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EXHIBIT 99.1
SOUTHSIDE BANCSHARES, INC.
ANNOUNCES FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE
SECOND QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2020


Second quarter diluted earnings per share of $0.65, an increase of 18.2% compared to same period in 2019;
Second quarter net income of $21.6 million, an increase of 15.8% compared to same period in 2019;
Linked quarter deposits increased $331.4 million;
Annualized return on second quarter average tangible equity of 15.24%(1);
Allowance for loan losses to total loans, 1.55%;
Nonperforming assets remain low at 0.24% of total assets.


Tyler, Texas (July 22, 2020) Southside Bancshares, Inc. (“Southside” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:SBSI) today reported its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2020. Southside reported net income of $21.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020, an increase of $2.9 million, or 15.8%, compared to $18.6 million for the same period in 2019. Earnings per diluted common share increased $0.10, or 18.2%, to $0.65 for the three months ended June 30, 2020, from $0.55 for the same period in 2019. The annualized return on average shareholders’ equity for the three months ended June 30, 2020 was 10.82%, compared to 9.68% for the same period in 2019.  The annualized return on average assets was 1.17% for the three months ended June 30, 2020, compared to 1.20% for the same period in 2019.

“Solid second quarter financial results reflect the strength of our balance sheet, capital position, and underlying earnings,” stated Lee R. Gibson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Southside. “Net income of $21.6 million and earnings per share of $0.65, are two of the highlights for the quarter after recording a $5.2 million provision for credit losses, largely related to the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”). Asset quality remains solid with nonperforming assets as a percent of total assets unchanged on a linked quarter basis at 0.24%. Linked quarter, our net interest spread increased six basis points and net interest margin decreased one basis point. Approximately $308 million of Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans made during the quarter had a slight negative impact on both our net interest spread and margin during the quarter.”

“Loans, including those made through the PPP, increased $251.6 million, or 7.0%, during the quarter. Loans, net of PPP loans, decreased approximately $57 million. While our loan growth expectations are lower for the remainder of the year due to the uncertainty of COVID-19, we continue to look for loan growth opportunities.”

“In June of 2020, we froze all future benefit accruals in our defined benefit retirement plan (“Retirement Plan”) to remaining active employed participants, effective December 31, 2020, following a freeze to new entrants into the Retirement Plan as of December 31, 2005. As a result of the decision in June 2020 to freeze future benefits, the Retirement Plan liability was remeasured as of June 30, 2020. As a result of the freeze of future benefits and remeasurement, we recorded a curtailment expense of approximately $163,000 and a decrease to our accumulated other comprehensive income, included in shareholders’ equity, of approximately $6.0 million, the latter due primarily to the decrease in the discount rate from 3.41% to 2.78%. As a result of the remeasurement of the liability at June 30, 2020, we expect an increase of approximately $450,000, or 33.2%, to retirement expense during the last half of this year, compared to the first six months of 2020. Utilizing the current assumptions, we expect the freeze of all future benefit accruals will result in a reduction in retirement expense, included in salaries and employee benefits, of approximately $2 million during 2021.”

“Like much of the nation, COVID-19 continues to impact the communities we serve. I remain extremely proud of our Southside team, their great attitudes and the manner in which they have embraced change, while continuing to provide outstanding customer service during this challenging time. Throughout this pandemic, our primary concern has been and remains the safety of our customers and employees. To that end, some of our methods and delivery channels have temporarily changed to provide the high level of quality service our customers expect and receive. Utilizing the strength of our balance sheet, liquidity and capital position, we believe we are well positioned to continue growing our Texas franchise.”




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Operating Results for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2020
Net income was $21.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020, compared to $18.6 million for the same period in 2019, an increase of $2.9 million, or 15.8%. Earnings per diluted common share were $0.65 for the three months ended June 30, 2020, compared to $0.55 for the same period in 2019, an increase of 18.2%. The increase in net income was largely driven by a decrease in interest expense, an increase in noninterest income and a decrease in income tax expense, partially offset by an increase in the provision for credit losses and a decrease in interest income. Annualized returns on average assets and average shareholders’ equity for the three months ended June 30, 2020 were 1.17% and 10.82%, respectively.  Our efficiency ratio (FTE)(1) was 48.29% for the three months ended June 30, 2020, compared to 51.91% for the three months ended March 31, 2020.
Net interest income for the three months ended June 30, 2020 was $47.3 million compared to $43.1 million for the same period in 2019. Linked quarter, net interest income increased $2.6 million, or 5.7%, compared to $44.7 million during the three months ended March 31, 2020. The increase in net interest income compared to the same period in 2019 and the linked quarter was due primarily to the decrease in interest expense on our interest bearing liabilities, a result of lower funding costs on our interest bearing liabilities, partially offset by a decrease in interest income due to a decrease in average yield on our interest earning assets during the three months ended June 30, 2020.
Our tax equivalent net interest margin(1) was 3.02% for the three months ended June 30, 2020 compared to 3.17% for the same period in 2019. The decrease was due to the shift in interest earning assets from higher yielding loans into securities and lower yielding average PPP loan balances included during the three months ended June 30, 2020. Our tax equivalent net interest margin linked quarter decreased one basis point compared to 3.03% for the three months ended March 31, 2020.
Noninterest income was $12.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020, an increase of 8.3%, compared to $11.3 million for the same period in 2019. The increase was primarily due to increases in net gain on sale of securities available for sale and gain on sale of loans, partially offset by decreases in deposit services income, other noninterest income and trust fees. On a linked quarter basis, noninterest income decreased $3.3 million, or 21.3%, due to a $2.9 million decrease in net gain on sale of securities available for sale and a decrease in deposit services income, partially offset by an increase in gain on sale of loans.
Noninterest expense was $29.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020, a slight increase compared to $29.7 million for the same period in 2019. The increase was the result of increases in salaries and employee benefits, net occupancy expense and software and data processing expense, partially offset by decreases in advertising, travel and entertainment expense, FDIC insurance, other noninterest expense and amortization of intangibles. On a linked quarter basis, noninterest expense decreased $0.7 million, or 2.2%, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020. The decrease was due to decreases in salaries and employee benefits and advertising, travel and entertainment expenses, partially offset by increases in other noninterest expense and net occupancy expense.
Income tax expense decreased $0.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 compared to the same period in 2019. On a linked quarter basis, income tax expense increased $2.3 million. Our effective tax rate (“ETR”) decreased to 11.5% for the three months ended June 30, 2020 compared to 16.1% for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and increased compared to 10.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The lower ETR for the three months ended June 30, 2020, as compared to the same period in 2019, was primarily due to an increase in tax-exempt income as a percentage of pre-tax income for the three months ended June 30, 2020.
Operating Results for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
Net income was $25.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020, compared to $37.4 million for the same period in 2019, a decrease of $11.9 million, or 31.8%. Earnings per diluted common share were $0.76 for the six months ended June 30, 2020, compared to $1.11 for the same period in 2019, a decrease of 31.5%. The decrease in net income was primarily driven by an increase in the provision for credit losses after adopting ASU 2016-13(2) (“CECL”) and noninterest expense, as well as a decrease in interest income, partially offset by a decrease in interest expense, an increase in noninterest income and a decrease in income tax expense. The increase in the provision for credit losses for the six months ended June 30, 2020, was primarily due to the recent developments related to COVID-19 and the resulting impact on the economic assumptions used in the CECL model. The adoption of CECL(2) replaced the incurred loss model with an expected credit loss methodology. Annualized returns on average assets and average shareholders’ equity for the six months ended June 30, 2020 were 0.72% and 6.31%, respectively.  Our efficiency ratio (FTE)(1) was 50.06% for the six months ended June 30, 2020, compared to 52.53% for the six months ended June 30, 2019.
Net interest income for the six months ended June 30, 2020 was $92.0 million, compared to $84.3 million during the same period in 2019, an increase of $7.7 million, or 9.2%. The increase in net interest income compared to the same period in 2019 was due primarily to the decrease in interest expense on our interest bearing liabilities, a result of lower funding costs on our interest bearing liabilities, partially offset by a decrease in interest income due to a lower yield on our interest earning assets during the six months ended June 30, 2020.

