Exhibit 99.1
Brookline Bancorp Announces 2010 Fourth Quarter and Annual Earnings and Dividend Declaration
BROOKLINE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--January 19, 2011--Brookline Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ:BRKL) announced today its earnings for the 2010 fourth quarter and year and approval by its Board of Directors of a regular and quarterly dividend of $0.085 per share payable on February 15, 2011 to stockholders of record on January 31, 2011.
The Company earned $6,398,000, or $0.11 per share on a basic and diluted basis, for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 compared to $5,836,000, or $0.10 per share on a basic and diluted basis for the quarter ended December 31, 2009. Included in the 2010 fourth quarter was expense of $587,000 ($562,000 on an after-tax basis, or $0.01 per share) in professional fees associated with the previously announced acquisition of First Ipswich Bancorp. The completion of the acquisition, subject to satisfaction of closing conditions, is expected to occur in the first quarter of 2011. Net income for the year ended December 31, 2010 was $26,872,000, or $0.46 per share on a basic and diluted basis, a 40% increase over net income for the year ended December 31, 2009 of $19,200,000, or $0.33 per share on a basic and diluted basis. Operating highlights included:
- Improvement in performance ratios on fourth quarter and year comparisons:
- annualized return on average assets (fourth quarter – 0.95% in 2010 and 0.89% in 2009; year – 1.01% in 2010 and 0.73% in 2009)
- annualized return on average stockholders’ equity (fourth quarter - 5.15% in 2010 and 4.77% in 2009; year – 5.45% in 2010 and 3.94% in 2009)
- Net interest margin – 3.75% in the 2010 fourth quarter compared to 3.76% in the 2010 third quarter and 3.55% in the 2009 fourth quarter; 3.71% in the year 2010 compared to 3.34% in the year 2009 (3.28% after exclusion of $1,614,000 of interest income in the 2009 second quarter resulting from the payoff of a loan on which there was unaccreted discount)
- Lower provisions for credit losses - $1,317,000 in the 2010 fourth quarter compared to $2,630,000 in the 2009 fourth quarter and $3,796,000 in the year 2010 compared to $9,780,000 in the year 2009. Much of the reductions resulted from lower indirect automobile loan charge-offs.
- Loan growth (excluding deferred loan origination costs) - $64.7 million in the 2010 fourth quarter (11.9% annualized) and $89.5 million (4.2%) in the 2010 year. Significant 2010 fourth quarter and year changes included:
- Commercial real estate loans – up $55.9 million and $85.8 million (9.4%)
- Commercial loans – up $11.6 million and $8.0 million (6.1%)
- Commercial loans at Eastern Funding LLC - up $9.9 million and $38.1 million (23.0%)
- Indirect automobile (“auto”) loans – down $1.2 million and up $50,000 (0.01%)
- One-to-four family mortgage loans – down $14.9 million and $48.8 million (14.5%)
- Non-performing assets - $8.2 million (0.30% of total assets) at December 31, 2010 compared to $6.0 million (0.23%) at September 30, 2010 and $7.7 million (0.29%) at December 31, 2009. The increase in the 2010 fourth quarter was due to the inclusion of a $2,475,000 construction loan placed on non-accrual.
- Allowance for loan losses - $29.7 million (1.32% of total loans) at December 31, 2010 compared to $30.4 million (1.39%) at September 30, 2010 and $31.1 million (1.44%) at December 31, 2009. The reductions in the allowance for loan losses were due primarily to lower loss exposure in the auto loan portfolio and the charge-off in the fourth quarter of specific reserves on certain loans.
- Deposit growth - $50.6 million (11.5% annualized) in the 2010 fourth quarter and $177.2 million (10.8%) in the 2010 year. Significant 2010 fourth quarter and year changes included:
- Non-interest bearing checking accounts – up $6.7 million (26.3% annualized) and $24.1 million (28.3%)
- Interest-bearing transaction accounts – up $41.5 million (19.1% annualized) and $194.8 million (27.2%)
- Certificate of deposit accounts – up $2.4 million (1.2% annualized) and down $41.6 million (5.0%)
- In 2010 and 2009, $39.9 million and $76.0 million, respectively, of borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (“FHLB”) were prepaid and substantially replaced with new borrowings at lower interest rates and extended maturities. These transactions lowered funding costs and reduced interest rate risk. Penalties from the prepayments were $1,468,000 in 2010 and $2,292,000 in 2009. Gains on sales of securities of $834,000 in 2010 and $1,985,000 in 2009 were realized to offset part of the penalty expenses.
