Performance Reflects Strong Loan Growth, Solid Credit Quality and Expanding Net Interest Margin

Trustmark Corporation (NASDAQGS: TRMK) reported net income of $34.3 million in the second quarter of 2022, representing diluted earnings per share of $0.56. Trustmark’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.23 per share payable September 15, 2022, to shareholders of record on September 1, 2022.

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Second Quarter Highlights

• Loans held for investment (HFI) increased $547.7 million, or 5.3%, from the prior quarter
• Deposits totaled $14.8 billion, with noninterest-bearing deposits representing 30.5% of total deposits
• Total revenue expanded 8.1% from the prior quarter to $165.9 million
• Net interest income (FTE) increased 12.9% from the prior quarter to $115.6 million, resulting in a 32 basis point expansion in the net interest margin to 2.90%
• Noninterest income totaled $53.3 million, representing 32.1% of total revenue
• Credit quality remained solid; recoveries exceeded charge-offs and nonperforming assets declined 3.7% linked-quarter

Duane A. Dewey, President and CEO, stated, “Our company produced strong second quarter results with significant loan growth, expansion of the net interest margin, consistent performance from our fee businesses and solid credit quality. Our associates are focused on expanding existing customer relationships as well as demonstrating the value Trustmark can provide potential customers as their trusted financial partner. Our continued implementation of enhanced technology, coupled with a comprehensive program to improve efficiency, enhances Trustmark’s ability to grow and serve customers and build long-term value for our shareholders.”

Balance Sheet Management

• Loans HFI totaled $10.9 billion, up 5.3% from the prior quarter and 7.8% year-over-year
• Investment securities totaled $3.8 billion, up 4.3% from the prior quarter and 26.8% year-over-year
• Deposits totaled $14.8 billion, down 2.3% from the prior quarter and up 0.9% year-over-year
• Maintained strong capital position with CET1 ratio of 11.01% and total risk-based capital ratio of 13.26%

Loans HFI totaled $10.9 billion at June 30, 2022, reflecting an increase of $547.7 million, or 5.3%, linked-quarter and $792.0 million, or 7.8%, year-over-year. Linked-quarter growth was broad-based, with increases in virtually all categories with the exception of loans secured by other real estate and state and other political subdivision loans. Trustmark’s loan portfolio remains well-diversified by loan type and geography.

Deposits totaled $14.8 billion at June 30, 2022, down $343.1 million, or 2.3%, from the prior quarter and up $138.1 million, or 0.9%, year-over-year. The linked-quarter change was principally attributable to a decline in public funds. Trustmark continues to maintain a strong liquidity position as loans HFI represented 74.1% of total deposits at June 30, 2022. Noninterest-bearing deposits represented 30.5% of total deposits at the end of the second quarter. Interest-bearing deposit costs totaled 0.11% in the second quarter, unchanged from the prior quarter. The total cost of interest-bearing liabilities was 0.17% in the second quarter of 2022, an increase of 1 basis point from the prior quarter.

During the second quarter, Trustmark repurchased $7.5 million, or approximately 263 thousand of its common shares. During the first six months of 2022, Trustmark repurchased $16.6 million, or approximately 542 thousand of its common shares. At June 30, 2022, Trustmark had $83.4 million in remaining authority under its existing stock repurchase program, which expires on December 31, 2022. The repurchase program, which is subject to market conditions and management discretion, will continue to be implemented through open market repurchases or privately negotiated transactions. At June 30, 2022, Trustmark’s tangible equity-to-tangible assets ratio was 7.23% while its total risk-based capital ratio was 13.26%. Tangible book value per share was $19.58 at June 30, 2022, down 3.2% from the prior quarter reflecting a decline in accumulated other comprehensive income due to mark-to-market adjustments on securities available for sale resulting from the increase in market interest rates during the second quarter.

