deposits
 
$
1,785,171

 
0.84
%
 
$
1,907,269

 
0.50
%
 
$
2,100,378

 
0.08
%

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Demand for new deposit accounts is generated by our banking platform for innovators that includes the SEN, which is enabled through our proprietary API and online banking system. These tools enable our clients to grow their business and scale operations.
The following table sets forth a breakdown of our digital currency customer base and the deposits held by such customers at the dates noted below:
 
 
December 31, 2019
 
September 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
 
 
Number of Customers
 
Total Deposits
 
Number of Customers
 
Total Deposits
 
Number of Customers
 
Total Deposits
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Dollars in millions)
Digital currency exchanges
 
80

 
$
529

 
69

 
$
546

 
37

 
$
618

Institutional investors
 
489

 
430

 
468

 
504

 
363

 
577

Other customers
 
235

 
286

 
219

 
247

 
142

 
274

Total(1)
 
804

 
$
1,246

 
756

 
$
1,297

 
542

 
$
1,470

________________________
(1)
Total deposits may not foot due to rounding.
Loan Portfolio
Total loans held-for-investment were $670.8 million at December 31, 2019, a decrease of $27.4 million, or 3.9%, from September 30, 2019, and an increase of $71.3 million, or 11.9%, from December 31, 2018.
 
 
December 31,
2019
 
September 30,
2019
 
December 31,
2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Real estate loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
One-to-four family
 
$
193,367

 
$
212,440

 
$
190,885

Multi-family
 
81,233

 
77,901

 
40,584

Commercial
 
331,052

 
322,733

 
309,655

Construction
 
7,213

 
3,986

 
3,847

Commercial and industrial
 
14,440

 
14,563

 
8,586

Consumer and other
 
122

 
76

 
150

Reverse mortgage
 
1,415

 
1,629

 
1,742

Mortgage warehouse
 
39,247

 
61,856

 
41,586

Total gross loans held-for-investment
 
668,089

 
695,184

 
597,035

Deferred fees, net
 
2,724

 
2,997

 
2,469

Total loans held-for-investment
 
670,813

 
698,181

 
599,504

Allowance for loan losses
 
(6,191
)
 
(6,191
)
 
(6,723
)
Total loans held-for-investment, net
 
$
664,622

 
$
691,990

 
$
592,781

Total loans held-for-sale
 
$
375,922

 
$
311,410

 
$
350,636

Loans held-for-sale included $365.8 million, $306.7 million and $211.0 million of mortgage warehouse loans at December 31, 2019, September 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, respectively.
Asset Quality and Allowance for Loan Losses
At December 31, 2019, our allowance for loan losses remained unchanged at $6.2 million compared to September 30, 2019, and $6.7 million at December 31, 2018. The ratio of the allowance for loan losses to gross loans held-for-investment at December 31, 2019 was 0.93%, compared to 0.89% and 1.13% at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.
Nonperforming assets totaled $6.0 million, or 0.28% of total assets, at December 31, 2019, a decrease of $0.8 million from $6.8 million, or 0.32% of total assets at September 30, 2019. Nonperforming assets decreased $2.3 million, from $8.3 million, or 0.42% of total assets, at December 31, 2018.

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December 31,
2019
 
September 30,
2019
 
December 31,
2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Asset Quality
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Nonperforming Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nonperforming loans
 
$
5,909

 
$
6,707

 
$
8,303

Troubled debt restructurings
 
$
1,791

 
$
1,840

 
$
514

Other real estate owned, net
 
$
128

 
$
81

 
$
31

Nonperforming assets
 
$
6,037

 
$
6,788

 
$
8,334

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Asset Quality Ratios:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nonperforming assets to total assets
 
0.28
%
 
0.32
%
 
0.42
 %
Nonperforming loans to gross loans(1)
 
0.88
%
 
0.96
%
 
1.39
 %
Nonperforming assets to gross loans and other real estate owned(1)
 
0.90
%
 
0.98
%
 
1.40
 %
Net charge-offs (recoveries) to average total loans(1)
 
0.01
%
 
0.01
%
 
(0.01
)%
Allowance for loan losses to gross loans(1)
 