- Impairment loss on securities, net of non-credit impairment loss - $49,000 in 2010 and $744,000 in 2009
The increase in net interest income in the year 2010 compared to the year 2009 was due to a higher portion of interest-earning assets being funded by lower cost deposits and a more rapid rate of decline in rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities than in the yield on interest-earning assets. Net interest income in the 2010 fourth quarter increased modestly ($133,000) compared to the 2010 third quarter as the reduction in the average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities was the same as the reduction in the average yield on interest-earning assets and most of the loan growth in the 2010 fourth quarter occurred in the latter part of December.
Of the $229.1 million increase in the average balance of deposits (excluding brokered deposits) in the year 2010, $211.3 million was used to pay off higher cost borrowed funds and brokered deposits. The average balance of loans to the average balance of deposits (excluding brokered deposits) declined from 144.4% in the year 2009 to 127.3% in the year 2010. The ratio was 124.4% at December 31, 2010.
The provisions for credit losses in the 2010 and 2009 fourth quarters were $1,317,000 and $2,630,000, respectively, while net loan charge-offs in those periods were $1,983,000 (an annualized charge-off rate of 0.36% based on average loans outstanding) and $1,673,000 (0.31%), respectively. The provisions for credit losses in the years 2010 and 2009 were $3,796,000 and $9,780,000, respectively, while net loan charge-offs in those years were $5,184,000 (0.24%) and $7,093,000 (0.33%), respectively.
The provisions for credit losses were higher than net loan charge-offs in the 2009 fourth quarter and year because of growth in the loan portfolio (during the first nine months of the year) and concern about the growing trend in problem loans and net charge-offs, especially relating to auto loans and loans in the portfolio of Eastern Funding LLC (“Eastern Funding”), a specialty finance subsidiary of the Company. In the year 2009, loans (excluding deferred loan origination costs) increased $60.8 million despite decreases in auto loans and one-to-four family mortgage loans of $56.2 million and $26.1 million, respectively.
The provisions for credit losses were less than net loan charge-offs in the 2010 fourth quarter and year due primarily to (1) a significantly lower rate of auto loan net charge-offs than contemplated which resulted in a lowering of the level of allowance for loan losses considered adequate for that segment of the loan portfolio and (2) charge-offs in the 2010 fourth quarter of certain loans for which specific reserves had been established in prior periods.
Net charge-offs of auto loans declined to $751,000 in the 2010 fourth quarter (an annualized rate of 0.56% based on average loans outstanding during that period excluding deferred loan origination costs) and $2,978,000 (0.55%) in the 2010 year from $1,269,000 (0.92%) in the 2009 fourth quarter and $5,708,000 (1.00%) in the year 2009. Auto loan net charge-offs equaled 1.12% in the year 2008. Since the Company commenced originating auto loans in 2003, 7.8% of such originations were to borrowers with credit scores below 660. In the years 2009 and 2010, loan originations to borrowers with credit scores below 660 declined to 2.5% and 2.0%, respectively. Loans delinquent over 30 days were $7.6 million (1.41% of loans outstanding) at December 31, 2010 compared to $7.3 million (1.35%) at September 30, 2010 and $11.0 million (2.02%) at December 31, 2009. The allowance for loan losses related to auto loans (excluding deferred loan origination costs) was $6,952,000 (1.28%) at December 31, 2010 compared to $7,422,000 (1.37%) at September 30, 2010 and $8,479,000 (1.57%) at December 31, 2009.
Net charge-offs of Eastern Funding loans were $315,000 and $404,000 in the 2010 and 2009 fourth quarters, respectively, and $979,000 and $1,064,000 in the 2010 and 2009 years, respectively. Additionally, write-down of assets acquired were $57,000, $47,000, $243,000 and $476,000 in those respective periods. The annualized rate of net charge-offs, combined with write-downs of assets acquired, equaled 0.75%, 1.13%, 0.67% and 1.00%, respectively. Loans delinquent over 30 days were $3.0 million (1.46%) at December 31, 2010 compared to $2.2 million (1.11%) at September 30, 2010 and $2.3 million (1.41%) at December 31, 2009.
