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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

 

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Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

April 30, 2023

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

VERSABANK

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

 

(thousands of Canadian dollars)

                       
   

April 30

   

October 31

   

April 30

 

As at

 

2023

   

2022

   

2022

 
                         

Assets

                       
                         

Cash

  $ 223,661     $ 88,581     $ 198,157  

Securities (note 4)

    39,652       141,564       -  

Loans, net of allowance for credit losses (note 5)

    3,419,455       2,992,678       2,450,276  

Other assets (note 6)

    46,625       43,175       43,713  
                         
    $ 3,729,393     $ 3,265,998     $ 2,692,146  
                         

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

                       
                         

Deposits

  $ 3,108,218     $ 2,657,540     $ 2,124,916  

Subordinated notes payable (note 7)

    104,532       104,951       98,410  

Other liabilities (note 8)

    160,124       152,832       127,406  
      3,372,874       2,915,323       2,350,732  
                         

Shareholders' equity:

                       

Share capital (note 9)

    228,880       239,629       241,321  

Contributed surplus

    2,147       1,612       765  

Retained earnings

    125,398       109,335       99,285  

Accumulated other comprehensive income

    94       99       43  
      356,519       350,675       341,414  
                         
    $ 3,729,393     $ 3,265,998     $ 2,692,146  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

2

 

 

VERSABANK

Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited)

 

(thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts)

                               
   

for the three months ended

   

for the six months ended

 
   

April 30

   

April 30

   

April 30

   

April 30

 
   

2023

   

2022

   

2023

   

2022

 
                                 

Interest income:

                               

Loans

  $ 50,704     $ 25,472     $ 97,559     $ 49,986  

Other

    2,891       376       5,597       582  
      53,595       25,848       103,156       50,568  
                                 

Interest expense:

                               

Deposits and other

    27,534       7,239       51,375       13,708  

Subordinated notes

    1,452       1,367       2,898       2,733  
      28,986       8,606       54,273       16,441  
                                 

Net interest income

    24,609       17,242       48,883       34,127  
                                 

Non-interest income

    2,076       1,393       3,720       2,774  

Total revenue

    26,685       18,635       52,603       36,901  
                                 

Provision for credit losses (note 5)

    237       78       622       80  
      26,448       18,557       51,981       36,821  
                                 

Non-interest expenses:

                               

Salaries and benefits

    8,429       6,726       16,686       12,809  

General and administrative

    3,316       4,019       6,442       7,643  

Premises and equipment

    981       1,022       1,933       1,951  
      12,726       11,767       25,061       22,403  
                                 

Income before income taxes

    13,722       6,790       26,920       14,418  
                                 

Income tax provision (note 10)

    3,459       1,847       7,240       3,909  
                                 

Net income

  $ 10,263     $ 4,943     $ 19,680     $ 10,509  
                                 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

                               

Items that may subsequently be reclassified to net income: Foreign exchange gain (loss) on translation of foreign operations

    22       30       (5 )     47  
                                 

Comprehensive income

  $ 10,285     $ 4,973     $ 19,675     $ 10,556  
                                 

Basic and diluted income per common share (note 11)

  $ 0.38     $ 0.17     $ 0.72     $ 0.36  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

3

 

 

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

(Unaudited)

 

(thousands of Canadian dollars)

                               
   

for the three months ended

   

for the six months ended

 
   

April 30

   

April 30

   

April 30

   

April 30

 
   

2023

   

2022

   

2023

   

2022

 
                                 

Common shares (note 9):

                               
                                 

Balance, beginning of the period

  $ 218,865     $ 227,674     $ 225,982     $ 227,674  

Purchased and cancelled during the period

    (3,632 )     -       (10,749 )     -  
                                 

Balance, end of the period

  $ 215,233     $ 227,674     $ 215,233     $ 227,674  
                                 

Preferred shares (note 9):

                               
                                 

Series 1 preferred shares

                               
                                 

Balance, beginning and end of the period

  $ 13,647     $ 13,647     $ 13,647     $ 13,647  
                                 

Total share capital

  $ 228,880     $ 241,321     $ 228,880     $ 241,321  
                                 

Contributed surplus:

                               
                                 

Balance, beginning of the period

  $ 1,955     $ 341     $ 1,612     $ 145  

Stock-based compensation (note 9)

    192       424       535       620  
                                 

Balance, end of the period

  $ 2,147     $ 765     $ 2,147     $ 765  
                                 

Retained earnings:

                               
                                 

Balance, beginning of the period

  $ 116,638     $ 95,276     $ 109,335     $ 90,644  

Adjustment for purchased and cancelled common shares

    (605 )     -       (1,809 )     -  

Net income

    10,263       4,943       19,680       10,509  

Dividends paid on common and preferred shares

    (898 )     (934 )     (1,808 )     (1,868 )
                                 

Balance, end of the period

  $ 125,398     $ 99,285     $ 125,398     $ 99,285  
                                 

Accumulated other comprehensive income:

                               
                                 

Balance, beginning of the period

  $ 72     $ 13     $ 99     $ (4 )

Other comprehensive income (loss)

    22       30       (5 )     47  
                                 

Balance, end of the period

  $ 94     $ 43     $ 94     $ 43  
                                 

Total shareholders' equity

  $ 356,519     $ 341,414     $ 356,519     $ 341,414  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

4

 

 

 

VERSABANK

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

 

(thousands of Canadian dollars)

               
   

for the six months ended

 
   

April 30

   

April 30

 
   

2023

   

2022

 
                 

Cash provided by (used in):

               
                 

Operations:

               

Net income

  $ 19,680     $ 10,509  

Adjustments to determine net cash flows:

               

Items not involving cash:

               

Provision for credit losses

    622       80  

Stock-based compensation

    535       620  

Income tax provision

    7,240       3,909  

Interest income

    (103,156 )     (50,568 )

Interest expense

    54,273       16,441  

Amortization

    917       973  

Accretion of discount on securities

    (533 )     -  

Foreign exchange rate change on assets and liabilities

    (998 )     1,888  

Interest received

    99,251       47,681  

Interest paid

    (40,680 )     (19,329 )

Income taxes paid

    (10,264 )     (4,182 )

Change in operating assets and liabilities:

               

Securities

    101,768       -  

Loans

    (423,843 )     (344,431 )

Deposits

    437,199       274,708  

Change in other assets and liabilities

    13,364       (10,326 )
      155,375       (72,027 )

Purchase of investment:

               

Purchase of property and equipment

    (338 )     (195 )
      (338 )     (195 )

Financing:

               

Purchase and cancellation of common shares

    (12,558 )     -  

Dividends paid

    (1,808 )     (1,868 )

Repayment of lease obligations

    (351 )     (448 )
      (14,717 )     (2,316 )
                 

Change in cash

    140,320       (74,538 )
                 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

    (5,240 )     1,172  
                 

Cash, beginning of the period

    88,581       271,523  
                 

Cash, end of the period

  $ 223,661     $ 198,157  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

5

VERSABANK
Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
 
Three month & six month periods ended April 30, 2023 and 2022
 
 

1.

Reporting entity:

 

VersaBank (the “Bank”) operates as a Schedule I bank under the Bank Act (Canada) and is regulated by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (“OSFI”). The Bank, whose shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Exchange, provides commercial lending and banking services to select niche markets in Canada and the United States, as well as cybersecurity services and banking and financial technology development services through the operations of its wholly owned subsidiary DRT Cyber Inc. (“DRTC”). The Bank is incorporated and domiciled in Canada, and maintains its registered office at Suite 2002, 140 Fullarton Street, London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 5P2.

 

 

2.

