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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

(Mark One)

 

 

☒

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2020

 

or

 

 

☐

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from              to             

 

Commission file number: 001-38447

 

 

BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Louisiana

20-5340628

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

  

500 Laurel Street, Suite 101

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

70801

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

(225) 248-7600

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

 

Title of each class

 

Trading Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

 

Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share

 

BFST

 

NASDAQ Global Select Market

 

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

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes  ☒    No  ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer

☐

Accelerated filer

☒

    

Non-accelerated filer

☐

Smaller reporting company

☒

    
  

Emerging growth company

☒

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by a check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☒

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ☐    No  ☒

 

As of August 3, 2020, the issuer has outstanding 20,667,365 shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share.

 

 

 
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BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES, INC. 

 

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 
     

Item 1.

Financial Statements

 
     

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2020 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2019

 3
     

 

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019

 4
     

 

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019

 5
     

 

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019

 6
     

 

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019

 8
     

 

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

 10
     

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 33
     

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 61
     

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

 61
   

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 
     

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

 62
     

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

 62
     

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 65
     

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 65
     

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

 65
     

Item 5.

Other Information

 65
     

Item 6.

Exhibits

 65
   

Signatures

 66
 

 

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item  1.

Financial Statements

 

 

BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

  

June 30, 2020

  

December 31,

 
  

(Unaudited)

  

2019

 
ASSETS

Cash and Due from Banks

 $116,021  $89,371 

Federal Funds Sold

  40,329   61,372 

Securities Available for Sale, at Fair Values

  583,118   278,193 

Mortgage Loans Held for Sale

  456   251 

Loans and Lease Receivable, Net of Allowance for Loan

        

Losses of $18,715 at June 30, 2020 and $12,124 at December 31, 2019

  2,976,097   1,698,141 

Premises and Equipment, Net

  63,959   29,280 

Accrued Interest Receivable

  33,844   8,025 

Other Equity Securities

  18,681   12,565 

Other Real Estate Owned

  7,642   4,036 

Cash Value of Life Insurance

  44,542   32,568 

Deferred Taxes

  6,858   2,145 

Goodwill

  53,649   48,495 

Core Deposit Intangible

  10,389   6,694 

Other Assets

  5,553   2,699 

Total Assets

 $3,961,138  $2,273,835 
         

LIABILITIES

Deposits:

        

Noninterest Bearing

 $985,537  $398,847 

Interest Bearing

  2,265,485   1,383,163 

Total Deposits

  3,251,022   1,782,010 

Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase

  25,391   67,989 

Short Term Borrowings

  6,145   - 

Long Term Borrowings

  7,797   - 

Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility

  107,076   - 

Federal Home Loan Bank Borrowings

  118,177   93,000 

Subordinated Debt

  25,000   25,000 

Trust Preferred Securities

  5,000   - 

Accrued Interest Payable

  3,920   1,533 

Other Liabilities

  25,274   19,206 

Total Liabilities

  3,574,802   1,988,738 
         

Commitments and Contingencies (See Note 8)

          
         

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Preferred Stock, No Par Value; 5,000,000 Shares Authorized

  -   - 

Common Stock, $1 Par Value; 50,000,000 Shares Authorized; 20,667,237 and 13,279,363 Shares Issued and Outstanding at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively

  20,667   13,279 

Additional Paid-in Capital

  297,606   212,505 

Retained Earnings

  59,850   56,700 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

  8,213   2,613 

Total Shareholders' Equity

  386,336   285,097 

Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

 $3,961,138  $2,273,835 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

   

For The Three Months Ended

June 30,

    

For The Six Months Ended

June 30,

  
   

2020

    

2019

    

2020

    

2019

  

Interest Income:

                                

Interest and Fees on Loans

   $ 34,636     $ 23,870     $ 58,779     $ 46,293  

Interest and Dividends on Securities

     2,175       1,829       3,906       3,703  

Interest on Federal Funds Sold and Due From Banks

     80       197       222       487  

Total Interest Income

     36,891       25,896       62,907       50,483  

Interest Expense:

                                

Interest on Deposits

     4,795       5,038       9,481       9,795  

Interest on Borrowings

     1,177       665       2,296       1,375  

Total Interest Expense

     5,972       5,703       11,777       11,170  

Net Interest Income

     30,919       20,193       51,130       39,313  

Provision for Loan Losses

     5,443       1,302       6,810       1,935  

Net Interest Income after Provision for Loan Losses

     25,476       18,891       44,320       37,378  

Other Income:

                                

Service Charges on Deposit Accounts

     1,163       1,034       2,094       1,972  

Gain on Sales of Securities

     -       58       25       58  

Other Income

     3,833       3,127       5,681       4,500  

Total Other Income

     4,996       4,219       7,800       6,530  

Other Expenses:

                                

Salaries and Employee Benefits

     17,621       8,756       27,056       17,308  

Occupancy and Equipment Expense

     2,888       1,884       4,779       3,778  

Other Expenses

     7,288       3,937       12,605       7,281  

Total Other Expenses

     27,797       14,577       44,440       28,367  

Income Before Income Taxes

     2,675       8,533       7,680       15,541  

Provision for Income Taxes

     623       1,690       1,129       3,039  

Net Income

   $ 2,052     $ 6,843     $ 6,551     $ 12,502  

Earnings Per Share:

                               

Basic

   $ 0.11     $ 0.51     $ 0.42     $ 0.94  

Diluted

   $ 0.11     $ 0.50     $ 0.42     $ 0.91  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Dollars in thousands)

 

   

For The Three Months Ended

June 30,

    

For The Six Months Ended

June 30,

  
   

2020

    

2019

    

2020

    

2019

  

Consolidated Net Income

   $ 2,052     $ 6,843     $ 6,551     $ 12,502  
                                 

Other Comprehensive Income:

                                

Unrealized Gain on Investment Securities

     7,691       3,258       7,114       7,231  

Reclassification Adjustment for Gains included in Net Income

     -       (58 )     (25 )     (58 )

Income Tax Effect

     (1,615 )     (672 )     (1,489 )     (1,506 )

Other Comprehensive Income

     6,076       2,528       5,600       5,667  

Consolidated Comprehensive Income

   $ 8,128     $ 9,371     $ 12,151     $ 18,169  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

              

Accumulated

     
      

Additional

      

Other

  

Total

 
  

Common

  

Paid-In

  

Retained

  

Comprehensive

  

Shareholders'

 
  

Stock

  

Capital

  

Earnings

  

Income (Loss)

  

Equity

 

Balances at March 31, 2019

 $13,361  $213,537  $42,576  $(330) $269,144 

Comprehensive Income:

                    

Net Income

  -   -   6,843   -   6,843 

Other Comprehensive Income

  -   -   -   2,528   2,528 

Cash Dividends Declared, $0.10 Per Share

  -   -   (1,332)  -   (1,332)

Stock Based Compensation Cost

  -   286   -   -   286 

Balances at June 30, 2019

 $13,361  $213,823  $48,087  $2,198  $277,469 
                     

Balances at March 31, 2020

 $13,068  $206,966  $59,859  $2,137  $282,030 

Comprehensive Income:

                    

Net Income

  -   -   2,052   -   2,052 

Other Comprehensive Income

  -   -   -   6,076   6,076 

Cash Dividends Declared, $0.10 Per Share

  -   -   (2,061)  -   (2,061)

Stock Issuance

  7,615   91,068   -   -   98,683 

Stock Based Compensation Cost

  (16)  369   -   -   353 

Other Stock Based Compensation

  -   (797)  -   -   (797)

Balances at June 30, 2020

 $20,667  $297,606  $59,850  $8,213  $386,336 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

  

              

Accumulated

     
      

Additional

      

Other

  

Total

 
  

Common

  

Paid-In

  

Retained

  

Comprehensive

  

Shareholders'

 
  

Stock

  

Capital

  

Earnings

  

Income (Loss)

  

Equity

 

Balances at December 31, 2018

 $13,213  $212,332  $37,982  $(3,469) $260,058 

Comprehensive Income:

                    

Net Income

  -   -   12,502   -   12,502 

Other Comprehensive Income

  -   -   -   5,667   5,667 

Cash Dividends Declared, $0.18 Per Share

  -   -   (2,397)  -   (2,397)

Stock Issuance

  114   1,154   -   -   1,268 

Stock Based Compensation Cost

  44   535   -   -   579 

Surrendered Shares of Stock Based Compensation

  (10)  (198)  -   -   (208)

Balances at June 30, 2019

 $13,361  $213,823  $48,087  $2,198  $277,469 
                     

Balances at December 31, 2019

 $13,279  $212,505  $56,700  $2,613  $285,097 

Comprehensive Income:

                    

Net Income

  -   -   6,551   -   6,551 

Other Comprehensive Income

  -   -   -   5,600   5,600 

Cash Dividends Declared, $0.20 Per Share

  -   -   (3,401)  -   (3,401)

Stock Issuance

  7,947   94,097   -   -   102,044 

Surrendered Shares of Options Exercised

  (173)  (4,148)  -   -   (4,321)

Stock Based Compensation Cost

  49   514   -   -   563 

Stock Repurchase

  (435)  (4,565)  -   -   (5,000)

Other Stock Based Compensation

  -   (797)  -   -   (797)

Balances at June 30, 2020

 $20,667  $297,606  $59,850  $8,213  $386,336 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Dollars in thousands)

 

  

For The Six Months Ended June 30,

 
  

2020

  

2019

 

Cash Flows From Operating Activities:

        

Consolidated Net Income

 $6,551  $12,502 

Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities:

        

Provision for Loan Losses

  6,810   1,935 

Depreciation and Amortization

  1,158   801 

Net Accretion of Purchase Accounting Valuations

  (1,363)  (957)

Stock Based Compensation Cost

  563   371 

Net Amortization of Securities

  1,701   854 

Gain on Sales of Securities

  (25)  (58)

Income on Other Equity Securities

  (2,087)  (1,338)

Loss on Sale of Other Real Estate Owned, Net of Writedowns

  65   51 

Increase in Cash Value of Life Insurance

  (452)  (341)

Credit for Deferred Income Taxes

  (6,202)  (185)

Gain on Sale of Branch

  -   (593)

Changes in Assets and Liabilities:

        

(Increase) Decrease in Accrued Interest Receivable

  (20,597)  266 

Decrease in Other Assets

  4,948   65 

Increase (Decrease) in Accrued Interest Payable

  (273)  550 

Increase in Other Liabilities

  2,506   1,735 

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities

  (6,697)  15,658 
         

Cash Flows From Investing Activities:

        

Purchases of Securities Available for Sale

  (76,586)  (14,662)

Proceeds from Maturities / Sales of Securities Available for Sale

  17,651   17,822 

Proceeds from Paydowns of Securities Available for Sale

  24,021   17,752 

Net Cash Received in Acquisition

  106,000   - 

Net Cash Paid in Sale of Branch

  -   (17,436)

Purchases of Other Equity Securities

  (484)  (2,109)

Redemption of Other Equity Securities

  1,593   1,012 

Net Increase in Loans

  (389,970)  (120,570)

Purchases of Premises and Equipment

  (2,917)  (966)

Proceeds from Sales of Other Real Estate

  1,161   610 

Net Decrease in Federal Funds Sold

  21,043   21,027 

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

  (298,488)  (97,520)

 

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For The Six Months Ended June 30,

 
  

2020

  

2019

 

Cash Flows From Financing Activities:

        

Net Increase (Decrease) in Deposits

  291,875   (5,905)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase

  (45,201)  3,867 

Net Advances (Repayments) on Federal Home Loan Bank Borrowings

  (15,048)  53,000 

Net Proceeds from in Short Term Borrowings

  2,494   - 

Net Proceeds from Long Term Borrowings

  107,076   - 

Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock

  3,361   392 

Surrendered Shares of Options Exercised

  (4,321)  - 

Repurchase of Common Stock

  (5,000)  - 

Proceeds from Exercise of Stock Warrants

  -   876 

Payment of Dividends on Common Stock

  (3,401)  (2,397)

Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities

  331,835   49,833 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents

  26,650   (32,029)

Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period

  89,371   96,072 

Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period

 $116,021  $64,043 
         

Supplemental Disclosures for Cash Flow Information:

        

Cash Payments for:

        

Interest on Deposits

 $7,299  $9,604 

Interest on Borrowings

 $2,091  $1,016 

Income Tax Payments

 $-  $2,200 
         

Supplemental Schedule for Noncash Investing and Financing Activities:

        

Change in the Unrealized Gain on Securities Available for Sale

 $7,089  $7,173 

Change in Deferred Tax Effect on the Unrealized Gain on Securities Available for Sale

 $(1,489) $(1,506)

Transfer of Loans to Other Real Estate

 $49  $1,105 

Transfer of Premises and Equipment to Other Real Estate

 $3,063  $- 

Acquisitions:

        

Fair Value of Tangible Assets Acquired

 $1,331,280  $- 

Other Intangbile Assets Acquired

  4,211   - 

Liabilities Assumed

  1,241,961   - 

Net Identifiable Assets Acquired Over Liabilities Assumed

 $93,530  $- 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

 

Note 1 – Basis of Presentation –

 

The unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Business First Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, b1BANK (the “Bank”), and the Bank’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Business First Insurance, LLC. The Bank operates out of branch locations in markets across Louisiana and Texas. As a state bank, it is subject to regulation by the Office of Financial Institutions, State of Louisiana, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and undergoes periodic examinations by these agencies. The Company is also regulated by the Federal Reserve and is subject to periodic examinations.

 

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial results for the periods presented, and all such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. All material intercompany transactions are eliminated. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the entire year.

 

These interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared according to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and, therefore, certain information and footnote disclosures normally presented in accordance with United States (“U.S.”) generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) have been omitted or abbreviated.  These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and footnote disclosures for the Company’s previously filed Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

 

COVID-19, a global pandemic, has adversely impacted the broad economy, including most industries and sectors.  The length and depth of the pandemic will ultimately determine the overall financial impact to the Company, but it could impair our customer’s ability to meet their financial obligations to us.  Furthermore, while there has been no material impact to the Company’s employees to date, COVID-19 could potentially create business continuity issues for the Company. 

 

Preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying disclosures. These estimates are based on management’s best knowledge of current events and actions the Company may undertake in the future. Estimates are used in accounting for, among other items, the allowance for loan losses, useful lives for depreciation and amortization, fair value of financial instruments, deferred taxes, and contingencies. Estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change for the Company include the determination of the allowance for loan losses and the assessment of deferred tax assets and liabilities and, therefore, are critical accounting policies. Factors that may cause sensitivity to the aforementioned estimates include but are not limited to: external market factors such as market interest rates and employment rates, changes to operating policies and procedures, economic conditions in our markets, and changes in applicable banking regulations. Actual results may ultimately differ from estimates.

 

Acquired Loans

 

Purchased loans acquired in a business combination are recorded at their estimated fair value as of the acquisition date and there is no carryover of the seller’s allowance for loan losses.

 

The Company accounts for acquired impaired loans in accordance with ASC 310-30, Loans and Debt Securities Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality (“ASC 310-30”). An acquired loan is considered impaired when there is evidence of credit deterioration since origination and it is probable at the date of acquisition that the Company will be unable to collect all contractually required payments. Purchased impaired credits (i.e., loans) are accounted for individually or aggregated into loan pools with similar risk characteristics, which include: the loan type by regulatory guidelines, nature of the collateral/loan, relative amount of fair value discount to credit, amongst other factors.. The Company estimates the amount and timing of undiscounted expected cash flows for each loan, and the expected cash flows in excess of fair value is recorded as interest income over the remaining life of the loan (accretable yield). The excess of the loan’s contractual principal and interest over the expected cash flows is not recorded (nonaccretable difference). Over the life of the loan, expected cash flows continue to be estimated. If the expected cash flows decrease, a provision for loan losses and the establishment of an allowance for loan losses with respect to the acquired impaired loan is recorded. If the expected cash flows increase, it is recognized as part of future interest income.

 

The performing loans are accounted for under ASC 310-20, Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (“ASC 310-20”), with the related discount or premium being adjusted for over the life of the loan and recognized as interest income.

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

 

Note 2 – Reclassifications –

 

Certain reclassifications may have been made to conform to the classifications adopted for reporting in 2020. These reclassifications have no material effect on previously reported shareholder’s equity and net income.

 

 

 

Note 3 – Mergers and Acquisitions –

 

On May 1, 2020, the Company consummated the merger of Pedestal Bancshares, Inc. (“Pedestal”), headquartered in Houma, Louisiana, with and into the Company, pursuant to the terms of that certain Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Reorganization Agreement”), dated as of January 22, 2020, by and between the Company and Pedestal (the “Merger”). Also on May 1, 2020, Pedestal’s wholly owned banking subsidiary, Pedestal Bank, was merged with and into b1BANK. Pursuant to the terms of the Reorganization Agreement, upon consummation of the Merger, we issued 7,614,506 shares of our common stock to the former shareholders of Pedestal. At April 30, 2020, Pedestal reported $1.4 billion in total assets, $935.8 million in loans and $1.2 billion in deposits.

 

The following table reflects the consideration paid for Pedestal’s net assets and the identifiable assets purchased and liabilities assumed at their estimated fair values as of May 1, 2020.  The fair values are provisional estimates and may be adjusted for a period of up to one year (“measurement period”) from the date of acquisition if new information is obtained about facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date that, if known, would have affected the measurement of the amounts recognized as of that date.

 

Cost and Allocation of Purchase Price for Pedestal Bancshares, Inc. (Pedestal):

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

Purchase Price:

    

Shares Issued to Pedestal Shareholders on May 1, 2020

  7,614,506 

Closing Stock Price on May 1, 2020

 $12.96 

Total Purchase Price

 $98,684 

Net Assets Acquired:

    

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 $106,000 

Securities Available for Sale

  264,598 

Loans and Leases Receivable

  893,295 

Premises and Equipment, Net

  35,983 

Cash Value of Life Insurance

  11,522 

Core Deposit Intangible

  4,211 

Other Assets

  19,882 

Total Assets

  1,335,491 
     

Deposits

  1,177,137 

Borrowings

  59,399 

Other Liabilities

  5,425 

Total Liabilities

  1,241,961 

Net Assets Acquired

  93,530 

Goodwill Resulting from Merger

 $5,154 

 

The Company has recorded approximately $7.8 million of acquisition-related costs within merger and conversion-related expenses and salaries and benefits through June 30, 2020.

 

The following is a description of the methods used to determine the fair values of significant assets acquired and liabilities assumed presented above.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents: The carrying amount of these assets was a reasonable estimate of fair value based on the short-term nature of these assets.

 

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Securities Available for Sale: Fair values for securities were based on quoted market prices, where available. If quoted market prices were not available, fair value estimates were based on observable inputs including quoted market prices for similar instruments, quoted market prices that were not in an active market or other inputs that were observable in the market. In the absence of observable inputs, fair value was estimated based on pricing models/estimations.

 

Loans and Leases Receivable: Fair values for loans were based on a discounted cash flow methodology that considered factors including, but not limited to,  loan type, classification status, remaining term, prepayment speed, and current discount rates. The discount rates used for loans were based on current market rates for new originations of comparable loans and included adjustments for any liquidity concerns. The discount rate did not include an explicit factor for credit losses, as that was included within the estimated cash flows.

 

Core Deposit Intangible: The fair value for core deposit intangible assets was estimated based on a discounted cash flow methodology that gave appropriate consideration to expected customer attrition rates, net maintenance cost of the deposit base, including interest cost, and alternative cost of funds. The CDI is being amortized over 10 years based upon the period over which estimated economic benefits are estimated to be received.

 

Deposits: The fair values used for the demand and savings deposits by definition equal the amount payable on demand at the acquisition date. Fair values for time deposits were estimated using a discounted cash flow analysis, that applied interest rates currently being offered to the contractual interest rates on such time deposits.

 

Borrowings: Fair values for borrowings were based on market values and market rates provided by the FHLB.

 

The following unaudited supplemental pro forma information is presented to reflect estimated results assuming Pedestal was acquired as of January 1, 2019. These unaudited pro forma results are not necessarily indicative of the operating results that the Company would have achieved had the acquisition been completed as of January 1, 2019 and should not be considered representative of future operating results.

 

  

For The Three Months Ended June 30,

  

For The Six Months Ended June 30,

 
  

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

  

(Dollars in thousands)

 
  

(except per share data)

  

(except per share data)

 
                 

Interest Income

 $41,837  $42,925  $83,771  $84,044 

Interest Expense

  6,435   7,499   13,956   14,615 

Net Interest Income

  35,402   35,426   69,815   69,429 

Provision for Loan Losses

  5,443   1,302   6,810   1,935 

Net Interest Income after Provision for Loan Losses

  29,959   34,124   63,005   67,494 

Noninterest Income

  5,953   6,784   12,331   12,036 

Noninterest Expense

  25,642   24,523   50,545   49,163 

Income Before Income Taxes

  10,270   16,385   24,791   30,367 

Income Tax Expense

  2,218   3,339   4,722   6,152 

Net Income

 $8,052  $13,046  $20,069  $24,215 
                 

Earnings Per Common Share

                

Basic

 $0.39  $0.62  $0.97  $1.16 

Diluted

 $0.39  $0.61  $0.97  $1.14 

 

This pro forma information combines the historical consolidated results of operations of the Company and Pedestal for the periods presented and gives effect to the following adjustments:

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

Fair value adjustments: Pro forma adjustment to net interest income of $2.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and $4.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 to record estimated amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts on acquired loans, borrowings, and deposits. Pro forma adjustment to net interest income of $784,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and $3.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 to record estimated amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts on acquired loans, borrowings, and deposits.

 

Pedestal’s provision for loan losses: Pro forma adjustments were made to provision for loan losses of $1.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, $1.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, and $650,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2020 to eliminate Pedestal’s provision for loan losses. The additional provision for loan loss on new loans over those periods was deemed immaterial and not adjusted for in the pro forma information.

 

Noninterest Expense: Pro forma adjustments for all periods presented include adjustments for the amortization of intangible assets acquired from Pedestal. Nonrecurring acquisition -related expenses of $6.6 million were removed for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and $7.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020.

 

Provision for Income Taxes: Pro forma adjustments for all historical Pedestal periods combined included a tax expense adjustment of 21%, as Pedestal was an S-Corp prior to its acquisition by the Company.

 

 
 

Note 4 – Earnings per Common Share –

 

Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) represents income available to common shareholders divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding; no dilution for any potentially convertible shares is included in the calculation. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that then shared in the earnings of the Company. The potential common shares that may be issued by the Company relate to outstanding stock options and unvested restricted stock awards (“RSAs”), excluding any that were antidilutive.

 

  

For The Three Months Ended

June 30,

  

For The Six Months Ended

June 30,

 
  

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

 
  

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

Numerator:

                

Net Income Available to Common Shares

 $2,052  $6,843  $6,551  $12,502 

Denominator:

                

Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding

  18,108,068   13,361,482   15,710,611   13,324,725 

Dilutive Effect of Stock Options and RSAs

  13,890   379,455   65,765   379,455 

Weighted Average Dilutive Common Shares

  18,121,958   13,740,937   15,776,376   13,704,180 
                 

Basic Earnings Per Common Share From Net Income Available to Common Shares

 $0.11  $0.51  $0.42  $0.94 
                 

Diluted Earnings Per Common Share From Net Income Available to Common Shares

 $0.11  $0.50  $0.42  $0.91 

 

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Note 5 – Securities –

 

The amortized cost and fair values of securities available for sale as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are summarized as follows:

 

  

June 30, 2020

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 
      

Gross

  

Gross

     
  

Amortized

  

Unrealized

  

Unrealized

  

Fair

 
  

Cost

  

Gains

  

Losses

  

Value

 

U.S. Government Agencies

 $2,596  $-  $1  $2,595 

Corporate Securities

  36,500   107   499   36,108 

Mortgage-Backed Securities

  330,461   6,471   376   336,556 

Municipal Securities

  201,703   4,690   25   206,368 

Other Securities

  1,462   29   -   1,491 

Total Securities Available for Sale

 $572,722  $11,297  $901  $583,118 

 

  

December 31, 2019

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 
      

Gross

  

Gross

     
  

Amortized

  

Unrealized

  

Unrealized

  

Fair

 
  

Cost

  

Gains

  

Losses

  

Value

 

U.S. Government Agencies

 $15,654  $303  $20  $15,937 

Corporate Securities

  23,774   98   158   23,714 

Mortgage-Backed Securities

  137,817   2,139   497   139,459 

Municipal Securities

  97,641   1,447   5   99,083 

Other Securities

  -   -   -   - 

Total Securities Available for Sale

 $274,886  $3,987  $680  $278,193 

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

The following tables present a summary of securities with gross unrealized losses and fair values at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, aggregated by investment category and length of time in a continued unrealized loss position. Due to the nature of these investments and current prevailing market prices, these unrealized losses are considered a temporary impairment of the securities.

 

  

June 30, 2020

 
  

Less Than 12 Months

  

12 Months or Greater

  

Total

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 
      

Gross

      

Gross

      

Gross

 
  

Fair

  

Unrealized

  

Fair

  

Unrealized

  

Fair

  

Unrealized

 
  

Value

  

Losses

  

Value

  

Losses

  

Value

  

Losses

 

U.S. Government Agencies

 $2,595  $1  $-  $-  $2,595  $1 

Corporate Securities

  12,829   167   2,168   332   14,997   499 

Mortgage-Backed Securities

  87,915   375   24   1   87,939   376 

Municipal Securities

  8,847   24   380   1   9,227   25 

Other Securities

  -   -   -   -   -   - 

Total Securities Available for Sale

 $112,186  $567  $2,572  $334  $114,758  $901 

 

  

December 31, 2019

 
  

Less Than 12 Months

  

12 Months or Greater

  

Total

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 
      

Gross

      

Gross

      

Gross

 
  

Fair

  

Unrealized

  

Fair

  

Unrealized

  

Fair

  

Unrealized

 
  

Value

  

Losses

  

Value

  

Losses

  

Value

  

Losses

 

U.S. Government Agencies

 $2,486  $20  $-  $-  $2,486  $20 

Corporate Securities

  -   -   6,360   158   6,360   158 

Mortgage-Backed Securities

  950   4   44,366   493   45,316   497 

Municipal Securities

  948   4   1,261   1   2,209   5 

Other Securities

  -   -   -   -   -   - 

Total Securities Available for Sale

 $4,384  $28  $51,987  $652  $56,371  $680 

 

Management evaluates securities for other than temporary impairment when economic and market conditions warrant such evaluations. Consideration is given to the extent and length of time the fair value has been below cost, the reasons for the decline in value, and the Company’s intent to sell a security or whether it is more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell the security before the recovery of its amortized cost. The Company has developed a process to identify securities that could potentially have a credit impairment that is other than temporary. This process involves evaluating each security for impairment by monitoring credit performance, collateral type, collateral geography, loan-to-value ratios, credit scores, loss severity levels, pricing levels, downgrades by rating agencies, cash flow projections and other factors as indicators of potential credit issues. When the Company determines that a security is deemed to be other than temporarily impaired, an impairment loss is recognized.

 

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The amortized cost and fair values of securities available for sale as of June 30, 2020 by contractual maturity are shown below. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities in mortgage-backed securities because the mortgages underlying the securities may be called or repaid without any penalties.

 

  

Amortized

  

Fair

 
  

Cost

  

Value

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Less Than One Year

 $30,701  $30,783 

One to Five Years

  112,781   114,419 

Over Five to Ten Years

  259,482   265,105 

Over Ten Years

  169,758   172,811 

Total Securities Available for Sale

 $572,722  $583,118 

 

 
 

Note 6 – Loans and the Allowance for Loan Losses –

 

Loans receivable at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are summarized as follows:

 

  

June 30,

  

December 31,

 
  

2020

  

2019

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Real estate loans:

        

Construction and land

 $333,675  $244,181 

Farmland

  57,498   48,681 

1-4 family residential

  495,827   293,142 

Multi-family residential

  59,213   36,454 

Nonfarm nonresidential

  914,601   612,608 

Commercial

  1,026,596   390,398 

Consumer

  107,402   84,801 

Total loans held for investment

  2,994,812   1,710,265 
         

Less:

        

Allowance for loan losses

  (18,715)  (12,124)

Net loans

 $2,976,097  $1,698,141 

 

Small Business Administration (“SBA”) Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans accounted for $389.9 million and $5.5 million of the commercial and consumer portfolios, respectively, as of June 30, 2020.

 

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The performing 1-4 family residential, multi-family residential, commercial real estate, and commercial loans, excluding the SBA PPP loans which are pledged to the Federal Reserve Bank Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility (“PPPLF”), are pledged, under a blanket lien, as collateral securing advances from the FHLB at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

 

Net deferred loan origination fees were $14.3 million and $3.0 million at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, and are netted in their respective loan categories above. The majority of the fees, $12.7 million, at June 30, 2020 are associated with the SBA PPP loans and included in accrued interest receivable. In addition to loans issued in the normal course of business, the Company considers overdrafts on customer deposit accounts to be loans, and reclassifies overdrafts as loans in its consolidated balance sheets. At June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, overdrafts of $891,000 and $276,000, respectively, have been reclassified to loans.

 

The Bank is the lead lender on participations sold, without recourse, to other financial institutions which amounts are not included in the consolidated balance sheets. The unpaid principal balances of mortgages and other loans serviced for others were approximately $153.1 million and $129.7 million at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

 

The Bank grants loans and extensions of credit to individuals and a variety of businesses and corporations located in its general market areas throughout Louisiana and Texas. Management segregates the loan portfolio into portfolio segments which is defined as the level at which the Bank develops and documents a systematic method for determining its allowance for loan losses. The portfolio segments are segregated based on loan types and the underlying risk factors present in each loan type. Such risk factors are periodically reviewed by management and revised as deemed appropriate.

 

Loans acquired in business combinations are initially recorded at fair value, which includes an estimate of credit losses expected to be realized over the remaining lives of the loans and, therefore, no corresponding allowance for loan losses is recorded for these loans at acquisition. Methods utilized to estimate any subsequently required allowance for loan losses for acquired loans not deemed credit-impaired at acquisition are similar to originated loans; however, the estimate of loss is based on the unpaid principal balance and then compared to any remaining unaccreted purchase discount. To the extent the calculated loss is greater than the remaining unaccreted discount, an allowance is recorded for such difference. For purchased impaired credits, cash flow re-estimations are performed at least quarterly for each acquired impaired loan or loan pool.  Increases in estimated cash flows above those expected at the time of acquisition are recognized on a prospective basis as interest income over the remaining life of the loan and/or pool. Decreases in expected cash flows subsequent to acquisition generally result in recognition of a provision for credit loss.

 

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Total loans held for investment at June 30, 2020 includes $977.8 million of loans acquired in acquisitions that were recorded at fair value as of the acquisition date. Included in the acquired balances at June 30, 2020 were acquired impaired loans accounted for under the Financial Accounting Standard Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification 310-30, Loans and Debt Securities Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality (“ASC 310-30”) with a net carrying amount of $78.1 million and acquired performing loans not accounted for under ASC 310-30 totaling $912.4 million with a related purchase discount of $12.8 million.

 

Total loans held for investment at December 31, 2019 includes $180.0 million of loans acquired in acquisitions that were recorded at fair value as of the acquisition date. Included in the acquired balances at December 31, 2019 were acquired impaired loans accounted for under ASC 310-30 with a net carrying amount of $5.0 million and acquired performing loans not accounted for under ASC 310-30 totaling $177.1 million with a related purchase discount of $2.0 million.

 

The following tables set forth, as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the balance of the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment, disaggregated by impairment methodology, which is then further segregated by amounts evaluated for impairment collectively and individually. The allowance for loan losses allocated to each portfolio segment is not necessarily indicative of future losses in any particular portfolio segment and does not restrict the use of the allowance to absorb losses in other portfolio segments.

 

Allowance for Credit Losses and Recorded Investment in Loans Receivable

 

  

June 30, 2020

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 
  

Real Estate:

      

Real Estate:

  

Real Estate:

  

Real Estate:

             
  

Construction

  

Real Estate:

  

1-4 Family

  

Multi-family

  

Nonfarm

             
  

and Land

  

Farmland

  

Residential

  

Residential

  

Nonresidential

  

Commercial

  

Consumer

  

Total

 

Allowance for credit losses:

                                

Beginning Balance

 $1,868  $229  $1,888  $226  $3,882  $3,414  $617  $12,124 

Charge-offs

  (9)  (2)  (26)  -   -   (187)  (68)  (292)

Recoveries

  9   -   3   -   1   31   29   73 

Provision

  611   300   1,396   275   2,384   1,392   452   6,810 

Ending Balance

 $2,479  $527  $3,261  $501  $6,267  $4,650  $1,030  $18,715 

Ending Balance:

                                

Individually evaluated for impairment

 $-  $3  $183  $-  $50  $427  $170  $833 

Collectively evaluated for impairment

 $2,479  $524  $3,078  $501  $6,217  $4,223  $860  $17,882 

Purchased Credit Impaired (1)

 $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $- 

Loans receivable:

                                

Ending Balance

 $333,675  $57,498  $495,827  $59,213  $914,601  $1,026,596  $107,402  $2,994,812 

Ending Balance:

                                

Individually evaluated for impairment

 $424  $236  $4,732  $-  $5,171  $15,321  $717  $26,601 

Collectively evaluated for impairment

 $332,279  $57,125  $456,468  $59,213  $882,774  $998,233  $104,002  $2,890,094 

Purchased Credit Impaired (1)

 $972  $137  $34,627  $-  $26,656  $13,042  $2,683  $78,117 

 

 

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December 31, 2019

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 
  

Real Estate:

      

Real Estate:

  

Real Estate:

  

Real Estate:

             
  

Construction

  

Real Estate:

  

1-4 Family

  

Multi-family

  

Nonfarm

             
  

and Land

  

Farmland

  

Residential

  

Residential

  

Nonresidential

  

Commercial

  

Consumer

  

Total

 

Allowance for credit losses:

                                

Beginning balance

 $1,590  $104  $1,538  $236  $2,715  $4,453  $584  $11,220 

Charge-offs

  (2)  (2)  (162)  -   (51)  (1,556)  (52)  (1,825)

Recoveries

  -   -   14   -   4   41   64   123 

Provision

  280   127   498   (10)  1,214   476   21   2,606 

Ending Balance

 $1,868  $229  $1,888  $226  $3,882  $3,414  $617  $12,124 

Ending Balance:

                                

Individually evaluated for impairment

 $-  $4  $30  $-  $52  $421  $49  $556 

Collectively evaluated for impairment

 $1,868  $225  $1,858  $226  $3,830  $2,993  $568  $11,568 

Purchased Credit Impaired (1)

 $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $- 

Loans receivable:

                                

Ending Balance

 $244,181  $48,681  $293,142  $36,454  $612,608  $390,398  $84,801  $1,710,265 

Ending Balance:

                                

Individually evaluated for impairment

 $397  $222  $2,531  $-  $4,101  $4,175  $421  $11,847 

Collectively evaluated for impairment

 $243,784  $48,324  $290,549  $36,454  $603,891  $386,027  $84,380  $1,693,409 

Purchased Credit Impaired (1)

 $-  $135  $62  $-  $4,616  $196  $-  $5,009 

 

(1) Purchased credit impaired loans are evaluated for impairment on an individual basis.