0.93
%
 
0.89
%
 
1.13
 %
Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans
 
104.77
%
 
92.31
%
 
80.97
 %
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(1)
Loans exclude loans held-for-sale at each of the dates presented.
Securities
Securities available-for-sale decreased $12.2 million, or 1.3%, from $909.9 million at September 30, 2019, and increased $540.6 million, or 151.3%, from $357.2 million at December 31, 2018, to $897.8 million at December 31, 2019. The Company’s securities portfolio has grown substantially due to the implementation of a hedging strategy and the purchase of high quality available-for-sale securities. In March 2019, the Bank implemented a hedging strategy that includes purchases of interest rate floors and commercial mortgage-backed securities, primarily funded by callable brokered certificates of deposit. This hedging strategy is intended to reduce the Company’s exposure to a decline in earnings in a declining interest rate environment with a minimal negative impact on current earnings. At December 31, 2019, the Company had purchased $400.0 million in notional amount of interest rate floors, $350.4 million in fixed-rate commercial mortgage-backed securities and issued $325.0 million of callable brokered certificates of deposit related to the hedging strategy. The callable brokered certificates of deposit had an unamortized premium of $2.6 million and have an average maturity of 4.6 years as of December 31, 2019. These certificates of deposit are initially callable within three to six months after issuance, and monthly thereafter. The call dates for all callable brokered certificates of deposit are from December 2019 through March 2020. In the fourth quarter the Company called $237.5 million of callable brokered certificates of deposit and reissued new callable brokered certificates of deposit at lower rates. The premium expense associated with calling these certificates was $1.6 million. This premium expense will be offset in the future as a result of the newly issued certificates at lower rates. During the fourth quarter of 2019 the Company sold $10.0 million of fixed-rate commercial mortgage-backed securities and realized a gain on sale of $0.7 million, which partially offset the premium expense associated with calling the brokered certificates of deposit. The Company reinvested the proceeds from the $10.0 million fixed-rate commercial mortgage-backed securities sale into a new $10.0 million fixed-rate commercial mortgage-backed security.
Capital Ratios
At December 31, 2019, the Company’s ratio of common equity to total assets was 10.86%, compared with 10.79% at September 30, 2019, and 9.54% at December 31, 2018. At December 31, 2019, the Company’s book value per share was $12.38, compared to $12.92 at September 30, 2019, and $10.73 at December 31, 2018.
At December 31, 2019, the Company had a tier 1 leverage ratio of 11.04%, common equity tier 1 capital ratio of 24.07%, tier 1 capital ratio of 25.76% and total capital ratio of 26.45%.
At December 31, 2019, the Bank had a tier 1 leverage ratio of 10.52%, common equity tier 1 capital ratio of 24.55%, tier 1 capital ratio of 24.55% and total capital ratio of 25.24%. These capital ratios each exceeded the “well capitalized” standards defined by federal banking regulations of 5.00% for tier 1 leverage ratio, 6.5% for common equity tier 1 capital ratio, 8.00% for tier 1 capital ratio and 10.00% for total capital ratio.

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Capital Ratios(1)
 
December 31,
2019
 
September 30,
2019
 
December 31,
2018
The Company
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tier 1 leverage ratio
 
11.04
%
 
10.43
%
 
9.00
%
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio
 
24.07
%
 
23.57
%
 
23.10
%
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio
 
25.76
%
 
25.28
%
 
24.96
%
Total risk-based capital ratio
 
26.45
%
 
25.97
%
 
25.77
%
Common equity to total assets
 
10.86
%
 
10.79
%
 
9.54
%
The Bank
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tier 1 leverage ratio
 