Basis of preparation:

 

a) Statement of compliance:

 

These interim Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) and have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard (“IAS”) 34 Interim Financial Reporting and do not include all of the information required for full annual financial statements. These interim Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Bank’s audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended October 31, 2022.

 

The interim Consolidated Financial Statements for the three and six months ended April 30, 2023 and 2022 were approved by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors on June 5, 2023.

 

b) Basis of measurement:

 

These interim Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis except the investment in Canada Stablecorp Inc. (note 6) and an interest rate swap (note 12), which are measured at fair value in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

c) Functional and presentation currency:

 

These interim Consolidated Financial Statements are presented in Canadian dollars, which is the Bank’s functional currency. Functional currency is also determined for each of the Bank’s subsidiaries, and items included in the interim financial statements of the subsidiaries are measured using their functional currency.

 

6

VERSABANK
Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
 
Three month & six month periods ended April 30, 2023 and 2022

 

d) Use of estimates and judgements:

 

In preparing these interim Consolidated Financial Statements, management has exercised judgement and developed estimates in applying accounting policies and generating reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and income and expenses during the reporting periods. Areas where judgement was applied include assessing significant changes in credit risk on financial assets and in the selection of relevant forward-looking information in assessing the Bank’s allowance for expected credit losses on its financial assets as described in note 5 – Loans. Estimates are applied in the determination of the allowance for expected credit losses on financial assets, the fair value of stock options granted as described in note 9, the fair value of the investment in Canada Stablecorp Inc. as described in note 6, and the measurement of deferred taxes. It is reasonably possible, on the basis of existing knowledge, that actual results may vary from those expected in the development of these estimates. This could result in material adjustments to the carrying amounts of assets and/or liabilities affected in the future.

 

Available forward-looking information, including forecast macroeconomic indicator and industry performance trend data continues to be influenced by a number of factors, including, but not limited to, higher interest rates and inflation trends, consumer spending trends, the strength of household balance sheets, housing prices, the strength of the labour market as well as geo-political risk resulting from the crisis in Ukraine and the impact of the crisis on global supply chains. The dynamic nature of these macroeconomic factors and activities and their influence on the available forward looking information results in the assumptions, judgements and estimates made by management in the preparation of these interim Consolidated Financial Statements being subject to some uncertainty.

 

Estimates and their underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are applied prospectively once they are known.

 

 

3.

Significant accounting policies and future accounting changes:

 

The accounting policies applied by the Bank in these interim Consolidated Financial Statements are the same as those applied by the Bank as at and for the year ended October 31, 2022 and are detailed in note 3 of the Bank’s 2022 audited Consolidated Financial Statements. During the current fiscal year, the Bank updated or incorporated the following significant accounting policies:

 

Derivative instruments:

 

Derivatives are reported as other assets when they have a positive fair value and as other liabilities when they have a negative fair value. Derivatives may be embedded in other financial instruments. Derivatives embedded in other financial instruments are valued as separate derivatives when: the economic characteristics and risks associated are not clearly and closely related to those of the host contract; the terms of the embedded derivative would meet the definition of a derivative if it was a stand-alone, independent instrument; and the combined contract is not held for trading or designated at fair value through profit or loss. For financial statement disclosure purposes, embedded derivatives are combined with the host contract.

 

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Three month & six month periods ended April 30, 2023 and 2022

 

Hedge accounting:

 

The Bank has elected, as permitted, to apply the hedge accounting requirements of IAS 39. Interest rate swap agreements are entered into for asset liability management (“ALM”) purposes. When hedge accounting criteria are met, derivative contracts are accounted for as described below.

 

To meet the criteria for hedge accounting, the Bank documents all relationships between hedging instruments and hedged items, how hedge effectiveness is assessed, as well as its risk management objective and strategy for undertaking various hedge transactions. This process includes linking all derivatives to specific assets or liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Bank also formally assesses, both at the inception of the hedge and on an ongoing basis, whether the derivatives that are used in hedging transactions are effective in offsetting changes in fair values or cash flows of the hedged items.

 

There are three main types of hedges: (i) fair value hedges, (ii) cash flow hedges and (iii) net investment hedges.

 

The Bank has only fair value hedges outstanding. In a fair value hedge, the change in the fair value of the hedging derivative is recognized in non-interest income in the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income. The change in the fair value of the hedged item attributable to hedge risk is recorded as part of the carrying value of the hedged item (basis adjustment) and is also recognized in non-interest income in the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income. The Bank utilizes fair value hedges primarily to convert fixed rate financial assets to floating rate financial assets. The primary financial instruments designated in fair value hedging relationships are loans. If the derivative expires or is sold, terminated, no longer meets the criteria for hedge accounting, or the designation is revoked, hedge accounting is discontinued. Any basis adjustment up to that point made to a hedged item for which the effective interest method is used is amortized to the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income as part of the recalculated effective interest rate of the item over its remaining term. If the hedged item is derecognized, the unamortized fair value is recognized immediately in the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income.

 

In fair value hedges, ineffectiveness arises to the extent that the change in fair value of the hedging items differs from the change in fair value of the hedge risk in the hedged item. Any hedge ineffectiveness is measured and recorded in non-interest income in the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income.

 

Derivative contracts which do not qualify for hedge accounting are marked-to-market and the resulting net gains or losses are recognized in non-interest income in the Consolidated Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income.

 

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Three month & six month periods ended April 30, 2023 and 2022
 
  

4.

Securities:

 

As at April 30, 2023, the Bank held securities totalling $39.7 million ( October 31, 2022 - $141.6 million), comprised of a Government of Canada Treasury Bill for $19.5 million with a face value of $20.0 million at maturity on May 25, 2023, yielding 2.81%, and a US Government Treasury Bill for US$14.4 million ($19.5 million) with a face value of US$14.5 million ($19.7 million) at maturity on May 2, 2023, yielding 4.70%.

 

 

 

5.

Loans, net of allowance for credit losses:

 

The Bank organizes its lending portfolio into the following four broad asset categories: Point-of-Sale Loans and Leases, Commercial Real Estate Mortgages, Commercial Real Estate Loans, and Public Sector and Other Financing. These categories have been established in the Bank’s proprietary, internally developed asset management system and have been designed to catalogue individual lending assets as a function primarily of their key risk drivers, the nature of the underlying collateral, and the applicable market segment.

 

The Point-of-Sale Loans and Leases (POS Financing) asset category is comprised of Point of Sale Loan and Lease Receivables acquired from the Bank’s broad network of origination and servicing partners in Canada and the US as well as Warehouse Loans that provide bridge financing to the Bank’s origination and servicing partners for the purpose of accumulating and seasoning practical volumes of individual loans and leases prior to the Bank purchasing the cashflow receivables derived from same.

 

The Commercial Real Estate Mortgages (CRE Mortgages) asset category is comprised primarily of Residential; Construction, Term, Insured and Land Mortgages. All of these loans are business-to-business loans with the underlying credit risk exposure being primarily consumer in nature given that the vast majority of the loans are related to properties that are designated primarily for residential use. The portfolio benefits from diversity in its underlying security in the form of a broad range of such collateral properties.

 

The Commercial Real Estate Loans (CRE Loans) asset category is comprised primarily of Condominium Corporation Financing loans.

 

The Public Sector and Other Financing (PSOF) asset category is comprised primarily of Public Sector Loans and Leases, a small balance of Corporate Loans and Leases and Single Family Residential Conventional and Insured Mortgages.