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Our tax equivalent net interest margin(1) was 3.02% for the six months ended June 30, 2020, compared to 3.12% for the same period in 2019. The decrease was due to the shift in interest earning assets from higher yielding loans into securities and to a lesser extent, lower yielding average PPP loan balances included during the six months ended June 30, 2020.
Noninterest income was $27.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020, an increase of 33.2%, compared to $20.8 million for the same period in 2019. The increase was primarily due to increases in net gain on sale of securities available for sale and gain on sale of loans, partially offset by decreases in deposit services income and trust fees.
Noninterest expense was $60.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020, compared to $59.3 million for the same period in 2019, an increase of $1.0 million, or 1.8%. The increase was primarily due to increases in salaries and employee benefits, net occupancy expense and software and data processing expense, partially offset by decreases in FDIC insurance, other noninterest expense, advertising, travel and entertainment expense and amortization of intangibles.
Income tax expense decreased $3.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020, compared to the same period in 2019. Our ETR was approximately 11.4% and 15.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The lower ETR for the six months ended June 30, 2020, as compared to the same period in 2019, was primarily due to an increase in tax-exempt income as a percentage of pre-tax income.
Balance Sheet Data
At June 30, 2020, we had $7.33 billion in total assets, compared to $6.75 billion at December 31, 2019 and $6.37 billion at June 30, 2019.
Loans at June 30, 2020 were $3.85 billion, an increase of $392.4 million, or 11.3%, compared to $3.46 billion at June 30, 2019. Linked quarter loans increased $251.6 million, or 7.0%, from $3.60 billion at March 31, 2020. The linked quarter net increase in our loans consisted primarily of increases of $255.2 million of commercial loans and $55.7 million of commercial real estate loans, partially offset by decreases of $33.2 million of construction loans and $26.1 million in 1-4 family residential loans. The increase in commercial loans is due entirely to $308.4 million of PPP loans at June 30, 2020.
Securities at June 30, 2020 were $2.80 billion, an increase of $564.0 million, or 25.2%, compared to $2.24 billion at June 30, 2019. The increase occurred primarily during the first quarter of 2020, with the remainder of the increase occurring during each of the last two quarters of 2019. Linked quarter, securities decreased $147.6 million, or 5.0%, from $2.95 billion at March 31, 2020 due to the sale of primarily Texas municipal securities and mortgage related securities.
Deposits at June 30, 2020 were $5.07 billion, an increase of $591.3 million, or 13.2%, compared to $4.48 billion at June 30, 2019. Linked quarter, deposits increased $331.4 million, or 7.0%, from $4.74 billion at March 31, 2020, primarily due to an increase in commercial noninterest bearing checking accounts, and to a lesser extent, an increase in individual noninterest bearing checking accounts. These increases were largely driven by PPP loan disbursements deposited into our noninterest bearing commercial accounts.
CECL Adoption and Asset Quality

During the first quarter, we adopted ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses, often referred to as CECL. Upon the adoption of CECL, we recorded a cumulative-effect adjustment that decreased retained earnings by $7.8 million, net of tax. This adjustment was the result of a $5.3 million increase in the allowance for loan losses, from $24.8 million at December 31, 2019 to $30.1 million upon adoption, including $0.2 million for purchased loans with credit deterioration, and a $4.8 million increase in other liabilities related to the allowance for off-balance-sheet credit exposures.

Based on the credit quality of our securities portfolio, the adoption of CECL did not result in the recording of an allowance for credit losses on our held-to-maturity securities.
Nonperforming assets at June 30, 2020 were $17.6 million, or 0.24% of total assets, an increase of $0.2 million, or 0.9%, compared to $17.4 million, or 0.26% of total assets, at December 31, 2019, and a slight increase from $17.4 million, or 0.24% of total assets, at March 31, 2020. During the three months ended June 30, 2020, nonaccrual loans increased $0.4 million, or 8.0%.
The allowance for loan losses increased to $59.9 million, or 1.55% of total loans at June 30, 2020, compared to $24.8 million, or 0.69% of total loans, at December 31, 2019, and $53.6 million, or 1.49% of total loans, at March 31, 2020. The increase year-to-date is due to the adoption of CECL and the economic uncertainty related to the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting expected losses.
For the three months ended June 30, 2020, we recorded provision for credit losses for loans of $6.3 million, compared to a provision for loan losses of $2.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and a provision for credit losses of $24.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The provision for credit losses for the six months ended June 30, 2020 was $30.4 million,

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compared to $1.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019. The increase during 2020 was primarily due to the application of the CECL model and the economic impact of COVID-19 on macroeconomic factors used in the CECL methodology, including the potential for credit deterioration. If the COVID-19 pandemic and economic impact is prolonged, it is likely that credit losses and nonperforming assets may increase. Net charge-offs were $0.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020, compared to net charge-offs of $2.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and $0.5 million of net charge-offs for the three months ended March 31, 2020. Net charge-offs were $0.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020, compared to $3.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019.
For the three months ended June 30, 2020, we recorded a reversal of provision for credit losses for off-balance-sheet credit exposures of $1.1 million, compared to a provision of $25,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and a provision of $1.2 million, for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The reversal of provision of $1.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 was a result of a lower balance of off-balance-sheet credit exposures compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020. The provision for credit losses for off-balance-sheet credit exposures for the six months ended June 30, 2020 was $0.1 million, compared to a reversal of provision of $31,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2019. The balance of the allowance for off-balance-sheet credit exposures at June 30, 2020 was $6.4 million, and is included in other liabilities.
Dividend
Southside Bancshares, Inc. declared a second quarter cash dividend of $0.31 per share on May 7, 2020, which was paid on June 4, 2020, to all shareholders of record as of May 21, 2020.

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(1) Refer to “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below and to “Non-GAAP Reconciliation” at the end of the financial statement tables in this Earnings Release for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to the nearest GAAP financial measure.
(2) We adopted ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments” on January 1, 2020. ASU 2016-13 replaced the incurred loss model with an expected loss methodology that is referred to as current expected credit loss. Adoption of this guidance on January 1, 2020, resulted in a cumulative-effect adjustment to reduce retained earnings by $7.8 million, net of tax. Due to the adoption of the guidance under the modified retrospective approach, prior periods have not been adjusted and thus may not be comparable.



