Exhibit 99.1
Old Second Bancorp, Inc. | For Immediate Release |
(Nasdaq: OSBC) | October 19, 2007 |
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Contact: | J. Douglas Cheatham |
| Chief Financial Officer |
| (630) 906-5484 |
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Old Second Bancorp, Inc. Announces Third Quarter Earnings
AURORA, Illinois — Old Second Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: OSBC) today announced third quarter 2007 earnings of $0.49 per diluted share, on $6.1 million of net income. Diluted earnings per share were up from the third quarter of 2006, in which the Company earned $0.37 per diluted share on net income of $4.9 million. Earnings for the first nine months of 2007 also increased to $1.37 per diluted share, on $17.6 million in net income, compared with $1.28 per diluted share in the first nine months of 2006, on net income of $17.4 million. Generally, for the year to date period, balance sheet growth, an increase in noninterest income and a reduction in provision for income taxes combined with a decrease in advertising and other expenses to offset a lower net interest margin and increased personnel and facility costs. Current year-to-date earnings also improved due to reduced expense from nonrecurring 2006 categories such as loss on settlement of pension obligation and amortization of core deposit intangible assets expense. The purchase of 973,251 shares of common stock on May 24, 2007 reduced the shares outstanding, which also increased the reported earnings per share for both the third quarter and year to date periods.
Net interest income decreased from $53.5 million in the first nine months of 2006 to $50.8 million in the first nine months of 2007. Average earning assets grew $113.1 million or 5.1% from September 30, 2006 to September 30, 2007. Despite that growth, the net interest margin (tax equivalent basis), expressed as a percentage of average earning assets, declined from 3.37% in the first nine months of 2006 to 3.06% in the first nine months of 2007. The average tax-equivalent yield on year to date earning assets increased from 6.41% in 2006, to 6.70% in 2007, or 29 basis points. At the same time, the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities increased from 3.54% to 4.18%, or 64 basis points.
Net interest income for the third quarter of 2007 was substantially equal to third quarter 2006 at $17.3 million even though the net interest margin (tax-equivalent basis), expressed as a percentage of average earning assets, declined to 3.01% in 2007 from 3.21% in 2006. The third quarter 2007 net interest income was improved by growth in average earning assets of $167.0 million, or 7.5%, which included growth in loans, including loans held for sale, of $86.3 million, or 4.9%, and an increase in available for sale securities of $69.3 million, or 15.2%. The average respective tax-equivalent yield on these two categories also increased to 7.16% and 5.26% for the third quarter 2007 from 7.08% and 4.48% for the same period in 2006. Net interest income also incorporates certain fees on loans and the current quarter included an increase of $301,000, or 32.1%, primarily due to prepayment fees. The average tax-equivalent yield on earning assets increased from 6.55% in the third quarter of 2006 to 6.73% in the third quarter of 2007, or 18 basis points. The cost of interest-bearing liabilities increased from 3.85% to 4.23%, or 38 basis points, in the same period.
Changes in deposit funding composition continued to contribute to an increase in interest costs and a decline in the net interest margin percentage for both the first nine months and third quarter of 2007. The average balances of demand deposits increased nominally while lower-cost sources of funds such as NOW and savings accounts decreased by $11.4 million, or 4.4%, and $12.9 million, or 10.9%, respectively in the first nine months of 2007 as compared to the first nine months of 2006. At the same time, deposit growth occurred primarily in higher-cost sources of funds, such as money market and time deposit accounts, which increased on average by $83.8 million, or 20.7%, and $38.5 million, or 4.1%, respectively. The same trends in average deposit categories cited above were also present in a comparison of third quarter balances. Demand deposits in third quarter 2007 increased $4.6 million, or 1.8%, while NOW and savings decreased $29.5 million, or 10.4%, and $10.6 million, or 9.5%, respectively. Average money market and time deposit account balances increased $119.3 million, or 29.7%, and $60.0 million, or 6.4%, in the same period.
