Exhibit 99.1
Sound Financial Reports First Quarter Profit
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 5, 2010--Sound Financial Inc. (OTCBB: SNFL), holding company for Sound Community Bank, today announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2010.
For the quarter ended March 31, 2010, the Company reported a net profit of $57 thousand dollars, compared to a net loss of $462 thousand dollars in the fourth quarter of 2009.
First Quarter Highlights:
- Net interest margin increased to 4.66%
- Efficiency ratio decreased to 69%
- Allowance for Loan Losses to loans outstanding increased to 1.36%
- Bank remains “Well Capitalized” with Tier 1 Capital of 7.45% and Total Risk Based Capital of 11.43%
President and CEO Laurie Stewart said, “It appears we are starting to see some signs of stabilization in the economy at large, however local unemployment levels and real estate values may continue to restrain near term economic recovery in the Puget Sound area. We remain focused on credit quality, growing our margin and increasing efficiencies.”
Quarter Ended | |||||||||||
3/31/2010 | 12/31/2009 | 3/31/2009 | |||||||||
(In thousands) | |||||||||||
Selected Consolidated Financial Condition Data: | |||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 337,801 | $ | 337,806 | $ | 303,410 | |||||
Loans receivable, net | 293,323 | 286,357 | 263,971 | ||||||||
Loans held for sale | 2,333 | 2,858 | 4,224 | ||||||||
Mortgage-backed securities available for sale (at fair value) | 12,383 | 9,899 | 12,824 | ||||||||
Federal Home Loan Bank stock | 2,444 | 2,444 | 2,444 | ||||||||
Bank owned life insurance | 6,529 | 6,463 | 6,261 | ||||||||
Repossessed assets and real estate owned | 1,904 | 1,384 | 1,672 | ||||||||
Deposits | 287,931 | 287,564 | 249,818 | ||||||||
Federal Home Loan Bank advances | 20,000 | 20,000 | 25,000 | ||||||||
Equity | 25,248 | 25,068 | 25,518 | ||||||||
Quarter Ended | |||||||||||
3/31/2010 | 12/31/2009 | 3/31/2009 | |||||||||
(In thousands) | |||||||||||
Selected Consolidated Operations Data: | |||||||||||
Total interest income | $ | 4,770 | $ | 4,909 | $ | 4,538 | |||||
Total interest expense | 1,168 | 1,496 | 1,908 | ||||||||
Net interest income | 3,602 | 3,413 | 2,630 | ||||||||
Provision for loan losses | 1,425 | 1,950 | 450 | ||||||||
Net interest income after provision for loan losses | 2,177 | 1,463 | 2,180 | ||||||||
Fees and service charges | 529 | 546 | 513 | ||||||||
Gain on sale of loans | 64 | 101 | 24 | ||||||||
Loss on sale of assets | (48) | (38) | (193) | ||||||||
Gain on sale of securities | 75 | 273 | - | ||||||||
Other non-interest income | 516 | 355 | 241 | ||||||||
Total non-interest income | 1,136 | 1,237 | 585 | ||||||||
Total non-interest expense | 3,262 | 3,465 | 2,684 | ||||||||
Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes | 50 | (765) | 82 | ||||||||
Provision (benefit) for income taxes | (7) | (303) | 7 | ||||||||
Net income (loss) | 57 | (462) | 75 | ||||||||
Selected Financial Ratios and Other Data: | |||||||||||
Performance ratios: | |||||||||||
Return on assets (ratio of net income to average total assets) | 0.07% | (0.53)% | 0.10% | ||||||||
Return on equity (ratio of net income to average equity) | 0.90% | (7.17)% | 1.14% | ||||||||
Net interest margin | 4.66% | 4.26% | 3.80% | ||||||||
Non-interest income to operating revenue | 23.97% | 26.60% | 18.21% | ||||||||
Non-interest expense to average total assets | 3.89% | 3.94% | 3.51% | ||||||||
Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities | 101.12% | 99.48% | 107.52% | ||||||||
Efficiency ratio | 68.86% | 74.51% | 83.47% | ||||||||
Asset quality ratios: | |||||||||||
Non-performing assets to total assets | 1.60% | 1.48% | 1.14% | ||||||||
Non-performing loans to gross loans | 1.19% | 1.25% | 0.53% | ||||||||
Allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans | 114.47% | 91.99% | 103.10% | ||||||||
Allowance for loan losses to gross loans | 1.36% | 1.15% | 0.55% | ||||||||
Net charge-offs to average loans outstanding | 0.29% | 0.73% | 0.11% | ||||||||
Capital ratios: | |||||||||||
Equity to total assets at end of period | 7.47% | 7.42% | 8.41% | ||||||||
Average equity to average assets | 7.52% | 7.33% | 8.58% | ||||||||
Sound Financial Inc. is the holding company for Sound Community Bank, a full-service bank, providing personal and business banking services in communities across the greater Puget Sound region. The Seattle-based company operates banking offices in King, Pierce, Snohomish and Clallam Counties, and is on the web at www.soundcb.com.
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