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Hilltop Holdings Inc. Announces Financial Results for First Quarter 2025

Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HTH) (“Hilltop”) today announced financial results for the first quarter of 2025. Hilltop produced income to common stockholders of $42.1 million, or $0.65 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2025, compared to $27.7 million, or $0.42 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2024. Hilltop’s financial results for the first quarter, compared with the same period in 2024, primarily included a significant preliminary gain associated with the sale of operations by a merchant bank equity investment within corporate, a significant increase in the provision for credit losses and a decrease in noninterest expenses within the banking segment, net revenues decreased and noninterest expenses increased within the broker-dealer segment, and the mortgage origination segment had a slight increase in noninterest income and declines in net interest expense and noninterest expense.

Hilltop also announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.18 per common share payable on May 22, 2025, to all common stockholders of record as of the close of business on May 8, 2025. Additionally, during the first quarter of 2025, Hilltop paid $33.3 million to repurchase an aggregate of 1,046,540 shares of its common stock at an average price of $31.80 per share pursuant to the 2025 stock repurchase program. These shares were returned to the pool of authorized but unissued shares of common stock.

The extent of the impact of uncertain economic conditions on our financial performance during the remainder of 2025 will depend in part on developments outside of our control, including, among others, the timing and significance of further changes in U.S. Treasury yields and mortgage interest rates, changes in funding costs, inflationary pressures, changes in the political environment, the impact of tariffs and reciprocal tariffs, and international armed conflicts and their impact on supply chains.

Jeremy B. Ford, President and CEO of Hilltop, said, “Hilltop delivered strong consolidated financial results during the first quarter, supported by a gain from our merchant banking business, despite a challenging operating environment. At PlainsCapital Bank, net interest income and net interest margin remained resilient, however the Bank’s pre-tax income was negatively impacted by a $9.4 million provision for credit losses. Further, a challenging home buying environment continued to pressure PrimeLending’s operating results during the seasonally slow first quarter. HilltopSecurities faced headwinds within its Fixed Income Services line of business which contributed to a pre-tax margin of 8.5% at the broker-dealer.”

First Quarter 2025 Highlights for Hilltop:

  • The provision for credit losses was $9.3 million during the first quarter of 2025, compared to a reversal of credit losses of $5.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2024 and a reversal of credit losses of $2.9 million in the first quarter of 2024;
    • The provision for credit losses during the first quarter of 2025 was primarily driven by a build in the allowance related to loan portfolio changes and specific reserves, including changes in loan mix and risk rating grade migration, partially offset by net charge-offs and changes in the U.S. economic outlook associated with collectively evaluated loans within the banking segment since the prior quarter.
  • Noninterest income for the first quarter of 2025 included a preliminary pre-tax gain of $30.5 million ($23.6 net of tax) associated with the sale of operations by a merchant bank equity investment;
    • The preliminary gain is subject to change given customary post-closing adjustments, changes in the market value of the stock consideration included in transaction given certain restrictions, and liquidation of the investment vehicle.
  • For the first quarter of 2025, net gains from sale of loans and other mortgage production income and mortgage loan origination fees was $67.7 million, compared to $66.6 million in the first quarter of 2024, a 1.6% increase;
    • Mortgage loan origination production volume was $1.7 billion during both the first quarter of 2025 and the first quarter of 2024;
    • Net gains from mortgage loans sold to third parties, including broker fee income, increased to 232 basis points during the first quarter of 2025, compared to 226 basis points in the fourth quarter of 2024.
  • Hilltop’s consolidated annualized return on average assets and return on average stockholders’ equity for the first quarter of 2025 were 1.13% and 7.82%, respectively, compared to 0.74% and 5.23%, respectively, for the first quarter of 2024;
  • Hilltop’s book value per common share increased to $34.29 at March 31, 2025, compared to $33.71 at December 31, 2024;
  • Hilltop’s total assets were $15.8 billion and $16.3 billion at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively;
  • Loans1, net of allowance for credit losses, were $7.5 billion at both March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively;
  • Non-accrual loans were $81.5 million, or 0.93% of total loans, at March 31, 2025, compared to $88.1 million, or 1.00% of total loans, at December 31, 2024;
  • Loans held for sale decreased by 4.7% from December 31, 2024 to $818.3 million at March 31, 2025;
  • Total deposits were $10.8 billion and $11.1 billion at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively;
    • Total estimated uninsured deposits were $5.6 billion, or approximately 52% of total deposits, while estimated uninsured deposits, excluding collateralized deposits of $371.5 million and internal accounts of $485.8 million, were $4.8 billion, or approximately 44% of total deposits, at March 31, 2025.
  • Hilltop maintained strong capital levels with a Tier 1 Leverage Ratio2 of 12.86% and a Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio of 21.29% at March 31, 2025;
  • Hilltop’s consolidated net interest margin3 increased to 2.84% for the first quarter of 2025, compared to 2.72% in the fourth quarter of 2024;
  • For the first quarter of 2025, noninterest income was $213.3 million, compared to $181.6 million in the first quarter of 2024, a 17.5% increase;
  • For the first quarter of 2025, noninterest expense was $251.5 million, compared to $250.0 million in the first quarter of 2024, a 0.6% increase; and
  • Hilltop’s effective tax rate was 22.7% during the first quarter of 2025, compared to 22.5% during the same period in 2024.
    • The effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2025 was higher than the applicable statutory rate primarily due to the impact of nondeductible expenses, nondeductible compensation expense and other permanent adjustments, partially offset by investments in tax-exempt instruments.

