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Exhibit 99.1

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
 CROSSFIRST BANKSHARES, INC. CONTACT:
April 23, 2020
 
     Matt Needham, Director of Investor Relations
(913) 312-6822
https://investors.crossfirstbankshares.com

CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2020 Results

LEAWOOD, Kan., April 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: CFB), the bank holding company for CrossFirst Bank, today reported its results for the first quarter of 2020, including net income of $3.9 million, or $0.07 per diluted share. CrossFirst continued to deliver growth in operating revenue and improve efficiency for the quarter while managing through a declining interest rate environment. During the quarter, the Company's earnings were impacted by a $14.0 million loan loss provision recorded mostly due to increased uncertainty in the portfolio from economic conditions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and oil market volatility.
"Our overall core performance remains strong, and excluding our provision in the current period, we had one of the Company's strongest quarters. We are on the front end of a possible recession and have taken an additional loan loss provision to strengthen our reserves and help prepare for the potential headwinds created by current economic uncertainty. While our loan portfolio is diversified and credit quality remains a priority, we are doing everything we can to support our customers during these extremely challenging times, including the successful roll-out of several new governmental programs and other relief to help our customers," said CrossFirst’s CEO and President George F. Jones, Jr. "Aside from the current economic conditions, our overall quarter for the Company was successful with continued quarter over quarter operating revenue growth, increased efficiency, and the implementation of several initiatives to mitigate risk to the Company."
First Quarter 2020 Highlights:
$5.1 billion of assets with 14% operating revenue growth compared to the first quarter of 2019
Quarterly net income of $3.9 million, compared to net income of $9.4 million for the first quarter of 2019
Diluted EPS of $0.07 for the first quarter of 2020, compared to $0.20 for the first quarter of 2019
Achieved efficiency ratio of 55.1% for the first quarter of 2020, compared to 64.2% for the first quarter of 2019
Grew loans by $149 million from the previous quarter end and $724 million or 22% over the last twelve months
Grew deposits by $49 million from the previous quarter end and $573 million or 17% over the last twelve months
Book value per share of $11.75 at March 31, 2020 compared to $11.58 at December 31, 2019
 
 
Quarter-to-Date
 
 
March 31,
 
 
2019
 
2020
 
 
(Dollars in millions except per share data)
Operating revenue(1)
 
$
35.3

 
$
40.3

Net income
 
$
9.4

 
$
3.9

Diluted earnings per share
 
$
0.20

 
$
0.07

Return on average assets
 
0.91
%
 
0.31
%
Non-GAAP core operating return on average assets(2)
 
0.78
%
 
0.31
%
Return on average common equity
 
7.98
%
 
2.53
%
Non-GAAP return on average tangible common equity(2)
 
6.79
%
 
2.56
%
Net interest margin
 
3.40
%
 
3.19
%
Net interest margin, fully tax-equivalent(3)
 
3.46
%
 
3.24
%
Efficiency ratio
 
64.2
%
 
55.1
%
Non-GAAP core operating efficiency ratio, fully tax-equivalent(2)(3)
 
63.1
%
 
54.2
%
 
 
 
 
 
(1) Net interest income plus non-interest income.
(2) Represents a non-GAAP measure. See "Table 5. Non-GAAP Financial Measures" for a reconciliation of this measure.
(3) Tax exempt income is calculated on a tax-equivalent basis. Tax-free municipal securities are exempt from federal taxes. The incremental federal tax rate used is 21.0%.

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COVID-19 Update

The COVID-19 pandemic and measures taken in response thereto have created economic uncertainty and negatively impacted most of our customers in some capacity. During the first quarter of 2020, we experienced some impacts from the pandemic, including the implementation of a pandemic plan with social distancing measures for customers and employee interaction, supported key regulatory relief programs for customers, the need to increase provisions and allowances for loan losses, increased monitoring of key loan portfolio segments, requests for loan modifications, slower discretionary spending, and elevated risk management activities. Our branch-lite strategy, relationship banking model, and technology have really allowed us to quickly implement our pandemic plan, work remotely to be safe, and have the agility to effectively serve our customers when they need it most.
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) Programs
As a preferred lender with Small Business Administration ("SBA"), we are in a unique position to react immediately to the provisions of the CARES Act, specifically the Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") component. We are committed to helping our local businesses and the communities that we serve during these extremely challenging times and will continue to help customers access regulatory relief and other programs. As of April 20, 2020, we have received funding approval for over 914 loans, totaling just under $400 million of new loans, with a large pipeline of qualified, pending applicants still to be processed if additional funding for the PPP program becomes available. The Company is in the process of securing short term deposits to support the PPP program and plans to release the loans to the SBA when the process is finalized. In addition to the PPP program, we are granting loan modifications and 90/180 day payment deferrals for customers who have requested additional relief. As of April 20, 2020, the Company has approved just over $750 million in payment deferrals, representing almost 19% of our total loan balance as of March 31, 2019. We are evaluating each modification on a case by case basis and assessing the borrowers willingness and capacity to support the business in the long run. The Company will continue to implement additional governmental assistance programs as more details become available around the processes and procedures for such programs, and grant loan modifications when appropriate.
Income from Operations
Net Interest Income
The Company produced interest income of $54.2 million for the first quarter of 2020, an increase of 6% from the first quarter of 2019 and a decrease of 2% from the previous quarter. Interest income increased from the first quarter of 2019 primarily from continued strong growth in average earning assets, mitigating the impact of continued declining interest rates. Average earnings assets totaled $4.8 billion for the first quarter of 2020, an increase of $813 million or 20% from the same quarter in 2019. The tax-equivalent yield on earning assets declined from 4.76% to 4.57% during the first quarter of 2020, compared to year end 2019, primarily due to the movement of variable rate assets indexed to market rates.
Interest expense for the first quarter of 2020 was $16.0 million, or 10% lower than the first quarter of 2019 and 11% lower than the previous quarter. While average interest-bearing deposits increased to $3.4 billion in the first quarter of 2020, an increase of 21% from the same quarter in 2019, overall costs declined with adjustments to funding costs from continued declining interest rates. Non-deposit funding costs decreased to 1.72% from 1.86% in the fourth quarter of 2019 while overall cost of funds for the quarter was 1.49%, compared to 1.71% for the fourth quarter of 2019.

