Capital Resources
The current and projected capital position of the Company and the impact of capital plans and long-term strategies are reviewed regularly by Management.
The Company adopted and announced a stock repurchase plan on August 21, 2007 for the repurchase of up to 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock from time to time as market conditions allow. The 500,000 shares authorized for repurchase under this plan represented approximately 3.2% of the Company’s approximately 15,815,000 common shares outstanding as of August 21, 2007. During the six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company did not repurchase any shares under this plan. This plan has no stated expiration date for the repurchases. As of June 30, 2018, the Company had repurchased 166,600 shares under this plan, which left 333,400 shares available for repurchase under the plan. Shares that are repurchased in accordance with the provisions of a Company stock option plan or equity compensation plan are not counted against the number of shares repurchased under the repurchase plan adopted on August 21, 2007.
The Company’s primary capital resource is shareholders’ equity, which was $512,344,000 at June 30, 2018. This amount represents an increase of $6,536,000 (1.3%) from December 31, 2017, the net result of comprehensive income for the period of $14,075,000, the effect of equity compensation vesting of $722,000, and the exercise of stock options of $223,000, that were partially offset by dividends paid of $7,813,000, and repurchase of common stock of $671,000. The Company’s ratio of equity to total assets was 10.5% and 10.6% as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. We believe that the Company and the Bank were in compliance with applicable minimum capital requirements set forth in the final Basel III Capital rules as of June 30, 2018. The following summarizes the Company’s ratios of capital to risk-adjusted assets as of the dates indicated:
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| | June 30, 2018 | | | December 31, 2017 | |
| | Ratio | | | Minimum Regulatory Requirement | | | Ratio | | | Minimum Regulatory Requirement | |
Total capital | | | 13.91 | % | | | 9.875 | % | | | 14.07 | % | | | 9.25 | % |
Tier I capital | | | 13.07 | % | | | 7.875 | % | | | 13.18 | % | | | 7.25 | % |
Common equity Tier 1 capital | | | 11.68 | % | | | 6.375 | % | | | 11.72 | % | | | 5.75 | % |
Leverage | | | 10.92 | % | | | 4.00 | % | | | 10.80 | % | | | 4.00 | % |
See Note 19 and Note 29 to the condensed consolidated financial statements at Item 1 of Part I of this report for additional information about the Company’s capital resources.
Liquidity
The Company’s principal source of asset liquidity is cash at Federal Reserve and other banks and marketable investment securities available for sale. At June 30, 2018, cash at Federal Reserve and other banks in excess of reserve requirements and investment securities available for sale totaled $853,191,000, or 17.5% of total assets, representing an increase of $1,886,000 (0.2%) from $851,305,000, or 17.3% of total assets at December 31, 2017. This decrease in cash and securities available for sale is due mainly to loan growth in excess of deposit growth that was partially offset by an increase in other borrowings and a net reduction in securities during the six months ended June 30, 2018. The Company’s profitability during the first six months of 2018 generated cash flows from operations of $32,944,000 compared to $27,566,000 during the first six months of 2017. Maturities of investment securities produced cash inflows of $69,493,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2018 compared to $70,358,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2017. During the six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company invested in securities totaling $81,300,000 and net loan principal increases of $131,073,000 compared to $145,584,000 invested in securities and $69,491,000 net loan principal increases, respectively, during the first six months of 2017. Proceeds from the sale of foreclosed assets accounted for $2,150,000 and $1,424,000 of investing sources of funds during the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The purchase of premises and equipment accounted for $4,119,000 and $5,885,000 of investing uses of funds during the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. These changes in investment and loan balances, proceeds from sale of foreclosed assets and premises and equipment contributed to net cash used by investing activities of $144,813,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2018, compared to net cash used by investing activities of $145,191,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2017. Financing activities provided net cash of $90,503,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2018, compared to net cash used by financing activities of $20,328,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2017. Deposit balance increases accounted for $68,091,000 of financing sources of funds during the six months ended June 30, 2018. Deposit balance decreases accounted for $17,138,000 of financing uses of funds during the six months ended June 30, 2017. Net changes in other borrowings accounted for $30,673,000 of financing sources of funds during the six months ended June 30, 2018, compared to $5,067,000 of financing sources of funds during the six months ended June 30, 2017. Dividends paid used $7,813,000 and $7,328,000 of cash during the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The Company’s liquidity is dependent on dividends received from the Bank. Dividends from the Bank are subject to certain regulatory restrictions.
Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk |
The Company’s assessment of market risk as of June 30, 2018 indicates there are no material changes in the quantitative and qualitative disclosures from those in our Annual Report on Form10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017
Item 4. | Controls and Procedures |
The Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2018. Disclosure controls and procedures, as defined inRule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), are controls and procedures designed to reasonably assure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported on a timely basis. Disclosure controls are also designed to reasonably assure that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based upon their evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2018.
During the six months ended June 30, 2018, there were no changes in our internal controls or in other factors that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal controls over financial reporting.
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