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1

“Loans” reflect loans held for investment excluding broker-dealer margin loans, net of allowance for credit losses, of $324.2 million and $363.7 million at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.

2

Based on the end of period Tier 1 capital divided by total average assets during the quarter, excluding goodwill and intangible assets.

3

Net interest margin is defined as net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.

Consolidated Financial and Other Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

September 30,

 

June 30,

 

March 31,

(in 000's)

 

2025

 

2024

 

2024

 

2024

 

2024

Cash and due from banks

 

$

1,702,623

 

 

$

2,298,977

 

 

$

1,961,627

 

 

$

798,300

 

 

$

1,710,066

 

Federal funds sold

 

 

650

 

 

 

650

 

 

 

3,650

 

 

 

5,650

 

 

 

650

 

Assets segregated for regulatory purposes

 

 

88,451

 

 

 

70,963

 

 

 

55,628

 

 

 

51,046

 

 

 

70,717

 

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

 

 

99,099

 

 

 

88,728

 

 

 

81,766

 

 

 

111,914

 

 

 

91,608

 

Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trading, at fair value

 

 

647,158

 

 

 

524,916

 

 

 

540,836

 

 

 

721,384

 

 

 

657,700

 

Available for sale, at fair value, net (1)

 

 

1,405,170

 

 

 

1,396,549

 

 

 

1,405,700

 

 

 

1,433,107

 

 

 

1,480,555

 

Held to maturity, at amortized cost, net (1)

 

 

762,369

 

 

 

737,899

 

 

 

754,824

 

 

 

777,456

 

 

 

790,550

 

Equity, at fair value

 

 

286

 

 

 

297

 

 

 

287

 

 

 

254

 

 

 

315

 

 

 

 

2,814,983

 

 

 

2,659,661

 

 

 

2,701,647

 

 

 

2,932,201

 

 

 

2,929,120

 

Loans held for sale

 

 

818,328

 

 

 

858,665

 

 

 

933,724

 

 

 

1,264,437

 

 

 

842,324

 

Loans held for investment, net of unearned income

 

 

7,966,777

 

 

 

7,950,551

 

 

 

7,979,630

 

 

 

8,173,520

 

 

 

8,062,693

 

Allowance for credit losses

 

 

(106,197

)

 

 

(101,116

)

 

 

(110,918

)

 

 

(115,082

)

 

 

(104,231

)

Loans held for investment, net

 

 

7,860,580

 

 

 

7,849,435

 

 

 

7,868,712

 

 

 

8,058,438

 

 

 

7,958,462

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker-dealer and clearing organization receivables

 

 

1,450,077

 

 

 

1,452,366

 

 

 

1,220,784

 

 

 

1,297,175

 

 

 

1,473,561

 

Premises and equipment, net

 

 

143,957

 

 

 

148,245

 

 

 

157,803

 

 

 

161,746

 

 

 

165,557

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

 

93,451

 

 

 

90,563

 

 

 

92,041

 

 

 

93,994

 

 

 

95,343

 

Mortgage servicing assets

 

 

6,903

 

 

 

5,723

 

 

 

45,742

 

 

 

52,902

 

 

 

95,591

 

Other assets

 

 

459,774

 

 

 

470,073

 

 

 

528,839

 

 

 

517,811

 

 

 

501,244

 

Goodwill

 

 

267,447

 

 

 

267,447

 

 

 

267,447

 

 

 

267,447

 

 

 

267,447

 

Other intangible assets, net

 

