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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

October 21, 2019 (October 21, 2019)
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)

CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Kansas
001-39028
26-3212879
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 11440 Tomahawk Creek Pkwy, Leawood,  KS 66211
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(913 312-6822
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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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 $0.01 per share
CFB
The Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by 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.
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Item 2.02.    Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On October 21, 2019, CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release regarding its financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2019. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information in Item 2.02 of this Current Report shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the 'Exchange Act"), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)
Exhibits

Item
 
Description
 
Press Release, dated October 21, 2019 issued by CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
October 21, 2019
CROSSFIRST BANKSHARES, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ David O'Toole
 
 
 
 
 
David O'Toole
Chief Financial Officer



Exhibit
Exhibit 99.1

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
 CROSSFIRST BANKSHARES, INC. CONTACT:
October 21, 2019
 
     Matt Needham, Director of Investor Relations
(913) 312-6822
https://investors.crossfirstbankshares.com

CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. Reports Record Third Quarter Net Interest Income and Net Income

LEAWOOD, Kan., Oct. 21, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: CFB), the bank holding company for CrossFirst Bank, today reported its results for the third quarter of 2019, including record net income of $10.4 million, or $0.21 per diluted share and year-to-date 2019 net income of $29.2 million or $0.61 per diluted share. CrossFirst continues to deliver growth to drive net interest income, earnings and operating leverage while managing through a declining interest rate environment.

"We are pleased with our third quarter results and first quarter reported as a public company," said CrossFirst’s CEO and President George F. Jones, Jr. “While our organization experienced interest margin compression from declining rates, we were still able to deliver net interest income growth in the third quarter. Our teams delivered strong balance sheet growth and we had another quarter of record net income. I am very proud of our employees and what they were able to accomplish.”
2019 Third Quarter Highlights*:
Record quarterly net income of $10.4 million, an increase of 63% from the third quarter of 2018
Record year-to-date net income of $29.2 million, an increase of 215% from the same period in 2018
Diluted EPS of $0.21 for the quarter, an increase of 40% from the same period in 2018
Diluted EPS of $0.61 for year-to-date 2019, an increase of 177% from the same period in 2018
Achieved efficiency ratios of 54.3% for the quarter and 59.4% year-to-date
Grew loans by $163 million from the previous quarter-end and $895 million or 33% since September 30, 2018
Grew deposits by $74 million from the previous quarter-end and $851 million or 30% since September 30, 2018
Book value per share of $11.59 at September 30, 2019 compared to $9.43 at September 30, 2018
*All share and per share information provided in this release has been adjusted to reflect a 2-for-1 stock split effected in the form of a dividend on December 21, 2018.
 
 
Quarter-to-Date
 
Year-to-Date
 
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
 
(Dollars in millions except per share data)
Net income
 
$
6.4

 
$
10.4

 
$
9.3

 
$
29.2

Diluted EPS
 
$
0.15

 
$
0.21

 
$
0.22

 
$
0.61

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Return on average assets
 
0.70
%
 
0.89
%
 
0.37
%
 
0.89
%
Return on average common equity
 
6.68
%
 
7.58
%
 
3.51
%
 
7.76
%
Non-GAAP return on average tangible common equity(1)
 
6.84
%
 
7.68
%
 
3.61
%
 
7.89
%
Net interest margin
 
3.35
%
 
3.19
%
 
3.23
%
 
3.29
%
Net interest margin, fully tax-equivalent(2)
 
3.44
%
 
3.24
%
 
3.34
%
 
3.35
%
Efficiency ratio
 
65.9
%
 
54.3
%
 
79.1
%
 
59.4
%
Non-GAAP efficiency ratio, fully tax-equivalent(1)(2)
 
64.3
%
 
53.4
%
 
76.8
%
 
58.4
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) Represents a non-GAAP measure. See "Table 7. Non-GAAP Financial Measures" for a reconciliation of this measure.
(2) Tax exempt income is calculated on a tax equivalent basis. Tax-free municipal securities are exempt from Federal taxes. The incremental federal tax rate used is 21.0%.

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Income from Operations
Net Interest Income
The Company produced record interest income of $55.5 million for the third quarter of 2019, an increase of 36% from the third quarter of 2018 and 2% greater than the second quarter of 2019. Interest income growth was primarily a result of continued strong growth in average outstanding earning assets. The tax-equivalent yield on earning assets declined from 5.18% to 5.00% during the third quarter of 2019 primarily due to the movement of variable rate assets indexed to market rates and changes in the investment portfolio yields resulting from higher prepayment speeds on the Company's mortgage backed portfolio. Year-to-date interest income is up 47% over the same period in 2018.

Interest expense for the third quarter of 2019 was $19.7 million, or 67% higher than the third quarter of 2018 and 2% higher than the second quarter of 2019. Average interest-bearing deposits in the third quarter of 2019 totaled $3.2 billion, an increase of $847 million or 37% from $2.3 billion in the same quarter in 2018. The interest-bearing deposit mix changes during the quarter were focused on lowering margin exposure to declining rates, however this offset some of the impact of the lower deposit rates during the quarter. Non-deposit funding costs increased to 1.95% from 1.93% in the second quarter of 2019 while overall cost of funds for the quarter was 1.94%, compared to 1.99% for the second quarter of 2019.

Tax-equivalent net interest margin declined to 3.24% for the quarter compared to 3.44% for the same quarter in 2018, reflecting the impact of the declining rate environment. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company reported a net interest margin of 3.35%, slightly higher than the same period for 2018. The tax-equivalent adjustment, which accounts for income taxes saved on the interest earned on nontaxable securities and loans, was $0.6 million for the third quarter of 2019 and $0.8 million for the third quarter of 2018, and $0.6 million for the second quarter of 2019. Net interest income totaled $35.8 million for the third quarter of 2019 or 3% greater than the second quarter of 2019. Year-to-date net interest income was 34% higher than the same period of 2018 reflecting the Company's strong balance sheet growth and maintenance of net interest margin.

Non-Interest Income
Non-interest income increased $2.0 million in the third quarter of 2019 or 171% compared to the same quarter of 2018 and $1.5 million or 92% compared to the second quarter of 2019. While the Company continues to increase fee income commensurate with its growth, the back-to-back swap program generated strong fee income with $1.1 million of new fees recorded during the quarter. During the third quarter of 2019, the Company also recorded a one-time $0.8 million gain related to a changed in derivative valuation. Historically, the company used a peer group in order to value the counter-party risk to assess potential credit default. As the program has matured, the Company reviewed the valuation methodology and implemented a more sophisticated view of risk as the swaps are cross collateralized with the loans being hedged.