Tax-equivalent net interest margin increased from 3.23% to 3.24% from the previous quarter and declined from 3.46% in the same quarter in 2019, reflecting the impact of the declining rate environment. Over the course of the last several quarters the Company has continued to shorten the duration of funding and adjusted variable rate accounts with market movements in interest rates, keeping pace with declining variable loan yields. The tax-equivalent adjustment, which accounts for income taxes saved on the interest earned on nontaxable securities and loans, was $0.7 million for the first quarter of 2020. Net interest income totaled $38.2 million for the first quarter of 2020 or 3% greater than the fourth quarter of 2019, and 14% greater than the first quarter of 2019.

Non-Interest Income
Non-interest income increased $450 thousand in the first quarter of 2020 or 27% compared to the same quarter of 2019 and slightly decreased compared to the fourth quarter of 2019. While the Company continued to increase fee income commensurate with its growth, during the first quarter of 2020 the Company recorded $0.4 million of bond gains while the back to back swap fee activity slowed during the first quarter. Service charges for the first quarter of 2020 increased $0.4 million from the prior quarter as a result of increased activity.

Non-Interest Expense
Non-interest expense for the first quarter of 2020 was $22.2 million which decreased 2% compared to the first quarter of 2019 and increased 2% from the fourth quarter of 2019. The Company continued to focus on reducing expenses and managing costs during the quarter as most expense categories declined from the same period in 2019 as well as the previous quarter. Data processing costs for the first quarter of 2020

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were slightly higher compared to the previous quarter, as a result of the Company's increased volume of activity and FDIC insurance expense for the first quarter of 2020 increased slightly compared to the previous quarter. Salary and employment expenses increased from the previous quarter due to an increase in employee headcount for the quarter to support corporate initiatives.

CrossFirst’s effective tax rate for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 was 7.1% as compared to 4.3% for the quarter ended March 31, 2019. The year-over-year change was primarily due to $1.4 million in state tax credits recorded in the first quarter of 2019. The state tax credits were related to our new headquarters. For both of the comparable periods, the Company continued to benefit from the tax-exempt municipal bond portfolio and bank-owned life insurance.

Balance Sheet Performance & Analysis
During the first quarter of 2020, total assets increased by $136 million or 3% compared to December 31, 2019 with both strong loan and deposit growth. Asset growth for CrossFirst was $801 million or 19% since March 31, 2019. During the first quarter of 2020, total available for sale investment securities decreased $6 million to $735 million compared to December 31, 2019, while the overall average for the quarter was $760 million. During the first quarter of 2020, tax-exempt municipal securities on average increased $24 million and mortgage-backed securities decreased $12 million compared to December 31, 2019. The portfolio has continued to maintain a larger bond portfolio as part of management's strategy to manage liquidity and optimize income. The large bond portfolio, which is a strong source of liquidity for the Company, continued to perform well in a declining rate environment, and securities yields remained relatively steady at a tax equivalent yield of 3.21% for the first quarter of 2020 compared to the prior quarter.

Loan Growth Results
The Company continued to maintain a diversified loan portfolio while experiencing strong loan growth of 4% for the first quarter of 2020 and 22% from year over year March 31, 2019. Loan yields declined 23 basis points in the overall portfolio commensurate with the adjustable rate loan movements in LIBOR and Prime during the quarter. The Company experienced $179 million in payoffs for the quarter, but funded $264 million in new loans to replace payoffs and grow the overall portfolio.