Additional net loan charge-offs were $918,000 and none in the 2010 and 2009 fourth quarters, respectively, and $1,227,000 and $322,000 in the years 2010 and 2009, respectively. Included in the 2010 fourth quarter was a charge-off of $110,000 on a home equity loan and $800,000 on a construction loan that was placed on non-accrual in that period. The remaining balance of the construction loan at December 31, 2010 was $2,475,000. Other charge-offs in the years 2010 and 2009 included $300,000 and $318,000, respectively, relating to a commercial real estate loan, the underlying property of which was sold in 2010.
Excluding Eastern Funding loans ($2,478,000), auto loans ($158,000) and the construction loan referred to in the preceding paragraph, other loans on non-accrual at December 31, 2010 amounted to $2,352,000, comprised of multi-family mortgage loans ($964,000), one-to-four family mortgage loans ($1,363,000) and home equity loans ($25,000). The one-to-four family mortgage loans on non-accrual equaled 0.5% of loans outstanding in that segment of the loan portfolio at December 31, 2010.
The reduction in restructured loans on accrual from $7.4 million at September 30, 2010 to $4.5 million at December 31, 2010 was due to removal of $2.3 million of commercial real estate loans to one borrower resulting from a meaningful partial payment of the total amount owed.
The liability for unfunded credit commitments was maintained at $1,083,000 throughout the year 2010. In 2009, the liability for unfunded credit commitments was reduced by a $100,000 credit to the provision for credit losses. The Company has not experienced any losses related to unfunded credit commitments.
Investment securities (primarily equity securities) were sold in the 2010 second quarter at a gain of $834,000. In the 2009 fourth quarter and year, investment securities (primarily mortgage-backed securities) were sold at gains of $1,046,000 and $1,985,000, respectively. On an after-tax basis, those gains offset much of the penalty expense incurred in those same periods from prepayment of FHLB borrowings. Impairment loss on securities, net of non-credit impairment loss, in the years 2010 and 2009 of $49,000 and $744,000, respectively, resulted from write-downs of perpetual preferred stock and a trust preferred security. At December 31, 2010, the Company owned two debt securities comprised of a pool of trust preferred securities issued by several financial institutions with a carrying value of $1,092,000.
Fees, charges and other income were $3.9 million in the year 2010 and $3.8 million in the year 2009. As a result of recent overdraft legislation, overdraft fees declined from $600,000 in 2009 to $494,000 in 2010, with most of the decline occurring in the 2010 fourth quarter. While overdraft fees are expected to decline prospectively, the amount of decline is not expected to have a significant effect on earnings.
Total non-interest expenses were $12.6 million in the 2010 fourth quarter compared to $10.7 million in the 2009 quarter, an increase of $1.9 million (over 17%), and $48.2 million in the 2010 year compared to $45.1 million in the year 2009, an increase of $3.1 million (almost 7%). The increases were attributable primarily to (1) the professional fees incurred in the 2010 fourth quarter previously mentioned in this press release and other professional fees incurred throughout the year 2010 related to corporate issues and initiatives, (2) higher compensation and employee benefits due in part to added personnel in business banking and investment advisory services and higher bonus accruals, (3) the opening of two new branches in June 2010, (4) added space and (5) higher marketing expenses due in part to product promotions, offset in part by lower FDIC insurance expense (the year 2009 included a $1.1 million special assessment) and a reduction of loan collection related expenses.
The above text contains statements about future events that constitute forward-looking statements. Projections about future events are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. Factors that could cause such differences include, but are not limited to, general economic conditions, changes in interest rates, regulatory considerations and competition.
