The Bancorp, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Financial Results and Updates 2023 Guidance

The Bancorp, Inc. ("The Bancorp" or “we”) (NASDAQ: TBBK), a financial holding company, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter of 2022.

Highlights

• The Bancorp reported net income of $40.2 million, or $0.71 per diluted share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2022, compared to net income of $27.0 million, or $0.46 per diluted share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, or a 54% increase in income per diluted share.
• Return on assets and equity for the quarter ended December 31, 2022 amounted to 2.1% and 24%, respectively, compared to 1.7% and 17%, respectively, for the quarter ended December 31, 2021 (all percentages “annualized”).
• Net interest income increased 47% to $76.8 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2022, compared to $52.2 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2021.
• Net interest margin amounted to 4.21% for the quarter ended December 31, 2022, compared to 3.51% for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, and 3.69% for the quarter ended September 30, 2022.
• Excluding commercial loans, at fair value, which were originally generated for sale, total loans increased to $5.49 billion at December 31, 2022, compared to $5.27 billion at September 30, 2022 and $3.75 billion at December 31, 2021. Those increases reflected growth of 4% quarter over quarter and 45% year over year. Those percentage increases exclude the impact of $50.4 million of December 31, 2022 balances previously included in discontinued assets which were reclassified to loans held for investment in the first quarter of 2022.
• Gross dollar volume (“GDV”), representing the total amounts spent on prepaid and debit cards, increased $3.25 billion, or 13%, to $28.07 billion for the quarter ended December 31, 2022 compared to the quarter ended December 31, 2021. Total prepaid, debit card, ACH and other payment fees increased 10% to $21.8 million for fourth quarter 2022 compared to the fourth quarter of 2021.
• SBLOC (securities backed lines of credit), IBLOC (insurance backed lines of credit) and investment advisor financing loans collectively increased 22% year over year and decreased 1% quarter over quarter to $2.50 billion at December 31, 2022.
• Small Business Loans, including those held at fair value, grew 10% year over year to $763.8 million at December 31, 2022, and 4% quarter over quarter. That growth is exclusive of PPP loan balances which amounted to $4.5 million and $44.8 million, respectively, at December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021.
• Direct lease financing balances increased 19% year over year to $632.2 million at December 31, 2022, and 5% quarter over quarter.
• We resumed non-SBA commercial real estate bridge lending in the third quarter of 2021. At December 31, 2022, the balance of such real estate bridge loans, consisting of apartment buildings, was $1.67 billion compared to $1.49 billion at September 30, 2022, reflecting quarter over quarter growth of 12%. At December 31, 2021, these loans totaled $621.7 million.
• The average interest rate on $6.80 billion of average deposits and interest-bearing liabilities during the fourth quarter of 2022 was 1.77%. Average deposits of $6.62 billion for the fourth quarter of 2022, reflected an increase of 25% from the $5.31 billion of average deposits for the quarter ended December 31, 2021.
• As of December 31, 2022, tier one capital to assets (leverage), tier one capital to risk-weighted assets, total capital to risk-weighted assets and common equity-tier 1 to risk-weighted assets ratios were 9.63%, 13.40%, 13.87% and 13.40%, respectively, compared to well-capitalized minimums of 5%, 8%, 10% and 6.5%, respectively. The Bancorp and its wholly owned subsidiary, The Bancorp Bank, National Association, each remain well capitalized under banking regulations.
• Book value per common share at December 31, 2022 was $12.46 per share compared to $11.37 per share at December 31, 2021, an increase of 10%. Increases resulting from retained earnings were partially offset by reductions in the market value of securities available for sale, which are recognized through equity.
• The Bancorp repurchased 553,003 shares of its common stock at an average cost of $27.12 per share during the quarter ended December 31, 2022.

“We finished 2022 with significant improvements in profitability, NIM and GDV growth, "said CEO and President Damian Kozlowski. "Our team continues to be focused on further improving our arguably best fintech ecosystem in banking, maintaining a lower risk balance sheet than peers, continuing our rigorous risk management and increasing profitability. We believe 2023 will be another substantial move forward on all fronts and we confirm our guidance of $3.20 a share, an improvement of approximately 40% over 2022 EPS. We expect to increase our share repurchases to $25 million per quarter, or $100 million in 2023, from $15 million a quarter, or $60 million, in 2022.”

Conference Call Webcast

You may access the LIVE webcast of The Bancorp's Quarterly Earnings Conference Call at 8:00 AM ET Friday, January 27, 2023 by clicking on the webcast link on The Bancorp's homepage at www.thebancorp.com. Or you may dial 1.888.396.8049, access code 92735961. You may listen to the replay of the webcast following the live call on The Bancorp's investor relations website or telephonically until Friday, February 3, 2023 by dialing 1.877.674.7070, access code 735961#.