(Dollars in millions)
1Q19
 
2Q19
 
3Q19
 
4Q19
 
1Q20
 
% of
Total
 
QoQ
Growth
($)
 
QoQ Growth
(%)
(1)
 
YoY Growth
($)
 
YoY Growth (%)(1)
Average loans (gross)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
1,145

 
$
1,224

 
$
1,284

 
$
1,315

 
$
1,339

 
34
%
 
$
24

 
2
 %
 
$
194

 
17
%
Energy
367

 
383

 
389

 
400

 
412

 
11

 
12

 
3

 
45

 
12

Commercial real estate
866

 
946

 
974

 
1,007

 
1,034

 
26

 
27

 
3

 
168

 
19

Construction and land development
444

 
457

 
487

 
599

 
620

 
16

 
21

 
3

 
176

 
40

Residential real estate
310

 
342

 
362

 
384

 
455

 
12

 
71

 
18

 
145

 
47

Consumer
44

 
46

 
45

 
45

 
45

 
1

 

 

 
1

 

Total
$
3,176

 
$
3,398

 
$
3,541

 
$
3,750

 
$
3,905

 
100
%
 
$
155

 
4
 %
 
$
729

 
20
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Yield on loans for the period ending
5.75
%
 
5.66
%
 
5.53
%
 
5.21
%
 
4.98
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) Actual unrounded values are used to calculate the reported percent disclosed. Accordingly, recalculations using the amounts in millions as disclosed in this release may not produce the same amounts.




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Deposit Growth & Other Borrowings
The Company continues to maintain a traditional deposit mix, with the goal of keeping pace with growth in the loan portfolio. Deposit growth continued to be funded primarily with the money market accounts during the first quarter of 2020, which have historically adjusted with movements in Federal Funds rates. During the first quarter of 2020, we continued to let longer term time deposits roll off of the balance sheet, which has been consistent with our funding strategy. During the first quarter of 2020, the Federal Open Market Committee moved the fed funds target rate from 1.5% at December 31, 2020 to 0% by March 31, 2020. The Company has analyzed its incremental cost of funding based on our current deposit mix and current deposit rates at March 31, 2020. After the Company adjusted deposit rates in the first quarter of 2020, our weighted average deposit pricing for new incremental deposits would be approximately 94 basis points lower than our current cost of deposits of 1.46%. Additionally, the Company did not renew $124 million of brokered CD's and replaced them with other cheaper wholesale funding, including Federal Home Loan Bank advances during the first quarter of 2020. The Company is in the process of securing additional short term funding to temporarily support the additional loan growth produced through the Paycheck Protection Program relief efforts.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Dollars in millions)
1Q19
 
2Q19
 
3Q19
 
4Q19
 
1Q20
 
% of
Total
 
QoQ
Growth
($)
 
QoQ Growth
(%)
(1)
 
YoY Growth
($)
 
YoY Growth (%)(1)
Average deposits
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-interest bearing deposits
$
477

 
$
513

 
$
535

 
$
522

 
$
540

 
14
%
 
$
18

 
4
 %
 
$
63

 
13
%
Transaction deposits
104

 
144

 
135

 
200

 
341

 
9
%
 
141

 
70

 
237

 
228

Savings and money market deposits
1,544

 
1,560

 
1,744

 
1,854

 
1,887

 
48
%
 
33

 
2

 
343

 
22

Time deposits
1,165

 
1,305

 
1,277

 
1,226

 
1,166

 
29
%
 
(60
)
 
(5
)
 
1

 

Total
$
3,290

 
$
3,522

 
$
3,691

 
$
3,802

 
$
3,934

 
100
%
 
$
132

 
3
 %
 
$
644

 
20
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of deposits for the period ending
1.96
%
 
1.99
%
 
1.94
%
 
1.70
%
 
1.46
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of interest-bearing deposits for
  the period ending
2.30
%
 
2.33
%
 
2.26
%
 
1.97
%
 
1.69
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) Actual unrounded values are used to calculate the reported percent disclosed. Accordingly, recalculations using the amounts in millions as disclosed in this release may not produce the same amounts.

At March 31, 2020, other borrowings totaled $443 million, as compared to $374 million at December 31, 2019. The increase in borrowings was principally due to additional Federal Home Loan Bank advances with new advances having an average maturity of 6 months and an average rate of 0.65%.


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Asset Quality Position
The Company added $14.0 million to the allowance for loan loss as a result of quarterly growth, increased economic uncertainty, and the adverse movement in risk classifications for credits requiring additional provision. While the Company has experienced some adverse risk rating changes to the portfolio, $12.3 million of the first quarter of 2020 provision was primarily for increased economic uncertainty, though borrowers or specific impairments have not yet been identified, and normal provisioning for quarterly growth.

Net charge-offs were $19.4 million for the first quarter of 2020 as compared to charge-offs of $0.7 million for the fourth quarter in 2019. Two credits had partial charge-offs, which was comprised of $17.9 million for the large previously disclosed non-performing loan and the remainder for a legacy energy credit. Nonperforming assets to total assets declined on a quarter over quarter basis to .59% after partially charging off these two nonperforming credits. The following table provides information regarding asset quality as well as other asset quality metrics.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Asset quality (Dollars in millions)
1Q19
 
2Q19
 
3Q19
 
4Q19
 
1Q20
Non-accrual loans
$
13.0

 
$
50.0

 
$
43.6

 
$
39.7

 
$
26.3

Other real estate owned
2.5

 
2.5

 
2.5

 
3.6

 
3.6

Non-performing assets
15.5

 
52.8

 
46.7

 
47.9

 
29.9

Loans 90+ days past due and still accruing

 
0.2

 
0.6

 
4.6

 

Loans 30 - 89 days past due
31.1

 
23.6

 
64.7

 
6.8

 
19.5

Net charge-offs (recoveries)
0.7

 

 
4.7

 
5.5

 
19.4

Asset quality metrics (%)
1Q19
 
2Q19
 
3Q19
 
4Q19
 
1Q20
Non-performing assets to total assets
0.36
%
 
1.18
%
 
1.00
%
 
0.97
%
 
0.59
%
Allowance for loan loss to total loans
1.22

 
1.24

 
1.18

 
1.48

 
1.29

Allowance for loan loss to non-performing loans
307

 
85

 
97

 
129

 
196

Net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans(1)
0.09

 

 
0.53

 
0.58

 
2.00

Provision to average loans(1)
0.36

 
0.34

 
0.54

 
2.05

 
1.44

Classified Loans / (Total Capital + ALLL)
18.7

 
16.3

 
13.2

 
13.2

 
15.8

(1) Interim periods annualized.

