Exhibit 99.1
NEWBRIDGE BANCORP REPORTS NET INCOME OF $1.4 MILLION FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER
AND $4.7 MILLION FOR THE YEAR
| • | | Net income climbs 38% for the year and 29% for the quarter compared to the same periods a year ago |
| • | | Net interest margin improves, and averages 4.25% for the quarter and 4.22% for the year, 25 basis points and 22 basis points higher than the year ago periods, respectively |
| • | | Pre-tax, pre-securities gains and pre-credit related operating income totals $8.0 million for the quarter and $28.0 million for the year |
| • | | Non-accruing loans decline 9% for the quarter, 23% for the year and 41% from the peak level |
| • | | Total classified loans decline 6% for the quarter, 20% for the year and 24% from the peak level |
| • | | Net loan charge-offs decline 41% for the year, or $11.6 million |
| • | | Provision expense declines $4.5 million for the year |
| • | | Allowance for credit losses as a percentage of loans increases from 2.15% to 2.39% year over year |
| • | | Core deposits increase $67.9 million, or 7.1%, for the year to $1.03 billion and represent 72% of total deposits |
| • | | Cost of interest bearing deposits declines to 0.63% for the quarter and 0.75% for the year |
| • | | Noninterest expense declines $1.2 million for the quarter and $3.5 million for the year |
GREENSBORO, N.C., January 26, 2012 – NewBridge Bancorp (NASDAQ: NBBC), parent of NewBridge Bank, today reported results for the three and twelve month periods ended December 31, 2011.
For the three months ended December 31, 2011, net income totaled $1.4 million compared to $1.1 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2010. After dividends and accretion on preferred stock, the Company reported net income available to common shareholders of $714,000, or $0.04 per diluted share for the quarter ended December 31, 2011. For the prior year fourth quarter, net income available to common shareholders totaled $391,000, or $0.02 per diluted share. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2011, net income totaled $4.7 million, which compares to net income of $3.4 million for the prior year. After dividends and accretion on preferred stock, the Company reported net income available to common shareholders of $1.8 million, or $0.11 per diluted share, compared to $461,000, or $0.03 per diluted share in 2010.
Pressley A. Ridgill, President and Chief Executive Officer of NewBridge Bancorp, commented: “Our operating results for the December quarter and year were excellent considering the difficult economic environment. Our credit trends continued to improve, our efficiency initiatives were effective and our net interest margin climbed to a robust 4.25%. We have been profitable for nine consecutive quarters, and for the second consecutive year. Our operating results closely tracked our profit plan, both before and after credit related costs. Excluding credit costs and securities gains, pre-tax operating income totaled $28.0 million, which is $138,000 higher than prior year results, even though average earning assets fell $170.6 million from the prior year. Our return on average assets before tax and credit costs climbed from 1.45% in 2010 to 1.60% in 2011. For the December quarter, our income before tax, securities gains and credit costs was $8.0 million, or a 1.85% annualized return on average assets.”
Mr. Ridgill continued, “During the second half of 2011, we announced the opening of three new loan production offices in Raleigh, Asheboro and Morganton, North Carolina in order to bolster the Company’s lending opportunities. I am pleased to announce that the early returns from these offices are encouraging. At December 31, these offices had $11.0 million in loan balances and over $40.0 million of loans in various stages of approval. We believe this strategy plays an important role in reversing the Company’s trends in loan production.”
Net interest income
Net interest income declined $525,000 or 3.1%, to $16.6 million for the quarter compared to $17.1 million a year ago. For the twelve-month period ending December 31, 2011, net interest income declined $2.3 million to $67.1 million. The Company’s average earning assets for the year declined $170.6 million from the prior year, primarily in loans, which declined $134.8 million to an average balance of $1.27 billion. The average balance of investment securities also fell $25.6 million to $305.1 million for the year. The net interest margin improved 22 basis points over the prior year to 4.22%, which partially offset the decline in net interest income due to fewer earning assets. For the three month period ended December 31, 2011, the net interest margin climbed to 4.25%, which compares favorably to the prior year three-month period margin of 4.00%. The improved margin for the three and twelve month periods is due primarily to lower cost on deposits.
Balance Sheet
Total deposits increased $19.8 million for the year to $1.42 billion after considering the $54.1 million of deposits sold in May as part of our Harrisonburg, VA sale of operations. Core deposits, defined as noninterest bearing demand accounts, savings, NOW and money market deposit accounts, increased 7.1%, or $67.9 million, during the year. Growth in core deposits would have been greater during the year had the Company not transferred $24.9 million of core deposits in its sale of the Harrisonburg operations. At December 31, 2011, core deposit accounts totaled 72% of the Company’s total deposits, or $1.025 billion, and had a weighted average interest rate of 0.40%, down 20 basis points from the prior year end. The Company continues to focus on growing profitable, low-cost core deposits. Time deposits declined $102.2 million for the year to $393.4 million at December 31, 2011. Brokered and wholesale deposits were $43.6 million at December 31, 2011. For the fourth quarter, the weighted average cost of interest bearing deposits was 0.63%.