 

6,376

 

 

 

6,633

 

 

 

6,995

 

 

 

7,429

 

 

 

7,943

 

Total assets

 

$

15,812,699

 

 

$

16,268,129

 

 

$

15,926,405

 

 

$

15,620,490

 

 

$

16,209,633

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest-bearing

 

$

2,859,828

 

 

$

2,768,707

 

 

$

2,831,539

 

 

$

2,845,441

 

 

$

3,028,543

 

Interest-bearing

 

 

7,972,138

 

 

 

8,296,615

 

 

 

7,959,908

 

 

 

7,528,415

 

 

 

7,855,553

 

Total deposits

 

 

10,831,966

 

 

 

11,065,322

 

 

 

10,791,447

 

 

 

10,373,856

 

 

 

10,884,096

 

Broker-dealer and clearing organization payables

 

 

1,446,886

 

 

 

1,331,902

 

 

 

1,110,373

 

 

 

1,285,226

 

 

 

1,436,462

 

Short-term borrowings

 

 

705,008

 

 

 

834,023

 

 

 

914,645

 

 

 

897,613

 

 

 

892,574

 

Securities sold, not yet purchased, at fair value

 

 

63,171

 

 

 

57,234

 

 

 

47,773

 

 

 

75,546

 

 

 

60,562

 

Notes payable

 

 

198,043

 

 

 

347,667

 

 

 

347,533

 

 

 

347,402

 

 

 

347,273

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

 

110,815

 

 

 

109,103

 

 

 

110,799

 

 

 

113,096

 

 

 

114,518

 

Other liabilities

 

 

227,988

 

 

 

304,566

 

 

 

397,976

 

 

 

365,140

 

 

 

314,718

 

Total liabilities

 

 

13,583,877

 

 

 

14,049,817

 

 

 

13,720,546

 

 

 

13,457,879

 

 

 

14,050,203

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

 

642

 

 

 

650

 

 

 

650

 

 

 

650

 

 

 

653

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

1,037,138

 

 

 

1,052,219

 

 

 

1,050,497

 

 

 

1,047,523

 

 

 

1,049,831

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(100,654

)

 

 

(111,497

)

 

 

(98,168

)

 

 

(119,171

)

 

 

(119,606

)

Retained earnings

 

 

1,262,586

 

 

 

1,248,593

 

 

 

1,224,117

 

 

 

1,205,467

 

 

 

1,201,013

 

Deferred compensation employee stock trust, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

115

 

Employee stock trust

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(142

)

Total Hilltop stockholders' equity

 

 

2,199,712

 

 

 

2,189,965

 

 

 

2,177,096

 

 

 

2,134,469

 

 

 

2,131,864

 

Noncontrolling interests

 

 

29,110

 

 

 

28,347

 

 

 

28,763

 

 

 

28,142

 

 

 

27,566

 

Total stockholders' equity

 

 

2,228,822

 

 

 

2,218,312

 

 

 

2,205,859

 

 

 

2,162,611

 

 

 

2,159,430

 

Total liabilities & stockholders' equity

 

$

15,812,699

 

 

$

16,268,129

 

 

$

15,926,405

 

 

$

15,620,490

 

 

$

16,209,633

 

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(1)

At March 31, 2025, the amortized cost of the available for sale securities portfolio was $1,492,604, while the fair value of the held to maturity securities portfolio was $687,469.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

Consolidated Income Statements

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

September 30,

 

June 30,

 

March 31,

(in 000's, except per share data)

 

2025

 

2024

 

2024

 

2024

 

2024

Interest income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans, including fees

 

$

124,692

 

$

131,726

 

 

$

139,821

 

 

$

138,627

 

$

134,331

 

Securities borrowed

 

 

15,809

 

 

 

17,492

 

 

 

19,426

 

 

 

20,306

 

 

 

20,561

 

Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable

 

 

24,782

 

 

 

29,212

 

 

 

26,265

 

 

 

25,289

 

 

 

26,241

 

Tax-exempt

 

 

2,613

 

 

 

2,944

 

 

 

2,438

 

 

 

2,389

 

 

 

2,415

 

Other

 

 

24,903

 

 

 

27,216

 

 

 

23,092

 

 

 

20,532

 

 

 

26,066

 

Total interest income

 

 

192,799

 

 

 

208,590

 

 

 

211,042

 

 

 

207,143

 

 

 

209,614

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

 

60,051

 

 

 

67,411

 

 

 

70,641

 

 

 

68,095

 

 

 

69,144

 