Depending upon the extent of the future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, we may need to make additional increases to our provision or allowance for loan losses in future periods. The future impact of the pandemic is highly uncertain and cannot be predicted. The extent of the impact on our customers and, in turn, on our business and operations, will depend on future developments, including actions taken to contain the pandemic. To the extent the pandemic continues to cause a recession or decreased economic activity for an extended time period, we expect our business and operations will be negatively impacted. Customers may seek additional loan modifications or restructuring, or we may experience adverse movement in risk classifications, any of which could potentially result in the need to increase provisions and the total allowances for loan losses.
 
Capital Position
At March 31, 2020, common equity totaled $612 million, or $11.75 per share, compared to $602 million, or $11.58 per share, at December 31, 2019. Tangible common equity was $604 million and tangible book value per share was $11.60 at March 31, 2020 compared to tangible common equity of $594 million and tangible book value per common share of $11.43 at December 31, 2019.
The ratio of common equity tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets was approximately 12.08% and the total capital to risk-weighted assets was approximately 13.17% at March 31, 2020. The Company continues to remain well capitalized and as previously disclosed, the Company is opening a second smaller full-service branch in the Dallas MSA, in addition to consistently evaluating other strategic opportunities.




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Conference Call and Webcast
CrossFirst will hold a conference call and webcast to discuss first quarter 2020 results on Thursday, April 23, 2020 at 4 p.m. CDT / 5 p.m. EDT. The conference call and webcast may also include discussion of Company developments, forward-looking statements and other material information about business and financial matters. Investors, news media, and other participants should register for the call or audio webcast at https://investors.CrossFirstbankshares.com. Participants may dial into the call toll-free at (877) 621-5851 from anywhere in the U.S. or (470) 495-9492 internationally, using conference ID no. 4471704. Participants are encouraged to dial into the call or access the webcast approximately 10 minutes prior to the start time.

A replay of the webcast will be available on the Company's website. A replay of the conference call will be available two hours following the close of the call until April 30, 2020, accessible at (855) 859-2056 with conference ID no. 4471704.

Cautionary Notice about Forward-Looking Statements
The financial results in this press release reflect preliminary, unaudited results, which are not final until the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is filed. This earnings release contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements reflect the Company's current views with respect to, among other things, future events and its financial performance. Any statements about management’s expectations, beliefs, plans, predictions, forecasts, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance are not historical facts and may be forward-looking. These statements are often, but not always, made through the use of words or phrases such as “anticipate,” “believes,” “can,” “could,” “may,” “predicts,” “potential,” “should,” “will,” “estimate,” “plans,” “projects,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expects,” “intends” and similar words or phrases. Any or all of the forward-looking statements in this earnings release may turn out to be inaccurate. The inclusion of forward-looking information in this earnings release should not be regarded as a representation by us or any other person that the future plans, estimates or expectations contemplated by us will be achieved. The Company has based these forward-looking statements largely on its current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that it believes may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements.
Accordingly, the Company cautions you that any such forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of future performance and that actual results may prove to be materially different from the results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements due to a number of factors. Such factors include, without limitation, those listed from time to time in reports that the Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission as well as the uncertain impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this communication, and the Company does not intend, and assumes no obligation, to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events or circumstances, except as required by law.

About CrossFirst
CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc., is a Kansas corporation and a registered bank holding company for its wholly-owned subsidiary CrossFirst Bank, which is headquartered in Leawood, Kansas. CrossFirst Bank has seven full-service banking offices primarily along the I-35 corridor in Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas.

Unaudited Financial Tables




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TABLE 1. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
December 31, 2019
 
March 31, 2020
 
 
 
(unaudited)
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Assets
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
187,320

 
$
158,987

Available-for-sale securities - taxable
298,208

 
285,426

Available-for-sale securities - tax-exempt
443,426

 
449,805

 Loans, net of allowance for loan losses of $56,896 and $51,458 at December 31, 2019 and March 31, 2020, respectively
3,795,348

 
3,950,993

Premises and equipment, net
70,210

 
68,817

Restricted equity securities
17,278

 
18,539

Interest receivable
15,716

 
16,958

Foreclosed assets held for sale
3,619

 
3,619

Deferred tax asset
13,782

 
8,914

Goodwill and other intangible assets, net
7,694

 
7,669

Bank-owned life insurance
65,689

 
66,145

Other
12,943

 
31,535

Total assets
$
4,931,233

 
$
5,067,407

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
 
 
 