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Conference Call
Southside's management team will host a conference call to discuss its second quarter ended June 30, 2020 financial results on Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. CDT.  The call can be accessed by dialing 844-775-2540 and by identifying the conference ID number 3667014 or by identifying “Southside Bancshares, Inc., Second Quarter 2020 Earnings Call.”  To listen to the call via webcast, register at https://investors.southside.com.
For those unable to listen to the conference call live, a recording will be available from approximately 12:00 p.m. CDT July 22, 2020 through 12:00 p.m. CDT August 3, 2020 by accessing the company website, https://investors.southside.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Our accounting and reporting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States and prevailing practices in the banking industry. However, certain non-GAAP measures are used by management to supplement the evaluation of our performance. These include the following fully taxable-equivalent measures (“FTE”): (i) Net interest income (FTE), (ii) Net interest margin (FTE), (iii) Net interest spread (FTE), and (iv) Efficiency ratio (FTE), which include the effects of taxable-equivalent adjustments using a federal income tax rate of 21% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 to increase tax-exempt interest income to a tax-equivalent basis. Interest income earned on certain assets is completely or partially exempt from federal income tax. As such, these tax-exempt instruments typically yield lower returns than taxable investments.
Net interest income (FTE), Net interest margin (FTE) and Net interest spread (FTE). Net interest income (FTE) is a non-GAAP measure that adjusts for the tax-favored status of net interest income from certain loans and investments. We believe this measure to be the preferred industry measurement of net interest income and it enhances comparability of net interest income arising from taxable and tax-exempt sources. The most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP is our net interest income. Net interest margin (FTE) is the ratio of net interest income (FTE) to average earning assets. The most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP is our net interest margin. Net interest spread (FTE) is the difference in the average yield on average earning assets on a tax-equivalent basis and the average rate paid on average interest bearing liabilities. The most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP is our net interest spread.
Efficiency ratio (FTE).  The efficiency ratio (FTE) is a non-GAAP measure that provides a measure of productivity in the banking industry. This ratio is calculated to measure the cost of generating one dollar of revenue. The ratio is designed to reflect the percentage of one dollar which must be expended to generate that dollar of revenue. We calculate this ratio by dividing noninterest expense, excluding amortization expense on intangibles and certain nonrecurring expense by the sum of net interest income (FTE) and noninterest income, excluding net gain (loss) on sale of securities available for sale and certain nonrecurring impairments. The most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP is our efficiency ratio.
These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered alternatives to GAAP-basis financial statements and other bank holding companies may define or calculate these non-GAAP measures or similar measures differently. Whenever we present a non-GAAP financial measure in an SEC filing, we are also required to present the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP and reconcile the differences between the non-GAAP financial measure and such comparable GAAP measure.
Management believes adjusting net interest income, net interest margin and net interest spread to a fully taxable-equivalent basis is a standard practice in the banking industry as these measures provide useful information to make peer comparisons. Tax-equivalent adjustments are reflected in the respective earning asset categories as listed in the “Average Balances with Average Yields and Rates” tables.
A reconciliation of our non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures is included at the end of the financial statement tables.

About Southside Bancshares, Inc.
Southside Bancshares, Inc. is a bank holding company with approximately $7.33 billion in assets as of June 30, 2020, that owns 100% of Southside Bank.  Southside Bank currently has 59 branches in Texas and operates a network of 80 ATMs/ITMs.
During March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic in response to the rapidly growing outbreak of the virus. COVID-19 has significantly impacted local, national and global economies due to stay-at-home orders and social distancing guidelines. In compliance with social distancing guidelines issued by federal, state and local governments, we initially closed all of our grocery store branches. As stay-at-home orders were issued by local governments in our market areas to combat the spread of the virus, we closed all traditional lobbies and wealth management and trust offices to walk-in customers,

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however, most of these traditional locations were offering certain services by appointment only. All other banking services were available to customers through our drive-thrus, ATMs/ITMs and automated telephone, internet and mobile banking products. After careful consideration and implementation of additional precautions, all locations were reopened on June 1, 2020. We have since made adjustments to select branch hours and openings, and we continue to closely monitor the COVID-19 situation.
To learn more about Southside Bancshares, Inc., please visit our investor relations website at https://investors.southside.com. Our investor relations site provides a detailed overview of our activities, financial information and historical stock price data.  To receive e-mail notification of company news, events and stock activity, please register on the E-mail Notification portion of the website.  Questions or comments may be directed to Julie Shamburger at (903) 531-7134, or julie.shamburger@southside.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements of other than historical fact that are contained in this press release and in other written material, documents and oral statements issued by or on behalf of the Company may be considered to be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of and subject to the safe harbor protections of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, nor should they be relied upon as representing management’s views as of any subsequent date.  These statements may include words such as “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “anticipate,” “appear,” “believe,” “could,” “should,” “may,” “likely,” “intend,” “probability,” “risk,” “target,” “objective,” “plans,” “potential,” and similar expressions.  Forward-looking statements are statements with respect to the Company’s beliefs, plans, expectations, objectives, goals, anticipations, assumptions and estimates about the Company's future performance and are subject to significant known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements.  For example, discussions about trends in asset quality, capital, liquidity, the pace of loan and revenue growth, the Company's ability to sell nonperforming assets, expense reductions, planned operational efficiencies, earnings, successful integration of completed acquisitions and certain market risk disclosures, including the impact of interest rates, tax reform and other economic factors, are based upon information presently available to management and are dependent on choices about key model characteristics and assumptions and are subject to various limitations.  By their nature, certain of the market risk disclosures are only estimates and could be materially different from what actually occurs in the future.  The most recent factor that could cause future results to differ materially from those anticipated by our forward-looking statements include the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, financial position, operations and prospects, including our ability to continue our business activities in certain communities we serve, the duration of the pandemic and its continued effects on financial markets, a reduction in financial transactions and business activities resulting in decreased deposits and reduced loan originations, increases in unemployment rates impacting our borrowers' ability to repay their loans, our ability to manage liquidity in a rapidly changing and unpredictable market, additional interest rate changes by the Federal Reserve and other government actions in response to the pandemic, including additional quarantines, regulations or laws enacted to counter the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy.
Additional information concerning the Company and its business, including additional factors that could materially affect the Company’s financial results, is included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, under “Part I - Item 1. Forward Looking Information” and “Part I - Item 1A. Risk Factors,” “the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, under Part II - Item 1A. Risk Factors” and in the Company’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The Company disclaims any obligation to update any factors or to announce publicly the result of revisions to any of the forward-looking statements included herein to reflect future events or developments.

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Southside Bancshares, Inc.
Consolidated Financial Summary (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)


 
As of
 
2020
 
2019
 
Jun 30,
 
Mar 31,
 
Dec 31,
 
Sep 30,
 
Jun 30,
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and due from banks
$
81,271

 
$
71,727

 
$
66,949

 
$
92,300

 
$
77,319

Interest earning deposits
19,535

 
40,486

 
43,748

 
22,524

 
54,642

Federal funds sold

 

 

 

 
560

Securities available for sale, at estimated fair value
2,679,521

 
2,813,024

 
2,358,597

 
2,240,381

 
2,088,787

Securities held to maturity, at net carrying value
120,384

 
134,491

 
134,863

 
140,955

 
147,091

Total securities
2,799,905

 
2,947,515

 
2,493,460

 
2,381,336

 
2,235,878

Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost
55,689

 
54,696

 
50,087

 
45,039

 
44,718

Loans held for sale
3,392

 
1,830

 
383

 
1,000

 
1,812

Loans
3,852,571

 
3,601,002

 
3,568,204

 
3,499,917

 
3,460,143

Less: Allowance for loan losses
(59,868
)
 
(53,638
)
 
(24,797
)
 
(25,129
)
 
(24,705
)
Net loans
3,792,703

 
3,547,364

 
3,543,407

 
3,474,788

 
3,435,438

Premises & equipment, net
147,715

 
146,212

 
143,912

 
141,683

 
140,105

Goodwill
201,116

 
201,116

 
201,116

 
201,116

 
201,116

Other intangible assets, net
11,450

 
12,381

 
13,361

 
14,391

 
15,471

Bank owned life insurance
114,248

 
101,066

 
100,498

 
99,916

 
99,294

Other assets
102,587

 
149,245

 
91,992

 
67,982

 
66,517

Total assets
$
7,329,611

 
$
7,273,638

 
$
6,748,913

 
$
6,542,075

 
$
6,372,870

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noninterest bearing deposits
$
1,398,179

 
$
1,065,708

 
$
1,040,112

 
$
1,038,695

 
$
1,028,861

Interest bearing deposits
3,672,365

 
3,673,415

 
3,662,657

 
3,452,072

 
3,450,395

Total deposits
5,070,544

 
4,739,123

 
4,702,769

 
4,490,767

 
4,479,256

Other borrowings and Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings
1,165,463

 
1,492,270

 
1,001,102

 
988,577

 
849,821

Subordinated notes, net of unamortized debt
issuance costs
98,663

 
98,619

 
98,576

 
98,532

 
98,490

Trust preferred subordinated debentures, net of unamortized debt issuance costs
60,253

