residential mortgages and consumer loans, decreased $16.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2019. For this same period construction lending increased $19.0 million. Loan originations during the first nine months of 2019 represented a more moderate pace as compared to the same period of 2018. The reduction in loan growth was a result of management’s decision to focus on margin discipline on loan originations and an unwavering commitment to maintaining strong credit underwriting standards. Total investments were $106.6 million at September 30, 2019, compared to $104.7 million at December 31, 2018. Total deposits decreased $35.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as the softness in loan demand reduced the need to aggressively price deposits along with management’s desire to maintain margins through reducing reliance on interest-bearing deposits. Noninterest-bearing deposits decreased $1.4 million, while interest-bearing deposits decreased $33.6 million. As a percentage of total deposits, noninterest-bearing deposits amounted to 16.6% at September 30, 2019 and 16.2% at December 31, 2018.
Stockholders’ equity totaled $117.3 million, or $12.77 per share, at September 30, 2019, $115.7 million, or $12.62 per share, at June 30, 2019, and $113.9 million, or $12.49 per common share, at December 31, 2018. The increase in equity in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was due primarily to an change of $2.2 million in accumulated other comprehensive income and net income of $3.0 million offset partially by dividends declared of $2.5 million. Tangible stockholders’ equity per common share increased to $9.75 at September 30, 2019, compared to $9.58 at June 30, 2019 and $9.39 at December 31, 2018. Dividends declared for the third quarter of 2019 amounted to $0.075 per share representing a dividend payout ratio of 2.6% based on the Company’s closing market price on September 30, 2019.
ASSET QUALITY REVIEW
Nonperforming assets were $5.8 million, or 0.66% of loans, net, and foreclosed assets at September 30, 2019 compared to $7.2 million or 0.81% at December 31, 2018. Adjusting for accruing restructured loans, nonperforming assets were $3.1 million, or 0.35% of loans, net and foreclosed assets at September 30, 2019, and $4.3 million, or 0.48%, at December 31, 2018. The allowance for loan losses equaled $7.1 million, or 0.80%, of loans, net, at September 30, 2019, compared to $6.4 million, or 0.71%, at December 31, 2018. Adding accounting marks for purchased credit impaired loans to the allowance for loan losses would result in a ratio of 0.94% as a percentage of loans, net at September 30, 2019. The coverage ratio, allowance for loan losses as a percentage of nonperforming assets, was 122.2% at September 30, 2019 versus 88.1% at December 31, 2018. Excluding accruing restructured loans, the coverage ratio would be 227.9% at September 30, 2019. Loanscharged-off, net of recoveries, for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, equaled $1,501 thousand, compared to $154 thousand for the same period last year.
Riverview Financial Corporation is the parent company of Riverview Bank. An independent community bank, Riverview Bank serves the Pennsylvania market areas of Berks, Blair, Bucks, Centre, Clearfield, Cumberland, Dauphin, Huntingdon, Lebanon, Lehigh, Lycoming, Northumberland, Perry, Schuylkill and Somerset Counties through 28 community banking offices and four limited purpose offices. Each office, interdependent with the community, offers a comprehensive array of financial products and services to individuals, businesses,not-for-profit organizations and government entities. The Wealth and Trust Management divisions of Riverview Bank, with assets under management exceeding $350 million, provide trust and investment advisory services to the general public. Riverview’s business philosophy includes offering direct access to senior management and other officers and providing friendly, informed and courteous service, local and timely decision making, flexible and reasonable operating procedures and consistently applied credit policies. The Company’s common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “RIVE”. The Investor Relations site can be accessed at https://www.riverviewbankpa.com/.
SOURCE: Riverview Financial Corporation
Contact: Scott A. Seasock, CFO at 717.827.4039 or sseasock@riverviewbankpa.com