Securities loaned

 

 

14,736

 

 

 

16,407

 

 

 

18,499

 

 

 

18,669

 

 

 

19,039

 

Short-term borrowings

 

 

8,103

 

 

 

10,992

 

 

 

10,878

 

 

 

10,676

 

 

 

11,588

 

Notes payable

 

 

3,653

 

 

 

3,910

 

 

 

3,555

 

 

 

3,604

 

 

 

3,590

 

Other

 

 

1,139

 

 

 

4,386

 

 

 

2,426

 

 

 

2,449

 

 

 

2,632

 

Total interest expense

 

 

87,682

 

 

 

103,106

 

 

 

105,999

 

 

 

103,493

 

 

 

105,993

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

 

105,117

 

 

 

105,484

 

 

 

105,043

 

 

 

103,650

 

 

 

103,621

 

Provision for (reversal of) credit losses

 

 

9,338

 

 

 

(5,852

)

 

 

(1,270

)

 

 

10,934

 

 

 

(2,871

)

Net interest income after provision for (reversal of) credit losses

 

 

95,779

 

 

 

111,336

 

 

 

106,313

 

 

 

92,716

 

 

 

106,492

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net gains from sale of loans and other mortgage production income

 

 

45,281

 

 

 

43,553

 

 

 

47,816

 

 

 

58,455

 

 

 

40,197

 

Mortgage loan origination fees

 

 

22,451

 

 

 

30,111

 

 

 

32,119

 

 

 

34,398

 

 

 

26,438

 

Securities commissions and fees

 

 

33,728

 

 

 

35,338

 

 

 

30,434

 

 

 

29,510

 

 

 

30,373

 

Investment and securities advisory fees and commissions

 

 

36,628

 

 

 

37,514

 

 

 

42,220

 

 

 

32,992

 

 

 

30,226

 

Other

 

 

75,252

 

 

 

49,074

 

 

 

47,854

 

 

 

37,950

 

 

 

54,384

 

Total noninterest income

 

 

213,340

 

 

 

195,590

 

 

 

200,443

 

 

 

193,305

 

 

 

181,618

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employees' compensation and benefits

 

 

176,240

 

 

 

173,334

 

 

 

177,987

 

 

 

169,998

 

 

 

165,830

 

Occupancy and equipment, net

 

 

19,782

 

 

 

25,707

 

 

 

22,317

 

 

 

21,297

 

 

 

21,912

 

Professional services

 

 

4,114

 

 

 

12,791

 

 

 

11,645

 

 

 

10,270

 

 

 

9,731

 

Other

 

 

51,337

 

 

 

50,925

 

 

 

52,363

 

 

 

54,899

 

 

 

52,550

 

Total noninterest expense

 

 

251,473

 

 

 

262,757

 

 

 

264,312

 

 

 

256,464

 

 

 

250,023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

57,646

 

 

 

44,169

 

 

 

42,444

 

 

 

29,557

 

 

 

38,087

 

Income tax expense

 

 

13,114

 

 

 

6,285

 

 

 

9,539

 

 

 

6,658

 

 

 

8,565

 

Net income

 

 

44,532

 

 

 

37,884

 

 

 

32,905

 

 

 

22,899

 

 

 

29,522

 

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

 

2,416

 

 

 

2,365

 

 

 

3,212

 

 

 

2,566

 

 

 

1,854

 

Income attributable to Hilltop

 

$

42,116

 

 

$

35,519

 

 

$

29,693

 

 

$

20,333

 

 

$

27,668

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.65

 

 

$

0.55

 

 

$

0.46

 

 

$

0.31

 

 

$

0.42

 

Diluted

 

$

0.65

 

 

$

0.55

 

 

$

0.46

 

 

$

0.31

 

 

$

0.42

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash dividends declared per common share

 

$

0.18

 

 

$

0.17

 

 

$

0.17

 

 

$

0.17

 

 

$

0.17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

64,613

 

 

 

64,935

 

 

 

64,928

 

 

 

65,085

 

 

 

65,200

 

Diluted

 

 

64,615

 

 

 

64,943

 

 

 

64,946

 

 

 

65,086

 

 

 

65,214

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2025

Segment Results

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage

 

 

 

 

All Other and

 

Hilltop

(in 000's)

 

Banking

 

Broker-Dealer

 

Origination

 

Corporate

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

Net interest income (expense)

 

$

90,550

 

$

11,568

 

 

$

(1,397

)

 

$

(869

)

 

$

5,265

 

 

$

105,117

Provision for (reversal of) credit losses

 