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BROOKLINE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
Consolidated Balance Sheets |
(In thousands except share data) |
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| | December 31, | | September 30, | | December 31, |
| | 2010 | | 2010 | | 2009 |
ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cash and due from banks | | $ | 18,451 | | | $ | 18,870 | | | $ | 17,635 | |
| Short-term investments | | | 47,457 | | | | 49,349 | | | | 48,886 | |
| Securities available for sale | | | 304,540 | | | | 310,664 | | | | 293,023 | |
| Securities held to maturity (market value of $0, $97 and $121, respectively) | | | - | | | | 87 | | | | 112 | |
| Restricted equity securities | | | 36,335 | | | | 36,335 | | | | 36,335 | |
| Loans | | | 2,253,538 | | | | 2,189,014 | | | | 2,164,295 | |
| Allowance for loan losses | | | (29,695 | ) | | | (30,362 | ) | | | (31,083 | ) |
| Net loans | | | 2,223,843 | | | | 2,158,652 | | | | 2,133,212 | |
| Accrued interest receivable | | | 8,596 | | | | 8,581 | | | | 9,062 | |
| Bank premises and equipment, net | | | 11,126 | | | | 11,374 | | | | 10,685 | |
| Deferred tax asset | | | 10,206 | | | | 9,012 | | | | 10,178 | |
| Prepaid income taxes | | | 78 | | | | 782 | | | | - | |
| Goodwill | | | 43,241 | | | | 43,241 | | | | 43,241 | |
| Identified intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $11,081, $10,775 and $9,857, respectively | | | 1,871 | | | | 2,177 | | | | 3,095 | |
| Other assets | | | 14,798 | | | | 11,272 | | | | 10,420 | |
| Total assets | | $ | 2,720,542 | | | $ | 2,660,396 | | | $ | 2,615,884 | |
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LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Deposits | | $ | 1,810,899 | | | $ | 1,760,271 | | | $ | 1,633,687 | |
| Borrowed funds | | | 388,569 | | | | 378,234 | | | | 468,766 | |
| Mortgagors’ escrow accounts | | | 5,843 | | | | 6,225 | | | | 5,938 | |
| Income taxes payable | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,115 | |
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 17,283 | | | | 18,112 | | | | 16,955 | |
| Total liabilities | | | 2,222,594 | | | | 2,162,842 | | | | 2,126,461 | |
| Equity: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Brookline Bancorp, Inc. stockholders’ equity: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; none issued | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| Common stock, $0.01 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 64,445,389 shares, 64,436,889 shares and 64,404,419 shares issued, respectively | | | 644 | | | | 644 | | | | 644 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | | | 524,515 | | | | 524,336 | | | | 523,736 | |
| Retained earnings, partially restricted | | | 32,357 | | | | 30,937 | | | | 25,420 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | | | 2,348 | | | | 3,828 | | | | 2,201 | |
| Treasury stock, at cost - 5,373,733 shares | | | (62,107 | ) | | | (62,107 | ) | | | (62,107 | ) |
| Unallocated common stock held by ESOP – 424,422 shares, 436,469 shares and 472,604 shares, respectively | | | (2,314 | ) | | | (2,381 | ) | | | (2,577 | ) |
| Total Brookline Bancorp, Inc. stockholders’ equity | | | 495,443 | | | | 495,257 | | | | 487,317 | |
| Noncontrolling interest in subsidiary | | | 2,505 | | | | 2,297 | | | | 2,106 | |
| Total equity | | | 497,948 | | | | 497,554 | | | | 489,423 | |
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| Total liabilities and equity | | $ | 2,720,542 | | | $ | 2,660,396 | | | $ | 2,615,884 | |
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BROOKLINE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
Consolidated Statements of Income |
(In thousands except share data) |
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| | December 31, | | | December 31, | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
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| Interest income: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Loans | | $ | 30,234 | | | $ | 31,464 | | | $ | 122,364 | | | $ | 128,047 | |
