For the quarter ended June 30, 2005, the Company earned net income of $666,000, an increase of 70.3% over net income of $391,000 reported for the second quarter of 2004. For the six months ended June 30, 2005, the Company earned net income of $1,186,000, an increase of $424,000 from the $762,000 earned for the same period last year. Basic earnings per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005 were $0.22 and $0.39 respectively, compared to $0.21 and $0.42 for the respective comparable periods of 2004. Diluted earnings per share were $0.22 and $0.39 respectively for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005, compared to $0.20 and $0.40 in the respective comparable periods of 2004.
The Company’s net interest income increased to $2,742,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2005 from $2,123,000 for the second quarter of 2004. The Company’s interest income increased to $3,684,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2005 from $2,809,000 for the second quarter of 2004. The Company’s interest expense increased to $942,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2005 from $686,000 for the second quarter of 2004. For the six months ended June 30, 2005, the Company’s net interest income increased to $5,378,000 from the $4,255,000 earned for the same period last year. For the six months ended June 30, 2005, the Company’s interest income increased to $7,107,000 from $5,608,000 for the period ended June 30, 2004. The Company’s total deposits increased to $236.3 million at June 30, 2005 from $217.4 million at June 30, 2004. At June 30, 2005 the Company had total assets of $290.4 million, compared to total assets of $251.1 million at June 30, 2004.
The loan loss provision for the second quarter was $206,000 compared to $105,000 for the same period last year. The Company’s total loans increased $42 million to $186.3 million at June 30, 2005 from $144.3 million at June 30, 2004.
The Company also experienced increases in non-interest income in both the current quarter and year to date periods compared to 2004. The Company reported non-interest income of $1,324,000 and $2,425,000 for the current three and six month periods, respectively, compared to non-interest income of $1,167,000 and $2,317,000 for the three and six month periods ending June 30, 2004. For the three and six month periods ending June 30, 2005, $315,000 and $551,000 was from service charges on deposit accounts.
Sussex Bancorp also announced that it’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.07 pershare, payable on August 30, 2005 to shareholders of record as of August 2, 2005.
Sussex Bancorp is the holding company for Sussex Bank, which operates through its main office in Franklin, New Jersey and branch offices in Andover, Augusta, Newton, Montague, Sparta, Vernon and Wantage, New Jersey, and for the Tri-State Insurance Agency, Inc., a full service insurance agency located in Sussex County, New Jersey.