 
60,251

 
60,250

 
60,249

 
60,248

Other liabilities
117,083

 
87,575

 
81,636

 
93,497

 
97,290

          Total liabilities
6,512,006

 
6,477,838

 
5,944,333

 
5,731,622

 
5,585,105

Shareholders' equity
817,605

 
795,800

 
804,580

 
810,453

 
787,765

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
$
7,329,611

 
$
7,273,638

 
$
6,748,913

 
$
6,542,075

 
$
6,372,870




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Southside Bancshares, Inc.
Consolidated Financial Highlights (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)

 
Three Months Ended
 
2020
 
2019
 
Jun 30,
 
Mar 31,
 
Dec 31,
 
Sep 30,
 
Jun 30,
Income Statement:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total interest income
$
58,495

 
$
60,752

 
$
60,533

 
$
60,555

 
$
60,672

Total interest expense
11,224

 
16,051

 
17,357

 
18,182

 
17,541

Net interest income
47,271

 
44,701

 
43,176

 
42,373

 
43,131

Provision for credit losses (1)
5,245

 
25,247

 
2,508

 
1,005

 
2,506

Net interest income after provision for credit losses
42,026

 
19,454

 
40,668

 
41,368

 
40,625

Noninterest income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposit services
5,532

 
6,279

 
6,647

 
6,753

 
6,652

Net gain on sale of securities available for sale
2,662

 
5,541

 
42

 
42

 
416

Gain on sale of loans
683

 
170

 
104

 
131

 
181

Trust fees
1,221

 
1,305

 
1,685

 
1,523

 
1,520

Bank owned life insurance
650

 
569

 
582

 
622

 
559

Brokerage services
499

 
580

 
531

 
555

 
477

Other
946

 
1,054

 
874

 
1,485

 
1,449

Total noninterest income
12,193

 
15,498

 
10,465

 
11,111

 
11,254

Noninterest expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Salaries and employee benefits
18,629

 
19,643

 
19,406

 
18,388

 
17,891

Net occupancy
3,668

 
3,311

 
3,234

 
3,430

 
3,289

Advertising, travel & entertainment
292

 
832

 
791

 
593

 
733

ATM expense
233

 
224

 
236

 
232

 
246

Professional fees
1,082

 
1,195

 
1,142

 
1,192

 
1,069

Software and data processing
1,295

 
1,227

 
1,259

 
1,116

 
1,086

Communications
506

 
493

 
485

 
480

 
489

FDIC insurance
174

 
25

 

 

 
437

Amortization of intangibles
931

 
980

 
1,030

 
1,080

 
1,129

Other (1)
3,046

 
2,590

 
3,361

 
2,515

 
3,331

Total noninterest expense
29,856

 
30,520

 
30,944

 
29,026

 
29,700

Income before income tax expense
24,363

 
4,432

 
20,189

 
23,453

 
22,179

Income tax expense
2,809

 
479

 
2,854

 
3,661

 
3,569

Net income
$
21,554

 
$
3,953

 
$
17,335

 
$
19,792

 
$
18,610

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common Share Data:
 
 
 
Weighted-average basic shares outstanding
33,016

 
33,691

 
33,790

 
33,773

 
33,726

Weighted-average diluted shares outstanding
33,083

 
33,805

 
33,934

 
33,901

 
33,876

Common shares outstanding end of period
33,032

 
33,012

 
33,823

 
33,795

 
33,749

Earnings per common share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
0.65

 
$
0.12

 
$
0.51

 
$
0.59

 
$
0.55

Diluted
0.65

 
0.12

 
0.51

 
0.58

 
0.55

Book value per common share
24.75

 
24.11

 
23.79

 
23.98

 
23.34

Tangible book value per common share (2)
18.32

 
17.64

 
17.45

 
17.60

 
16.92

Cash dividends paid per common share
0.31

 
0.31

 
0.34

 
0.31

 
0.31

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Selected Performance Ratios:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Return on average assets
1.17
%
 
0.23
%
 
1.03
%
 
1.23
%
 
1.20
%
Return on average shareholders’ equity
10.82

 
1.93

 
8.42

 
9.78

 
9.68

Return on average tangible common equity (2)
15.24

 
3.11

 
11.97

 
13.96

 
14.12

Average yield on earning assets (FTE) (2)
3.69

 
4.06

 
4.12

 
4.28

 
4.42

Average rate on interest bearing liabilities
0.87

 
1.30

 
1.46

 
1.60

 
1.61

Net interest spread (FTE) (2)
2.82

 
2.76

 
2.66

 
2.68

 
2.81

Net interest margin (FTE) (2)
3.02

 
3.03

 
2.98

 
3.03

 
3.17

Average earning assets to average interest bearing liabilities
129.03

 
126.22

 
128.00

 
128.33

 
128.99

Noninterest expense to average total assets
1.63

 
1.78

 
1.85

 
1.80

 
1.91

Efficiency ratio (FTE) (2)
48.29

 
51.91

 
53.87

 
50.53

 
51.44


(1)
Upon adoption of CECL on January 1, 2020, the provision for credit losses is the sum of the provision for loan losses and the provision for off-balance-sheet credit exposures. Prior to the adoption of CECL, the provision for off-balance-sheet credit exposures was included in other noninterest expense.
(2)
Refer to “Non-GAAP Reconciliation” at the end of the financial statement tables in this Earnings Release for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to the nearest GAAP financial measure.

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Southside Bancshares, Inc.
Consolidated Financial Highlights (Unaudited)
(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data)



 
Three Months Ended
 
2020
 
2019
 
Jun 30,
 
Mar 31,
 
Dec 31,
 
Sep 30,
 
Jun 30,
Nonperforming Assets:
$
17,600

 
$
17,403

 
$
17,449

 
$
29,747

 
$
29,363

Nonaccrual loans (1)
5,639

 
5,221

 
4,963

 
17,148

 
16,376

Accruing loans past due more than 90 days (1)

 

 

 

 

Troubled debt restructured loans (2)
11,367

 
11,448

 
12,014

 
11,683

 
11,918

Other real estate owned
586

 
734

 
472

 
912

 
1,069

Repossessed assets
8

 

 

 
4

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Asset Quality Ratios:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nonaccruing loans to total loans
0.15
%
 
0.14
%
 
0.14
%
 
0.49
%
 
0.47
%
Allowance for loan losses to nonaccruing loans
1,061.68

 
1,027.35

 
499.64

 
146.54

 
150.86

Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming assets
340.16

 
308.21

 
142.11

 
84.48

 
84.14

Allowance for loan losses to total loans
1.55

 
1.49

 
0.69

 
0.72

 
0.71

Nonperforming assets to total assets
0.24

 
0.24

 
0.26

 
0.45

 
0.46

Net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans
0.01

 
0.06

 
0.32

 
0.07

 
0.23

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital Ratios:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity to total assets
11.15

 
10.94

 
11.92

 
12.39

 
12.36

Common equity tier 1 capital
13.68

 
12.81

 
14.07

 
14.19

 
14.02

Tier 1 risk-based capital
15.06

 
14.13

 
15.46

 
15.61

 
15.46

Total risk-based capital
18.51

 
17.35

 
18.43

 
18.65

 
18.52

Tier 1 leverage capital
9.05

 
9.45

 
10.18

 
10.46

 
10.48

Period end tangible equity to period end tangible assets (3)
8.50

 
8.25

 
9.03

 
9.40

 
9.28

Average shareholders’ equity to average total assets
10.86

 
11.94

 
12.28

 
12.54

 
12.36


(1)
Prior to the adoption of CECL, excluded purchased credit impaired loans measured at fair value at acquisition if the timing and amount of cash flows expected to be collected from those sales could be reasonably estimated.
(2)
Prior to the adoption of CECL, included $0.8 million in PCI loans restructured as of December 31, 2019, September 30, 2019 and June 30, 2019.
(3)
Refer to the “Non-GAAP Reconciliation” at the end of the financial statement tables in this Earnings Release for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to the nearest GAAP financial measure.