Non-Interest Expense
Non-interest expense for the third quarter of 2019 increased $1.3 million, or 7%, compared to the third quarter of 2018 and decreased $0.8 million, or 4% from the second quarter of 2019. Compared to the third quarter of 2018, salary and employment-related expenses increased $1.6 million for additional employee headcount required to support growth and data processing costs were higher from the Company's increased volumes of activity, partially offset by a $0.5 million decrease in FDIC insurance expense. As compared to the second quarter of 2019, salary and employment-related expenses decreased $0.2 million as a result of continuing to manage resource allocation and hiring and FDIC insurance expense decreased $0.6 million as a result of a one-time small bank credit. Year-to-date non-interest expense increased by less than 1% compared to the same period in 2018.

CrossFirst’s effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was 15.4% as compared to (10.8)% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The year-over-year change was primarily due to higher earnings, a reduction in tax-exempt income due to average yields on tax exempt securities decreasing, and permanent tax benefits from a stock-based compensation award in 2018 as compared to 2019. The effective tax rate for the third quarter of 2019 was 20.0% compared to 19.6% for the second quarter of 2019. For both of the comparable periods, the Company continues to benefit from the tax-exempt municipal bond portfolio creating an effective tax rate lower than the statutory tax rates.

Balance Sheet Performance & Analysis
During the third quarter of 2019, total assets increased by $178 million or 4% compared to June 30, 2019 with both strong loan and deposit growth. Asset growth for CrossFirst was $935 million or 25% over the last twelve months. While both loans and deposits grew for the quarter, loan volumes outpaced deposit growth increasing the loan to deposit ratio from 96.7% to 99.2%. During the third quarter of 2019, total available for sale investment securities increased $28 million to $733 million, while the overall average for the quarter was $728 million. Tax- exempt municipal securities on average increased $18 million and mortgage backed securities decreased $10 million. The

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increase in investment securities was part of management's strategy to manage liquidity and optimize income.

Loan Growth Results
The Company continues to maintain a diversified loan portfolio while experiencing strong loan growth of 5% for the third quarter of 2019 and 33% since September 30, 2018. Loan yields declined 13 basis points in the overall portfolio commensurate with the adjustable rate loan movements with Libor and Prime over the course of the quarter. The Company experienced $204 million in payoffs for the quarter, but was able to fund $367 million in loans to replace and grow the overall portfolio.
(Dollars in millions)
3Q18
 
4Q18
 
1Q19
 
2Q19
 
3Q19
 
% of
Total
 
QoQ
Growth
($)
 
QoQ Growth
(%)
(1)
 
YoY Growth
($)
 
YoY Growth (%)(1)
Period-end loans (gross)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
958

 
$
1,134

 
$
1,163

 
$
1,254

 
$
1,313

 
36.1
%
 
$
59

 
5
 %
 
$
355

 
37
%
Energy
312

 
358

 
376

 
386

 
396

 
10.9

 
10

 
3

 
84

 
27

Commercial real estate
770

 
847

 
948

 
968

 
993

 
27.3

 
25

 
3

 
223

 
29

Construction and land development
436

 
440

 
427

 
463

 
528

 
14.5

 
65

 
14

 
92

 
21

Residential real estate
226

 
246

 
331

 
359

 
365

 
10.0

 
6

 
2

 
139

 
62

Equity lines of credit
22

 
20

 
20

 
21

 
22

 
0.6

 
1

 
3

 

 

Consumer installment
20

 
24

 
22

 
25

 
22

 
0.6

 
(3
)
 
(14
)
 
2

 
6

Total
$
2,744

 
$
3,069

 
$
3,287

 
$
3,476

 
$
3,639

 
100.0
%
 
$
163

 
5
 %
 
$
895

 
33
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average loans, net of unearned income
$
2,523

 
$
2,911

 
$
3,176

 
$
3,398

 
$
3,541

 
 
 
$
143

 
4
 %
 
$
1,018

 
40
%
Yield on loans for the period ending
5.35
%
 
5.56
%
 
5.75
%
 
5.66
%
 
5.53
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) Actual unrounded values are used to calculate the reported percent disclosed. Accordingly, recalculations using the amounts in millions as disclosed in this release may not produce the same amounts.


Deposit Growth Results
The Company continues to maintain a traditional deposit mix, with the goal of keeping pace with growth in the loan portfolio. Deposit growth was primarily funded with money market accounts during the quarter, which have historically adjusted with movements in fed funds rates. To continue lowering the duration of its deposit base, the Company did not renew $67 million of brokered deposits that matured during the quarter.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Dollars in millions)
3Q18
 
4Q18
 
1Q19
 
2Q19
 
3Q19
 
% of
Total
 
QoQ
Growth
($)
 
QoQ Growth
(%)
(1)
 
YoY Growth
($)
 
YoY Growth (%)(1)
Period-end deposits
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-interest bearing deposits
$
505

 
$
484

 
$
488

 
$
512

 
$
514

 
14.1
%
 
$
2

 
 %
 
$
9

 
2
%
Transaction deposits
56

 
82

 
119

 
137

 
146

 
4.0
%
 
9

 
7

 
90

 
163

Savings and money market deposits
1,448

 
1,632

 
1,511

 
1,634

 
1,776

 
48.5
%
 
142

 
9

 
328

 
23

Time deposits < $100,000
338

 
440

 
554

 
535

 
469

 
12.8
%
 
(66
)
 
(12
)
 
131

 
39

Time deposits > $100,000
460

 
570

 
728

 
766

 
753

 
20.6
%
 
(13
)
 
(2
)
 
293

 
64

Total
$
2,807

 
$
3,208

 
$
3,400

 
$
3,584

 
$
3,658

 
100.0
%
 
$
74

 
2
 %
 
$
851

 
30
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Brokered deposits
$
262

 
$
343

 
$
424

 
$
397

 
$
330

 
9.0
%
 
$
(67
)
 
(17
)%
 
$
68

 
26
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average deposits
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-interest bearing deposits
$
492

 
$
492

 
$
477

 
$
513

 
$
535

 
14.5
%
 
$
22

 
4
 %
 
$
43

 
9
%
Transaction deposits
56

 
63

 
104

 
144

 
135

 
3.7
%
 
(9
)
 
(6
)
 
79

 
141

Savings and money market deposits
1,450

 
1,498

 
1,544

 
1,560

 
1,744

 
47.2
%
 
184

 
12

 
294

 
20

Time deposits
801

 
913

 
1,165

 
1,305

 
1,277

 
34.6
%
 
(28
)
 
(2
)
 
476

 
59

Total
$
2,799

 
$
2,966

 
$
3,290

 
$
3,522

 
$
3,691

 
100.0
%
 
$
169

 
5
 %
 
$
892

 
32
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of deposits for the period ending
1.42
%
 
1.70
%
 
1.96
%
 
1.99
%
 
1.94
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of interest-bearing deposits for
  the period ending
1.72
%
 
2.04
%
 
2.30
%
 
2.33
%
 
2.26
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) Actual unrounded values are used to calculate the reported percent disclosed. Accordingly, recalculations using the amounts in millions as disclosed in this release may not produce the same amounts.