| Debt securities | | | 1,791 | | | | 2,141 | | | | 7,601 | | | | 10,590 | |
| Short-term investments | | | 24 | | | | 31 | | | | 100 | | | | 328 | |
| Equity securities | | | 4 | | | | 24 | | | | 44 | | | | 94 | |
| Total interest income | | | 32,053 | | | | 33,660 | | | | 130,109 | | | | 139,059 | |
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| Interest expense: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Deposits (excluding brokered deposits) | | | 5,065 | | | | 6,532 | | | | 21,420 | | | | 30,592 | |
| Brokered deposits | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 425 | |
| Borrowed funds | | | 2,587 | | | | 4,522 | | | | 13,147 | | | | 22,739 | |
| Total interest expense | | | 7,652 | | | | 11,054 | | | | 34,567 | | | | 53,756 | |
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| Net interest income | | | 24,401 | | | | 22,606 | | | | 95,542 | | | | 85,303 | |
| Provision for credit losses | | | 1,317 | | | | 2,630 | | | | 3,796 | | | | 9,780 | |
| Net interest income after provision for credit losses | | | 23,084 | | | | 19,976 | | | | 91,746 | | | | 75,523 | |
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| Non-interest income: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fees, charges and other income | | | 1,036 | | | | 969 | | | | 3,921 | | | | 3,807 | |
| Penalty from prepayment of borrowed funds | | | - | | | | (1,178 | ) | | | (1,468 | ) | | | (2,292 | ) |
| Gain on sales of securities | | | - | | | | 1,046 | | | | 834 | | | | 1,985 | |
| Loss on impairment of securities | | | - | | | | (39 | ) | | | (49 | ) | | | (818 | ) |
| Less non-credit loss on impairment of securities | | | - | | | | 21 | | | | - | | | | 74 | |
| Total non-interest income | | | 1,036 | | | | 819 | | | | 3,238 | | | | 2,756 | |
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| Non-interest expense: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Compensation and employee benefits | | | 5,927 | | | | 5,103 | | | | 22,935 | | | | 20,557 | |
| Occupancy | | | 1,214 | | | | 924 | | | | 4,588 | | | | 4,077 | |
| Equipment and data processing | | | 1,933 | | | | 1,763 | | | | 7,518 | | | | 7,258 | |
| Professional services | | | 1,119 | | | | 707 | | | | 3,718 | | | | 2,494 | |
| FDIC insurance | | | 428 | | | | 416 | | | | 1,674 | | | | 2,853 | |
| Advertising and marketing | | | 325 | | | | 296 | | | | 1,224 | | | | 997 | |
| Amortization of identified intangible assets | | | 306 | | | | 372 | | | | 1,224 | | | | 1,488 | |
| Other | | | 1,344 | | | | 1,143 | | | | 5,306 | | | | 5,407 | |
| Total non-interest expense | | | 12,596 | | | | 10,724 | | | | 48,187 | | | | 45,131 | |
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| Income before income taxes | | | 11,524 | | | | 10,071 | | | | 46,797 | | | | 33,148 | |
| Provision for income taxes | | | 4,918 | | | | 4,052 | | | | 19,156 | | | | 13,413 | |
| Net income | | | 6,606 | | | | 6,019 | | | | 27,641 | | | | 19,735 | |
| Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary | | | 208 | | | | 183 | | | | 769 | | | | 535 | |
| Net income attributable to Brookline Bancorp, Inc. | | $ | 6,398 | | | $ | 5,836 | | | $ | 26,872 | | | $ | 19,200 | |
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| Earnings per common share attributable to Brookline Bancorp, Inc.: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Basic | | $ | 0.11 | | | $ | 0.10 | | | $ | 0.46 | | | $ | 0.33 | |
| Diluted | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.10 | | | | 0.46 | | | | 0.33 | |
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Weighted average common shares outstanding during the period: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Basic | | 58,598,363 | | | 58,540,020 | | | 58,578,599 | | | 58,370,569 | |
| Diluted | | 58,604,285 | | | 58,543,137 | | | 58,583,185 | | | 58,407,467 | |
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BROOKLINE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
Average Yields / Costs |