 

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Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
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Three month & six month periods ended April 30, 2023 and 2022

 

Summary of loans and allowance for credit losses:

 

(thousands of Canadian dollars)

            
  

April 30

  

October 31

  

April 30

 
  

2023

  

2022

  

2022

 
             
             
             

Point-of-sale loans and leases

 $2,538,917  $2,220,894  $1,610,336 

Commercial real estate mortgages

  807,828   710,369   782,274 

Commercial real estate loans

  11,996   13,165   14,065 

Public sector and other financing

  46,350   35,452   35,529 
   3,405,091   2,979,880   2,442,204 
             

Allowance for credit losses

  (2,526)  (1,904)  (1,533)

Accrued interest

  16,890   14,702   9,605 
             

Total loans, net of allowance for credit losses

 $3,419,455  $2,992,678  $2,450,276 

 

The following table provides a summary of loan amounts, expected credit loss allowance amounts, and expected loss rates by lending asset category:

 

  

As at April 30, 2023

  

As at October 31, 2022

 

(thousands of Canadian dollars)

 

Stage 1

  

Stage 2

  

Stage 3

  

Total

  

Stage 1

  

Stage 2

  

Stage 3

  

Total

 

Point-of-sale loans and leases

 $2,527,006  $7,481  $4,430  $2,538,917  $2,215,388  $5,227  $279  $2,220,894 

ECL allowance

  627   -   -   627   545   -   -   545 

EL %

  0.02%  0.00%  0.00%  0.02%  0.02%  0.00%  0.00%  0.02%

Commercial real estate mortgages

 $741,980  $50,937  $14,911  $807,828  $599,113  $111,256  $-  $710,369 

ECL allowance

  1,647   120   -   1,767   1,150   137   -   1,287 

EL %

  0.22%  0.24%  0.00%  0.22%  0.19%  0.12%  0.00%  0.18%

Commercial real estate loans

 $11,996  $-  $-  $11,996  $13,165  $-  $-  $13,165 

ECL allowance

  59   -   -   59   54   -   -   54 

EL %

  0.49%  0.00%  0.00%  0.49%  0.41%  0.00%  0.00%  0.41%

Public sector and other financing

 $46,178  $172  $-  $46,350  $35,273  $179  $-  $35,452 

ECL allowance

  70   3   -   73   17   1   -   18 

EL %

  0.15%  1.74%  0.00%  0.16%  0.05%  0.56%  0.00%  0.05%

Total loans

 $3,327,160  $58,590  $19,341  $3,405,091  $2,862,939  $116,662  $279  $2,979,880 

Total ECL allowance

  2,403   123   -   2,526   1,766   138   -   1,904 

Total EL %

  0.07%  0.21%  0.00%  0.07%  0.06%  0.12%  0.00%  0.06%

 

The Bank’s maximum exposure to credit risk is the carrying value of its financial assets. The Bank holds security against the majority of its loans in the form of mortgage interests over property, other registered securities over assets, guarantees or cash reserves on loan and lease receivables included in the POS Financing portfolio (see note 8).

 

Allowance for credit losses

 

The Bank must maintain an allowance for expected credit losses (“ECL”) that is adequate, in management’s opinion, to absorb all credit related losses in the Bank’s lending and treasury portfolios. Under IFRS 9, the Bank’s ECL is estimated using the expected credit loss methodology and is comprised of expected credit losses recognized on both performing loans, and non-performing, or impaired loans even if no actual loss event has occurred.

 

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Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
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Three month & six month periods ended April 30, 2023 and 2022

 

Assessment of significant increase in credit risk (SICR)

 

At each reporting date, the Bank assesses whether or not there has been a SICR for loans since initial recognition by comparing, at the reporting date, the risk of default occurring over the remaining expected life against the risk of default at initial recognition.

 

SICR is a function of the loan’s internal risk rating assignment, internal watchlist status, loan review status and delinquency status which are updated as necessary in response to changes including, but not limited to, changes in macroeconomic and/or market conditions, changes in a borrower’s credit risk profile, and changes in the strength of the underlying security, including guarantor status, if a guarantor exists.

 

Quantitative models may not always be able to capture all reasonable and supportable information that may indicate a SICR. As a result, qualitative factors may be considered to supplement such a gap.

 

Examples include changes in adjudication criteria for a particular group of borrowers or asset categories or changes in portfolio composition as well as changes in Canadian and US macroeconomic trends attributable to changes in monetary policy, inflation, employment rates, consumer behaviour and geo-political risks.

 

Expected credit loss model - Estimation of expected credit losses

 

Expected credit losses are an estimate of a loan’s expected cash shortfalls discounted at the effective interest rate, where a cash shortfall is the difference between the contractual cash flows that are due to the Bank and the cash flows that the Bank actually expects to receive. The ECL calculation is a function of the credit risk parameters; probability of default, loss given default, and exposure at default associated with each loan, sensitized to future market and macroeconomic conditions through the incorporation of forward-looking information derived from multiple economic forecast scenarios, including baseline, upside, and downside scenarios.

 

The Bank’s ECL or impairment model develops contractual cashflow profiles for loans as a function of a number of underlying assumptions and a broad range of input variables. The expected cashflow schedules are subsequently derived from the contractual cashflow schedules, adjusted for incremental default amounts, forgone interest, and recovery amounts. The finalized contractual and expected cashflow schedules are subsequently discounted at the effective interest rate to determine the expected cash shortfall or expected credit losses for each individual loan or financial instrument.

 

The ECL model estimates 12 months of expected credit losses for performing loans that have not experienced a SICR since initial recognition and estimates lifetime expected credit losses on performing loans that have experienced a SICR since initial recognition. Further, individual allowances are estimated for loans that are determined to be credit impaired.

 

Loans or other financial instruments that have not experienced a SICR since initial recognition are designated as stage 1, while loans or financial instruments that have experienced a SICR since initial recognition are designated as stage 2, and loans or financial instruments that are determined to be credit impaired are designated as stage 3.

 

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Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
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Three month & six month periods ended April 30, 2023 and 2022

 

Individual allowances are estimated for loans or financial instruments that are determined to be credit impaired and that have been designated as stage 3. A loan or financial instrument is classified as credit impaired when the Bank becomes aware that, before taking into consideration collateral or credit enhancements, all of, or a portion of the contractual cashflows associated with the loan or financial instrument may be in jeopardy and as a result may not be realized by the Bank under the repayment schedule set out in the contractual terms associated with the loan or financial instrument. Loans or financial instruments for which interest or principal is contractually past due 90 days are automatically recognized as stage 3, however in estimating expected credit losses for stage 3 loans or financial instruments, management takes into consideration whether the loan or financial instrument is fully secured or is in the process of collection and that the collection efforts are reasonably expected to result in repayment of the loan or financial instrument.

 

Forward-looking Information

 

The Bank incorporates the impact of future economic conditions, or more specifically forward-looking information into the estimation of expected credit losses at the credit risk parameter level. This is accomplished via the credit risk parameter models and proxy datasets that the Bank utilizes to develop probability of default (“PD”), and loss given default (“LGD”), term structure forecasts for its loans. The Bank has sourced credit risk modeling systems and forecast macroeconomic scenario data from Moody’s Analytics, a third-party service provider for the purpose of computing forward-looking credit risk parameters under multiple macroeconomic scenarios that consider both market-wide and idiosyncratic factors and influences. These systems are used in conjunction with the Bank’s internally developed ECL models. Given that the Bank has experienced very limited historical loan losses and, therefore, does not have available statistically significant loss data inventory for use in developing internal, forward looking expected credit loss trends, the use of unbiased, third-party forward-looking credit risk parameter modeling systems is particularly important for the Bank in the context of the estimation of expected credit losses.