 

Portfolio Segment Risk Factors

 

Construction and land include loans to small-to-midsized businesses to construct owner-user properties, loans to developers of commercial real estate investment properties and residential developments and, to a lesser extent, loans to individual clients for construction of single-family homes in our market areas. Risks associated with these loans include fluctuations in the value of real estate, project completion risk and change in market trends. We are also exposed to risk based on the ability of the construction loan borrower to finance the loan or sell the property upon completion of the project, which may be affected by changes in secondary market terms and criteria for permanent financing since the time that we funded the loan.

 

Farmland loans are often for investments related to agricultural businesses and may include construction of facilities. These loans are usually repaid through permanent financing or the cashflow from the borrower’s ongoing operations.

 

One to four family residential include first and second lien one-to-four family mortgage loans, as well as home equity lines of credit, in each case primarily on owner-occupied primary residences. We are exposed to risk based on fluctuations in the value of the real estate collateral securing the loan, as well as changes in the borrower’s financial condition, which could be affected by numerous factors, including divorce, job loss, illness or other personal hardship.

 

Multifamily residential loans are generally originated to provide permanent financing for multifamily residential income producing properties.  Repayment of these loans primarily relies on successful rental and management of the property.

 

Nonfarm nonresidential loans are extensions of credit secured by owner occupied and non-owner occupied collateral. Repayment is generally relied upon from the successful operations of the property. General economic conditions may impact the performance of these types of loans, including fluctuations in the value of real estate, vacancy rates, and unemployment trends.

  

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Commercial loans include general commercial and industrial, or C&I, loans, including commercial lines of credit, working capital loans, term loans, equipment financing, asset acquisition, expansion and development loans, borrowing base loans, letters of credit and other loan products, primarily in our target markets that are underwritten on the basis of the borrower’s ability to service the debt from income. Commercial loan risk is derived from the expectation that such loans generally are serviced principally from the operations of the business, and those operations may not be successful. Any interruption or discontinuance of operating cash flows from the business, which may be influenced by events not under the control of the borrower such as economic events and changes in governmental regulations, could materially affect the ability of the borrower to repay the loan.

 

Consumer loans include a variety of loans to individuals for personal, family and household purposes, including secured and unsecured installment and term loans. The risk is based on changes in the borrower’s financial condition, which could be affected by numerous factors, including divorce, job loss, illness or other personal hardship, and fluctuations in the value of the real estate or personal property securing the consumer loan, if any.

 

Within the commercial and consumer loans are 100% government guaranteed SBA PPP loans. These loans are separately reserved for within the Company’s allowance for credit losses.

 

Management further disaggregates the loan portfolio segments into classes of loans, which are based on the initial measurement of the loan, risk characteristics of the loan and the method for monitoring and assessing the credit risk of the loan.

 

As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the credit quality indicators, disaggregated by class of loan, are as follows:

 

Credit Quality Indicators

 

  

June 30, 2020

 
  

Pass

  

Special Mention

  

Substandard

  

Doubtful

  

Total

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Real Estate Loans:

                    

Construction and land

 $325,167  $6,434  $1,650  $424  $333,675 

Farmland

  55,251   1,897   13   337   57,498 

1-4 family residential

  477,560   9,757   4,009   4,501   495,827 

Multi-family residential

  58,839   343   31   -   59,213 

Nonfarm nonresidential

  892,551   13,635   3,672   4,743   914,601 

Commercial

  999,861   10,898   4,994   10,843   1,026,596 

Consumer

  105,223   1,289   192   698   107,402 

Total

 $2,914,452  $44,253  $14,561  $21,546  $2,994,812 

 

  

December 31, 2019

 
  

Pass

  

Special Mention

  

Substandard

  

Doubtful

  

Total

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Real Estate Loans:

                    

Construction and land

 $241,519  $1,141  $1,124  $397  $244,181 

Farmland

  46,591   1,737   14   339   48,681 

1-4 family residential

  284,381   3,175   3,237   2,349   293,142 

Multi-family residential

  36,422   -   32   -   36,454 

Nonfarm nonresidential

  594,046   11,077   3,830   3,655   612,608 

Commercial

  374,500   9,219   4,854   1,825   390,398 

Consumer

  82,726   1,538   125   412   84,801 

Total

 $1,660,185  $27,887  $13,216  $8,977  $1,710,265 

 

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The above classifications follow regulatory guidelines and can generally be described as follows:

 

 

●

Pass loans are of satisfactory quality.

 

 

●

Special mention loans have an existing weakness that could cause future impairment, including the deterioration of financial ratios, past due status, questionable management capabilities and possible reduction in the collateral values.

 

 

●

Substandard loans have an existing specific and well defined weakness that may include poor liquidity and deterioration of financial ratios. The loan may be past due and related deposit accounts experiencing overdrafts. Immediate corrective action is necessary.

 

 

●

Doubtful loans have specific weaknesses that are severe enough to make collection or liquidation in full highly questionable and improbable.

 

The following tables provide an analysis of the aging of loans and leases as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019. Past due and non-accrual loan amounts exclude acquired impaired loans, even if contractually past due or if the Company does not expect to receive payment in full, as the Company is currently accreting interest income over the expected life of the loans. All loans greater than 90 days past due are generally placed on nonaccrual status.

 

Aged Analysis of Past Due Loans Receivable

 

  

June 30, 2020

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 
                          

Recorded

 
          

Greater

              

Investment Over

 
  

30-59 Days

  

60-89 Days

  

Than 90 Days

  

Total

      

Total Loans

  

90 Days Past Due

 
  

Past Due

  

Past Due

  

Past Due

  

Past Due

  

Current

  

Receivable

  

and Still Accruing

 

Real Estate Loans:

                            

Construction and land

 $1,071  $156  $399  $1,626  $332,049  $333,675  $4 

Farmland

  65   -   337   402   57,096   57,498   - 

1-4 family residential

  1,958   150   2,414   4,522   491,305   495,827   277 

Multi-family residential

  -   -   -   -   59,213   59,213   - 

Nonfarm nonresidential

  521   32   1,954   2,507   912,094   914,601   - 

Commercial

  997   164   3,047   4,208   1,022,388   1,026,596   24 

Consumer

  165   69   456   690   106,712   107,402   12 

Total

 $4,777  $571  $8,607  $13,955  $2,980,857  $2,994,812  $317 

 

  

December 31, 2019

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 
                          

Recorded

 
          

Greater

              

Investment Over

 
  

30-59 Days

  

60-89 Days

  

Than 90 Days

  

Total

      

Total Loans

  

90 Days Past Due

 
  

Past Due

  

Past Due

  

Past Due

  

Past Due

  

Current

  

Receivable

  

and Still Accruing

 

Real Estate Loans:

                            

Construction and land

 $483  $17  $379  $879  $243,302  $244,181  $- 

Farmland

  18   16   143   177   48,504   48,681   - 

1-4 family residential

  1,245   975   1,000   3,220   289,922   293,142   29 

Multi-family residential

  32   -   -   32   36,422   36,454   - 

Nonfarm nonresidential

  181   610   1,529   2,320   610,288   612,608   - 

Commercial

  126   142   1,311   1,579   388,819   390,398   - 

Consumer

  143   34   405   582   84,219   84,801   43 

Total

 $2,228  $1,794  $4,767  $8,789  $1,701,476  $1,710,265  $72 

 

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The following is a summary of information pertaining to impaired loans as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019. Purchased performing loans are placed on nonaccrual status and reported as impaired using the same criteria applied to the originated portfolio. Purchased impaired credits are excluded from this table. The interest income recognized for impaired loans was $161,000 and $69,000 for the six months ending June 30, 2020 and the year ending December 31, 2019, respectively.

 

  

June 30, 2020

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 
      

Unpaid

      

Average

 
  

Recorded

  

Principal

  

Related

  

Recorded

 
  

Investment

  

Balance

  

Allowance

  

Investment

 

With an allowance recorded:

                

Real Estate Loans:

                

Construction and land

 $-  $-  $-  $- 

Farmland

  19   21   3   19 

1-4 family residential

  750   779   183   308 

Multi-family residential

  -   -   -   - 

Nonfarm nonresidential

  1,139   1,140   50   658 

Other Loans:

                

Commercial

  2,529   2,616   427   1,450 

Consumer

  251   254   170   176 

Total

 $4,688  $4,810  $833  $2,611 
                 

With no allowance recorded:

                

Real Estate Loans:

                

Construction and land

 $424  $454  $-  $557 

Farmland

  217   223   -   217 

1-4 family residential

  3,981   4,766   -   3,401 

Multi-family residential

  -   -   -   - 

Nonfarm nonresidential

  4,033   4,583   -   3,841 

Other Loans:

                

Commercial

  12,792   12,946   -   6,380 

Consumer

  466   528   -   350 

Total

 $21,913  $23,500  $-  $14,746 

 

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December 31, 2019

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 
      

Unpaid

      

Average

 
  

Recorded

  

Principal

  

Related

  

Recorded

 
  

Investment

  

Balance

  

Allowance

  

Investment

 

With an allowance recorded:

                

Real Estate Loans:

                

Construction and land

 $-  $-  $-  $1 

Farmland

  20   21   4   21 

1-4 family residential

  136   167   30   163 

Multi-family residential

  -   -   -   - 

Nonfarm nonresidential

  721   738   52   601 

Other Loans:

                

Commercial

  851   926   421   1,053 

Consumer

  120   123   49   116 

Total

 $1,848  $1,975  $556  $1,955 
                 

With no allowance recorded:

                

Real Estate Loans:

                

Construction and land

 $397  $420  $-  $184 

Farmland

  202   207   -   177 

1-4 family residential

  2,395   3,041   -   2,531 

Multi-family residential

  -   -   -   - 

Nonfarm nonresidential

  3,381   3,693   -   3,644 

Other Loans:

                

Commercial

  3,323   4,173   -   4,157 

Consumer

  301   358   -   192 

Total

 $9,999  $11,892  $-  $10,885 
                 

Total Impaired Loans:

                

Real Estate Loans:

                

Construction and land

 $397  $420  $-  $185 

Farmland

  222   228   4   198 

1-4 family residential

  2,531   3,208   30   2,694 

Multi-family residential

  -   -   -   - 

Nonfarm nonresidential

  4,102   4,431   52   4,245 

Other Loans:

                

Commercial

  4,174   5,099   421   5,210 

Consumer

  421   481   49   308 

Total

 $11,847  $13,867  $556  $12,840 

 

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As discussed in Note 3, the Company acquired loans with fair values of $893.3 million from Pedestal on May 1, 2020. Of the total $893.3 million of loans acquired, $818.7 million were determined to have no evidence of deteriorated credit quality and are accounted for under ASC Topics 310-10 and 310-20. The unamortized discount related to the acquired performing loans totaled $11.5 million at May 1, 2020. The remaining $74.6 million were determined to exhibit deteriorated credit quality since origination under ASC 310-30.

 

The following table presents the balances acquired on May 1, 2020 which were accounted for under ASC 310-30.

 

  

Purchased

 
  

Impaired Credits

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 
     

Contractually required payments

 $133,621 

Non-accretable difference (expected losses)

  (49,828)

Cash flows expected to be collected at acquisition

  83,793 

Accretable yield

  (9,202)

Basis in acquired loans at acquisition

 $74,591 

 

The following is a summary of changes in the accretable difference for loans accounted for under ASC 310-30 during the six months ended June 30, 2020:

 

Balance at December 31, 2019

 $1,489 

Accretable difference relating to purchased impaired credits acquired in Pedestal acquisition

  9,202 

Accretion

  (958)

Changes in expected cash flows not affecting non-accretable differences

  116 

Balance at June 30, 2020

 $9,849 

 

The Bank seeks to assist customers that are experiencing financial difficulty by renegotiating loans within lending regulations and guidelines. The Bank makes loan modifications, primarily utilizing internal renegotiation programs via direct customer contact, that manage customers’ debt exposures held only by the Bank. Additionally, the Bank makes loan modifications with customers who have elected to work with external renegotiation agencies and these modifications provide solutions to customers’ entire unsecured debt structures. During the periods ended June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the concessions granted to certain borrowers generally included extending the payment due dates and offering below market contractual interest rates.

 

Once modified in a troubled debt restructuring, a loan is generally considered impaired until its contractual maturity. At the time of the restructuring, the loan is evaluated for an allowance for credit losses. The Bank continues to specifically reevaluate the loan in subsequent periods, regardless of the borrower’s performance under the modified terms. If a borrower subsequently defaults on the loan after it is restructured, the Bank provides an allowance for credit losses for the amount of the loan that exceeds the value of the related collateral.

 

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The following tables present informative data regarding troubled debt restructurings as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019. The Bank had no troubled debt restructurings that had subsequently defaulted during the six months ended June 30, 2020 and the year ended December 31, 2019, respectively.

 

Modifications as of June 30, 2020:

            
      

Pre-Modification

  

Post-Modification

 
  

Number

  

Outstanding

  

Outstanding

 
  

of

  

Recorded

  

Recorded

 
  

Contracts

  

Investment

  

Investment

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Troubled Debt Restructuring

            

Real Estate Loans:

            

1-4 family residential

  4  $268  $251 

Nonfarm nonresidential

  3   2,411   1,993 

Other Loans:

            

Commercial

  7   5,150   4,287 

Consumer

  1   11   6 

Total

  15  $7,840  $6,537 

 

 

Modifications as of December 31, 2019:

            
      

Pre-Modification

  

Post-Modification

 
  

Number

  

Outstanding

  

Outstanding

 
  

of

  

Recorded

  

Recorded

 
  

Contracts

  

Investment

  

Investment

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Troubled Debt Restructuring

            

Real Estate Loans:

            

1-4 family residential

  3  $235  $219 

Nonfarm nonresidential

  3   2,411   2,044 

Other Loans:

            

Commercial

  6   5,914   2,755 

Consumer

  1   11   9 

Total

  13  $8,571  $5,027 

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company modified approximately 2,600 loans with outstanding balances totaling $938.5 million, and accrued interest receivable of $9.1 million, by granting temporary payment deferrals of principal and/or interest.  The payment deferrals were generally granted due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, although some were modified for strategic pricing purposes.  Based on the interpretive guidance released by the FASB and our regulators, the Company determined these modifications were not troubled debt restructurings.

 

 
 

Note 7 – Long Term Debt –

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2020, the Company borrowed $107.1 million from the Federal Reserve Bank through the Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility at an interest of 0.35% per annum. The debt matures within two years, or when individual loans servicing as collateral are repaid. This debt is fully collateralized by pledged SBA PPP loans.

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 
 

Note 8 – Leases –

 

The Bank leases certain branch offices through non-cancelable operating leases with terms that range from one to ten years and contain various renewal options for certain of the leases. Certain leases provide for increases in minimum monthly rental payments as defined by the lease agreement. Rental expense under these agreements was $1.4 million and $1.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. At June 30, 2020, the Company had a weighted average lease term of 7.9 years and a weighted average discount rate of 2.97%.

 

Future minimum lease payments under these leases are as follows:      
   

(Dollars in thousands)

  

July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021

   $ 1,184  

July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022

     2,159  

July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023

     1,977  

July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024

     1,869  

July 1, 2024 and Thereafter

     7,870  

Total Future Minimum Lease Payments

     15,059  

Less Imputed Interest

     (1,652 )

Present Value of Lease Liabilities

   $ 13,407  

 

 

 

Note 9 – Commitments and Contingencies –

In the normal course of business, the Bank is a party to financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and standby and commercial letters of credit which are not included in the accompanying financial statements. These instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit risk in excess of the amount recognized in the balance sheet.

 

The Bank’s exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instrument for commitments to extend credit and standby and commercial letters of credit is represented by the contractual amount of those instruments. The Bank’s policy for obtaining collateral, and the nature of such collateral, is essentially the same as that involved in making commitments to extend credit. The Bank uses the same credit policies in making such commitments and conditional obligations as it does for instruments that are included in the balance sheet. In the normal course of business, the Bank has made commitments to extend credit of approximately $621.8 million and standby and commercial letters of credit of approximately $23.5 million at June 30, 2020.

 

In the normal course of business, the Bank is involved in various legal proceedings. In the opinion of management and counsel, the disposition or ultimate resolution of such proceedings would not have a material adverse effect on the Bank’s financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

 

Note 10 – Fair Value of Financial Instruments –

 

Fair Value Disclosures

 

The Company groups its financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value in three levels. Fair value should be based on the assumptions market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability and establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to develop those assumptions and measure fair value. The hierarchy requires companies to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The three levels of inputs used to measure fair value are as follows:

 

 

●

Level 1 – Includes the most reliable sources, and includes quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 

 

●

Level 2 – Includes observable inputs. Observable inputs include inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (for example, interest rates and yield curves at commonly quoted intervals, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, and default rates) as well as inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means (market-corroborated inputs).

 

 

●

Level 3 – Includes unobservable inputs and should be used only when observable inputs are unavailable.

 

Recurring Basis

 

Fair values of investment securities available for sale were primarily measured using information from a third-party pricing service. This pricing service provides information by utilizing evaluated pricing models supported with market data information. Standard inputs include benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, benchmark securities, bids, offers, and reference data from market research publications.

 

The fair values of mortgage loans held for sale are based on commitments on hand from investors within the secondary market for loans with similar characteristics.

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

The following tables present the balance of assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019. The Company did not record any liabilities at fair value for which measurement of the fair value was made on a recurring basis.

 

  

Fair Value

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

June 30, 2020

                

Available for Sale:

                

U.S. Government Agency Securities

 $2,595  $-  $2,595  $- 

Corporate Securities

  36,108   -   36,108   - 

Mortgage-Backed Securities

  336,556   -   336,556   - 

Municipal Securities

  206,368   -   173,578   32,790 

Other Securities

  1,491   -   1,491   - 

Mortgage Loans Held for Sale

  456   -   456   - 

Total

 $583,574  $-  $550,784  $32,790 
                 

December 31, 2019

                

Available for Sale:

                

U.S. Government Agency Securities

 $15,937  $-  $15,937  $- 

Corporate Securities

  23,714   -   23,714   - 

Mortgage-Backed Securities

  139,459   -   139,459   - 

Municipal Securities

  99,083   -   92,496   6,587 

Other Securities

  -   -   -   - 

Mortgage Loans Held for Sale

  251   -   251   - 

Total

 $278,444  $-  $271,857  $6,587 

 

Nonrecurring Basis

 

The Company has segregated all financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis into the most appropriate level within the fair value hierarchy based on the inputs used to determine the fair value at the measurement date in the table below. The Company did not record any liabilities at fair value for which measurement of the fair value was made on a nonrecurring basis.

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

The fair value of the impaired loans is measured at the fair value of the collateral for collateral-dependent loans. Impaired loans are Level 2 assets measured using appraisals from external parties of the collateral less any prior liens. Repossessed assets are initially recorded at fair value less estimated cost to sell. The fair value of repossessed assets is based on property appraisals and an analysis of similar properties available. As such, the Bank records repossessed assets as Level 2.

 

  

Fair Value

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

June 30, 2020

                

Assets:

                

Impaired Loans

 $28,751  $-  $28,751  $- 

Repossessed Assets

  7,821   -   7,821   - 

Total

 $36,572  $-  $36,572  $- 
                 

December 31, 2019

                

Assets:

                

Impaired Loans

 $15,876  $-  $15,876  $- 

Repossessed Assets

  4,196   -   4,196   - 

Total

 $20,072  $-  $20,072  $- 

 

 

Fair Value Financial Instruments

 

The fair value of a financial instrument is the current amount that would be exchanged between willing parties, other than in a forced liquidation. Fair value is best determined based upon quoted market prices. However, in many instances, there are no quoted market prices for the Company’s various financial instruments. In cases where quoted market prices are not available, fair values are based on estimates using present value or other valuation techniques. Those techniques are significantly affected by the assumptions used, including the discount rate and estimates of future cash flows. Accordingly, the fair value estimates may not be realized in an immediate settlement of the instrument. In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, certain financial instruments and all non-financial instruments are excluded from these disclosure requirements. Accordingly, the aggregate fair value amounts presented may not necessarily represent the underlying fair value of the Company.

 

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate that value:

 

Cash and Short-Term Investments – For those short-term instruments, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.

 

Securities – Fair value of securities is based on quoted market prices. If a quoted market price is not available, fair value is estimated using quoted market prices for similar securities.

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

Loans – The exit price fair value for loans is estimated using discounted cash flow analyses, with interest rates currently being offered for similar loans to borrowers with similar credit rates. Loans with similar classifications are aggregated for purposes of the calculations. The allowance for loan losses, which was used to measure the credit risk, is subtracted from loans.

 

Cash Value of Bank-Owned Life Insurance (“BOLI”) – The carrying amount approximates its fair value.

 

Other Equity Securities – The carrying amount approximates its fair value.

 

Deposits – The fair value of demand deposits and certain money market deposits is the amount payable at the reporting date. The fair value of fixed-maturity certificates of deposit is estimated using discounted cash flow analyses, with interest rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities.

 

Borrowings – The fair value of FHLB advances and other long-term borrowings is estimated using the rates currently offered for advances of similar maturities. The carrying amount of short-term borrowings maturing within ninety days approximates the fair value.

 

Commitments to Extend Credit and Standby and Commercial Letters of Credit – The fair values of commitments to extend credit and standby and commercial letters of credit do not differ significantly from the commitment amount and are therefore omitted from this disclosure.

 

The estimated approximate fair values of the Bank’s financial instruments as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

  

Carrying

  

Total

             
  

Amount

  

Fair Value

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

June 30, 2020

                    

Financial Assets:

                    

Cash and Short-Term Investments

 $156,350  $156,350  $156,350  $-  $- 

Securities

  583,118   583,118   -   550,328   32,790 

Mortgage Loans Held for Sale

  456   456   -   456   - 

Loans - Net

  2,976,097   2,966,800   -   -   2,966,800 

Cash Value of BOLI

  44,542   44,542   -   44,542   - 

Other Equity Securities

  18,681   18,681   -   -   18,681 

Total

 $3,779,244  $3,769,947  $156,350  $595,326  $3,018,271 
                     

Financial Liabilities:

                    

Deposits

 $3,251,022  $3,261,188  $-  $-  $3,261,188 

Borrowings

  294,586   310,329   -   310,329   - 

Total

 $3,545,608  $3,571,517  $-  $310,329  $3,261,188 

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

  

Carrying

  

Total

             
  

Amount

  

Fair Value

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

December 31, 2019

                    

Financial Assets:

                    

Cash and Short-Term Investments

 $150,743  $150,743  $150,743  $-  $- 

Securities

  278,193   278,193   -   271,606   6,587 

Mortgage Loans Held for Sale

  251   251   -   251   - 

Loans - Net

  1,698,141   1,696,470   -   -   1,696,470 

Cash Value of BOLI

  32,568   32,568   -   32,568   - 

Other Equity Securities

  12,565   12,565   -   -   12,565 

Total

 $2,172,461  $2,170,790  $150,743  $304,425  $1,715,622 
                     

Financial Liabilities:

                    

Deposits

 $1,782,010  $1,782,692  $-  $-  $1,782,692 

Borrowings

  185,989   202,863   -   202,863   - 

Total

 $1,967,999  $1,985,555  $-  $202,863  $1,782,692 

 

 

 

Note 11 – Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements –

 

Accounting Standards Adopted in Current Period

 

None

 

Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

 

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326), Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. The amendments introduce an impairment model that is based on current expected credit losses (“CECL”), rather than incurred losses, to estimate credit losses on certain types of financial instruments (ex. loans and held to maturity securities), including certain off-balance sheet financial instruments (ex. commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit that are not unconditionally cancellable). The CECL should consider historical information, current information, and reasonable and supportable forecasts, including estimates of prepayments, over the contractual term. An entity must use judgment in determining the relevant information and estimation methods that are appropriate in its circumstances. Financial instruments with similar risk characteristics may be grouped together when estimating the CECL. The allowance for credit losses for purchased financial assets with a more-than-insignificant amount of credit deterioration since origination that are measured at amortized cost basis is determined in a similar manner to other financial assets measured at amortized cost basis; however, the initial estimate of expected credit loss would be recognized through an allowance for credit losses with an offset (i.e. increase) to the purchase price at acquisition. Only subsequent changes in the allowance for credit losses are recorded as a credit loss expense for these assets. The ASU also amends the current available for sale security

impairment model for debt securities whereby credit losses relating to available for sale debt securities should be recorded through an allowance for credit losses. The amendments will be applied through a modified retrospective approach, resulting

in a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective. On October 18, 2019, FASB approved an effective date delay applicable to smaller reporting companies until January 2023. The Company has elected to delay implementation of the standard. The future adoption of this ASU may have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

On January 26, 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350) which simplifies the accounting for goodwill impairment. The guidance in this ASU removes Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test, which requires a hypothetical purchase price allocation. The goodwill impairment will now be the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value, not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. All other goodwill impairment guidance will remain largely unchanged. Entities will continue to have the option to perform a qualitative assessment to determine if a quantitative impairment test is necessary. The same one-step impairment test will be applied to goodwill at all reporting units, even those with zero or negative carrying amounts. The standard was adopted on April 1, 2020 and had no impact on the consolidated financial statements.

 

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Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

When we refer in this Form 10-Q to “we,” “our,” “us,” the “Company” and “Business First,” we are referring to Business First Bancshares, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries, including b1BANK, which we sometimes refer to as “the Bank,” unless the context indicates otherwise.

 

The information contained in this Form 10-Q is accurate only as of the date of this form and the dates specified herein.

 

All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Report”) and other periodic reports filed by the Company, and other written or oral statements made by us or on our behalf, are “forward-looking statements,” as defined by (and subject to the “safe harbor” protections under) the federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements include statements that reflect the current views of our senior management with respect to our financial performance and future events with respect to our business and the banking industry in general. These statements are often, but not always, made through the use of words or phrases such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “predict,” “potential,” “believe,” “will likely result,” “expect,” “will continue,” “anticipate,” “seek,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “projection,” “would” and “outlook,” and similar expressions of a future or forward-looking nature. These statements involve estimates, assumptions, and risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements.

 

We believe these factors include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

 

●

the effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, including, among other effects: the impact of the public health crisis; the extent and duration of closures of businesses, including our branches, vendors and customers; the operation of financial markets; employment levels; market liquidity; the impact of various actions taken in response by the United States (“U.S.”) federal government, the Federal Reserve, other banking regulators, state and local governments; the adequacy of our allowance for loan losses in relation to potential losses in our loan portfolio; and the impact that all of these factors have on our borrowers, other customers, vendors and counterparties;

 

 

●

risks related to the integration of any acquired businesses, including exposure to potential asset quality and credit quality risks and unknown or contingent liabilities, the time and costs associated with integrating systems, technology platforms, procedures and personnel, the need for additional capital to finance such transactions, and possible failures in realizing the anticipated benefits from acquisitions;

 

 

●

changes in the strength of the U.S. economy in general and the local economy in our local market areas adversely affecting our customers and their ability to transact profitable business with us, including the ability of our borrowers to repay their loans according to their terms or a change in the value of the related collateral;

 

 

●

economic risks posed by our geographic concentration in Louisiana and the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex;

 

 

●

the ability to sustain and continue our organic loan and deposit growth, and manage that growth effectively;

 

 

●

market declines in industries to which we have exposure, such as the volatility in oil prices and downturn in the energy industry that impact certain of our borrowers and investments that operate within, or are backed by collateral associated with, the energy industry;

 

 

●

volatility and direction of interest rates and market prices, which could reduce our net interest margins, asset valuations and expense expectations;

 

 

●

interest rate risk associated with our business;

 

 

●

changes in the levels of loan prepayments and the resulting effects on the value of our loan portfolio;

 

 

●

increased competition in the financial services industry, particularly from regional and national institutions;

 

 

●

increased credit risk in our assets and increased operating risk caused by a material change in commercial, consumer and/or real estate loans as a percentage of our total loan portfolio;

 

 

●

changes in the value of collateral securing our loans;

 

 

●

deteriorating asset quality and higher loan charge-offs, and the time and effort required to resolve problem assets;

 

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●

the failure of assumptions underlying the establishment of and provisions made to our allowance for credit losses;

 

 

●

changes in the availability of funds resulting in increased costs or reduced liquidity;

 

 

●

our ability to maintain important deposit customer relationships and our reputation;

 

 

●

a determination or downgrade in the credit quality and credit agency ratings of the securities in our securities portfolio;

 

 

●

increased asset levels and changes in the composition of assets and the resulting impact on our capital levels and regulatory capital ratios;

 

 

●

our ability to prudently manage our growth and execute our strategy;

 

 

●

risks associated with our acquisition and de novo branching strategy;

 

 

●

the loss of senior management or operating personnel and the potential inability to hire qualified personnel at reasonable compensation levels;

 

 

●

legislative or regulatory developments, including changes in the laws, regulations, interpretations or policies relating to financial institutions, accounting, tax, trade, monetary and fiscal matters;

 

 

●

government intervention in the U.S. financial system;

 

 

●

changes in statutes and government regulations or their interpretations applicable to us, including changes in tax requirements and tax rates;

 

 

●

natural disasters and adverse weather, acts of terrorism, an outbreak of hostilities or other international or domestic calamities, epidemics and pandemics such as coronavirus, and other matters beyond our control; and

 

 

●

other risks and uncertainties listed from time to time in our reports and documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

 

The foregoing factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read together with the other cautionary statements included in this Report. Additional information on these and other risk factors can be found in Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of this Report and in Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

In the event that one or more events related to these or other risks or uncertainties materialize, or if our underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, actual results may differ materially from what we anticipate. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made and we do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement or statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict which will arise. In addition, we cannot assess the impact of each factor on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.

  

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF

FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OF BUSINESS FIRST

 

The following discussion and analysis focuses on significant changes in the financial condition of Business First and its subsidiaries from December 31, 2019 to June 30, 2020, and its results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020. This discussion and analysis is intended to highlight and supplement information presented elsewhere in this report and should be read in conjunction with (i) the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto (the “Notes”) and (ii) our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, including the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, management’s discussion and analysis, and the risk factor disclosures contained therein. This discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties and are based on certain assumptions that Business First believes are reasonable but may prove to be inaccurate. Certain risks, uncertainties and other factors, including those set forth under “Forward-Looking Statements,” “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this report, may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected results discussed in the forward-looking statements appearing in this discussion and analysis. Business First assumes no obligation to update any of these forward-looking statements.

 

Overview

 

We are a registered financial holding company headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Through our wholly-owned subsidiary, b1BANK, a Louisiana state chartered bank, we provide a broad range of financial services tailored to meet the needs of small to medium-sized businesses and professionals. Since our inception in 2006, our priority has been and continues to be creating shareholder value through the establishment of an attractive commercial banking franchise in Louisiana and across our region. We consider our primary market to include the State of Louisiana and Dallas, Texas. We currently operate out of 48 banking centers in markets across Louisiana and in Dallas, Texas. As of June 30, 2020, we had total assets of $4.0 billion, total loans of $3.0 billion, total deposits of $3.3 billion, and total shareholders’ equity of $386.3 million.

 

As a financial holding company operating through one market segment, community banking, we generate most of our revenues from interest income on loans, customer service and loan fees, and interest income from securities. We incur interest expense on deposits and other borrowed funds and noninterest expense, such as salaries and employee benefits and occupancy expenses. We analyze our ability to maximize income generated from interest-earning assets and expense of our liabilities through our net interest margin. Net interest margin is a ratio calculated as net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets. Net interest income is the difference between interest income on interest-earning assets, such as loans and securities, and interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities, such as deposits and borrowings, which are used to fund those assets.

 

Changes in the market interest rates and the interest rates we earn on interest-earning assets or pay on interest-bearing liabilities, as well as the volume and types of interest-earning assets, interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing liabilities and shareholders’ equity, are usually the largest drivers of periodic changes in net interest spread, net interest margin and net interest income. Fluctuations in market interest rates are driven by many factors, including governmental monetary policies, inflation, deflation, macroeconomic developments, changes in unemployment, the money supply, political and international conditions, and conditions in domestic and foreign financial markets. Periodic changes in the volume and types of loans in our loan portfolio are affected by, among other factors, economic and competitive conditions in our markets and across our region, as well as developments affecting the real estate, technology, financial services, insurance, transportation, manufacturing and energy sectors within our markets.

 

Other Developments

 

Pedestal Merger

 

On May 1, 2020 we consummated the merger of Pedestal Bancshares, Inc. (“Pedestal”), headquartered in Houma, Louisiana, with and into Business First, pursuant to the terms of that certain Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Reorganization Agreement”), dated as of January 22, 2020, by and between Business First and Pedestal (the “Merger”). At April 30, 2020, Pedestal reported $1.4 billion in total assets, $935.8 million in loans and $1.2 billion in deposits. Also on May 1, 2020, Pedestal’s wholly owned banking subsidiary, Pedestal Bank, was merged with and into b1BANK. Pursuant to the terms of the Reorganization Agreement, upon consummation of the Merger, we issued 7,614,506 shares of our common stock to the former shareholders of Pedestal. Upon consummation of the Merger and as contemplated by the Reorganization Agreement, we reconstituted the boards of directors, reducing the size of each to fourteen and appointing four former directors of Pedestal and Pedestal Bank to the boards of directors of Business First and b1BANK.

 

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Recent Developments Related to COVID-19

 

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused extensive disruptions to the global, national and regional economy. Governments, businesses, and the public are taking unprecedented actions to contain the spread of COVID-19 and to mitigate its effects, including quarantines, travel bans, shelter-in-place orders, closures of businesses and schools, fiscal stimulus, and legislation designed to deliver monetary aid and other relief.

 

We have taken a number of actions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic:

 

 

●

In anticipation of credit losses expected as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we recorded an additional provision for loan losses in the second quarter of 2020;

 

 

●

We instituted a COVID-19 Deferral Assistance Program, described in further detail below, under which we have agreed to allow borrowers to defer certain payments on loans;

 

 

●

We have limited access to our lobbies to appointment-only, while drive-thrus remain open;

 

 

●

Approximately 25% of our employees are working remotely, including approximately 55% of our back office employees;

 

 

●

We participated in the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), as described in further detail below;

 

 

●

We amended our bylaws to allow for shareholders to participate in our annual and special meetings by means of remote communication; and we held our annual meeting in the form of a virtual meeting;

 

 

●

We have analyzed our portfolio to determine which sectors we believe may be particularly impacted by the pandemic—such as energy, hotels, restaurants, 1-4 family and retail—and have flagged those sectors for additional monitoring;

 

 

●

In sensitivity to our customers, we have waived certain service fees, such as late fees, excessive withdrawal fees, etc. and increased daily limits on ATM withdrawals; and

 

 

●

We have monitored our liquidity.

 

COVID-19 Deferral Assistance Program

 

Beginning on March 25, 2020, we have taken proactive measures to help customers by deferring principal and/or interest payments. As of June 30, 2020, we had agreed to deferrals on approximately 2,600 loans with an aggregate outstanding balance of $938.5 million.

 

In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) and interagency regulatory guidance issued in March 2020, loans that are modified under the terms of our COVID-19 Deferral Assistance Program will not be considered as troubled debt restructurings to the extent that they meet the terms of such guidance.

 

SBA PPP Participation

 

Additionally, Business First funded approximately 2,800 PPP loans with an aggregate balance of $395.4 million and an average loan balance of approximately $143 thousand.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

The financial highlights as of and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 include:

 

 

•

Total assets of $4.0 billion, a $1.7 billion, or 74.2%, increase from December 31, 2019.

 

 

•

Total loans held for investment of $3.0 billion, a $1.3 billion, or 75.1%, increase from December 31, 2019.