Loans held for investment declined $17.0 million to $1.20 billion during the fourth quarter of 2011. For the year, loan balances have declined $60.5 million. New portfolio loan production totaled $65.4 million for the three-months and $219.3 million for the twelve-months ended December 31, 2011.
Investment securities increased $42.4 million to $337.8 million during the fourth quarter. The Company had a net unrealized gain in its investment portfolio at December 31, 2011 of $808,000. As of that date, the weighted average duration was 3.21 years and the weighted average yield was 4.23%.
The Company’s available liquidity was extensive during the fourth quarter due primarily to the Company’s strong core deposit mix, coupled with modest lending opportunities. Available borrowings, unencumbered investments and access to wholesale deposits exceeded $500 million at December 31, 2011. Brokered and wholesale deposits totaled 3.1% of deposits at December 31, 2011.
Shareholders’ equity declined $2.5 million for the year to $163.4 million, due primarily to a $4.8 million decrease in comprehensive income resulting from a fair market value actuarial change in the Company’s pension obligation as well as changes in the fair market value of the Company’s investment portfolio. The Company’s pension plan was frozen in 2007, so no new obligations are being formed under the plan. A precipitous drop in long term interest rates, however, changed actuarial estimates about the funding status of the plan. The change in the value of the funding status was reflected as a charge against the Company’s comprehensive income. In addition, during the fourth quarter of 2011, the Company made an adjustment to deferred tax assets and retained earnings to correct an immaterial misstatement of deferred tax assets arising from the Company’s merger in 2007. Prior period amounts have been restated accordingly. The correction increased deferred taxes and retained earnings by $2.7 million in all periods.
Noninterest Income
Excluding gains and losses on sales of securities and other real estate owned (“OREO”), noninterest income declined $339,000 to $4.3 million for the three months ending December 31, 2011, and declined $1.3 million for the year. Retail and mortgage revenue totaled $3.1 million for the quarter, but was a combined $598,000 lower than the prior year quarter. For the year, mortgage banking and retail banking revenue was lower by $2.4 million or approximately 20%. This revenue stream was negatively impacted by ongoing regulatory changes, changes in consumer behavior, and a lower level of mortgage production.
Losses on sales and writedowns of OREO declined by $418,000 for the quarter ended December 31, 2011 to $1.4 million from $1.8 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2010. For the year, OREO losses and writedowns totaled $5.2 million, compared to $5.5 million in 2010.
Security gains totaled $2.0 million for the twelve-month period ending December 31, 2011, a decline of $1.6 million from the prior year.
Noninterest Expense
Noninterest expense declined $1.2 million, or 8%, to $13.5 million for the fourth quarter compared to $14.7 million for the prior year’s fourth quarter, and declined $1.4 million from the third quarter of 2011, which included non-recurring expense of $435,000, principally severance-related. The quarter ended December 31, 2011 benefitted from a reduction in the Company’s actuarial estimate of employee health care liability and other one-time items that netted to approximately $400,000. The lower noninterest expense in the December quarter was due in large part to lower personnel costs related to the efficiency study initiative conducted earlier this year. Excluding OREO cost, the operating efficiency percentage improved to 61.80% for the December quarter from 66.11% for the same period a year ago. FDIC insurance premiums declined in the December quarter due to an improvement in the FDIC’s assessment rating for our Company.
Asset Quality
Nonperforming loans declined 6.7% or $2.9 million during the quarter and 19.9% or $10.1 million for the year to $40.5 million at December 31, 2011. Since the peak level at June 30, 2009, nonperforming loans have declined 37% or $23.5 million. Nonperforming loans represent 3.38% of total loans held for investment. Including OREO), which increased $4.1 million during the quarter, total nonperforming assets increased $1.2 million to $71.1 million, or 4.10% of total assets, at December 31, 2011. The duration of property held in OREO averaged 14 months at year end. During 2011, $11.6 million of OREO was sold, the Company recorded $5.1 million in writedowns and $122,000 was realized as a net loss on sales. Troubled debt restructured loans totaled $14.9 million of the $40.5 million of nonperforming loans. Accruing restructured loans totaled $7.4 million and non-accruing restructured loans totaled $7.5 million. The Company evaluates all troubled debt restructured loans at the time of the restructure for impairment, which typically results in the asset being moved to non-accrual. The Company’s highest risk and most closely monitored non-performing assets are non-accruing loans excluding troubled debt restructures. These loans totaled $25.6 million at December 31, 2011, down $34.4 million, or 57%, since June 30, 2009. Impaired and potential problem loans (or total classified loans) continued to rise until the September quarter of 2010. Over the last five quarters, potential problem credits have declined 24.5%, or $41.6 million. In the fourth quarter of 2011, the classified loan balances declined 7%, or $8.4 million, from $136.9 million. The expected default rates and the anticipated loss given default experience remains around 4% of the potential problem portfolio.