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Asset Quality Position
The Company continued to add to the allowance for loan loss in order to support loan growth and changes in relative risk for the overall portfolio, including with respect to one previously disclosed non-performing loan, recording a provision expense of $4.9 million for the quarter. Net charge-offs were $4.7 million for the quarter as a result of liquidating two other previously identified non-performing loans, as compared to net recoveries of $0.3 million for the third quarter in 2018. During the quarter, non-performing assets to assets declined from 1.18% in the second quarter to 1.00% in the third quarter and classified assets to capital continued to trend down.
Asset quality (Dollars in millions)
3Q18
 
4Q18
 
1Q19
 
2Q19
 
3Q19
 
QoQ
Growth
($)
 
YoY Growth
($)
Non-accrual loans
$
12.6

 
$
17.8

 
$
13.0

 
$
50.0

 
$
43.6

 
$
(6.4
)
 
$
31.0

Other real estate owned

 

 
2.5

 
2.5

 
2.5

 

 
2.5

Non-performing assets
13.1

 
17.8

 
15.5

 
52.8

 
46.7

 
(6.1
)
 
33.6

Loans 90+ days past due and still accruing
0.4

 

 

 
0.2

 
0.6

 
0.4

 
0.2

Loans 30 - 89 days past due
26.3

 
3.7

 
31.1

 
23.6

 
64.7

 
41.1

 
38.4

Classified loans
54.3

 
101.4

 
97.5

 
88.3

 
85.2

 
(3.1
)
 
30.9

Net charge-offs (recoveries)
(0.3
)
 
0.2

 
0.7

 

 
4.7

 
4.7

 
5.0

Provision for loan loss
3.0

 
4.5

 
2.9

 
2.9

 
4.9

 
2.0

 
1.9

Allowance for loan loss
33.5

 
37.8

 
40.0

 
42.9

 
43.0

 
0.1

 
9.5

Asset quality metrics
3Q18
 
4Q18
 
1Q19
 
2Q19
 
3Q19
Non-performing assets to total assets
0.35
 %
 
0.43
%
 
0.36
%
 
1.18
%
 
1.00
%
Allowance for loan loss to total loans
1.22

 
1.23

 
1.22

 
1.24

 
1.18

Allowance for loan loss to non-performing loans
257

 
212

 
307

 
85

 
97

Net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans(1)
(0.05
)
 
0.03

 
0.09

 

 
0.53

Loans 30 - 89 days past due to loans
0.96

 
0.12

 
0.95

 
0.68

 
1.78

Provision to average loans(1)
0.47

 
0.61

 
0.36

 
0.34

 
0.54

Classified Loans / (Total Capital + ALLL)
12.3

 
19.2

 
18.7

 
16.3

 
13.2

(1) Interim periods annualized.

Capital Position After Initial Public Offering
At September 30, 2019, stockholders’ equity totaled $602 million, or $11.59 per share, compared to $499 million, or $11.00 per share, at June 30, 2019. Tangible common stockholders' equity was $595 million and tangible book value per share was $11.44 at September 30, 2019. The increase in stockholders' equity was a result of quarterly earnings, an increase in accumulated other comprehensive income for unrealized bond gains, and proceeds received from the initial public offering.

Period-end (Dollars in millions, except per share data)
3Q18
 
4Q18
 
1Q19
 
2Q19
 
3Q19
Total Stockholders' Equity
$
410

 
$
490

 
$
481

 
$
499

 
$
602

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Book value per share
$
9.43

 
$
10.21

 
$
10.63

 
$
11.00

 
$
11.59

Tangible book value per share(1)
$
9.24

 
$
10.04

 
$
10.46

 
$
10.83

 
$
11.44

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio
10.55
%
 
11.75
%
 
11.23
%
 
11.02
%
 
12.91
%
Tier 1 capital ratio
11.38

 
12.53

 
11.23

 
11.04

 
12.93

Total capital ratio
12.32

 
13.51

 
12.20

 
12.04

 
13.90

Leverage ratio
11.39

 
12.43

 
11.15

 
10.87

 
12.57

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) Represents a non-GAAP measure. See "Table 7. Non-GAAP Financial Measures" for a reconciliation of this measure.

On September 17, 2019 the underwriters for the initial public offering, acquired an additional 844,362 shares of CrossFirst's common stock pursuant to the partial exercise of the underwriters’ over- allotment option granted in connection with the initial public offering. The additional shares were sold at the IPO price of $14.50 per share, less underwriting discounts and commissions. Net proceeds from the sale of the additional shares were approximately $11.4 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions. During the third quarter of 2019, the Company issued 6,594,362 new shares, including the over-allotment, bringing its total net proceeds from the offering to approximately $87.0 million. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to support our growth, organically or through mergers and acquisitions, and for general corporate purposes. As previously disclosed, the Company is currently considering using a portion of the net proceeds for the opening of a second smaller full-service branch in the Dallas MSA, in addition to consistently evaluating other strategic opportunities.

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Conference Call and Webcast
CrossFirst will hold a conference call and webcast to discuss third quarter 2019 results on Monday, October 21, 2019 at 4 p.m. CDT / 5 p.m. EDT. The conference call and webcast may also include discussion of Company developments, forward-looking statements and other material information about business and financial matters. Investors, news media, and other participants should register for the call or audio webcast at https://investors.CrossFirstbankshares.com. Participants may dial into the call toll-free at (877) 621- 5851 from anywhere in the U.S. or (470) 495-9492 internationally, using conference ID no. 6057529. Participants are encouraged to dial into the call or access the webcast approximately 10 minutes prior to the start time.

A replay of the webcast will be available on the Company website. A replay of the conference call will be available two hours following the close of the call until October 28, 2019, accessible at (855) 859-2056 with conference ID no. 6057529.

Cautionary Notice about Forward-Looking Statements
The financial results in this press release reflect preliminary, unaudited results, which are not final until the Company’s Form 10-Q is filed. This earnings release contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements reflect the Company's current views with respect to, among other things, future events and its financial performance. Any statements about management’s expectations, beliefs, plans, predictions, forecasts, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance are not historical facts and may be forward-looking. These statements are often, but not always, made through the use of words or phrases such as “anticipate,” “believes,” “can,” “could,” “may,” “predicts,” “potential,” “should,” “will,” “estimate,” “plans,” “projects,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expects,” “intends” and similar words or phrases. Any or all of the forward-looking statements in this earnings release may turn out to be inaccurate. The inclusion of forward-looking information in this earnings release should not be regarded as a representation by us or any other person that the future plans, estimates or expectations contemplated by us will be achieved. The Company has based these forward-looking statements largely on its current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that it believes may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements.