 

 

•

Total deposits of $3.3 billion, a $1.5 billion, or 82.4%, increase from December 31, 2019.

 

 

•

Net income of $2.1 million, a $4.8 million, or 70.0%, decrease from the three months ended June 30, 2019.

 

 

•

Net interest income of $30.9 million, an increase of $10.7 million, or 53.1%, from the three months ended June 30, 2019.

 

 

•

Allowance for loan and lease losses of 0.62% of total loans held for investment, compared to 0.71% as of December 31, 2019, and a ratio of nonperforming loans to total loans held for investment of 0.39%, compared to 0.53% as of December 31, 2019.

 

 

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Earnings per share for the first six months of 2020 of $0.42 per basic share and $0.42 per diluted share, compared to $0.94 per basic share and $0.91 per diluted share for the first six months of 2019.

 

 

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Return on average assets of 0.46% over the first six months of 2020, compared to 1.20% for the first six months of 2019.

 

 

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Return on average equity of 4.13% over the first six months of 2020, compared to 9.38% for the first six months of 2019.

 

 

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Community Bank Leverage Ratio (“CBLR”) as of June 30, 2020 was 9.18%, as we opted in to adopt the CBLR framework, compared to Tier 1 Leverage, Common Equity Tier 1, Tier 1 Risk-based and Total Risk-based Capital 10.56%, 11.43%, 11.43%, and 13.30%, respectively as of December 31, 2019.

 

 

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Book value per share of $18.69, a decrease of 13.0% from $21.47 at December 31, 2019.

 

Results of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 and 2019

 

Performance Summary

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2020, net income was $2.1 million, or $0.11 per basic share and $0.11 per diluted share, compared to net income of $6.8 million, or $0.51 per basic share and $0.50 per diluted share, for the three months ended June 30, 2019. Return on average assets, on an annualized basis, decreased to 0.23% for the three months ended June 30, 2020, from 1.30% for the three months ended June 30, 2019. Return on average equity, on an annualized basis, decreased to 2.35% for the three months ended June 30, 2020, as compared to 10.13% for the three months ended June 30, 2019.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, net income was $6.6 million, or $0.42 per basic share and $0.42 per diluted share, compared to net income of $12.5 million, or $0.94 per basic share and $0.91 per diluted share, for the six months ended June 30, 2019. Return on average assets, on an annualized basis, decreased to 0.46% for the six months ended June 30, 2020, from 1.20% for the six months ended June 30, 2019. Return on average equity, on an annualized basis, decreased to 4.13% for the six months ended June 30, 2020, as compared to 9.38% for the six months ended June 30, 2019.

 

Net Interest Income 

 

Our operating results depend primarily on our net interest income, calculated as the difference between interest income on interest-earning assets, such as loans and securities, and interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities, such as deposits and borrowings. Fluctuations in market interest rates impact the yield and rates paid on interest sensitive assets and liabilities. Changes in the amount and type of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities also impact net interest income. The variance driven by the changes in the amount and mix of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities is referred to as a “volume change.” Changes in yields earned on interest-earning assets and rates paid on interest-bearing deposits and other borrowed funds are referred to as a “rate change.”

 

To evaluate net interest income, we measure and monitor (1) yields on our loans and other interest-earning assets, (2) the costs of our deposits and other funding sources, (3) our net interest spread and (4) our net interest margin. Net interest spread is the difference between rates earned on interest-earning assets and rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities. Net interest margin is calculated as net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets. Because noninterest-bearing sources of funds, such as noninterest-bearing deposits and shareholders’ equity also fund interest-earning assets, net interest margin includes the benefit of these noninterest-bearing sources. We calculate average assets, liabilities, and equity using a monthly average, and average yield / rate utilizing a 30/360 day count convention.

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2020, net interest income totaled $30.9 million, and net interest margin and net interest spread were 3.89% and 3.59%, respectively, compared to $20.2 million, 4.19%, and 3.75%, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2019. The average yield on the loan portfolio (excluding SBA PPP loans) was 5.61% for the three months ended June 30, 2020, compared to 5.96% for the three months ended June 30, 2019, and the average yield on total interest-earning assets was 4.65% for the three months ended June 30, 2020, compared to 5.37% for the three months ended June 30, 2019. For the three months ended June 30, 2020, overall cost of funds (which includes noninterest-bearing deposits) decreased 49 basis points compared to the three months ended June 30, 2019, primarily due to the federal funds rate cuts during the second half of 2019 and first quarter of 2020, along with lower yielding deposits and increased deposit and borrowing accretion from the Pedestal acquisition. While we experienced significant loan growth in average loan balances, we anticipate continued downward pressure on our net interest margin and net interest spread in future periods based on the current yield curve.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, net interest income totaled $51.1 million, and net interest margin and net interest spread were 3.91% and 3.57%, respectively, compared to $39.3 million, 4.11%, and 3.69%, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2019. The average yield on the loan portfolio (excluding SBA PPP loans) was 5.58% for the six months ended June 30, 2020, compared to 5.87% for the six months ended June 30, 2019, and the average yield on total interest-earning assets was 4.81% for the six months ended June 30, 2020, compared to 5.27% for the six months ended June 30, 2019. For the six months ended June 30, 2020, overall cost of funds (which includes noninterest-bearing deposits) decreased 31 basis points compared to the six months ended June 30, 2019, primarily due to the federal funds rate cuts during the second half of 2019 and first quarter of 2020, along with lower yielding deposits and increased deposit and borrowing accretion from the Pedestal acquisition. While we experienced significant loan growth in average loan balances, we anticipate continued pressure on our net interest margin and net interest spread in future periods based on the current yield curve.

 

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The following tables present, for the periods indicated, an analysis of net interest income by each major category of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, the average amounts outstanding and the interest earned or paid on such amounts. The table also sets forth the average rate earned on interest-earning assets, the average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities, and the net interest margin on average total interest-earning assets for the same periods. Interest earned on loans that are classified as nonaccrual is not recognized in income; however the balances are reflected in average outstanding balances for the period. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, interest income not recognized on nonaccrual loans was not material. Any nonaccrual loans have been included in the table as loans carrying a zero yield. The average total loans reflected below is net of deferred loan fees and discounts. Acquired loans were recorded at fair value at acquisition and accrete interest income either over the remaining lives of the respective loans or expected cash flows. Averages presented in the table below, and throughout this report, are month-end averages.

 

   

For the Three Months Ended June 30,

 
   

2020

   

2019

 
   

Average
Outstanding
Balance

   

Interest
Earned/
Interest
Paid

   

Average
Yield/
Rate

   

Average
Outstanding
Balance

   

Interest
Earned/
Interest
Paid

   

Average
Yield/
Rate

 
   

(Dollars in thousands) (Unaudited)

  

Assets

                                                

Interest-earning assets:

                                                

Total loans (excluding SBA PPP)

   $ 2,304,438     $ 32,306       5.61 %   $ 1,602,087     $ 23,870       5.96 %

SBA PPP loans

     321,127       2,330       2.90       —       —       —  

Securities available for sale

     481,422       2,175       1.81       303,232       1,829       2.41  

Interest-bearing deposits in other banks

     69,169       80       0.46       23,716       197       3.32  

Total interest-earning assets

     3,176,156       36,891       4.65       1,929,035       25,896       5.37  

Allowance for loan losses

     (13,606 )                     (11,702 )                

Noninterest-earning assets

     333,524                       185,359                  

Total assets

   $ 3,496,074     $ 36,891             $ 2,102,692     $ 25,896          
                                                 

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

                                                

Interest-bearing liabilities:

                                                

Interest-bearing deposits

   $ 1,994,680     $ 4,795       0.96 %   $ 1,335,630     $ 5,038       1.51 %

Subordinated debt

     25,000       422       6.75       25,000       429       6.86  

Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”)

     129,441       526       1.63       36,856       224       2.43  

Paycheck protection program liquidity facility (“PPPLF”)

     76,902       72       0.37       —       —       —  

Other borrowings

     36,308       157       1.73       14,390       12       0.33  

Total interest-bearing liabilities

     2,262,331       5,972       1.06       1,411,876       5,703       1.62  
                                                 

Noninterest-bearing liabilities:

                                                

Noninterest-bearing deposits

     852,608                       396,793                  

Other liabilities

     31,501                       23,761                  

Total noninterest-bearing liabilities

     884,109                       420,554                  

Shareholders’ equity

     349,634                       270,262                  

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 3,496,074                     $ 2,102,692                  
                                                 

Net interest rate spread(1)

                     3.59 %                     3.75 %

Net interest income

           $ 30,919                     $ 20,193          
                                                 

Net interest margin(2)

                     3.89 %                     4.19 %

Overall cost of funds

                     0.77 %                     1.26 %

 

(1)

Net interest spread is the average yield on interest-earning assets minus the average rate on interest-bearing liabilities.

(2)

Net interest margin is equal to net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.

 

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For the Six Months Ended June 30,

 
   

2020

   

2019

 
   

Average
Outstanding
Balance

   

Interest
Earned/
Interest
Paid

   

Average
Yield/
Rate

   

Average
Outstanding
Balance

   

Interest
Earned/
Interest
Paid

   

Average
Yield/
Rate

 
   

(Dollars in thousands) (Unaudited)

  

Assets

                                                

Interest-earning assets:

                                                

Total loans (excluding SBA PPP)

   $ 2,022,312     $ 56,449       5.58 %   $ 1,575,988     $ 46,293       5.87 %

SBA PPP loans

     160,564       2,330       2.90       —       —       —  

Securities available for sale

     384,041       3,906       2.03       306,501       3,703       2.42  

Interest-bearing deposits in other banks

     48,962       222       0.91       31,897       487       3.05  

Total interest-earning assets

     2,615,879       62,907       4.81       1,914,386       50,483       5.27  

Allowance for loan losses

     (12,905 )                     (11,546 )                

Noninterest-earning assets

     267,355                       186,348                  

Total assets

   $ 2,870,329     $ 62,907             $ 2,089,188     $ 50,483          
                                                 

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

                                                

Interest-bearing liabilities:

                                                

Interest-bearing deposits

   $ 1,668,446     $ 9,481       1.14 %   $ 1,335,522     $ 9,795       1.47 %

Subordinated debt

     25,000       844       6.75       25,000       845       6.76  

Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”)

     113,882       1,023       1.80       37,191       505       2.72  

Paycheck protection program liquidity facility (“PPPLF”)

     38,451       72       0.37       —       —       —  

Other borrowings

     51,717       357       1.38       13,436       25       0.37  

Total interest-bearing liabilities

     1,897,496       11,777       1.24       1,411,149       11,170       1.58  
                                                 

Noninterest-bearing liabilities:

                                                

Noninterest-bearing deposits

     629,321                       395,304                  

Other liabilities

     26,026                       16,242                  

Total noninterest-bearing liabilities

     655,347                       411,546                  

Shareholders’ equity

     317,486                       266,493                  

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 2,870,329                     $ 2,089,188                  
                                                 

Net interest rate spread(1)

                     3.57 %                     3.69 %

Net interest income

           $ 51,130                     $ 39,313          
                                                 

Net interest margin(2)

                     3.91 %                     4.11 %

Overall cost of funds

                     0.93 %                     1.24 %

 

(1)

Net interest spread is the average yield on interest-earning assets minus the average rate on interest-bearing liabilities.

(2)

Net interest margin is equal to net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.

 

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The following tables present information regarding the dollar amount of changes in interest income and interest expense for the periods indicated for each major component of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, and distinguishes between the changes attributable to changes in volume and changes attributable to changes in interest rates. For purposes of these tables, changes attributable to both rate and volume that cannot be segregated have been allocated to rate.

 

   

For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2020
compared to the Three Months Ended
June 30, 2019

 
   

Increase (Decrease) due to change in

 
   

Volume

   

Rate

   

Total

 
   

(Dollars in thousands) (Unaudited)

  

Interest-earning assets:

                        

Total loans (excluding SBA PPP)

   $ 9,846     $ (1,410 )   $ 8,436  

SBA PPP loans

     2,330       —       2,330  

Securities available for sale

     805       (459 )     346  

Interest-earning deposits in other banks

     53       (170 )     (117 )

Total increase (decrease) in interest income

   $ 13,034     $ (2,039 )   $ 10,995  
                         

Interest-bearing liabilities:

                        

Interest-bearing deposits

   $ 1,584     $ (1,827 )   $ (243 )

Subordinated debt

     —       (7 )     (7 )

Advances from FHLB

     376       (74 )     302  

PPPLF

     72       —       72  

Other borrowings

     95       50       145  

Total increase (decrease) in interest expense

     2,127       (1,858 )     269  

Increase (decrease) in net interest income

   $ 10,907     $ (181 )   $ 10,726  

 

   

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
compared to the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2019

 
   

Increase (Decrease) due to change in

 
   

Volume

   

Rate

   

Total

 
   

(Dollars in thousands) (Unaudited)

  

Interest-earning assets:

                        

Total loans (excluding SBA PPP)

   $ 12,458     $ (2,302 )   $ 10,156  

SBA PPP loans

     2,330       —       2,330  

Securities available for sale

     789       (586 )     203  

Interest-earning deposits in other banks

     77       (342 )     (265 )

Total increase (decrease) in interest income

   $ 15,654     $ (3,230 )   $ 12,424  
                         

Interest-bearing liabilities:

                        

Interest-bearing deposits

   $ 1,892     $ (2,206 )   $ (314 )

Subordinated debt

     —       (1 )     (1 )

Advances from FHLB

     689       (171 )     518  

PPPLF

     72       —       72  

Other borrowings

     264       68       332  

Total increase (decrease) in interest expense

     2,917       (2,310 )     607  

Increase (decrease) in net interest income

   $ 12,737     $ (920 )   $ 11,817  

 

Provision for Loan Losses 

 

Our provision for loan losses is a charge to income in order to bring our allowance for loan losses to a level deemed appropriate by management. For a description of the factors taken into account by management in determining the allowance for loan losses see “—Financial Condition—Allowance for Loan Losses.” The provision for loan losses was $5.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and $1.3 million for the same period in 2019. For the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, the provision for loan losses was $6.8 million and $1.9 million, respectively. The higher provision for both the three months and six months ended June 30, 2020 compared to the same period in 2019 relates primarily to the expected impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which was recorded through a qualitative adjustment based on economic factors.

 

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Noninterest Income

 

Our primary sources of noninterest income are service charges on deposit accounts, debit card and automated teller machine (“ATM”) fee income, income from bank-owned life insurance, and pass-through income from small business investment company (“SBIC”) partnerships. The following tables present, for the periods indicated, the major categories of noninterest income:

 

   

For the Three Months Ended
June 30,

   

Increase

 
   

2020

   

2019

    (Decrease)  
   

(Dollars in thousands) (Unaudited)

  

Noninterest income:

                        

Service charges on deposit accounts

   $ 1,163     $ 1,034     $ 129  

Debit card and ATM fee income

     959       492       467  

Bank-owned life insurance income

     255       174       81  

Gain on sales of loans

     7       91       (84 )

Gain on sales of investment securities

     —       58       (58 )

Brokerage commission

     236       9       227  

Mortgage origination income

     126       98       28  

Correspondent bank income

     32       17       15  

Rental income

     15       165       (150 )

Gain (loss) on sales of other real estate owned

     (19 )     5       (24 )

Gain on sale of banking center

     —       593       (593 )

Pass-through income from SBIC partnerships

     1,624       1,266       358  

Other

     598       217       381  

Total noninterest income

   $ 4,996     $ 4,219     $ 777  

 

   

For the Six Months Ended
June 30,

   

Increase

 
   

2020

   

2019

    (Decrease)  
   

(Dollars in thousands) (Unaudited)

  

Noninterest income:

                        

Service charges on deposit accounts

   $ 2,094     $ 1,972     $ 122  

Debit card and ATM fee income

     1,366       937       429  

Bank-owned life insurance income

     452       342       110  

Gain on sales of loans

     184       91       93  

Gain on sales of investment securities

     25       58       (33 )

Brokerage commission

     256       43       213  

Mortgage origination income

     241       188       53  

Correspondent bank income

     141       225       (84 )

Rental income

     46       329       (283 )

Gain (loss) on sales of other real estate owned

     132       (51 )     183  

Gain on sale of banking center

     —       593       (593 )

Pass-through income from SBIC partnerships

     2,004       1,266       738  

Other

     859       537       322  

Total noninterest income

   $ 7,800     $ 6,530     $ 1,270  

 

Total noninterest income increased $777,000, or 18.4%, from the three months ended June 30, 2019.  The increase was primarily due to the increases in debit card and ATM fee income of $467,000, or 94.9%, due to increased activity from the Pedestal acquisition, pass-through income from SBIC partnerships of $358,000, or 28.3%, due to higher earnings from the equity investments, and other income of $381,000, of 175.6%, due primarily to the sale of customer swaps, offset by the gain on sale of the banking center of $593,000 which occurred during the three months ended June 30, 2019.

 

Total noninterest income increased $1.3 million, or 19.4%, from the six months ended June 30, 2019.  The increase was primarily due to the increases in debit card and ATM fee income of $429,000, or 45.8%, due to increased activity from the Pedestal acquisition, brokerage commission of $213,000, or 495.3%, due to the acquisition of Pedestal’s brokerage customers, pass-through income from SBIC partnerships of $738,000, or 58.3%, due to higher earnings from the equity investments, and other of $322,000, of 60.0%, due primarily to the sale of customer swaps, offset by a reduction of rental income of $283,000, or 86.0%, due to the expiration of a subleased building, and by the gain on sale of the banking center of $593,000 which occurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2019.

 

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Noninterest Expense

 

Generally, noninterest expense is composed of all employee expenses and costs associated with operating our facilities, obtaining and retaining customer relationships, and providing bank services. The largest component of noninterest expense is salaries and employee benefits. Noninterest expense also includes operational expenses, such as occupancy expenses, depreciation and amortization, professional and regulatory fees, including Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) assessments, data processing expenses, and advertising and promotion expenses, among others.

 

The following tables present, for the periods indicated, the major categories of noninterest expense:

 

   

For the Three Months Ended
June 30,

   

Increase

  
   

2020

   

2019

    (Decrease)  
   

(Dollars in thousands) (Unaudited)

  

Salaries and employee benefits

   $ 17,621     $ 8,756     $ 8,865  

Non-staff expenses:

                        

Occupancy of bank premises

     1,370       1,079       291  

Depreciation and amortization

     1,073       633       440  

Data processing

     1,055       576       479  

FDIC assessment fees

     272       248       24  

Legal and other professional fees

     543       353       190  

Advertising and promotions

     334       279       55  

Utilities and communications

     645       323       322  

Ad valorem shares tax

     450       345       105  

Directors’ fees

     100       125       (25 )

Other real estate owned expenses and write-downs

     51       72       (21 )

Merger and conversion related expenses

     1,726       235       1,491  

Other

     2,557       1,553       1,004  

Total noninterest expense

   $ 27,797     $ 14,577     $ 13,220  

 

   

 

 

For the Six Months Ended
June 30,

   

Increase

  
   

2020

   

2019

    (Decrease)  
   

(Dollars in thousands) (Unaudited)

  

Salaries and employee benefits

   $ 27,056     $ 17,308     $ 9,748  

Non-staff expenses:

                        

Occupancy of bank premises

     2,430       2,182       248  

Depreciation and amortization

     1,674       1,261       413  

Data processing

     1,707       1,192       515  

FDIC assessment fees

     419       398       21  

Legal and other professional fees

     937       671       266  

Advertising and promotions

     640       606       34  

Utilities and communications

     962       621       341  

Ad valorem shares tax

     825       690       135  

Directors’ fees

     174       330       (156 )

Other real estate owned expenses and write-downs

     304       99       205  

Merger and conversion related expenses

     2,874       (19 )     2,893  

Other

     4,438       3,028       1,410  

Total noninterest expense

   $ 44,440     $ 28,367     $ 16,073  

 

Total noninterest expense increased $13.2 million, or 90.7%, for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and $16.1 million, or 56.7%, for the six months ended June 30, 2020, due primarily to the acquisition of Pedestal on May 1, 2020 and the associated increases in branches, employees and merger and conversion related expenses.

 

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Income Tax Expense

 

The amount of income tax expense is influenced by the amounts of our pre-tax income, tax-exempt income and other nondeductible expenses. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are reflected at currently enacted income tax rates in effect for the period in which the deferred tax assets and liabilities are expected to be realized or settled. As changes in tax laws or rates are enacted, deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted through the provision for income taxes. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2020, income tax expense totaled $623,000, a decrease of $1.1 million, or 63.1%, compared to $1.7 million for the same period in 2019. For the six months ended June 30, 2020, income tax expense totaled $1.1 million, a decrease of $1.9 million, or 62.9%, compared to $3.0 million for the same period in 2019. Our effective tax rates for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 were 23.3% and 19.8%, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, our effective tax rates were 14.7% and 19.6%, respectively. The increase in our effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2020 is primarily due to higher taxable income. The decrease in our effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2020 is primarily due to lower taxable income and stock option exercises. Our effective tax rate for both periods was affected by tax-exempt income generated by municipal securities, bank-owned life insurance and by other nondeductible expenses (including acquisition-related expenses).

 

Financial Condition

 

Our total assets increased $1.7 billion, or 74.2%, from December 31, 2019 to June 30, 2020, due primarily from the Pedestal acquisition, participation in PPP and organic growth.

 

Loan Portfolio

 

Our primary source of income is interest on loans to individuals, professionals and small to medium-sized businesses located in our markets. Our loan portfolio consists primarily of commercial loans and real estate loans secured by commercial real estate properties located in our primary market areas. Our loan portfolio represents the highest yielding component of our earning asset base.

 

As of June 30, 2020, total loans held for investment were $3.0 billion, an increase of $1.3 billion, or 75.1%, compared to $1.7 billion as of December 31, 2019. The increase was primarily due to the acquisition of Pedestal and PPP program participation. Additionally, $456,000 and $251,000 in mortgage loans were classified as loans held for sale as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

 

Total loans held for investment as a percentage of total deposits were 92.1% and 96.0% as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. Total loans held for investment as a percentage of total assets were 75.6% and 75.2% as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

 

The following table summarizes our loan portfolio by type of loan as of the dates indicated:

 

   

As of June 30, 2020

(Unaudited)

   

As of December 31, 2019

 
   

Amount

   

Percent

   

Amount

   

Percent

 
   

(Dollars in thousands)

  

Commercial

   $ 1,026,596       34.3 %   $ 390,398       22.8 %

Real estate:

                                

Construction and land

     333,675       11.1       244,181       14.3  

Farmland

     57,498       1.9       48,681       2.9  

1-4 family residential

     495,827       16.6       293,142       17.1  

Multi-family residential

     59,213       2.0       36,454       2.1  

Nonfarm nonresidential

     914,601       30.5       612,608       35.8  

Consumer

     107,402       3.6       84,801       5.0  

Total loans held for investment

   $ 2,994,812       100.0 %   $ 1,710,265       100.0 %

 

SBA PPP loans accounted for $389.9 million and $5.5 million of the commercial and consumer portfolios, respectively, as of June 30, 2020.

 

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Commercial loans. Commercial loans are underwritten after evaluating and understanding the borrower’s ability to operate profitably and effectively. These loans are made based primarily on the identified cash flows of the borrower and, secondarily, on the underlying collateral provided by the borrower. Most commercial loans are secured by the assets being financed or other business assets, such as accounts receivable or inventory, and generally include personal guarantees.

 

Commercial loans increased $636.2 million, or 163.0%, to $1.0 billion as of June 30, 2020 from $390.4 million as of December 31, 2019, primarily due to the acquisition of Pedestal, the participation in the SBA PPP program, and.the efforts of our bankers who attracted new clients and leveraged existing bank relationships to fund expansion and growth opportunities.

 

Construction and land. Construction and land development loans are comprised of loans to fund construction, land acquisition and land development construction. The properties securing the portfolio are located primarily throughout Louisiana and Dallas, Texas, and are generally diverse in terms of type.

 

Construction and land loans increased $89.5 million, or 36.7%, to $333.7 million as of June 30, 2020 from $244.2 million as of December 31, 2019, primarily due to the acquisition of Pedestal.

 

1-4 family residential. Our 1-4 family residential loan portfolio is comprised of loans secured by single family homes, which are both owner-occupied and investor owned. Our 1-4 family residential loans have a relatively small average balance spread between many individual borrowers and are generally offered as accommodations to existing customers.

 

1-4 family residential loans increased $202.7 million, or 69.1%, to $495.8 million as of June 30, 2020 from $293.1 million as of December 31, 2019, primarily due to the acquisition of Pedestal.

 

Nonfarm nonresidential. Nonfarm nonresidential loans are underwritten primarily based on projected cash flows and, secondarily, as loans secured by real estate. These loans may be more adversely affected by conditions in the real estate markets or in the general economy. The properties securing the portfolio are located throughout Louisiana and Texas and are generally diverse in terms of type. This diversity helps reduce the exposure to adverse economic events that affect any single industry.

 

Nonfarm nonresidential loans increased $302.0 million, or 49.3%, to $914.6 million as of June 30, 2020 from $612.6 million as of December 31, 2019, primarily due to the acquisition of Pedestal.

 

Other loan categories. Other categories of loans included in our loan portfolio include farmland and agricultural loans made to farmers and ranchers relating to their operations, multi-family residential loans, and consumer loans. None of these categories of loans represent a significant portion of our total loan portfolio.

 

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The contractual maturity ranges of loans in our loan portfolio and the amount of such loans with fixed and floating interest rates in each maturity range as of date indicated are summarized in the following tables:

 

   

As of June 30, 2020

 
   

One Year
or Less

   

One
Through
Five Years

   

After Five
Years

   

Total

 
   

(Dollars in thousands) (Unaudited)

  

Commercial

   $ 240,320     $ 703,434     $ 82,842     $ 1,026,596  

Real estate:

                                

Construction and land

     174,707       117,940       41,028       333,675  

Farmland

     10,683       32,697       14,118       57,498  

1-4 family residential

     78,306       262,109       155,412       495,827  

Multi-family residential

     23,884       20,664       14,665       59,213  

Nonfarm nonresidential

     107,121       492,361       315,119       914,601  

Consumer

     31,574       69,647       6,181       107,402  

Total loans held for investment

   $ 666,595     $ 1,698,852     $ 629,365     $ 2,994,812  

Amounts with fixed rates

   $ 328,564     $ 1,411,786     $ 289,946     $ 2,030,296  

Amounts with floating rates

     338,031       287,066       339,419       964,516  

 

   

As of December 31, 2019

 
   

One Year
or Less

   

One
Through
Five Years

   

After Five
Years

   

Total

 
   

(Dollars in thousands)

  

Commercial

   $ 141,403     $ 194,612     $ 54,383     $ 390,398  

Real estate:

                                

Construction and land

     116,928       118,922       8,331       244,181  

Farmland

     8,428       31,982       8,271       48,681  

1-4 family residential

     37,418       171,235       84,489       293,142  

Multi-family residential

     5,994       16,130       14,330       36,454  

Nonfarm nonresidential

     70,862       370,951       170,795       612,608  

Consumer

     22,363       60,648       1,790       84,801  

Total loans held for investment

   $ 403,396     $ 964,480     $ 342,389     $ 1,710,265  

Amounts with fixed rates

   $ 165,154     $ 746,457     $ 266,488     $ 1,178,099  

Amounts with floating rates

     238,242       218,023       75,901       532,166  

 

Nonperforming Assets

 

Loans are considered past due if the required principal and interest payments have not been received as of the date such payments were due. Loans are placed on nonaccrual status when, in management’s opinion, the borrower may be unable to meet payment obligations as they become due, as well as when required by regulatory provisions. Loans may be placed on nonaccrual status regardless of whether or not such loans are considered past due. When interest accrual is discontinued, all unpaid accrued interest is generally reversed. Interest income is subsequently recognized only to the extent cash payments are received in excess of principal due, or interest may be recognized on a cash basis as long as the remaining book balance of the loan is deemed collectible. Loans are returned to accrual status when all the principal and interest amounts contractually due are brought current and future payments are reasonably assured.

 

We have several procedures in place to assist in maintaining the overall quality of our loan portfolio. We have established underwriting guidelines to be followed by our bankers, and we also monitor our delinquency levels for any negative or adverse trends. There can be no assurance, however, that our loan portfolio will not become subject to increasing pressures from deteriorating borrower credit due to general economic conditions.

 

We believe our conservative lending approach and focused management of nonperforming assets has resulted in sound asset quality and timely resolution of problem assets. We had $19.6 million and $13.2 million in nonperforming assets as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. We had $11.8 million in nonperforming loans as of June 30, 2020 compared to $9.0 million as of December 31, 2019. The increase in nonperforming assets from December 31, 2019 to June 30, 2020 is primarily due to the acquisition of Pedestal.

 

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The following tables present information regarding nonperforming loans at the dates indicated:

 

   

As of June 30,
2020
(Unaudited)

   

As of December 31,
2019

  
   

(Dollars in thousands)

  

Nonaccrual loans

   $ 11,433     $ 8,977  

Accruing loans 90 or more days past due

     317       72  

Total nonperforming loans

     11,750       9,049  

Repossessed assets

     179       160  

Other real estate owned:

                

Commercial real estate, construction, land and land development

     6,809       3,808  

Residential real estate

     833       228  

Total other real estate owned

     7,642       4,036  

Total nonperforming assets

   $ 19,571     $ 13,245  

Restructured loans-nonaccrual

   $ 2,059     $ 2,106  

Restructured loans-accruing

     4,478       2,921  

Ratio of nonperforming loans to total loans held for investment

     0.39 %     0.53 %

Ratio of nonperforming assets to total assets

     0.49       0.58  

 

   

As of June 30,
2020
(Unaudited)

   

As of December 31,
2019

  
   

(Dollars in thousands)

  

Nonaccrual loans by category:

                

Real estate:

                

Construction and land

   $ 423     $ 397  

Farmland

     337       339  

1-4 family residential

     3,458       2,349  

Multi-family residential

     —       —  

Nonfarm nonresidential

     4,034       3,655  

Commercial

     2,627       1,825  

Consumer

     554       412  

Total

   $ 11,433     $ 8,977  

 

For the quarter ended June 30, 2020, the Company modified approximately 2,600 loans with outstanding balances totaling $938.5 million by granting temporary payment deferrals of principal and/or interest.  The payment deferrals were granted due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Based on the interpretive guidance released by the FASB and our regulators, the Company determined these modifications were not troubled debt restructurings. Loans under these deferrals remain in their current risk rating and / or past due status through the deferral period.

 

Potential Problem Loans 

 

From a credit risk standpoint, we classify loans in our portfolio in one of four categories: pass, special mention, substandard or doubtful. Loans classified as loss are charged-off. The classifications of loans reflect a judgment about the risks of default and loss associated with the loan. Ratings are adjusted to reflect the degree of risk and loss that is believed to be inherent in each credit. Our methodology is structured so that specific allocations are increased in accordance with deterioration in credit quality (and a corresponding increase in risk of loss) or decreased in accordance with improvement in credit quality (and a corresponding decrease in risk of loss).

 

Credits rated special mention show clear signs of financial weaknesses or deterioration in credit worthiness; however, such concerns are not so pronounced that we generally expect to experience significant loss within the short-term. Such credits typically maintain the ability to perform within standard credit terms and credit exposure is not as prominent as credits with a lower rating.

 

Credits rated substandard are those in which the normal repayment of principal and interest may be, or has been, jeopardized by reason of adverse trends or developments of a financial, managerial, economic or political nature, or important weaknesses which exist in collateral. A protracted workout on these credits is a distinct possibility. Prompt corrective action is therefore required to reduce exposure and to assure that adequate remedial measures are taken by the borrower. Credit exposure becomes more likely in such credits and a serious evaluation of the secondary support to the credit is performed.

 

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Credits rated doubtful have all the weaknesses inherent in those rated substandard, with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and values, highly questionable and improbable.

 

 

The following tables summarize our internal ratings of loans held for investment as of the dates indicated.

 

   

As of June 30, 2020

 
   

Pass

   

Special Mention

   

Substandard

   

Doubtful

   

Total

 
   

(Dollars in thousands) (Unaudited)

  

Real estate:

                                        

Construction and land

   $ 325,167     $ 6,434     $ 1,650     $ 424     $ 333,675  

Farmland

     55,251       1,897       13       337       57,498  

1-4 family residential

     477,560       9,757       4,009       4,501       495,827  

Multi-family residential

     58,839       343       31       —       59,213  

Nonfarm nonresidential

     892,551       13,635       3,672       4,743       914,601  

Commercial

     999,861       10,898       4,994       10,843       1,026,596  

Consumer

     105,223       1,289       192       698       107,402  

Total

   $ 2,914,452     $ 44,253     $ 14,561     $ 21,546     $ 2,994,812  

 

   

As of December 31, 2019

 
   

Pass

   

Special Mention

   

Substandard

   

Doubtful

   

Total

 
   

(Dollars in thousands)

  

Real estate:

                                        

Construction and land

   $ 241,519     $ 1,141     $ 1,124     $ 397     $ 244,181  

Farmland

     46,591       1,737       14       339       48,681  

1-4 family residential

     284,381       3,175       3,237       2,349       293,142  

Multi-family residential

     36,422       —       32       —       36,454  

Nonfarm nonresidential

     594,046       11,077       3,830       3,655       612,608  

Commercial

     374,500       9,219       4,854       1,825       390,398  

Consumer

     82,726       1,538       125       412       84,801  

Total

   $ 1,660,185     $ 27,887     $ 13,216     $ 8,977     $ 1,710,265  

 

Allowance for Loan Losses

 

We maintain an allowance for loan losses that represents management’s best estimate of the loan losses and risks inherent in the loan portfolio. In determining the allowance for loan losses, we estimate losses on specific loans, or groups of loans, where the probable loss can be identified and reasonably determined. The balance of the allowance for loan losses is based on internally assigned risk classifications of loans, historical loan loss rates, changes in the nature of the loan portfolio, overall portfolio quality, industry concentrations, delinquency trends, current economic factors and the estimated impact of current economic conditions on certain historical loan loss rates. For additional information, see Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements.

 

In connection with our review of the loan portfolio, we consider risk elements attributable to particular loan types or categories in assessing the quality of individual loans. Some of the risk elements we consider include:

 

 

•

for commercial and industrial loans, the operating results of the commercial, industrial or professional enterprise, the borrower’s business, professional and financial ability and expertise, the specific risks and volatility of income and operating results typical for businesses in that category, and the value, nature and marketability of collateral;

 

 

•

for commercial mortgage loans and multifamily residential loans, the debt service coverage ratio (income from the property in excess of operating expenses compared to loan payment requirements), operating results of the owner in the case of owner occupied properties, the loan to value ratio, the age and condition of the collateral, and the volatility of income, property value and future operating results typical for properties of that type;

 

 

•

for 1-4 family residential mortgage loans, the borrower’s ability to repay the loan, including a consideration of the debt to income ratio and employment and income stability, the loan to value ratio, and the age, condition and marketability of the collateral; and

 

 

•

for construction, land development and other land loans, the perceived feasibility of the project including the ability to sell developed lots or improvements constructed for resale or the ability to lease property constructed for lease, the quality and nature of contracts for presale or prelease, if any, the experience and ability of the developer, and the loan to value ratio.

 

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As of June 30, 2020, the allowance for loan losses totaled $18.7 million, or 0.62%, of total loans held for investment. As of December 31, 2019, the allowance for loan losses totaled $12.1 million, or 0.71%, of total loans held for investment.