The allowance for credit losses totaled $28.8 million at December 31, 2011, or 2.39% of loans held for investment, an increase of approximately $1.1 million from the previous quarter end. The increase in reserves was due primarily to an increase in specific reserves. The Company’s allowance for loan loss consists of general reserves totaling 86% and specific reserves totaling 14%, compared to 93% general and 7% specific at September 30, 2011. The Company’s allowance for credit loss as a percentage of
nonperforming loans (“the coverage percentage”) increased to 71.16% at the December 2011 quarter end, compared to 63.9% at September 30, 2011 and 56.8% at December 31, 2010. The majority of estimated losses from the Company’s $40.5 million of non-performing loans have been previously recognized through charge-offs. Consequently, the Company’s allowance for loan loss is generally applicable to the inherent losses within the Company’s watch list and other performing loans. Since the current adverse credit cycle began in 2007, the Company has charged off $139.3 million of loans and OREO, or 8.6% of our highest/peak level of loan balances.
The Company is materially below the FFIEC high CRE concentration guidelines in land acquisition, development and construction (the “AD&C portfolio”) loans as well as total commercial real estate loans. At December 31, 2011, the Company’s concentrations were 39% of tier 1 regulatory capital and 134% of total regulatory capital, respectively, which compares favorably to the published interagency regulatory guidance of 100% and 300%, respectively. The AD&C portfolio totaled $65.4 million at December 31, 2011 and includes only $30.9 million of speculative residential construction and residential acquisition and development loans. This portfolio is largely graded as impaired or potential problem loans.
Outlook
Mr. Ridgill stated “Our financial results for 2011 and 2010 closely tracked our profit plan, both before and after credit related costs. This gives me great confidence in stating that our 2012 plan is conservative and achievable. We anticipate solid core earnings enhancement primarily from a continued decline in credit related costs and a lower base of operating expenses. While the margin will be under pressure in the coming year due to assets maturing and repricing, we anticipate higher earning assets from an increase in the investment portfolio and some positive momentum in loan growth. While the current strategy to progress organically is a priority; we believe it is also likely that other paths will be available to us in the coming year. The Company’s capital levels are strong and provide us with many options. We are excited by the opportunity of the coming year and look forward to providing you with timely progress reports.”
Non-GAAP Financial Information
In addition to results presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), this press release includes non-GAAP financial measures such as the operating efficiency percentage and pre-tax, pre-securities gains and pre-credit related operating income. The Company believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide additional information that is useful to investors in understanding its underlying performance, business, and performance trends and such measures help facilitate performance comparisons with others in the banking industry. Non-GAAP measures have inherent limitations, are not required to be uniformly applied, and are not audited. Readers should be aware of these limitations and should be cautious to their use of such measures. To mitigate these limitations, the Company has procedures in place to ensure that these measures are calculated using the appropriate GAAP or regulatory components in their entirety and to ensure that its performance is properly reflected to facilitate consistent period-to-period comparisons. Although management believes the above non-GAAP financial measures enhance investors’ understanding of the Company’s business and performance, these non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation, or as a substitute for GAAP basis financial measures.
Please refer to the Non-GAAP Measures section later in this release for additional information.
About NewBridge Bancorp
NewBridge Bancorp is the bank holding company for NewBridge Bank, a full service, state-chartered community bank headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina. The stock of NewBridge Bancorp trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “NBBC.”
As one of the largest community banks in the state, NewBridge Bank serves small to midsize businesses, professionals and consumers with a comprehensive array of financial services, including retail and commercial banking, private banking, wealth management, and mortgage banking. NewBridge Bank has assets of approximately $1.7 billion with 30 banking offices throughout North Carolina.