 

9,372

 

 

 

(34

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,338

 

Noninterest income

 

 

10,810

 

 

 

96,937

 

 

 

67,775

 

 

 

43,379

 

 

 

(5,561

)

 

 

213,340

 

Noninterest expense

 

 

51,930

 

 

 

99,323

 

 

 

74,660

 

 

 

25,891

 

 

 

(331

)

 

 

251,473

 

Income (loss) before taxes

 

$

40,058

 

 

$

9,216

 

 

$

(8,282

)

 

$

16,619

 

 

$

35

 

 

$

57,646

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

September 30,

 

June 30,

 

March 31,

Selected Financial Data

 

2025

 

2024

 

2024

 

2024

 

2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hilltop Consolidated:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on average stockholders' equity

 

 

7.82

%

 

 

6.50

%

 

 

5.51

%

 

 

3.84

%

 

 

5.23

%

Return on average assets

 

 

1.13

%

 

 

0.92

%

 

 

0.84

%

 

 

0.59

%

 

 

0.74

%

Net interest margin (1)

 

 

2.84

%

 

 

2.72

%

 

 

2.84

%

 

 

2.90

%

 

 

2.85

%

Net interest margin (taxable equivalent) (2):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As reported

 

 

2.86

%

 

 

2.74

%

 

 

2.85

%

 

 

2.92

%

 

 

2.87

%

Impact of purchase accounting

 

 

4 bps

 

 

3 bps

 

 

2 bps

 

 

6 bps

 

 

4 bps

Book value per common share ($)

 

 

34.29

 

 

 

33.71

 

 

 

33.51

 

 

 

32.86

 

 

 

32.66

 

Shares outstanding, end of period (000's)

 

 

64,154

 

 

 

64,968

 

 

 

64,960

 

 

 

64,953

 

 

 

65,267

 

Dividend payout ratio (3)

 

 

27.62

%

 

 

31.08

%

 

 

37.17

%

 

 

54.42

%

 

 

40.06

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banking Segment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest margin (1)

 

 

2.97

%

 

 

2.98

%

 

 

3.05

%

 

 

3.10

%

 

 

3.00

%

Net interest margin (taxable equivalent) (2):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As reported

 

 

2.97

%

 

 

2.99

%

 

 

3.06

%

 

 

3.10

%

 

 

3.00

%

Impact of purchase accounting

 

 

3 bps

 

 

4 bps

 

 

3 bps

 

 

7 bps

 

 

5 bps

Accretion of discount on loans ($000's)

 

 

1,045

 

 

 

1,076

 

 

 

737

 

 

 

1,945

 

 

 

1,299

 

Net recoveries (charge-offs) ($000's)

 

 

(4,257

)

 

 

(3,950

)

 

 

(2,894

)

 

 

(83

)

 

 

(4,311

)

Return on average assets

 

 

0.96

%

 

 

1.24

%

 

 

1.14

%

 

 

0.81

%

 

 

1.20

%

Fee income ratio

 

 

10.7

%

 

 

10.7

%

 

 

10.3

%

 

 

9.1

%

 

 

11.5

%

Efficiency ratio

 

 

51.2

%

 

 

57.8

%

 

 

55.2

%

 

 

57.0

%

 

 

54.1

%

Employees' compensation and benefits ($000's)

 

 

34,102

 

 

 

33,313

 

 

 

31,920

 

 

 

33,352

 

 

 

32,389

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker-Dealer Segment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net revenue ($000's) (4)

 

 

108,505

 

 

 

126,367

 

 

 

124,258

 

 

 

104,271

 

 

 

116,847

 

Employees' compensation and benefits ($000's)

 

 

68,064

 

 

 

75,150

 

 

 

75,912

 

 

 

66,181

 

 

 

69,457

 

Variable compensation expense ($000's)

 

 

33,283

 

 

 

42,484

 

 

 

42,569

 

 

 

32,734

 

 

 

35,274

 

Compensation as a % of net revenue

 

 

62.7

%

 

 

59.5

%

 

 

61.1

%

 

 

63.5

%

 

 

59.4

%

Pre-tax margin (5)

 

 

8.5

%

 

 

16.1

%

 

 

13.7

%

 

 

6.9

%

 

 

16.2

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Origination Segment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage loan originations - volume ($000's):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Home purchases

 

 

1,528,560

 

 

 

1,909,706

 

 

 

2,096,009

 

 

 

2,205,157

 

 

 

1,548,941

 

Refinancings

 

 