Accordingly, the Company cautions you that any such forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of future performance and that actual results may prove to be materially different from the results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements due to a number of factors. Such factors include, without limitation, those listed from time to time in reports that the Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this communication, and the Company does not intend, and assumes no obligation, to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events or circumstances, except as required by law.

About CrossFirst
CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc., is a Kansas corporation and a registered bank holding company for its wholly-owned subsidiary CrossFirst Bank, which is headquartered in Leawood, Kansas. CrossFirst Bank has seven full-service banking offices primarily along the I-35 corridor in Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas.

Unaudited Financial Tables



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TABLE 1. SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (UNAUDITED)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
 
CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc.
 
 
Quarterly Selected Financials (Unaudited)
 
 
3Q18
 
4Q18
 
1Q19
 
2Q19
 
3Q19
Income Statement Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income
 
$
40,775

 
$
47,068

 
$
51,317

 
$
54,192

 
$
55,529

Interest expense
 
11,807

 
14,753

 
17,712

 
19,318

 
19,743

Net interest income
 
28,968

 
32,315

 
33,605

 
34,874

 
35,786

Provision for loan losses
 
3,000

 
4,500

 
2,850

 
2,850

 
4,850

Non-interest income
 
1,185

 
1,195

 
1,645

 
1,672

 
3,212

Non-interest expense
 
19,875

 
20,166

 
22,631

 
21,960

 
21,172

Net income before taxes
 
7,278

 
8,844

 
9,769

 
11,736

 
12,976

Income tax expense (benefit)
 
924

 
(1,490
)
 
419

 
2,297

 
2,592

Net income
 
6,354

 
10,334

 
9,350

 
9,439

 
10,384

Preferred stock dividends
 
525

 
525

 
175

 

 

Net income available to common stockholders
 
5,829

 
9,809

 
9,175

 
9,439

 
10,384

Non-GAAP core operating income(1)
 
$
6,481

 
$
6,600

 
$
7,989

 
$
9,754

 
$
10,384

Balance Sheet Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
118,323

 
$
216,541

 
$
117,317

 
$
141,373

 
$
128,126

Securities
 
690,580

 
663,678

 
707,430

 
704,776

 
733,093

Gross loans (net of unearned income)
 
2,736,262

 
3,060,747

 
3,277,598

 
3,467,204

 
3,629,792

Allowance for loan losses
 
33,540

 
37,826

 
40,001

 
42,852

 
42,995

Goodwill and intangibles
 
7,821

 
7,796

 
7,770

 
7,745

 
7,720

Non-interest bearing deposits
 
504,794

 
484,284

 
488,375

 
511,837

 
513,832

Total deposits
 
2,806,580

 
3,208,097

 
3,399,899

 
3,584,136

 
3,658,108

Borrowings and repurchase agreements
 
483,145

 
388,391

 
368,597

 
364,246

 
357,614

Trust preferred securities, net of fair value adjustment
 
875

 
884

 
893

 
902

 
912

Preferred stock
 
30,000

 
30,000

 

 

 

Common stock(2)
 
359,725

 
424,975

 
428,864

 
430,800

 
519,336

Total stockholders' equity
 
409,780

 
490,336

 
480,514

 
499,195

 
602,435

Tangible common stockholders' equity(1)
 
$
371,959

 
$
452,540

 
$
472,744

 
$
491,450

 
$
594,715

Share and Per Share Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic earnings per common share(2)
 
$
0.15

 
$
0.22

 
$
0.20

 
$
0.21

 
$
0.22

Diluted earning per common share(2)
 
0.15

 
0.22

 
0.20

 
0.20

 
0.21

Book value per share(2)
 
9.43

 
10.21

 
10.63

 
11.00

 
11.59

Tangible book value per share(1)(2)
 
$
9.24

 
$
10.04

 
$
10.46

 
$
10.83

 
$
11.44

Basic weighted average common shares outstanding(2)
 
37,790,614

 
43,853,170

 
45,093,442

 
45,236,264

 
48,351,553

Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding(2)
 
38,778,624

 
44,920,448

 
45,960,267

 
46,211,780

 
49,164,549

Shares outstanding at end of period(2)
 
40,261,480

 
45,074,322

 
45,202,370

 
45,367,641

 
51,969,203

Selected Ratios
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Return on average assets
 
0.70
 %
 
1.06
%
 
0.91
%
 
0.86
%
 
0.89
%
Return on average common equity
 
6.68

 
9.03

 
7.98

 
7.78

 
7.58

Yield on earning assets
 
4.72

 
5.01

 
5.18

 
5.12

 
4.94

Yield on earning assets - tax equivalent(3)
 
4.81

 
5.08

 
5.25

 
5.18

 
5.00

Yield on securities
 
3.18

 
3.24

 
3.23

 
3.08

 
2.85

Yield on securities - tax equivalent(3)
 
3.58

 
3.61

 
3.59

 
3.42

 
3.19


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CROSSFIRST BANKSHARES, INC.

 
 
CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc.
 
 
Quarterly Selected Financials (Unaudited)
 
 
3Q18
 
4Q18
 
1Q19
 
2Q19
 
3Q19
Yield on loans
 
5.35

 
5.56

 
5.75

 
5.66

 
5.53

Cost of interest-bearing liabilities
 
1.73

 
2.01

 
2.25

 
2.29

 
2.24

Cost of interest-bearing deposits
 
1.72

 
2.04

 
2.30

 
2.33

 
2.26

Cost of funds
 
1.46

 
1.72

 
1.96

 
1.99

 
1.94

Cost of deposits
 
1.42

 
1.70

 
1.96

 
1.99

 
1.94

Cost of other borrowings
 
1.77

 
1.79

 
1.86

 
1.93

 
1.95

Net interest margin - tax equivalent(3)
 
3.44

 
3.51

 
3.46

 
3.35

 
3.24

Non-interest expense to average assets
 
2.20

 
2.06

 
2.20

 
2.00

 
1.82

Efficiency ratio(4)
 
65.91

 
60.18

 
64.20

 
60.09

 
54.29

Non-interest bearing deposits to total deposits
 
17.99

 
15.10

 
14.36

 
14.28

 
14.05

Loans to deposits
 
97.49
 %
 
95.41
%
 
96.40
%
 
96.74
%
 
99.23
%
Credit Quality Ratios
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan losses to total loans
 
1.22
 %
 
1.23
%
 
1.22
%
 
1.24
%
 
1.18
%
Nonperforming assets to total assets
 
0.35

 
0.43

 
0.36

 
1.18

 
1.00

Nonperforming loans to total loans
 
0.48

 
0.58

 
0.40

 
1.45

 
1.22

Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans
 
256.65

 
212.30

 
307.27

 
85.20

 
97.12

Net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans(5)
 
(0.05
)%
 
0.03
%
 
0.09
%
 
%
 
0.53
%
Capital Ratios
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total stockholders' equity to total assets
 
11.03
 %
 
11.94
%
 
11.26
%
 
11.16
%
 
12.95
%
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio
 
10.55

 
11.75

 
11.23

 
11.02

 
12.91

Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio
 
11.38

 
12.53

 
11.23

 
11.04

 
12.93

Total risk-based capital ratio
 
12.32

 
13.51

 
12.20

 
12.04

 
13.90

Tier 1 leverage ratio
 
11.39
 %
 
12.43
%
 
11.15
%
 
10.87
%
 
12.57
%
(1) Represents a non-GAAP financial measure. See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" for a reconciliation of this measure.
(2) Share data has been adjusted to reflect a 2-for-1 stock split effected in the form of a dividend on December 21, 2018.
(3) Tax exempt income is calculated on a tax equivalent basis. Tax-free municipal securities are exempt from Federal taxes. The incremental tax rate used is 21.0%.
(4) We calculate efficiency ratio as non-interest expense divided by the sum of net interest income and non-interest income.
(5) Interim periods are annualized.