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Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Interest-earning assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Short-term investments | | $ | 56,540 | | | $ | 24 | | 0.17 | % | | $ | 58,766 | | | $ | 32 | | 0.22 | % |
| Debt securities (2) | | | 308,424 | | | | 1,796 | | 2.33 | | | | 310,337 | | | | 1,932 | | 2.49 | |
| Equity securities (2) | | | 36,747 | | | | 6 | | 0.06 | | | | 36,810 | | | | 5 | | 0.06 | |
| Commercial real estate loans (3) | | | 966,926 | | | | 12,774 | | 5.28 | | | | 942,216 | | | | 12,605 | | 5.35 | |
| Commercial loans (3) | | | 329,719 | | | | 5,637 | | 6.83 | | | | 303,112 | | | | 5,322 | | 7.01 | |
| Indirect automobile loans (3) | | | 551,246 | | | | 7,725 | | 5.56 | | | | 556,470 | | | | 8,098 | | 5.77 | |
| Consumer loans (3) | | | 353,464 | | | | 4,098 | | 4.63 | | | | 370,699 | | | | 4,462 | | 4.81 | |
| Total interest-earning assets | | | 2,603,066 | | | | 32,060 | | 4.91 | % | | | 2,578,410 | | | | 32,456 | | 5.02 | % |
| Allowance for loan losses | | | (30,195 | ) | | | | | | | | (30,517 | ) | | | | | |
| Non-interest earning assets | | | 110,264 | | | | | | | | | 108,199 | | | | | | |
| Total assets | | $ | 2,683,135 | | | | | | | | $ | 2,656,092 | | | | | | |
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Liabilities and Equity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Interest-bearing liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Deposits: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NOW accounts | | $ | 113,696 | | | | 39 | | 0.14 | % | | $ | 109,890 | | | | 40 | | 0.14 | % |
| Savings accounts | | | 108,374 | | | | 197 | | 0.72 | | | | 106,685 | | | | 214 | | 0.80 | |
| Money market savings accounts | | | 668,206 | | | | 1,670 | | 0.99 | | | | 629,712 | | | | 1,640 | | 1.03 | |
| Certificates of deposit | | | 792,323 | | | | 3,159 | | 1.58 | | | | 782,888 | | | | 3,202 | | 1.62 | |
| Total interest-bearing deposits (4) | | | 1,682,599 | | | | 5,065 | | 1.19 | | | | 1,629,175 | | | | 5,096 | | 1.24 | |
| Federal Home Loan Bank advances | | | 368,987 | | | | 2,586 | | 2.74 | | | | 401,679 | | | | 3,084 | | 3.00 | |
| Federal funds purchased | | | 2,293 | | | | 1 | | 0.25 | | | | 4,652 | | | | 3 | | 0.25 | |
| Total interest bearing liabilities | | | 2,053,879 | | | | 7,652 | | 1.48 | % | | | 2,035,506 | | | | 8,183 | | 1.59 | % |
Non-interest-bearing demand checking accounts (4) | | | 106,794 | | | | | | | | | | 101,075 | | | | | | | |
| Other liabilities | | | 22,945 | | | | | | | | | | 22,433 | | | | | | | |
| Total liabilities | | | 2,183,618 | | | | | | | | | | 2,159,014 | | | | | | | |
| Brookline Bancorp, Inc. stockholders’ equity | | | 497,109 | | | | | | | | | | 494,890 | | | | | | | |
| Noncontrolling interest in subsidiary | | | 2,408 | | | | | | | | | | 2,188 | | | | | | | |
| Total liabilities and equity | | $ | 2,683,135 | | | | | | | | | $ | 2,656,092 | | | | | | | |
Net interest income (tax equivalent basis)/interest rate spread (5) | | | | | | 24,408 | | 3.43 | % | | | | | | 24,273 | | 3.43 | % |
| Less adjustment of tax exempt income | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | | | 5 | | | |
| Net interest income | | | | | $ | 24,401 | | | | | | | | $ | 24,268 | | | |
| Net interest margin (6) | | | | | | | 3.75 | % | | | | | | | 3.76 | % |
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(1) Tax exempt income on equity securities and debt securities is included on a tax equivalent basis. |
(2) Average balances include unrealized gains (losses) on securities available for sale. Equity securities include marketable equity securities (preferred and common stocks) and restricted equity securities. |
(3) Loans on non-accrual status are included in average balances. |
(4) Including non-interest bearing checking accounts, the average interest rate on total deposits was 1.12% in the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 1.17% in the three months ended September 30, 2010. |
(5) Interest rate spread represents the difference between the yield on interest-earning assets and the cost of interest-bearing liabilities. |
