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Net Income of $13.3 Million Bank Continues to Deliver Solid Results HONOLULU, Oct. 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- American Savings Bank, F.S.B. (American), a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (HEI) (NYSE - HE), today reported net income for the third quarter of 2014 of $13.3 million, compared to $11.7 million in the second (or linked) quarter of 2014 and $15.3 million in the third quarter of 2013. "American's solid results reflect the work of our teammates across the bank to meet the needs of our customers and deliver profitable growth. Our loans to customers grew at an annualized rate of 5.9%, credit quality remained strong, and we controlled expenses. These efforts and the steady local economy helped us offset the continued headwind of the low interest rate environment," said Rich Wacker, president and chief executive officer of American. Third quarter 2014 net income was $1.6 million higher than the linked quarter primarily driven by higher mortgage banking and fee income of $1 million (after-tax) and higher net interest income of $1 million (after-tax). Compared to the same quarter of 2013, net income decreased by $2.0 million primarily driven by (after-tax and rounded to the nearest million):
The decrease was partially offset by $1 million (after-tax) of higher net interest income in the third quarter of 2014. Net interest income (pretax) was $45.6 million in the third quarter of 2014, higher than the $44.1 million in the linked quarter and $43.9 million in the third quarter of 2013 primarily due to higher loan balances and the recognition of interest associated with the payoff of a non-performing commercial loan. Net interest margin was 3.62% compared to 3.55% in the linked quarter and 3.73% in the third quarter of 2013. The 0.07% point improvement in net interest margin compared to the linked quarter is primarily attributable to the interest recovery on the nonperforming loan and improvement in portfolio mix. Compared to the third quarter of 2013, the net interest margin decline was primarily attributable to lower yields on interest earning assets as the loan portfolio continued to re-price down in the low interest rate environment. Provision for loan losses (pretax) was $1.6 million in the third quarter of 2014, compared to $1.0 million in the linked quarter and $0.1 million in the third quarter of 2013. Compared to the linked quarter, provision expense was $0.5 million higher, primarily attributable to a net increase in classified loans largely driven by two commercial borrowing relationships. In the third quarter of 2013, provision expense was unusually low due to the release of reserves related to the payoff of a specific commercial loan and recoveries of previously charged-off loans. The third quarter 2014 net charge-off ratio was 0.04% compared to a recovery of 0.04% in the linked quarter and nil in the prior year quarter. Noninterest income (pretax) was $15.2 million in the third quarter of 2014, compared to $13.8 million in the linked quarter and $18.7 million in the third quarter of 2013. Third quarter 2014 noninterest income was $1.4 million higher than the linked quarter primarily due to higher mortgage banking income and higher fee income. Third quarter 2014 noninterest income declined by $3.5 million compared to the third quarter of 2013 primarily driven by the 2013 gain from the credit card sale, lower fee income on other financial products and lower mortgage banking income due to lower refinancing volumes. Noninterest expense (pretax) was $39.7 million in the third quarter of 2014, slightly lower than the $39.9 million in the linked quarter and in line with $39.7 million in the third quarter of 2013. Total loans grew by $48 million and $185 million in the third quarter and year-to-date 2014, respectively. Third quarter loan growth was primarily driven by increases in commercial real estate, home equity lending and residential loans. Annualized loan growth was 5.9% year-to-date 2014. Total deposits were $4.5 billion at September 30, 2014, an increase of $9 million and $161 million in the third quarter and year-to-date 2014, respectively. Third quarter deposit growth was primarily driven by the increase in low-cost core deposits. Annualized deposit growth was 4.9% year-to-date 2014. Average cost of funds remained low at 0.23% for the third quarter of 2014, one basis point higher than the linked quarter and the prior year quarter. As a result of the net income impacts detailed above, American's third quarter 2014 return on average equity was 9.9%, compared to 8.8% in the linked quarter and 12.1% in the third quarter of last year. Return on average assets was 0.98% for the third quarter of 2014, compared to 0.87% in the linked quarter and 1.20% in the same quarter last year. American's year-to-date return on average equity was 9.9%, compared to 12.0% for the same period in the prior year. Year-to-date return on average assets was 0.98% compared to 1.19% for the same period in the prior year. American's continued solid results enabled it to pay dividends of $8.75 million to HEI in the quarter while maintaining healthy capital levels - a leverage ratio of 9.1% and total risk-based capital ratio of 12.6% at September 30, 2014. Note: Amounts indicated as "after-tax" in this earnings release are based upon adjusting items for the composite statutory tax rate of 40% for the bank.
HEI EARNINGS RELEASE, HEI WEBCAST AND CONFERENCE CALL TO DISCUSS EARNINGS AND 2014 EPS GUIDANCE HEI plans to announce its third quarter 2014 consolidated financial results on Thursday, November 6, 2014 and will conduct a webcast and conference call to discuss its consolidated earnings, including American's earnings, and 2014 EPS guidance on Thursday, November 6, 2014, at 12:00 p.m.Hawaii time (5:00 p.m. Eastern time). Interested parties may listen to the conference by calling (800) 299-9086 and entering passcode: 92619059, or by accessing the webcast on HEI's website at under the heading "Investor Relations." HEI and Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. (Hawaiian Electric) intend to continue to use HEI's website, www.hei.com, as a means of disclosing additional information. Such disclosures will be included on HEI's website in the Investor Relations section. Accordingly, investors should routinely monitor such portions of HEI's website, in addition to following HEI's, Hawaiian Electric's and American's press releases, HEI's and Hawaiian Electric'sSecurities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings and HEI's public conference calls and webcasts. The information on HEI's website is not incorporated by reference in this document or in HEI's and Hawaiian Electric'sSEC filings unless, and except to the extent, specifically incorporated by reference. Investors may also wish to refer to the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Hawaii (PUC) website at dms.puc.hawaii.gov/dms in order to review documents filed with and issued by the PUC. No information on the PUC website is incorporated by reference in this document or in HEI's and Hawaiian Electric'sSEC filings. An online replay of the webcast will be available at the same website beginning about two hours after the event. Audio replays of the conference call will also be available approximately two hours after the event through November 20, 2014, by dialing (888) 286-8010, passcode: 41279979. HEI supplies power to approximately 450,000 customers or 95% of Hawaii's population through its electric utilities, Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc., Hawaii Electric Light Company, Inc. and Maui Electric Company, Limited and provides a wide array of banking and other financial services to consumers and businesses through American, one of Hawaii's largest financial institutions.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS Forward-looking statements in this release should be read in conjunction with the "Forward-Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors" discussions (which are incorporated by reference herein) set forth in HEI's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, HEI's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 and HEI's future periodic reports that discuss important factors that could cause HEI's results to differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of the report, presentation or filing in which they are made. Except to the extent required by the federal securities laws, HEI, Hawaiian Electric, American and their subsidiaries undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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