10.52
%
 
10.01
%
 
8.51
%
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio
 
24.55
%
 
24.30
%
 
23.68
%
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio
 
24.55
%
 
24.30
%
 
23.68
%
Total risk-based capital ratio
 
25.24
%
 
25.00
%
 
24.50
%
________________________
(1)
December 31, 2019 capital ratios are preliminary.
Conference Call and Webcast
The Company will host a conference call on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) to present and discuss fourth quarter and full year 2019 results. The conference call can be accessed live by dialing 1-877-407-4018 or for international callers, 1-201-689-8471, and requesting to be joined to the Silvergate Capital Corporation Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2019 Earnings Conference Call. A replay will be available starting at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on January 29, 2020 and can be accessed by dialing 1-844-512-2921, or for international callers, 1-412-317-6671. The passcode for the replay is 13698055. The replay will be available until 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) on February 12, 2020. Interested investors and other parties may also listen to a simultaneous webcast of the conference call by logging onto the investor relations section of the Company's website at https://ir.silvergatebank.com. The online replay will remain available for a limited time beginning immediately following the call.
About Silvergate
Silvergate Capital Corporation is a registered bank holding company for Silvergate Bank, headquartered in La Jolla, California. Silvergate Bank is a commercial bank that opened in 1988, has been profitable for 22 consecutive years, and has focused its strategy on creating the banking platform for innovators, especially in the digital currency industry, and developing product and service solutions addressing the needs of entrepreneurs. The Company’s assets consist primarily of its investment in the Bank and the Company’s primary activities are conducted through the Bank. The Company is subject to supervision by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”). The Bank is subject to supervision by the California Department of Business Oversight, Division of Financial Institutions and, as a Federal Reserve member bank, the Federal Reserve. The Bank’s deposits are insured up to legal limits by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Forward Looking Statements
Statements in this earnings release may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 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,” “should,” “could,” “predict,” “potential,” “believe,” “will likely result,” “expect,” “continue,” “will,” “anticipate,” “seek,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “project,” “projection,” “forecast,” “goal,” “target,” “would,” “aim” 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 and management’s beliefs and certain assumptions made by management, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and beyond our control. The inclusion of these forward-looking statements should not be regarded as a representation by us or any other person that such expectations, estimates and projections will be achieved. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date made, such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, assumptions and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. For information about other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements contained in this release, please refer to the

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Company's public reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of this earnings release, and we do not undertake any obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether because of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by law. New risks and uncertainties may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict their occurrence. In addition, we cannot assess the impact of each risk and uncertainty on our business or the extent to which any risk or uncertainty, or combination of risks and uncertainties, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.

Investor Relations Contact:
Jamie Lillis / Shannon Devine
(858) 200-3782
investors@silvergate.com

Source: Silvergate Capital Corporation

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SILVERGATE CAPITAL CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
(In Thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
 
December 31,
2019
 
September 30,
2019
 
June 30,
2019
 
March 31,
2019
 
December 31,
2018
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and due from banks
 
$
1,579

 
$
4,098

 
$
2,036

 
$
3,865

 
$
4,177

Interest earning deposits in other banks
 
132,025

 
156,160

 
339,325

 
529,159

 
670,243

Cash and cash equivalents
 
133,604

 
160,258

 
341,361

 
533,024

 
674,420

Securities available-for-sale, at fair value
 
897,766

 
909,917

 
920,481

 
462,330

 
357,178

Securities held-to-maturity, at amortized cost
 
—

 
—

 
63

 
70

 
73

Loans held-for-investment, net of allowance for loan losses
 
664,622

 
691,990

 
684,410

 
611,175

 
592,781

Loans held-for-sale, at lower of cost or fair value
 
375,922

 
311,410

 
235,834

 
234,067

 
350,636

Federal home loan and federal reserve bank stock, at cost
 
10,264

 
10,264

 
10,264

 
10,264

 
9,660

Accrued interest receivable
 
5,950

 
5,875

 
6,296

 
5,474

 
5,770

Other real estate owned, net
 
128

 
81

 
112

 
31

 
31

Premises and equipment, net
 
3,259

 
3,224

 
3,276

 
3,195

 
3,656

Operating lease right-of-use assets
 
4,571

 
4,927

 
5,280

 
4,476

 
—

Derivative assets
 
23,440

 
30,885

 
25,698

 
3,392

 
999

Low income housing tax credit investment
 
954

 
981

 
1,008

 
1,015

 
1,044

Deferred tax asset
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
3,153

 
3,329

Other assets
 
7,647

 
7,032

 
7,951

 
19,728

 
4,741

Total assets
 
$
2,128,127

 
$
2,136,844

 
$
2,242,034

 
$
1,891,394

 
$
2,004,318

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noninterest bearing demand accounts
 
