NASDAQ$PGC

Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation · Q4 2019 earnings

Q4 2019 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Peapack-Gladstone's Q4 2019 performance was driven by solid wealth management and commercial banking activities.

Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation reported a record fourth quarter and full year results. The company's Q4 2019 revenue was $46.44 million, net income was $12.23 million, and diluted earnings per share was $0.64.

  • The Company recorded revenue of $46.44 million, pretax income of $17.79 million, net income of $12.23 million and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) of $0.64.
  • Revenue increased 14% and pretax income increased 31%, reflecting favorable operating leverage during the period.
  • Wealth management fee income totaled $10.12 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2019, reflecting an increase of $1.6 million, or 18%, from the December 2018 quarter.
  • Total commercial and industrial (“C&I”) loans at December 31, 2019 were $1.78 billion, reflecting net growth of $378 million (27%) when compared to December 31, 2018.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$46.4M

Previous: $40.6M+14.3%
EPS (adj)

$0.64

Previous: $0.55+16.4%
ROAA

1.0%

Previous: 1.0%+2.1%
ROAE

9.8%

Previous: 9.3%+5.3%
Effective Tax Rate

31.3%

Previous: 21.2%+47.3%
Capital Expenditures

$608K

Previous: $312K+94.9%
Free Cash Flow

$18.5M

Previous: $6.52M+184.4%
Net Income

$12.2M

Previous: $10.7M+14.0%
Operating Income

$17.8M

No prior period
Gross Profit

$46.4M

Previous: $36.2M+28.1%
Cash & Equivalents

$208M

Previous: $161M+29.5%
Total Assets

$5.18B

Previous: $4.62B+12.2%

Revenue & EPS history

Peapack-Gladstone · Revenue · Quarterly

$46.4M

Q4 2019+14.3%vs Q4 2018
Beat estimate in 12 of 16 quarters(75%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Peapack-Gladstone · $14.5M total across 2 segments · Q2 2021

  • Wealth Mgmt Fees
    $13M+30.3%
  • Capital Markets
    $1.46M+44.6%

Forward guidance

The Company acknowledges the challenges the Bank and the industry face given the recent Fed rate decreases and the shape of the yield curve. The Company was pleased its reported net interest margin (“NIM”) did not decrease and its NIM, adjusted for prepayment premiums and excess liquidity only decreased marginally in the fourth quarter, after the three rate decreases during the second half of 2019. The Company believes its strategy will enable it to deliver higher quality earnings and increased shareholder value over time.

Tailwinds

  • NIM, adjusted for prepayment premiums and excess liquidity only decreased marginally in the fourth quarter
  • Strategy results in a higher incidence of fee income - 33% of total revenue for the fourth quarter of 2019
  • Strategy enable to deliver higher quality earnings
  • Strategy enables increased shareholder value over time
  • C&I momentum has continued to build and pipelines remain strong.

Headwinds

  • challenges the Bank and the industry face given the recent Fed rate decreases
  • challenges the Bank and the industry face given the shape of the yield curve
  • loan market continues to be extremely competitive from a structure/credit and a pricing perspective.
  • models indicate additional slight compression in Q1 2020
  • northeast market continues to be extremely competitive for deposits.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2019

Historical avgQ4 2019

+0.4%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.5%

Avg return

5 days after

+4.1%

Avg return

30 days after

55%

36 / 65 earnings

Positive

+9.7%

Q3 2024

Best reaction

-12.3%

Q1 2020

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+0.7%+8.9%+8.8%
Q3 2025+1.0%+2.0%+9.8%
Q2 2025-0.9%+1.8%+9.3%
Q1 2025-1.2%-0.8%-5.0%
Q4 2024-1.2%-3.5%-1.1%
Q3 2024+9.7%+10.3%+25.7%
Q2 2024+1.4%+7.6%-1.8%
Q1 2024-6.6%-7.2%-8.2%
Q4 2023+4.0%+4.6%-18.7%
Q3 2023-7.0%-8.0%+5.4%
Q2 2023+2.5%-1.2%-9.0%
Q1 2023-2.2%-2.4%+0.1%
Q4 2022+1.0%+5.0%+6.2%
Q3 2022+4.9%+4.3%+10.0%
Q2 2022+5.1%+6.9%+9.3%
Q1 2022-2.6%+1.3%+4.6%
Q4 2021+6.7%+8.7%+9.2%
Q3 2021+2.4%+2.9%+2.4%
Q2 2021+5.6%+3.8%+9.4%
Q1 2021+2.3%+4.4%+6.2%
Q4 2020+5.6%+8.9%+23.4%
Q3 2020+2.3%+3.1%+36.6%
Q2 2020+1.8%-3.3%+2.5%
Q1 2020-12.3%-1.7%+8.9%
Q4 2019+3.0%+4.0%-4.7%
Q3 2019+3.3%+4.5%+7.4%
Q2 2019+1.3%+2.0%-2.8%
Q1 2019+8.4%+5.1%+2.0%
Q4 2018+1.4%-0.4%+10.6%
Q3 2018-2.4%-3.8%-1.4%
Q2 2018-2.7%-3.4%-2.1%
Q1 2018-2.7%-4.8%+3.8%
Q4 2017+3.8%+1.2%-6.3%
Q3 2017-0.6%+1.2%-4.3%
Q2 2017-3.6%-2.2%-6.1%
Q1 2017+6.4%+3.3%-3.5%
Q4 2016-4.3%-2.2%+1.1%
Q3 2016-2.5%-2.9%+22.2%
Q2 2016+0.0%+0.9%-0.2%
Q1 2016+2.7%
Q4 2015-6.5%
Q3 2015+5.5%
Q2 2015+1.4%
Q1 2015+3.3%
Q4 2014+0.6%
Q3 2014-4.2%
Q2 2014-0.2%
Q1 2014+2.9%
Q4 2013-1.5%
Q3 2013-2.6%
Q2 2013-1.3%
Q1 2013-1.7%
Q4 2009-1.5%
Q1 2010-1.5%
Q4 2012-1.5%
Q3 2012+0.1%
Q2 2012-3.0%
Q1 2011-1.5%
Q1 2012+3.7%
Q4 2011-1.7%
Q3 2011+0.3%
Q3 2010+0.3%
Q2 2010+1.4%
Q2 2011+1.4%
Q4 2010+1.4%

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