 

The following table presents, as of and for the periods indicated, an analysis of the allowance for loan losses and other related data:

 

   

As of and

For the Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2020
(Unaudited)

   

As of and For the Year

Ended December 31,
2019

 
   

(Dollars in thousands)

  

Average loans outstanding(1)

   $ 2,182,876     $ 1,628,803  
                 

Gross loans held for investment outstanding at end of period

   $ 2,994,812     $ 1,710,265  
                 

Allowance for loan losses at beginning of period

   $ 12,124     $ 11,220  

Provision for loan losses

     6,810       2,606  

Charge-offs:

                

Real estate:

                

Construction, land and farmland

     11       4  

Residential

     26       162  

Nonfarm non-residential

     —       51  

Commercial

     187       1,556  

Consumer

     68       52  

Total charge-offs

     292       1,825  

Recoveries:

                

Real estate:

                

Construction, land and farmland

     9       —  

Residential

     3       14  

Nonfarm non-residential

     1       4  

Commercial

     31       41  

Consumer

     29       64  

Total recoveries

     73       123  

Net charge-offs

     219       1,702  

Allowance for loan losses at end of period

   $ 18,715     $ 12,124  

Ratio of allowance to end of period loans held for investment

     0.62 %     0.71 %

Ratio of net charge-offs to average loans

     0.01       0.10  

 

(1)

Excluding loans held for sale.

 

Although we believe that we have established our allowance for loan losses in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and that the allowance for loan losses was adequate to provide for known and inherent losses in the portfolio at all times shown above, future provisions will be subject to ongoing evaluations of the risks in our loan portfolio. If we experience economic declines or if asset quality deteriorates, material additional provisions could be required.

 

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The following table shows the allocation of the allowance for loan losses among loan categories and certain other information as of the dates indicated. The allocation of the allowance for loan losses as shown in the table should neither be interpreted as an indication of future charge-offs, nor as an indication that charge-offs in future periods will necessarily occur in these amounts or in the indicated proportions. The total allowance is available to absorb losses from any loan category.

 

   

As of June 30,
2020

(Unaudited)

    

As of December 31,
2019

 
   

Amount

   

Percent
to Total

   

Amount

   

Percent
to Total

 
   

(Dollars in thousands)

  

Real estate:

                                

Construction and land

   $ 2,479       13.2 %   $ 1,868       15.4 %

Farmland

     527       2.8       229       1.9  

1-4 family residential

     3,261       17.4       1,888       15.6  

Multi-family residential

     501       2.7       226       1.9  

Nonfarm nonresidential

     6,267       33.5       3,882       32.0  

Total real estate

     13,035       69.6       8,093       66.8  

Commercial

     4,650       24.9       3,414       28.1  

Consumer

     1,030       5.5       617       5.1  

Total allowance for loan losses

   $ 18,715       100.0 %   $ 12,124       100.0 %

 

Securities

 

We use our securities portfolio to provide a source of liquidity, an appropriate return on funds invested, manage interest rate risk, meet collateral requirements, and meet regulatory capital requirements. As of June 30, 2020, the carrying amount of investment securities totaled $583.1 million, an increase of $304.9 million, or 109.6%, compared to $278.2 million as of December 31, 2019. The increase was primarily due to the acquisition of Pedestal on May 1, 2020. Securities represented 14.7% and 12.2% of total assets as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

 

Our investment portfolio consists entirely of securities classified as available for sale. As a result, the carrying values of our investment securities are adjusted for unrealized gain or loss, and any gain or loss is reported on an after-tax basis as a component of other comprehensive income in shareholders’ equity. The following tables summarize the amortized cost and estimated fair value of investment securities as of the dates shown:

 

   

As of June 30, 2020

 
   

Amortized
Cost

   

Gross
Unrealized
Gains

   

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

   

Fair Value

 
   

(Dollars in thousands) (Unaudited)

  

U.S. government agencies

   $ 2,596     $ —     $ 1     $ 2,595  

Corporate bonds

     36,500       107       499       36,108  

Mortgage-backed securities

     330,461       6,471       376       336,556  

Municipal securities

     201,703       4,690       25       206,368  

Other securities

     1,462       29       —       1,491  

Total

   $ 572,722     $ 11,297     $ 901     $ 583,118  

 

 

   

As of December 31, 2019

 
   

Amortized
Cost

   

Gross
Unrealized
Gains

   

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

   

Fair Value

 
   

(Dollars in thousands)

  

U.S. government agencies

   $ 15,654     $ 303     $ 20     $ 15,937  

Corporate bonds

     23,774       98       158       23,714  

Mortgage-backed securities

     137,817       2,139       497       139,459  

Municipal securities

     97,641       1,447       5       99,083  

Other securities

     —       —       —       —  

Total

   $ 274,886     $ 3,987     $ 680     $ 278,193  

 

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All of our mortgage-backed securities are agency securities. We do not hold any Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac preferred stock, corporate equity, collateralized debt obligations, collateralized loan obligations, structured investment vehicles, private label collateralized mortgage obligations, subprime, Alt-A, or second lien elements in our investment portfolio. As of June 30, 2020, the investment portfolio did not contain any securities that are directly backed by subprime or Alt-A mortgages.

 

Management evaluates securities for other-than-temporary impairment, at least on a quarterly basis, and more frequently when economic or market conditions warrant such an evaluation.

 

The following tables set forth the fair value, maturities and approximated weighted average yield based on estimated annual income divided by the average amortized cost of the securities portfolio as of the dates indicated. The contractual maturity of a mortgage-backed security is the date at which the last underlying mortgage matures.

 

   

As of June 30, 2020

 
   

Within One
Year

   

After One Year
but
Within Five Years

   

After Five Years but
Within Ten Years

   

After Ten
Years

   

Total

 
   

Amount

   

Yield

   

Amount

   

Yield

   

Amount

   

Yield

   

Amount

   

Yield

   

Total

   

Yield

 
   

(Dollars in thousands) (Unaudited)

  

U.S. government agencies

   $ —       — %   $ 2,595       0.23 %   $ —       — %   $ —       — %   $ 2,595       0.23 %

Corporate bonds

     6,481       2.90 %     1,929       2.06 %     26,776       4.78 %     922       8.91 %     36,108       4.40 %

Mortgage-backed securities

     2,442       2.30 %     57,333       1.14 %     160,813       1.71 %     115,968       1.67 %     336,556       1.60 %

Municipal securities

     21,861       2.40 %     52,562       2.06 %     77,516       2.06 %     54,429       2.06 %     206,368       2.10 %

Other securities

     —       — %     —       — %     —       — %     1,491       0.69 %     1,491       0.69 %

Total

   $ 30,784       2.50 %   $ 114,419       1.56 %   $ 265,105       2.12 %   $ 172,810       1.82 %   $ 583,118       1.94 %

 

 

   

As of December 31, 2019

 
   

Within One
Year

   

After One Year
but
Within Five Years

   

After Five Years but
Within Ten Years

   

After Ten
Years

   

Total

 
   

Amount

   

Yield

   

Amount

   

Yield

   

Amount

   

Yield

   

Amount

   

Yield

   

Total

   

Yield

 
   

(Dollars in thousands)

  

U.S. government agencies

   $ 2,995       2.86 %   $ 1,733       2.71 %   $ 10,608       2.90 %   $ 601       3.51 %   $ 15,937       2.89 %

Corporate bonds

     6,481       3.43 %     2,000       2.82 %     15,233       5.40 %     —       — %     23,714       4.64 %

Mortgage-backed securities

     2,340       1.89 %     10,906       2.09 %     68,686       2.29 %     57,527       2.56 %     139,459       2.38 %

Municipal securities

     15,201       2.00 %     36,460       2.18 %     36,631       2.30 %     10,791       2.91 %     99,083       2.28 %

Other securities

     —       — %     —       — %     —       — %     —       — %     —       — %

Total

   $ 27,017       2.43 %   $ 51,099       2.20 %   $ 131,158       2.70 %   $ 68,919       2.62 %   $ 278,193       2.56 %

 

 

The contractual maturity of mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and asset backed securities is not a reliable indicator of their expected life because borrowers have the right to prepay their obligations at any time. Mortgage-backed securities and asset-backed securities are typically issued with stated principal amounts and are backed by pools of mortgage loans and other loans with varying maturities. The term of the underlying mortgages and loans may vary significantly due to the ability of a borrower to pre-pay. Monthly pay downs on mortgage-backed securities tend to cause the average life of the securities to be much different than the stated contractual maturity. During a period of increasing interest rates, fixed rate mortgage-backed securities do not tend to experience heavy prepayments of principal and, consequently, the average life of this security will be lengthened. If interest rates begin to fall, prepayments may increase, thereby shortening the estimated life of this security. The weighted average life of our investment portfolio was 4.98 years with an estimated effective duration of 46.37 months as of June 30, 2020.

 

As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we did not own securities of any one issuer for which aggregate adjusted cost exceeded 10% of our consolidated shareholders’ equity as of such respective dates.

 

As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company held other equity securities of $18.7 million and $12.6 million, respectively, comprised mainly of FHLB stock and small business investment companies (SBICs).

 

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Deposits

 

We offer a variety of deposit accounts having a wide range of interest rates and terms including demand, savings, money market and time accounts. We rely primarily on competitive pricing policies, convenient locations and personalized service to attract and retain these deposits.

 

Total deposits as of June 30, 2020 were $3.3 billion, an increase of $1.5 billion, or 82.4%, compared to $1.8 billion as of December 31, 2019, primarily due to the acquisition of Pedestal on May 1, 2020.

 

Noninterest-bearing deposits as of June 30, 2020 were $985.5 million, compared to $398.8 million as of December 31, 2019, an increase of $586.7 million, or 147.1%.

 

Average deposits for the six months ended June 30, 2020 were $2.3 billion, an increase of $578.7 million, or 33.7%, over the full year average for the year ended December 31, 2019 of $1.7 billion. The average rate paid on total interest-bearing deposits decreased over this period from 1.50% for the year ended December 31, 2019 to 1.14% for the six months ended June 30, 2020. The decrease in average rates during the six months ended June 30, 2020 over the average for the year ended December 31, 2019 was primarily due to the federal funds rate cuts that occurred in the three months ended March 31, 2020, along with the accretion of deposit premium from the Pedestal acquisition. In addition, the stability and continued growth of noninterest-bearing demand accounts served to reduce the cost of deposits to 0.83% for the six months ended June 30, 2020 compared to 1.15% for the year ended December 31, 2019.

 

 

The following table presents the monthly average balances and weighted average rates paid on deposits for the periods indicated:

 

   

For the Six Months
Ended June 30, 2020

(Unaudited)

    

For the Year Ended December 31,
2019

 
   

Average
Balance

   

Average
Rate

   

Average
Balance

   

Average
Rate

 
   

(Dollars in thousands)

  

Interest-bearing demand accounts

   $ 81,574       0.81 %   $ 35,444       1.37 %

Negotiable order of withdrawal (“NOW”) accounts

     323,691       0.47 %     255,648       0.85 %

Limited access money market accounts and savings

     541,050       0.55 %     432,186       0.99 %

Certificates and other time deposits > $250k

     192,066       2.21 %     176,987       2.15 %

Certificates and other time deposits < $250k

     530,065       1.80 %     416,631       2.16 %

Total interest-bearing deposits

     1,668,446       1.14 %     1,316,896       1.50 %

Noninterest-bearing demand accounts

     629,321       —       402,147       — %

Total deposits

   $ 2,297,767       0.83 %   $ 1,719,043       1.15 %

 

The ratio of average noninterest-bearing deposits to average total deposits for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and the year ended December 31, 2019 was 27.4% and 23.4%, respectively.

 

The following table sets forth the contractual maturities of certain certificates of deposit at June 30, 2020:

 

   

Certificates of

Deposit

More Than

$250,000

   

Certificates of

Deposit of $100,000

Through

$250,000

 
   

(Dollars in thousands)

  

3 months or less

   $ 45,186     $ 109,860  

More than 3 months but less than 6 months

     46,590       95,763  

More than 6 months but less than 12 months

     82,411       119,755  

12 months or more

     83,757       138,102  

Total

   $ 257,944     $ 463,480  

 

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Correspondent Bank Federal Funds Purchased Relationships

 

 

We maintain Federal Funds Purchased Relationships with the following financial institutions and limits as of June 30, 2020:

 

   

Fed Funds Purchased

  
   

(Dollars in

Thousands)

  

FNBB

   $ 35,000  

Compass Bank

     30,000  

The Independent Bankers Bank

     25,000  

First Horizon Bank

     17,000  

ServisFirst Bank

     10,000  

CenterState Bank

     9,000  

Total

   $ 126,000  

 

 

 

We had no outstanding balances as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

 

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources 

 

Liquidity

 

Liquidity involves our ability to utilize funds to support asset growth and acquisitions or reduce assets to meet deposit withdrawals and other payment obligations, to maintain reserve requirements and otherwise to operate on an ongoing basis and manage unexpected events. For the six months ended June 30, 2020 and the year ended December 31, 2019, liquidity needs were primarily met by core deposits, security and loan maturities, and amortizing investment and loan portfolios. Although access to brokered deposits, purchased funds from correspondent banks and overnight advances from the FHLB have been utilized on occasion to take advantage of investment opportunities, we do not generally rely on these external funding sources. As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we maintained six lines of credit with commercial banks which provided for extensions of credit with an availability to borrow up to an aggregate of $126.0 million. There were no funds under these lines of credit outstanding as of June 30, 2020 or December 31, 2019.

 

 

The following table illustrates, during the periods presented, the mix of our funding sources and the average assets in which those funds are invested as a percentage of average total assets for the periods indicated. Average total assets equaled $2.9 billion and $2.1 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and the year ended December 31, 2019, respectively.

 

   

For the Six
Months Ended
June 30, 2020

   

For the Year
Ended
December 31,
2019

 
   

(Unaudited)

          

Sources of Funds:

                

Deposits:

                

Noninterest-bearing

     21.9 %     18.8 %

Interest-bearing

     58.1       61.7  

Subordinated debt

     0.9       1.2  

Advances from FHLB

     4.0       3.2  

Paycheck protection program liquidity facility

     1.3       —  

Other borrowings

     1.8       1.4  

Other liabilities

     0.9       0.9  

Shareholders’ equity

     11.1       12.8  

Total

     100.0 %     100.0 %
                 

Uses of Funds:

                

Loans, net of allowance for loan losses

     75.6 %     75.7 %

Securities available for sale

     13.4       14.0  

Interest-bearing deposits in other banks

     1.7       1.3  

Other noninterest-earning assets

     9.3       9.0  

Total

     100.0 %     100.0 %

Average noninterest-bearing deposits to average deposits

     27.4 %     23.4 %

Average loans to average deposits

     95.0       94.8  

 

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Our primary source of funds is deposits, and our primary use of funds is loans. We do not expect a change in the primary source or use of our funds in the foreseeable future. Our average loans increased 38.5% for the six months ended June 30, 2020 compared to the same period in 2019, primarily due to the acquisition of Pedestal and our participation in the SBA PPP. We predominantly invest excess deposits in overnight deposits with the Federal Reserve, securities, interest-bearing deposits at other banks or other short-term liquid investments until needed to fund loan growth. Our securities portfolio had a weighted average life of 4.98 years and an effective duration of 46.37 months as of June 30, 2020. As of December 31, 2019, our securities portfolio had a weighted average life of 4.23 years and an effective duration of 40.64 months.

 

As of June 30, 2020, we had outstanding $621.8 million in commitments to extend credit and $23.5 million in commitments associated with outstanding standby and commercial letters of credit. As of December 31, 2019, we had outstanding $389.9 million in commitments to extend credit and $24.4 million in commitments associated with outstanding standby and commercial letters of credit. Because commitments associated with letters of credit and commitments to extend credit may expire unused, the total outstanding may not necessarily reflect the actual future cash funding requirements. See “Off Balance Sheet Items” below for additional information.

 

As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we had no exposure to future cash requirements associated with known uncertainties or capital expenditures of a material nature. As of June 30, 2020, we had cash and cash equivalents of $116.0 million compared to $89.4 million as of December 31, 2019.

 

Capital Resources 

 

Total shareholders’ equity increased to $386.3 million as of June 30, 2020, compared to $285.1 million as of December 31, 2019, an increase of $101.2 million, or 35.5%. This increase was primarily due to $98.7 million from the acquisition of Pedestal.

 

On July 23, 2020, our Board of Directors (the “Board”) declared a quarterly dividend based upon our financial performance for the three months ended June 30, 2020 in the amount of $0.10 per share to the common shareholders of record as of August 15, 2020. The dividend is to be paid on August 31, 2020, or as soon as practicable thereafter.

 

The declaration and payment of dividends to our shareholders, as well as the amounts thereof, are subject to the discretion of the Board and depend upon our results of operations, financial condition, capital levels, cash requirements, future prospects and other factors deemed relevant by the Board. As a holding company, our ability to pay dividends is largely dependent upon the receipt of dividends from our subsidiary, b1BANK. There can be no assurance that we will declare and pay any dividends to our shareholders.

 

Capital management consists of providing equity to support current and future operations. Banking regulators view capital levels as important indicators of an institution’s financial soundness. As a general matter, FDIC-insured depository institutions and their holding companies are required to maintain minimum capital relative to the amount and types of assets they hold. We are subject to regulatory capital requirements at the holding company and bank levels. As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we and b1BANK were in compliance with all applicable regulatory capital requirements, and b1BANK was classified as “well-capitalized,” for purposes of prompt corrective action regulations. As we employ our capital and continue to grow our operations, our regulatory capital levels may decrease depending on our level of earnings. However, we expect to monitor and control our growth in order to remain in compliance with all applicable regulatory capital standards applicable to us. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, we elected to opt in to the CBLR framework. Pursuant to section 201(b) of EGRRCPA, the federal bank regulatory agencies adopted a final rule in 2019 imposing a minimum community bank leverage ratio requirement of 9.0%. On April 6, 2020, as mandated under the CARES Act, the federal bank regulatory agencies adopted an interim final rule that temporarily reduced the minimum community bank leverage ratio requirement to 8.0% and provided a two quarter grace period for banks with a leverage ratio between 7.0% and 8.0%. A transition interim final rule also adopted by the federal bank regulatory agencies on April 6, 2020 provides a graduated transition from the temporary 8.0% community bank leverage ratio requirement, to the 9.0% community bank leverage ratio requirement as established under the 2019 final rule. Specifically, the transition interim final rule provides that the community bank leverage ratio will be 8.0% in the second quarter through fourth quarter of calendar year 2020, 8.5% in calendar year 2021, and 9.0% thereafter.

 

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The following table presents the actual capital amounts and regulatory capital ratios for us and b1BANK as of the dates indicated.

 

   

As of June 30, 2020

(Unaudited)

   

As of December 31, 2019

 
   

Amount

   

Ratio

   

Amount

   

Ratio

 
   

(Dollars in thousands)

  

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Consolidated)

                                

Total capital (to risk weighted assets)

     N/A       N/A     $ 264,495       13.30 %

Tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets)

     N/A       N/A       227,265       11.43 %

Common Equity Tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets)

     N/A       N/A       227,265       11.43 %

CBLR and Tier 1 Leverage capital (to average assets)

   $ 314,058       9.18 %     227,265       10.56 %
                                 

b1BANK

                                

Total capital (to risk weighted assets)

     N/A       N/A     $ 254,520       12.80 %

Tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets)

     N/A       N/A       242,290       12.19 %

Common Equity Tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets)

     N/A       N/A       242,290       12.19 %

CBLR and Tier 1 Leverage capital (to average assets)

   $ 346,262       10.12 %     242,290       11.27 %

 

Long Term Debt 

 

Long-term debt increased $145.1 million, or 123.0%, from December 31, 2019, to $263.1 million at June 30, 2020, primarily due to $107.1 million acquired from the PPPLF to assist with the funding of SBA PPP loans and also debt acquired from the Pedestal acquisition.

 

Contractual Obligations 

 

The following tables summarize contractual obligations and other commitments to make future payments as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (other than non-maturity deposit obligations), which consist of future cash payments associated with our contractual obligations pursuant to our FHLB advances, subordinated debt, revolving line of credit, note payables, and non-cancelable future operating leases. Payments related to leases are based on actual payments specified in underlying contracts. Advances from the FHLB totaled approximately $117.2 million, excluding the $1.0 million purchase premium, and $93.0 million at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the FHLB advances were collateralized by a blanket floating lien on certain securities and loans, had a weighted average stated rate of 2.17% and 2.06%, respectively, and maturing within twenty-seven years. The subordinated debt totaled $25.0 million at both June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019. This subordinated debt bears interest at a fixed rate of 6.75% through December 31, 2028 and a floating rate, based on a benchmark rate plus 369 basis points, thereafter through maturity in 2033. The revolving line of credit with FNBB had a balance of $5.0 million at June 30, 2020 and no outstanding balance at December 31, 2019. This line of credit is secured by a pledge of and security interest in the common stock of our wholly-owned subsidiary, b1BANK, and carries interest at a variable rate equal to the Wall Street Journal Prime rate. We acquired notes payable to FNBB in the amount of $7.8 million from the Pedestal acquisition, both carries interest at a variable rate equal to the Wall Street Journal Prime rate.

 

   

As of June 30, 2020

 
   

1 year or less

   

More than 1
year but less
than 3 years

   

3 years or
more but less
than 5 years

   

5 years
or more

   

Total

 
   

(Dollars in thousands) (Unaudited)

  

Non-cancelable future operating leases

   $ 1,921     $ 3,419     $ 2,960     $ 5,107     $ 13,407  

Time deposits

     615,047       285,349       19,775       33       920,204  

Subordinated debt

     —       —       —       25,000       25,000  

Subordinated debt acquired from Pedestal

     1,145       —       —       —       1,145  

Advances from FHLB

     15,000       75,000       23,135       4,015       117,150  

Purchase premium on advances from FHLB

     255       429       18       325       1,027  

Trust preferred securities

     —       —       —       5,000       5,000  

FNBB revolving line of credit

     5,000       —       —       —       5,000  

FNBB notes payable

     1,200       2,400       2,197       2,000       7,797  

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

     25,391       —       —       —       25,391  

Paycheck protection program liquidity facility

     —       107,076       —       —       107,076  

Standby and commercial letters of credit

     10,221       12,777       450       18       23,466  

Commitments to extend credit

     388,993       152,280       32,293       48,273       621,839  

Total

   $ 1,064,173     $ 638,730     $ 80,828     $ 89,771     $ 1,873,502  

 

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As of December 31, 2019

 
   

1 year or less

   

More than 1
year but less
than 3 years

   

3 years or
more but less
than 5 years

   

5 years
or more

   

Total

 
   

(Dollars in thousands)

  

Non-cancelable future operating leases

   $ 1,820     $ 3,194     $ 2,779     $ 5,449     $ 13,242  

Time deposits

     408,926       170,808       15,722       —       595,456  

Subordinated debt

     —       —       —       25,000       25,000  

Advances from FHLB

     10,000       60,000       23,000       —       93,000  

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

     67,989       —       —       —       67,989  

Standby and commercial letters of credit

     7,019       16,965       450       —       24,434  

Commitments to extend credit

     223,850       105,174       27,187       33,686       389,897  

Total

   $ 719,604     $ 356,141     $ 69,138     $ 64,135     $ 1,209,018  

 

Off-Balance Sheet Items

 

In the normal course of business, we enter into various transactions which, in accordance with GAAP, are not included in our consolidated balance sheets. We enter into these transactions to meet the financing needs of our customers. These transactions include commitments to extend credit and standby and commercial letters of credit which involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit risk and interest rate risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets.

 

Our commitments associated with outstanding standby and commercial letters of credit and commitments to extend credit expiring by period as of the date indicated are summarized below. Because commitments associated with letters of credit and commitments to extend credit may expire unused, the amounts shown do not necessarily reflect the actual future cash funding requirements.

 

   

As of June 30, 2020

 
   

1 year or less

   

More than 1
year but less
than 3 years

   

3 years or
more but less
than 5 years

   

5 years
or more

   

Total

 
   

(Dollars in thousands) (Unaudited)

  

Standby and commercial letters of credit

   $ 10,221     $ 12,777     $ 450     $ 18     $ 23,466  

Commitments to extend credit

     388,993       152,280       32,293       48,273       621,839  

Total

   $ 399,214     $ 165,057     $ 32,743     $ 48,291     $ 645,305  

 

   

As of December 31, 2019

 
   

1 year or less

   

More than 1
year but less
than 3 years

   

3 years or
more but less
than 5 years

   

5 years
or more

   

Total

 
   

(Dollars in thousands)

  

Standby and commercial letters of credit

   $ 7,019     $ 16,965     $ 450     $ —     $ 24,434  

Commitments to extend credit

     223,850       105,174       27,187       33,686       389,897  

Total

   $ 230,869     $ 122,139     $ 27,637     $ 33,686     $ 414,331  

 

Standby and commercial letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by us to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. In the event of nonperformance by the customer, we have rights to the underlying collateral, which can include commercial real estate, physical plant and property, inventory, receivables, cash and/or marketable securities. The credit risk to us in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loan facilities to our customers.

 

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Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Because many of the commitments are expected to expire without being fully drawn upon, the total commitment amounts disclosed above do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. We evaluate each customer’s creditworthiness on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained, if considered necessary by us, upon extension of credit, is based on management’s credit evaluation of the customer.

 

 

Interest Rate Sensitivity and Market Risk

 

As a financial institution, our primary component of market risk is interest rate volatility. Our asset liability and funds management policy provides management with the guidelines for effective funds management, and we have established a measurement system for monitoring our net interest rate sensitivity position. We manage our sensitivity position within our established guidelines.

 

Fluctuations in interest rates will ultimately impact both the level of income and expense recorded on most of our assets and liabilities, and the market value of all interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, other than those which have a short term to maturity. Interest rate risk is the potential of economic losses due to future interest rate changes. These economic losses can be reflected as a loss of future net interest income and/or a loss of current fair market values. The objective is to measure the effect on net interest income and to adjust the balance sheet to minimize the inherent risk while at the same time maximizing income.

 

We manage our exposure to interest rates by structuring our balance sheet in the ordinary course of business. We do not enter into instruments such as leveraged derivatives, financial options, financial futures contracts or forward delivery contracts for the purpose of reducing interest rate risk. Based upon the nature of our operations, we are not subject to foreign exchange or commodity price risk.

 

Our exposure to interest rate risk is managed by the asset-liability committee of b1BANK, in accordance with policies approved by our board of directors. The committee formulates strategies based on appropriate levels of interest rate risk. In determining the appropriate level of interest rate risk, the committee considers the impact on earnings and capital of the current outlook on interest rates, potential changes in interest rates, regional economies, liquidity, business strategies and other factors. The committee meets regularly to review, among other things, the sensitivity of assets and liabilities to interest rate changes, the book and market values of assets and liabilities, unrealized gains and losses, purchase and sale activities, commitments to originate loans and the maturities of investments and borrowings. Additionally, the committee reviews liquidity, cash flow flexibility, maturities of deposits and consumer and commercial deposit activity. Management employs methodologies to manage interest rate risk which include an analysis of relationships between interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, and an interest rate shock simulation model.

 

We use interest rate risk simulation models and shock analysis to test the interest rate sensitivity of net interest income and fair value of equity, and the impact of changes in interest rates on other financial metrics. Contractual maturities and re-pricing opportunities of loans are incorporated in the model as are prepayment assumptions, maturity data and call options within the investment portfolio. Average lives of non-maturity deposit accounts are based on standard regulatory decay assumptions and are also incorporated into the model. Model assumptions are revised and updated as more accurate information becomes available. The assumptions used are inherently uncertain and, as a result, the model cannot precisely measure future net interest income or precisely predict the impact of fluctuations in market interest rates on net interest income. Actual results will differ from the model’s simulated results due to timing, magnitude and frequency of interest rate changes, as well as changes in market conditions and the application and timing of various management strategies.

 

On at least a quarterly basis, we run two simulation models including a static balance sheet and dynamic growth balance sheet. These models test the impact on net interest income and fair value of equity from changes in market interest rates under various scenarios. Under the static and dynamic growth models, rates are shocked instantaneously based upon parallel and non-parallel yield curve shifts. Parallel shock scenarios assume instantaneous parallel movements in the yield curve compared to a flat yield curve scenario. Non-parallel simulation involves analysis of interest income and expense under various changes in the shape of the yield curve. Internal policy regarding interest rate risk simulations currently specifies that for instantaneous parallel shifts of the yield curve, estimated net interest income at risk for the subsequent one-year period should not decline by more than 5% for a 100 basis point shift, 10% for a 200 basis point shift, and 12.5% for a 300 basis point shift. Internal policy regarding interest rate simulations currently specifies that for instantaneous parallel shifts of the yield curve, estimated fair value of equity at risk for the subsequent one-year period should not decline by more than 10% for a 100 basis point shift, 15% for a 200 basis point shift, and 25% for a 300 basis point shift.

 

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The following table summarizes the simulated change in net interest income and fair value of equity over a 12-month horizon as of the dates indicated:

 

     

As of June 30, 2020

   

As of December 31, 2019

 

Change in Interest

Rates (Basis Points)

    

Percent Change
in Net Interest
Income

   

Percent Change
in Fair Value of
Equity

   

Percent Change
in Net Interest
Income

   

Percent Change
in Fair Value of
Equity

 

+300

       7.60 %     (3.27 %)     8.40 %     2.32 %

+200

       6.60 %     (1.28 %)     5.50 %     1.58 %

+100

       5.10 %     0.14 %     2.80 %     0.79 %

Base

       0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %
-100       1.20 %     7.90 %     (3.20 %)     (1.93 %)

 

The results are primarily due to the balance sheet mix and behavior of demand, money market and savings deposits during such rate fluctuations. We have found that, historically, interest rates on these deposits change more slowly than changes in the discount and federal funds rates. This assumption is incorporated into the simulation model and is generally not fully reflected in a gap analysis. The assumptions incorporated into the model are inherently uncertain and, as a result, the model cannot precisely measure future net interest income or precisely predict the impact of fluctuations in market interest rates on net interest income. Actual results will differ from the model’s simulated results due to timing, magnitude and frequency of interest rate changes, as well as changes in market conditions and the application and timing of various strategies.

 

Impact of Inflation

 

Our consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this statement have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. These require the measurement of financial position and operating results in terms of historical dollars, without considering changes in the relative value of money over time due to inflation or recession.

 

Unlike many industrial companies, substantially all of our assets and liabilities are monetary in nature. As a result, interest rates have a more significant impact on our performance than the effects of general levels of inflation. Interest rates may not necessarily move in the same direction or in the same magnitude as the prices of goods and services. However, other operating expenses do reflect general levels of inflation.

 

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

Our accounting and reporting policies conform to GAAP, and the prevailing practices in the banking industry. However, we also evaluate our performance based on certain additional non-GAAP financial measures. We classify a financial measure as being a non-GAAP financial measure if that financial measure excludes or includes amounts, or is subject to adjustments that have the effect of excluding or including amounts, that are included or excluded, as the case may be, in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP as in effect from time to time in the United States in our statements of income, balance sheets or statements of cash flows. Non-GAAP financial measures do not include operating and other statistical measures or ratios or statistical measures calculated using exclusively either financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, operating measures or other measures that are not non-GAAP financial measures or both.

 

This discussion and analysis section includes certain non-GAAP financial measures (e.g., referenced as “core” or “tangible”) intended to supplement, not substitute for, comparable GAAP measures. These measures typically adjust income available to common shareholders for certain significant activities or transactions that in management’s opinion can distort period-to-period comparisons of Business First’s performance. Transactions that are typically excluded from non-GAAP measures include realized and unrealized gains/losses on former bank premises and equipment, impaired loan sales, and acquisition-related expenses (including, but not limited to, legal costs, system conversion costs, severance and retention payments, etc.). The measures also typically adjust goodwill and intangible assets from book value and shareholders’ equity.

 

Management believes presentations of these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful supplemental information that is essential to a proper understanding of the operating results of the Company’s core business. These non-GAAP disclosures are not necessarily comparable to non-GAAP measures that may be presented by other companies. You should understand how such other banking organizations calculate their financial metrics or with names similar to the non-GAAP financial measures we have discussed in this statement when comparing such non-GAAP financial measures.

 

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Core Net Income. Core net income, which excludes certain income and expenses, for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, was $7.4 million, or $0.41 per diluted share, compared to core net income of $6.6 million, or $0.48 per diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2019. Notable events impacting earnings for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, included the incurrence of $6.6 million in acquisition-related expenses, compared to the incurrence of $436,000 in acquisition-related expenses and a $593,000 gain associated with the sale of a banking center for the quarter ended June 30, 2019. Core net income for the six months ended June 30, 2020 was $12.3 million, or $0.79 per diluted share, compared to core net income of $12.2 million, or $0.89 per diluted share, for the six months ended June 30, 2019. Core net income for the six months ended June 30, 2020 included the realization of $126,000 in gains associated with the disposal of former bank premises and equipment in other income and $7.8 million in acquisition-related expenses in other expenses compared to gains of $593,000 from the sale of a banking center and the incurrence of $386,000 in acquisition-related expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2020.

 

   

For the Three Months Ended June 30,

    

For the Six Months Ended June 30,

  
   

2020

    

2019

    

2020

    

2019

  
   

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data) (Unaudited)

  

Interest Income:

                                

Interest income

   $ 36,981     $ 25,896     $ 62,907     $ 50,483  

Core interest income

     36,981       25,896       62,907       50,483  

Interest Expense:

                                

Interest expense

     5,972       5,703       11,777       11,170  

Core interest expense

     5,972       5,703       11,777       11,170  

Provision for Loan Losses:

                                

Provision for loan losses

     5,443       1,302       6,810       1,935  

Core provision expense

     5,443       1,302       6,810       1,935  

Other Income:

                                

Other income

     4,996       4,219       7,800       6,530  

Sale of Impaired Credit

     -       (91 )     -       (91 )

(Gains) on former bank premises and equipment

     -       -       (126 )     -  

(Gains) on sale of securities

     -       (58 )     (25 )     (58 )

(Gains) Losses on Sale of Banking Center

     -       (593 )     -       (593 )

Core other income

     4,996       3,477       7,649       5,788  

Other Expenses:

                                

Other expenses

     27,797       14,577       44,440       28,367  

Acquisition-related expenses (2)

     (6,573 )     (436 )     (7,785 )     (386 )

Stock option exercises - excess taxes

     -       -       (71 )     -  

Core other expenses

     21,224       14,141       36,584       27,981  

Pre-Tax Income:

                                

Pre-tax income

     2,675       8,533       7,680       15,541  

Sale of Impaired Credit

     -       (91 )     -       (91 )

(Gains) on former bank premises and equipment

     -       -       (126 )     -  

(Gains) on sale of securities

     -       (58 )     (25 )     (58 )

(Gains) Losses on Sale of Banking Center

     -       (593 )     -       (593 )

Acquisition-related expenses (2)

     6,573       436       7,785       386  

Stock option exercises - excess taxes

     -       -       71       -  

Core pre-tax income

     9,248       8,227       15,385       15,185  

 

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For the Three Months Ended June 30,

    

For the Six Months Ended June 30,

  
   

2020

    

2019

    

2020

    

2019

  
   

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data) (Unaudited)

  

Provision for Income Taxes (1):

                                

Provision for income taxes

     623       1,690       1,129       3,039  

Tax on sale of impaired credit

     -       (19 )     -       (19 )

Tax on (gains) on former bank premises and equipment

     -       -       (26 )     -  

Tax on (gains) on sale of securities

     -       (12 )     (5 )     (12 )

Tax on sale of banking center

     -       (125 )     -       (125 )

Tax on acquisition-related expenses (2)

     1,275       91       1,366       75  

Tax on stock option exercises

     -       -       601          

Core provision for income taxes

     1,898       1,625       3,065       2,958  

Net Income:

                                

Net income

     2,052       6,843       6,551       12,502  

Sale of impaired credit, net of tax

     -       (72 )     -       (72 )

(Gains) on former bank premises and equipment , net of tax

     -       -       (100 )     -  

(Gains) on sale of securities, net of tax

     -       (46 )     (20 )     (46 )

(Gains) on sale of banking center, net of tax

     -       (468 )     -       (468 )

Acquisition-related expenses (2), net of tax

     5,298       345       6,419       311  

Stock option exercises, net of tax

     -       -       (530 )     -  

Core net income

   $ 7,350     $ 6,602     $ 12,320     $ 12,227  

Diluted Earnings Per Share:

                                

Diluted earnings per share

   $ 0.11     $ 0.50     $ 0.42     $ 0.91  

Sale of impaired credit, net of tax

     -       (0.01 )     -       (0.01 )

(Gains) on former bank premises and equipment , net of tax

     -       -       (0.01 )     -  

Tax on sale of banking center

     -       (0.04 )     -       (0.03 )

Acquisition-related expenses (2), net of tax

     0.30       0.03       0.40       0.02  

Stock option exercises

     -       -       (0.03 )     -  

Core diluted earnings per share

   $ 0.41     $ 0.48     $ 0.78     $ 0.89  

 

(1)

Tax rates, exclusive of certain nondeductible merger-related expenses and goodwill, utilized were 21% for both 2020 and 2019. These rates approximated the marginal tax rates for the applicable periods.