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CROSSFIRST BANKSHARES, INC.

TABLE 2. YEAR-TO-DATE ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET INTEREST INCOME (UNAUDITED)
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
2018
 
2019
 
Average Balance
 
Interest Income / Expense
 
Average Yield / Rate(3)
 
Average Balance
 
Interest Income / Expense
 
Average Yield / Rate(3)
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Interest-earning assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities - taxable
$
273,525

 
$
6,447

 
3.15
%
 
$
334,272

 
$
7,447

 
2.98
%
Securities - tax-exempt(1)
484,090

 
14,062

 
3.88

 
378,651

 
10,672

 
3.77

Federal funds sold
18,782

 
281

 
2.00

 
18,714

 
345

 
2.46

Interest-bearing deposits in other banks
174,740

 
2,200

 
1.68

 
135,030

 
2,107

 
2.09

Gross loans, net of unearned income(2)
2,275,039

 
89,262

 
5.25

 
3,373,118

 
142,319

 
5.64

Total interest-earning assets(1)
3,226,176

 
$
112,252

 
4.65
%
 
4,239,785

 
$
162,890

 
5.14
%
Allowance for loan losses
(29,607
)
 
 
 
 
 
(41,329
)
 
 
 
 
Other non-interest-earning assets
166,661

 
 
 
 
 
196,900

 
 
 
 
Total assets
$
3,363,230

 
 
 
 
 
$
4,395,356

 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Transaction deposits
$
53,995

 
$
101

 
0.25
%
 
$
127,785

 
$
1,139

 
1.19
%
Savings and money market deposits
1,381,291

 
15,658

 
1.52

 
1,616,558

 
27,326

 
2.26

Time deposits
809,550

 
10,880

 
1.80

 
1,249,219

 
22,956

 
2.46

Total interest-bearing deposits
2,244,836

 
26,639

 
1.59

 
2,993,562

 
51,421

 
2.30

FHLB and short-term borrowings
381,166

 
5,020

 
1.76

 
366,708

 
5,240

 
1.91

Trust preferred securities, net of fair value
  adjustments
860

 
100

 
15.47

 
895

 
112

 
16.74

Non-interest bearing deposits
402,850

 

 

 
508,888

 

 

Cost of funds
3,029,712

 
$
31,759

 
1.40
%
 
3,870,053

 
$
56,773

 
1.96
%
Other liabilities
10,929

 
 
 
 
 
22,762

 
 
 
 
Stockholders' equity
322,589

 
 
 
 
 
502,541

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
3,363,230

 
 
 
 
 
$
4,395,356

 
 
 
 
Net interest income(1)
 
 
$
80,493

 
 
 
 
 
$
106,117

 
 
Net interest spread(1)
 
 
 
 
3.25
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.18
%
Net interest margin(1)
 
 
 
 
3.34
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.35
%
(1) Tax exempt income is calculated on a tax equivalent basis. Tax-free municipal securities are exempt from Federal taxes. The incremental tax rate used is 21.0%.
(2) Average loan balances include nonaccrual loans.
(3) Actual unrounded values are used to calculate the reported yield or rate disclosed. Accordingly, recalculations using the amounts in thousands as disclosed in this release may not produce the same amounts.



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CROSSFIRST BANKSHARES, INC.

YEAR-TO-DATE VOLUME & RATE VARIANCE TO NET INTEREST INCOME (UNAUDITED)
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2019 over 2018
 
Average Volume
 
Yield/Rate
 
Net Change(2)
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Interest Income
 
 
 
 
 
Securities - taxable
$
1,364

 
$
(364
)
 
$
1,000

Securities - tax-exempt(1)
(3,000
)
 
(390
)
 
(3,390
)
Federal funds sold
(1
)
 
65

 
64

Interest-bearing deposits in other banks
(562
)
 
469

 
(93
)
Gross loans, net of unearned income
45,980

 
7,077

 
53,057

Total interest income(1)
43,781

 
6,857

 
50,638

Interest Expense
 
 
 
 
 
Transaction deposits
277

 
761

 
1,038

Savings and money market deposits
3,024

 
8,644

 
11,668

Time deposits
7,209

 
4,867

 
12,076

Total interest-bearing deposits
10,510

 
14,272

 
24,782

FHLB and short-term borrowings
(195
)
 
415

 
220

Trust preferred securities, net of fair value adjustments
4

 
8

 
12

Total interest expense
10,319

 
14,695

 
25,014

Net interest income(1)
$
33,462

 
$
(7,838
)
 
$
25,624

 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) Tax exempt income is calculated on a tax equivalent basis. Tax-free municipal securities are exempt from Federal taxes. The incremental tax rate used is 21.0%.
(2) The change in interest not due solely to volume or rate has been allocated in proportion to the respective absolute dollar amounts of the change in volume or rate.


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CROSSFIRST BANKSHARES, INC.

TABLE 3. 2018 - 2019 QUARTERLY ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET INTEREST INCOME (UNAUDITED)
 
Three Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
2018
 
2019
 
Average Balance
 
Interest Income / Expense
 
Average Yield / Rate(3)
 
Average Balance
 
Interest Income / Expense
 
Average Yield / Rate(3)
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Interest-earning assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities - taxable
$
304,937

 
$
2,454

 
3.19
%
 
$
335,045

 
$
2,264

 
2.68
%
Securities - tax-exempt(1)
447,333

 
4,338

 
3.85

 
392,644

 
3,592

 
3.63

Federal funds sold
20,674

 
110

 
2.10

 
16,315

 
89

 
2.16

Interest-bearing deposits in other banks
132,585

 
614

 
1.84

 
171,913

 
881

 
2.03

Gross loans, net of unearned income(2) (3)
2,523,107

 
34,012

 
5.35

 
3,540,707

 
49,327

 
5.53

Total interest-earning assets(1)
3,428,636

 
$
41,528

 
4.81
%
 
4,456,624

 
$
56,153

 
5.00
%
Allowance for loan losses
(31,716
)
 
