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AMERANT BANCORP INC. REPORTS THIRD QUARTER RESULTS AND CONTINUED PROGRESS IN EXECUTING STRATEGY SHIFT ONE YEAR AFTER BECOMING AN INDEPENDENT, PUBLICLY-TRADED COMPANY
Third Quarter and Year-to-Date 2019 Net Income Up 3.3% and 20.6%, respectively, Compared to Last Year
CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA, October 29, 2019. Amerant Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: AMTB and AMTBB) (the “Company”) today reported continuing improved results for the third quarter of 2019, approximately one year after finishing its first quarter as an independent, publicly-traded company. Third quarter 2019 net income of $11.9 million and net income of $37.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 were 3.3% higher than the $11.6 million reported in the third quarter of 2018 and 20.6% higher than the $31.4 million reported in the nine months ended September 30, 2018. Net income per diluted share was $0.28 in the third quarter of 2019, up 3.7% compared to $0.27 per diluted share in the third quarter of 2018. Net income per diluted share for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $0.88, up 18.9% compared to $0.74 per diluted share for the nine months ended September 30, 2018.
Annualized return on assets (“ROA”) and return on equity (“ROE”) were 0.60% and 5.81%, respectively, in the third quarter of 2019, compared to 0.55% and 6.13%, respectively, in the third quarter of 2018. ROA and ROE for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 were 0.64% and 6.43%, respectively, up from 0.50% and 5.63%, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2018.
Millar Wilson, Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, reflected, “In the third quarter, Amerant achieved two important milestones; it celebrated 40 years as a proud and active member of the thriving South Florida community, and its first anniversary as an independent publicly-traded Company. The third quarter of 2019 was very busy at Amerant, as we continued to push forward on our new strategy, making significant progress against our previously stated objectives despite significant headwinds from market interest rates and strong competition. Most notably, the Company completed its planned foreign financial institution and non-relationship Shared National Credit loan run-off, as well as the previously-announced early redemption of the Company’s two most expensive trust preferred securities. Additionally, we continued our efforts to grow our presence in core South Florida markets, expanding our Broward County footprint with the opening of our Davie location in late September as well as adding a new Miami-Dade branch in Miami Lakes in early October.”
The following information was filed by Mercantil Bank Holding Corp (AMTB) on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 as an 8K 2.02 statement, which is an earnings press release pertaining to results of operations and financial condition. It may be helpful to assess the quality of management by comparing the information in the press release to the information in the accompanying 10-Q Quarterly Report statement of earnings and operation as management may choose to highlight particular information in the press release.