Financial Highlights

($ in thousands, except per share data)

    2002     2001   %Change  
EARNINGS AND DIVIDENDS                
Net interest income $ 218,252   $ 174,777   25 %
Noninterest income   59,640     53,484   12  
Total revenue   277,892     228,261   22  
Provision for loan losses   22,266     22,045   1  
Noninterest expenses   156,176     141,321   11  
Merger-related costs (recoveries)   6,664     (501) n/m  
Net income   59,158
  41,892   41  
Operating earnings (a)   63,500     40,708   56  
Operating earnings, cash basis (a)   64,553     45,904   41
Per share - diluted:                
Net income $ 1.38   $ 0.98   41  
Operating earnings (a)   1.49     0.95   57  
Operating earnings, cash basis (a)   1.51     1.07   41  
Cash dividends declared per share   0.50     0.45   11  
RATIOS                
Return on average assets   0.91 %   0.77 %    
Return on average tangible assets,
cash basis (a)
  1.01     0.86      
Return on average equity   11.89     8.66      
Return on average tangible equity, cash basis (a)
  17.37     12.03      
Average balances:                
Assets $ 6,497,607   $ 5,459,515   19 %
Shareholders' equity   497,341     483,634   3  
      Intangible assets   125,732     102,176   23  
AT YEAR END                
Total assets $ 7,941,010     $ 6,029,442   32 %
Loans held for investment   4,434,011     3,730,250   19  
Securities   2,572,186     1,643,395   57  
Deposits   4,592,510     3,605,255   27  
Shareholders’ equity   646,799     458,174   41  
Common shares outstanding (000s)   47,347     41,229   15  
Book value per share $ 13.66   $ 11.11   23  
Market price per share (Nasdaq)   20.66     17.75   16  
ASSET QUALITY RATIOS                
Nonperforming assets (b)   1.67 %   1.17 %    
Nonperforming assets, excluding Rock Hill Bank & Trust Workout Loans   1.03     1.17      
Allowance for loan losses to loans (b)   1.58     1.20      
Allowance for loan losses to loans, excluding Rock Hill Bank & Trust Workout Loans  

1.24

    1.20      
Net loan charge-offs   0.49     0.54      
OPERATIONS DATA                
Branch offices   117     90   30 %
ATMs   105     77   36  
Employees (full-time equivalent)   1,700     1,346   26  

    Notes:

  1. Click Here for a reconciliation of reported net income (GAAP) to operating earnings (non-GAAP). Cash basis returns are calculated by dividing operating earnings on a cash basis by average tangible assets (i.e., average shareholders' equity less average intangible assets) or average tangible equity (i.e., average shareholders' equity less average intangible assets).

  2. At December 31, 2002, Rock Hill Bank & Trust Workout Loans totaled $72.4 million with nonperforming assets of $29.2 million and an allowance for loan losses of $16.3 million.




* Net interest income plus noninterest income.
5-Year Compound Growth Rate: 14%


5-Year Compound Growth Rate: 12%
For GAAP vs. operating reconciliation.


5-Year Compound Growth Rate: 18%