 
 
 
 
(43,327
)
 
 
 
 
Other non-interest-earning assets
191,956

 
 
 
 
 
197,661

 
 
 
 
Total assets
$
3,588,876

 
 
 
 
 
$
4,610,958

 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Transaction deposits
$
56,072

 
$
33

 
0.24
%
 
$
134,987

 
$
386

 
1.13
%
Savings and money market deposits
1,450,397

 
6,139

 
1.68

 
1,743,575

 
9,553

 
2.17

Time deposits
801,416

 
3,827

 
1.89

 
1,276,571

 
8,064

 
2.51

Total interest-bearing deposits
2,307,885

 
9,999

 
1.72

 
3,155,133

 
18,003

 
2.26

FHLB and short-term borrowings
397,252

 
1,772

 
1.77

 
345,794

 
1,703

 
1.95

Trust preferred securities, net of fair value
  adjustments
868

 
36

 
16.21

 
904

 
37

 
16.06

Non-interest bearing deposits
491,942

 

 

 
535,467

 

 

Cost of funds
3,197,947

 
$
11,807

 
1.46
%
 
4,037,298

 
$
19,743

 
1.94
%
Other liabilities
14,904

 
 
 
 
 
29,833

 
 
 
 
Total stockholders' equity
376,025

 
 
 
 
 
543,827

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
3,588,876

 
 
 
 
 
$
4,610,958

 
 
 
 
Net interest income(1)
 
 
$
29,721

 
 
 
 
 
$
36,410

 
 
Net interest spread(1)
 
 
 
 
3.35
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.06
%
Net interest margin(1)
 
 
 
 
3.44
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.24
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) Tax exempt income is calculated on a tax equivalent basis. Tax-free municipal securities are exempt from Federal taxes. The incremental tax rate used is 21.0%.
(2) Average loan balances include nonaccrual loans.
(3) Actual unrounded values are used to calculate the reported yield or rate disclosed. Accordingly, recalculations using the amounts in thousands as disclosed in this release may not produce the same amounts.


10

CROSSFIRST BANKSHARES, INC.

QUARTER TO DATE VOLUME & RATE VARIANCE TO NET INTEREST INCOME (UNAUDITED)
 
Three Months Ended
 
September 30, 2019 over 2018
 
Average Volume
 
Yield/Rate
 
Net Change(2)
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Interest Income
 
 
 
 
 
Securities - taxable
$
227

 
$
(417
)
 
$
(190
)
Securities - tax-exempt(1)
(509
)
 
(237
)
 
(746
)
Federal funds sold
(24
)
 
3

 
(21
)
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks
198

 
69

 
267

Gross loans, net of unearned income
14,136

 
1,179

 
15,315

Total interest income(1)
14,028

 
597

 
14,625

Interest Expense
 
 
 
 
 
Transaction deposits
97

 
256

 
353

Savings and money market deposits
1,397

 
2,017

 
3,414

Time deposits
2,728

 
1,509

 
4,237

Total interest-bearing deposits
4,222

 
3,782

 
8,004

FHLB and short-term borrowings
(241
)
 
172

 
(69
)
Trust preferred securities, net of fair value adjustments
1

 

 
1

Total interest expense
3,982

 
3,954

 
7,936

Net interest income(1)
$
10,046

 
$
(3,357
)
 
$
6,689

 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) Tax exempt income is calculated on a tax equivalent basis. Tax-free municipal securities are exempt from Federal taxes. The incremental tax rate used is 21.0%
(2) The change in interest not due solely to volume or rate has been allocated in proportion to the respective absolute dollar amounts of the change in volume or rate.



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CROSSFIRST BANKSHARES, INC.

TABLE 4. LINKED QUARTERLY ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET INTEREST INCOME (UNAUDITED)
 
Three Months Ended
 
June 30, 2019
 
September 30, 2019
 
Average Balance
 
Interest Income / Expense
 
Average Yield / Rate(3)
 
Average Balance
 
Interest Income / Expense
 
Average Yield / Rate(3)
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Interest-earning assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities - taxable
$
345,005

 
$
2,611

 
3.04
%
 
$
335,045

 
$
2,264

 
2.68
%
Securities - tax-exempt(1)
374,750

 
3,529

 
3.78

 
392,644

 
3,592

 
3.63

Federal funds sold
15,165

 
96

 
2.55

 
16,315

 
89

 
2.16

Interest-bearing deposits in other banks
110,460

 
580

 
2.10

 
171,913

 
881

 
2.03

Gross loans, net of unearned income(2) (3)
3,398,297

 
47,989

 
5.66

 
3,540,707

 
49,327

 
5.53

Total interest-earning assets(1)
4,243,677

 
$
54,805

 
5.18
%
 
4,456,624

 
$
56,153

 
5.00
%
Allowance for loan losses
(41,277
)
 
 
 
 
 
(43,327
)
 
 
 
 
Other non-interest-earning assets
199,603

 
 
 
 
 
197,661

 
 
 
 
Total assets
$
4,402,003

 
 
 
 
 
$
4,610,958

 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Transaction deposits
$
144,020

 
$
477

 
1.33
%
 
$
134,987

 
$
386

 
1.13
%
Savings and money market deposits
1,559,979

 
8,955

 
2.30

 
1,743,575

 
9,553

 
2.17

Time deposits
1,305,244

 
8,065

 
2.48

 
1,276,571

 
8,064

 
2.51

Total interest-bearing deposits
3,009,243

 
17,497

 
2.33

 
3,155,133

 
18,003

 
2.26

FHLB and short-term borrowings
371,624

 
1,784

 
1.93

 
345,794

 
1,703

 
1.95

Trust preferred securities, net of fair value
adjustments
895

 
37

 
16.79

 
904

 
37

 
16.06

Non-interest bearing deposits
513,320

 

 

 
535,467

 

 

Cost of funds
3,895,082

 
$
19,318

 
1.99
%
 
4,037,298

 
$
19,743

 
1.94
%
Other liabilities
20,041

 
 
 
 
 
29,833

 
 
 
 
Total stockholders' equity
486,880

 
 
 
 
 
543,827

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
4,402,003

 
 
 
 
 
$
4,610,958

 
 
 
 
Net interest income(1)
 
 
$
35,487

 
 
 
 
 
$
36,410

 
 
Net interest spread(1)
 
 
 
 
3.19
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.06
%
Net interest margin(1)
 
 
 
 
3.35
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.24
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) Tax exempt income is calculated on a tax equivalent basis. Tax-free municipal securities are exempt from Federal taxes. The incremental tax rate used is 21.0%.
(2) Average loan balances include nonaccrual loans.
(3) Actual unrounded values are used to calculate the reported yield or rate disclosed. Accordingly, recalculations using the amounts in thousands as disclosed in this release may not produce the same amounts.
 