(2)

Includes merger and conversion-related expenses and salary and employee benefits.

 

Tangible Book Value Per Common Share. Tangible book value per common share is a non-GAAP measure generally used by financial analysts and investment bankers to evaluate financial institutions. We calculate (1) tangible common equity as shareholders’ equity less goodwill and core deposit intangible and other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization, and (2) tangible book value per common share as tangible common equity divided by shares of common stock outstanding. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure for tangible book value per common share is book value per common share.

 

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The following table reconciles, as of the dates set forth below, total shareholders’ equity to tangible common equity and presents tangible book value per common share compared to book value per common share:

 

   

As of June 30,

2020

(Unaudited)

    

As of

December 31,

2019

  
   

(Dollars in thousands, except per

share data)

  

Tangible Shareholders’ (Common) Equity

                

Total shareholders’ equity

   $ 386,336     $ 285,097  

Adjustments:

                

Goodwill

     (53,649 )     (48,495 )

Core deposit and other intangibles

     (10,389 )     (6,694 )

Total tangible common equity

   $ 322,298     $ 229,908  

Common shares outstanding(1)

     20,667,237       13,279,363  

Book value per common share(1)

   $ 18.69     $ 21.47  

Tangible book value per common share(1)

     15.59       17.31  

 

(1)

Excludes the dilutive effect, if any, of 395,300 and 725,300 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options and warrants as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

 

Tangible Common Equity to Tangible Assets. Tangible common equity to tangible assets is a non-GAAP measure generally used by financial analysts and investment bankers to evaluate financial institutions. We calculate tangible common equity, as described above, and tangible assets as total assets less goodwill, core deposit intangible and other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure for tangible common equity to tangible assets is total common shareholders’ equity to total assets.

 

 

The following table reconciles, as of the dates set forth below, total shareholders’ equity to tangible common equity and total assets to tangible assets:

 

   

As of June 30,

2020

(Unaudited)

    

As of

December 31,

2019

  
   

(Dollars in thousands, except per

share data)

  

Tangible Shareholders’ (Common) Equity

                

Total shareholders’ equity

   $ 386,336     $ 285,097  

Adjustments:

                

Goodwill

     (53,649 )     (48,495 )

Core deposit and other intangibles

     (10,389 )     (6,694 )

Total tangible common equity

   $ 322,298     $ 229,908  

Tangible Assets

                

Total assets

   $ 3,961,138     $ 2,273,835  

Adjustments:

                

Goodwill

     (53,649 )     (48,495 )

Core deposit and other intangibles

     (10,389 )     (6,694 )

Total tangible assets

   $ 3,897,100     $ 2,218,646  

Common Equity to Total Assets

     9.80 %     12.50 %

Tangible Common Equity to Tangible Assets

     8.3       10.4  

 

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Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

Risk identification and management are essential elements for the successful management of our business. In the normal course of business, we are subject to various types of risk, including interest rate, credit, and liquidity risk. We control and monitor these risks with policies, procedures, and various levels of managerial and board oversight. Our objective is to optimize profitability while managing and controlling risk within board approved policy limits. Interest rate risk is the sensitivity of net interest income and the market value of financial instruments to the magnitude, direction, and frequency of changes in interest rates. Interest rate risk results from various repricing frequencies and the maturity structure of assets and liabilities. We use our asset liability management policy to control and manage interest rate risk. See Item 2. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Interest Rate Sensibility and Market Risk” for additional discussion of interest rate risk.

 

Liquidity risk represents the inability to generate cash or otherwise obtain funds at reasonable rates to satisfy commitments to borrowers, as well as, the obligations to depositors. We use our asset liability management policy and contingency funding plan to control and manage liquidity risk.

 

Credit risk represents the possibility that a customer may not perform in accordance with contractual terms. Credit risk results from extending credit to customers, purchasing securities, and entering into certain off-balance sheet loan funding commitments. Our primary credit risk is directly related to our loan portfolio. We use our credit policy and disciplined approach to evaluate the adequacy of our allowance for loan losses to control and manage credit risk. Our investment policy limits the degree of the amount of credit risk that we may assume in our investment portfolio. Our principal financial market risks are liquidity risks and exposures to interest rate movements.

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Under the supervision and with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a – 15(e) and 15d – 15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of the end of the period covered by this Report. Based on such evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this Report to provide reasonable assurance that the information we are required to disclose in reports that are filed or furnished under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, including to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The effectiveness of our or any system of disclosure controls and procedures is subject to certain limitations, including the exercise of judgment in designing, implementing and evaluating the controls and procedures, the assumptions used in identifying the likelihood of future events, and the inability to eliminate misconduct completely. As a result, we cannot assure you that our disclosure controls and procedures will detect all errors or fraud.

 

Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting

 

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the period covered by this Report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

 

From time to time, we are a party to claims and legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. Management evaluates our exposure to these claims and proceedings individually and in the aggregate, and provides for potential losses on such litigation if the amount of the loss is estimable and the loss is probable. We are not currently involved in any pending legal proceedings other than routine, nonmaterial proceedings occurring in the ordinary course of business.

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

 

In addition to the other information set forth in this Report, we refer you to Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for December 31, 2019 filed with the SEC. There have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for December 31, 2019 except for the risk factors listed below.

 

The COVID-19 pandemic, including the measures taken by governmental authorities, businesses and individuals in response, are adversely affecting our business, financial condition, and results of operations, and the ultimate impact will depend on future developments which are uncertain and cannot be predicted, including the scope and duration of the pandemic and the response to the pandemic.

 

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused extensive disruptions to the global, national and regional economy. Governments, businesses, and the public are taking unprecedented actions to contain the spread of COVID-19 and to mitigate its effects, including quarantines, travel bans, shelter-in-place orders, closures of businesses and schools, fiscal stimulus, and legislation designed to deliver monetary aid and other relief. While the scope, duration, and full effects of COVID-19 are rapidly evolving and not fully known, the pandemic and related efforts to contain it have disrupted economic activity, adversely affected the functioning of financial markets, prompted decreases in interest rates, increased economic and market uncertainty, and disrupted trade and supply chains. If these implications continue for a prolonged period or result in sustained economic stress or recession, many of the risk factors identified in our Annual Report on Form 10-K could be exacerbated and such effects could have a material adverse effect on us in a number of ways related to credit, collateral, interest rate risk, profitability, operations, liquidity, and capital as described in more detail below.

 

Credit and Collateral Risk. Our business depends on our ability to successfully measure and manage credit risk. As a lender, we are exposed to the risk that our borrowers will be unable to repay their loans according to their terms, and the collateral securing repayment of their loans, if any, may not be sufficient to ensure repayment. In addition, there are risks inherent in making any loan, including risks with respect to the period of time over which the loan may be repaid, risks relating to proper loan underwriting, risks resulting from changes in economic and industry conditions, and risks inherent in dealing with individual borrowers. The creditworthiness of a borrower is affected by many factors including local market conditions and general economic conditions. These risks are particularly heightened as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Concern about the spread of COVID-19 has caused and is expected to continue to cause business shutdowns, limitations on commercial activity and financial transactions, labor shortages, supply chain interruptions, increased unemployment and commercial property vacancy rates, reduced profitability and ability for property owners to make mortgage payments, and overall economic and financial market instability. All of these factors cause our customers to be unable to make scheduled loan payments. If the effects of COVID-19 result in widespread and sustained repayment shortfalls on loans in our portfolio, we could incur significant delinquencies, foreclosures, and credit losses, particularly if the available collateral is insufficient to cover our exposure.

 

The future effects of COVID-19 on economic activity could also negatively affect collateral values associated with our existing loans and our ability to liquidate such collateral. Further, in the event of delinquencies, regulatory changes and policies designed to protect borrowers may slow or prevent us from making business decisions or may result in a delay in our taking certain remedial actions, such as foreclosure. All of these factors could cause the level of our nonperforming loans, charge-offs, and delinquencies to increase, potentially requiring significant additional provisions for credit losses.

 

Interest Rate and Profitability Risk. Our net interest income, lending activities, deposits, and profitability could be negatively affected by volatility in interest rates and other factors resulting from uncertainties stemming from COVID-19. In March 2020, the Federal Reserve lowered the target range for the federal funds rate to a range of 0 to 0.25 percent, citing concerns about the impact of COVID-19 on markets and stress in the energy sector. This decrease in interest rates is expected to cause a decrease in our net interest income. Higher income volatility from changes in interest rates and spreads to benchmark indices could also cause a decrease in current fair market values of our assets. Fluctuations in interest rates will impact both the level of income and expense recorded on most of our assets and liabilities and the market value of all interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, which could, in turn, negatively affect our net income.

 

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In addition to risks resulting from changes in the interest rates, our profitability may be negatively affected by other aspects of our response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We have reduced or eliminated several of our normal customer service fees, which may decrease our noninterest income, and in turn, our net income. We also expect to experience lower than normal loan demand (other than PPP loans) because of reduced customer appetite for expansion, appraisal and other underwriting difficulties, and the focus from customers and our loan officers on PPP. These PPP loans may not be profitable for us; PPP loans have a maximum interest rate of 1% and our related fees may be offset by our cost for implementing the program, applying for forgiveness and servicing the loans.

 

Operational Risk. Our social-distancing measures and current and future restrictions on our workforce’s access to our facilities could limit our ability to meet customer servicing expectations and have a material adverse effect on our operations. We rely on business processes and branch activity that largely depend on people and technology, including access to information technology systems as well as information, applications, payment systems and other services provided by third parties. In response to COVID-19, we have modified our business practices with social-distancing measures that include, among other precautions, limiting lobby access to customers on an appointment-only basis and requiring a portion of our employees to work remotely from their homes. We have done this while simultaneously experiencing a significant increase in our employees’ workloads due to increased customer needs and the necessity of allocating work of employees who have been affected by the virus or who have increased childcare and similar responsibilities as a result of the shutdown. Technology in employees’ homes may not be as robust as in our offices and could cause the networks, information systems, applications, and other tools available to employees to be more limited or less reliable than in our offices. The continuation of these work-from-home measures and increased electronic interaction with our customers also introduce additional operational risk, including increased cybersecurity risk. These cyber risks include greater phishing, malware, and other cybersecurity attacks, vulnerability to disruptions of our information technology infrastructure and telecommunications systems for remote operations, increased risk of unauthorized dissemination of confidential information, limited ability to restore the systems in the event of a systems failure or interruption, greater risk of a security breach resulting in destruction or misuse of valuable information, and potential impairment of our ability to perform critical functions, including wiring funds, all of which could expose us to risks of data or financial loss, litigation and liability, and could seriously disrupt our operations and the operations of any effected customers.

 

Moreover, we rely on many third parties in our business operations, including appraisers of the real property collateral, vendors that supply essential services such as loan servicers, providers of financial information, systems and analytical tools, providers of electronic payment and settlement systems, and local and federal government agencies, offices, and courthouses. In light of the developing measures responding to the pandemic, many of these entities may limit the availability and access of their services. For example, mortgage loan origination could be delayed due to the limited availability of real estate appraisers for the collateral. Loan closings could be delayed related to reductions in available staff in recording offices or the closing of courthouses in certain parishes, which slows the process for title work, mortgage and UCC filings in those parishes. If the third-party service providers continue to have limited capacities for a prolonged period or if additional limitations or potential disruptions in these services materialize, it may materially and adversely affect our operations.

 

Liquidity Risk. Liquidity is essential to our business. Our most important source of funds is deposits because we use those deposits to fund operations. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we may experience enhanced liquidity risk. Customers may withdraw deposits to meet obligations during this time of business interruptions, or they may withdraw funds to keep cash on hand at home. Large depositors may withdraw funds in excess of FDIC deposit insurance limits as a result of economic concerns. During this challenging economic environment, our customers may also be more dependent on our credit commitments and increased draws under currently unfunded lines of credit could increase our need for liquidity. In addition, we have offered payment deferral accommodations on many of the loans in our portfolio. The resulting delay in our receipt of regularly scheduled payments will reduce available funding. Also, our investment securities provide an alternative source of funds. We invest excess funds in mortgage-backed securities and municipal bonds, among other securities. If mortgage refinancing declines due to job losses or appraisal issues, cash flows from mortgage-backed securities could decline. The municipal bond sector could also be affected due to changes in tax revenues. Any of these events could reduce our normal levels of liquidity.

 

Capital Risk. Adequate levels of capital enhance our ability to withstand periods of financial stress such as during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. For this reason, we are subject to significant regulatory capital requirements, and we currently satisfy all of those requirements. However, the ultimate impact of the pandemic is unknown. Prolonged pressures could deplete our reserves, requiring us to raise additional capital to provide sufficient resources and liquidity to meet applicable regulatory requirements, as well as to satisfy our commitments and business needs.

 

Our ability to raise additional capital depends on a number of factors, including without limitation our financial condition and performance, conditions in the capital markets, economic conditions, investor perceptions regarding the banking industry, and governmental activities. Many of these factors are beyond our control, and uncertainty relating to all of these factors has been significantly enhanced by the COVID-19 pandemic. In recent weeks, the pandemic has substantially increased economic and demand uncertainty and has led to disruption and volatility in capital markets. Government responses designed to curtail the spread of the virus continue to evolve and affect various aspects of the economy. The market price for securities of publicly traded financial institutions has dramatically declined, as has the public trading price of our common stock. If we need to raise additional capital in the current market environment, there is no assurance we will be successful, or that we will be able to raise capital on terms acceptable to us or without significant dilution to our existing shareholders. If we fail to maintain capital sufficient to meet regulatory requirements, we could be subject to enforcement actions or other regulatory consequences.

 

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Because there have been no recent global pandemics of comparable global impact, we do not yet know the full extent of COVID-19’s effects on our business, operations, or the global economy as a whole. Any future development will be highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including the scope and duration of the pandemic, the effectiveness of our social-distancing accommodation arrangements, third party providers’ ability to support our operations, and any actions taken by governmental authorities and other third parties in response to the pandemic. The uncertain future development of this crisis and the pandemic’s enhancement of the various risks described above could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

 

As a participating lender in the PPP, we are subject to additional risks of litigation from our customers or other parties and regulatory enforcement regarding our processing of PPP loans, as well as risks that the SBA may not fund some or all PPP loan guaranties.

 

The CARES Act included a significant loan program administered through the SBA referred to as the PPP. Under the PPP, small businesses and other entities and individuals can apply for loans from existing SBA lenders and other approved regulated lenders that enroll in the program, subject to numerous limitations and eligibility criteria. We are participating as a lender in the PPP. The PPP became available on April 3, 2020; however, because of the short timeframe between the passing of the CARES Act and the opening of the PPP, there was and continues to be a significant amount of ambiguity in the laws, rules and guidance regarding requirements for eligibility, underwriting, origination, funding, and the terms for PPP loans. This ambiguity and the speed with which we were required to implement the program expose us to regulatory and legal risks relating to noncompliance with the PPP.

 

Since the opening of the PPP, several other banks have been subject to litigation regarding the process and procedures that those banks used in processing applications for the PPP. Further litigation is likely with respect to the forgiveness process and as a defense to suits by banks or the SBA seeking to enforce remedies upon defaults by PPP borrowers. We may be exposed to the risk of similar litigation, from both customers and non-customers that approached us regarding PPP loans, and regarding our procedures for processing applications and funding PPP loans. Litigation can be costly, regardless of the outcome. If any such litigation is initiated against us, it may result in significant financial liability, significant litigation costs, or adversely affect our reputation.

 

PPP loans are also subject to the regulatory requirements that require forbearance of loan payments for a specified time and that limit our ability to pursue all available remedies in the event of a loan default. If and to the extent that PPP borrowers fail to be approved for loan forgiveness, we will hold the remaining portion of the PPP loans at unfavorable interest rates.

 

We also have credit risk on PPP loans if a determination is made by the SBA that there is a deficiency in the manner in which the loan was originated, funded, or serviced by us, such as an issue with the eligibility of a borrower to receive a PPP loan. Such deficiencies may or may not be related to the ambiguity in the laws, rules, and guidance regarding the operation of the PPP. In the event of a loss resulting from a default on a PPP loan and a determination by the SBA that there was a deficiency in the manner in which the PPP loan was originated, funded, or serviced, the SBA may deny its liability under the guaranty, reduce the amount of the guaranty, or, if it has forgiven a portion of the loan or paid under the guaranty, seek recovery from us of any loss related to the deficiency. Any the above-described legal, regulatory and credit risks related to our participation in the PPP could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

 

We may experience an increase in nonperforming loans in the portion of our loan portfolio subject to modification under our COVID-19 Deferral Assistance Program.

 

As of June 30, 2020, loans with aggregate outstanding principal of approximately $938.5 million, or approximately 31.3% of our loans held for investment, have been modified under the terms of our COVID-19 Deferral Assistance Program.  These modifications primarily included 90-day deferrals of principal payments or 90-day deferrals of principal and interest payments.  In certain limited circumstances, we granted a 90-day deferral using a hybrid approach in which payments of principal and interest were deferred during the first part of the deferral period followed by a period in which only principal payments were deferred.  In addition, we have granted a limited number of borrowers with a second 90-day deferral of principal payments on a case-by-case basis.  As these deferral periods end and borrowers are required to resume normal payments of principal and interest, we expect that some of these modified loans may become nonperforming loans. We expect that borrowers in the industries most affected by COVID-19 and the related suspension of certain business activity, including hospitality, energy, non-essential retail, and healthcare, among others, may experience the most difficulty in resuming normal payments of principal and interest.  Except for those borrowers of modified loans who have failed to fulfill their obligations under the modifications, these modified loans are reported as performing loans as of June 30, 2020.  However, in the event that we experience a material number of our borrowers who are unable to resume normal payments following the expiration of their deferral periods, we may be required to increase our provision for loan losses, which would reduce our profitability and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

 

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Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceed

 

(a)

Not applicable.

 

(b)

Not applicable.

 

(c)

On December 14, 2018, the Company announced the approval of a stock repurchase program authorizing the Company to repurchase shares of its common stock with an aggregate purchase price of up to $15,000,000 from time to time, subject to limitations and conditions. The stock repurchase program was effective immediately and will continue for a period of 24 months. The Company did not repurchase any shares of its common stock during the quarter ended June 30, 2020.

 

 

Item 3.

Defaults upon Senior Securities

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5.

Other Information

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

 

Number

Description
   

2.5

Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated January 22, 2020, by and between Business First Bancshares, Inc., and Pedestal Bancshares, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Business First Bancshares, Inc. on January 24, 2020 (File No. 001-38447)).

   

3.1

Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Business First Bancshares, Inc., adopted September 28, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Business First Bancshares, Inc. on October 2, 2017 (File No. 333-200112)).
   

3.2

Amended and Restated Bylaws of Business First Bancshares, Inc., adopted April 23, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Business First Bancshares, Inc. on April 28, 2020 (File No. 001-38447)).

   

4.1

Specimen Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed by Business First Bancshares, Inc. on November 12, 2014 (File No. 333-200112)). 

   

4.2

Form of 6.75% Fixed-to-Floating Subordinated Note due 2033 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Business First Bancshares, Inc. on December 19, 2018 (File No. 001- 38447)). 
   

31.1

Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*
   

31.2

Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*
   

32.1

Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*
   

101.INS

Inline XBRL Instance Document*
   

101.SCH

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document*
   

101.CAL

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document*
   

101.DEF

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document*
   

101.LAB

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document*
   

101.PRE

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document*
   
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

 

*

Filed herewith.  

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant hereby duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES, INC.
   

August 7, 2020

/s/ David R. Melville, III

 

David R. Melville, III

 

President and Chief Executive Officer
   

August 7, 2020

/s/ Gregory Robertson

 

Gregory Robertson

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT 31.1

 

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER

 

I, David R. Melville, III, certify that:

 

1.

I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Report”) of Business First Bancshares, Inc.;

 

2.

Based on my knowledge, this Report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this Report;

 

3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this Report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this Report;

 

4.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and have:

 

 

a)

designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this Report is being prepared;

 

 

b)

designed such internal controls over financial reporting, or caused such internal controls over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

 

c)

evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this Report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this Report based on such evaluation; and

 

 

d)

disclosed in this Report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

5.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or person performing the equivalent functions):

 

 

a)

all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

 

b)

any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: August 7, 2020

 

/s/ David R. Melville, III

  

David R. Melville, III

  

President and Chief Executive Officer

  

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT 31.2

 

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER

 

I, Gregory Robertson, certify that:

 

1.

I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Report”) of Business First Bancshares, Inc.;

 

2.

Based on my knowledge, this Report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this Report;

 

3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this Report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this Report;

 

4.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and have:

 

 

a)

designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this Report is being prepared;

 

 

b)

designed such internal controls over financial reporting, or caused such internal controls over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

 

c)

evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this Report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this Report based on such evaluation; and

 

 

d)

disclosed in this Report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

5.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or person performing the equivalent functions):

 

 

a)

all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

 

b)

any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: August 7, 2020

 

/s/ Gregory Robertson

  

Gregory Robertson

  

Chief Financial Officer

  

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 32.1

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(B) 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

 

As adopted pursuant to

 

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Business First Bancshares, Inc. (“Business First”) for the three month period ended June 30, 2020 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), we, David R. Melville, III, as President and Chief Executive Officer of Business First, and Gregory Robertson, as Chief Financial Officer of Business First, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of our knowledge:

 

(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Business First, as of, and for the period covered by the Report.

 

Date: August 7, 2020

 

/s/ David R. Melville, III
 

David R. Melville, III
 

President and Chief Executive Officer
   
 

/s/ Gregory Robertson
 

Gregory Robertson
 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 
v3.20.2
Document And Entity Information - shares
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Aug. 03, 2020
Document Information [Line Items]    
Entity Central Index Key 0001624322  
Entity Registrant Name Business First Bancshares, Inc.  
Amendment Flag false  
Current Fiscal Year End Date --12-31  
Document Fiscal Period Focus Q2  
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2020  
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Document Period End Date Jun. 30, 2020  
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Entity File Number 001-38447  
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code LA  
Entity Tax Identification Number 20-5340628  
Entity Address, Address Line One 500 Laurel Street, Suite 101  
Entity Address, City or Town Baton Rouge  
Entity Address, State or Province LA  
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code 70801  
City Area Code 225  
Local Phone Number 248-7600  
Title of 12(b) Security Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share  
Trading Symbol BFST  
Security Exchange Name NASDAQ  
Entity Current Reporting Status Yes  
Entity Interactive Data Current Yes  
Entity Filer Category Accelerated Filer  
Entity Small Business true  
Entity Emerging Growth Company true  
Entity Ex Transition Period true  
Entity Shell Company false  
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   20,667,365
v3.20.2
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Jun. 30, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Cash and Due from Banks $ 116,021 $ 89,371
Federal Funds Sold 40,329 61,372
Securities Available for Sale, at Fair Values 583,118 278,193
Mortgage Loans Held for Sale 456 251
Loans and Lease Receivable, Net of Allowance for Loan Losses of $18,715 at June 30, 2020 and $12,124 at December 31, 2019 2,976,097 1,698,141
Premises and Equipment, Net 63,959 29,280
Accrued Interest Receivable 33,844 8,025
Other Equity Securities 18,681 12,565
Other Real Estate Owned 7,642 4,036
Cash Value of Life Insurance 44,542 32,568
Deferred Taxes 6,858 2,145
Goodwill 53,649 48,495
Core Deposit Intangible 10,389 6,694
Other Assets 5,553 2,699
Total Assets 3,961,138 2,273,835
Noninterest Bearing 985,537 398,847
Interest Bearing 2,265,485 1,383,163
Total Deposits 3,251,022 1,782,010
Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase 25,391 67,989
Short Term Borrowings 6,145 0
Federal Home Loan Bank Borrowings 118,177 93,000
Subordinated Debt 25,000 25,000
Trust Preferred Securities 5,000 0
Accrued Interest Payable 3,920 1,533
Other Liabilities 25,274 19,206
Total Liabilities 3,574,802 1,988,738
Commitments and Contingencies (See Note 8)
Preferred Stock, No Par Value; 5,000,000 Shares Authorized 0 0
Common Stock, $1 Par Value; 50,000,000 Shares Authorized; 20,667,237 and 13,279,363 Shares Issued and Outstanding at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively 20,667 13,279
Additional Paid-in Capital 297,606 212,505
Retained Earnings 59,850 56,700
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income 8,213 2,613
Total Shareholders' Equity 386,336 285,097
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity 3,961,138 2,273,835
Long-term Debt Excluding Federal Reserve Bank Payroll Protection Program Liquidity Facility [Member]    
Long Term Borrowings 7,797 0
Federal Reserve Bank Payroll Protection Program Liquidity Facility [Member]    
Long Term Borrowings $ 107,076 $ 0
v3.20.2
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) (Parentheticals) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Jun. 30, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Allowance for loan losses $ 18,715 $ 12,124
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share) $ 0 $ 0
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares) 5,000,000 5,000,000
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) $ 1.00 $ 1.00
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares) 50,000,000 50,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares) 20,667,237 13,279,363
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares) 20,667,237 13,279,363
v3.20.2
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Interest Income:        
Interest and Fees on Loans $ 34,636 $ 23,870 $ 58,779 $ 46,293
Interest and Dividends on Securities 2,175 1,829 3,906 3,703
Interest on Federal Funds Sold and Due From Banks 80 197 222 487
Total Interest Income 36,891 25,896 62,907 50,483
Interest Expense:        
Interest on Deposits 4,795 5,038 9,481 9,795
Interest on Borrowings 1,177 665 2,296 1,375
Total Interest Expense 5,972 5,703 11,777 11,170
Net Interest Income 30,919 20,193 51,130 39,313
Provision for Loan Losses 5,443 1,302 6,810 1,935
Net Interest Income after Provision for Loan Losses 25,476 18,891 44,320 37,378
Other Income:        
Service Charges on Deposit Accounts 1,163 1,034 2,094 1,972
Gain on Sales of Securities 0 58 25 58
Other Income 3,833 3,127 5,681 4,500
Total Other Income 4,996 4,219 7,800 6,530
Other Expenses:        
Salaries and Employee Benefits 17,621 8,756 27,056 17,308
Occupancy and Equipment Expense 2,888 1,884 4,779 3,778
Other Expenses 7,288 3,937 12,605 7,281
Total Other Expenses 27,797 14,577 44,440 28,367
Income Before Income Taxes 2,675 8,533 7,680 15,541
Provision for Income Taxes 623 1,690 1,129 3,039
Net Income $ 2,052 $ 6,843 $ 6,551 $ 12,502
Earnings Per Share:        
Basic (in dollars per share) $ 0.11 $ 0.51 $ 0.42 $ 0.94
Diluted (in dollars per share) $ 0.11 $ 0.50 $ 0.42 $ 0.91
v3.20.2
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Consolidated Net Income $ 2,052 $ 6,843 $ 6,551 $ 12,502
Other Comprehensive Income:        
Unrealized Gain on Investment Securities 7,691 3,258 7,114 7,231
Reclassification Adjustment for Gains included in Net Income 0 (58) (25) (58)
Income Tax Effect (1,615) (672) (1,489) (1,506)
Other Comprehensive Income 6,076 2,528 5,600 5,667
Consolidated Comprehensive Income $ 8,128 $ 9,371 $ 12,151 $ 18,169
v3.20.2
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Common Stock [Member]
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]
Retained Earnings [Member]
AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]
Total
Balances at at Dec. 31, 2018 $ 13,213 $ 212,332 $ 37,982 $ (3,469) $ 260,058
Net Income 0 0 12,502 0 12,502
Other Comprehensive Income 0 0 0 5,667 5,667
Cash Dividends Declared 0 0 (2,397) 0 (2,397)
Stock Based Compensation Cost 44 535 0 0 579
Stock Issuance 114 1,154 0 0 1,268
Surrendered Shares (10) (198) 0 0 (208)
Balances at at Jun. 30, 2019 13,361 213,823 48,087 2,198 277,469
Balances at at Mar. 31, 2019 13,361 213,537 42,576 (330) 269,144
Net Income 0 0 6,843 0 6,843
Other Comprehensive Income 0 0 0 2,528 2,528
Cash Dividends Declared 0 0 (1,332) 0 (1,332)
Stock Based Compensation Cost 0 286 0 0 286
Balances at at Jun. 30, 2019 13,361 213,823 48,087 2,198 277,469
Balances at at Dec. 31, 2019 13,279 212,505 56,700 2,613 285,097
Net Income 0 0 6,551 0 6,551
Other Comprehensive Income 0 0 0 5,600 5,600
Cash Dividends Declared 0 0 (3,401) 0 (3,401)
Stock Based Compensation Cost 49 514 0 0 563
Stock Issuance 7,947 94,097 0 0 102,044
Other Stock Based Compensation 0 (797) 0 0 (797)
Surrendered Shares (173) (4,148) 0 0 (4,321)
Stock Repurchase (435) (4,565) 0 0 (5,000)
Balances at at Jun. 30, 2020 20,667 297,606 59,850 8,213 386,336
Balances at at Mar. 31, 2020 13,068 206,966 59,859 2,137 282,030
Net Income 0 0 2,052 0 2,052
Other Comprehensive Income 0 0 0 6,076 6,076
Cash Dividends Declared 0 0 (2,061) 0 (2,061)
Stock Based Compensation Cost (16) 369 0 0 353
Stock Issuance 7,615 91,068 0 0 98,683
Other Stock Based Compensation 0 (797) 0 0 (797)
Balances at at Jun. 30, 2020 $ 20,667 $ 297,606 $ 59,850 $ 8,213 $ 386,336
v3.20.2
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity (Parentheticals) - $ / shares
 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Cash dividends declared (in dollars per share) $ 0.10 $ 0.10 $ 0.20 $ 0.18
v3.20.2
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Dec. 31, 2019
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:          
Consolidated Net Income $ 2,052 $ 6,843 $ 6,551 $ 12,502  
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities:          
Provision for Loan Losses 5,443 1,302 6,810 1,935 $ 2,606
Depreciation and Amortization     1,158 801  
Net Accretion of Purchase Accounting Valuations     (1,363) (957)  
Stock Based Compensation Cost     563 371  
Net Amortization of Securities     1,701 854  
Gain on Sales of Securities     (25) (58)  
Income on Other Equity Securities     (2,087) (1,338)  
Loss on Sale of Other Real Estate Owned, Net of Writedowns     65 51  
Increase in Cash Value of Life Insurance     (452) (341)  
Credit for Deferred Income Taxes     (6,202) (185)  
Gain on Sale of Branch     0 (593)  
Changes in Assets and Liabilities:          
(Increase) Decrease in Accrued Interest Receivable     (20,597) 266  
Decrease in Other Assets     4,948 65  
Increase (Decrease) in Accrued Interest Payable     (273) 550  
Increase in Other Liabilities     2,506 1,735  
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities     (6,697) 15,658  
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:          
Purchases of Securities Available for Sale     (76,586) (14,662)  
Proceeds from Maturities / Sales of Securities Available for Sale     17,651 17,822  
Proceeds from Paydowns of Securities Available for Sale     24,021 17,752  
Net Cash Received in Acquisition     106,000 0  
Net Cash Paid in Sale of Branch     0 (17,436)  
Purchases of Other Equity Securities     (484) (2,109)  
Redemption of Other Equity Securities     1,593 1,012  
Net Increase in Loans     (389,970) (120,570)  
Purchases of Premises and Equipment     (2,917) (966)  
Proceeds from Sales of Other Real Estate     1,161 610  
Net Decrease in Federal Funds Sold     21,043 21,027  
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities     (298,488) (97,520)  
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:          
Net Increase (Decrease) in Deposits     291,875 (5,905)  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase     (45,201) 3,867  
Net Advances (Repayments) on Federal Home Loan Bank Borrowings     (15,048) 53,000  
Net Proceeds from in Short Term Borrowings     2,494 0  
Net Proceeds from Long Term Borrowings     107,076 0  
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock     3,361 392  
Surrendered Shares of Options Exercised     (4,321) 0  
Repurchase of Common Stock     (5,000) 0  
Proceeds from Exercise of Stock Warrants     0 876  
Payment of Dividends on Common Stock     (3,401) (2,397)  
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities     331,835 49,833  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents     26,650 (32,029)  
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period     89,371 96,072 96,072
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period $ 116,021 $ 64,043 116,021 64,043 $ 89,371
Supplemental Disclosures for Cash Flow Information:          
Interest on Deposits     7,299 9,604  
Interest on Borrowings     2,091 1,016  
Income Tax Payments     0 2,200  
Supplemental Schedule for Noncash Investing and Financing Activities:          
Change in the Unrealized Gain on Securities Available for Sale     7,089 7,173  
Change in Deferred Tax Effect on the Unrealized Gain on Securities Available for Sale     (1,489) (1,506)  
Transfer of Loans to Other Real Estate     49 1,105  
Transfer of Premises and Equipment to Other Real Estate     3,063 0  
Acquisitions:          
Fair Value of Tangible Assets Acquired     1,331,280 0  
Other Intangbile Assets Acquired     4,211 0  
Liabilities Assumed     1,241,961 0  
Net Identifiable Assets Acquired Over Liabilities Assumed     $ 93,530 $ 0  
v3.20.2
Note 1 - Basis of Presentation -
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements  
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 1 – Basis of Presentation –

 

The unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Business First Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, b1BANK (the “Bank”), and the Bank’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Business First Insurance, LLC. The Bank operates out of branch locations in markets across Louisiana and Texas. As a state bank, it is subject to regulation by the Office of Financial Institutions, State of Louisiana, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and undergoes periodic examinations by these agencies. The Company is also regulated by the Federal Reserve and is subject to periodic examinations.