Non-deposit funding costs also increased $946,000, or 10.2%, in the first nine months of 2007 as compared to the first nine months of 2006 primarily due to increases in average balances outstanding of securities sold under repurchase agreements, junior subordinated debentures and note payable. The proceeds from the note payable were largely used to repurchase common stock. Similarly, the increase in the subordinated debentures facilitated the financing of the tender offer and resultant purchase of common stock that was completed in the second quarter of 2007. Non-deposit funding costs also increased $329,000, or 9.2%, in the third quarter of 2007 as compared to the same period in 2006. Increases in the same nondeposit funding sources cited above exceeded the benefit of lower rates on all categories with the exception of the note payable.
The Company recorded a $1.2 million provision for loan losses in the first nine months of both 2007 and 2006. Nonperforming loans increased to $5.6 million at September 30, 2007 from $2.2 million at December 31, 2006. Nonperforming loans were $4.5 million at September 30, 2006. The increase in nonperforming loans in 2007 was primarily due to the addition of two commercial real estate borrowing relationships that were added in the second quarter and a residential home equity loan that was added in the third quarter. The advance ratios of balances outstanding to the estimated collateral value for the commercial real estate loans are generally considered conservative by industry standards. The Company is in a first lien position on the home equity loan. All three of the nonperforming loans were placed on nonaccrual status. The ratio of the allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans was 308.61% as of September 30, 2007, compared with 362.80% as of September 30, 2006. Net charge-offs were $45,000 in the third quarter of 2007 and $149,000 in the third quarter of 2006. Net charge-offs were $77,000 and $229,000 in the first nine months of 2007 and 2006, respectively.
Provisions for loan losses are made to provide for probable and estimable losses inherent in the loan portfolio. The provision for loan losses made by the Company for the third quarter of 2007 was $600,000 as compared to $400,000 in the third quarter of 2006. The provision for loan losses for the first nine months of 2007 was $1.2 million, which was substantially unchanged for the same period in 2006. Management determines the amount to provide for in the allowance for loan losses based upon a number of factors including loan growth, the quality and composition of the loan portfolio and loan loss experience. When measured as a percentage of loans outstanding, the allowance for loan losses was substantially unchanged at 0.92% as of September 30, 2006 and September 30, 2007, respectively.
Noninterest income was $7.6 million during the third quarter of 2007 and $6.9 million during the third quarter of 2006, an increase of $726,000, or 10.6%. Noninterest income was $23.7 million during the first nine months of 2007 and $21.3 million during the first nine months of 2006, an increase of $2.4 million, or 11.2%. Trust income increased $156,000, or 9.2%, to $1.9 million in the third quarter of 2007 due to increased levels of assets under management and increased fees from land trust administration. Trust income was $6.3 million in the first nine months of 2007, an increase of $778,000, or 14.2%, from the first nine months of 2006 due principally to increased volume in estate administration activity coupled with the increase in assets under management as reported above. Mortgage banking income, including net gain on sales of mortgage loans, secondary market fees, and servicing income, was $1.3 million, an increase of $117,000, or 9.9%, from the third quarter of 2006. For the first nine months of 2007, mortgage banking income increased $636,000, or 17.6%. The largest increase in income from mortgage operations for both the quarter and year to date period was in net gains on sale, sales of mortgage loans, which resulted largely from a revision to secondary market execution processes.
There were nominal realized gains on sales of securities in the third quarter of 2007, whereas year to date net gains were $493,000, or an increase of 17.9%, as compared with $418,000 for the first nine months of 2006. On a quarterly comparative basis, service charges on deposits increased $44,000, or 2.05%, in 2007. This same category increased $257,000, or 4.2%, in the first nine months of 2007 in accordance with the Company’s deposit growth rate and incremental changes to pricing strategies. Interchange income from debit card usage increased $60,000, or 12.9%, and $165,000, or 12.3%, respectively when comparing the third quarter
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and first nine months of 2007 to same periods in the previous year. The Company continued to increase the number of cards outstanding in 2007, and customers continued to show a preference for this form of payment. Other income increased $207,000, or 21.6%, and $315,000, or 11.0%, for the third quarter and first nine months of 2007, respectively. The comparative third quarter and year to date 2007 performance increased over the same periods in 2006 primarily due to increased levels of fee income from processing of merchant credit card sales combined with mutual fund and letter of credit fees.