Deposits
 
 
 
Noninterest bearing
$
521,826

 
$
567,215

Savings, NOW and money market
2,162,187

 
2,302,545

Time
1,239,746

 
1,103,062

Total deposits
3,923,759

 
3,972,822

Federal funds purchased and repurchase agreements
14,921

 
38,946

Federal Home Loan Bank advances
358,743

 
402,680

Other borrowings
921

 
931

Interest payable and other liabilities
31,245

 
40,082

Total liabilities
4,329,589

 
4,455,461

Stockholders’ equity
 
 
 
Common stock, $0.01 par value:
 
 
 
authorized - 200,000,000 shares, issued - 51,969,203 and 52,098,062 shares at December 31, 2019 and March 31, 2020, respectively
520

 
521

Additional paid-in capital
519,870

 
520,134

Retained earnings
64,803

 
68,689

Accumulated other comprehensive income
16,451

 
22,602

Total stockholders’ equity
601,644

 
611,946

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
4,931,233

 
$
5,067,407


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    TABLE 2. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31,
 
2019
 
2020
 
(Dollars in thousands except per share data)
Interest Income
 
 
 
Loans, including fees
$
45,003

 
$
48,339

Available for sale securities
 
 
 
Available for sale securities - Taxable
2,320

 
1,774

Available for sale securities - Tax-exempt
2,935

 
3,312

Deposits with financial institutions
806

 
491

Dividends on bank stocks
253

 
292

Total interest income
51,317

 
54,208

Interest Expense
 
 
 
Deposits
15,921

 
14,272

Fed funds purchased and repurchase agreements
294

 
62

Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank
1,459

 
1,611

Other borrowings
38

 
35

Total interest expense
17,712

 
15,980

Net Interest Income
33,605

 
38,228

Provision for Loan Losses
2,850

 
13,950

Net Interest Income after Provision for Loan Losses
30,755

 
24,278

Non-Interest Income
 
 
 
Service charges and fees on customer accounts
158

 
508

Gain on sale of available for sale securities
27

 
393

Gain on sale of loans
79

 

Income from bank-owned life insurance
467

 
456

Swap fee income (loss), net
377

 
(9
)
Other non-interest income
537

 
747

Total non-interest income
1,645

 
2,095

Non-Interest Expense
 
 
 
Salaries and employee benefits
14,590

 
14,390

Occupancy
2,159

 
2,085

Professional fees
782

 
671

Deposit insurance premiums
837

 
1,016

Data processing
594

 
692

Advertising
713

 
500

Software and communication
679

 
876

Equipment costs, other asset depreciation, and amortization
473

 
395

Other non-interest expense
1,804

 
1,598

Total non-interest expense
22,631

 
22,223

Net Income Before Taxes
9,769

 
4,150

Income tax expense
419

 
293

Net Income
$
9,350

 
$
3,857

Basic Earnings Per Share
$
0.20

 
$
0.07

Diluted Earnings Share
$
0.20

 
$
0.07


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TABLE 3. 2019 - 2020 QUARTERLY ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET INTEREST INCOME (UNAUDITED)
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31,
 
2019
 
2020
 
Average Balance
 
Interest Income / Expense
 
Average Yield / Rate(3)
 
Average Balance
 
Interest Income / Expense
 
Average Yield / Rate(3)
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Interest-earning assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities - taxable
$
322,630

 
$
2,573

 
3.23
%
 
$
308,671

 
$
2,066

 
2.69
%
Securities - tax-exempt(1)
368,291

 
3,551

 
3.91

 
451,443

 
4,007

 
3.57

Federal funds sold
24,756

 
159

 
2.61

 
4,136

 
18

 
1.74

Interest-bearing deposits in other banks
121,945

 
647

 
2.15

 
158,044

 
473

 
1.20

Gross loans, net of unearned income(2) (3)
3,176,346

 
45,003

 
5.75

 
3,905,005

 
48,339

 
4.98

Total interest-earning assets(1)
4,013,968

 
$
51,933

 
5.25
%
 
4,827,299

 
$
54,903

 
4.57
%
Allowance for loan losses
(39,340
)
 
 
 
 
 
(57,627
)
 
 
 
 
Other non-interest-earning assets
193,615

 
 
 
 
 
205,859

 
 
 
 
Total assets
$
4,168,243

 
 
 
 
 
$
4,975,531

 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Transaction deposits
$
104,008

 
$
276

 
1.08
%
 
$
341,497

 
$
865

 
1.02
%
Savings and money market deposits
1,543,925

 
8,818

 
2.32

 
1,886,785

 
6,735

 
1.44

Time deposits
1,164,613

 
6,827

 
2.38

 
1,165,800

 
6,672

 
2.30

Total interest-bearing deposits
2,812,546

 
15,921

 
2.30

 
3,394,082

 
14,272

 
1.69

FHLB and short-term borrowings
383,114

 
1,753

 
1.86

 
391,143

 
1,673

 
1.72

Trust preferred securities, net of fair value
  adjustments
885

 
38

 
17.41

 
923

 
35

 
14.69

Non-interest-bearing deposits
477,236

 

 

 
540,318

 

 