(6) Net interest margin represents net interest income (tax equivalent basis) divided by average interest-earning assets. |
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BROOKLINE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
Average Yields / Costs |
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| | Year ended |
| | December 31, 2010 | | December 31, 2009 |
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balance | | | Interest (1) | | Average
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Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Interest-earning assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Short-term investments | | $ | 60,007 | | | $ | 100 | | 0.17 | % | | $ | 87,193 | | | | 328 | | 0.38 | % |
| Debt securities (2) | | | 300,862 | | | | 7,624 | | 2.53 | | | | 288,265 | | | | 10,621 | | 3.68 | |
| Equity securities (2) | | | 37,395 | | | | 60 | | 0.16 | | | | 37,617 | | | | 129 | | 0.34 | |
| Commercial real estate loans (3)(4) | | | 940,464 | | | | 50,372 | | 5.36 | | | | 878,480 | | | | 50,087 | | 5.70 | |
| Commercial loans (3) | | | 310,760 | | | | 21,454 | | 6.90 | | | | 276,142 | | | | 19,560 | | 7.08 | |
| Indirect automobile loans (3) | | | 553,929 | | | | 32,492 | | 5.87 | | | | 587,010 | | | | 37,611 | | 6.41 | |
| Consumer loans (3) | | | 373,207 | | | | 18,046 | | 4.84 | | | | 398,702 | | | | 20,788 | | 5.21 | |
| Total interest-earning assets (4) | | | 2,576,624 | | | | 130,148 | | 5.05 | % | | | 2,553,409 | | | | 139,124 | | 5.45 | % |
| Allowance for loan losses | | | (30,617 | ) | | | | | | | | (29,116 | ) | | | | | |
| Non-interest earning assets | | | 109,736 | | | | | | | | | 106,844 | | | | | | |
| Total assets | | $ | 2,655,743 | | | | | | | | $ | 2,631,137 | | | | | | |
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Liabilities and Equity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Interest-bearing liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Deposits: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NOW accounts | | $ | 107,713 | | | | 152 | | 0.14 | % | | $ | 90,490 | | | | 168 | | 0.19 | % |
| Savings accounts | | | 103,752 | | | | 814 | | 0.78 | | | | 91,622 | | | | 928 | | 1.01 | |
| Money market savings accounts | | | 610,253 | | | | 6,546 | | 1.07 | | | | 381,746 | | | | 5,711 | | 1.50 | |
| Certificates of deposit | | | 792,451 | | | | 13,908 | | 1.76 | | | | 843,174 | | | | 23,786 | | 2.82 | |
| Total interest-bearing deposits excluding brokered deposits (5) | | | 1,614,169 | | | | 21,420 | | 1.33 | | | | 1,407,032 | | | | 30,593 | | 2.17 | |
| Brokered deposits | | | - | | | | - | | - | | | | 7,908 | | | | 424 | | 5.36 | |
| Total deposits | | | 1,614,169 | | | | 21,420 | | 1.33 | | | | 1,414,940 | | | | 31,017 | | 2.19 | |
| Federal Home Loan Bank advances | | | 423,526 | | | | 13,143 | | 3.10 | | | | 626,904 | | | | 22,739 | | 3.63 | |
| Federal funds purchased | | | 1,751 | | | | 4 | | 0.25 | | | | - | | | | - | | - | |
| Total interest bearing liabilities | | | 2,039,446 | | | | 34,567 | | 1.69 | % | | | 2,041,844 | | | | 53,756 | | 2.63 | % |
Non-interest-bearing demand checking accounts (5) | | | 97,504 | | | | | | | | | | 75,569 | | | | | | | |
| Other liabilities | | | 23,215 | | | | | | | | | | 23,989 | | | | | | | |
| Total liabilities | | | 2,160,165 | | | | | | | | | | 2,141,402 | | | | | | | |
| Brookline Bancorp, Inc. stockholders’ equity | | | 493,373 | | | | | | | | | | 487,884 | | | | | | | |
| Noncontrolling interest in subsidiary | | | 2,205 | | | | | | | | | | 1,851 | | | | | | | |
| Total liabilities and equity | | $ | 2,655,743 | | | | | | | | | $ | 2,631,137 | | | | | | | |
Net interest income (tax equivalent basis)/interest rate spread (4)(6) | | | | | | 95,581 | | 3.36 | % | | | | | | 85,368 | | 2.82 | % |
| Less adjustment of tax exempt income | | | | | | 39 | | | | | | | | | 65 | | | |
| Net interest income | | | | | $ | 95,542 | | | | | | | | $ | 85,303 | | | |
| Net interest margin (4)(7) | | | | | | | 3.71 | % | | | | | | | 3.34 | % |