Disclosures About Forward Looking Statements
The discussions included in this document and its exhibits may contain forward looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially. For the purposes of these discussions, any statements that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward looking statements. Such statements are often characterized by the use of qualifying words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “plans,” “projects,” or other statements concerning opinions or judgments of NewBridge and its management about future events. The accuracy of such forward looking statements could be affected by factors including, but not limited to, the financial success or changing conditions or strategies of NewBridge’s customers or vendors, fluctuations in interest rates, actions of government regulators, the availability of capital and personnel or general economic conditions. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by forward looking statements
are discussed in NewBridge’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including without limitation its annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K. NewBridge undertakes no obligation to revise or update these statements following the date of this release.
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FINANCIAL SUMMARY
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| | Three Months ended December 31, 2011 | | | Three Months ended December 31, 2010 | |
| | Average Balance | | | Interest Income/ expense | | | Average Yield/ Rate | | | Average Balance | | | Interest Income/ expense | | | Average Yield/ Rate | |
(Fully taxable equivalent basis, dollars in thousands) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Earning Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Loans receivable | | $ | 1,220,133 | | | $ | 15,820 | | | | 5.14 | % | | $ | 1,358,187 | | | $ | 17,869 | | | | 5.22 | % |
Investment securities | | | 315,519 | | | | 3,444 | | | | 4.33 | % | | | 292,321 | | | | 3,423 | | | | 4.65 | % |
Other earning assets | | | 24,005 | | | | 16 | | | | 0.26 | % | | | 53,634 | | | | 42 | | | | 0.31 | % |
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Total earning Assets | | | 1,559,657 | | | | 19,280 | | | | 4.90 | % | | | 1,704,142 | | | | 21,334 | | | | 4.97 | % |
Non-earning Assets | | | 153,218 | | | | | | | | | | | | 134,826 | | | | | | | | | |
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Total Assets | | $ | 1,712,875 | | | | 19,280 | | | | | | | $ | 1,838,968 | | | | 21,334 | | | | | |
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Interest-Bearing Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Deposits | | $ | 1,240,660 | | | | 1,980 | | | | 0.63 | % | | $ | 1,321,383 | | | | 3,118 | | | | 0.94 | % |
Borrowings | | | 116,781 | | | | 606 | | | | 2.06 | % | | | 163,018 | | | | 1,033 | | | | 2.51 | % |
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Total Interest-Bearing Liabilities | | | 1,357,441 | | | | 2,586 | | | | 0.76 | % | | | 1,484,401 | | | | 4,151 | | | | 1.11 | % |
Noninterest-bearing deposits | | | 171,909 | | | | | | | | | | | | 167,879 | | | | | | | | | |
Other liabilities | | | 17,849 | | | | | | | | | | | | 18,401 | | | | | | | | | |
Shareholders’ equity | | | 165,676 | | | | | | | | | | | | 168,287 | | | | | | | | | |
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Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ equity | | $ | 1,712,875 | | | | 2,586 | | | | | | | $ | 1,838,968 | | | | 4,151 | | | | | |
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Net Interest Income | | | | | | $ | 16,694 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 17,183 | | | | | |
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Net Interest Margin | | | | | | | | | | | 4.25 | % | | | | | | | | | | | 4.00 | % |
Interest Rate Spread | | | | | | | | | | | 4.15 | % | | | | | | | | | | | 3.86 | % |
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| | Twelve Months ended December 31, 2011 | | | Twelve Months ended December 31, 2010 | |
| | Average Balance | | | Interest Income/ expense | | | Average Yield/ Rate | | | Average Balance | | | Interest Income/ expense | | | Average Yield/ Rate | |
(Fully taxable equivalent basis, dollars in thousands) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Earning Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Loans receivable | | $ | 1,271,790 | | | $ | 65,871 | | | | 5.18 | % | | $ | 1,406,624 | | | $ | 74,795 | | | | 5.32 | % |
