21. BUSINESS SEGMENTS

The Company has identified two principal reportable segments: Banking Centers (“Centers”) and Dairy & Livestock and Agribusiness. All other operations have been aggregated in “Other”. The Bank has 50 Banking Centers organized in geographic regions, which are the focal points for customer sales and services. The Company utilizes an internal reporting system to measure the performance of various operating departments within the Bank which is the basis for determining the Bank’s reportable segments. The chief operating decision maker (currently our CEO) regularly reviews the financial information of these two segments in deciding how to allocate resources and to assess performance. Our two principal reporting segments, Centers and Dairy & Livestock and Agribusiness, are aggregated into separate operating segments as their products and services are similar and are sold to similar types of customers, have similar production and distribution processes, have similar economic characteristics, and have similar reporting and organizational structures. All other operating departments have been aggregated and included in “Other” for reporting purposes. Recapture of provision for loan losses was allocated by segment based on loan type. In addition, the Company allocates internal funds to the segments using a methodology that charges users of funds interest expense and credits providers of funds interest income with the net effect of this allocation being recorded in the ”Other” category.

The following tables present the selected financial information for these two business segments. GAAP does not have an authoritative body of knowledge regarding the management accounting used in presenting segment financial information. The accounting policies for each of the business units is the same as those policies identified for the consolidated Company and disclosed in Note 3 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, included herein. The income numbers represent the actual income and expenses of each business unit. In addition, each segment has allocated income and expenses based on management’s internal reporting system, which allows management to determine the performance of each of its business units. Loan fees included in the “Centers” category are the actual loan fees paid to the Company by its customers. These fees are eliminated and deferred in the “Other” category, resulting in deferred loan fees for the condensed consolidated financial statements. All income and expense items not directly associated with the Centers’ business segment are grouped in the “Other” category. Future changes in the Company’s management structure or reporting methodologies may result in changes in the measurement of operating segment results.

The following tables present the operating results and other key financial measures for the individual operating segments for the periods presented.

 

     For the Year Ended December 31, 2017  
     Centers      Dairy &
livestock and
agribusiness
     Other (1)      Total  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Net interest income

     $ 195,377          $ 10,798           $ 72,755           $ 278,930     

(Recapture of) provision for loan losses

     1,712          (3,913)          (6,299)          (8,500)    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net interest income after (recapture of) provision for loan losses

     193,665           14,711           79,054           287,430     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Noninterest income

     21,674           232           20,212           42,118     

Noninterest expense

     51,337           1,963           87,453          140,753     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Segment pre-tax profit

     $ 164,002           $ 12,980           $ 11,813          $ 188,795     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Goodwill

     $ 116,564           $ -           $ -          $ 116,564     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Segment assets as of December 31, 2017

     $     7,235,549           $     474,292           $     560,745          $     8,270,586     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (1) Includes the elimination of certain items that are included in more than one department, most of which represents products and services for Centers’ customers.

 

     For the Year Ended December 31, 2016  
     Centers      Dairy &
livestock and
agribusiness
     Other (1)      Total  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Net interest income

     $ 178,183           $ 7,973           $ 70,918           $ 257,074     

(Recapture of) provision for loan losses

     (172)          2,296           (8,524)          (6,400)    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net interest income after (recapture of) provision for loan losses

     178,355           5,677           79,442           263,474     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Noninterest income

     20,179           223           15,150           35,552     

Noninterest expense

     50,110           1,958           84,656           136,724     

Debt termination expense

     -           -           16           16     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Segment pre-tax profit

     $ 148,424           $ 3,942           $ 9,920           $ 162,286     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Goodwill

     $ 89,533           $ -           $ -           $ 89,533     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Segment assets as of December 31, 2016

     $     7,024,986           $     473,670           $     575,051           $     8,073,707     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (1) Includes the elimination of certain items that are included in more than one department, most of which represents products and services for Centers’ customers.

 

     For the Year Ended December 31, 2015  
     Centers      Dairy &
livestock and
agribusiness
     Other (1)      Total  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Net interest income

     $ 167,633           $ 7,558           $ 77,751           $ 252,942     

(Recapture of) provision for loan losses

     (6,711)          143           968           (5,600)    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net interest income after (recapture of) provision for loan losses

     174,344           7,415           76,783           258,542     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Noninterest income

     20,677           261           12,545           33,483     

Noninterest expense

     48,568           1,844           76,377           126,789     

Debt termination expense

     -           -           13,870           13,870     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Segment pre-tax profit (loss)

     $ 146,453           $ 5,832           $ (919)          $ 151,366     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Goodwill

     $ 74,244           $ -           $ -           $ 74,244     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Segment assets as of December 31, 2015

     $     6,441,751           $     458,214           $     771,235           $     7,671,200     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (1) Includes the elimination of certain items that are included in more than one department, most of which represents products and services for Centers’ customers.

 

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2017Mar 1, 2018Showing above
2016Mar 1, 2017
2015Feb 29, 2016

About Segments Disclosures

Segment disclosures break a company into its reportable operating units, revealing revenue, profit, and asset allocation that consolidated financial statements obscure. Under ASC 280, segments must match how the chief operating decision maker views the business, providing a window into internal management structure and resource allocation priorities.

Key signals: compare segment margins to identify which units drive profitability and which destroy value. Watch for changes in the number of reportable segments — segment aggregation or disaggregation often coincides with strategic shifts or attempts to obscure declining performance. Intersegment elimination patterns reveal internal pricing practices. The reconciliation between segment totals and consolidated figures exposes corporate overhead allocation and unallocated items. Geographic revenue concentration highlights regulatory and currency exposure. Compare segment-level capital expenditure against segment revenue to assess where management is investing for future growth versus harvesting existing assets.