$
1,343,667

 
$
1,394,433

 
$
1,549,886

 
$
1,452,191

 
$
1,525,922

Interest bearing accounts
 
470,987

 
453,662

 
388,764

 
146,573

 
152,911

Deposits held-for-sale
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
104,172

Total deposits
 
1,814,654

 
1,848,095

 
1,938,650

 
1,598,764

 
1,783,005

Federal home loan bank advances
 
49,000

 
20,000

 
—

 
—

 
—

Other borrowings
 
—

 
—

 
53,545

 
57,135

 
—

Notes payable
 
3,714

 
4,000

 
4,286

 
4,286

 
4,857

Subordinated debentures, net
 
15,816

 
15,813

 
15,809

 
15,806

 
15,802

Operating lease liabilities
 
4,881

 
5,237

 
5,581

 
4,762

 
—

Accrued expenses and other liabilities
 
9,026

 
13,085

 
9,415

 
9,504

 
9,408

Total liabilities
 
1,897,091

 
1,906,230

 
2,027,286

 
1,690,257

 
1,813,072

Commitments and contingencies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred stock
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Class A common stock
 
178

 
167

 
166

 
166

 
166

Class B non-voting common stock
 
9

 
12

 
12

 
12

 
12

Additional paid-in capital
 
132,138

 
125,573

 
125,599

 
125,684

 
125,665

Retained earnings
 
92,310

 
88,712

 
82,056

 
76,900

 
67,464

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
 
6,401

 
16,150

 
6,915

 
(1,625
)
 
(2,061
)
Total shareholders’ equity
 
231,036

 
230,614

 
214,748

 
201,137

 
191,246

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
$
2,128,127

 
$
2,136,844

 
$
2,242,034

 
$
1,891,394

 
$
2,004,318


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SILVERGATE CAPITAL CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
(Unaudited)
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Year Ended
 
 
December 31,
2019
 
September 30,
2019
 
December 31,
2018
 
December 31,
2019
 
December 31,
2018
Interest income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans, including fees
 
$
13,076

 
$
13,574

 
$
12,743

 
$
51,445

 
$
48,100

Securities
 
6,117

 
6,510

 
2,316

 
20,161

 
7,332

Other interest earning assets
 
685

 
1,183

 
6,220

 
8,723

 
16,606

Dividends and other
 
234

 
121

 
322

 
706

 
714

Total interest income
 
20,112

 
21,388

 
21,601

 
81,035

 
72,752

Interest expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits
 
3,793

 
2,385

 
401

 
7,713

 
1,787

Federal home loan bank advances
 
374

 
172

 
—

 
546

 
19

Notes payable and other
 
45

 
117

 
93

 
747

 
408

Subordinated debentures
 
270

 
271

 
244

 
1,072

 
915

Total interest expense
 
4,482

 
2,945

 
738

 
10,078

 
3,129

Net interest income before provision for loan losses
 
15,630

 
18,443

 
20,863

 
70,957

 
69,623

Reversal of provision for loan losses
 
—

 
(858
)
 
(1,675
)
 
(439
)
 
(1,527
)
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
 
15,630

 
19,301

 
22,538

 
71,396

 
71,150

Noninterest income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage warehouse fee income
 
388

 
373

 
353

 
1,473

 
1,505

Service fees related to off-balance sheet deposits
 
183

 
283

 
739

 
1,637

 
2,422

Deposit related fees
 
1,487

 
1,657

 
780

 
5,302

 
2,435

Gain on sale of loans, net
 
235

 
248

 
12

 
828

 
711

Gain (loss) on sale of securities, net
 
740

 
(16
)
 
—

 
724

 
—

Gain on sale of branch, net
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
5,509

 
—

Other income
 
97

 
54

 
107

 
281

 
490

Total noninterest income
 
3,130

 
2,599

 
1,991

 
15,754

 
7,563

Noninterest expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Salaries and employee benefits
 
8,773

 
8,277

 
8,563

 
33,897

 
29,898

Occupancy and equipment
 
861

 
892

 
840

 
3,638

 
3,091

Communications and data processing
 
1,149

 
1,298

 
939

 
4,607

 
3,088

Professional services
 
1,198

 
889

 
2,132

 
4,605

 
6,050

Federal deposit insurance
 
33

 
39

 
152

 
415

 
1,230

Correspondent bank charges
 
323

 
288

 
249

 
1,191

 
1,163

Other loan expense
 
122

 
47

 
221

 
412

 
419

Other real estate owned expense (recovery)
 