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Southside Bancshares, Inc.
Consolidated Financial Highlights (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)

 
Three Months Ended
 
2020
 
2019
Loan Portfolio Composition
Jun 30,
 
Mar 31,
 
Dec 31,
 
Sep 30,
 
Jun 30,
Real Estate Loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction
$
570,801

 
$
603,952

 
$
644,948

 
$
621,040

 
$
579,565

1-4 Family Residential
761,815

 
787,875

 
787,562

 
792,638

 
782,073

Commercial
1,406,541

 
1,350,818

 
1,250,208

 
1,236,307

 
1,251,248

Commercial Loans
639,162

 
383,984

 
401,521

 
382,077

 
389,521

Municipal Loans
377,428

 
375,934

 
383,960

 
366,906

 
357,028

Loans to Individuals
96,824

 
98,439

 
100,005

 
100,949

 
100,708

Total Loans
$
3,852,571

 
$
3,601,002

 
$
3,568,204

 
$
3,499,917

 
$
3,460,143

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Summary of Changes in Allowances:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for Loan Losses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at beginning of period
$
53,638

 
$
24,797

 
$
25,129

 
$
24,705

 
$
24,155

Impact of CECL adoption (1) - cumulative effect adjustment

 
5,072

 

 

 

Impact of CECL adoption - purchased loans with credit deterioration

 
231

 

 

 

Loans charged-off
(546
)
 
(995
)
 
(3,251
)
 
(1,000
)
 
(2,397
)
Recoveries of loans charged-off
436

 
451

 
411

 
419

 
441

  Net loans (charged-off) recovered
(110
)
 
(544
)
 
(2,840
)
 
(581
)
 
(1,956
)
Provision for (reversal of) for loan losses
6,340

 
24,082

 
2,508

 
1,005

 
2,506

Balance at end of period
$
59,868

 
$
53,638

 
$
24,797

 
$
25,129

 
$
24,705

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for Off-Balance-Sheet Credit Exposures
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at beginning of period
$
7,460

 
$
1,455

 
$
1,540

 
$
1,859

 
$
1,834

Impact of CECL adoption (1)

 
4,840

 

 

 

Provision for (reversal of) off-balance-sheet credit exposures (2)
(1,095
)
 
1,165

 
(85
)
 
(319
)
 
25

Balance at end of period
$
6,365

 
$
7,460

 
$
1,455

 
$
1,540

 
$
1,859

Total Allowance for Credit Losses
$
66,233

 
$
61,098

 
$
26,252

 
$
26,669

 
$
26,564


(1)
We adopted ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments” on January 1, 2020. ASU 2016-13 replaced the incurred loss model with an expected loss methodology that is referred to as current expected credit losses (“CECL”). Adoption of this guidance on January 1, 2020, resulted in a cumulative-effect adjustment to reduce retained earnings by $7.8 million, net of tax.
(2)
Prior to the adoption of CECL on January 1, 2020, the provision for off-balance-sheet credit exposures was included in other noninterest expense.


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Southside Bancshares, Inc.
Consolidated Financial Highlights (Unaudited)
(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data)


 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
2020
 
2019
Income Statement:
 
 
 
Total interest income
$
119,247

 
$
119,699

Total interest expense
27,275

 
35,443

Net interest income
91,972

 
84,256

Provision for credit losses (1)
30,492

 
1,588

Net interest income after provision for credit losses
61,480

 
82,668

Noninterest income
 
 
 
Deposit services
11,811

 
12,638

Net gain on sale of securities available for sale
8,203

 
672

Gain on sale of loans
853

 
274

Trust fees
2,526

 
3,061

Bank owned life insurance
1,219

 
1,103

Brokerage services
1,079

 
994

Other
2,000

 
2,050

Total noninterest income
27,691

 
20,792

Noninterest expense
 
 
 
Salaries and employee benefits
38,272

 
35,937

Net occupancy
6,979

 
6,464

Advertising, travel & entertainment
1,124

 
1,580

ATM expense
457

 
426

Professional fees
2,277

 
2,383

Software and data processing
2,522

 
2,162

Communications
999

 
976

FDIC insurance
199

 
859

Amortization of intangibles
1,911

 
2,308

Other (1)
5,636

 
6,232

Total noninterest expense
60,376

 
59,327

Income before income tax expense
28,795

 
44,133

Income tax expense
3,288

 
6,706

Net income
$
25,507

 
$
37,427

 
 
 
 
Common Share Data:
 
 
 
Weighted-average basic shares outstanding
33,353

 
33,711

Weighted-average diluted shares outstanding
33,445

 
33,862

Common shares outstanding end of period
33,032

 
33,749

Earnings per common share
 
 
 
Basic
$
0.76

 
$
1.11

Diluted
0.76

 
1.11

Book value per common share
24.75

 
23.34

Tangible book value per common share (2)
18.32

 
16.92

Cash dividends paid per common share
0.62

 
0.61

 
 
 
 
Selected Performance Ratios:
 
 
 
Return on average assets
0.72
%
 
1.20
%
Return on average shareholders’ equity
6.31

 
10.00

Return on average tangible common equity (2)
9.06

 
14.75

Average yield on earning assets (FTE) (2)
3.87

 
4.37

Average rate on interest bearing liabilities
1.08

 
1.61

Net interest spread (FTE) (2)
2.79

 
2.76

Net interest margin (FTE) (2)
3.02

 
3.12

Average earning assets to average interest bearing liabilities
127.66

 
128.34

Noninterest expense to average total assets
1.70

 
1.91

Efficiency ratio (FTE) (2)
50.06

 
52.53


(1)
Upon adoption of CECL on January 1, 2020, the provision for credit losses is the sum of the provision for loan losses and the provision for off-balance-sheet credit exposures. Prior to the adoption of CECL, the provision for off-balance-sheet credit exposures was included in other noninterest expense.
(2)
Refer to “Non-GAAP Reconciliation” at the end of the financial statement tables in this Earnings Release for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to the nearest GAAP financial measure.

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Southside Bancshares, Inc.
Consolidated Financial Highlights (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)

 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
2020
 
2019
Nonperforming Assets:
$
17,600

 
$
29,363

Nonaccrual loans (1)
5,639

 
16,376

Accruing loans past due more than 90 days (1)

 

Troubled debt restructured loans (2)
11,367

 
11,918

Other real estate owned
586

 
1,069

Repossessed assets
8

 

 
 
 
 
Asset Quality Ratios:
 
 
 
Nonaccruing loans to total loans
0.15
%
 
0.47
%
Allowance for loan losses to nonaccruing loans
1,061.68

 
150.86

Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming assets
340.16

 
84.14

Allowance for loan losses to total loans
1.55

 
0.71

Nonperforming assets to total assets
0.24

 
0.46

Net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans
0.04

 
0.24

 
 
 
 
Capital Ratios:
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity to total assets
11.15

 
12.36

Common equity tier 1 capital
13.68

 
14.02

Tier 1 risk-based capital
15.06

 
15.46

Total risk-based capital
18.51

 
18.52

Tier 1 leverage capital
9.05

 
10.48

Period end tangible equity to period end tangible assets (3)
8.50

 
9.28

Average shareholders’ equity to average total assets
11.38

 
12.03


(1)
Prior to the adoption of CECL, excluded purchased credit impaired loans measured at fair value at acquisition if the timing and amount of cash flows expected to be collected from those sales could be reasonably estimated.
(2)
Prior to the adoption of CECL, included $0.8 million in PCI loans restructured as of June 30, 2019.
(3)
Refer to the “Non-GAAP Reconciliation” at the end of the financial statement tables in this Earnings Release for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to the nearest GAAP financial measure.