Noninterest expense was $16.1 million during the third quarter of 2007, a decrease of $1.1 million, or 6.2%, from $17.2 million in the third quarter of 2006. Noninterest expense was $49.5 million during the first nine months of 2007, an increase of $562,000, or 1.2%, from $49.0 million in the first nine months of 2006. Salaries and benefits expense was $8.9 million during the third quarter of 2007, a decrease of $295,000, or 3.2%, from $9.2 million in the third quarter of 2006.
In the first nine months of the year, salaries and benefits were $28.6 million in 2007 and $27.3 million in 2006, an increase of $1.3 million, or 4.8%. The Company generally experiences increases in this category due to annual increases in salary and other compensation coupled with rising health care costs, but an evaluation of 2007 events is also required to understand these fluctuations. The full time equivalent employee (“FTE”) figure rose from 568 at September 30, 2006 to 582 at December 31, 2006. The FTE count then declined to 527 at September 30, 2007. The FTE tally was smaller at September 30, 2007 primarily because of the 8.5% reduction in available positions that was announced April 13, 2007. On a linked quarter comparative basis, third quarter 2007 salary expense was approximately $420,000 lower than the preceding quarter, which included continuation payment expense related to the reduction in force.
Net occupancy and furniture and equipment expenses increased $492,000, or 18.9%, from the third quarter of 2006 to the third quarter of 2007. Net occupancy and furniture and equipment expenses increased $1.3 million, or 18.0%, from the first nine months of 2006 to the first nine months of 2007. The increases for both the quarter and year to date periods are primarily attributable to the combined effect of the Company’s expansion and development into new markets coupled with the third quarter 2007 recognition of accelerated leasehold depreciation and other associated impaired asset expense. As previously announced, the latter items resulted primarily from the July 2007 closing of three leased branches that had market overlap with existing locations although automated teller machine access remains at those sites. In the short term, and absent a conversion to a sublease strategy, the bulk of future savings from these closures will occur as the leases expire. The expiration dates range from December 31, 2007, to February 23, 2008 and April 1, 2009. The Company opened five new retail locations in 2006, and one new location on the western edge of Elgin in May 2007.
On July 1, 2007, the Company merged its two state bank charters—Old Second Bank — Kane County and Old Second Bank — Yorkville—into its national bank charter, The Old Second National Bank of Aurora, and renamed the combined entity “Old Second National Bank”. Internal reorganizations including information system conversions continued late into the third quarter of 2007 and will serve to position the Company favorably to achieve future efficiencies. Decreases in advertising expense were also realized for both the third quarter and the first nine months of 2007 in comparison to the same periods in 2006. Other expense decreased $81,000, or 2.1%, in the third quarter of 2007 as compared to third quarter of 2006. This category decreased $207,000, or 1.8%, from $11.3 million in the first nine months of 2006 to $11.1 million in the first nine months of 2007 as the Company continued to emphasize cost control and review procedures.