12

CROSSFIRST BANKSHARES, INC.

LINKED QUARTER VOLUME & RATE VARIANCE TO NET INTEREST INCOME (UNAUDITED)
 
Three Months Ended
 
September 30, 2019 over June 30, 2019
 
Average Volume
 
Yield/Rate
 
Net Change(2)
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Interest Income
 
 
 
 
 
Securities - taxable
$
(68
)
 
$
(279
)
 
$
(347
)
Securities - tax-exempt(1)
189

 
(126
)
 
63

Federal funds sold
8

 
(15
)
 
(7
)
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks
321

 
(20
)
 
301

Gross loans, net of unearned income
2,303

 
(965
)
 
1,338

Total interest income(1)
2,753

 
(1,405
)
 
1,348

Interest Expense
 
 
 
 
 
Transaction deposits
(27
)
 
(64
)
 
(91
)
Savings and money market deposits
1,095

 
(497
)
 
598

Time deposits
(128
)
 
127

 
(1
)
Total interest-bearing deposits
940

 
(434
)
 
506

FHLB and short-term borrowings
(103
)
 
22

 
(81
)
Trust preferred securities, net of FV adjustments

 

 

Total interest expense
837

 
(412
)
 
425

Net interest income(1)
$
1,916

 
$
(993
)
 
$
923

 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) Tax exempt income is calculated on a tax equivalent basis. Tax-free municipal securities are exempt from Federal taxes. The incremental tax rate used is 21.0%.
(2) The change in interest not due solely to volume or rate has been allocated in proportion to the respective absolute dollar amounts of the change in volume or rate.


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TABLE 5. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
December 31, 2018
 
September 30, 2019
 
 
 
(Unaudited)
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Assets
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
216,541

 
$
128,126

Available for sale securities - taxable
296,133

 
323,531

Available for sale securities - tax-exempt
367,545

 
409,562

Premises and equipment, held for sale
3,444

 

Loans, net of allowance for loan losses of $37,826 and
 
 
 
$42,995 at December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2019, respectively
3,022,921

 
3,586,797

Premises and equipment, net
74,945

 
71,314

Restricted equity securities
14,525

 
16,053

Interest receivable
14,092

 
15,909

Foreclosed assets held for sale

 
2,471

Deferred tax asset
16,316

 
7,429

Goodwill and other intangible assets, net
7,796

 
7,720

Bank-owned life insurance
63,811

 
65,228

Other
9,146

 
17,173

Total assets
$
4,107,215

 
$
4,651,313

Liabilities and stockholders' equity
 
 
 
Deposits
 
 
 
Non-interest bearing
$
484,284

 
$
513,832

Savings, NOW and money market
1,714,136

 
1,922,522

Time
1,009,677

 
1,221,754

Total deposits
3,208,097

 
3,658,108

Federal funds purchased and repurchase agreements
75,406

 
49,810

Federal Home Loan Bank advances
312,985

 
307,804

Other borrowings
884

 
912

Interest payable and other liabilities
19,507

 
32,244

Total liabilities
3,616,879

 
4,048,878

Stockholders' equity
 
 
 
Redeemable preferred stock, $0.01 par value, $25 liquidation value:
 
 
 
authorized - 5,000,000 shares
 
 
 
issued - 1,200,000 and 0 shares at December 31, 2018
 
 
 
and September 30, 2019, respectively
12

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value:
 
 
 
authorized - 200,000,000 shares
 
 
 
issued - 45,074,322 and 51,969,203 shares at December 31, 2018
 
 
 
and September 30, 2019, respectively
451

 
520

Additional paid-in capital
454,512

 
518,816

Retained earnings
38,567

 
65,282

Other
(196
)
 
(84
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
(3,010
)
 
17,901

Total stockholders' equity
490,336

 
602,435

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
4,107,215

 
$
4,651,313


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TABLE 6. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)
 
Three months ended
 
Nine months ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
(Dollars in thousands except per share data)
Interest Income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans, including fees
34,012

 
49,327

 
89,262

 
142,319

Available for sale securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Taxable
2,200

 
1,991

 
5,729

 
6,646

Tax-exempt
3,586

 
2,969

 
11,622

 
8,820

Deposits with financial institutions
723

 
970

 
2,481

 
2,452

Dividends on bank stocks
254

 
272

 
718

 
801

Total interest income
40,775

 
55,529

 
109,812

 
161,038

Interest Expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits
9,999

 
18,003

 
26,639

 
51,421

Fed funds purchased and repurchase agreements
287

 
74

 
628

 
501

Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank
1,468

 
1,629

 
4,308

 
4,739

Other borrowings
53

 
37

 
184

 
112

Total interest expense
11,807

 
19,743

 
31,759

 
56,773

Net Interest Income
28,968

 
35,786

 
78,053

 
104,265

Provision for Loan Losses
3,000

 
4,850

 
9,000

 
10,550

Net Interest Income after Provision for Loan Losses
25,968

 
30,936

 
69,053

 
93,715

Non-Interest Income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service charges and fees (rebates) on customer accounts
(100
)
 
72

 
506

 
441

Gain on sale of available for sale securities
195

 
34

 
608

 
467

Impairment of premises and equipment held for sale
(171
)
 

 
(171
)
 
(424
)
Gain on sale of loans
25

 
49

 
618

 
207

Income from bank-owned life insurance
513

 
476

 
1,511

 
1,416

Swap fee income, net
253

 
1,879

 
299

 
2,415

Other non-interest income
470

 
702

 
1,517

 
2,007

Total non-interest income
1,185

 
3,212

 
4,888

 
6,529

Non-Interest Expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Salaries and employee benefits
12,652

 
14,256

 
43,689

 
43,296

Occupancy
2,132

 
2,080

 
6,199

 
6,301

Professional fees
766

 
427

 
2,421

 
1,923

Deposit insurance premiums
823

 
302

 
2,411

 
2,020

Data processing
528

 
649

 
1,470

 
1,868

Advertising
527

 
580

 
1,982

 
1,770

Software and communication
630

 
900

 
1,958

 
2,407

Depreciation and amortization
516

 
413

 
1,306

 
1,320

Other non-interest expense
1,301

 
1,565

 
4,153

 
4,858

Total non-interest expense
19,875

 
21,172

 
65,589

 
65,763

Net Income Before Taxes
7,278

 
12,976

 
8,352

 
34,481

Income tax expense (benefit)
924

 
2,592

 
(904
)
 
5,308

Net Income
$
6,354

 
$
10,384

 
$
9,256

 
$
29,173

Basic Earnings Per Share(1)
$
0.15

 
$
0.22

 
$
0.23

 
$
0.63

Diluted Earnings Per Share(1)
$
0.15

 
$
0.21

 
$
0.22

 
$
0.61

(1) Share data has been adjusted to reflect a 2-for-1 stock split effected in the form of a dividend on December 21, 2018.

