Flushing Financial (FFIC) 25 Apr 182018 Q1 Earnings call transcript

Welcome to Flushing Financial Corporation's 2018 First Quarter Earnings Conference Call. Hosting the call today are John Buran, President and Chief Executive Officer; and Susan Cullen, Senior Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer. Today's call is being recorded. [Operator Instructions] A copy of the first quarter earnings release and slide presentation that the Company will be referencing today are available on its Investor Relations website at www.flushingbank.com.

Before beginning, the Company would like to remind you that discussions during this call contain forward-looking statements made under the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Act Reform Litigation Securities of XXXX. Private are that may statements those in subject differ to factors other contained statements. such and uncertainties any cause from risks, materially Such actual to results filings are factors U.S. included our Such with in the Securities and Exchange Commission. obligation does except forward-looking under law. any required update any Flushing Financial undertake to Corporation applicable not statements, as

considered These to assess operating be performance this to non-GAAP isolation several intended and During in measures financial measures not be accordance a review the made. non-GAAP U.S. as call, references as financial are supplemental and GAAP. substitute measures information financial or will with presented to for in prepared

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time as now I'll Operator, it turn take over will questions We to permits. you.

first you. Our go will Sandler session. now Please with ahead. Fitzgibbon question-and-answer and begin Thank Ladies from Instructions] O'Neill. the comes gentlemen, question Mark [Operator we

Good morning.

Hello, Mark.

Good morning.

you wondered any rate the for net outlook whether not the for us I that your with or interest if Susan, the margin remainder year? could and hikes share of assumes

margin And We four continued remainder bottled XX somewhere net decline interest the year for between we the interest during the see points. basis hikes rate out assuming X and of of year. margin net the of the do

and per X quarter? XX

the total year. No, end in the of by

you. Got

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think frankly, the been concentrating little bit more. we although see on diversifying more, will We portfolio a we've

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be the portfolio an for to So even important where we’d like while multifamily so. to more will continue area us, diversify

and I and to year. loans deposits over breakeven share that maybe your level level? of if then Chinatown next us of will the in with it location, get could And sort deposits you Okay. for loans wondered to expectations take New what And

of our there one expect So can two years. branches. we be and usually $XX in think million around And of we for – I somewhere

Thank you.

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are portfolio. have we more rollover we ongoing as a and that loans risen continuing process and favorable more on rates, so place the basis So taking more seeing have within rates

Thank you.

Steven Please with go ahead. Gabelli. comes The Comery next question from

for guys, Hey, thanks taking my question.

Hey, Steve.

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the X% expense noninterest XXXX just then above to its the guidance, X% And on levels. Okay.

the expecting comments. QX I changed mean a was in QX on comments. sort I your less I there expectorations? than Has based little anything are of there think guys that

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The KBW. ahead. next with comes Collyn from Please go question Gilbert

guys. morning, Good

Collyn. morning, Good

morning, Collyn. Good

you question that’s to the that this I’m first the that from mentioned the just fourth? so or Anyway, XX, NIM, downsize assuming is from level that from the on Susan quarter

Yes.

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Yes.

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have to going things – continue there is couple We a of on.

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protection. XX% then So C&I proportion million they And provide reprice. about our somewhere re-pricing around loans some protection. provide of A year good about the the $XXX portfolio some

penalties. I this significantly think in the for wild They lower than were card in particular was quarter the past. us prepayment been had the they

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the So again exceed, had quarters the yield. three origination exceed the portfolio yields we loans consecutive

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pick up there. we little bit more So a

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expenses. And think outlook give I similar where on you or guidance Okay, you go. appreciate some perhaps gave the just helpful. the you Can color will Susan, non-interest that’s on

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comparison some some out In quarter quarter premium And income. recognized had to the obviously associated It’s quarter. had them the to the we was with call that’s fourth first fourth that the interest and that of there. CLOs

was I’m And sorry, what the amount dollar to Okay. tied that?

have I minute of right one front that that me, in CLO. don’t for this Collyn

it mean, was with both this. With prepay I bigger contributor the prepay this. and it, Okay. presume mentioned you I I than know

were And for mentioned, million. $X.X fourth quarter XXXX prepayments our down as John of about the by

Okay, okay. leave you. I there. right. Thank it will All

Thank you.

[Operator Piper Matthew Instructions] The next question Breese comes ahead. Please go with Jaffray. from

everybody. morning, Good

Good morning, Matt.

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of capital more desire bit to current modeling just sort at And to share management. repurchasing should repurchases. in little consistent levels you think gears Do Okay. we switching Any continue sort of stock. that a

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you. Thank

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