The provision for income tax as a percentage of pretax income, or effective tax rate, remained relatively unchanged at 25.0% as of the third quarter of 2006 as compared to 25.8% for the third quarter of 2007. The provision for income tax as a percentage of pretax income decreased from 29.3% for the first nine months of 2006 to 26.3% for the first nine months of 2007. Increased levels of tax-exempt income from securities and bank owned life insurance helped to reduce income tax expense when comparing 2007 to 2006, although the proportion of income before taxes not subject to tax was greater in the third quarter of
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2006 due to significantly lower earnings in that quarter. In addition to the increased volume of tax-exempt assets, the average quarterly tax-equivalent yield on tax-exempt securities held by the Company increased from 5.51% as of September 30, 2006 to 6.30% or 79 basis points as of September 30, 2007. The reduction in effective tax rate was primarily attributable, however, to the formation of a real estate investment trust (REIT) in the third quarter of 2006 for the purpose of holding certain commercial real estate loans, residential real estate loans and other loans, as well as mortgage-backed investment securities, that were previously held by our main bank subsidiary. In addition to income tax benefits, which lowered the effective tax rate, the REIT ownership structure also provides the Company with an alternate vehicle for raising future capital as desired. A recent change to Illinois tax law related to the deductibility of REIT dividends will eliminate the recognition of tax benefits related to this ownership structure beginning January 1, 2009.
Total assets were $2.63 billion as of September 30, 2007, compared with $2.46 billion as of December 31, 2006. Loans and securities available for sale grew $125.6 million, or 7.1%, and $45.2 million, or 9.5%, respectively, during the first nine months of 2007. The largest changes by loan type included increases in commercial real estate and commercial real estate construction loans of $66.9 million and $25.8 million respectively. Residential real estate loans increased $18.2 million in 2007.
Total deposits increased $133.5 million during the first nine months of 2007, to $2.2 billion as of September 30, 2007. During the same period, demand deposit and NOW accounts increased $500,000, to $281.1 million, and $13.7 million, to $271.2 million, respectively. Savings account balances in 2007 decreased $9.2 million. The largest growth category of deposits during the first nine months of 2007 was money market deposit accounts, which increased by $99.7 million, from $446.2 million to $545.9 million. Time deposits increased $28.9 million from $974.1 million to $1.003 billion at September 30, 2007. The largest increase in nondeposit funding sources for the first nine months of 2007 was in securities sold under repurchase agreements and junior subordinated debentures, which increased $15.8 million, or 41.2%, and $25.8 million, or 81.5%, respectively, as of September 30, 2007.
As observed above, depositors generally continued to prefer money market accounts and certificates of deposit. The money market account offers the customer the advantage of liquidity while earning a higher rate of interest than a demand or NOW account and certificates of deposit allow the customer to lock in a fixed rate of interest for a fixed period of time. This deposit shift, combined with generally higher rates of interest in 2007, contributed to a higher cost of funds and had a negative impact on the net interest margin. The net interest margin (tax equivalent basis) declined from 3.37% in the first nine months of 2006 to 3.06% in the first nine months of 2007. In comparing year to date 2007 to the same period in 2006, the average cost of interest bearing funds increased 64 basis points.
Non-GAAP Presentations: Management uses certain non-GAAP ratios to evaluate and measure the Company’s performance. Management presents a net interest margin calculation. The net interest margin is calculated by dividing net interest income on a tax equivalent basis by average earning assets for the period. Management believes this measure provides investors with information regarding balance sheet profitability. Management also presents an efficiency ratio that is non-GAAP. The efficiency ratio is calculated by dividing adjusted non-interest expense by the sum of net interest income on a tax equivalent basis and adjusted non-interest income. Management believes this measure provides investors with information regarding the Company’s operating efficiency and how management evaluates performance internally. The tables provide a reconciliation of each non-GAAP measure to the most comparable GAAP equivalent.
Forward Looking Statements: This report may contain forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, with respect to the financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business of the Company. Forward-looking statements are identifiable by the inclusion of such qualifications as expects, intends, believes, may, likely or other indications that the particular statements are not based upon facts but are rather based upon the
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company’s beliefs as of the date of this release. Actual events and results may differ significantly from those described in such forward-looking statements, due to changes in the economy, interest rates or other factors. Additionally, all statements in this report, including forward-looking statements, speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any statement in light of new information or future events. For additional information concerning the Company and its business, including other factors that could materially affect the Company’s financial results, please review our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company’s Form 10-K for 2006.
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