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(1) Tax exempt income on equity securities and debt securities is included on a tax equivalent basis. |
(2) Average balances include unrealized gains (losses) on securities available for sale. Equity securities include marketable equity securities (preferred and common stocks) and restricted equity securities. |
(3) Loans on non-accrual status are included in average balances. |
(4) In the 2009 period, interest income included $1,614 due to the payoff of a loan on which there was unaccreted interest. Excluding this income, the yield on commercial real estate loans and interest-earning assets would have been 5.52% and 5.39%, respectively. Interest rate spread and net interest margin would have been 2.76% and 3.28%, respectively. |
(5) Including non-interest bearing checking accounts, the average interest rate on total deposits (excluding brokered deposits) in the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 were 1.25% and 2.06%, respectively. |
(6) Interest rate spread represents the difference between the yield on interest-earning assets and the cost of interest-bearing liabilities. |
(7) Net interest margin represents net interest income (tax equivalent basis) divided by average interest-earning assets. |
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BROOKLINE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
Selected Financial Ratios and Other Data |
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| | Three months ended | | Year ended | |
| | December 31, | | December 31, | |
| | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2010 | | 2009 | |
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| Performance Ratios (annualized): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Return on average assets | | | 0.95 | % | | | 0.89 | % | | | 1.01 | % | | | 0.73 | % | |
| Return on average stockholders’ equity | | | 5.15 | % | | | 4.77 | % | | | 5.45 | % | | | 3.94 | % | |
| Interest rate spread | | | 3.43 | % | | | 3.12 | % | | | 3.36 | % | | | 2.82 | % | (A) |
| Net interest margin | | | 3.75 | % | | | 3.55 | % | | | 3.71 | % | | | 3.34 | % | (A) |
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(A) Excluding interest income of $1,614,000 due to the payoff of a loan on which there was unaccreted discount, interest rate spread and net interest margin would have been 2.76% and 3.28%, respectively. |
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Dividends paid per share during period | | $ | 0.085 | | | $ | 0.085 | | | $ | 0.34 | | | $ | 0.54 | | |
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| | December 31, | | September 30, | | December 31, |
| | 2010 | | 2010 | | 2009 |
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| Capital Ratio: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stockholders’ equity to total assets | | | 18.21 | % | | | 18.62 | % | | | 18.63 | % |
| Tangible stockholders’ equity to total assets | | | 16.83 | % | | | 17.20 | % | | | 17.16 | % |
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| Asset Quality: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Non-accrual loans | | $ | 7,463 | | $ | 5,144 | | | $ | 6,233 | |
| Non-performing assets | | | 8,166 | | | 6,022 | | | | 7,663 | |
| Restructured loans on accrual | | | 4,537 | | | 7,396 | | | 3,898 | |
| Allowance for loan losses | | | 29,695 | | | 30,362 | | | 31,083 | |
| Allowance for loan losses as a percent of total loans | | | 1.32 | % | | | 1.39 | % | | | 1.44 | % |
| Non-accrual loans as a percent of total loans | | | 0.33 | % | | | 0.23 | % | | | 0.29 | % |
| Non-performing assets as a percent of total assets | | | 0.30 | % | | | 0.23 | % | | | 0.29 | % |
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| Per Share Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Book value per share | | $ | 8.39 | | | $ | 8.39 | | | $ | 8.26 | |
| Tangible book value per share | | | 7.62 | | | | 7.62 | | | | 7.47 | |
| Market value per share | | | 10.85 | | | | 9.98 | | | | 9.91 | |
CONTACT:
Brookline Bancorp, Inc.
Paul Bechet, 617-278-6405