 

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial results for the periods presented, and all such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. All material intercompany transactions are eliminated. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the entire year.

 

These interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared according to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and, therefore, certain information and footnote disclosures normally presented in accordance with United States (“U.S.”) generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) have been omitted or abbreviated.  These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and footnote disclosures for the Company’s previously filed Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

 

COVID-19, a global pandemic, has adversely impacted the broad economy, including most industries and sectors.  The length and depth of the pandemic will ultimately determine the overall financial impact to the Company, but it could impair our customer’s ability to meet their financial obligations to us.  Furthermore, while there has been no material impact to the Company’s employees to date, COVID-19 could potentially create business continuity issues for the Company. 

 

Preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying disclosures. These estimates are based on management’s best knowledge of current events and actions the Company may undertake in the future. Estimates are used in accounting for, among other items, the allowance for loan losses, useful lives for depreciation and amortization, fair value of financial instruments, deferred taxes, and contingencies. Estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change for the Company include the determination of the allowance for loan losses and the assessment of deferred tax assets and liabilities and, therefore, are critical accounting policies. Factors that may cause sensitivity to the aforementioned estimates include but are not limited to: external market factors such as market interest rates and employment rates, changes to operating policies and procedures, economic conditions in our markets, and changes in applicable banking regulations. Actual results may ultimately differ from estimates.

 

Acquired Loans

 

Purchased loans acquired in a business combination are recorded at their estimated fair value as of the acquisition date and there is no carryover of the seller’s allowance for loan losses.

 

The Company accounts for acquired impaired loans in accordance with ASC 310-30, Loans and Debt Securities Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality (“ASC 310-30”). An acquired loan is considered impaired when there is evidence of credit deterioration since origination and it is probable at the date of acquisition that the Company will be unable to collect all contractually required payments. Purchased impaired credits (i.e., loans) are accounted for individually or aggregated into loan pools with similar risk characteristics, which include: the loan type by regulatory guidelines, nature of the collateral/loan, relative amount of fair value discount to credit, amongst other factors.. The Company estimates the amount and timing of undiscounted expected cash flows for each loan, and the expected cash flows in excess of fair value is recorded as interest income over the remaining life of the loan (accretable yield). The excess of the loan’s contractual principal and interest over the expected cash flows is not recorded (nonaccretable difference). Over the life of the loan, expected cash flows continue to be estimated. If the expected cash flows decrease, a provision for loan losses and the establishment of an allowance for loan losses with respect to the acquired impaired loan is recorded. If the expected cash flows increase, it is recognized as part of future interest income.

 

The performing loans are accounted for under ASC 310-20, Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (“ASC 310-20”), with the related discount or premium being adjusted for over the life of the loan and recognized as interest income.
v3.20.2
Note 2 - Reclassifications -
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements  
Reclassifications [Text Block]

Note 2 – Reclassifications –

 

Certain reclassifications may have been made to conform to the classifications adopted for reporting in 2020. These reclassifications have no material effect on previously reported shareholder’s equity and net income.

 
v3.20.2
Note 3 - Mergers and Acquisitions -
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements  
Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 3 – Mergers and Acquisitions –

 

On May 1, 2020, the Company consummated the merger of Pedestal Bancshares, Inc. (“Pedestal”), headquartered in Houma, Louisiana, with and into the Company, pursuant to the terms of that certain Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Reorganization Agreement”), dated as of January 22, 2020, by and between the Company and Pedestal (the “Merger”). Also on May 1, 2020, Pedestal’s wholly owned banking subsidiary, Pedestal Bank, was merged with and into b1BANK. Pursuant to the terms of the Reorganization Agreement, upon consummation of the Merger, we issued 7,614,506 shares of our common stock to the former shareholders of Pedestal. At April 30, 2020, Pedestal reported $1.4 billion in total assets, $935.8 million in loans and $1.2 billion in deposits.

 

The following table reflects the consideration paid for Pedestal’s net assets and the identifiable assets purchased and liabilities assumed at their estimated fair values as of May 1, 2020.  The fair values are provisional estimates and may be adjusted for a period of up to one year (“measurement period”) from the date of acquisition if new information is obtained about facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date that, if known, would have affected the measurement of the amounts recognized as of that date.

 

Cost and Allocation of Purchase Price for Pedestal Bancshares, Inc. (Pedestal):

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

Purchase Price:

    

Shares Issued to Pedestal Shareholders on May 1, 2020

  7,614,506 

Closing Stock Price on May 1, 2020

 $12.96 

Total Purchase Price

 $98,684 

Net Assets Acquired:

    

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 $106,000 

Securities Available for Sale

  264,598 

Loans and Leases Receivable

  893,295 

Premises and Equipment, Net

  35,983 

Cash Value of Life Insurance

  11,522 

Core Deposit Intangible

  4,211 

Other Assets

  19,882 

Total Assets

  1,335,491 
     

Deposits

  1,177,137 

Borrowings

  59,399 

Other Liabilities

  5,425 

Total Liabilities

  1,241,961 

Net Assets Acquired

  93,530 

Goodwill Resulting from Merger

 $5,154 

 

The Company has recorded approximately $7.8 million of acquisition-related costs within merger and conversion-related expenses and salaries and benefits through June 30, 2020.

 

The following is a description of the methods used to determine the fair values of significant assets acquired and liabilities assumed presented above.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents: The carrying amount of these assets was a reasonable estimate of fair value based on the short-term nature of these assets.

 

Securities Available for Sale: Fair values for securities were based on quoted market prices, where available. If quoted market prices were not available, fair value estimates were based on observable inputs including quoted market prices for similar instruments, quoted market prices that were not in an active market or other inputs that were observable in the market. In the absence of observable inputs, fair value was estimated based on pricing models/estimations.

 

Loans and Leases Receivable: Fair values for loans were based on a discounted cash flow methodology that considered factors including, but not limited to,  loan type, classification status, remaining term, prepayment speed, and current discount rates. The discount rates used for loans were based on current market rates for new originations of comparable loans and included adjustments for any liquidity concerns. The discount rate did not include an explicit factor for credit losses, as that was included within the estimated cash flows.

 

Core Deposit Intangible: The fair value for core deposit intangible assets was estimated based on a discounted cash flow methodology that gave appropriate consideration to expected customer attrition rates, net maintenance cost of the deposit base, including interest cost, and alternative cost of funds. The CDI is being amortized over 10 years based upon the period over which estimated economic benefits are estimated to be received.

 

Deposits: The fair values used for the demand and savings deposits by definition equal the amount payable on demand at the acquisition date. Fair values for time deposits were estimated using a discounted cash flow analysis, that applied interest rates currently being offered to the contractual interest rates on such time deposits.

 

Borrowings: Fair values for borrowings were based on market values and market rates provided by the FHLB.

 

The following unaudited supplemental pro forma information is presented to reflect estimated results assuming Pedestal was acquired as of January 1, 2019. These unaudited pro forma results are not necessarily indicative of the operating results that the Company would have achieved had the acquisition been completed as of January 1, 2019 and should not be considered representative of future operating results.

 

  

For The Three Months Ended June 30,

  

For The Six Months Ended June 30,

 
  

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

  

(Dollars in thousands)

 
  

(except per share data)

  

(except per share data)

 
                 

Interest Income

 $41,837  $42,925  $83,771  $84,044 

Interest Expense

  6,435   7,499   13,956   14,615 

Net Interest Income

  35,402   35,426   69,815   69,429 

Provision for Loan Losses

  5,443   1,302   6,810   1,935 

Net Interest Income after Provision for Loan Losses

  29,959   34,124   63,005   67,494 

Noninterest Income

  5,953   6,784   12,331   12,036 

Noninterest Expense

  25,642   24,523   50,545   49,163 

Income Before Income Taxes

  10,270   16,385   24,791   30,367 

Income Tax Expense

  2,218   3,339   4,722   6,152 

Net Income

 $8,052  $13,046  $20,069  $24,215 
                 

Earnings Per Common Share

                

Basic

 $0.39  $0.62  $0.97  $1.16 

Diluted

 $0.39  $0.61  $0.97  $1.14 

 

This pro forma information combines the historical consolidated results of operations of the Company and Pedestal for the periods presented and gives effect to the following adjustments:

 

Fair value adjustments: Pro forma adjustment to net interest income of $2.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and $4.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 to record estimated amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts on acquired loans, borrowings, and deposits. Pro forma adjustment to net interest income of $784,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and $3.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 to record estimated amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts on acquired loans, borrowings, and deposits.

 

Pedestal’s provision for loan losses: Pro forma adjustments were made to provision for loan losses of $1.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, $1.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, and $650,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2020 to eliminate Pedestal’s provision for loan losses. The additional provision for loan loss on new loans over those periods was deemed immaterial and not adjusted for in the pro forma information.

 

Noninterest Expense: Pro forma adjustments for all periods presented include adjustments for the amortization of intangible assets acquired from Pedestal. Nonrecurring acquisition -related expenses of $6.6 million were removed for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and $7.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020.

 

Provision for Income Taxes: Pro forma adjustments for all historical Pedestal periods combined included a tax expense adjustment of 21%, as Pedestal was an S-Corp prior to its acquisition by the Company.

 

 
v3.20.2
Note 4 - Earnings Per Common Share -
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements  
Earnings Per Share [Text Block]

Note 4 – Earnings per Common Share –

 

Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) represents income available to common shareholders divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding; no dilution for any potentially convertible shares is included in the calculation. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that then shared in the earnings of the Company. The potential common shares that may be issued by the Company relate to outstanding stock options and unvested restricted stock awards (“RSAs”), excluding any that were antidilutive.

 

  

For The Three Months Ended

June 30,

  

For The Six Months Ended

June 30,

 
  

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

 
  

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

Numerator:

                

Net Income Available to Common Shares

 $2,052  $6,843  $6,551  $12,502 

Denominator:

                

Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding

  18,108,068   13,361,482   15,710,611   13,324,725 

Dilutive Effect of Stock Options and RSAs

  13,890   379,455   65,765   379,455 

Weighted Average Dilutive Common Shares

  18,121,958   13,740,937   15,776,376   13,704,180 
                 

Basic Earnings Per Common Share From Net Income Available to Common Shares

 $0.11  $0.51  $0.42  $0.94 
                 

Diluted Earnings Per Common Share From Net Income Available to Common Shares

 $0.11  $0.50  $0.42  $0.91 

 
v3.20.2
Note 5 - Securities -
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements  
Investments in Debt and Marketable Equity Securities (and Certain Trading Assets) Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 5 – Securities –

 

The amortized cost and fair values of securities available for sale as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are summarized as follows:

 

  

June 30, 2020

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 
      

Gross

  

Gross

     
  

Amortized

  

Unrealized

  

Unrealized

  

Fair

 
  

Cost

  

Gains

  

Losses

  

Value

 

U.S. Government Agencies

 $2,596  $-  $1  $2,595 

Corporate Securities

  36,500   107   499   36,108 

Mortgage-Backed Securities

  330,461   6,471   376   336,556 

Municipal Securities

  201,703   4,690   25   206,368 

Other Securities

  1,462   29   -   1,491 

Total Securities Available for Sale

 $572,722  $11,297  $901  $583,118 

 

  

December 31, 2019

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 
      

Gross

  

Gross

     
  

Amortized

  

Unrealized

  

Unrealized

  

Fair

 
  

Cost

  

Gains

  

Losses

  

Value

 

U.S. Government Agencies

 $15,654  $303  $20  $15,937 

Corporate Securities

  23,774   98   158   23,714 

Mortgage-Backed Securities

  137,817   2,139   497   139,459 

Municipal Securities

  97,641   1,447   5   99,083 

Other Securities

  -   -   -   - 

Total Securities Available for Sale

 $274,886  $3,987  $680  $278,193 

 

The following tables present a summary of securities with gross unrealized losses and fair values at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, aggregated by investment category and length of time in a continued unrealized loss position. Due to the nature of these investments and current prevailing market prices, these unrealized losses are considered a temporary impairment of the securities.

 

  

June 30, 2020

 
  

Less Than 12 Months

  

12 Months or Greater

  

Total

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 
      

Gross

      

Gross

      

Gross

 
  

Fair

  

Unrealized

  

Fair

  

Unrealized

  

Fair

  

Unrealized

 
  

Value

  

Losses

  

Value

  

Losses

  

Value

  

Losses

 

U.S. Government Agencies

 $2,595  $1  $-  $-  $2,595  $1 

Corporate Securities

  12,829   167   2,168   332   14,997   499 

Mortgage-Backed Securities

  87,915   375   24   1   87,939   376 

Municipal Securities

  8,847   24   380   1   9,227   25 

Other Securities

  -   -   -   -   -   - 

Total Securities Available for Sale

 $112,186  $567  $2,572  $334  $114,758  $901 

 

  

December 31, 2019

 
  

Less Than 12 Months

  

12 Months or Greater

  

Total

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 
      

Gross

      

Gross

      

Gross

 
  

Fair

  

Unrealized

  

Fair

  

Unrealized

  

Fair

  

Unrealized

 
  

Value

  

Losses

  

Value

  

Losses

  

Value

  

Losses

 

U.S. Government Agencies

 $2,486  $20  $-  $-  $2,486  $20 

Corporate Securities

  -   -   6,360   158   6,360   158 

Mortgage-Backed Securities

  950   4   44,366   493   45,316   497 

Municipal Securities

  948   4   1,261   1   2,209   5 

Other Securities

  -   -   -   -   -   - 

Total Securities Available for Sale

 $4,384  $28  $51,987  $652  $56,371  $680 

 

Management evaluates securities for other than temporary impairment when economic and market conditions warrant such evaluations. Consideration is given to the extent and length of time the fair value has been below cost, the reasons for the decline in value, and the Company’s intent to sell a security or whether it is more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell the security before the recovery of its amortized cost. The Company has developed a process to identify securities that could potentially have a credit impairment that is other than temporary. This process involves evaluating each security for impairment by monitoring credit performance, collateral type, collateral geography, loan-to-value ratios, credit scores, loss severity levels, pricing levels, downgrades by rating agencies, cash flow projections and other factors as indicators of potential credit issues. When the Company determines that a security is deemed to be other than temporarily impaired, an impairment loss is recognized.

 

The amortized cost and fair values of securities available for sale as of June 30, 2020 by contractual maturity are shown below. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities in mortgage-backed securities because the mortgages underlying the securities may be called or repaid without any penalties.

 

  

Amortized

  

Fair

 
  

Cost

  

Value

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Less Than One Year

 $30,701  $30,783 

One to Five Years

  112,781   114,419 

Over Five to Ten Years

  259,482   265,105 

Over Ten Years

  169,758   172,811 

Total Securities Available for Sale

 $572,722  $583,118 

 

 
v3.20.2
Note 6 - Loans and the Allowance for Loan Losses -
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements  
Financing Receivables [Text Block]

Note 6 – Loans and the Allowance for Loan Losses –

 

Loans receivable at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are summarized as follows:

 

  

June 30,

  

December 31,

 
  

2020

  

2019

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Real estate loans:

        

Construction and land

 $333,675  $244,181 

Farmland

  57,498   48,681 

1-4 family residential

  495,827   293,142 

Multi-family residential

  59,213   36,454 

Nonfarm nonresidential

  914,601   612,608 

Commercial

  1,026,596   390,398 

Consumer

  107,402   84,801 

Total loans held for investment

  2,994,812   1,710,265 
         

Less:

        

Allowance for loan losses

  (18,715)  (12,124)

Net loans

 $2,976,097  $1,698,141 

 

Small Business Administration (“SBA”) Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans accounted for $389.9 million and $5.5 million of the commercial and consumer portfolios, respectively, as of June 30, 2020.

 

The performing 1-4 family residential, multi-family residential, commercial real estate, and commercial loans, excluding the SBA PPP loans which are pledged to the Federal Reserve Bank Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility (“PPPLF”), are pledged, under a blanket lien, as collateral securing advances from the FHLB at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

 

Net deferred loan origination fees were $14.3 million and $3.0 million at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, and are netted in their respective loan categories above. The majority of the fees, $12.7 million, at June 30, 2020 are associated with the SBA PPP loans and included in accrued interest receivable. In addition to loans issued in the normal course of business, the Company considers overdrafts on customer deposit accounts to be loans, and reclassifies overdrafts as loans in its consolidated balance sheets. At June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, overdrafts of $891,000 and $276,000, respectively, have been reclassified to loans.

 

The Bank is the lead lender on participations sold, without recourse, to other financial institutions which amounts are not included in the consolidated balance sheets. The unpaid principal balances of mortgages and other loans serviced for others were approximately $153.1 million and $129.7 million at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

 

The Bank grants loans and extensions of credit to individuals and a variety of businesses and corporations located in its general market areas throughout Louisiana and Texas. Management segregates the loan portfolio into portfolio segments which is defined as the level at which the Bank develops and documents a systematic method for determining its allowance for loan losses. The portfolio segments are segregated based on loan types and the underlying risk factors present in each loan type. Such risk factors are periodically reviewed by management and revised as deemed appropriate.

 

Loans acquired in business combinations are initially recorded at fair value, which includes an estimate of credit losses expected to be realized over the remaining lives of the loans and, therefore, no corresponding allowance for loan losses is recorded for these loans at acquisition. Methods utilized to estimate any subsequently required allowance for loan losses for acquired loans not deemed credit-impaired at acquisition are similar to originated loans; however, the estimate of loss is based on the unpaid principal balance and then compared to any remaining unaccreted purchase discount. To the extent the calculated loss is greater than the remaining unaccreted discount, an allowance is recorded for such difference. For purchased impaired credits, cash flow re-estimations are performed at least quarterly for each acquired impaired loan or loan pool.  Increases in estimated cash flows above those expected at the time of acquisition are recognized on a prospective basis as interest income over the remaining life of the loan and/or pool. Decreases in expected cash flows subsequent to acquisition generally result in recognition of a provision for credit loss.

 

Total loans held for investment at June 30, 2020 includes $977.8 million of loans acquired in acquisitions that were recorded at fair value as of the acquisition date. Included in the acquired balances at June 30, 2020 were acquired impaired loans accounted for under the Financial Accounting Standard Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification 310-30, Loans and Debt Securities Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality (“ASC 310-30”) with a net carrying amount of $78.1 million and acquired performing loans not accounted for under ASC 310-30 totaling $912.4 million with a related purchase discount of $12.8 million.

 

Total loans held for investment at December 31, 2019 includes $180.0 million of loans acquired in acquisitions that were recorded at fair value as of the acquisition date. Included in the acquired balances at December 31, 2019 were acquired impaired loans accounted for under ASC 310-30 with a net carrying amount of $5.0 million and acquired performing loans not accounted for under ASC 310-30 totaling $177.1 million with a related purchase discount of $2.0 million.

 

The following tables set forth, as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the balance of the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment, disaggregated by impairment methodology, which is then further segregated by amounts evaluated for impairment collectively and individually. The allowance for loan losses allocated to each portfolio segment is not necessarily indicative of future losses in any particular portfolio segment and does not restrict the use of the allowance to absorb losses in other portfolio segments.

 

Allowance for Credit Losses and Recorded Investment in Loans Receivable

 

  

June 30, 2020

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 
  

Real Estate:

      

Real Estate:

  

Real Estate:

  

Real Estate:

             
  

Construction

  

Real Estate:

  

1-4 Family

  

Multi-family

  

Nonfarm

             
  

and Land

  

Farmland

  

Residential

  

Residential

  

Nonresidential

  

Commercial

  

Consumer

  

Total

 

Allowance for credit losses:

                                

Beginning Balance

 $1,868  $229  $1,888  $226  $3,882  $3,414  $617  $12,124 

Charge-offs

  (9)  (2)  (26)  -   -   (187)  (68)  (292)

Recoveries

  9   -   3   -   1   31   29   73 

Provision

  611   300   1,396   275   2,384   1,392   452   6,810 

Ending Balance

 $2,479  $527  $3,261  $501  $6,267  $4,650  $1,030  $18,715 

Ending Balance:

                                

Individually evaluated for impairment

 $-  $3  $183  $-  $50  $427  $170  $833 

Collectively evaluated for impairment

 $2,479  $524  $3,078  $501  $6,217  $4,223  $860  $17,882 

Purchased Credit Impaired (1)

 $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $- 

Loans receivable:

                                

Ending Balance

 $333,675  $57,498  $495,827  $59,213  $914,601  $1,026,596  $107,402  $2,994,812 

Ending Balance:

                                

Individually evaluated for impairment

 $424  $236  $4,732  $-  $5,171  $15,321  $717  $26,601 

Collectively evaluated for impairment

 $332,279  $57,125  $456,468  $59,213  $882,774  $998,233  $104,002  $2,890,094 

Purchased Credit Impaired (1)

 $972  $137  $34,627  $-  $26,656  $13,042  $2,683  $78,117 

 

 

 

 

  

December 31, 2019

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 
  

Real Estate:

      

Real Estate:

  

Real Estate:

  

Real Estate:

             
  

Construction

  

Real Estate:

  

1-4 Family

  

Multi-family

  

Nonfarm

             
  

and Land

  

Farmland

  

Residential

  

Residential

  

Nonresidential

  

Commercial

  

Consumer

  

Total

 

Allowance for credit losses:

                                

Beginning balance

 $1,590  $104  $1,538  $236  $2,715  $4,453  $584  $11,220 

Charge-offs

  (2)  (2)  (162)  -   (51)  (1,556)  (52)  (1,825)

Recoveries

  -   -   14   -   4   41   64   123 

Provision

  280   127   498   (10)  1,214   476   21   2,606 

Ending Balance

 $1,868  $229  $1,888  $226  $3,882  $3,414  $617  $12,124 

Ending Balance:

                                

Individually evaluated for impairment

 $-  $4  $30  $-  $52  $421  $49  $556 

Collectively evaluated for impairment

 $1,868  $225  $1,858  $226  $3,830  $2,993  $568  $11,568 

Purchased Credit Impaired (1)

 $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $- 

Loans receivable:

                                

Ending Balance

 $244,181  $48,681  $293,142  $36,454  $612,608  $390,398  $84,801  $1,710,265 

Ending Balance:

                                

Individually evaluated for impairment

 $397  $222  $2,531  $-  $4,101  $4,175  $421  $11,847 

Collectively evaluated for impairment

 $243,784  $48,324  $290,549  $36,454  $603,891  $386,027  $84,380  $1,693,409 

Purchased Credit Impaired (1)

 $-  $135  $62  $-  $4,616  $196  $-  $5,009 

 

(1) Purchased credit impaired loans are evaluated for impairment on an individual basis.

 

Portfolio Segment Risk Factors

 

Construction and land include loans to small-to-midsized businesses to construct owner-user properties, loans to developers of commercial real estate investment properties and residential developments and, to a lesser extent, loans to individual clients for construction of single-family homes in our market areas. Risks associated with these loans include fluctuations in the value of real estate, project completion risk and change in market trends. We are also exposed to risk based on the ability of the construction loan borrower to finance the loan or sell the property upon completion of the project, which may be affected by changes in secondary market terms and criteria for permanent financing since the time that we funded the loan.

 

Farmland loans are often for investments related to agricultural businesses and may include construction of facilities. These loans are usually repaid through permanent financing or the cashflow from the borrower’s ongoing operations.

 

One to four family residential include first and second lien one-to-four family mortgage loans, as well as home equity lines of credit, in each case primarily on owner-occupied primary residences. We are exposed to risk based on fluctuations in the value of the real estate collateral securing the loan, as well as changes in the borrower’s financial condition, which could be affected by numerous factors, including divorce, job loss, illness or other personal hardship.

 

Multifamily residential loans are generally originated to provide permanent financing for multifamily residential income producing properties.  Repayment of these loans primarily relies on successful rental and management of the property.

 

Nonfarm nonresidential loans are extensions of credit secured by owner occupied and non-owner occupied collateral. Repayment is generally relied upon from the successful operations of the property. General economic conditions may impact the performance of these types of loans, including fluctuations in the value of real estate, vacancy rates, and unemployment trends.

 

Commercial loans include general commercial and industrial, or C&I, loans, including commercial lines of credit, working capital loans, term loans, equipment financing, asset acquisition, expansion and development loans, borrowing base loans, letters of credit and other loan products, primarily in our target markets that are underwritten on the basis of the borrower’s ability to service the debt from income. Commercial loan risk is derived from the expectation that such loans generally are serviced principally from the operations of the business, and those operations may not be successful. Any interruption or discontinuance of operating cash flows from the business, which may be influenced by events not under the control of the borrower such as economic events and changes in governmental regulations, could materially affect the ability of the borrower to repay the loan.

 

Consumer loans include a variety of loans to individuals for personal, family and household purposes, including secured and unsecured installment and term loans. The risk is based on changes in the borrower’s financial condition, which could be affected by numerous factors, including divorce, job loss, illness or other personal hardship, and fluctuations in the value of the real estate or personal property securing the consumer loan, if any.

 

Within the commercial and consumer loans are 100% government guaranteed SBA PPP loans. These loans are separately reserved for within the Company’s allowance for credit losses.

 

Management further disaggregates the loan portfolio segments into classes of loans, which are based on the initial measurement of the loan, risk characteristics of the loan and the method for monitoring and assessing the credit risk of the loan.

 

As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the credit quality indicators, disaggregated by class of loan, are as follows:

 

Credit Quality Indicators

 

  

June 30, 2020

 
  

Pass

  

Special Mention

  

Substandard

  

Doubtful

  

Total

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Real Estate Loans:

                    

Construction and land

 $325,167  $6,434  $1,650  $424  $333,675 

Farmland

  55,251   1,897   13   337   57,498 

1-4 family residential

  477,560   9,757   4,009   4,501   495,827 

Multi-family residential

  58,839   343   31   -   59,213 

Nonfarm nonresidential

  892,551   13,635   3,672   4,743   914,601 

Commercial

  999,861   10,898   4,994   10,843   1,026,596 

Consumer

  105,223   1,289   192   698   107,402 

Total

 $2,914,452  $44,253  $14,561  $21,546  $2,994,812 

 

  

December 31, 2019

 
  

Pass

  

Special Mention

  

Substandard

  

Doubtful

  

Total

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Real Estate Loans:

                    

Construction and land

 $241,519  $1,141  $1,124  $397  $244,181 

Farmland

  46,591   1,737   14   339   48,681 

1-4 family residential

  284,381   3,175   3,237   2,349   293,142 

Multi-family residential

  36,422   -   32   -   36,454 

Nonfarm nonresidential

  594,046   11,077   3,830   3,655   612,608 

Commercial

  374,500   9,219   4,854   1,825   390,398 

Consumer

  82,726   1,538   125   412   84,801 

Total

 $1,660,185  $27,887  $13,216  $8,977  $1,710,265 

 

The above classifications follow regulatory guidelines and can generally be described as follows:

 

 

●

Pass loans are of satisfactory quality.

 

 

●

Special mention loans have an existing weakness that could cause future impairment, including the deterioration of financial ratios, past due status, questionable management capabilities and possible reduction in the collateral values.

 

 

●

Substandard loans have an existing specific and well defined weakness that may include poor liquidity and deterioration of financial ratios. The loan may be past due and related deposit accounts experiencing overdrafts. Immediate corrective action is necessary.

 

 

●

Doubtful loans have specific weaknesses that are severe enough to make collection or liquidation in full highly questionable and improbable.

 

The following tables provide an analysis of the aging of loans and leases as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019. Past due and non-accrual loan amounts exclude acquired impaired loans, even if contractually past due or if the Company does not expect to receive payment in full, as the Company is currently accreting interest income over the expected life of the loans. All loans greater than 90 days past due are generally placed on nonaccrual status.

 

Aged Analysis of Past Due Loans Receivable

 

  

June 30, 2020

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 
                          

Recorded

 
          

Greater

              

Investment Over

 
  

30-59 Days

  

60-89 Days

  

Than 90 Days

  

Total

      

Total Loans

  

90 Days Past Due

 
  

Past Due

  

Past Due

  

Past Due

  

Past Due

  

Current

  

Receivable

  

and Still Accruing

 

Real Estate Loans:

                            

Construction and land

 $1,071  $156  $399  $1,626  $332,049  $333,675  $4 

Farmland

  65   -   337   402   57,096   57,498   - 

1-4 family residential

  1,958   150   2,414   4,522   491,305   495,827   277 

Multi-family residential

  -   -   -   -   59,213   59,213   - 

Nonfarm nonresidential

  521   32   1,954   2,507   912,094   914,601   - 

Commercial

  997   164   3,047   4,208   1,022,388   1,026,596   24 

Consumer

  165   69   456   690   106,712   107,402   12 

Total

 $4,777  $571  $8,607  $13,955  $2,980,857  $2,994,812  $317 

 

  

December 31, 2019

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 
                          

Recorded

 
          

Greater

              

Investment Over

 
  

30-59 Days

  

60-89 Days

  

Than 90 Days

  

Total

      

Total Loans

  

90 Days Past Due

 
  

Past Due

  

Past Due

  

Past Due

  

Past Due

  

Current

  

Receivable

  

and Still Accruing

 

Real Estate Loans:

                            

Construction and land

 $483  $17  $379  $879  $243,302  $244,181  $- 

Farmland

  18   16   143   177   48,504   48,681   - 

1-4 family residential

  1,245   975   1,000   3,220   289,922   293,142   29 

Multi-family residential

  32   -   -   32   36,422   36,454   - 

Nonfarm nonresidential

  181   610   1,529   2,320   610,288   612,608   - 

Commercial

  126   142   1,311   1,579   388,819   390,398   - 

Consumer

  143   34   405   582   84,219   84,801   43 

Total

 $2,228  $1,794  $4,767  $8,789  $1,701,476  $1,710,265  $72 

 

The following is a summary of information pertaining to impaired loans as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019. Purchased performing loans are placed on nonaccrual status and reported as impaired using the same criteria applied to the originated portfolio. Purchased impaired credits are excluded from this table. The interest income recognized for impaired loans was $161,000 and $69,000 for the six months ending June 30, 2020 and the year ending December 31, 2019, respectively.

 

  

June 30, 2020

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 
      

Unpaid

      

Average

 
  

Recorded

  

Principal

  

Related

  

Recorded

 
  

Investment

  

Balance

  

Allowance

  

Investment

 

With an allowance recorded:

                

Real Estate Loans:

                

Construction and land

 $-  $-  $-  $- 

Farmland

  19   21   3   19 

1-4 family residential

  750   779   183   308 

Multi-family residential

  -   -   -   - 

Nonfarm nonresidential

  1,139   1,140   50   658 

Other Loans:

                

Commercial

  2,529   2,616   427   1,450 

Consumer

  251   254   170   176 

Total

 $4,688  $4,810  $833  $2,611 
                 

With no allowance recorded:

                

Real Estate Loans:

                

Construction and land

 $424  $454  $-  $557 

Farmland

  217   223   -   217 

1-4 family residential

  3,981   4,766   -   3,401 

Multi-family residential

  -   -   -   - 

Nonfarm nonresidential

  4,033   4,583   -   3,841 

Other Loans:

                

Commercial

  12,792   12,946   -   6,380 

Consumer

  466   528   -   350 

Total

 $21,913  $23,500  $-  $14,746 

 

 

 

  

December 31, 2019

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 
      

Unpaid

      

Average

 
  

Recorded

  

Principal

  

Related

  

Recorded

 
  

Investment

  

Balance

  

Allowance

  

Investment

 

With an allowance recorded:

                

Real Estate Loans:

                

Construction and land

 $-  $-  $-  $1 

Farmland

  20   21   4   21 

1-4 family residential

  136   167   30   163 

Multi-family residential

  -   -   -   - 

Nonfarm nonresidential

  721   738   52   601 

Other Loans:

                

Commercial

  851   926   421   1,053 

Consumer

  120   123   49   116 

Total

 $1,848  $1,975  $556  $1,955 
                 

With no allowance recorded:

                

Real Estate Loans:

                

Construction and land

 $397  $420  $-  $184 

Farmland

  202   207   -   177 

1-4 family residential

  2,395   3,041   -   2,531 

Multi-family residential

  -   -   -   - 

Nonfarm nonresidential

  3,381   3,693   -   3,644 

Other Loans:

                

Commercial

  3,323   4,173   -   4,157 

Consumer

  301   358   -   192 

Total

 $9,999  $11,892  $-  $10,885 
                 

Total Impaired Loans:

                

Real Estate Loans:

                

Construction and land

 $397  $420  $-  $185 

Farmland

  222   228   4   198 

1-4 family residential

  2,531   3,208   30   2,694 

Multi-family residential

  -   -   -   - 

Nonfarm nonresidential

  4,102   4,431   52   4,245 

Other Loans:

                

Commercial

  4,174   5,099   421   5,210 

Consumer

  421   481   49   308 

Total

 $11,847  $13,867  $556  $12,840 

 

As discussed in Note 3, the Company acquired loans with fair values of $893.3 million from Pedestal on May 1, 2020. Of the total $893.3 million of loans acquired, $818.7 million were determined to have no evidence of deteriorated credit quality and are accounted for under ASC Topics 310-10 and 310-20. The unamortized discount related to the acquired performing loans totaled $11.5 million at May 1, 2020. The remaining $74.6 million were determined to exhibit deteriorated credit quality since origination under ASC 310-30.

 

The following table presents the balances acquired on May 1, 2020 which were accounted for under ASC 310-30.

 

  

Purchased

 
  

Impaired Credits

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 
     

Contractually required payments

 $133,621 

Non-accretable difference (expected losses)

  (49,828)

Cash flows expected to be collected at acquisition

  83,793 

Accretable yield

  (9,202)

Basis in acquired loans at acquisition

 $74,591 

 

The following is a summary of changes in the accretable difference for loans accounted for under ASC 310-30 during the six months ended June 30, 2020:

 

Balance at December 31, 2019

 $1,489 

Accretable difference relating to purchased impaired credits acquired in Pedestal acquisition

  9,202 

Accretion

  (958)

Changes in expected cash flows not affecting non-accretable differences

  116 

Balance at June 30, 2020

 $9,849 

 

The Bank seeks to assist customers that are experiencing financial difficulty by renegotiating loans within lending regulations and guidelines. The Bank makes loan modifications, primarily utilizing internal renegotiation programs via direct customer contact, that manage customers’ debt exposures held only by the Bank. Additionally, the Bank makes loan modifications with customers who have elected to work with external renegotiation agencies and these modifications provide solutions to customers’ entire unsecured debt structures. During the periods ended June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the concessions granted to certain borrowers generally included extending the payment due dates and offering below market contractual interest rates.

 

Once modified in a troubled debt restructuring, a loan is generally considered impaired until its contractual maturity. At the time of the restructuring, the loan is evaluated for an allowance for credit losses. The Bank continues to specifically reevaluate the loan in subsequent periods, regardless of the borrower’s performance under the modified terms. If a borrower subsequently defaults on the loan after it is restructured, the Bank provides an allowance for credit losses for the amount of the loan that exceeds the value of the related collateral.

 

The following tables present informative data regarding troubled debt restructurings as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019. The Bank had no troubled debt restructurings that had subsequently defaulted during the six months ended June 30, 2020 and the year ended December 31, 2019, respectively.