 

The Bank utilizes macroeconomic indicator data derived from multiple macroeconomic scenarios in order to mitigate volatility in the estimation of expected credit losses, as well as to satisfy the IFRS 9 requirement that future economic conditions are to be based on an unbiased, probability-weighted assessment of possible future outcomes. More specifically, the macroeconomic indicators set out in the macroeconomic scenarios are used as inputs for the credit risk parameter models utilized by the Bank to sensitize the individual PD and LGD term structure forecasts to the respective macroeconomic trajectory set out in each of the scenarios (see Expected Credit Loss Sensitivity below). Currently the Bank utilizes upside, downside and baseline forecast macroeconomic scenarios, and assigns discrete weights to each for use in the estimation of its reported ECL. The Bank has also applied expert credit judgement, where appropriate, to reflect, amongst other items, uncertainty in the Canadian and US macroeconomic environments.

 

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Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
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Three month & six month periods ended April 30, 2023 and 2022

 

The macroeconomic indicator data utilized by the Bank for the purpose of sensitizing PD and LGD term structure data to forward economic conditions include, but are not limited to: GDP, the national unemployment rate, long term interest rates, the consumer price index, the S&P/TSX Index and the price of oil. These specific macroeconomic indicators were selected in an attempt to ensure that the spectrum of fundamental macroeconomic influences on the key drivers of the credit risk profile of the Bank’s balance sheet, including: corporate, consumer and real estate market dynamics; corporate, consumer and SME borrower performance; geography; as well as collateral value volatility, are appropriately captured and incorporated into the Bank’s forward macroeconomic sensitivity analysis.

 

Key assumptions driving the base case macroeconomic forecast trends this quarter include: elevated inflation and interest rates strain household finances; rate-sensitive sectors such as housing are negatively impacted as sales and prices decline over the course of 2023 with the impact being felt throughout related industries of construction, finance and manufacturing; a small, technical recession, with rising unemployment, emerges around mid-2023 as investment contracts sharply and consumer spending remains mostly flat over the same timeline; the impact of the crisis in Ukraine on global commodity prices and trade continues to diminish; public health restrictions do not return even as new COVID-19 case counts occasionally spike through the winter; and supply-chain stress continues to ease as global vaccination rates improve and goods demand weakens.

 

Management developed ECL estimates using credit risk parameter term structure forecasts sensitized to individual baseline, upside and downside forecast macroeconomic scenarios, each weighted at 100%, and subsequently computed the variance of each to the Bank’s reported ECL as at April 30, 2023 in order to assess the alignment of the Bank’s reported ECL with the Bank’s credit risk profile, and further, to assess the scope, depth and ultimate effectiveness of the credit risk mitigation strategies that the Bank has applied to its lending portfolios.

 

Expected credit loss sensitivity:

 

The following table presents the sensitivity of the Bank’s estimated ECL to a range of individual macroeconomic scenarios, that in isolation may not reflect the Bank’s actual expected ECL exposure, as well as the variance of each to the Bank’s reported ECL as at April 30, 2023:

 

(thousands of Canadian dollars)

                
  

Reported

   100%   100%   100% 
  

ECL

  

Upside

  

Baseline

  

Downside

 
                 

Allowance for expected credit losses

 $2,526  $1,857  $2,428  $3,334 

Variance from reported ECL

      (669)  (98)  808 

Variance from reported ECL (%)

      (26%)  (4%)  32%
                 

 

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Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
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Three month & six month periods ended April 30, 2023 and 2022

 

The following table provides a reconciliation of the Bank’s ECL allowance by lending asset category for the three months ended April 30, 2023:

 

(thousands of Canadian dollars)

 

Stage 1

  

Stage 2

  

Stage 3

  

Total

 
                 

Point-of-sale loans and leases

                

Balance at beginning of period

 $583  $-  $-  $583 

Transfer in (out) to Stage 1

  32   (32)  -   - 

Transfer in (out) to Stage 2

  (118)  118   -   - 

Transfer in (out) to Stage 3

  -   -   -   - 

Net remeasurement of loss allowance

  130   (86)  -   44 

Loan originations

  -   -   -   - 

Derecognitions and maturities

  -   -   -   - 

Provision for (recovery of) credit losses

  44   -   -   44 

Write-offs

  -   -   -   - 

Recoveies

  -   -   -   - 

Balance at end of period

 $627  $-  $-  $627 
                 

Commercial real estate mortgages

                

Balance at beginning of period

 $1,517  $74  $-  $1,591 

Transfer in (out) to Stage 1

  17   (17)  -   - 

Transfer in (out) to Stage 2

  (88)  88   -   - 

Transfer in (out) to Stage 3

  -   (13)  13   - 

Net remeasurement of loss allowance

  159   (7)  (13)  139 

Loan originations

  63   -   -   63 

Derecognitions and maturities

  (21)  (5)  -   (26)

Provision for (recovery of) credit losses

  130   46   -   176 

Write-offs

  -   -   -   - 

Recoveries

  -   -   -   - 

Balance at end of period

 $1,647  $120  $-  $1,767 
                 

Commercial real estate loans

                

Balance at beginning of period

 $57  $-  $-  $57 

Transfer in (out) to Stage 1

  -   -   -   - 

Transfer in (out) to Stage 2

  -   -   -   - 

Transfer in (out) to Stage 3

  -   -   -   - 

Net remeasurement of loss allowance

  2   -   -   2 

Loan originations

  -   -   -   - 

Derecognitions and maturities

  -   -   -   - 

Provision for (recovery of) credit losses

  2   -   -   2 

Write-offs

  -   -   -   - 

Recoveries

  -   -   -   - 

Balance at end of period

 $59  $-  $-  $59 
                 

Public sector and other financing

                

Balance at beginning of period

 $55  $3  $-  $58 

Transfer in (out) to Stage 1

  -   -   -   - 

Transfer in (out) to Stage 2

  -   -   -   - 

Transfer in (out) to Stage 3

  -   -   -   - 

Net remeasurement of loss allowance

  (1)  -   -   (1)

Loan originations

  16   -   -   16 

Derecognitions and maturities

  -   -   -   - 

Provision for (recovery of) credit losses

  15   -   -   15 

Write-offs

  -   -   -   - 

Recoveries

  -   -   -   - 

Balance at end of period

 $70  $3  $-  $73 
                 

Total balance at end of period

 $2,403  $123  $-  $2,526 

 

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Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
 
Three month & six month periods ended April 30, 2023 and 2022

 

The following table provides a reconciliation of the Bank’s ECL allowance by lending asset category for the three months ended April 30, 2022:

 

(thousands of Canadian dollars)

 

Stage 1

  

Stage 2

  

Stage 3

  

Total

 
                 

Point-of-sale loans and leases

                

Balance at beginning of period

 $370  $-  $-  $370 

Transfer in (out) to Stage 1

  14   (14)  -   - 

Transfer in (out) to Stage 2

  (27)  27   -   - 

Transfer in (out) to Stage 3

  -   -   -   - 

Net remeasurement of loss allowance

  62   (13)  -   49 

Loan originations

  -   -   -   - 

Derecognitions and maturities

  -   -   -   - 

Provision for (recovery of) credit losses

  49   -   -   49 

Write-offs

  -   -   -   - 

Recoveries

  -   -   -   - 

Balance at end of period

 $419  $-  $-  $419 
                 

Commercial real estate mortgages

                

Balance at beginning of period

 $949  $96  $-  $1,045 

Transfer in (out) to Stage 1

  8   (8)  -   - 

Transfer in (out) to Stage 2

  -   -   -   - 

Transfer in (out) to Stage 3

  -   -   -   - 

Net remeasurement of loss allowance

  (69)  13   -   (56)

Loan originations

  80   -   -   80 

Derecognitions and maturities

  (20)  -   -   (20)

