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Jun 30, 2020
Pinnacle Financial Q2 2020 Earnings Report
Reported diluted EPS of $0.83, ROAA of 0.77% and ROTCE of 9.77% for Q2 2020.
Key Takeaways
Pinnacle Financial Partners reported a decrease in net income per diluted common share to $0.83 for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, compared to $1.31 for the quarter ended June 30, 2019, a decrease of 36.6 percent. The company focused on protecting stakeholders from the COVID-19 pandemic, granting payment deferrals on approximately $4.4 billion in loans and issuing $2.2 billion in PPP loans. They also fortified their balance sheet with additional liquidity and capital.
Loans at June 30, 2020, were $22.5 billion, reflecting year-over-year growth of 19.7 percent.
Deposits at June 30, 2020, were a record $25.5 billion, an increase of 31.2 percent from June 30, 2019.
Return on average assets was 0.77 percent for the second quarter of 2020, compared to 1.55 percent for the second quarter of 2019.
Revenues for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, were $273.6 million, an increase of 5.4 percent year-over-year.
Pinnacle Financial
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Forward Guidance
Pinnacle Financial anticipates loan growth will achieve an annualized growth rate of low to mid-single digits in the second half of the year. The focus for the third quarter will be to continue to reduce deposit costs for both core and wholesale funding sources. The company also anticipates reducing the level of liquidity over the next two to three quarters and expects to find their way to historical balance sheet liquidity levels.
Positive Outlook
- Anticipates loan growth will achieve an annualized growth rate of low to mid-single digits in the second half of the year
- Focus for the third quarter will be to continue to reduce deposit costs for both core and wholesale funding sources
- Anticipates reducing the level of liquidity over the next two to three quarters
- Expects to find their way to historical balance sheet liquidity levels
- Successful in the implementation of client loan floors on new and renewed loans
Challenges Ahead
- Loan growth will be subject to the ebbs and flows of the pandemic and the influence it has on business owners
- The resulting leverage they are willing to accept in order to grow their businesses may be impacted
- Several tactics that were deployed in response to COVID-19 will continue to impact margin results over the next few quarters
- The firm has reduced its accrual for payouts under its broad-based cash incentive plan for 2020 to a payout of approximately 25 percent
- Performance-based equity compensation expense for previously granted awards with performance criteria tied to fiscal year 2020 tranches has also been significantly reduced