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BancorpRI Announces Third Quarter 2011 Results
Solid Core Earnings
Core Deposits Continue to Grow
Providence, R.I. – October 27, 2011 – Bancorp Rhode Island, Inc. (NASDAQ: BARI), the parent company of Bank Rhode Island, today reported net income of $2.6 million, or $0.55 diluted earnings per share (EPS), for the quarter ended September 30, 2011. These results reflect expenses of $533,000 (after-tax), or $0.11 per diluted share, related to the pending merger with Brookline Bancorp, Inc. Net income for the third quarter 2011 compares to net income of $2.8 million, or $0.60 diluted EPS, for the third quarter 2010 and net income of $1.8 million, or $0.38 diluted EPS, for the second quarter 2011.
For the nine month period ended September 30, 2011, the Company reported net income of $6.8 million, or $1.42 diluted EPS, compared to net income of $7.7 million, or $1.65 diluted EPS, for the same period in 2010. The nine month results for the period ended September 30, 2011 reflect expenses of $2.0 million (after-tax), or $0.43 per diluted share, related to the pending merger with Brookline Bancorp, Inc.
The Company’s commercial loan and lease portfolio grew to $792.1 million as of September 30, 2011. This represented increases of $11.9 million, or 1.5 percent, from year-end 2010 and $20.4 million, or 2.6 percent, from September 30, 2010. Consumer loans were $204.1 million at September 30, 2011, down $6.2 million, or 3.0 percent, compared to December 31, 2010 and up $1.7 million, or 0.9 percent, from a year ago. Residential mortgage loans were $151.4 million as of September 30, 2011, down $13.5 million, or 8.2 percent, from year-end 2010.
Core deposit (demand deposits, NOW, money market and savings accounts) trends remain positive with growth of 6.5 percent from year-end 2010 and 9.0 percent from a year ago. The growth over the prior periods was driven primarily by money market and demand deposit accounts, partly offset by a reduction in savings accounts and certificates of deposit. At the end of the third quarter, core deposits rose to 73.4 percent of total deposits compared to 69.0 percent at year-end 2010 and 67.7 percent a year ago. Total deposits were $1.1 billion at September 30, 2011, up slightly from year-end 2010 and from a year ago.
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Net interest income for the third quarter 2011 increased to $13.8 million from $13.5 million in the third quarter 2010 and decreased compared to $14.0 million in the second quarter 2011. The net interest margin for the third quarter 2011 was 3.66 percent, representing an improvement of 5 basis points from the third quarter 2010 and a decrease of 3 basis points from the second quarter 2011. On a year-to-date basis, net interest income was $41.3 million, an increase of $1.1 million, or 2.8 percent, from the same period in 2010, and the net interest margin was 3.65 percent, an increase of 6 basis points from the same period in 2010.
Noninterest income was $2.2 million for the third quarter 2011, down slightly from the third quarter 2010 and the second quarter 2011. On a year-to-date basis, noninterest income was $6.8 million, relatively flat compared to the same period in 2010.
Noninterest expense was $9.9 million in the third quarter 2011, down $417,000 compared to the third quarter 2010 due to a reduction in FDIC insurance expense. The decrease in noninterest expense for the third quarter 2011 of $2.7 million from the second quarter 2011 was primarily attributable to lower merger-related and FDIC insurance expenses. On a year-to-date basis, noninterest expense was $33.8 million, an increase of $2.6 million over the same period in 2010. The increase in the year-to-date comparison was primarily driven by merger-related expenses and an accrual related to a judgment issued with respect to a previously disclosed jury verdict against the Bank recorded in the first quarter 2011, partially offset by a reduction in FDIC insurance expense.
Nonperforming assets at September 30, 2011 totaled $22.1 million or 1.40 percent of total assets. This represented an increase from $19.4 million, or 1.20 percent of total assets, at June 30, 2011. Net charge-offs were $1.5 million, or 0.53 percent of average loans and leases, for the third quarter 2011. Net charge-offs for the third quarter 2010 were $459,000, or 0.16 percent of average loans and leases, and were $989,000, or 0.34 percent of average loans and leases, in the second quarter 2011. On a year-to-date basis, net charge-offs were $4.1 million, or 0.47 percent of average loans and leases, an increase of $1.3 million over the same period in 2010.
The provision for loan and lease losses was $1.6 million for the third quarter 2011, compared to $1.3 million in the third quarter 2010 and $850,000 in the second quarter 2011. On a year-to-date basis, the provision was $3.6 million, a decrease of $850,000 from the same period in 2010.
The allowance for loan and lease losses was $18.1 million at September 30, 2011 compared to $18.7 million at December 31, 2010. The allowance for loan and lease losses as a percent of total loans and leases was 1.58 percent at September 30, 2011 compared to 1.61 percent at December 31, 2010.
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At September 30, 2011, the Company’s tier 1 capital ratio was approximately 8.40 percent and its total risk-based capital ratio was approximately 13.10 percent.
The Company’s Board of Directors approved a dividend of $0.19 per share. The dividend will be paid on November 14, 2011, to shareholders of record on November 7, 2011.
About BancorpRI
Bancorp Rhode Island, Inc. is the parent company of Bank Rhode Island, a full-service, FDIC-insured, state-chartered financial institution. The Bank, headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, operates 17 branches and more than 60 ATMs throughout Providence, Kent and Washington Counties. As of September 30, 2011, BankRI had $1.6 billion in assets and $1.1 billion in deposits. For more information, visit www.bankri.com.
This release may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements represent the Company's present expectations or beliefs concerning future events. The Company cautions that such statements are necessarily based on certain assumptions which are subject to risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, changes in general economic conditions and changing competition which could cause actual future results to differ materially from those indicated herein. Further information on these risk factors is included in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.