Provision for (recovery of) credit losses

  (1)  5   -   4 

Write-offs

  -   -   -   - 

Recoveries

  -   -   -   - 

Balance at end of period

 $948  $101  $-  $1,049 
                 

Commercial real estate loans

                

Balance at beginning of period

 $36  $-  $-  $36 

Transfer in (out) to Stage 1

  -   -   -   - 

Transfer in (out) to Stage 2

  -   -   -   - 

Transfer in (out) to Stage 3

  -   -   -   - 

Net remeasurement of loss allowance

  4   -   -   4 

Loan originations

  -   -   -   - 

Derecognitions and maturities

  -   -   -   - 

Provision for (recovery of) credit losses

  4   -   -   4 

Write-offs

  -   -   -   - 

Recoveries

  -   -   -   - 

Balance at end of period

 $40  $-  $-  $40 
                 

Public sector and other financing

                

Balance at beginning of period

 $4  $-  $-  $4 

Transfer in (out) to Stage 1

  -   -   -   - 

Transfer in (out) to Stage 2

  -   -   -   - 

Transfer in (out) to Stage 3

  -   -   -   - 

Net remeasurement of loss allowance

  20   1   -   21 

Loan originations

  -   -   -   - 

Derecognitions and maturities

  -   -   -   - 

Provision for (recovery of) credit losses

  20   1   -   21 

Write-offs

  -   -   -   - 

Recoveries

  -   -   -   - 

Balance at end of period

 $24  $1  $-  $25 
                 

Total balance at end of period

 $1,431  $102  $-  $1,533 

 

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Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
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Three month & six month periods ended April 30, 2023 and 2022

 

The following table provides a reconciliation of the Bank’s ECL allowance by lending asset category for the three months ended April 30, 2022:

 

(thousands of Canadian dollars)

 

Stage 1

  

Stage 2

  

Stage 3

  

Total

 
                 

Point-of-sale loans and leases

                

Balance at beginning of period

 $545  $-  $-  $545 

Transfer in (out) to Stage 1

  70   (70)  -   - 

Transfer in (out) to Stage 2

  (172)  172   -   - 

Transfer in (out) to Stage 3

  -   -   -   - 

Net remeasurement of loss allowance

  184   (102)  -   82 

Loan originations

  -   -   -   - 

Derecognitions and maturities

  -   -   -   - 

Provision for (recovery of) credit losses

  82   -   -   82 

Write-offs

  -   -   -   - 

Recoveries

  -   -   -   - 

Balance at end of period

 $627  $-  $-  $627 
                 

Commercial real estate mortgages

                

Balance at beginning of period

 $1,150  $137  $-  $1,287 

Transfer in (out) to Stage 1

  79   (79)  -   - 

Transfer in (out) to Stage 2

  (118)  118   -   - 

Transfer in (out) to Stage 3

  -   (13)  13   - 

Net remeasurement of loss allowance

  422   (38)  (13)  371 

Loan originations

  149   -   -   149 

Derecognitions and maturities

  (35)  (5)  -   (40)

Provision for (recovery of) credit losses

  497   (17)  -   480 

Write-offs

  -   -   -   - 

Recoveries

  -   -   -   - 

Balance at end of period

 $1,647  $120  $-  $1,767 
                 

Commercial real estate loans

                

Balance at beginning of period

 $54  $-  $-  $54 

Transfer in (out) to Stage 1

  -   -   -   - 

Transfer in (out) to Stage 2

  -   -   -   - 

Transfer in (out) to Stage 3

  -   -   -   - 

Net remeasurement of loss allowance

  5   -   -   5 

Loan originations

  -   -   -   - 

Derecognitions and maturities

  -   -   -   - 

Provision for (recovery of) credit losses

  5   -   -   5 

Write-offs

  -   -   -   - 

Recoveries

  -   -   -   - 

Balance at end of period

 $59  $-  $-  $59 
                 

Public sector and other financing

                

Balance at beginning of period

 $17  $1  $-  $18 

Transfer in (out) to Stage 1

  -   -   -   - 

Transfer in (out) to Stage 2

  -   -   -   - 

Transfer in (out) to Stage 3

  -   -   -   - 

Net remeasurement of loss allowance

  10   2   -   12 

Loan originations

  43   -   -   43 

Derecognitions and maturities

  -   -   -   - 

Provision for (recovery of) credit losses

  53   2   -   55 

Write-offs

  -   -   -   - 

Recoveries

  -   -   -   - 

Balance at end of period

 $70  $3  $-  $73 
                 

Total balance at end of period

 $2,403  $123  $-  $2,526 

 

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VERSABANK
Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
 
Three month & six month periods ended April 30, 2023 and 2022

 

The following table provides a reconciliation of the Bank’s ECL allowance by lending asset category for the six months ended April 30, 2022:

 

(thousands of Canadian dollars)

 

Stage 1

  

Stage 2

  

Stage 3

  

Total

 
                 

Point-of-sale loans and leases

                

Balance at beginning of period

 $275  $-  $-  $275 

Transfer in (out) to Stage 1

  52   (52)  -   - 

Transfer in (out) to Stage 2

  (85)  85   -   - 

Transfer in (out) to Stage 3

  -   -   -   - 

Net remeasurement of loss allowance

  177   (33)  -   144 

Loan originations

  -   -   -   - 

Derecognitions and maturities

  -   -   -   - 

Provision for (recovery of) credit losses

  144   -   -   144 

Write-offs

  -   -   -   - 

Recoveries

  -   -   -   - 

Balance at end of period

 $419  $-  $-  $419 
                 

Commercial real estate mortgages

                

Balance at beginning of period

 $980  $134  $-  $1,114 

Transfer in (out) to Stage 1

  22   (22)  -   - 

Transfer in (out) to Stage 2

  (4)  4   -   - 

Transfer in (out) to Stage 3

  -   -   -   - 

Net remeasurement of loss allowance

  (97)  (11)  -   (108)

Loan originations

  160   -   -   160 

Derecognitions and maturities

  (113)  (4)  -   (117)

Provision for (recovery of) credit losses

  (32)  (33)  -   (65)

Write-offs

  -   -   -   - 

Recoveries

  -   -   -   - 

Balance at end of period

 $948  $101  $-  $1,049 
                 

Commercial real estate loans

                

Balance at beginning of period

 $45  $-  $-  $45 

Transfer in (out) to Stage 1

  -   -   -   - 

Transfer in (out) to Stage 2

  -   -   -   - 

Transfer in (out) to Stage 3

  -   -   -   - 

Net remeasurement of loss allowance

  (5)  -   -   (5)

Loan originations

  -   -   -   - 

Derecognitions and maturities

  -   -   -   - 

Provision for (recovery of) credit losses

  (5)  -   -   (5)

Write-offs

  -   -   -   - 

Recoveries

  -   -   -   - 

Balance at end of period

 $40  $-  $-  $40 
                 

Public sector and other financing

                

Balance at beginning of period

 $16  $3  $-  $19 

Transfer in (out) to Stage 1

  -   -   -   - 

Transfer in (out) to Stage 2

  -   -   -   - 

Transfer in (out) to Stage 3

  -   -   -   - 

Net remeasurement of loss allowance

  9   (2)  -   7 

Loan originations

  -   -   -   - 

Derecognitions and maturities

  (1)  -   -   (1)

Provision for (recovery of) credit losses

  8   (2)  -   6 

Write-offs

  -   -   -   - 

Recoveries

  -   -   -   - 

Balance at end of period

 $24  $1  $-  $25 
                 

Total balance at end of period

 $1,431  $102  $-  $1,533 

 

17

VERSABANK
Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
 
Three month & six month periods ended April 30, 2023 and 2022
 
 

6.