Credit Quality

• Allowance for credit losses (ACL) represented 475% of nonaccrual loans, excluding individually evaluated loans at June 30, 2022
• Recoveries exceeded charge-offs by $1.7 million in the second quarter
• Other real estate totaled $3.0 million at June 30, 2022

Nonaccrual loans totaled $62.1 million at June 30, 2022, down $2.3 million from the prior quarter and up $10.6 million year-over-year. Other real estate totaled $3.0 million, reflecting a $153 thousand decrease from the prior quarter and decline of $6.4 million year-over-year. Collectively, nonperforming assets totaled $65.1 million at June 30, 2022, reflecting a linked-quarter decrease of $2.5 million and year-over-year increase of $4.2 million.

The provision for credit losses for loans HFI was $2.7 million in the second quarter. This provisioning was primarily driven by reserves related to loan growth and the nature and volume of the portfolio offset by improvements in macroeconomic forecasts. The provision for credit losses for off-balance sheet credit exposures was a negative $1.6 million in the second quarter. Off-balance sheet negative provision expense was primarily driven by improvements in macroeconomic forecasts. Collectively, the provision for credit losses totaled $1.1 million in the second quarter compared to a negative $2.0 million in the prior quarter and an expense of $537 thousand in the second quarter of 2021.

Allocation of Trustmark’s $103.1 million allowance for credit losses on loans HFI represented 0.88% of commercial loans and 1.14% of consumer and home mortgage loans, resulting in an allowance to total loans HFI of 0.94% at June 30, 2022. Management believes the level of the ACL is commensurate with the credit losses currently expected in the loan portfolio.

Revenue Generation

• Total revenue increased $12.5 million, or 8.1%, linked-quarter
• Net interest income (FTE) expanded $13.2 million, or 12.9%, linked-quarter
• Noninterest income totaled $53.3 million, representing 32.1% of total revenue in the second quarter

Revenue in the second quarter totaled $165.9 million, an increase of $12.5 million, or 8.1%, from the prior quarter and a decrease of $9.9 million, or 5.6%, from the same quarter in the prior year. The linked-quarter increase reflected higher net interest income while the decline in revenue year-over-year was principally due to the reduction in interest and fees on Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans as well as the decline in mortgage banking revenue from historically high levels.

Net interest income (FTE) in the second quarter totaled $115.6 million, resulting in a net interest margin of 2.90%, up 32 basis points from the prior quarter. The net interest margin, excluding PPP loans and Federal Reserve Bank balance, totaled 3.06% during the second quarter, an increase of 18 basis points when compared to the prior quarter. The expansion of the net interest margin excluding PPP loans and the Federal Reserve Bank balance was due to increases in the yields on the loans held for investment and held for sale portfolio and the securities portfolio which resulted from the higher interest rate environment.

Noninterest income in the second quarter totaled $53.3 million, a decrease of $862 thousand from the prior quarter and $3.2 million year-over-year. The linked quarter decline was attributable to lower mortgage banking and other, net revenue, which were offset by increased bank card and other fees and service charges on deposit accounts. Mortgage loan production in the second quarter totaled $681.4 million, up 25.2% from the prior quarter and down 7.5% year-over-year. Mortgage banking revenue totaled $8.1 million in the second quarter, a decrease of $1.7 million from the prior quarter and $9.2 million year-over-year. The linked-quarter decline was principally attributable to changes in the mortgage servicing net hedge ineffectiveness.

Wealth management revenue totaled $9.1 million in the second quarter, an increase of $48 thousand, from the prior quarter and $156 thousand, year-over-year. The linked-quarter increase was attributable to increased trust and investment revenue offset by lower brokerage revenue. Insurance revenue totaled $13.7 million in the second quarter, down 2.7%, or $387 thousand, from the prior quarter and up 12.2%, or $1.5 million, year-over-year. Service charges on deposit accounts increased $775 thousand, or 8.2%, from the prior quarter and $2.6 million, or 34.3%, year-over-year. Bank card and other fees increased $1.7 million from the prior quarter and $1.9 million year-over-year.

Noninterest Expense

• Noninterest expense totaled $123.8 million in the second quarter, up $2.2 million, or 1.8%, from the prior quarter
• Adjusted noninterest expense, which excludes amortization of intangibles, ORE expenses and charitable contributions resulting in state tax credits, increased $1.8 million, or 1.5%, from the prior quarter; please refer to the Consolidated Financial Information, Note 6 – Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Noninterest expense in the second quarter was $123.8 million, up $2.2 million, or 1.8%, from the prior quarter. Salaries and employee benefits increased $2.1 million linked-quarter due primarily to commissions and annual merit increases. Services and fees were relatively unchanged linked-quarter while net occupancy expenses were down 2.6%.