90

 
75

 
(15
)
 
170

 
27

Other general and administrative
 
1,111

 
806

 
887

 
3,543

 
3,348

Total noninterest expense
 
13,660

 
12,611

 
13,968

 
52,478

 
48,314

Income before income taxes
 
5,100

 
9,289

 
10,561

 
34,672

 
30,399

Income tax expense
 
1,502

 
2,633

 
2,541

 
9,826

 
8,066

Net income
 
3,598

 
6,656

 
8,020

 
24,846

 
22,333

Basic earnings per share
 
$
0.20

 
$
0.37

 
$
0.45

 
$
1.38

 
$
1.35

Diluted earnings per share
 
$
0.19

 
$
0.36

 
$
0.44

 
$
1.35

 
$
1.31

Weighted average shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
18,336

 
17,840

 
17,817

 
17,957

 
16,543

Diluted
 
18,779

 
18,246

 
18,257

 
18,385

 
17,023


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Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The Company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures to provide meaningful supplemental information regarding the Company’s operational performance and to enhance investors’ overall understanding of such financial performance. However, these non-GAAP financial measures are supplemental and are not a substitute for an analysis based on GAAP measures. As other companies may use different calculations for these adjusted measures, this presentation may not be comparable to other similarly titled adjusted measures reported by other companies.
This earnings release includes certain non-GAAP financial measures for the year ended December 31, 2019 in order to present our results of operations for that period on a basis consistent with our historical operations. On November 15, 2018, the Company and the Bank entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with HomeStreet Bank to sell the Bank’s retail branch located in San Marcos, California and business loan portfolio to HomeStreet Bank. This transaction, which was completed in March 2019, generated a pre-tax gain on sale of $5.5 million. Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors that is supplementary to the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows computed in accordance with GAAP.

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Year Ended
December 31,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Net income
 
 
 
 
Net income, as reported
 
$
24,846

 
$
22,333

Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
Gain on sale of branch, net
 
(5,509
)
 
—

Tax effect(1)
 
1,574

 
—

Adjusted net income
 
$
20,911

 
$
22,333

 
 
 
 
 
Noninterest income / average assets(2)
 
 
 
 
Noninterest income
 
$
15,754

 
$
7,563

Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
Gain on sale of branch, net
 
(5,509
)
 
—

Adjusted noninterest income
 
10,245

 
7,563

Average assets
 
2,082,007

 
2,008,853

Noninterest income / average assets, as reported
 
0.76
%
 
0.38
%
Adjusted noninterest income / average assets
 
0.49
%
 
0.38
%
 
 
 
 
 
Return on average assets (ROAA)(2)
 
 
 
 
Adjusted net income
 
$
20,911

 
$
22,333

Average assets
 
2,082,007

 
2,008,853

Return on average assets (ROAA), as reported
 
1.19
%
 
1.11
%
Adjusted return on average assets
 
1.00
%
 
1.11
%
 
 
 
 
 
Return on average equity (ROAE)(2)
 
 
 
 
Adjusted net income
 
$
20,911

 
$
22,333

Average equity
 
215,338

 
165,820

Return on average equity (ROAE), as reported
 
11.54
%
 
13.47
%
Adjusted return on average equity
 
9.71
%
 
13.47
%
 
 
 
 
 
Efficiency ratio
 
 
 
 
Noninterest expense
 
$
52,478

 
$
48,314

Net interest income
 
70,957

 
69,623

Noninterest income
 
15,754

 
7,563

Total net interest income and noninterest income
 
86,711

 
77,186

Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
Gain on sale of branch, net
 
(5,509
)
 
—

Adjusted total net interest income and noninterest income
 
81,202

 
77,186

Efficiency ratio, as reported
 
60.52
%
 
62.59
%
Adjusted efficiency ratio
 
64.63
%
 
62.59
%
________________________
(1)
Amount represents the total income tax effect of the adjustment, which is calculated based on the applicable marginal tax rate of 28.58%.
(2)
Data has been annualized.

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