Other assets:

 

(thousands of Canadian dollars)

            
  

April 30

  

October 31

  

April 30

 
  

2023

  

2022

  

2022

 
             

Accounts receivable

 $3,070  $3,774  $3,750 

Prepaid expenses and other

  13,593   10,213   10,448 

Property and equipment

  6,833   6,868   6,872 

Right-of-use assets

  3,775   4,122   4,470 

Deferred tax asset

  2,269   2,128   2,315 

Interest rate swap

  103   -   - 

Investment (note 6a)

  953   953   953 

Goodwill

  5,754   5,754   5,754 

Intangible assets (note 6b)

  10,275   9,363   9,151 
             
  $46,625  $43,175  $43,713 

 

a)     In February 2021, the Bank acquired an 11% investment in Canada Stablecorp Inc. (“Stablecorp”) for cash consideration of $953,000. The Bank has made an irrevocable election to designate this investment at fair value through other comprehensive income at initial recognition and any future changes in the fair value of the investment will be recognized in other comprehensive income (loss). Amounts recorded in other comprehensive income (loss) will not be reclassified to profit and loss at a later date.

 

b)     As at April 30, 2023, total intangible assets were $10.3 million ( October 31, 2022 - $9.4 million), which includes, $7.3 million ( October 31, 2022 - $6.2 million) in development costs that have been capitalized.

 

18

VERSABANK
Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
 
Three month & six month periods ended April 30, 2023 and 2022
 
 

7.

Subordinated notes payable:

 

(thousands of Canadian dollars)

            
  

April 30

  

October 31

  

April 30

 
  

2023

  

2022

  

2022

 
             

Issued March 2019, unsecured, non-viability contingent capital compliant, subordinated notes payable, principal amount of $5.0 million, $500,000 is held by related party (note 14), effective interest rate of 10.41%, maturing March 2029.

 $4,913  $4,908  $4,903 
             

Issued April 2021, unsecured, non-viability contingent capital compliant, subordinated notes payable, principal amount of US $75.0 million, effective interest rate of 5.38%, maturing May 2031.

  99,619   100,043   93,507 
             
  $104,532  $104,951  $98,410 

 

 

8.

Other liabilities:

 

(thousands of Canadian dollars)

            
  April 30  

October 31

  April 30 
  

2023

  

2022

  

2022

 
             

Accounts payable and other

 $4,045  $7,662  $5,738 

Current income tax liability

  2,773   5,797   2,126 

Deferred tax liability

  681   786   812 

Lease obligations

  4,120   4,471   4,776 

Cash collateral and amounts held in escrow

  6,746   8,006   5,833 

Cash reserves on loan and lease receivables

  141,759   126,110   108,121 
             
  $160,124  $152,832  $127,406 

 

 

9.

Share capital:

 

a) Common shares:

 

At April 30, 2023, there were 26,003,986 ( October 31, 2022 - 27,245,782) common shares outstanding.

 

On August 5, 2022, the Bank received approval from the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) to proceed with a Normal Course Issuer Bid (“NCIB”) for its common shares. Further, on September 21, 2022, the Bank received approval from the Nasdaq to proceed with a NCIB for its common shares. Pursuant to the NCIB, the Bank may purchase for cancellation up to 1,700,000 of its common shares representing approximately 9.54% of its public float. The Bank’s directors and management believe that the market price of the Bank’s common shares does not reflect the value of the business and its future prospects, and further, reflects a material discount to book value; as such, the purchase of common shares for cancellation at such time is a prudent corporate measure and represents an attractive investment for the Bank.

 

19

VERSABANK
Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
 
Three month & six month periods ended April 30, 2023 and 2022

 

The Bank was eligible to make purchases commencing on August 17, 2022 and ending on August 16, 2023, or such earlier date as the Bank may complete its purchases pursuant to the NCIB. The purchases will be made by the Bank through the facilities of the TSX and alternate trading systems and in accordance with the rules of the TSX or such alternate trading systems, as applicable, and the prices that the Bank will pay for any common shares will be the market price of such shares at the time of purchase. The Bank will make no purchases of common shares other than open market purchases. All shares purchased under the NCIB will be cancelled.

 

For the quarter ended April 30, 2023, the Bank purchased and cancelled 419,500 common shares for $4.2 million, reducing the Bank’s Common Share capital value by $3.6 million and retained earnings by $0.6 million.

 

For the six month period ended April 30, 2023, the Bank purchased and cancelled 1,241,796 common shares for $12.6 million, reducing the Bank’s Common Share capital value by $10.7 million and retained earnings by $1.8 million.

 

b) Preferred shares:

 

At April 30, 2023, there were 1,461,460 ( October 31, 2022 - 1,461,460) Series 1 preferred shares outstanding. These shares are Basel III compliant, non-cumulative rate reset preferred shares and include NVCC provisions. As a result, these shares qualify as Additional Tier 1 Capital (see note 15).

 

c) Stock options

 

Stock option transactions during the three and six month periods ended April 30, 2023 and 2022:

 

  

for the three months ended

  

for the six months ended

 
  

April 30, 2023

  

April 30, 2022

  

April 30, 2023

  

April 30, 2022

 
                         
    Weighted    Weighted    Weighted    Weighted 
 Number of average Number of average Number of average Number of average 
 options exercise price options exercise price options exercise price options exercise price 
                                 

Outstanding, beginning of period

  963,276  $15.53   953,730  $15.53   965,766  $15.53   40,000  $7.00 

Granted

  -   -   -   -   1,500   15.90   913,730   15.90 

Exercised

  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   - 

Forfeited/cancelled

  (10,500)  15.90   -   -   (14,490)  15.90   -   - 

Expired

  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   - 
                                 

Outstanding, end of period

  952,776  $15.53   953,730  $15.53   952,776  $15.53   953,730  $15.53 

 

For the three and six month periods ended April 30, 2023, the Bank recognized $192,000 ( April 30, 2022 - $424,000) and $535,000 ( April 30, 2022 - $620,000) in compensation expense related to the estimated fair value of options granted.

 

20

VERSABANK
Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
 
Three month & six month periods ended April 30, 2023 and 2022
 
 

10.

Income tax provision:

 

Income tax provision for the three and six months ended April 30, 2023 was $3.5 million ( April 30, 2022 - $1.8 million) and $7.2 million ( April 30, 2022 - $3.9 million) respectively. The income tax provision reflects a $530,000 deferred tax asset, not previously recognized, associated with DRTC’s non-capital loss carryforwards which is anticipated to be applied to future taxable earnings. The Bank’s combined statutory federal and provincial income tax rate is approximately 27% (2022 - 27%). The effective rate is affected by certain items not being taxable or deductible for income tax purposes.

 

 

11.

Income per common share:

 

(thousands of Canadian dollars)

                
  

for the three months ended

  

for the six months ended

 
  

April 30

  April 30  April 30  April 30 
  

2023

  

2022

  

2023

  

2022

 
                 

Net income

 $10,263  $4,943  $19,680  $10,509 

Less: dividends on preferred shares

  (247)  (247)  (494)  (494)
   10,016   4,696   19,186   10,015 
                 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

  26,170,621   27,441,082   26,605,052   27,441,082 
                 

Income per common share:

 $0.38  $0.17  $0.72  $0.36 

 

Common shares associated with the Series 1 NVCC preferred shares are contingently issuable shares and would only have a dilutive impact upon issuance. There are 40,000 outstanding employee stock options that are dilutive; however, the impact on the Bank’s income per share calculation is de minimis.

 

 

12.

