S&T BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANICAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS Asset quality is a major corporate objective at S&T, and management believes that the allowance for loan losses is adequate to absorb probable loan losses.
Deposits
Average total deposits increased by $207.6 million, or 12%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 as compared to the 2002 full year average. Included in the average increase is $293.0 million of deposits acquired in the Peoples acquisition. Changes in the average deposit mix included increases of $58.9 million in demand accounts, $77.5 million in money market and NOW accounts, $34.9 million in savings accounts and $36.3 million in time deposits. Some of these changes can be partially explained by customers shifting funds into demand, savings and money market accounts in anticipation of higher interest rates in the future. In addition, contributing to increases in core deposits were strategic initiatives and products such as free checking, online account opening and corporate cash management, as well as the deposits acquired in the Peoples acquisition.
Management believes that the S&T deposit base is stable and that S&T has the ability to attract new deposits, mitigating a funding dependency on volatile liabilities. Special rate deposits of $100,000 and over were 8% of total deposits at September 30, 2003 and 9% at December 31, 2002, respectively, and primarily represent deposit relationships with local customers in our market area. In addition, S&T believes it has the ability to access both public and private markets to raise long-term funding if necessary.
Borrowings
Average borrowings increased $123.5 million for the first nine months ended September 30, 2003 compared to the 2002 full year average and were comprised of retail repurchase agreements (REPOs), wholesale REPOs, federal funds purchased and long-term borrowings. S&T defines repurchase agreements with its local retail customers as retail REPOs; wholesale REPOs are those transacted with other banks and brokerage firms with terms normally ranging from 1 to 14 days.
The average balance in retail REPOs decreased approximately $6.9 million for the first nine months of 2003 compared to the full year 2002 average. S&T views retail REPOs as a relatively stable source of funds since most of these accounts are with local long-term customers. Average wholesale REPOs and federal funds increased by $120.6 million for the first nine months of 2003 compared to the full year 2002 average, in order to take advantage of low rate short-term funds and to better match commercial borrower shifts into more variable rate products.
Average long-term borrowings have increased by $9.8 million in the first nine months of 2003 as compared to the full year 2002 average. At September 30, 2003, S&T had average long-term borrowings outstanding of $246.0 million at a fixed rate with the FHLB. The purpose of these borrowings was to provide matched, fixed rate fundings for newly originated loans, to mitigate the risk associated with volatile liability fundings, to take advantage of lower cost funds through the FHLB's Community Investment Program and to fund stock buy-backs. Capital Resources
Shareholders' equity increased $14.8 million at September 30, 2003, compared to December 31, 2002. Net income was $38.6 million and dividends paid to shareholders were $20.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2003. Also affecting capital is a decrease of $0.8 million in unrealized gains on securities available for sale, stock buybacks of 266,504 shares during 2003 at an average cost of $25.76 per share. Authorization for repurchasing up to 1,000,000 shares remains in effect for 2003.
S&T paid 53% of net income in dividends, equating to an annual dividend rate of $1.02 per share during the first nine months of 2003. The book value of S&T's common stock increased from $11.51 at December 31, 2002 to $12.12 at September 30, 2003. The market price of S&T's common stock was $28.50 per share at September 30, 2003, compared to $25.05 per share at December 31, 2002.
S&T continues to maintain a strong capital position with a leverage ratio of 8.7% as compared to the minimum regulatory guideline of 3.0%. S&T's risk-based capital Tier I and Total ratios were 10.5% and 12.3%, respectively, at September 30, 2003. These ratios place S&T above the Federal Reserve Board's risk-based capital guidelines of 4.0% and 8.0% for Tier I and Total, respectively.
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