Investment securities | | | 305,061 | | | | 13,887 | | | | 4.55 | % | | | 330,634 | | | | 16,519 | | | | 5.00 | % |
Other earning assets | | | 24,270 | | | | 60 | | | | 0.25 | % | | | 34,496 | | | | 96 | | | | 0.28 | % |
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Total earning Assets | | | 1,601,121 | | | | 79,818 | | | | 4.99 | % | | | 1,771,754 | | | | 91,410 | | | | 5.16 | % |
Non-earning Assets | | | 148,688 | | | | | | | | | | | | 139,003 | | | | | | | | | |
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Total Assets | | $ | 1,749,809 | | | | 79,818 | | | | | | | $ | 1,910,757 | | | | 91,410 | | | | | |
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Interest-Bearing Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Deposits | | $ | 1,258,551 | | | | 9,493 | | | | 0.75 | % | | $ | 1,359,593 | | | | 14,960 | | | | 1.10 | % |
Borrowings | | | 141,935 | | | | 2,826 | | | | 1.99 | % | | | 199,429 | | | | 5,494 | | | | 2.75 | % |
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Total Interest-Bearing Liabilities | | | 1,400,486 | | | | 12,319 | | | | 0.88 | % | | | 1,559,022 | | | | 20,454 | | | | 1.31 | % |
Noninterest-bearing deposits | | | 166,077 | | | | | | | | | | | | 164,958 | | | | | | | | | |
Other liabilities | | | 16,909 | | | | | | | | | | | | 17,591 | | | | | | | | | |
Shareholders’ equity | | | 166,337 | | | | | | | | | | | | 169,186 | | | | | | | | | |
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Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ equity | | $ | 1,749,809 | | | | 12,319 | | | | | | | $ | 1,910,757 | | | | 20,454 | | | | | |
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Net Interest Income | | | | | | $ | 67,499 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 70,956 | | | | | |
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Net Interest Margin | | | | | | | | | | | 4.22 | % | | | | | | | | | | | 4.00 | % |
Interest Rate Spread | | | | | | | | | | | 4.11 | % | | | | | | | | | | | 3.85 | % |
FINANCIAL SUMMARY
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| | 2011 | | | 2010 | |
| | Fourth Quarter | | | Third Quarter | | | Second Quarter | | | First Quarter | | | Fourth Quarter | |
Period-end Balances | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(Dollars in thousands) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | $ | 1,734,564 | | | $ | 1,702,660 | | | $ | 1,738,559 | | | $ | 1,784,383 | | | $ | 1,809,891 | |
Loans held for investment | | | 1,199,998 | | | | 1,217,058 | | | | 1,244,288 | | | | 1,254,630 | | | | 1,260,585 | |
Loans held for sale | | | 7,922 | | | | 6,894 | | | | 2,754 | | | | 77,584 | | | | 76,994 | |
Investment securities | | | 337,811 | | | | 295,461 | | | | 292,898 | | | | 276,458 | | | | 325,129 | |
Earning assets | | | 1,572,094 | | | | 1,549,932 | | | | 1,593,857 | | | | 1,617,735 | | | | 1,668,303 | |
Noninterest-bearing deposits | | | 172,351 | | | | 167,689 | | | | 161,703 | | | | 165,534 | | | | 161,734 | |
Savings deposits | | | 40,876 | | | | 40,097 | | | | 40,937 | | | | 41,510 | | | | 38,898 | |
NOW accounts | | | 441,292 | | | | 423,258 | | | | 423,445 | | | | 445,455 | | | | 440,190 | |
Money market accounts | | | 370,773 | | | | 363,340 | | | | 365,109 | | | | 336,784 | | | | 316,608 | |
Time deposits | | | 393,384 | | | | 401,287 | | | | 435,895 | | | | 466,013 | | | | 495,565 | |
Interest-bearing liabilities | | | 1,379,799 | | | | 1,347,756 | | | | 1,354,956 | | | | 1,439,236 | | | | 1,465,735 | |
Shareholders’ equity | | | 163,386 | | | | 167,278 | | | | 166,701 | | | | 164,116 | | | | 165,918 | |
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Asset Quality Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(Dollars in thousands) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Nonperforming loans: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Commercial nonaccrual loans, not restructured | | $ | 15,773 | | | $ | 17,477 | | | $ | 17,839 | | | $ | 18,528 | | | $ | 23,453 | |
Commercial nonaccrual loans, which have been restructured | | | 7,489 | | | | 9,870 | | | | 11,042 | | | | 12,215 | | | | 11,190 | |
Non-commercial nonaccrual loans | | | 9,852 | | | | 8,922 | | | | 10,383 | | | | 11,680 | | | | 8,537 | |
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Total nonaccrual loans | | | 33,114 | | | | 36,269 | | | | 39,264 | | | | 42,423 | | | | 43,180 | |
Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing | | | 14 | | | | 26 | | | | 65 | | | | 31 | | | | 27 | |
Accruing restructured loans | | | 7,406 | | | | 7,167 | | | | 8,351 | | | | 7,532 | | | | 7,378 | |
