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Western Alliance Bancorporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Financial Results

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PHOENIX, January 27, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Western Alliance Bancorporation (NYSE:WAL):

FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 2024 FINANCIAL RESULTS

Quarter Highlights:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

Earnings per share

 

PPNR1

 

Net interest margin

 

Efficiency ratio

 

Book value per

common share

$216.9 million

 

$1.95

 

$319.4 million

 

3.48%

 

61.2%

 

$58.24

 

 

 

 

51.1%1, adjusted for deposit costs

 

$52.271, excluding

goodwill and intangibles

CEO COMMENTARY:

"Western Alliance’s diversified, national commercial business strategy continued to drive strong momentum in the fourth quarter with healthy earnings growth, sustained operating leverage, and resilient asset quality," said Dale Gibbons, Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. "Overall, we achieved earnings per share of $1.95 for the quarter, 46.6% higher than Q4 2023, which resulted in a return on tangible common equity1 of 14.6%, while tangible book value per share1 rose 11.9% year-over-year to $52.27. As expected, quarterly deposits declined $1.7 billion, driven by seasonal tax escrow deposit outflows in our Mortgage Warehouse Group, which have already reversed since year end."

"Western Alliance’s full year results are a direct reflection of the success of our credit and deposit platforms which position us for a sustained earnings trajectory into 2025, while continuing our focus on asset quality. Net charge-offs to average loans were 0.18% for the year, with a non-performing assets to total assets ratio of 0.65%. Our net revenue growth drove an increase in earnings as PPNR1 climbed 14.1% over the prior year to $1.1 billion, with net income of $788 million and earnings per share up 8.4% to $7.09. Finally, our hearts are heavy given the ongoing Southern California wildfires. We have already taken actions and stand ready to further support our people and communities in their rebuilding efforts."

LINKED-QUARTER BASIS

FULL YEAR

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Net income of $216.9 million and earnings per share of $1.95, up 8.6% and 8.3%, from $199.8 million and $1.80, respectively

  • Net income of $787.7 million and earnings per share of $7.09, up 9.0% and 8.4%, from $722.4 million and $6.54, respectively

  • Net revenue of $838.4 million, an increase of 1.9%, or $15.3 million, compared to a decrease in non-interest expenses of 3.4%, or $18.4 million

  • Net revenue of $3.2 billion, an increase of 20.7%, or $542.5 million, compared to an increase in non-interest expenses of 24.7%, or $401.6 million

  • Pre-provision net revenue1 of $319.4 million, up $33.7 million from $285.7 million

  • Pre-provision net revenue1 of $1.1 billion, up $140.9 million from $996.2 million

  • Effective tax rate of 16.4%, compared to 20.7%

  • Effective tax rate of 20.5%, compared to 22.6%

 

 

FINANCIAL POSITION RESULTS:

  • HFI loans of $53.7 billion, up $330 million, or 0.6%

  • Increase in HFI loans of $3.4 billion, or 6.7%

  • Total deposits of $66.3 billion, down $1.7 billion, or 2.5%

  • Increase in total deposits of $11.0 billion, or 19.9%

  • HFI loan-to-deposit ratio of 80.9%, up from 78.4%

  • HFI loan-to-deposit ratio of 80.9%, down from 90.9%

  • Stockholders' equity of $6.7 billion, up $30 million

  • Increase in stockholders' equity of $629 million

 

 

LOANS AND ASSET QUALITY:

  • Nonperforming assets (nonaccrual loans and repossessed assets) to total assets of 0.65%, compared to 0.45%

  • Nonperforming assets to total assets of 0.65%, compared to 0.40%

  • Annualized net loan charge-offs to average loans outstanding of 0.25%, compared to 0.20%

  • Net loan charge-offs to average loans outstanding of 0.18%, compared to 0.06%

 

 

KEY PERFORMANCE METRICS:

  • Net interest margin of 3.48%, decreased from 3.61%

  • Net interest margin of 3.58%, decreased from 3.63%

  • Return on average assets and on tangible common equity1 of 1.04% and 14.6%, compared to 0.96% and 13.8%, respectively

  • Return on average assets and on tangible common equity1 of 0.99% and 14.0%, compared to 1.03% and 14.9%, respectively

  • Tangible common equity ratio1 of 7.2%, flat from prior quarter

  • Tangible common equity ratio1 of 7.2%, decreased from 7.3%

  • CET 1 ratio of 11.3%, compared to 11.2%

  • CET 1 ratio of 11.3%, compared to 10.8%

  • Tangible book value per share1, net of tax, of $52.27, an increase of 0.6% from $51.98

  • Tangible book value per share1, net of tax, of $52.27, an increase of 11.9% from $46.72

  • Adjusted efficiency ratio1 of 51.1%, compared to 52.7%

  • Adjusted efficiency ratio1 of 53.1%, compared to 53.5%

1

See reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.

 

Income Statement

Net interest income totaled $666.5 million in the fourth quarter 2024, a decrease of $30.4 million, or 4.4%, from $696.9 million in the third quarter 2024, and an increase of $74.8 million, or 12.6%, compared to the fourth quarter 2023. The decrease in net interest income from the third quarter 2024 is due to decreased yields on interest earning assets, partially offset by a decrease in rates on interest-bearing liabilities. The increase in net interest income from the fourth quarter 2023 was driven by an increase in average interest earning asset balances and a decrease in average short-term borrowings, partially offset by an increase in interest expense from higher deposit balances.