About The Bancorp

The Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: TBBK), headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, through its subsidiary, The Bancorp Bank, National Association, (or “The Bancorp Bank, N. A.”) provides non-bank financial companies with the people, processes, and technology to meet their unique banking needs. Through its Fintech Solutions, Institutional Banking, Commercial Lending, and Real Estate Bridge Lending businesses, The Bancorp provides partner-focused solutions paired with cutting-edge technology for companies that range from entrepreneurial startups to Fortune 500 companies. With over 20 years of experience, The Bancorp has become a leader in the financial services industry, earning recognition as the #1 issuer of prepaid cards in the U.S., a nationwide provider of bridge financing for real estate capital improvement plans, an SBA National Preferred Lender, a leading provider of securities-backed lines of credit, with one of the few bank-owned commercial vehicle leasing groups. By its company-wide commitment to excellence, The Bancorp has also been ranked as one of the 100 Fastest-Growing Companies by Fortune, a Top 50 Employer by Equal Opportunity Magazine and was selected to be included in the S&P Small Cap 600. For more about The Bancorp, visit https://thebancorp.com/.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this earnings release regarding The Bancorp’s business which are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements." These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including but not limited to the words “intend,” “may,” “believe,” “will,” “expect,” “look,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “estimate,” “continue,” or similar words , and are based on current expectations about important economic, political, and technological factors, among others, and are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause the actual results, events or achievements to differ materially from those set forth in or implied by the forward-looking statements and related assumptions. For further discussion of the risks and uncertainties to which these forward-looking statements may be subject, see The Bancorp’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” sections of those filings. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. The Bancorp does not undertake to publicly revise or update forward-looking statements in this press release to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date of this press release, except as may be required under applicable law.

* Includes commercial loans, at fair value. All periods include non-accrual loans.

** Full taxable equivalent basis, using a statutory Federal tax rate of 21% for 2022 and 2021.

NOTE: In the table above, interest on loans for 2022 and 2021 includes $12,000 and $991,000, respectively, of interest and fees on PPP loans.

* Includes commercial loans, at fair value. All periods include non-accrual loans.

** Full taxable equivalent basis, using a statutory Federal tax rate of 21% for 2022 and 2021.

NOTE: In the table above, the 2021 interest on loans reflects $4.6 million of interest and fees which were earned on a short-term line of credit to another institution to initially fund PPP loans, which did not materially increase average loans or assets and which are not expected to recur. Interest on loans for 2022 and 2021 includes $514,000 and $5.8 million, respectively, of interest and fees on PPP loans.

⁽¹⁾ Excludes activity from discontinued operations.

* Securities Backed Lines of Credit, or SBLOC, are collateralized by marketable securities, while Insurance Backed Lines of Credit, or IBLOC, are collateralized by the cash surrender value of eligible life insurance policies.

** In 2020, we began originating loans to investment advisors for purposes of debt refinance, acquisition of another firm or internal succession. Maximum loan amounts are subject to 70% of the estimated business enterprise value, based on a third-party valuation, but may be increased depending upon the debt service coverage ratio. Personal guarantees and blanket business liens are obtained as appropriate.

*** Includes demand deposit overdrafts reclassified as loan balances totaling $2.6 million and $322,000 at December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. Estimated overdraft charge-offs and recoveries are reflected in the allowance for credit losses and have been immaterial.

****The small business loans held at fair value are comprised of the government guaranteed portion of certain SBA loans at the dates indicated.

Small business loans as of December 31, 2022

(a) This is the portion of SBA 7a loans (7a) and PPP loans that have been guaranteed by the U.S. government, and therefore are assumed to have no credit risk.

(b) Substantially all these loans are made under the SBA 504 Fixed Asset Financing program (504) which dictates origination date loan to value percentages (LTV), generally 50-60%, to which the Bank adheres.

(c) Of the $10 million in Construction SBA loans, $9 million are 504 first mortgages with an origination date LTV of 50-60% and $1 million are SBA interim loans with an approved SBA post-construction full takeout/payoff.

(d) The $100 million represents the unguaranteed portion of 7a loans which are generally 70% or more guaranteed by the U.S. government. 7a loans are not made on the basis of real estate LTV; however, they are subject to SBA's "All Available Collateral" rule which mandates that to the extent a borrower or its 20% or greater principals have available collateral (including personal residences), the collateral must be pledged to fully collateralize the loan, after applying SBA-determined liquidation rates. In addition, all 7a and 504 loans require the personal guaranty of all 20% or greater owners.

Small business loans by type as of December 31, 2022

(Excludes government guaranteed portion of SBA 7a loans and PPP loans)

* Of the SBL commercial mortgage and SBL construction loans, $85 million represents the total of the non-guaranteed portion of SBA 7a loans and non-SBA loans. The balance of those categories represents SBA 504 loans with 50%-60% origination date loan-to-values.

**Loan types less than $3 million are spread over a hundred different classifications such as Commercial Printing, Pet and Pet Supplies Stores, Securities Brokerage, etc.

State diversification as of December 31, 2022

(Excludes government guaranteed portion of SBA 7a loans and PPP loans)