FIT2GROW

“During the second quarter, we announced FIT2GROW, a comprehensive program of Focus, Innovation and Transformation designed to enhance Trustmark’s ability to grow and serve customers. As part of this program, we are focusing our community bank efforts on commercial, small business, and consumer lines of business. This will provide expertise and focus while also generating profitable revenue growth. We have opened a new Atlanta, Georgia LPO to focus on our institutional businesses, including Commercial Real Estate, Residential Real Estate, Corporate Banking and Specialty Banking. We have added seasoned professionals to our team to carry out our strategy in the southeast. Within our Specialty Banking unit based in Atlanta, plans are underway to establish an Equipment Finance line of business to focus on national, middle to large ticket business. We look forward to adding this product suite to our company,” said Dewey.

“Innovation is also a key component of FIT2GROW. In recent years, investments in state-of-the-art technology were made in Trustmark’s insurance, wealth management and mortgage banking areas as well as in human resources and accounting systems. We also made significant upgrades to our mobile banking platform, ITM network and digital marketing programs. Collectively, these investments have positioned Trustmark for growth, expansion and efficiency. More recently, we have been working toward the implementation of a new core banking system for consumer and commercial loans, deposits, and customer information. This implementation is a multi-year project, the next phase of which will occur in the third quarter of 2022. We have accelerated efforts to optimize our branch network, reflecting changing customer preferences and the continued migration to mobile and digital channels as announced in the first quarter. We will continue to pursue opportunities to redesign workflows and restructure the organization. This will further leverage the investments in technology, will broaden our reach, enhance customer experiences, and improve efficiency while building long-term value for our shareholders,” said Dewey.

Additional Information

As previously announced, Trustmark will conduct a conference call with analysts on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, at 8:30 a.m. Central Time to discuss the Corporation’s financial results. Interested parties may listen to the conference call by dialing (877) 317-3051 or by clicking on the link provided under the Investor Relations section of our website at www.trustmark.com. A replay of the conference call will also be available through Wednesday, August 10, 2022, in archived format at the same web address or by calling (877) 344-7529, passcode 1899156.

Trustmark is a financial services company providing banking and financial solutions through offices in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Texas.

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Risks that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations of Management include, but are not limited to, changes in the level of nonperforming assets and charge-offs, an increase in unemployment levels and slowdowns in economic growth, our ability to manage the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our markets, as well as the effectiveness of actions of federal, state and local governments and agencies (including the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB)) to mitigate its spread and economic impact, local, state and national economic and market conditions, conditions in the housing and real estate markets in the regions in which Trustmark operates and the extent and duration of the current volatility in the credit and financial markets, levels of and volatility in crude oil prices, changes in our ability to measure the fair value of assets in our portfolio, material changes in the level and/or volatility of market interest rates, the performance and demand for the products and services we offer, including the level and timing of withdrawals from our deposit accounts, the costs and effects of litigation and of unexpected or adverse outcomes in such litigation, our ability to attract noninterest-bearing deposits and other low-cost funds, competition in loan and deposit pricing, as well as the entry of new competitors into our markets through de novo expansion and acquisitions, economic conditions, including the potential impact of issues related to the European financial system and monetary and other governmental actions designed to address credit, securities, and/or commodity markets, the enactment of legislation and changes in existing regulations or enforcement practices or the adoption of new regulations, changes in accounting standards and practices, including changes in the interpretation of existing standards, that affect our consolidated financial statements, changes in consumer spending, borrowings and savings habits, technological changes, changes in the financial performance or condition of our borrowers, changes in our ability to control expenses, greater than expected costs or difficulties related to the integration of acquisitions or new products and lines of business, cyber-attacks and other breaches which could affect our information system security, natural disasters, environmental disasters, pandemics or other health crises, acts of war or terrorism, and other risks described in our filings with the SEC.

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise any of this information, whether as the result of new information, future events or developments or otherwise.