 

Modifications as of June 30, 2020:

            
      

Pre-Modification

  

Post-Modification

 
  

Number

  

Outstanding

  

Outstanding

 
  

of

  

Recorded

  

Recorded

 
  

Contracts

  

Investment

  

Investment

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Troubled Debt Restructuring

            

Real Estate Loans:

            

1-4 family residential

  4  $268  $251 

Nonfarm nonresidential

  3   2,411   1,993 

Other Loans:

            

Commercial

  7   5,150   4,287 

Consumer

  1   11   6 

Total

  15  $7,840  $6,537 

 

 

Modifications as of December 31, 2019:

            
      

Pre-Modification

  

Post-Modification

 
  

Number

  

Outstanding

  

Outstanding

 
  

of

  

Recorded

  

Recorded

 
  

Contracts

  

Investment

  

Investment

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Troubled Debt Restructuring

            

Real Estate Loans:

            

1-4 family residential

  3  $235  $219 

Nonfarm nonresidential

  3   2,411   2,044 

Other Loans:

            

Commercial

  6   5,914   2,755 

Consumer

  1   11   9 

Total

  13  $8,571  $5,027 

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company modified approximately 2,600 loans with outstanding balances totaling $938.5 million, and accrued interest receivable of $9.1 million, by granting temporary payment deferrals of principal and/or interest.  The payment deferrals were generally granted due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, although some were modified for strategic pricing purposes.  Based on the interpretive guidance released by the FASB and our regulators, the Company determined these modifications were not troubled debt restructurings.

 

 
v3.20.2
Note 7 - Long Term Debt -
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements  
Long-term Debt [Text Block]

Note 7 – Long Term Debt –

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2020, the Company borrowed $107.1 million from the Federal Reserve Bank through the Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility at an interest of 0.35% per annum. The debt matures within two years, or when individual loans servicing as collateral are repaid. This debt is fully collateralized by pledged SBA PPP loans.
v3.20.2
Note 8 - Leases -
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements  
Lessee, Operating Leases [Text Block]

Note 8 – Leases –

 

The Bank leases certain branch offices through non-cancelable operating leases with terms that range from one to ten years and contain various renewal options for certain of the leases. Certain leases provide for increases in minimum monthly rental payments as defined by the lease agreement. Rental expense under these agreements was $1.4 million and $1.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. At June 30, 2020, the Company had a weighted average lease term of 7.9 years and a weighted average discount rate of 2.97%.

 

Future minimum lease payments under these leases are as follows:      
   

(Dollars in thousands)

  

July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021

   $ 1,184  

July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022

     2,159  

July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023

     1,977  

July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024

     1,869  

July 1, 2024 and Thereafter

     7,870  

Total Future Minimum Lease Payments

     15,059  

Less Imputed Interest

     (1,652 )

Present Value of Lease Liabilities

   $ 13,407  

 
v3.20.2
Note 9 - Commitments and Contingencies -
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements  
Commitments Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 9 – Commitments and Contingencies –

In the normal course of business, the Bank is a party to financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and standby and commercial letters of credit which are not included in the accompanying financial statements. These instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit risk in excess of the amount recognized in the balance sheet.

 

The Bank’s exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instrument for commitments to extend credit and standby and commercial letters of credit is represented by the contractual amount of those instruments. The Bank’s policy for obtaining collateral, and the nature of such collateral, is essentially the same as that involved in making commitments to extend credit. The Bank uses the same credit policies in making such commitments and conditional obligations as it does for instruments that are included in the balance sheet. In the normal course of business, the Bank has made commitments to extend credit of approximately $621.8 million and standby and commercial letters of credit of approximately $23.5 million at June 30, 2020.

 

In the normal course of business, the Bank is involved in various legal proceedings. In the opinion of management and counsel, the disposition or ultimate resolution of such proceedings would not have a material adverse effect on the Bank’s financial statements.
v3.20.2
Note 10 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments -
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements  
Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block]

Note 10 – Fair Value of Financial Instruments –

 

Fair Value Disclosures

 

The Company groups its financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value in three levels. Fair value should be based on the assumptions market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability and establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to develop those assumptions and measure fair value. The hierarchy requires companies to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The three levels of inputs used to measure fair value are as follows:

 

 

●

Level 1 – Includes the most reliable sources, and includes quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 

 

●

Level 2 – Includes observable inputs. Observable inputs include inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (for example, interest rates and yield curves at commonly quoted intervals, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, and default rates) as well as inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means (market-corroborated inputs).

 

 

●

Level 3 – Includes unobservable inputs and should be used only when observable inputs are unavailable.

 

Recurring Basis

 

Fair values of investment securities available for sale were primarily measured using information from a third-party pricing service. This pricing service provides information by utilizing evaluated pricing models supported with market data information. Standard inputs include benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, benchmark securities, bids, offers, and reference data from market research publications.

 

The fair values of mortgage loans held for sale are based on commitments on hand from investors within the secondary market for loans with similar characteristics.

 

The following tables present the balance of assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019. The Company did not record any liabilities at fair value for which measurement of the fair value was made on a recurring basis.

 

  

Fair Value

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

June 30, 2020

                

Available for Sale:

                

U.S. Government Agency Securities

 $2,595  $-  $2,595  $- 

Corporate Securities

  36,108   -   36,108   - 

Mortgage-Backed Securities

  336,556   -   336,556   - 

Municipal Securities

  206,368   -   173,578   32,790 

Other Securities

  1,491   -   1,491   - 

Mortgage Loans Held for Sale

  456   -   456   - 

Total

 $583,574  $-  $550,784  $32,790 
                 

December 31, 2019

                

Available for Sale:

                

U.S. Government Agency Securities

 $15,937  $-  $15,937  $- 

Corporate Securities

  23,714   -   23,714   - 

Mortgage-Backed Securities

  139,459   -   139,459   - 

Municipal Securities

  99,083   -   92,496   6,587 

Other Securities

  -   -   -   - 

Mortgage Loans Held for Sale

  251   -   251   - 

Total

 $278,444  $-  $271,857  $6,587 

 

Nonrecurring Basis

 

The Company has segregated all financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis into the most appropriate level within the fair value hierarchy based on the inputs used to determine the fair value at the measurement date in the table below. The Company did not record any liabilities at fair value for which measurement of the fair value was made on a nonrecurring basis.

 

The fair value of the impaired loans is measured at the fair value of the collateral for collateral-dependent loans. Impaired loans are Level 2 assets measured using appraisals from external parties of the collateral less any prior liens. Repossessed assets are initially recorded at fair value less estimated cost to sell. The fair value of repossessed assets is based on property appraisals and an analysis of similar properties available. As such, the Bank records repossessed assets as Level 2.

 

  

Fair Value

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

June 30, 2020

                

Assets:

                

Impaired Loans

 $28,751  $-  $28,751  $- 

Repossessed Assets

  7,821   -   7,821   - 

Total

 $36,572  $-  $36,572  $- 
                 

December 31, 2019

                

Assets:

                

Impaired Loans

 $15,876  $-  $15,876  $- 

Repossessed Assets

  4,196   -   4,196   - 

Total

 $20,072  $-  $20,072  $- 

 

 

Fair Value Financial Instruments

 

The fair value of a financial instrument is the current amount that would be exchanged between willing parties, other than in a forced liquidation. Fair value is best determined based upon quoted market prices. However, in many instances, there are no quoted market prices for the Company’s various financial instruments. In cases where quoted market prices are not available, fair values are based on estimates using present value or other valuation techniques. Those techniques are significantly affected by the assumptions used, including the discount rate and estimates of future cash flows. Accordingly, the fair value estimates may not be realized in an immediate settlement of the instrument. In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, certain financial instruments and all non-financial instruments are excluded from these disclosure requirements. Accordingly, the aggregate fair value amounts presented may not necessarily represent the underlying fair value of the Company.

 

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate that value:

 

Cash and Short-Term Investments – For those short-term instruments, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.

 

Securities – Fair value of securities is based on quoted market prices. If a quoted market price is not available, fair value is estimated using quoted market prices for similar securities.

 

Loans – The exit price fair value for loans is estimated using discounted cash flow analyses, with interest rates currently being offered for similar loans to borrowers with similar credit rates. Loans with similar classifications are aggregated for purposes of the calculations. The allowance for loan losses, which was used to measure the credit risk, is subtracted from loans.

 

Cash Value of Bank-Owned Life Insurance (“BOLI”) – The carrying amount approximates its fair value.

 

Other Equity Securities – The carrying amount approximates its fair value.

 

Deposits – The fair value of demand deposits and certain money market deposits is the amount payable at the reporting date. The fair value of fixed-maturity certificates of deposit is estimated using discounted cash flow analyses, with interest rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities.

 

Borrowings – The fair value of FHLB advances and other long-term borrowings is estimated using the rates currently offered for advances of similar maturities. The carrying amount of short-term borrowings maturing within ninety days approximates the fair value.

 

Commitments to Extend Credit and Standby and Commercial Letters of Credit – The fair values of commitments to extend credit and standby and commercial letters of credit do not differ significantly from the commitment amount and are therefore omitted from this disclosure.

 

The estimated approximate fair values of the Bank’s financial instruments as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

  

Carrying

  

Total

             
  

Amount

  

Fair Value

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

June 30, 2020

                    

Financial Assets:

                    

Cash and Short-Term Investments

 $156,350  $156,350  $156,350  $-  $- 

Securities

  583,118   583,118   -   550,328   32,790 

Mortgage Loans Held for Sale

  456   456   -   456   - 

Loans - Net

  2,976,097   2,966,800   -   -   2,966,800 

Cash Value of BOLI

  44,542   44,542   -   44,542   - 

Other Equity Securities

  18,681   18,681   -   -   18,681 

Total

 $3,779,244  $3,769,947  $156,350  $595,326  $3,018,271 
                     

Financial Liabilities:

                    

Deposits

 $3,251,022  $3,261,188  $-  $-  $3,261,188 

Borrowings

  294,586   310,329   -   310,329   - 

Total

 $3,545,608  $3,571,517  $-  $310,329  $3,261,188 

 

BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

  

Carrying

  

Total

             
  

Amount

  

Fair Value

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

December 31, 2019

                    

Financial Assets:

                    

Cash and Short-Term Investments

 $150,743  $150,743  $150,743  $-  $- 

Securities

  278,193   278,193   -   271,606   6,587 

Mortgage Loans Held for Sale

  251   251   -   251   - 

Loans - Net

  1,698,141   1,696,470   -   -   1,696,470 

Cash Value of BOLI

  32,568   32,568   -   32,568   - 

Other Equity Securities

  12,565   12,565   -   -   12,565 

Total

 $2,172,461  $2,170,790  $150,743  $304,425  $1,715,622 
                     

Financial Liabilities:

                    

Deposits

 $1,782,010  $1,782,692  $-  $-  $1,782,692 

Borrowings

  185,989   202,863   -   202,863   - 

Total

 $1,967,999  $1,985,555  $-  $202,863  $1,782,692 

 
v3.20.2
Note 11 - Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements -
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements  
Accounting Standards Update and Change in Accounting Principle [Text Block]

Note 11 – Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements –

 

Accounting Standards Adopted in Current Period

 

None

 

Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

 

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326), Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. The amendments introduce an impairment model that is based on current expected credit losses (“CECL”), rather than incurred losses, to estimate credit losses on certain types of financial instruments (ex. loans and held to maturity securities), including certain off-balance sheet financial instruments (ex. commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit that are not unconditionally cancellable). The CECL should consider historical information, current information, and reasonable and supportable forecasts, including estimates of prepayments, over the contractual term. An entity must use judgment in determining the relevant information and estimation methods that are appropriate in its circumstances. Financial instruments with similar risk characteristics may be grouped together when estimating the CECL. The allowance for credit losses for purchased financial assets with a more-than-insignificant amount of credit deterioration since origination that are measured at amortized cost basis is determined in a similar manner to other financial assets measured at amortized cost basis; however, the initial estimate of expected credit loss would be recognized through an allowance for credit losses with an offset (i.e. increase) to the purchase price at acquisition. Only subsequent changes in the allowance for credit losses are recorded as a credit loss expense for these assets. The ASU also amends the current available for sale security

impairment model for debt securities whereby credit losses relating to available for sale debt securities should be recorded through an allowance for credit losses. The amendments will be applied through a modified retrospective approach, resulting

in a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective. On October 18, 2019, FASB approved an effective date delay applicable to smaller reporting companies until January 2023. The Company has elected to delay implementation of the standard. The future adoption of this ASU may have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

On January 26, 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350) which simplifies the accounting for goodwill impairment. The guidance in this ASU removes Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test, which requires a hypothetical purchase price allocation. The goodwill impairment will now be the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value, not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. All other goodwill impairment guidance will remain largely unchanged. Entities will continue to have the option to perform a qualitative assessment to determine if a quantitative impairment test is necessary. The same one-step impairment test will be applied to goodwill at all reporting units, even those with zero or negative carrying amounts. The standard was adopted on April 1, 2020 and had no impact on the consolidated financial statements.
v3.20.2
Note 3 - Mergers and Acquisitions - (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Notes Tables  
Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]

Purchase Price:

    

Shares Issued to Pedestal Shareholders on May 1, 2020

  7,614,506 

Closing Stock Price on May 1, 2020

 $12.96 

Total Purchase Price

 $98,684 

Net Assets Acquired:

    

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 $106,000 

Securities Available for Sale

  264,598 

Loans and Leases Receivable

  893,295 

Premises and Equipment, Net

  35,983 

Cash Value of Life Insurance

  11,522 

Core Deposit Intangible

  4,211 

Other Assets

  19,882 

Total Assets

  1,335,491 
     

Deposits

  1,177,137 

Borrowings

  59,399 

Other Liabilities

  5,425 

Total Liabilities

  1,241,961 

Net Assets Acquired

  93,530 

Goodwill Resulting from Merger

 $5,154 
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]
  

For The Three Months Ended June 30,

  

For The Six Months Ended June 30,

 
  

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

  

(Dollars in thousands)

 
  

(except per share data)

  

(except per share data)

 
                 

Interest Income

 $41,837  $42,925  $83,771  $84,044 

Interest Expense

  6,435   7,499   13,956   14,615 

Net Interest Income

  35,402   35,426   69,815   69,429 

Provision for Loan Losses

  5,443   1,302   6,810   1,935 

Net Interest Income after Provision for Loan Losses

  29,959   34,124   63,005   67,494 

Noninterest Income

  5,953   6,784   12,331   12,036 

Noninterest Expense

  25,642   24,523   50,545   49,163 

Income Before Income Taxes

  10,270   16,385   24,791   30,367 

Income Tax Expense

  2,218   3,339   4,722   6,152 

Net Income

 $8,052  $13,046  $20,069  $24,215 
                 

Earnings Per Common Share

                

Basic

 $0.39  $0.62  $0.97  $1.16 

Diluted

 $0.39  $0.61  $0.97  $1.14 
v3.20.2
Note 4 - Earnings Per Common Share - (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Notes Tables  
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]
  

For The Three Months Ended

June 30,

  

For The Six Months Ended

June 30,

 
  

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

 
  

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

Numerator:

                

Net Income Available to Common Shares

 $2,052  $6,843  $6,551  $12,502 

Denominator:

                

Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding

  18,108,068   13,361,482   15,710,611   13,324,725 

Dilutive Effect of Stock Options and RSAs

  13,890   379,455   65,765   379,455 

Weighted Average Dilutive Common Shares

  18,121,958   13,740,937   15,776,376   13,704,180 
                 

Basic Earnings Per Common Share From Net Income Available to Common Shares

 $0.11  $0.51  $0.42  $0.94 
                 

Diluted Earnings Per Common Share From Net Income Available to Common Shares

 $0.11  $0.50  $0.42  $0.91 
v3.20.2
Note 5 - Securities - (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Notes Tables  
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
  

June 30, 2020

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 
      

Gross

  

Gross

     
  

Amortized

  

Unrealized

  

Unrealized

  

Fair

 
  

Cost

  

Gains

  

Losses

  

Value

 

U.S. Government Agencies

 $2,596  $-  $1  $2,595 

Corporate Securities

  36,500   107   499   36,108 

Mortgage-Backed Securities

  330,461   6,471   376   336,556 

Municipal Securities

  201,703   4,690   25   206,368 

Other Securities

  1,462   29   -   1,491 

Total Securities Available for Sale

 $572,722  $11,297  $901  $583,118 
  

December 31, 2019

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 
      

Gross

  

Gross

     
  

Amortized

  

Unrealized

  

Unrealized

  

Fair

 
  

Cost

  

Gains

  

Losses

  

Value

 

U.S. Government Agencies

 $15,654  $303  $20  $15,937 

Corporate Securities

  23,774   98   158   23,714 

Mortgage-Backed Securities

  137,817   2,139   497   139,459 

Municipal Securities

  97,641   1,447   5   99,083 

Other Securities

  -   -   -   - 

Total Securities Available for Sale

 $274,886  $3,987  $680  $278,193 
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value [Table Text Block]
  

June 30, 2020

 
  

Less Than 12 Months

  

12 Months or Greater

  

Total

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 
      

Gross

      

Gross

      

Gross

 
  

Fair

  

Unrealized

  

Fair

  

Unrealized

  

Fair

  

Unrealized

 
  

Value

  

Losses

  

Value

  

Losses

  

Value

  

Losses

 

U.S. Government Agencies

 $2,595  $1  $-  $-  $2,595  $1 

Corporate Securities

  12,829   167   2,168   332   14,997   499 

Mortgage-Backed Securities

  87,915   375   24   1   87,939   376 

Municipal Securities

  8,847   24   380   1   9,227   25 

Other Securities

  -   -   -   -   -   - 

Total Securities Available for Sale

 $112,186  $567  $2,572  $334  $114,758  $901 
  

December 31, 2019

 
  

Less Than 12 Months

  

12 Months or Greater

  

Total

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 
      

Gross

      

Gross

      

Gross

 
  

Fair

  

Unrealized

  

Fair

  

Unrealized

  

Fair

  

Unrealized

 
  

Value

  

Losses

  

Value

  

Losses

  

Value

  

Losses

 

U.S. Government Agencies

 $2,486  $20  $-  $-  $2,486  $20 

Corporate Securities

  -   -   6,360   158   6,360   158 

Mortgage-Backed Securities

  950   4   44,366   493   45,316   497 

Municipal Securities

  948   4   1,261   1   2,209   5 

Other Securities

  -   -   -   -   -   - 

Total Securities Available for Sale

 $4,384  $28  $51,987  $652  $56,371  $680 
Investments Classified by Contractual Maturity Date [Table Text Block]
  

Amortized

  

Fair

 
  

Cost

  

Value

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Less Than One Year

 $30,701  $30,783 

One to Five Years

  112,781   114,419 

Over Five to Ten Years

  259,482   265,105 

Over Ten Years

  169,758   172,811 

Total Securities Available for Sale

 $572,722  $583,118 
v3.20.2
Note 6 - Loans and the Allowance for Loan Losses - (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Notes Tables  
Schedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Table Text Block]
  

June 30,

  

December 31,

 
  

2020

  

2019

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Real estate loans:

        

Construction and land

 $333,675  $244,181 

Farmland

  57,498   48,681 

1-4 family residential

  495,827   293,142 

Multi-family residential

  59,213   36,454 

Nonfarm nonresidential

  914,601   612,608 

Commercial

  1,026,596   390,398 

Consumer

  107,402   84,801 

Total loans held for investment

  2,994,812   1,710,265 
         

Less:

        

Allowance for loan losses

  (18,715)  (12,124)

Net loans

 $2,976,097  $1,698,141 
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Table Text Block]
  

June 30, 2020

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 
  

Real Estate:

      

Real Estate:

  

Real Estate:

  

Real Estate:

             
  

Construction

  

Real Estate:

  

1-4 Family

  

Multi-family

  

Nonfarm

             
  

and Land

  

Farmland

  

Residential

  

Residential

  

Nonresidential

  

Commercial

  

Consumer

  

Total

 

Allowance for credit losses:

                                

Beginning Balance

 $1,868  $229  $1,888  $226  $3,882  $3,414  $617  $12,124 

Charge-offs

  (9)  (2)  (26)  -   -   (187)  (68)  (292)

Recoveries

  9   -   3   -   1   31   29   73 

Provision

  611   300   1,396   275   2,384   1,392   452   6,810 

Ending Balance

 $2,479  $527  $3,261  $501  $6,267  $4,650  $1,030  $18,715 

Ending Balance:

                                

Individually evaluated for impairment

 $-  $3  $183  $-  $50  $427  $170  $833 

Collectively evaluated for impairment

 $2,479  $524  $3,078  $501  $6,217  $4,223  $860  $17,882 

Purchased Credit Impaired (1)

 $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $- 

Loans receivable:

                                

Ending Balance

 $333,675  $57,498  $495,827  $59,213  $914,601  $1,026,596  $107,402  $2,994,812 

Ending Balance:

                                

Individually evaluated for impairment

 $424  $236  $4,732  $-  $5,171  $15,321  $717  $26,601 

Collectively evaluated for impairment

 $332,279  $57,125  $456,468  $59,213  $882,774  $998,233  $104,002  $2,890,094 

Purchased Credit Impaired (1)

 $972  $137  $34,627  $-  $26,656  $13,042  $2,683  $78,117 
  

December 31, 2019

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 
  

Real Estate:

      

Real Estate:

  

Real Estate:

  

Real Estate:

             
  

Construction

  

Real Estate:

  

1-4 Family

  

Multi-family

  

Nonfarm

             
  

and Land

  

Farmland

  

Residential

  

Residential

  

Nonresidential

  

Commercial

  

Consumer

  

Total

 

Allowance for credit losses:

                                

Beginning balance

 $1,590  $104  $1,538  $236  $2,715  $4,453  $584  $11,220 

Charge-offs

  (2)  (2)  (162)  -   (51)  (1,556)  (52)  (1,825)

Recoveries

  -   -   14   -   4   41   64   123 

Provision

  280   127   498   (10)  1,214   476   21   2,606 

Ending Balance

 $1,868  $229  $1,888  $226  $3,882  $3,414  $617  $12,124 

Ending Balance:

                                

Individually evaluated for impairment

 $-  $4  $30  $-  $52  $421  $49  $556 

Collectively evaluated for impairment

 $1,868  $225  $1,858  $226  $3,830  $2,993  $568  $11,568 

Purchased Credit Impaired (1)

 $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $- 

Loans receivable:

                                

Ending Balance

 $244,181  $48,681  $293,142  $36,454  $612,608  $390,398  $84,801  $1,710,265 

Ending Balance:

                                

Individually evaluated for impairment

 $397  $222  $2,531  $-  $4,101  $4,175  $421  $11,847 

Collectively evaluated for impairment

 $243,784  $48,324  $290,549  $36,454  $603,891  $386,027  $84,380  $1,693,409 

Purchased Credit Impaired (1)

 $-  $135  $62  $-  $4,616  $196  $-  $5,009 
Financing Receivable Credit Quality Indicators [Table Text Block]
  

June 30, 2020

 
  

Pass

  

Special Mention

  

Substandard

  

Doubtful

  

Total

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Real Estate Loans:

                    

Construction and land

 $325,167  $6,434  $1,650  $424  $333,675 

Farmland

  55,251   1,897   13   337   57,498 

1-4 family residential

  477,560   9,757   4,009   4,501   495,827 

Multi-family residential

  58,839   343   31   -   59,213 

Nonfarm nonresidential

  892,551   13,635   3,672   4,743   914,601 

Commercial

  999,861   10,898   4,994   10,843   1,026,596 

Consumer

  105,223   1,289   192   698   107,402 

Total

 $2,914,452  $44,253  $14,561  $21,546  $2,994,812 
  

December 31, 2019

 
  

Pass

  

Special Mention

  

Substandard

  

Doubtful

  

Total

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Real Estate Loans:

                    

Construction and land

 $241,519  $1,141  $1,124  $397  $244,181 

Farmland

  46,591   1,737   14   339   48,681 

1-4 family residential

  284,381   3,175   3,237   2,349   293,142 

Multi-family residential

  36,422   -   32   -   36,454 

Nonfarm nonresidential

  594,046   11,077   3,830   3,655   612,608 

Commercial

  374,500   9,219   4,854   1,825   390,398 

Consumer

  82,726   1,538   125   412   84,801 

Total

 $1,660,185  $27,887  $13,216  $8,977  $1,710,265 
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Table Text Block]
  

June 30, 2020

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 
                          

Recorded

 
          

Greater

              

Investment Over

 
  

30-59 Days

  

60-89 Days

  

Than 90 Days

  

Total

      

Total Loans

  

90 Days Past Due

 
  

Past Due

  

Past Due

  

Past Due

  

Past Due

  

Current

  

Receivable

  

and Still Accruing

 

Real Estate Loans:

                            

Construction and land

 $1,071  $156  $399  $1,626  $332,049  $333,675  $4 

Farmland

  65   -   337   402   57,096   57,498   - 

1-4 family residential

  1,958   150   2,414   4,522   491,305   495,827   277 

Multi-family residential

  -   -   -   -   59,213   59,213   - 

Nonfarm nonresidential

  521   32   1,954   2,507   912,094   914,601   - 

Commercial

  997   164   3,047   4,208   1,022,388   1,026,596   24 

Consumer

  165   69   456   690   106,712   107,402   12 

Total

 $4,777  $571  $8,607  $13,955  $2,980,857  $2,994,812  $317 
  

December 31, 2019

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 
                          

Recorded

 
          

Greater

              

Investment Over

 
  

30-59 Days

  

60-89 Days

  

Than 90 Days

  

Total

      

Total Loans

  

90 Days Past Due

 
  

Past Due

  

Past Due

  

Past Due

  

Past Due

  

Current

  

Receivable

  

and Still Accruing

 

Real Estate Loans:

                            

Construction and land

 $483  $17  $379  $879  $243,302  $244,181  $- 

Farmland

  18   16   143   177   48,504   48,681   - 

1-4 family residential

  1,245   975   1,000   3,220   289,922   293,142   29 

Multi-family residential

  32   -   -   32   36,422   36,454   - 

Nonfarm nonresidential

  181   610   1,529   2,320   610,288   612,608   - 

Commercial

  126   142   1,311   1,579   388,819   390,398   - 

Consumer

  143   34   405   582   84,219   84,801   43 

Total

 $2,228  $1,794  $4,767  $8,789  $1,701,476  $1,710,265  $72 
Impaired Financing Receivables [Table Text Block]
  

June 30, 2020

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 
      

Unpaid

      

Average

 
  

Recorded

  

Principal

  

Related

  

Recorded

 
  

Investment

  

Balance

  

Allowance

  

Investment

 

With an allowance recorded:

                

Real Estate Loans:

                

Construction and land

 $-  $-  $-  $- 

Farmland

  19   21   3   19 

1-4 family residential

  750   779   183   308 

Multi-family residential

  -   -   -   - 

Nonfarm nonresidential

  1,139   1,140   50   658 

Other Loans:

                

Commercial

  2,529   2,616   427   1,450 

Consumer

  251   254   170   176 

Total

 $4,688  $4,810  $833  $2,611 
                 

With no allowance recorded:

                

Real Estate Loans:

                

Construction and land

 $424  $454  $-  $557 

Farmland

  217   223   -   217 

1-4 family residential

  3,981   4,766   -   3,401 

Multi-family residential

  -   -   -   - 

Nonfarm nonresidential

  4,033   4,583   -   3,841 

Other Loans:

                

Commercial

  12,792   12,946   -   6,380 

Consumer

  466   528   -   350 

Total

 $21,913  $23,500  $-  $14,746 
  

December 31, 2019

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 
      

Unpaid

      

Average

 
  

Recorded

  

Principal

  

Related

  

Recorded

 
  

Investment

  

Balance

  

Allowance

  

Investment

 

With an allowance recorded:

                

Real Estate Loans:

                

Construction and land

 $-  $-  $-  $1 

Farmland

  20   21   4   21 

1-4 family residential

  136   167   30   163 

Multi-family residential

  -   -   -   - 

Nonfarm nonresidential

  721   738   52   601 

Other Loans:

                

Commercial

  851   926   421   1,053 

Consumer

  120   123   49   116 

Total

 $1,848  $1,975  $556  $1,955 
                 

With no allowance recorded:

                

Real Estate Loans:

                

Construction and land

 $397  $420  $-  $184 

Farmland

  202   207   -   177 

1-4 family residential

  2,395   3,041   -   2,531 

Multi-family residential

  -   -   -   - 

Nonfarm nonresidential

  3,381   3,693   -   3,644 

Other Loans:

                

Commercial

  3,323   4,173   -   4,157 

Consumer

  301   358   -   192 

Total

 $9,999  $11,892  $-  $10,885 
                 

Total Impaired Loans:

                

Real Estate Loans:

                

Construction and land

 $397  $420  $-  $185 

Farmland

  222   228   4   198 

1-4 family residential

  2,531   3,208   30   2,694 

Multi-family residential

  -   -   -   - 

Nonfarm nonresidential

  4,102   4,431   52   4,245 

Other Loans:

                

Commercial

  4,174   5,099   421   5,210 

Consumer

  421   481   49   308 

Total

 $11,847  $13,867  $556  $12,840 
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities Acquired During Period [Table Text Block]
  

Purchased

 
  

Impaired Credits

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 
     

Contractually required payments

 $133,621 

Non-accretable difference (expected losses)

  (49,828)

Cash flows expected to be collected at acquisition

  83,793 

Accretable yield

  (9,202)

Basis in acquired loans at acquisition

 $74,591 
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Accretable Yield Movement Schedule [Table Text Block]

Balance at December 31, 2019

 $1,489 

Accretable difference relating to purchased impaired credits acquired in Pedestal acquisition

  9,202 

Accretion

  (958)

Changes in expected cash flows not affecting non-accretable differences

  116 

Balance at June 30, 2020

 $9,849 
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Table Text Block]

Modifications as of June 30, 2020:

            
      

Pre-Modification

  

Post-Modification

 
  

Number

  

Outstanding

  

Outstanding

 
  

of

  

Recorded

  

Recorded

 
  

Contracts

  

Investment

  

Investment

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Troubled Debt Restructuring

            

Real Estate Loans:

            

1-4 family residential

  4  $268  $251 

Nonfarm nonresidential

  3   2,411   1,993 

Other Loans:

            

Commercial

  7   5,150   4,287 

Consumer

  1   11   6 

Total

  15  $7,840  $6,537 

Modifications as of December 31, 2019:

            
      

Pre-Modification

  

Post-Modification

 
  

Number

  

Outstanding

  

Outstanding

 
  

of

  

Recorded

  

Recorded

 
  

Contracts

  

Investment

  

Investment

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Troubled Debt Restructuring

            

Real Estate Loans:

            

1-4 family residential

  3  $235  $219 

Nonfarm nonresidential

  3   2,411   2,044 

Other Loans:

            

Commercial

  6   5,914   2,755 

Consumer

  1   11   9 

Total

  13  $8,571  $5,027 
v3.20.2
Note 8 - Leases - (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Notes Tables  
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Maturity [Table Text Block]
Future minimum lease payments under these leases are as follows:      
   

(Dollars in thousands)

  

July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021

   $ 1,184  

July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022

     2,159  

July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023

     1,977  

July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024

     1,869  

July 1, 2024 and Thereafter

     7,870  

Total Future Minimum Lease Payments

     15,059  

Less Imputed Interest

     (1,652 )

Present Value of Lease Liabilities

   $ 13,407  
v3.20.2
Note 10 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments - (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Notes Tables  
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]
  

Fair Value

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

June 30, 2020

                

Available for Sale:

                

U.S. Government Agency Securities

 $2,595  $-  $2,595  $- 

Corporate Securities

  36,108   -   36,108   - 

Mortgage-Backed Securities

  336,556   -   336,556   - 

Municipal Securities

  206,368   -   173,578   32,790 

Other Securities

  1,491   -   1,491   - 

Mortgage Loans Held for Sale

  456   -   456   - 

Total

 $583,574  $-  $550,784  $32,790 
                 

December 31, 2019

                

Available for Sale:

                

U.S. Government Agency Securities

 $15,937  $-  $15,937  $- 

Corporate Securities

  23,714   -   23,714   - 

Mortgage-Backed Securities

  139,459   -   139,459   - 

Municipal Securities

  99,083   -   92,496   6,587 

Other Securities

  -   -   -   - 

Mortgage Loans Held for Sale

  251   -   251   - 

Total

 $278,444  $-  $271,857  $6,587 
Fair Value Measurements, Nonrecurring [Table Text Block]
  

Fair Value

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

June 30, 2020

                

Assets:

                

Impaired Loans

 $28,751  $-  $28,751  $- 

Repossessed Assets

  7,821   -   7,821   - 

Total

 $36,572  $-  $36,572  $- 
                 

December 31, 2019

                

Assets:

                

Impaired Loans

 $15,876  $-  $15,876  $- 

Repossessed Assets

  4,196   -   4,196   - 

Total

 $20,072  $-  $20,072  $- 
Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping [Table Text Block]
  

Carrying

  

Total

             
  

Amount

  

Fair Value

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

June 30, 2020

                    

Financial Assets:

                    

Cash and Short-Term Investments

 $156,350  $156,350  $156,350  $-  $- 

Securities

  583,118   583,118   -   550,328   32,790 

Mortgage Loans Held for Sale

  456   456   -   456   - 

Loans - Net

  2,976,097   2,966,800   -   -   2,966,800 

Cash Value of BOLI

  44,542   44,542   -   44,542   - 

Other Equity Securities

  18,681   18,681   -   -   18,681 

Total

 $3,779,244  $3,769,947  $156,350  $595,326  $3,018,271 
                     

Financial Liabilities:

                    

Deposits

 $3,251,022  $3,261,188  $-  $-  $3,261,188 

Borrowings

  294,586   310,329   -   310,329   - 

Total

 $3,545,608  $3,571,517  $-  $310,329  $3,261,188 
  

Carrying

  

Total

             
  

Amount

  

Fair Value

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

December 31, 2019

                    

Financial Assets:

                    

Cash and Short-Term Investments

 $150,743  $150,743  $150,743  $-  $- 

Securities

  278,193   278,193   -   271,606   6,587 

Mortgage Loans Held for Sale

  251   251   -   251   - 

Loans - Net

  1,698,141   1,696,470   -   -   1,696,470 

Cash Value of BOLI

  32,568   32,568   -   32,568   - 

Other Equity Securities

  12,565   12,565   -   -   12,565 

Total

 $2,172,461  $2,170,790  $150,743  $304,425  $1,715,622 
                     

Financial Liabilities:

                    