Cost of funds
3,673,781

 
$
17,712

 
1.96
%
 
4,326,466

 
$
15,980

 
1.49
%
Other liabilities
18,289

 
 
 
 
 
36,106

 
 
 
 
Total stockholders' equity
476,173

 
 
 
 
 
612,959

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
4,168,243

 
 
 
 
 
$
4,975,531

 
 
 
 
Net interest income(1)
 
 
$
34,221

 
 
 
 
 
$
38,923

 
 
Net interest spread(1)
 
 
 
 
3.29
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.08
%
Net interest margin(1)
 
 
 
 
3.46
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.24
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) Tax exempt income is calculated on a tax equivalent basis. Tax-free municipal securities are exempt from Federal taxes. The incremental tax rate used is 21.0%.
(2) Average loan balances include non-accrual loans.
(3) Actual unrounded values are used to calculate the reported yield or rate disclosed. Accordingly, recalculations using the amounts in thousands as disclosed in this release may not produce the same amounts.


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QUARTER TO DATE VOLUME & RATE VARIANCE TO NET INTEREST INCOME (UNAUDITED)
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31, 2020 over 2019
 
Average Volume
 
Yield/Rate
 
Net Change(2)
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Interest Income
 
 
 
 
 
Securities - taxable
$
(104
)
 
$
(403
)
 
$
(507
)
Securities - tax-exempt(1)
779

 
(323
)
 
456

Federal funds sold
(101
)
 
(40
)
 
(141
)
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks
161

 
(335
)
 
(174
)
Gross loans, net of unearned income
9,785

 
(6,449
)
 
3,336

Total interest income(1)
10,520

 
(7,550
)
 
2,970

Interest Expense
 
 
 
 
 
Transaction deposits
605

 
(16
)
 
589

Savings and money market deposits
1,726

 
(3,809
)
 
(2,083
)
Time deposits
9

 
(164
)
 
(155
)
Total interest-bearing deposits
2,340

 
(3,989
)
 
(1,649
)
FHLB and short-term borrowings
41

 
(121
)
 
(80
)
Trust preferred securities, net of fair value adjustments
2

 
(5
)
 
(3
)
Total interest expense
2,383

 
(4,115
)
 
(1,732
)
Net interest income(1)
$
8,137

 
$
(3,435
)
 
$
4,702

 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) Tax exempt income is calculated on a tax equivalent basis. Tax-free municipal securities are exempt from Federal taxes. The incremental tax rate used is 21.0%
(2) The change in interest not due solely to volume or rate has been allocated in proportion to the respective absolute dollar amounts of the change in volume or rate.


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TABLE 4. LINKED QUARTERLY ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET INTEREST INCOME (UNAUDITED)
 
Three Months Ended
 
December 31, 2019
 
March 31, 2020
 
Average Balance
 
Interest Income / Expense
 
Average Yield / Rate(3)
 
Average Balance
 
Interest Income / Expense
 
Average Yield / Rate(3)
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Interest-earning assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities - taxable
$
317,524

 
$
2,180

 
2.72
%
 
$
308,671

 
$
2,066

 
2.69
%
Securities - tax-exempt(1)
427,280

 
3,861

 
3.59

 
451,443

 
4,007

 
3.57

Federal funds sold
4,750

 
19

 
1.61

 
4,136

 
18

 
1.74

Interest-bearing deposits in other banks
152,917

 
582

 
1.51

 
158,044

 
473

 
1.20

Gross loans, net of unearned income(2) (3)
3,749,865

 
49,208

 
5.21

 
3,905,005

 
48,339

 
4.98

Total interest-earning assets(1)
4,652,336

 
$
55,850

 
4.76
%
 
4,827,299

 
$
54,903

 
4.57
%
Allowance for loan losses
(44,051
)
 
 
 
 
 
(57,627
)
 
 
 
 
Other non-interest-earning assets
201,294

 
 
 
 
 
205,859

 
 
 
 
Total assets
$
4,809,579

 
 
 
 
 
$
4,975,531

 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Transaction deposits
$
200,480

 
$
603

 
1.19
%
 
$
341,497

 
$
865

 
1.02
%
Savings and money market deposits
1,854,042

 
8,059

 
1.72

 
1,886,785

 
6,735

 
1.44

Time deposits
1,225,752

 
7,585

 
2.46

 
1,165,800

 
6,672

 
2.30

Total interest-bearing deposits
3,280,274

 
16,247

 
1.97

 
3,394,082

 
14,272

 
1.69

FHLB and short-term borrowings
366,190

 
1,719

 
1.86

 
391,143

 
1,673

 
1.72

Trust preferred securities, net of fair value
adjustments
913

 
35

 
15.18

 
923

 
35

 
14.69

Non-interest-bearing deposits
521,799

 

 

 
540,318

 

 

Cost of funds
4,169,176

 
$
18,001

 
1.71
%
 
4,326,466

 
$
15,980

 
1.49
%
Other liabilities
34,443

 
 
 
 
 
36,106

 
 
 
 
Total stockholders' equity
605,960

 
 
 
 
 
612,959

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
4,809,579

 
 
 
 
 
$
4,975,531

 
 
 
 
Net interest income(1)
 
 
$
37,849

 
 
 
 
 
$
38,923

 
 
Net interest spread(1)
 
 
 
 
3.05
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.08
%
Net interest margin(1)
 
 
 
 
3.23
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.24
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) Tax exempt income is calculated on a tax equivalent basis. Tax-free municipal securities are exempt from Federal taxes. The incremental tax rate used is 21.0%.
(2) Average loan balances include nonaccrual loans.
(3) Actual unrounded values are used to calculate the reported yield or rate disclosed. Accordingly, recalculations using the amounts in thousands as disclosed in this release may not produce the same amounts.
 