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TABLE 7. NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to disclosing financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP the Company discloses non-GAAP financial measures in this release. The Company believes that the non-GAAP financial measures presented in this release reflect industry conventions, or standard measures within the industry, and provide useful information to the Company's management, investors and other parties interested in the Company's operating performance. These measurements should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. We have defined below each of the non-GAAP measures we use in this release, but these measures may not be synonymous to similar measurement terms used by other companies.

CrossFirst provides reconciliations of these non-GAAP measures below. The measures used in this release include the following:
We calculate "return on average tangible common equity" as net income available to common stockholders divided by average tangible common equity. Average tangible common equity is calculated as average common equity less average goodwill and intangibles and average preferred equity. The most directly comparable GAAP measure is return on average common equity.
We calculate ‘‘non-GAAP core operating income’’ as net income adjusted to remove non-recurring or non-core income and expense items related to:
Restructuring charges and adjustments associated with the transition of our former CEO - In connection with the departure of our former CEO in the second quarter of 2018, we incurred restructuring charges in the second quarter of 2018 related to the acceleration of certain stock-based compensation and employee costs, some of which were adjusted in the fourth quarter of 2018.

Impairment charges associated with two buildings that were held-for-sale - We acquired a new, larger corporate headquarters to accommodate our business needs, which eliminated the need for two smaller support buildings. The two smaller support buildings had been acquired recently and were extensively remodeled, which resulted in a difference between book and market value for those assets. We sold one of the buildings in 2018. The remaining building was sold during the second quarter of 2019.

State tax credits as a result of the purchase and improvement of our new corporate headquarters. We acquired a new, larger corporate headquarters to accommodate our business needs. Our purchase and improvement of the new headquarters resulted in state tax credits.

The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure for non-GAAP core operating income is net income.
We calculate "tangible common stockholders' equity" as total stockholders' equity less goodwill and intangibles and preferred equity. The most directly comparable GAAP measure is total stockholders' equity.
We calculate ‘‘tangible book value per share’’ as tangible common stockholders' equity (defined above) divided by the total number of shares outstanding. The most directly comparable GAAP measure is book value per share.
We calculate "non-GAAP tax-equivalent efficiency ratio" as non-interest expense divided by net interest income plus tax-effected interest income on our tax-free municipal bond portfolio plus non-interest income. The most directly comparable financial measure is the efficiency ratio.
 
Quarter Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
09/30/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
03/31/2019
 
06/30/2019
 
09/30/2019
 
09/30/2018
 
09/30/2019
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Return on average tangible common equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income available to common
  stockholders
$
5,829

 
$
9,809

 
$
9,175

 
$
9,439

 
$
10,384

 
$
7,681

 
$
28,998

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average common equity
346,025

 
430,881

 
466,506

 
486,880

 
543,827

 
292,589

 
499,354

Less: average goodwill and intangibles
7,835

 
7,810

 
7,784

 
7,759

 
7,733

 
7,860

 
7,759

Average tangible common equity
338,190

 
423,071

 
458,722

 
479,121

 
536,094

 
284,729

 
491,595

Return on average common equity
6.68
%
 
9.03
%
 
7.98
%
 
7.78
%
 
7.58
%
 
3.51
%
 
7.76
%
Return on average tangible common equity
6.84
%

9.20
%

8.11
%

7.90
%

7.68
%

3.61
%

7.89
%

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Quarter Ended
 
09/30/18
 
12/31/18
 
03/31/19
 
06/30/19
 
09/30/19
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Non-GAAP core operating income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Income
$
6,354

 
$
10,334

 
$
9,350

 
$
9,439

 
$
10,384

Add: restructuring charges

 
(815
)
 

 

 

Less: tax effect(1)

 
(210
)
 

 

 

Restructuring charges, net of tax

 
(605
)
 

 

 

Add: fixed asset impairments
171

 

 

 
424

 

Less: tax effect(1)
44

 

 

 
109

 

Fixed asset impairments, net of tax
127

 

 

 
315

 

Add: state tax credit(2)

 
(3,129
)
 
(1,361
)
 

 

Non-GAAP core operating income
$
6,481

 
$
6,600

 
$
7,989

 
$
9,754

 
$
10,384

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) Represents the tax impact of the adjustments above at a tax rate of 25.73%
 
 
(2) No tax effect
 
 
 
Quarter Ended
 
09/30/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
03/31/2019
 
06/30/2019
 
09/30/2019
 
(Dollars in thousands except per share data)
Tangible common stockholders' equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Stockholders' equity
$
409,780

 
$
490,336

 
$
480,514

 
$
499,195

 
$
602,435

Less: goodwill and other intangible assets
7,821

 
7,796

 
7,770

 
7,745

 
7,720

Less: preferred stock
30,000

 
30,000

 

 

 

Tangible common stockholders' equity
$
371,959

 
$
452,540

 
$
472,744

 
$
491,450

 
$
594,715

Tangible book value per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tangible common stockholders' equity
$
371,959

 
$
452,540

 
$
472,744

 
$
491,450

 
$
594,715

Shares outstanding at end of period
40,261,480

 
45,074,322

 
45,202,370

 
45,367,641

 
51,969,203

Book value per share
$
9.43

 
$
10.21

 
$
10.63

 
$
11.00

 
$
11.59

Tangible book value per share
$
9.24

 
$
10.04

 
$
10.46

 
$
10.83

 
$
11.44

 
 
Quarter Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
09/30/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
03/31/2019
 
06/30/2019
 
09/30/2019
 
09/30/2018
 
09/30/2019
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Non-GAAP Tax Equivalent Efficiency
Ratio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-interest expense (Numerator)
 
$
19,875

 
$
20,166

 
$
22,631

 
$
21,960

 
$
21,172

 
$
65,589

 
$
65,763

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income
 
28,968

 
32,315

 
33,605

 
34,874

 
35,786

 
78,053

 
104,265

Tax equivalent interest income
 
753

 
658

 
616

 
612

 
624

 
2,440

 
1,852

Net interest income - tax equivalent
 
29,721


32,973


34,221


35,486


36,410

 
80,493

 
106,117

Non-interest income
 
1,185

 
1,195

 
1,645

 
1,672

 
3,212

 
4,888

 
6,529

Total tax-equivalent income (Denominator)
 
$
30,906


$
34,168


$
35,866


$
37,158


$
39,622

 
$
85,381

 
$
112,646

Efficiency Ratio
 
65.91
%
 
60.18
%
 
64.20
%
 
60.09
%
 
54.29
%
 
79.08
%
 
59.36
%
Non-GAAP Tax Equivalent Efficiency
Ratio
 
64.31
%

59.02
%

63.10
%

59.10
%

53.43
%
 
76.82
%
 
58.38
%

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