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Southside Bancshares, Inc.
Consolidated Financial Highlights (Unaudited)
(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data)


 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
Loan Portfolio Composition
2020
 
2019
Real Estate Loans:
 
 
 
Construction
$
570,801

 
$
579,565

1-4 Family Residential
761,815

 
782,073

Commercial
1,406,541

 
1,251,248

Commercial Loans
639,162

 
389,521

Municipal Loans
377,428

 
357,028

Loans to Individuals
96,824

 
100,708

Total Loans
$
3,852,571

 
$
3,460,143

 
 
 
 
Summary of Changes in Allowances:
 
 
 
Allowance for Loan Losses
 
 
 
Balance at beginning of period
$
24,797

 
$
27,019

Impact of CECL adoption (1) - cumulative effect adjustment
5,072

 

Impact of CECL adoption - purchased loans with credit deterioration
231

 

Loans charged-off
(1,541
)
 
(4,682
)
Recoveries of loans charged-off
887

 
780

  Net loans (charged-off) recovered
(654
)
 
(3,902
)
Provision for (reversal of) for loan losses
30,422

 
1,588

Balance at end of period
$
59,868

 
$
24,705

 
 
 
 
Allowance for Off-Balance-Sheet Credit Exposures
 
 
 
Balance at beginning of period
$
1,455

 
$
1,890

Impact of CECL adoption (1)
4,840

 

Provision for (reversal of) off-balance-sheet credit exposures (2)
70

 
(31
)
Balance at end of period
$
6,365

 
$
1,859

Total Allowance for Credit Losses
$
66,233

 
$
26,564


(1)
We adopted ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments” on January 1, 2020. ASU 2016-13 replaced the incurred loss model with an expected loss methodology that is referred to as current expected credit losses (“CECL”). Adoption of this guidance on January 1, 2020, resulted in a cumulative-effect adjustment to reduce retained earnings by $7.8 million, net of tax.
(2)
Prior to the adoption of CECL on January 1, 2020, the provision for off-balance-sheet credit exposures was included in other noninterest expense.


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Southside Bancshares, Inc.
Average Balances and Average Yields and Rates (Annualized) (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)


The tables that follow show average earning assets and interest bearing liabilities together with the average yield on the earning assets and the average rate of the interest bearing liabilities for the periods presented. The interest and related yields presented are on a fully taxable-equivalent basis and are therefore non-GAAP measures. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and “Non-GAAP Reconciliation” for more information.
 
Three Months Ended
 
June 30, 2020
 
March 31, 2020
 
Average Balance
 
Interest
 
Average Yield/Rate
 
Average Balance
 
Interest
 
Average Yield/Rate
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans (1)
$
3,826,383

 
$
39,766

 
4.18
%
 
$
3,587,143

 
$
42,554

 
4.77
%
Loans held for sale
3,213

 
28

 
3.50
%
 
831

 
9

 
4.36
%
Securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Taxable investment securities (2)
94,247

 
732

 
3.12
%
 
70,293

 
512

 
2.93
%
Tax-exempt investment securities (2)
1,320,772

 
11,560

 
3.52
%
 
888,906

 
7,837

 
3.55
%
Mortgage-backed and related securities (2)
1,359,941

 
9,044

 
2.67
%
 
1,598,374

 
11,534

 
2.90
%
Total securities
2,774,960

 
21,336

 
3.09
%
 
2,557,573

 
19,883

 
3.13
%
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost, and equity investments
67,582

 
360

 
2.14
%
 
62,976

 
425

 
2.71
%
Interest earning deposits
24,097

 
23

 
0.38
%
 
40,236

 
180

 
1.80
%
Total earning assets
6,696,235

 
61,513

 
3.69
%
 
6,248,759

 
63,051

 
4.06
%
Cash and due from banks
78,326

 
 
 
 
 
76,739

 
 
 
 
Accrued interest and other assets
660,411

 
 
 
 
 
611,017

 
 
 
 
Less:  Allowance for loan losses
(55,908
)
 
 
 
 
 
(30,373
)
 
 
 
 
Total assets
$
7,379,064

 
 
 
 
 
$
6,906,142

 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Savings accounts
$
426,420

 
187

 
0.18
%
 
$
384,863

 
237

 
0.25
%
Certificates of deposits
1,187,665

 
4,817

 
1.63
%
 
1,362,427

 
6,346

 
1.87
%
Interest bearing demand accounts
2,013,770

 
1,225

 
0.24
%
 
1,975,837

 
3,336

 
0.68
%
Total interest bearing deposits
3,627,855

 
6,229

 
0.69
%
 
3,723,127

 
9,919

 
1.07
%
Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings
1,197,097

 
2,929

 
0.98
%
 
999,070

 
3,974

 
1.60
%
Subordinated notes, net of unamortized debt issuance costs
98,641

 
1,412

 
5.76
%
 
98,597

 
1,411

 
5.76
%
Trust preferred subordinated debentures, net of unamortized debt issuance costs
60,252

 
491

 
3.28
%
 
60,234

 
600

 
4.01
%
Other borrowings
205,724

 
163

 
0.32
%
 
69,846

 
147

 
0.85
%
Total interest bearing liabilities
5,189,569

 
11,224

 
0.87
%
 
4,950,874

 
16,051

 
1.30
%
Noninterest bearing deposits
1,310,651

 
 
 
 
 
1,042,341

 
 
 
 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
77,431

 
 
 
 
 
88,168

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities
6,577,651

 
 
 
 
 
6,081,383

 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
801,413

 
 
 
 
 
824,759

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$
7,379,064

 
 
 
 
 
$
6,906,142

 
 
 
 
Net interest income (FTE)
 
 
$
50,289

 
 
 
 
 
$
47,000

 
 
Net interest margin (FTE)
 
 
 
 
3.02
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.03
%
Net interest spread (FTE)
 
 
 
 
2.82
%
 
 
 
 
 
2.76
%

(1)
Interest on loans includes net fees on loans that are not material in amount.
(2)
For the purpose of calculating the average yield, the average balance of securities is presented at historical cost.

Note: As of June 30, 2020 and March 31, 2020, loans totaling $5.6 million and $5.2 million, respectively, were on nonaccrual status. Our policy is to reverse previously accrued but unpaid interest on nonaccrual loans; thereafter, interest income is recorded to the extent received when appropriate.


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Southside Bancshares, Inc.
Average Balances and Average Yields and Rates (Annualized) (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)


 
Three Months Ended
 
December 31, 2019
 
September 30, 2019
 
Average Balance
 
Interest
 
Average Yield/Rate
 
Average Balance
 
Interest
 
Average Yield/Rate
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans (1)
$
3,540,274

 
$
43,166

 
4.84
%
 
$
3,477,187

 
$
43,780

 
5.00
%
Loans held for sale
1,114

 
9

 
3.21
%
 
2,497

 
26

 
4.13
%
Securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Taxable investment securities (2)
10,083

 
86

 
3.38
%
 
3,000

 
26

 
3.44
%
Tax-exempt investment securities (2)
699,868

 
6,431

 
3.65
%
 
555,835

 
5,328

 
3.80
%
Mortgage-backed and related securities (2)
1,674,503

 
12,197

 
2.89
%
 
1,660,331

 
12,569

 
3.00
%
Total securities
2,384,454

 
18,714

 
3.11
%
 
2,219,166

 
17,923

 
3.20
%
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost, and equity investments
59,743

 
437

 
2.90
%
 
57,108

 
422

 
2.93
%
Interest earning deposits
44,039

 
247

 
2.23
%
 
26,746

 
206

 
3.06
%
Total earning assets
6,029,624

 
62,573

 
4.12
%
 
5,782,704

 
62,357

 
4.28
%
Cash and due from banks
72,018

 
 
 
 
 
73,815

 
 
 
 
Accrued interest and other assets
574,124

 
 
 
 
 
570,657

 
 
 
 
Less:  Allowance for loan losses
(25,618
)
 
 
 
 
 