Deposits

 $1,782,010  $1,782,692  $-  $-  $1,782,692 

Borrowings

  185,989   202,863   -   202,863   - 

Total

 $1,967,999  $1,985,555  $-  $202,863  $1,782,692 
v3.20.2
Note 3 - Mergers and Acquisitions - (Details Textual) - USD ($)
 2 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
May 01, 2020
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Apr. 30, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Assets, Total   $ 3,961,138,000 $ 3,961,138,000   $ 3,961,138,000     $ 2,273,835,000
Deposits, Total   3,251,022,000 3,251,022,000   3,251,022,000     $ 1,782,010,000
Pedestal [Member]                
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares (in shares) 7,614,506              
Assets, Total             $ 1,400,000,000  
Loans Payable, Total             935,800,000  
Deposits, Total             $ 1,200,000,000  
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs   $ 7,800,000            
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Interest Income (Expense), Net, Fair Value Adjustment     784,000 $ 2,400,000 3,100,000 $ 4,700,000    
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Provision for Loan and Lease Losses, Total, Adjustment       1,100,000 650,000 1,500,000    
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Noninterest Expense, Total     25,642,000 $ 24,523,000 $ 50,545,000 $ 49,163,000    
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Adjustment, Percent         21.00%      
Pedestal [Member] | Acquisition-related Costs [Member]                
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Noninterest Expense, Total     $ 6,600,000   $ 7,800,000      
v3.20.2
Note 3 - Mergers and Acquisitions - Schedule of Identifiable Assets Purchased and Liabilities Assumed (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands
May 01, 2020
Jun. 30, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Net Assets Acquired:      
Goodwill Resulting from Merger   $ 53,649 $ 48,495
Pedestal [Member]      
Purchase Price:      
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares (in shares) 7,614,506    
Closing Stock Price on May 1, 2020 (in dollars per share) $ 12.96    
Total Purchase Price $ 98,684    
Net Assets Acquired:      
Cash and Cash Equivalents 106,000    
Securities Available for Sale 264,598    
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Receivables 893,295    
Premises and Equipment, Net 35,983    
Cash Value of Life Insurance 11,522    
Core Deposit Intangible 4,211    
Other Assets 19,882    
Total Assets 1,335,491    
Deposits 1,177,137    
Borrowings 59,399    
Other Liabilities 5,425    
Total Liabilities 1,241,961    
Net Assets Acquired 93,530    
Goodwill Resulting from Merger $ 5,154    
v3.20.2
Note 3 - Mergers and Acquisitions - Proforma Information (Details) - Pedestal [Member] - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Interest Income $ 41,837 $ 42,925 $ 83,771 $ 84,044
Interest Expense 6,435 7,499 13,956 14,615
Net Interest Income 35,402 35,426 69,815 69,429
Provision for Loan Losses 5,443 1,302 6,810 1,935
Net Interest Income after Provision for Loan Losses 29,959 34,124 63,005 67,494
Noninterest Income 5,953 6,784 12,331 12,036
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Noninterest Expense, Total 25,642 24,523 50,545 49,163
Income Before Income Taxes 10,270 16,385 24,791 30,367
Income Tax Expense 2,218 3,339 4,722 6,152
Net Income $ 8,052 $ 13,046 $ 20,069 $ 24,215
Basic (in dollars per share) $ 0.39 $ 0.62 $ 0.97 $ 1.16
Diluted (in dollars per share) $ 0.39 $ 0.61 $ 0.97 $ 1.14
v3.20.2
Note 4 - Earnings Per Common Share - Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Common Share (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Net Income Available to Common Shares $ 2,052 $ 6,843 $ 6,551 $ 12,502
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding (in shares) 18,108,068 13,361,482 15,710,611 13,324,725
Dilutive Effect of Stock Options and RSAs (in shares) 13,890 379,455 65,765 379,455
Weighted Average Dilutive Common Shares (in shares) 18,121,958 13,740,937 15,776,376 13,704,180
Basic Earnings Per Common Share From Net Income Available to Common Shares (in dollars per share) $ 0.11 $ 0.51 $ 0.42 $ 0.94
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share From Net Income Available to Common Shares (in dollars per share) $ 0.11 $ 0.50 $ 0.42 $ 0.91
v3.20.2
Note 5 - Securities - Securities Available-for-sale (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Jun. 30, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Amortized cost $ 572,722 $ 274,886
Gross unrealized gains 11,297 3,987
Gross unrealized losses 901 680
Fair value 583,118 278,193
US Government Agencies Debt Securities [Member]    
Amortized cost 2,596 15,654
Gross unrealized gains 0 303
Gross unrealized losses 1 20
Fair value 2,595 15,937
Corporate Debt Securities [Member]    
Amortized cost 36,500 23,774
Gross unrealized gains 107 98
Gross unrealized losses 499 158
Fair value 36,108 23,714
Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]    
Amortized cost 330,461 137,817
Gross unrealized gains 6,471 2,139
Gross unrealized losses 376 497
Fair value 336,556 139,459
US States and Political Subdivisions Debt Securities [Member]    
Amortized cost 201,703 97,641
Gross unrealized gains 4,690 1,447
Gross unrealized losses 25 5
Fair value 206,368 99,083
Other Debt Obligations [Member]    
Amortized cost 1,462 0
Gross unrealized gains 29 0
Gross unrealized losses 0 0
Fair value $ 1,491 $ 0
v3.20.2
Note 5 - Securities - Securities in a Continuous Unrealized Loss Position (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Jun. 30, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Less than 12 months, fair value $ 112,186 $ 4,384
Less than 12 months, gross unrealized losses 567 28
12 months or greater, fair value 2,572 51,987
12 months or greater, gross unrealized losses 334 652
Total, fair value 114,758 56,371
Total, gross unrealized losses 901 680
US Government Agencies Debt Securities [Member]    
Less than 12 months, fair value 2,595 2,486
Less than 12 months, gross unrealized losses 1 20
12 months or greater, fair value 0 0
12 months or greater, gross unrealized losses 0 0
Total, fair value 2,595 2,486
Total, gross unrealized losses 1 20
Corporate Debt Securities [Member]    
Less than 12 months, fair value 12,829 0
Less than 12 months, gross unrealized losses 167 0
12 months or greater, fair value 2,168 6,360
12 months or greater, gross unrealized losses 332 158
Total, fair value 14,997 6,360
Total, gross unrealized losses 499 158
Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]    
Less than 12 months, fair value 87,915 950
Less than 12 months, gross unrealized losses 375 4
12 months or greater, fair value 24 44,366
12 months or greater, gross unrealized losses 1 493
Total, fair value 87,939 45,316
Total, gross unrealized losses 376 497
US States and Political Subdivisions Debt Securities [Member]    
Less than 12 months, fair value 8,847 948
Less than 12 months, gross unrealized losses 24 4
12 months or greater, fair value 380 1,261
12 months or greater, gross unrealized losses 1 1
Total, fair value 9,227 2,209
Total, gross unrealized losses 25 5
Other Debt Obligations [Member]    
Less than 12 months, fair value 0 0
Less than 12 months, gross unrealized losses 0 0
12 months or greater, fair value 0 0
12 months or greater, gross unrealized losses 0 0
Total, fair value 0 0
Total, gross unrealized losses $ 0 $ 0
v3.20.2
Note 5 - Securities - Securities Available-for-sale by Contractual Maturity (Details)
$ in Thousands
Jun. 30, 2020
USD ($)
Less Than One Year, Amortized Cost $ 30,701
Less Than One Year, Fair Value 30,783
One to Five Years, Amortized Cost 112,781
One to Five Years, Fair Value 114,419
Over Five to Ten Years, Amortized Cost 259,482
Over Five to Ten Years, Fair Value 265,105
Over Ten Years, Amortized Cost 169,758
Over Ten Years, Fair Value 172,811
Amortized Cost 572,722
Fair Value $ 583,118
v3.20.2
Note 6 - Loans and the Allowance for Loan Losses - (Details Textual)
 6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
May 01, 2020
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2020
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2019
USD ($)
Loans and Leases Receivable, Deferred Income, Total   $ 14,300,000 $ 3,000,000.0
Loans and Leases Receivable Reclassified from Overdraft   891,000 276,000
Loans Receivable, Unpaid Principal Balance   153,100,000 129,700,000
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Carrying Amount, Net [1]   78,117,000 5,009,000
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net of Deferred Income, Total   2,994,812,000 1,710,265,000
Impaired Financing Receivable, Interest Income, Accrual Method, Total   161,000 69,000
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring, Subsequent Default   $ 0 0
Financing Receivable, Number of Principal and Interest Payment Deferrals   2,600  
Financing Receivable, Principal and Interest, Deferred Payments   $ 938,500,000  
Financing Receivable, Interest Only Deferred Payments   9,100,000  
Minden Bancorp and Richland State Bancorp [Member] | Performing Financial Instruments [Member]      
Loans and Leases Receivable, Deferred Income, Total   12,800,000 2,000,000.0
Loans Receivable, Fair Value Disclosure   977,800,000 180,000,000.0
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Carrying Amount, Net   78,100,000 5,000,000.0
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net of Deferred Income, Total   912,400,000 177,100,000
Pedestal [Member]      
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Receivables $ 893,295,000    
Pedestal [Member] | Financial Asset Acquired and No Credit Deterioration [Member] | Loans and Leases Receivables Acquired [Member]      
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Receivables 818,700,000    
Pedestal [Member] | Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Loans and Leases Receivables Acquired [Member]      
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Receivables 74,600,000    
Pedestal [Member] | Performing Financial Instruments [Member] | Loans and Leases Receivables Acquired [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Purchased with Credit Deterioration, Discount (Premium) $ 11,500,000    
SBA CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program [Member]      
Loans and Leases Receivable, Deferred Income, Total   12,700,000  
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]      
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Carrying Amount, Net [1]   13,042,000 196,000
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net of Deferred Income, Total   1,026,596,000 390,398,000
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | SBA CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program [Member]      
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Total   389,900,000  
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member]      
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Carrying Amount, Net [1]   2,683,000 0
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net of Deferred Income, Total   107,402,000 $ 84,801,000
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] | SBA CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program [Member]      
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Total   $ 5,500,000  
[1] Purchased credit impaired loans are evaluated for impairment on an individual basis.
v3.20.2
Note 6 - Loans and the Allowance for Loan Losses - Loans Receivable (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Jun. 30, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Dec. 31, 2018
Loans $ 2,994,812 $ 1,710,265  
Allowance for loan losses (18,715) (12,124) $ (11,220)
Net loans 2,976,097 1,698,141  
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Construction and Land [Member]      
Loans 333,675 244,181  
Allowance for loan losses (2,479) (1,868) (1,590)
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Farmland [Member]      
Loans 57,498 48,681  
Allowance for loan losses (527) (229) (104)
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Nonfarm Nonresidential [Member]      
Loans 914,601 612,608  
Allowance for loan losses (6,267) (3,882) (2,715)
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Real Estate Residential One- to Four-Family [Member]      
Loans 495,827 293,142  
Allowance for loan losses (3,261) (1,888) (1,538)
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Multi-family Residential [Member]      
Loans 59,213 36,454  
Allowance for loan losses (501) (226) (236)
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]      
Loans 1,026,596 390,398  
Allowance for loan losses (4,650) (3,414) (4,453)
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member]      
Loans 107,402 84,801  
Allowance for loan losses $ (1,030) $ (617) $ (584)
v3.20.2
Note 6 - Loans and the Allowance for Loan Losses - Allowance for Credit Losses and Recorded Investment in Loans Receivable (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Dec. 31, 2019
May 01, 2020
Beginning Balance     $ 12,124 $ 11,220 $ 11,220  
Charge-offs     (292)   (1,825)  
Recoveries     73   123  
Provision $ 5,443 $ 1,302 6,810 1,935 2,606  
Ending Balance 18,715   18,715   12,124  
Allowance for credit losses, individually evaluated for impairment 833   833   556  
Allowance for credit losses, collectively evaluated for impairment 17,882   17,882   11,568  
Allowance for credit losses, purchased credit impaired 0 [1]   0 [1]   0 [1] $ 49,828
Loans receivable 2,994,812   2,994,812   1,710,265  
Loans receivable, individually evaluated for impairment 26,601   26,601   11,847  
Loans receivable, collectively evaluated for impairment 2,890,094   2,890,094   1,693,409  
Loans receivable, purchased credit impaired [1] 78,117   78,117   5,009  
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Construction and Land [Member]            
Beginning Balance     1,868 1,590 1,590  
Charge-offs     (9)   (2)  
Recoveries     9   0  
Provision     611   280  
Ending Balance 2,479   2,479   1,868  
Allowance for credit losses, individually evaluated for impairment 0   0   0  
Allowance for credit losses, collectively evaluated for impairment 2,479   2,479   1,868  
Allowance for credit losses, purchased credit impaired [1] 0   0   0  
Loans receivable 333,675   333,675   244,181  
Loans receivable, individually evaluated for impairment 424   424   397  
Loans receivable, collectively evaluated for impairment 332,279   332,279   243,784  
Loans receivable, purchased credit impaired [1] 972   972   0  
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Farmland [Member]            
Beginning Balance     229 104 104  
Charge-offs     (2)   (2)  
Recoveries     0   0  
Provision     300   127  
Ending Balance 527   527   229  
Allowance for credit losses, individually evaluated for impairment 3   3   4  
Allowance for credit losses, collectively evaluated for impairment 524   524   225  
Allowance for credit losses, purchased credit impaired [1] 0   0   0  
Loans receivable 57,498   57,498   48,681  
Loans receivable, individually evaluated for impairment 236   236   222  
Loans receivable, collectively evaluated for impairment 57,125   57,125   48,324  
Loans receivable, purchased credit impaired [1] 137   137   135  
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Nonfarm Nonresidential [Member]            
Beginning Balance     3,882 2,715 2,715  
Charge-offs     0   (51)  
Recoveries     1   4  
Provision     2,384   1,214  
Ending Balance 6,267   6,267   3,882  
Allowance for credit losses, individually evaluated for impairment 50   50   52  
Allowance for credit losses, collectively evaluated for impairment 6,217   6,217   3,830  
Allowance for credit losses, purchased credit impaired [1] 0   0   0  
Loans receivable 914,601   914,601   612,608  
Loans receivable, individually evaluated for impairment 5,171   5,171   4,101  
Loans receivable, collectively evaluated for impairment 882,774   882,774   603,891  
Loans receivable, purchased credit impaired [1] 26,656   26,656   4,616  
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Real Estate Residential One- to Four-Family [Member]            
Beginning Balance     1,888 1,538 1,538  
Charge-offs     (26)   (162)  
Recoveries     3   14  
Provision     1,396   498  
Ending Balance 3,261   3,261   1,888  
Allowance for credit losses, individually evaluated for impairment 183   183   30  
Allowance for credit losses, collectively evaluated for impairment 3,078   3,078   1,858  
Allowance for credit losses, purchased credit impaired [1] 0   0   0  
Loans receivable 495,827   495,827   293,142  
Loans receivable, individually evaluated for impairment 4,732   4,732   2,531  
Loans receivable, collectively evaluated for impairment 456,468   456,468   290,549  
Loans receivable, purchased credit impaired [1] 34,627   34,627   62  
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Multi-family Residential [Member]            
Beginning Balance     226 236 236  
Charge-offs     0      
Recoveries     0   0  
Provision     275   (10)  
Ending Balance 501   501   226  
Allowance for credit losses, individually evaluated for impairment 0   0   0  
Allowance for credit losses, collectively evaluated for impairment 501   501   226  
Allowance for credit losses, purchased credit impaired [1] 0   0   0  
Loans receivable 59,213   59,213   36,454  
Loans receivable, individually evaluated for impairment 0   0   0  
Loans receivable, collectively evaluated for impairment 59,213   59,213   36,454  
Loans receivable, purchased credit impaired [1] 0   0   0  
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]            
Beginning Balance     3,414 4,453 4,453  
Charge-offs     (187)   (1,556)  
Recoveries     31   41  
Provision     1,392   476  
Ending Balance 4,650   4,650   3,414  
Allowance for credit losses, individually evaluated for impairment 427   427   421  
Allowance for credit losses, collectively evaluated for impairment 4,223   4,223   2,993  
Allowance for credit losses, purchased credit impaired [1] 0   0   0  
Loans receivable 1,026,596   1,026,596   390,398  
Loans receivable, individually evaluated for impairment 15,321   15,321   4,175  
Loans receivable, collectively evaluated for impairment 998,233   998,233   386,027  
Loans receivable, purchased credit impaired [1] 13,042   13,042   196  
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member]            
Beginning Balance     617 $ 584 584  
Charge-offs     (68)   (52)  
Recoveries     29   64  
Provision     452   21  
Ending Balance 1,030   1,030   617  
Allowance for credit losses, individually evaluated for impairment 170   170   49  
Allowance for credit losses, collectively evaluated for impairment 860   860   568  
Allowance for credit losses, purchased credit impaired [1] 0   0   0  
Loans receivable 107,402   107,402   84,801  
Loans receivable, individually evaluated for impairment 717   717   421  
Loans receivable, collectively evaluated for impairment 104,002   104,002   84,380  
Loans receivable, purchased credit impaired [1] $ 2,683   $ 2,683   $ 0  
[1] Purchased credit impaired loans are evaluated for impairment on an individual basis.
v3.20.2
Note 6 - Loans and the Allowance for Loan Losses - Credit Quality Indicators (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Jun. 30, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Loans $ 2,994,812 $ 1,710,265
Pass [Member]    
Loans 2,914,452 1,660,185
Special Mention [Member]    
Loans 44,253 27,887
Substandard [Member]    
Loans 14,561 13,216
Doubtful [Member]    
Loans 21,546 8,977
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Construction and Land [Member]    
Loans 333,675 244,181
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Construction and Land [Member] | Pass [Member]    
Loans 325,167 241,519
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Construction and Land [Member] | Special Mention [Member]    
Loans 6,434 1,141
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Construction and Land [Member] | Substandard [Member]    
Loans 1,650 1,124
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Construction and Land [Member] | Doubtful [Member]    
Loans 424 397
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Farmland [Member]    
Loans 57,498 48,681
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Farmland [Member] | Pass [Member]    
Loans 55,251 46,591
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Farmland [Member] | Special Mention [Member]    
Loans 1,897 1,737
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Farmland [Member] | Substandard [Member]    
Loans 13 14
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Farmland [Member] | Doubtful [Member]    
Loans 337 339
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Nonfarm Nonresidential [Member]    
Loans 914,601 612,608
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Nonfarm Nonresidential [Member] | Pass [Member]    
Loans 892,551 594,046
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Nonfarm Nonresidential [Member] | Special Mention [Member]    
Loans 13,635 11,077
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Nonfarm Nonresidential [Member] | Substandard [Member]    
Loans 3,672 3,830
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Nonfarm Nonresidential [Member] | Doubtful [Member]    
Loans 4,743 3,655
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Real Estate Residential One- to Four-Family [Member]    
Loans 495,827 293,142
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Real Estate Residential One- to Four-Family [Member] | Pass [Member]    
Loans 477,560 284,381
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Real Estate Residential One- to Four-Family [Member] | Special Mention [Member]    
Loans 9,757 3,175
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Real Estate Residential One- to Four-Family [Member] | Substandard [Member]    
Loans 4,009 3,237
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Real Estate Residential One- to Four-Family [Member] | Doubtful [Member]    
Loans 4,501 2,349
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Multi-family Residential [Member]    
Loans 59,213 36,454
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Multi-family Residential [Member] | Pass [Member]    
Loans 58,839 36,422
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Multi-family Residential [Member] | Special Mention [Member]    
Loans 343 0
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Multi-family Residential [Member] | Substandard [Member]    
Loans 31 32
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Multi-family Residential [Member] | Doubtful [Member]    
Loans 0 0
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]    
Loans 1,026,596 390,398
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Pass [Member]    
Loans 999,861 374,500
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Special Mention [Member]    
Loans 10,898 9,219
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Substandard [Member]    
Loans 4,994 4,854
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Doubtful [Member]    
Loans 10,843 1,825
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member]    
Loans 107,402 84,801
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] | Pass [Member]    
Loans 105,223 82,726
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] | Special Mention [Member]    
Loans 1,289 1,538
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] | Substandard [Member]    
Loans 192 125
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] | Doubtful [Member]    
Loans $ 698 $ 412
v3.20.2
Note 6 - Loans and the Allowance for Loan Losses - Past Due Loans Receivable (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Jun. 30, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Past due $ 13,955 $ 8,789
Current 2,980,857 1,701,476
Loans 2,994,812 1,710,265
Recorded investment over 90 days past due and still accruing 317 72
Financial Asset, 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member]    
Past due 4,777 2,228
Financial Asset, 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]    
Past due 571 1,794
Financial Asset, Equal to or Greater than 90 Days Past Due [Member]    
Past due 8,607 4,767
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Construction and Land [Member]    
Past due 1,626 879
Current 332,049 243,302
Loans 333,675 244,181
Recorded investment over 90 days past due and still accruing 4 0
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Construction and Land [Member] | Financial Asset, 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member]    
Past due 1,071 483
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Construction and Land [Member] | Financial Asset, 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]    
Past due 156 17
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Construction and Land [Member] | Financial Asset, Equal to or Greater than 90 Days Past Due [Member]    
Past due 399 379
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Farmland [Member]    
Past due 402 177
Current 57,096 48,504
Loans 57,498 48,681
Recorded investment over 90 days past due and still accruing 0 0
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Farmland [Member] | Financial Asset, 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member]    
Past due 65 18
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Farmland [Member] | Financial Asset, 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]    
Past due 0 16
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Farmland [Member] | Financial Asset, Equal to or Greater than 90 Days Past Due [Member]    
Past due 337 143
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Nonfarm Nonresidential [Member]    
Past due 2,507 2,320
Current 912,094 610,288
Loans 914,601 612,608
Recorded investment over 90 days past due and still accruing 0 0
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Nonfarm Nonresidential [Member] | Financial Asset, 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member]    
Past due 521 181
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Nonfarm Nonresidential [Member] | Financial Asset, 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]    
Past due 32 610
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Nonfarm Nonresidential [Member] | Financial Asset, Equal to or Greater than 90 Days Past Due [Member]    
Past due 1,954 1,529
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Real Estate Residential One- to Four-Family [Member]    
Past due 4,522 3,220
Current 491,305 289,922
Loans 495,827 293,142
Recorded investment over 90 days past due and still accruing 277 29
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Real Estate Residential One- to Four-Family [Member] | Financial Asset, 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member]    
Past due 1,958 1,245
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Real Estate Residential One- to Four-Family [Member] | Financial Asset, 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]    
Past due 150 975
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Real Estate Residential One- to Four-Family [Member] | Financial Asset, Equal to or Greater than 90 Days Past Due [Member]    
Past due 2,414 1,000
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Multi-family Residential [Member]    
Past due 0 32
Current 59,213 36,422
Loans 59,213 36,454
Recorded investment over 90 days past due and still accruing 0 0
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Multi-family Residential [Member] | Financial Asset, 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member]    
Past due 0 32
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Multi-family Residential [Member] | Financial Asset, 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]    
Past due 0 0
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Multi-family Residential [Member] | Financial Asset, Equal to or Greater than 90 Days Past Due [Member]    
Past due 0 0
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]    
Past due 4,208 1,579
Current 1,022,388 388,819
Loans 1,026,596 390,398
Recorded investment over 90 days past due and still accruing 24 0
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Financial Asset, 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member]    
Past due 997 126
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Financial Asset, 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]    
Past due 164 142
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Financial Asset, Equal to or Greater than 90 Days Past Due [Member]    
Past due 3,047 1,311
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member]    
Past due 690 582
Current 106,712 84,219
Loans 107,402 84,801
Recorded investment over 90 days past due and still accruing 12 43
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] | Financial Asset, 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member]    
Past due 165 143
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] | Financial Asset, 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]    
Past due 69 34
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] | Financial Asset, Equal to or Greater than 90 Days Past Due [Member]    
Past due $ 456 $ 405
v3.20.2
Note 6 - Loans and the Allowance for Loan Losses - Impaired Loans (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Recorded investment, with an allowance recorded $ 4,688 $ 1,848
Unpaid principal balance, with an allowance recorded 4,810 1,975
Related allowance 833 556
Average recorded investment, with an allowance recorded 2,611 1,955
Recorded investment, with no allowance recorded 21,913 9,999
Unpaid principal balance, with no allowance recorded 23,500 11,892
Average recorded investment, with no allowance recorded 14,746 10,885
Recorded investment   11,847
Unpaid principal balance   13,867
Average recorded investment   12,840
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Construction and Land [Member]    
Recorded investment, with an allowance recorded 0 0
Unpaid principal balance, with an allowance recorded 0 0
Related allowance 0 0
Average recorded investment, with an allowance recorded 0 1
Recorded investment, with no allowance recorded 424 397
Unpaid principal balance, with no allowance recorded 454 420
Average recorded investment, with no allowance recorded 557 184
Recorded investment   397
Unpaid principal balance   420
Average recorded investment   185
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Farmland [Member]    
Recorded investment, with an allowance recorded 19 20
Unpaid principal balance, with an allowance recorded 21 21
Related allowance 3 4
Average recorded investment, with an allowance recorded 19 21
Recorded investment, with no allowance recorded 217 202
Unpaid principal balance, with no allowance recorded 223 207
Average recorded investment, with no allowance recorded 217 177
Recorded investment   222
Unpaid principal balance   228
Average recorded investment   198
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Nonfarm Nonresidential [Member]    
Recorded investment, with an allowance recorded 1,139 721
Unpaid principal balance, with an allowance recorded 1,140 738
Related allowance 50 52
Average recorded investment, with an allowance recorded 658 601
Recorded investment, with no allowance recorded 4,033 3,381
Unpaid principal balance, with no allowance recorded 4,583 3,693
Average recorded investment, with no allowance recorded 3,841 3,644
Recorded investment   4,102
Unpaid principal balance   4,431
Average recorded investment   4,245
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Real Estate Residential One- to Four-Family [Member]    
Recorded investment, with an allowance recorded 750 136
Unpaid principal balance, with an allowance recorded 779 167
Related allowance 183 30
Average recorded investment, with an allowance recorded 308 163
Recorded investment, with no allowance recorded 3,981 2,395
Unpaid principal balance, with no allowance recorded 4,766 3,041
Average recorded investment, with no allowance recorded 3,401 2,531
Recorded investment   2,531
Unpaid principal balance   3,208
Average recorded investment   2,694
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Multi-family Residential [Member]    
Recorded investment, with an allowance recorded 0 0
Unpaid principal balance, with an allowance recorded 0 0
Related allowance 0 0
Average recorded investment, with an allowance recorded 0 0
Recorded investment, with no allowance recorded 0 0
Unpaid principal balance, with no allowance recorded 0 0
Average recorded investment, with no allowance recorded 0 0
Recorded investment   0
Unpaid principal balance   0
Average recorded investment   0
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]    
Recorded investment, with an allowance recorded 2,529 851
Unpaid principal balance, with an allowance recorded 2,616 926
Related allowance 427 421
Average recorded investment, with an allowance recorded 1,450 1,053
Recorded investment, with no allowance recorded 12,792 3,323
Unpaid principal balance, with no allowance recorded 12,946 4,173
Average recorded investment, with no allowance recorded 6,380 4,157
Recorded investment   4,174
Unpaid principal balance   5,099
Average recorded investment   5,210
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member]    
Recorded investment, with an allowance recorded 251 120
Unpaid principal balance, with an allowance recorded 254 123
Related allowance 170 49
Average recorded investment, with an allowance recorded 176 116
Recorded investment, with no allowance recorded 466 301
Unpaid principal balance, with no allowance recorded 528 358
Average recorded investment, with no allowance recorded $ 350 192
Recorded investment   421
Unpaid principal balance   481
Average recorded investment   $ 308
v3.20.2
Note 6 - Loans and the Allowance for Loan Losses - Loans Acquired (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Jun. 30, 2020
May 01, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Contractually required payments   $ 133,621  
Non-accretable difference (expected losses) $ 0 [1] (49,828) $ 0 [1]
Cash flows expected to be collected at acquisition   83,793  
Accretable yield $ 9,849 (9,202) $ 1,489
Basis in acquired loans at acquisition   $ 74,591  
[1] Purchased credit impaired loans are evaluated for impairment on an individual basis.
v3.20.2
Note 6 - Loans and the Allowance for Loan Losses - Changes in Accretable Difference for Loans (Details)
$ in Thousands
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
USD ($)
Accretable Yield, Balance $ 1,489
Accretable difference relating to purchased impaired credits acquired in Pedestal acquisition 9,202
Accretion (958)
Changes in expected cash flows not affecting non-accretable differences 116
Accretable Yield, Balance $ 9,849
v3.20.2
Note 6 - Loans and the Allowance for Loan Losses - Troubled Debt Restructurings (Details)
$ in Thousands
 6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2019
USD ($)
Number of contracts 15 13
Pre-modification outstanding recorded investment $ 7,840 $ 8,571
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment $ 6,537 $ 5,027
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Real Estate Residential One- to Four-Family [Member]    
Number of contracts 4 3
Pre-modification outstanding recorded investment $ 268 $ 235
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment $ 251 $ 219
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Nonfarm Nonresidential [Member]    
Number of contracts 3 3
Pre-modification outstanding recorded investment $ 2,411 $ 2,411
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment $ 1,993 $ 2,044
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]    
Number of contracts 7 6
Pre-modification outstanding recorded investment $ 5,150 $ 5,914
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment $ 4,287 $ 2,755
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member]    
Number of contracts 1 1
Pre-modification outstanding recorded investment $ 11 $ 11
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment $ 6 $ 9
v3.20.2
Note 7 - Long Term Debt - (Details Textual) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt, Total   $ 107,076 $ 0
Federal Reserve Bank Payroll Protection Program Liquidity Facility [Member]      
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt, Total $ 107,100    
v3.20.2
Note 8 - Leases - (Details Textual) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Operating Lease, Expense $ 1.4 $ 1.4
Operating Lease, Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term (Year) 7 years 10 months 24 days  
Operating Lease, Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent 2.97%  
Minimum [Member]    
Lessee, Operating Lease, Term of Contract (Year) 1 year  
Maximum [Member]    
Lessee, Operating Lease, Term of Contract (Year) 10 years  
v3.20.2
Note 8 - Leases - Future Minimum Lease Payments (Details)
$ in Thousands
Jun. 30, 2020
USD ($)
July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021 $ 1,184
July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 2,159
July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023 1,977
July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 1,869
July 1, 2024 and Thereafter 7,870
Total Future Minimum Lease Payments 15,059
Less Imputed Interest (1,652)
Other Liabilities [Member]  
Present Value of Lease Liabilities $ 13,407
v3.20.2
Note 9 - Commitments and Contingencies - (Details Textual)
$ in Millions
Jun. 30, 2020
USD ($)
Standby Letters of Credit [Member]  
Contractual Obligation, Total $ 23.5
Commitments to Extend Credit [Member]  
Contractual Obligation, Total $ 621.8
v3.20.2
Note 10 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments - (Details Textual) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Jun. 30, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Fair Value, Recurring [Member]    
Financial and Nonfinancial Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure $ 0 $ 0
Fair Value, Nonrecurring [Member]    
Financial and Nonfinancial Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure $ 0 $ 0
v3.20.2
Note 10 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Assets and Liabilities Measured On a Recurring Basis (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Jun. 30, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Securities available for sale $ 583,118 $ 278,193
Fair Value, Recurring [Member]    
Mortgage Loans Held for Sale 456 251
Total 583,574 278,444
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]    
Mortgage Loans Held for Sale 0 0
Total 0 0
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]    
Mortgage Loans Held for Sale 456 251
Total 550,784 271,857
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]    
Mortgage Loans Held for Sale 0 0
Total 32,790 6,587
US Government Agencies Debt Securities [Member]    
Securities available for sale 2,595 15,937
US Government Agencies Debt Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member]    
Securities available for sale 2,595 15,937
US Government Agencies Debt Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]    
Securities available for sale 0 0
US Government Agencies Debt Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]    
Securities available for sale 2,595 15,937
US Government Agencies Debt Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]    
Securities available for sale 0 0
Corporate Debt Securities [Member]    
Securities available for sale 36,108 23,714
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member]    
Securities available for sale 36,108 23,714
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]    
Securities available for sale 0 0
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]    
Securities available for sale 36,108 23,714
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]    
Securities available for sale 0 0
Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]    
Securities available for sale 336,556 139,459
Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member]    
Securities available for sale 336,556 139,459
Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]    
Securities available for sale 0 0
Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]    
Securities available for sale 336,556 139,459
Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]    
Securities available for sale 0 0
US States and Political Subdivisions Debt Securities [Member]    
Securities available for sale 206,368 99,083
US States and Political Subdivisions Debt Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member]    
Securities available for sale 206,368 99,083
US States and Political Subdivisions Debt Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]    
Securities available for sale 0 0
US States and Political Subdivisions Debt Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]    
Securities available for sale 173,578 92,496
US States and Political Subdivisions Debt Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]    
Securities available for sale 32,790 6,587
Other Debt Obligations [Member]    
Securities available for sale 1,491 0
Other Debt Obligations [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member]    
Securities available for sale 1,491 0
Other Debt Obligations [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]    
Securities available for sale 0 0
Other Debt Obligations [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]    
Securities available for sale 1,491 0
Other Debt Obligations [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]    
Securities available for sale $ 0 $ 0
v3.20.2
Note 10 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis (Details) - Fair Value, Nonrecurring [Member] - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Jun. 30, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Assets measured on a nonrecurring basis $ 36,572 $ 20,072
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]    
Assets measured on a nonrecurring basis 0 0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]    
Assets measured on a nonrecurring basis 36,572 20,072
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]    
Assets measured on a nonrecurring basis 0 0
Impaired Loans [Member]    
Assets measured on a nonrecurring basis 28,751 15,876
Impaired Loans [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]    
Assets measured on a nonrecurring basis 0 0
Impaired Loans [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]    
Assets measured on a nonrecurring basis 28,751 15,876
Impaired Loans [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]    
Assets measured on a nonrecurring basis 0 0
Repossessed Assets [Member]    
Assets measured on a nonrecurring basis 7,821 4,196
Repossessed Assets [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]    
Assets measured on a nonrecurring basis 0 0
Repossessed Assets [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]    
Assets measured on a nonrecurring basis 7,821 4,196
Repossessed Assets [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]    
Assets measured on a nonrecurring basis $ 0 $ 0
v3.20.2
Note 10 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Estimated Fair Values of Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Jun. 30, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Financial Assets:    
Other Equity Securities $ 18,681 $ 12,565
Reported Value Measurement [Member]    
Financial Assets:    
Cash and Short-Term Investments 156,350 150,743
Securities 583,118 278,193
Mortgage Loans Held for Sale 456 251
Loans - Net 2,976,097 1,698,141
Cash Value of BOLI 44,542 32,568
Other Equity Securities 18,681 12,565
Total 3,779,244 2,172,461
Financial Liabilities:    
Deposits 3,251,022 1,782,010
Borrowings 294,586 185,989
Total 3,545,608 1,967,999
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]    
Financial Assets:    
Cash and Short-Term Investments 156,350 150,743
Securities 583,118 278,193
Mortgage Loans Held for Sale 456 251
Loans - Net 2,966,800 1,696,470
Cash Value of BOLI 44,542 32,568
Other Equity Securities 18,681 12,565
Total 3,769,947 2,170,790
Financial Liabilities:    
Deposits 3,261,188 1,782,692
Borrowings 310,329 202,863
Total 3,571,517 1,985,555
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]    
Financial Assets:    
Cash and Short-Term Investments 156,350 150,743
Securities 0 0
Mortgage Loans Held for Sale 0 0
Loans - Net 0 0
Cash Value of BOLI 0 0
Other Equity Securities 0 0
Total 156,350 150,743
Financial Liabilities:    
Deposits 0 0
Borrowings 0 0
Total 0 0
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]    
Financial Assets:    
Cash and Short-Term Investments 0 0
Securities 550,328 271,606
Mortgage Loans Held for Sale 456 251
Loans - Net 0 0
Cash Value of BOLI 44,542 32,568
Other Equity Securities 0 0
Total 595,326 304,425
Financial Liabilities:    
Deposits 0 0
Borrowings 310,329 202,863
Total 310,329 202,863
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]    
Financial Assets:    
Cash and Short-Term Investments 0 0
Securities 32,790 6,587
Mortgage Loans Held for Sale 0 0
Loans - Net 2,966,800 1,696,470
Cash Value of BOLI 0 0
Other Equity Securities 18,681 12,565
Total 3,018,271 1,715,622
Financial Liabilities:    
Deposits 3,261,188 1,782,692
Borrowings 0 0
Total $ 3,261,188 $ 1,782,692