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Total nonperforming loans | | | 40,534 | | | | 43,462 | | | | 47,680 | | | | 49,986 | | | | 50,585 | |
Other real estate owned | | | 30,587 | | | | 26,469 | | | | 25,729 | | | | 26,329 | | | | 26,718 | |
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Total nonperforming assets | | $ | 71,121 | | | $ | 69,931 | | | $ | 73,409 | | | $ | 76,315 | | | $ | 77,303 | |
Restructured loans, performing | | | 4,888 | | | | 4,577 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | |
Net chargeoffs | | | 3,153 | | | | 3,736 | | | | 4,037 | | | | 5,768 | | | | 11,438 | |
Allowance for credit losses | | | 28,844 | | | | 27,750 | | | | 28,040 | | | | 29,057 | | | | 28,752 | |
Allowance for credit losses to total loans | | | 2.39 | % | | | 2.27 | % | | | 2.25 | % | | | 2.18 | % | | | 2.15 | % |
Nonperforming loans to loans held for investment | | | 3.38 | | | | 3.57 | | | | 3.83 | | | | 3.98 | | | | 4.01 | |
Nonperforming assets to total assets | | | 4.10 | | | | 4.11 | | | | 4.22 | | | | 4.28 | | | | 4.27 | |
Nonperforming loans to total assets | | | 2.34 | | | | 2.55 | | | | 2.74 | | | | 2.80 | | | | 2.79 | |
Net charge-off percentage (annualized) | | | 1.03 | | | | 1.20 | | | | 1.23 | | | | 1.84 | | | | 3.63 | |
Allowance for credit losses to nonperforming loans | | | 71.16 | | | | 63.85 | | | | 58.81 | | | | 58.13 | | | | 56.84 | |
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Loans identified as impaired | | $ | 32,591 | | | $ | 33,827 | | | $ | 37,483 | | | $ | 36,497 | | | $ | 38,303 | |
Other nonperforming loans | | | 7,943 | | | | 9,635 | | | | 10,197 | | | | 13,489 | | | | 12,282 | |
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Total nonperforming loans | | | 40,534 | | | | 43,462 | | | | 47,680 | | | | 49,986 | | | | 50,585 | |
Other potential problem loans | | | 87,959 | | | | 93,459 | | | | 97,141 | | | | 96,509 | | | | 110,924 | |
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Total impaired and potential problem loans | | $ | 128,493 | | | $ | 136,921 | | | $ | 144,821 | | | $ | 146,495 | | | $ | 161,509 | |
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Gross loan chargeoffs, and writedowns and losses on other real estate owned to peak loans during the credit cycle beginning January 1, 2007: | | | 2007 | | | | 2008 | | | | 2009 | | | | 2010 | | | | 2011 | | | | TOTAL | |
Gross loan chargeoffs | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Commercial | | $ | 5,052 | | | $ | 5,046 | | | $ | 11,232 | | | $ | 9,052 | | | $ | 5,821 | | | $ | 36,203 | |
Real estate - construction | | | 825 | | | | 7,339 | | | | 12,227 | | | | 5,379 | | | | 3,985 | | | | 29,755 | |
Real estate - mortgage | | | 1,300 | | | | 5,012 | | | | 10,110 | | | | 7,260 | | | | 6,046 | | | | 29,728 | |
Consumer | | | 2,235 | | | | 5,071 | | | | 4,925 | | | | 2,829 | | | | 1,358 | | | | 16,418 | |
Other | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 6,200 | | | | 1,387 | | | | 7,587 | |
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Total gross loan chargeoffs | | $ | 9,412 | | | $ | 22,468 | | | $ | 38,494 | | | $ | 30,720 | | | $ | 18,597 | | | $ | 119,691 | |
Other real estate owned writedowns and losses | | | 4,001 | | | | 3,571 | | | | 1,294 | | | | 5,508 | | | | 5,238 | | | | 19,612 | |
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Total chargeoffs, writedowns and losses | | $ | 13,413 | | | $ | 26,039 | | | $ | 39,788 | | | $ | 36,228 | | | $ | 23,835 | | | $ | 139,303 | |
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Peak loans at September 30, 2008 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,626,504 | |
Chargeoffs, writedowns and losses to peak loans | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8.56 | % |
FINANCIAL SUMMARY
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| | Three Months ended December 31 | | | Twelve Months Ended December 31 | |
| | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2011 | | | 2010 | |
Income Statement Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(Dollars in thousands, except share data) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest income: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Loans | | $ | 15,819 | | | $ | 17,869 | | | $ | 65,871 | | | $ | 74,795 | |
Investment securities | | | 3,347 | | | | 3,361 | | | | 13,514 | | | | 15,022 | |
Other | | | 16 | | | | 42 | | | | 60 | | | | 96 | |
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Total interest income | | | 19,182 | | | | 21,272 | | | | 79,445 | | | | 89,913 | |