(24,938
)
 
 
 
 
Total assets
$
6,650,148

 
 
 
 
 
$
6,402,238

 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Savings accounts
$
372,798

 
262

 
0.28
%
 
$
367,615

 
270

 
0.29
%
Certificates of deposit
1,204,392

 
6,172

 
2.03
%
 
1,118,410

 
6,011

 
2.13
%
Interest bearing demand accounts
1,936,969

 
4,067

 
0.83
%
 
1,966,764

 
5,085

 
1.03
%
Total interest bearing deposits
3,514,159

 
10,501

 
1.19
%
 
3,452,789

 
11,366

 
1.31
%
Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings
1,019,844

 
4,716

 
1.83
%
 
881,088

 
4,647

 
2.09
%
Subordinated notes, net of unamortized debt issuance costs
98,554

 
1,426

 
5.74
%
 
98,511

 
1,425

 
5.74
%
Trust preferred subordinated debentures, net of unamortized debt issuance costs
60,250

 
643

 
4.23
%
 
60,248

 
685

 
4.51
%
Other borrowings
17,874

 
71

 
1.58
%
 
13,401

 
59

 
1.75
%
Total interest bearing liabilities
4,710,681

 
17,357

 
1.46
%
 
4,506,037

 
18,182

 
1.60
%
Noninterest bearing deposits
1,049,211

 
 
 
 
 
1,020,325

 
 
 
 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
73,408

 
 
 
 
 
72,923

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities
5,833,300

 
 
 
 
 
5,599,285

 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
816,848

 
 
 
 
 
802,953

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$
6,650,148

 
 
 
 
 
$
6,402,238

 
 
 
 
Net interest income (FTE)
 
 
$
45,216

 
 
 
 
 
$
44,175

 
 
Net interest margin (FTE)
 
 
 
 
2.98
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.03
%
Net interest spread (FTE)
 
 
 
 
2.66
%
 
 
 
 
 
2.68
%

(1)
Interest on loans includes net fees on loans that are not material in amount.
(2)
For the purpose of calculating the average yield, the average balance of securities is presented at historical cost.

Note: As of December 31, 2019 and September 30, 2019, loans totaling $5.0 million and $17.1 million, respectively, were on nonaccrual status. Our policy is to reverse previously accrued but unpaid interest on nonaccrual loans; thereafter, interest income is recorded to the extent received when appropriate.



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Southside Bancshares, Inc.
Average Balances and Average Yields and Rates (Annualized) (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)


 
Three Months Ended
 
June 30, 2019
 
Average Balance
 
Interest
 
Average Yield/Rate
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
Loans (1)
$
3,387,323

 
$
43,559

 
5.16
%
Loans held for sale
1,965

 
21

 
4.29
%
Securities:
 
 
 
 
 
Taxable investment securities (2)
3,000

 
27

 
3.61
%
Tax-exempt investment securities (2)
459,996

 
4,513

 
3.94
%
Mortgage-backed and related securities (2)
1,680,109

 
13,246

 
3.16
%
Total securities
2,143,105

 
17,786

 
3.33
%
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost, and equity investments
52,311

 
440

 
3.37
%
Interest earning deposits
66,017

 
411

 
2.50
%
Federal funds sold
3,365

 
39

 
4.65
%
Total earning assets
5,654,086

 
62,256

 
4.42
%
Cash and due from banks
78,757

 
 
 
 
Accrued interest and other assets
534,835

 
 
 
 
Less:  Allowance for loan losses
(24,838
)
 
 
 
 
Total assets
$
6,242,840

 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
Savings accounts
$
365,205

 
262

 
0.29
%
Certificates of deposit
1,119,464

 
5,861

 
2.10
%
Interest bearing demand accounts
1,969,593

 
5,334

 
1.09
%
Total interest bearing deposits
3,454,262

 
11,457

 
1.33
%
Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings
755,748

 
3,899

 
2.07
%
Subordinated notes, net of unamortized debt issuance costs
98,469

 
1,410

 
5.74
%
Trust preferred subordinated debentures, net of unamortized debt issuance costs
60,247

 
718

 
4.78
%
Other borrowings
14,530

 
57

 
1.57
%
Total interest bearing liabilities
4,383,256

 
17,541

 
1.61
%
Noninterest bearing deposits
1,014,746

 
 
 
 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
73,494

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities
5,471,496

 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
771,344

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$
6,242,840

 
 
 
 
Net interest income (FTE)
 
 
$
44,715

 
 
Net interest margin (FTE)
 
 
 
 
3.17
%
Net interest spread (FTE)
 
 
 
 
2.81
%

(1)
Interest on loans includes net fees on loans that are not material in amount.
(2)
For the purpose of calculating the average yield, the average balance of securities is presented at historical cost.

Note: As of June 30, 2019, loans totaling $16.4 million were on nonaccrual status. Our policy is to reverse previously accrued but unpaid interest on nonaccrual loans; thereafter, interest income is recorded to the extent received when appropriate.



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Southside Bancshares, Inc.
Average Balances and Average Yields and Rates (Annualized) (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)


 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30, 2020
 
June 30, 2019
 
Average Balance
 
Interest
 
Average Yield/Rate
 
Average Balance
 
Interest
 
Average Yield/Rate
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans (1)
$
3,706,763

 
$
82,320

 
4.47
%
 
$
3,342,244

 
$
85,769

 
5.17
%
Loans held for sale
2,022

 
37

 
3.68
%
 
1,292

 
28

 
4.37
%
Securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Taxable investment securities (2)
82,270

 
1,244

 
3.04
%
 
3,000

 
55

 
3.70
%
Tax-exempt investment securities (2)
1,104,839

 
19,397

 
3.53
%
 
559,041

 
10,245

 
3.70
%
Mortgage-backed and related securities (2)
1,479,157

 
20,578

 
2.80
%
 
1,663,926

 
25,720

 
3.12
%
Total securities
2,666,266

 
41,219

 
3.11
%
 
2,225,967

 
36,020

 
3.26
%
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost, and equity investments
65,279

 
785

 
2.42
%
 
53,034

 
795

 
3.02
%
Interest earning deposits
32,167

 
203

 
1.27
%
 
65,357

 
797

 
2.46
%
Federal funds sold

 

 

 
5,489

 
86

 
3.16
%
Total earning assets
6,472,497

 
124,564

 
3.87
%
 
5,693,383

 
123,495

 
4.37
%
Cash and due from banks
77,533

 
 
 
 
 
80,940

 
 
 
 
Accrued interest and other assets
635,540

 
 
 
 
 
523,926

 
 
 
 
Less:  Allowance for loan losses
(43,141
)
 
 
 
 
 
(25,943
)
 
 
 
 
Total assets
$
7,142,429

 
 
 
 
 
$
6,272,306

 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Savings accounts
$
405,642

 
424

 
0.21
%
 
$
362,947

 
520

 
0.29
%
Certificates of deposit
1,275,046

 
11,163

 
1.76
%
 
1,136,738

 
11,558

 
2.05
%
Interest bearing demand accounts
1,994,803

 
4,561

 
0.46
%
 
1,976,205

 
10,620

 
1.08
%
Total interest bearing deposits
3,675,491

 
16,148

 
0.88
%
 
3,475,890

 
22,698

 
1.32
%
Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings
1,098,083

 
6,903

 
1.26
%
 
785,901

 
8,356

 
2.14
%
Subordinated notes, net of unamortized debt issuance costs
98,619

 
2,823

 
5.76
%
 
98,448

 
2,810

 
5.76
%
Trust preferred subordinated debentures, net of unamortized debt issuance costs
60,252

 
1,091

 
3.64
%
 
60,247

 
1,447

 
4.84
%
Other borrowings
137,785

 
310

 
0.45
%
 
15,653

 
132

 
1.70
%
Total interest bearing liabilities
5,070,230

 
27,275

 
1.08
%
 
4,436,139

 
35,443

 
1.61
%
Noninterest bearing deposits
1,176,496

 
 
 
 
 
1,000,623

 
 
 
 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
82,617

 
 
 
 
 
81,167

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities
6,329,343

 
 
 
 
 
5,517,929

 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
813,086

 
 
 
 
 
754,377

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$
7,142,429

 
 
 
 
 
$
6,272,306

 
 
 
 
Net interest income (FTE)
 
 
$
97,289

 
 
 
 
 
$
88,052

 
 
Net interest margin (FTE)
 
 
 
 
3.02
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.12
%
Net interest spread (FTE)
 
 
 
 
2.79
%
 
 
 
 
 
2.76
%

(1)
Interest on loans includes net fees on loans that are not material in amount.
(2)
For the purpose of calculating the average yield, the average balance of securities is presented at historical cost.