213,781

 

 

 

343,400

 

 

 

211,454

 

 

 

174,141

 

 

 

127,545

 

Total mortgage loan originations - volume

 

 

1,742,341

 

 

 

2,253,106

 

 

 

2,307,463

 

 

 

2,379,298

 

 

 

1,676,486

 

Mortgage loan sales - volume ($000's)

 

 

1,744,555

 

 

 

2,065,356

 

 

 

2,569,678

 

 

 

1,838,841

 

 

 

1,749,857

 

Net gains from mortgage loan sales (basis points):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans sold to third parties

 

 

222

 

 

 

217

 

 

 

218

 

 

 

223

 

 

 

216

 

Broker fee income (6)

 

 

10

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

5

 

Impact of loans retained by banking segment

 

 

(8

)

 

 

(5

)

 

 

0

 

 

 

(5

)

 

 

(5

)

As reported

 

 

224

 

 

 

221

 

 

 

224

 

 

 

228

 

 

 

216

 

Mortgage servicing rights asset ($000's) (7)

 

 

6,903

 

 

 

5,723

 

 

 

45,742

 

 

 

52,902

 

 

 

95,591

 

Employees' compensation and benefits ($000's)

 

 

53,339

 

 

 

56,402

 

 

 

60,573

 

 

 

61,624

 

 

 

52,694

 

Variable compensation expense ($000's)

 

 

24,832

 

 

 

30,784

 

 

 

33,862

 

 

 

34,886

 

 

 

22,188

 

________________________________________

(1)

Net interest margin is defined as net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.

(2)

Net interest margin (taxable equivalent), a non-GAAP measure, is defined as taxable equivalent net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets. Taxable equivalent adjustments are based on the applicable 21% federal income tax rate for all periods presented. The interest income earned on certain earning assets is completely or partially exempt from federal income tax. As such, these tax-exempt instruments typically yield lower returns than taxable investments. To provide more meaningful comparisons of net interest margins for all earning assets, we use net interest income on a taxable-equivalent basis in calculating net interest margin by increasing the interest income earned on tax-exempt assets to make it fully equivalent to interest income earned on taxable investments. The taxable equivalent adjustments to interest income for Hilltop (consolidated) were $0.6 million, $0.7 million, $0.6 million, $0.6 million and $0.6 million, respectively, for the periods presented and for the banking segment were $0.2 million, $0.2 million, $0.2 million, $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively, for the periods presented.

(3)

Dividend payout ratio is defined as cash dividends declared per common share divided by basic earnings per common share.

(4)

Net revenue is defined as the sum of total broker-dealer net interest income and total broker-dealer noninterest income.

(5)

Pre-tax margin is defined as income before income taxes divided by net revenue.

(6)

Broker fee income is earned by the mortgage origination segment for facilitating mortgage loan transactions between PrimeLending customers and third-party mortgage lenders when the requested loan products are not offered by PrimeLending.

(7)

Reported on a consolidated basis and therefore does not include mortgage servicing rights assets related to loans serviced for the banking segment, which are eliminated in consolidation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

September 30,

 

June 30,

 

March 31,

Capital Ratios

 

2025

 

2024

 

2024

 

2024

 

2024

Tier 1 capital (to average assets):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PlainsCapital

 

 

10.22

%

 

 

9.99

%

 

 

10.34

%

 

 

11.36

%

 

 

11.00

%

Hilltop

 

 

12.86

%

 

 

12.57

%

 

 

12.95

%

 

 

12.87

%

 

 

12.49

%

Common equity Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PlainsCapital

 

 

15.14

%

 

 

15.35

%

 

 

14.94

%

 

 

15.58

%

 

 

15.87

%

Hilltop

 

 

21.29

%

 

 

21.23

%

 

 

20.48

%

 

 

19.45

%

 

 

19.73

%

Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PlainsCapital

 

 

15.14

%

 

 

15.35

%

 

 

14.94

%

 

 

15.58

%

 

 

15.87

%

Hilltop

 

 

21.29

%

 

 

21.23

%

 

 

20.48

%

 

 

19.45

%

 

 

19.73

%

Total capital (to risk-weighted assets):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PlainsCapital

 

 

16.39

%

 

 

16.54

%

 

 

16.13

%

 

 

16.77

%

 

 

17.06

%

Hilltop

 

 

24.59

%

 

 

24.40

%

 

 

23.68

%

 

 

22.57

%

 

 

22.79

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

September 30,

 

June 30,

 

March 31,

Non-Performing Assets Portfolio Data

 