Interest expense: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Deposits | | | 1,980 | | | | 3,118 | | | | 9,493 | | | | 14,960 | |
Borrowings from the FHLB | | | 271 | | | | 448 | | | | 1,178 | | | | 3,087 | |
Other | | | 335 | | | | 585 | | | | 1,648 | | | | 2,407 | |
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Total interest expense | | | 2,586 | | | | 4,151 | | | | 12,319 | | | | 20,454 | |
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Net interest income | | | 16,596 | | | | 17,121 | | | | 67,126 | | | | 69,459 | |
Provision for credit losses | | | 4,247 | | | | 4,636 | | | | 16,785 | | | | 21,252 | |
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Net interest income after provision for credit losses | | | 12,349 | | | | 12,485 | | | | 50,341 | | | | 48,207 | |
Noninterest income: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Retail banking | | | 2,414 | | | | 2,667 | | | | 9,925 | | | | 11,592 | |
Mortgage banking services | | | 640 | | | | 985 | | | | 1,728 | | | | 2,438 | |
Wealth management services | | | 625 | | | | 592 | | | | 2,499 | | | | 2,133 | |
Gain on sale of investment securities | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,026 | | | | 3,637 | |
Writedowns and loss on sale of real estate acquired in settlement of loans | | | (1,368 | ) | | | (1,786 | ) | | | (5,238 | ) | | | (5,508 | ) |
Bank-owned life insurance | | | 370 | | | | 218 | | | | 1,385 | | | | 865 | |
Other | | | 239 | | | | 165 | | | | 830 | | | | 658 | |
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Total noninterest income | | | 2,920 | | | | 2,841 | | | | 13,155 | | | | 15,815 | |
Noninterest expense | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Personnel | | | 6,308 | | | | 7,152 | | | | 28,806 | | | | 29,897 | |
Occupancy | | | 944 | | | | 979 | | | | 3,987 | | | | 4,189 | |
Furniture and equipment | | | 860 | | | | 1,134 | | | | 3,644 | | | | 4,644 | |
Technology and data processing | | | 972 | | | | 1,100 | | | | 3,942 | | | | 4,501 | |
Legal and professional | | | 860 | | | | 705 | | | | 2,892 | | | | 3,028 | |
FDIC insurance | | | 372 | | | | 858 | | | | 2,399 | | | | 3,491 | |
Real estate acquired in settlement of loans | | | 596 | | | | 327 | | | | 1,830 | | | | 1,426 | |
Other | | | 2,590 | | | | 2,449 | | | | 9,869 | | | | 9,713 | |
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Total noninterest expense | | | 13,502 | | | | 14,704 | | | | 57,369 | | | | 60,889 | |
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Income before income taxes | | | 1,767 | | | | 622 | | | | 6,127 | | | | 3,133 | |
Income taxes | | | 323 | | | | (498 | ) | | | 1,449 | | | | (247 | ) |
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Net income | | | 1,444 | | | | 1,120 | | | | 4,678 | | | | 3,380 | |
Dividends and accretion on preferred stock | | | (730 | ) | | | (729 | ) | | | (2,918 | ) | | | (2,919 | ) |
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Net income (loss) available to common shareholders | | $ | 714 | | | $ | 391 | | | $ | 1,760 | | | $ | 461 | |
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Net income (loss) per share - basic | | $ | 0.05 | | | $ | 0.02 | | | $ | 0.11 | | | $ | 0.03 | |
Net income (loss) per share - diluted | | $ | 0.04 | | | $ | 0.02 | | | $ | 0.11 | | | $ | 0.03 | |
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Other Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Return on average assets | | | 0.33 | % | | | 0.24 | % | | | 0.36 | % | | | 0.24 | % |
Return on average equity | | | 3.46 | | | | 2.64 | | | | 3.76 | | | | 2.67 | |
Net yield on earning assets | | | 4.25 | | | | 4.00 | | | | 4.22 | | | | 4.00 | |
Efficiency (excluding OREO items and securities gains) | | | 55.02 | | | | 65.80 | | | | 63.84 | | | | 66.74 | |
Average loans to assets | | | 71.23 | | | | 73.86 | | | | 72.68 | | | | 73.62 | |
Average loans to deposits | | | 86.38 | | | | 91.20 | | | | 89.27 | | | | 92.26 | |
Average noninterest - bearing deposits to total deposits | | | 12.17 | | | | 11.27 | | | | 11.66 | | | | 10.82 | |
Average equity to assets | | | 9.67 | | | | 9.15 | | | | 9.51 | | | | 8.85 | |
Total capital as a percentage of total risk weighted assets | | | 14.55 | | | | 13.13 | | | | 14.55 | | | | 13.13 | |
Tangible common equity as a percentage of total risk weighted assets | | | 8.28 | | | | 7.27 | | | | 8.28 | | | | 7.27 | |
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO
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(Dollars in thousands) | | As of December 31, 2011 | |