Derivative instruments:

 

At April 30, 2023, the Bank had an outstanding contract established for asset liability management purposes to swap between floating and fixed interest rates with a notional amount totalling $11.8 million ( October 31, 2022 - $nil), of which $11.8 million ( October 31, 2022 - $nil) qualified for hedge accounting. The Bank enters into interest rate swap contracts for its own account exclusively and does not act as an intermediary in this market. As required under the accounting standard relating to hedges, at April 30, 2023, $103,000 ( October 31, 2022 - $nil) relating to this contract was included in other assets and the offsetting amount included in the carrying values of the assets to which they relate. Approved counterparties are limited to major Canadian chartered banks.

 

21

VERSABANK
Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
 
Three month & six month periods ended April 30, 2023 and 2022
 
 

13.

Commitments and contingencies:

 

The amount of credit-related commitments represents the maximum amount of additional credit that the Bank could be obligated to extend.

 

(thousands of Canadian dollars)

            
  

April 30

  

October 31

  April 30 
  

2023

  

2022

  

2022

 
             

Loan commitments

 $378,309  $382,851  $312,125 

Letters of credit

  78,866   60,273   54,655 
             
  $457,175  $443,124  $366,780 

 

 

 

14.

Related party transactions:

 

The Bank’s Board of Directors and Senior Executive Officers represent key management personnel and are related parties. At April 30, 2023, amounts due from these related parties totalled $1.5 million ( October 31, 2022 - $1.3 million) and an amount due from a corporation controlled by key management personnel totalled $2.7 million ( October 31, 2022 - $3.9 million). The interest rates charged on loans and advances to related parties are based on mutually agreed-upon terms. Interest income earned on the above loans for the three and six months ended April 30, 2023, was $25,000 ( April 30, 2022 - $23,000) and $49,000 ( April 30, 2022 - $48,000). There were no specific provisions for credit losses associated with loans issued to key management personnel ( October 31, 2022 - $nil), and all loans issued to key management personnel were current as at April 30, 2023. $500,000 of the Bank’s $5.0 million subordinated notes payable, issued in March 2019, are held by a related party (note 7).

 

 

15.

Capital management:

 

a) Overview:

 

The Bank’s policy is to maintain a strong capital base so as to retain investor, creditor and market confidence as well as to support the future growth and development of the business. The impact of the level of capital held on shareholders’ return is an important consideration, and the Bank recognizes the need to maintain a balance between the higher returns that may be possible with greater leverage and the advantages and security that may be afforded by a more robust capital position.

 

OSFI sets and monitors capital requirements for the Bank. Capital is managed in accordance with policies and plans that are regularly reviewed and approved by the Board of Directors and that take into account, amongst other items, forecasted capital requirements and current and anticipated financial market conditions.

 

22

VERSABANK
Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
 
Three month & six month periods ended April 30, 2023 and 2022

 

The goal is to maintain adequate regulatory capital for the Bank to be considered well capitalized, protect consumer deposits and provide capacity to support organic growth as well as to capitalize on strategic opportunities that do not otherwise require accessing the public capital markets, all the while providing a satisfactory return to shareholders. The Bank’s regulatory capital is comprised of share capital, retained earnings and unrealized gains and losses on fair value through other comprehensive income securities (Common Equity Tier 1 capital), preferred shares (Additional Tier 1 capital) and subordinated notes (Tier 2 capital).

 

The Bank monitors its capital adequacy and related capital ratios on a daily basis and has policies setting internal targets and thresholds for its capital ratios. These capital ratios consist of the leverage ratio and the risk-based capital ratios.

 

The Bank makes use of the Standardized Approach for credit risk as prescribed by OSFI and, therefore, may include eligible ECL allowance amounts in its Tier 2 capital, up to a maximum of 1.25% of its credit risk-weighted assets calculated under the Standardized Approach.

 

During the period ended April 30, 2023, there were no material changes in the Bank’s management of capital.

 

b)

Risk-based capital ratios:

 

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has published the Basel III rules on capital adequacy and liquidity (“Basel III”). OSFI requires that all Canadian banks must comply with the Basel III standards on an “all-in” basis for the purpose of determining their risk-based capital ratios. Required minimum regulatory capital ratios are a 7.0% Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio (“CET1”), an 8.5% Tier 1 capital ratio and a 10.5% total capital ratio, all of which include a 2.50% capital conservation buffer.

 

OSFI also requires banks to measure capital adequacy in accordance with guidelines for determining risk- adjusted capital and risk-weighted assets including off-balance sheet credit instruments as specified in the Basel III regulations. Based on the deemed credit risk for each type of asset, both on and off-balance sheet assets of the Bank are assigned a weighting ranging between 0% to 150% to determine the Bank’s risk- weighted equivalent assets and its risk-based capital ratios.

 

23

VERSABANK
Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
 
Three month & six month periods ended April 30, 2023 and 2022

 

The Bank’s risk-based capital ratios are calculated as follows:

 

(thousands of Canadian dollars)

        
   April 30  

October 31

 
  

2023

  

2022

 
         
         

Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital

        

Directly issued qualifying common share capital

 $215,233  $225,982 

Contributed surplus

  2,147   1,612 

Retained earnings

  125,398   109,335 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

  94   99 

CET1 before regulatory adjustments

  342,872   337,028 

Regulatory adjustments applied to CET1

  (11,258)  (11,371)

Common Equity Tier 1 capital

 $331,614  $325,657 
         

Additional Tier 1 capital

        

Directly issued qualifying Additional Tier 1 instruments

 $13,647  $13,647 

Total Tier 1 capital

 $345,261  $339,304 
         

Tier 2 capital

        

Directly issued Tier 2 capital instruments

 $106,835  $107,367 

Tier 2 capital before regulatory adjustments

  106,835   107,367 

Eligible stage 1 and stage 2 allowance

  2,526   1,904 

Total Tier 2 capital

 $109,361  $109,271 

Total regulatory capital

 $454,622  $448,575 

Total risk-weighted assets

 $2,957,933  $2,714,902 

Capital ratios

        

CET1 capital ratio

  11.21%  12.00%

Tier 1 capital ratio

  11.67%  12.50%

Total capital ratio

  15.37%  16.52%

 

As at April 30, 2023 and October 31, 2022, the Bank exceeded all of the minimum Basel III regulatory capital requirements prescribed by OSFI.

 

24

VERSABANK
Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
 
Three month & six month periods ended April 30, 2023 and 2022

 

c)

Leverage ratio:

 

The leverage ratio, which is prescribed under the Basel III Accord, is a supplementary measure to the risk-based capital requirements and is defined as the ratio of Tier 1 capital to the Bank’s total exposures. The Basel III minimum leverage ratio is 3.0%. The Bank’s leverage ratio is calculated as follows:

 

(thousands of Canadian dollars)

        
  April 30  

October 31

 
  

2023

  

2022

 
       
         
         

On-balance sheet assets

 $3,729,393  $3,265,998 

Assets amounts adjusted in determining the Basel III

        

Tier 1 capital

  (11,258)  (11,371)

Total on-balance sheet exposures

  3,718,135   3,254,627 
         

Total off-balance sheet exposure at gross notional amount

 $457,175  $443,124 

Adjustments for conversion to credit equivalent amount

  (266,913)  (251,101)

Total off-balance sheet exposures

  190,262   192,023 
         

Tier 1 capital

  345,261   339,304 

Total exposures

  3,908,397   3,446,650 
         

Leverage ratio

  8.83%  9.84%

 

As at April 30, 2023 and October 31, 2022, the Bank was in compliance with the leverage ratio prescribed by OSFI.

 

 

16.

Interest rate risk position:

 

The Bank is subject to interest rate risk, which is the risk that a movement in interest rates could negatively impact net interest margin, net interest income and the economic value of assets, liabilities and shareholders’ equity. The following table provides the duration difference between the Bank’s assets and liabilities and the potential after-tax impact of a 100 basis point shift in interest rates on the Bank’s earnings during a 12 month period.         