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LINKED QUARTER VOLUME & RATE VARIANCE TO NET INTEREST INCOME (UNAUDITED)
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31, 2020 over December 31, 2019
 
Average Volume
 
Yield/Rate
 
Net Change(2)
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Interest Income
 
 
 
 
 
Securities - taxable
$
(82
)
 
$
(32
)
 
$
(114
)
Securities - tax-exempt(1)
172

 
(26
)
 
146

Federal funds sold
(2
)
 
1

 
(1
)
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks
18

 
(127
)
 
(109
)
Gross loans, net of unearned income
1,683

 
(2,552
)
 
(869
)
Total interest income(1)
1,789

 
(2,736
)
 
(947
)
Interest Expense
 
 
 
 
 
Transaction deposits
359

 
(97
)
 
262

Savings and money market deposits
123

 
(1,447
)
 
(1,324
)
Time deposits
(392
)
 
(521
)
 
(913
)
Total interest-bearing deposits
90

 
(2,065
)
 
(1,975
)
FHLB and short-term borrowings
100

 
(146
)
 
(46
)
Trust preferred securities, net of FV adjustments
1

 
(1
)
 

Total interest expense
191

 
(2,212
)
 
(2,021
)
Net interest income(1)
$
1,598

 
$
(524
)
 
$
1,074

 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) Tax exempt income is calculated on a tax equivalent basis. Tax-free municipal securities are exempt from Federal taxes. The incremental tax rate used is 21.0%.
(2) The change in interest not due solely to volume or rate has been allocated in proportion to the respective absolute dollar amounts of the change in volume or rate.


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TABLE 5. NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to disclosing financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP, the Company discloses non-GAAP financial measures in this release. The Company believes that the non-GAAP financial measures presented in this release reflect industry conventions, or standard measures within the industry, and provide useful information to the Company's management, investors and other parties interested in the Company's operating performance. These measurements should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. We have defined below each of the non-GAAP measures we use in this release, but these measures may not be synonymous to similar measurement terms used by other companies.

CrossFirst provides reconciliations of these non-GAAP measures below. The measures used in this release include the following:
We calculate "return on average tangible common equity" as net income (loss) available to common stockholders divided by average tangible common equity. Average tangible common equity is calculated as average common equity less average goodwill and intangibles and average preferred equity. The most directly comparable GAAP measure is return on average common equity.
We calculate ‘‘non-GAAP core operating income (loss)’’ as net income (loss) adjusted to remove non-recurring or non-core income and expense items related to:

Impairment charges associated with two buildings that were held-for-sale - We acquired a new, larger corporate headquarters to accommodate our business needs, which eliminated the need for two smaller support buildings. The two smaller support buildings had been acquired recently and were extensively remodeled, which resulted in a difference between book and market value for those assets. We sold one of the buildings in 2018. The remaining building was sold during the second quarter of 2019.

State tax credits as a result of the purchase and improvement of our new corporate headquarters.

The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure for non-GAAP core operating income (loss) is net income (loss).
We calculate "Non-GAAP core operating return on average assets" as non-GAAP core operating income (loss) (as defined above) divided by average assets. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is return on average assets, which is calculated as net income (loss) divided by average assets.
We calculate ‘‘non-GAAP core operating return on average common equity’’ as non-GAAP core operating income (as defined above) less preferred dividends divided by average common equity. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is return on average common equity, which is calculated as net income less preferred dividends divided by average common equity.
We calculate "tangible common stockholders' equity" as total stockholders' equity less goodwill and intangibles and preferred equity. The most directly comparable GAAP measure is total stockholders' equity.
We calculate ‘‘tangible book value per share’’ as tangible common stockholders' equity (as defined above) divided by the total number of shares outstanding. The most directly comparable GAAP measure is book value per share.
We calculate "non-GAAP core operating efficiency ratio - fully tax equivalent" as non-interest expense adjusted to remove non-recurring non-interest expenses as defined above under non-GAAP core operating income (loss) divided by net interest income on a fully tax-equivalent basis plus non-interest income adjusted to remove non-recurring non-interest income as defined above under non-GAAP core operating income. The most directly comparable financial measure is the efficiency ratio.