2025

 

2024

 

2024

 

2024

 

2024

Loans accounted for on a non-accrual basis ($000's):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-owner occupied

 

$

4,241

 

 

$

7,166

 

 

$

8,042

 

 

$

6,894

 

 

$

34,661

 

Owner occupied

 

 

6,535

 

 

 

6,092

 

 

 

2,410

 

 

 

6,437

 

 

 

4,846

 

Commercial and industrial

 

 

51,987

 

 

 

59,025

 

 

 

66,929

 

 

 

80,755

 

 

 

12,165

 

Construction and land development

 

 

3,256

 

 

 

3,003

 

 

 

2,682

 

 

 

485

 

 

 

698

 

1-4 family residential

 

 

15,458

 

 

 

12,863

 

 

 

11,123

 

 

 

11,092

 

 

 

12,363

 

Consumer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

3

 

Broker-dealer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-accrual loans ($000's)

 

$

81,477

 

 

$

88,149

 

 

$

91,186

 

 

$

105,664

 

 

$

64,736

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-accrual loans as a % of total loans

 

 

0.93

%

 

 

1.00

%

 

 

1.02

%

 

 

1.12

%

 

 

0.73

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other real estate owned ($000's)

 

 

7,682

 

 

 

2,848

 

 

 

2,744

 

 

 

2,973

 

 

 

5,254

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other repossessed assets ($000's)

 

 

 

 

 

98

 

 

 

413

 

 

 

464

 

 

 

472

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-performing assets ($000's)

 

 

89,159

 

 

 

91,095

 

 

 

94,343

 

 

 

109,101

 

 

 

70,462

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-performing assets as a % of total assets

 

 

0.56

%

 

 

0.56

%

 

 

0.59

%

 

 

0.70

%

 

 

0.43

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing ($000's) (1)

 

 

24,145

 

 

 

22,090

 

 

 

140,763

 

 

 

122,451

 

 

 

112,799

 

________________________________________

(1)

Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing were primarily comprised of loans held for sale and guaranteed by U.S. government agencies, including loans that are subject to repurchase, or have been repurchased, by PrimeLending.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2025

 

 

 

2024

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

Interest

 

Annualized

 

Average

 

Interest

 

Annualized

 

 

 

Outstanding

 

Earned

 

Yield or

 

Outstanding

 

Earned

 

Yield or

 

Net Interest Margin (Taxable Equivalent) Details (1)

 

Balance

 

or Paid

 

Rate

 

Balance

 

or Paid

 

Rate

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-earning assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans held for sale

 

$

709,094

 

 

$

11,438

 

6.45

%

$

802,098

 

 

$

11,655

 

5.81

%

Loans held for investment, gross (2)

 

 

7,890,745

 

 

 

113,254

 

 

5.82

%

 

7,835,647

 

 

 

122,676

 

 

6.28

%

Investment securities - taxable

 

 

2,455,590

 

 

 

24,782

 

 

4.04

%

 

2,619,081

 

 

 

26,241

 

 

4.01

%

Investment securities - non-taxable (3)

 

 

321,128

 

 

 

3,253

 

 

4.05

%

 

293,420

 

 

 

2,992

 

 

4.08

%

Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell

 

 

100,691

 

 

 

1,820

 

 

7.33

%

 

94,108

 

 

 

1,631

 

 

6.95

%

Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions

 

 

2,037,462

 

 

 

21,192

 

 

4.22

%

 

1,458,784

 

 

 

19,245

 

 

5.29

%

Securities borrowed

 

 

1,390,797

 

 

 

15,809

 

 

4.55

%

 

1,442,870

 

 

 

20,561

 

 

5.64

%

Other

 

 

117,155

 

 

 

1,891

 

 

6.55

%

 

39,885

 

 

 

5,190

 

 

52.19

%

Interest-earning assets, gross (3)

 

 

15,022,662

 

 

 

193,439

 

 

5.22

%

 

14,585,893

 

 

 

210,191

 

 

5.78

%

Allowance for credit losses

 

 

(100,704

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(110,583

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-earning assets, net

 

 

14,921,958

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,475,310

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest-earning assets

 

 

1,012,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,522,337

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

15,934,658

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

15,997,647

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing deposits

 

$

8,186,423

 

 

$

60,051

 

 

2.97

%

$

7,748,633

 

 

$

69,144

 

 

3.58

%

Securities loaned

 

 

1,381,819

 

 

 

14,736

 

 

4.33

%

 

1,401,975

 

 

 