| | Amortized Cost | | | Gross Unrealized gain | | | Gross Unrealized loss | | | Estimated Fair value | | | Average Yield (%) | | | Average Duration (years) | |
US Agency | | $ | 39,000 | | | $ | 147 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 39,147 | | | | 2.79 | % | | | 1.06 | |
Mortgage backed securities | | | 31,917 | | | | 2,926 | | | | — | | | | 34,843 | | | | 5.21 | | | | 3.55 | |
Collateralized mortgage obligations | | | 23,599 | | | | 168 | | | | (332 | ) | | | 23,435 | | | | 4.69 | | | | 2.03 | |
Commercial mortgage backed securities | | | 30,169 | | | | 153 | | | | (33 | ) | | | 30,289 | | | | 3.47 | | | | 4.43 | |
Covered bonds | | | 61,414 | | | | 1,243 | | | | (131 | ) | | | 62,526 | | | | 5.25 | | | | 2.12 | |
Corporate bonds | | | 118,573 | | | | 385 | | | | (4,282 | ) | | | 114,676 | | | | 3.77 | | | | 3.98 | |
Municipal obligations | | | 19,371 | | | | 425 | | | | (288 | ) | | | 19,508 | | | | 5.76 | * | | | 5.37 | |
Federal Home Loan Bank stock | | | 7,185 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 7,185 | | | | | | | | | |
Other | | | 5,775 | | | | 427 | | | | — | | | | 6,202 | | | | | | | | | |
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Total | | | 337,003 | | | | 5,874 | | | | (5,066 | ) | | | 337,811 | | | | 4.23 | | | | 3.21 | |
* | Fully taxable equivalent basis |
COMMON STOCK DATA
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| | 2011 | | | 2010 | |
| | Fourth Quarter | | | Third Quarter | | | Second Quarter | | | First Quarter | | | Fourth Quarter | |
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Market value: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
End of period | | $ | 3.87 | | | $ | 3.90 | | | $ | 4.58 | | | $ | 4.96 | | | $ | 4.70 | |
High | | | 4.20 | | | | 4.99 | | | | 5.13 | | | | 5.50 | | | | 5.00 | |
Low | | | 3.30 | | | | 3.53 | | | | 4.21 | | | | 4.54 | | | | 3.40 | |
Book value | | | 7.09 | | | | 7.34 | | | | 7.30 | | | | 7.14 | | | | 7.25 | |
Tangible book value | | | 6.85 | | | | 7.09 | | | | 7.04 | | | | 6.86 | | | | 6.96 | |
Average shares outstanding | | | 15,655,868 | �� | | | 15,655,868 | | | | 15,655,868 | | | | 15,655,868 | | | | 15,655,868 | |
Average diluted shares outstanding | | | 16,163,509 | | | | 16,467,550 | | | | 16,521,391 | | | | 16,697,944 | | | | 16,252,427 | |
NON-GAAP MEASURES
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Pre-tax, pre-securities gains and pre-credit-related operating income | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Three Months ended December 31, 2011 | | Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2011 |
Net income | | | | $ | 1,444 | | | | | | | $ | 4,678 | | | |
Income taxes | | | | | 323 | | | | | | | | 1,449 | | | |
Real estate acquired in settlement of loans expense | | | | | 596 | | | | | | | | 1,830 | | | |
Writedowns and loss on sale of real estate | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
acquired in settlement of loans | | | | | 1,368 | | | | | | | | 5,238 | | | |
Less gain on sale of investment securities | | | | | — | | | | | | | | (2,026 | ) | | |
Provision for credit losses | | | | | 4,247 | | | | | | | | 16,785 | | | |
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Pre-tax and pre-credit related operating income | | | | $ | 7,978 | | | | | | | $ | 27,954 | | | |
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Operating efficiency percentage | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Three Months ended December 31, 2011 | | Three Months Ended December 31, 2010 |
Total noninterest expense | | | | $ | 13,502 | | | | | | | $ | 14,704 | | | |
Less real estate acquired in settlement of loans expense | | | | | (596 | ) | | | | | | | (327 | ) | | |
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Numerator for calculation of operating efficiency (A) | | | | $ | 12,906 | | | | | | | $ | 14,377 | | | |
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Net interest income | | | | $ | 16,596 | | | | | | | $ | 17,121 | | | |
Total noninterest income | | | | | 2,920 | | | | | | | | 2,841 | | | |
Writedowns and loss on sale of real estate | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
acquired in settlement of loans | | | | | 1,368 | | | | | | | | 1,786 | | | |
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Denominator for calculation of operating efficiency (B) | | | | $ | 20,884 | | | | | | | $ | 21,748 | | | |
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Operating efficiency percentage (A/B) | | | | | 61.80 | % | | | | | | | 66.11 | % | | |