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Quarter Ended
 
03/31/2019
 
06/30/2019
 
09/30/2019
 
12/31/2019
 
03/31/2020
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Non-GAAP Return on average tangible common equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders
$
9,175

 
$
9,439

 
$
10,384

 
$
(700
)
 
$
3,857

Average common equity
466,506

 
486,880

 
543,827

 
605,960

 
612,959

Less: average goodwill and intangibles
7,784

 
7,759

 
7,733

 
7,708

 
7,683

Average tangible common equity
458,722

 
479,121

 
536,094

 
598,252

 
605,276

Return on average common equity
7.98
%
 
7.78
%
 
7.58
%
 
(0.46
)%
 
2.53
%
Non-GAAP Return on average tangible common equity
8.11
%
 
7.90
%
 
7.68
%
 
(0.46
)%
 
2.56
%
 
Quarter Ended
 
03/31/2019
 
06/30/2019
 
09/30/2019
 
12/31/2019
 
03/31/2020
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Non-GAAP core operating income (loss):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Income (Loss)
$
9,350

 
$
9,439

 
$
10,384

 
$
(700
)
 
$
3,857

Add: fixed asset impairments

 
424

 

 

 

Less: tax effect(1)

 
109

 

 

 

Fixed asset impairments, net of tax

 
315

 

 

 

Add: state tax credit(2)
(1,361
)
 

 

 

 

Non-GAAP core operating income (loss)
$
7,989

 
$
9,754

 
$
10,384

 
$
(700
)
 
$
3,857

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) Represents the tax impact of the adjustments above at a tax rate of 25.73%
(2) No tax effect
 
Quarter Ended
 
03/31/2019
 
06/30/2019
 
09/30/2019
 
12/31/2019
 
03/31/2020
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Non-GAAP core operating return on average assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
9,350

 
9,439

 
10,384

 
(700
)
 
3,857

Non-GAAP core operating income (loss)
7,989

 
9,754

 
10,384

 
(700
)
 
3,857

Average assets
4,168,243

 
4,402,002

 
4,610,958

 
4,809,579

 
4,975,531

Return on average assets
0.91
%
 
0.86
%
 
0.89
%
 
(0.06
)%
 
0.31
%
Non-GAAP core operating return on average assets
0.78
%
 
0.89
%
 
0.89
%
 
(0.06
)%
 
0.31
%

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Quarter Ended
 
03/31/2019
 
06/30/2019
 
09/30/2019
 
12/31/2019
 
03/31/2020
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Non-GAAP core operating return on common equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
$
9,350

 
$
9,439

 
$
10,384

 
$
(700
)
 
$
3,857

Non-GAAP core operating income (loss)
7,989

 
9,754

 
10,384

 
(700
)
 
3,857

Less: Preferred stock dividends
175

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) available to common stockholders
9,175

 
9,439

 
10,384

 
(700
)
 
3,857

Non-GAAP core operating income (loss) available to common stockholders
7,814

 
9,754

 
10,384

 
(700
)
 
3,857

Average common equity
$
466,506

 
$
486,880

 
$
543,827

 
$
605,960

 
$
612,959

Return on average common equity
7.98
%
 
7.78
%
 
7.58
%
 
(0.46
)%
 
2.53
%
Non-GAAP core operating return on common equity
6.79
%
 
8.04
%
 
7.58
%
 
(0.46
)%
 
2.53
%

 
Quarter Ended
 
03/31/2019
 
06/30/2019
 
09/30/2019
 
12/31/2019
 
03/31/2020
 
(Dollars in thousands except per share data)
Tangible common stockholders' equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total stockholders' equity
$
480,514

 
$
499,195

 
$
602,435

 
$
601,644

 
$
611,946

Less: goodwill and other intangible assets
7,770

 
7,745

 
7,720

 
7,694

 
7,669

Less: preferred stock

 

 

 

 

Tangible common stockholders' equity
$
472,744

 
$
491,450

 
$
594,715

 
$
593,950

 
$
604,277

Tangible book value per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tangible common stockholders' equity
$
472,744

 
$
491,450

 
$
594,715

 
$
593,950

 
$
604,277

Shares outstanding at end of period
45,202,370

 
45,367,641

 
51,969,203

 
51,969,203

 
52,098,062

Book value per share
$
10.63

 
$
11.00

 
$
11.59

 
$
11.58

 
$
11.75

Tangible book value per share
$
10.46

 
$
10.83

 
$
11.44

 
$
11.43

 
$
11.60

 
Quarter Ended
 
03/31/2019
 
06/30/2019
 
09/30/2019
 
12/31/2019
 
03/31/2020
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Non-GAAP Core Operating Efficiency Ratio - Fully Tax Equivalent
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-interest expense (numerator)
$
22,631

 
$
21,960

 
$
21,172

 
$
21,885

 
$
22,223

Net interest income
33,605

 
34,874

 
35,786

 
37,179

 
38,228

Tax equivalent interest income(1)
616

 
612

 
624

 
670

 
695

Non-interest income
1,645

 
1,672

 
3,212

 
2,186

 
2,095

Add: fixed asset impairments
$

 
$
424

 
$

 
$

 
$

Total tax-equivalent income (denominator)
$
35,866

 
$
37,582

 
$
39,622

 
$
40,035

 
$
41,018

Efficiency Ratio
64.20
%
 
60.09
%
 
54.29
%
 
55.60
%
 
55.11
%
Non-GAAP Core Operating Efficiency Ratio - Fully Tax Equivalent
63.10
%
 
58.43
%
 
53.43
%
 
54.66
%
 
54.18
%
(1) Tax exempt income (tax-free municipal securities) is calculated on a tax equivalent basis. The incremental tax rate used is 21.0%

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