19,039

 

 

5.45

%

Notes payable and other borrowings

 

 

1,065,835

 

 

 

12,895

 

 

4.91

%

 

1,327,889

 

 

 

17,810

 

 

5.38

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

10,634,077

 

 

 

87,682

 

 

3.34

%

 

10,478,497

 

 

 

105,993

 

 

4.06

%

Noninterest-bearing liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest-bearing deposits

 

 

2,696,247

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,951,357

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

 

391,617

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

420,355

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

 

13,721,941

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,850,209

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

 

2,184,937

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,120,494

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncontrolling interest

 

 

27,780

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26,944

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

 

$

15,934,658

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

15,997,647

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income (3)

 

 

 

 

$

105,757

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

104,198

 

 

 

 

Net interest spread (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.88

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.72

%

Net interest margin (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.86

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.87

%

________________________________________

(1)

Information presented on a consolidated basis (dollars in thousands).

(2)

Average balance includes non-accrual loans.

(3)

Presented on a taxable-equivalent basis with annualized taxable equivalent adjustments based on the applicable 21% federal income tax rate for the periods presented. The adjustment to interest income was $0.6 million and $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

Conference Call Information

Hilltop will host a live webcast and conference call at 8:00 AM Central (9:00 AM Eastern) on Friday, April 25, 2025. Hilltop President and CEO Jeremy B. Ford and Hilltop CFO William B. Furr will review first quarter 2025 financial results. Interested parties can access the conference call by dialing 800-549-8228 (Toll Free North America) or (+1) 289-819-1520 (International Toll) and then using the conference ID 06045. The conference call also will be webcast simultaneously on Hilltop’s Investor Relations website (http://ir.hilltop.com).

About Hilltop

Hilltop Holdings is a Dallas-based financial holding company. Its primary line of business is to provide business and consumer banking services from offices located throughout Texas through PlainsCapital Bank. PlainsCapital Bank’s wholly owned subsidiary, PrimeLending, provides residential mortgage lending throughout the United States. Hilltop Holdings’ broker-dealer subsidiaries, Hilltop Securities Inc. and Momentum Independent Network Inc., provide a full complement of securities brokerage, institutional and investment banking services in addition to clearing services and retail financial advisory. At March 31, 2025, Hilltop employed approximately 3,640 people and operated 316 locations in 47 states. Hilltop Holdings’ common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “HTH.” Find more information at Hilltop.com, PlainsCapital.com, PrimeLending.com and Hilltopsecurities.com.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements anticipated in such statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and, except as required by law, we do not assume any duty to update forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning such things as our plans, objectives, strategies, expectations, intentions and other statements that are not statements of historical fact, and may be identified by words such as “aim,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “building,” “continue,” “could,” “drive,” “estimates,” “expects,” “extent,” “focus,” “forecasts,” “goal,” “guidance,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “outlook,” “plan,” “position,” “probable,” “progressing,” “projects,” “prudent,” “seeks,” “should,” “steady,” “target,” “view,” “will” or “would” or the negative of these words and phrases or similar words or phrases. The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements: (i) the credit risks of lending activities, including our ability to estimate credit losses and the allowance for credit losses, as well as the effects of changes in the level of, and trends in, loan delinquencies and write-offs; (ii) effectiveness of our data security controls in the face of cyber attacks and any legal, reputational and financial risks following a cybersecurity incident; (iii) changes in general economic, market and business conditions in areas or markets where we compete, including changes in the price of crude oil; (iv) changes in the interest rate environment; (v) risks associated with concentration in real estate related loans; (vi) the effects of indebtedness on our ability to manage our business successfully, including the restrictions imposed by the indenture governing our indebtedness; (vii) disruptions to the economy and financial services industry, risks associated with uninsured deposits and responsive measures by federal or state governments or banking regulators, including increases in the cost of our deposit insurance assessments; (viii) cost and availability of capital; (ix) changes in state and federal laws, regulations or policies affecting one or more of our business segments, including changes in policies under the new Presidential administration, changes in regulatory fees, deposit insurance premiums, capital requirements and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”); (x) changes in key management; (xi) competition in our banking, broker-dealer, and mortgage origination segments from other banks and financial institutions as well as investment banking and financial advisory firms, mortgage bankers, asset-based non-bank lenders and government agencies; (xii) legal and regulatory proceedings; (xiii) risks associated with merger and acquisition integration; and (xiv) our ability to use excess capital in an effective manner. For further discussion of such factors, see the risk factors described in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other reports that are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.

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