Note: As of June 30, 2020 and 2019, loans totaling $5.6 million and $16.4 million, respectively, were on nonaccrual status. Our policy is to reverse previously accrued but unpaid interest on nonaccrual loans; thereafter, interest income is recorded to the extent received when appropriate.


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Southside Bancshares, Inc.
Non-GAAP Reconciliation (Unaudited)
(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data)

The following tables set forth the reconciliation of return on average common equity to return on average tangible common equity, book value per share to tangible book value per share, net interest income to net interest income adjusted to a fully taxable-equivalent basis assuming a 21% marginal tax rate for interest earned on tax-exempt assets such as municipal loans and investment securities, along with the calculation of total revenue, adjusted noninterest expense, efficiency ratio (FTE), net interest margin (FTE) and net interest spread (FTE) for the applicable periods presented.
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
2020
 
2019
 
June 30,
 
 
Jun 30,
 
Mar 31,
 
Dec 31,
 
Sep 30,
 
Jun 30,
 
2020
 
2019
Reconciliation of return on average common equity to return on average tangible common equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
21,554

 
$
3,953

 
$
17,335

 
$
19,792

 
$
18,610

 
$
25,507

 
$
37,427

After-tax amortization expense
 
735

 
774

 
814

 
853

 
892

 
1,510

 
1,823

Adjusted net income available to common shareholders
 
$
22,289

 
$
4,727

 
$
18,149

 
$
20,645

 
$
19,502

 
$
27,017

 
$
39,250

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 


Average shareholders' equity
 
$
801,413

 
$
824,759

 
$
816,848

 
$
802,953

 
$
771,344

 
$
813,086

 
$
754,377

Less: Average intangibles for the period
 
(213,135
)
 
(214,104
)
 
(215,101
)
 
(216,169
)
 
(217,266
)
 
(213,620
)
 
(217,849
)
   Average tangible shareholders' equity
 
$
588,278

 
$
610,655

 
$
601,747

 
$
586,784

 
$
554,078

 
$
599,466

 
$
536,528

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Return on average tangible common equity
 
15.24
%
 
3.11
%
 
11.97
%
 
13.96
%
 
14.12
%
 
9.06
%
 
14.75
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reconciliation of book value per share to tangible book value per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common equity at end of period
 
$
817,605

 
$
795,800

 
$
804,580

 
$
810,453

 
$
787,765

 
$
817,605

 
$
787,765

Less: Intangible assets at end of period
 
(212,566
)
 
(213,497
)
 
(214,477
)
 
(215,507
)
 
(216,587
)
 
(212,566
)
 
(216,587
)
Tangible common shareholders' equity at end of period
 
$
605,039

 
$
582,303

 
$
590,103

 
$
594,946

 
$
571,178


$
605,039


$
571,178

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets at end of period
 
$
7,329,611

 
$
7,273,638

 
$
6,748,913

 
$
6,542,075

 
$
6,372,870

 
$
7,329,611

 
$
6,372,870

Less: Intangible assets at end of period
 
(212,566
)
 
(213,497
)
 
(214,477
)
 
(215,507
)
 
(216,587
)
 
(212,566
)
 
(216,587
)
Tangible assets at end of period
 
$
7,117,045

 
$
7,060,141

 
$
6,534,436

 
$
6,326,568

 
$
6,156,283


$
7,117,045

 
$
6,156,283

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Period end tangible equity to period end tangible assets
 
8.50
%
 
8.25
%
 
9.03
%
 
9.40
%
 
9.28
%

8.50
%
 
9.28
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common shares outstanding end of period
 
33,032

 
33,012

 
33,823

 
33,795

 
33,749

 
33,032

 
33,749

Tangible book value per common share
 
$
18.32

 
$
17.64

 
$
17.45

 
$
17.60

 
$
16.92


$
18.32

 
$
16.92

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reconciliation of efficiency ratio to efficiency ratio (FTE), net interest margin to net interest margin (FTE) and net interest spread to net interest spread (FTE):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income (GAAP)
 
$
47,271

 
$
44,701

 
$
43,176

 
$
42,373

 
$
43,131

 
$
91,972

 
$
84,256

Tax equivalent adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans
 
679

 
668

 
653

 
641

 
598

 
1,347

 
1,196

Tax-exempt investment securities
 
2,339

 
1,631

 
1,387

 
1,161

 
986

 
3,970

 
2,600

Net interest income (FTE) (1)
 
50,289

 
47,000

 
45,216

 
44,175

 
44,715

 
97,289

 
88,052

Noninterest income
 
12,193

 
15,498

 
10,465

 
11,111

 
11,254

 
27,691

 
20,792

Nonrecurring income (2)
 
(2,662
)
 
(5,541
)
 
(42
)
 
(42
)
 
(557
)
 
(8,203
)
 
(386
)
Total revenue
 
$
59,820

 
$
56,957

 
$
55,639

 
$
55,244

 
$
55,412

 
$
116,777

 
$
108,458

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noninterest expense
 
$
29,856

 
$
30,520

 
$
30,944

 
$
29,026

 
$
29,700

 
$
60,376

 
$
59,327

Pre-tax amortization expense
 
(931
)
 
(980
)
 
(1,030
)
 
(1,080
)
 
(1,129
)
 
(1,911
)
 
(2,308
)
Nonrecurring expense (3)
 
(39
)
 
29

 
56

 
(33
)
 
(67
)
 
(10
)
 
(49
)
Adjusted noninterest expense
 
$
28,886

 
$
29,569

 
$
29,970

 
$
27,913

 
$
28,504

 
$
58,455

 
$
56,970

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Efficiency ratio
 
50.85
%
 
54.10
%
 
55.92
%
 
52.23
%
 
52.95
%
 
52.44
%
 
54.43
%
Efficiency ratio (FTE) (1)
 
48.29
%
 
51.91
%
 
53.87
%
 
50.53
%
 
51.44
%
 
50.06
%
 
52.53
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average earning assets
 
$
6,696,235

 
$
6,248,759

 
$
6,029,624

 
$
5,782,704

 
$
5,654,086

 
$
6,472,497

 
$
5,693,383

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest margin
 
2.84
%
 
2.88
%
 
2.84
%
 
2.91
%
 
3.06
%
 
2.86
%
 
2.98
%
Net interest margin (FTE) (1)
 
3.02
%
 
3.03
%
 
2.98
%
 
3.03
%
 
3.17
%
 
3.02
%
 
3.12
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest spread
 
2.64
%
 
2.61
%
 
2.52
%
 
2.55
%
 
2.69
%
 
2.62
%
 
2.63
%
Net interest spread (FTE) (1)
 
2.82
%
 
2.76
%
 
2.66
%
 
2.68
%
 
2.81
%
 
2.79
%
 
2.76
%

(1)
These amounts are presented on a fully taxable-equivalent basis and are non-GAAP measures.
(2)
These adjustments may include net gain and loss on sale of securities available for sale and loss on fair value hedges, in the periods where applicable.
(3)
These adjustments may include foreclosure expenses, in the periods where applicable.

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