 

(thousands of Canadian dollars)

                
  

April 30, 2023

  

October 31, 2022

 
  

Increase 100 bps

  

Decrease 100 bps

  

Increase 100 bps

  

Decrease 100 bps

 

Increase (decrease):

                

Impact on projected net interest income during a 12 month period

 $5,323  $(5,334) $4,304  $(4,261)
                 

Duration difference between assets and liabilities (months)

  3.1       1.4     

 

25

VERSABANK
Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
 
Three month & six month periods ended April 30, 2023 and 2022
 
 

17.

Fair value of financial instruments:

 

Fair values are based on management’s best estimates of market conditions and valuation policies at a certain point in time. The estimates are subjective and involve particular assumptions and judgement and, as such, may not be reflective of future fair values. The Bank’s loans and deposits lack an available market as they are not typically exchanged and, therefore, the book value of these instruments is not necessarily representative of amounts realizable upon immediate settlement. See note 18 of the October 31, 2022 audited Consolidated Financial Statements for more information on fair values.

 

(thousands of Canadian dollars)

                

As at

 

April 30, 2023

  

October 31, 2022

 
                 
  

Carrying

  

Fair

  

Carrying

  

Fair

 

(thousands of Canadian dollars)

 

Value

  

Value

  

Value

  

Value

 
                 

Assets

                
                 

Cash

 $223,661  $223,661  $88,581  $88,581 

Securities

  39,652   39,652   141,564   141,564 

Loans

  3,419,455   3,409,081   2,992,678   2,963,676 

Other

  4,126   4,126   4,727   4,727 
                 
                 

Liabilities

                
                 

Deposits

 $3,108,218  $3,065,051  $2,657,540  $2,561,421 

Subordinated notes payable

  104,532   106,835   104,951   107,367 

Other

  156,670   156,670   146,249   146,249 

 

 

18.

Operating segmentation:

 

The Bank has established two reportable operating segments, those being Digital Banking and DRTC (cybersecurity services). The two operating segments are strategic business operations providing distinct products and services to different markets and are separately managed as a function of the distinction in the nature of each business. The following summarizes the operations of each of the reportable segments:

 

Digital Banking – The Bank employs a branchless business-to-business model using its proprietary financial technology to address underserved segments in the Canadian and US banking markets. VersaBank obtains its deposits and provides the majority of its loans and leases electronically via innovative deposit and lending solutions for financial intermediaries.

 

DRTC (cybersecurity services and banking and financial technology development) – Leveraging its internally developed IT security software and capabilities, VersaBank established a wholly owned subsidiary, DRT Cyber Inc., to pursue significant large-market opportunities in cybersecurity and develop innovative solutions to address the rapidly growing volume of cyber threats challenging financial institutions, multi-national corporations and government entities.

 

26

VERSABANK
Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
 
Three month & six month periods ended April 30, 2023 and 2022

 

The basis for the determination of the reportable segments is a function primarily of the systematic, consistent process employed by the Bank’s chief operating decision maker, the Chief Executive Officer, and the Chief Financial Officer in reviewing and interpreting the operations and performance of each segment. The accounting policies applied to these segments are consistent with those employed in the preparation of the Bank’s Consolidated Financial Statements, as disclosed in note 3 of the Bank’s 2022 audited Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

Performance is measured based on segment net income, as included in the Bank’s internal management reporting. Management has determined that this measure is the most relevant in evaluating segment results and in the allocation of resources.

 

The following table sets out the results of each reportable operating segment as at and for the three and six months ended April 30, 2023 and 2022:

 

(thousands of Canadian dollars)

for the three months ended

 

April 30, 2023

 

April 30, 2022

 
  

Digital

 

DRTC

 

Eliminations/

 

Consolidated

 

Digital

 

DRTC

 

Eliminations/

 

Consolidated

 
  

Banking

    

Adjustments

    

Banking

    

Adjustments

    

Net interest income

 $24,609 $- $- $24,609 $17,242 $- $- $17,242 

Non-interest income

  122  2,146  (192) 2,076  1  1,434  (42) 1,393 

Total revenue

  24,731  2,146  (192) 26,685  17,243  1,434  (42) 18,635 
                          

Provision for credit losses

  237  -  -  237  78  -  -  78 
   24,494  2,146  (192) 26,448  17,165  1,434  (42) 18,557 
                          

Non-interest expenses:

                         

Salaries and benefits

  6,930  1,499  -  8,429  5,586  1,140  -  6,726 

General and administrative

  3,131  377  (192) 3,316  3,761  300  (42) 4,019 

Premises and equipment

  612  369  -  981  659  363  -  1,022 
   10,673  2,245  (192) 12,726  10,006  1,803  (42) 11,767 
                          

Income (loss) before income taxes

  13,821  (99) -  13,722  7,159  (369) -  6,790 
                          

Income tax provision

  3,991  (532) -  3,459  1,744  103  -  1,847 
                          

Net income (loss)

 $9,830 $433 $- $10,263 $5,415 $(472)$- $4,943 
                          

Total assets

 $3,719,592 $25,559 $(15,758)$3,729,393 $2,692,510 $21,386 $(21,750)$2,692,146 
                          

Total liabilities

 $3,366,614 $29,057 $(22,797)$3,372,874 $2,347,610 $23,727 $(20,605)$2,350,732 

 

(thousands of Canadian dollars)

for the six months ended

 

April 30, 2023

  

April 30, 2022

 
  

Digital

  

DRTC

  

Eliminations/

  

Consolidated

  

Digital

  

DRTC

  

Eliminations/

  

Consolidated

 
  

Banking

      

Adjustments

      

Banking

      

Adjustments

     

Net interest income

 $48,883  $-  $-  $48,883  $34,127  $-  $-  $34,127 

Non-interest income

  124   3,979   (383)  3,720   2   2,855   (83)  2,774 

Total revenue

  49,007   3,979   (383)  52,603   34,129   2,855   (83)  36,901 
                                 

Provision for (recovery of) credit losses

  622   -   -   622   80   -   -   80 
   48,385   3,979   (383)  51,981   34,049   2,855   (83)  36,821 
                                 

Non-interest expenses:

                                

Salaries and benefits

  13,614   3,072   -   16,686   11,025   1,784   -   12,809 

General and administrative

  5,993   832   (383)  6,442   7,243   483   (83)  7,643 

Premises and equipment

  1,235   698   -   1,933   1,241   710   -   1,951 
   20,842   4,602   (383)  25,061   19,509   2,977   (83)  22,403 
                                 

Income (loss) before income taxes

  27,543   (623)  -   26,920   14,540   (122)  -   14,418 
                                 

Income tax provision

  7,780   (540)  -   7,240   3,706   203   -   3,909 
                                 

Net income (loss)

 $19,763  $(83) $-  $19,680  $10,834  $(325) $-  $10,509 
                                 

Total assets

 $3,719,592  $25,559  $(15,758) $3,729,393  $2,692,510  $21,386  $(21,750) $2,692,146 
                                 

Total liabilities

 $3,366,614  $29,057  $(22,797) $3,372,874  $2,347,610  $23,727  $(20,605) $2,350,732 

 

The Bank has operations in the US, through both its Digital Banking and DRTC businesses; however as at April 30, 2023, substantially all of the Bank’s earnings and assets are based in Canada.

 

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VERSABANK
Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
 
Three month & six month periods ended April 30, 2023 and 2022

 

 

19.

Comparative balances:

 

Certain comparative balances have been reclassified to conform with the financial statement presentation adopted in the current period.

 

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