SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 10-Q/A
(Mark One)
ý | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2007
OR
¨ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from __________________ to ________________________
Commission file number 0-17706
QNB Corp.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Pennsylvania | 23-2318082 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
15 North Third Street, Quakertown, PA | 18951-9005 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code (215)538-5600
Not Applicable
Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report.
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ Noo
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
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Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Class Common Stock, par value $.625 | Outstanding at May 1, 2007 3,128,598 |
EXPLANATORY NOTE
As described in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 25, 2007 and as discussed in Note 2 to the notes to consolidated financial statements included herein, QNB Corp. (QNB) is filing this amendment to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 (Form 10-Q) to amend and restate its financial statements and other financial information as of and for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 as a result of QNB’s decision to reverse its utilization of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Liabilities, with respect to certain investment securities and Federal Home Loan Bank advances.
The Form 10-Q as amended hereby continues to speak as of the date of the originally filed Form 10-Q, and the disclosures included in the Form 10-Q as amended hereby have not been updated to speak as of any later date. Information not affected by the restatement of financial statements or information as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2007 is unchanged and reflects the disclosures made at the time of filing the original Form 10-Q.
For convenience, the entire Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 has been refiled in this Form 10-Q/A. Pursuant to SEC Rule 12b-15, in connection with this filing, the Company is filing updated exhibits 31.1, 31.2, 32.1, and 32.2.
QNB CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
FORM 10-Q
QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2007
INDEX
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. | CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) | PAGE |
Consolidated Statements of Income for Three | ||
Months Ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 | 1 | |
Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2007 | ||
and December 31, 2006 | 2 | |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for Three | ||
Months Ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 | 3 | |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | 4 | |
ITEM 2. | MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS | |
OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION | 14 | |
ITEM 3. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT | |
MARKET RISK | 34 | |
ITEM 4. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES | 34 |
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION | ||
ITEM 1. | LEGAL PROCEEDINGS | 35 |
ITEM 1A. | RISK FACTORS | 35 |
ITEM 2. | UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND | |
USE OF PROCEEDS | 35 | |
ITEM 3. | DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES | 35 |
ITEM 4. | SUBMISSIONS OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS | 35 |
ITEM 5. | OTHER INFORMATION | 35 |
ITEM 6. | EXHIBITS | 35 |
SIGNATURES | ||
CERTIFICATIONS |
QNB Corp. and Subsidiary
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(in thousands, except share data) | |||||||
(unaudited) | |||||||
Three Months Ended March 31, | 2007 | 2006 | |||||
Interest Income | (Restated) | ||||||
Interest and fees on loans | $ | 5,782 | $ | 4,826 | |||
Interest and dividends on investment securities: | |||||||
Taxable | 2,219 | 2,008 | |||||
Tax-exempt | 437 | 520 | |||||
Interest on federal funds sold | 40 | 24 | |||||
Interest on interest-bearing balances and other interest income | 61 | 49 | |||||
Total interest income | 8,539 | 7,427 | |||||
Interest Expense | |||||||
Interest on deposits | |||||||
Interest-bearing demand | 492 | 439 | |||||
Money market | 384 | 257 | |||||
Savings | 44 | 48 | |||||
Time | 1,917 | 1,374 | |||||
Time over $100,000 | 659 | 428 | |||||
Interest on short-term borrowings | 225 | 143 | |||||
Interest on Federal Home Loan Bank advances | 720 | 752 | |||||
Total interest expense | 4,441 | 3,441 | |||||
Net interest income | 4,098 | 3,986 | |||||
Provision for loan losses | 75 | - | |||||
Net interest income after provision for loan losses | 4,023 | 3,986 | |||||
Non-Interest Income | |||||||
Fees for services to customers | 424 | 440 | |||||
ATM and debit card income | 188 | 184 | |||||
Income on bank-owned life insurance | 64 | 61 | |||||
Mortgage servicing fees | 25 | 23 | |||||
Net (loss) gain on investment securities available-for-sale | (2,498 | ) | 355 | ||||
Net gain on sale of loans | 21 | 13 | |||||
Other operating income | 108 | 132 | |||||
Total non-interest income | (1,668 | ) | 1,208 | ||||
Non-Interest Expense | |||||||
Salaries and employee benefits | 1,858 | 1,805 | |||||
Net occupancy expense | 312 | 279 | |||||
Furniture and equipment expense | 255 | 231 | |||||
Marketing expense | 156 | 153 | |||||
Third party services | 161 | 169 | |||||
Telephone, postage and supplies expense | 126 | 140 | |||||
State taxes | 122 | 113 | |||||
Other expense | 332 | 346 | |||||
Total non-interest expense | 3,322 | 3,236 | |||||
(Loss) income before income taxes | (967 | ) | 1,958 | ||||
(Benefit) provision for income taxes | (514 | ) | 280 | ||||
$ | (453 | ) | $ | 1,678 | |||
(Loss) Earnings Per Share - Basic | $ | (.14 | ) | $ | .54 | ||
(Loss) Earnings Per Share - Diluted | $ | (.14 | ) | $ | .53 | ||
Cash Dividends Per Share | $ | .22 | $ | .21 | |||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial statements. |
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QNB Corp. and Subsidiary
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands) | |||||||
(unaudited) | |||||||
March 31, | December 31, | ||||||
2007 | 2006 | ||||||
(Restated) | |||||||
Assets | |||||||
Cash and due from banks | $ | 12,427 | $ | 12,439 | |||
Federal funds sold | 8,075 | 11,664 | |||||
Total cash and cash equivalents | 20,502 | 24,103 | |||||
Investment securities | |||||||
Available-for-sale (cost $205,564 and $221,053) | 206,872 | 219,818 | |||||
Held-to-maturity (market value $5,158 and $5,168) | 5,020 | 5,021 | |||||
Non-marketable equity securities | 3,311 | 3,465 | |||||
Loans held-for-sale | 85 | 170 | |||||
Total loans, net of unearned costs | 363,435 | 343,496 | |||||
Allowance for loan losses | (2,721 | ) | (2,729 | ) | |||
Net loans | 360,714 | 340,767 | |||||
Bank-owned life insurance | 8,484 | 8,415 | |||||
Premises and equipment, net | 6,324 | 6,442 | |||||
Accrued interest receivable | 2,925 | 2,874 | |||||
Other assets | 4,668 | 3,464 | |||||
Total assets | $ | 618,905 | $ | 614,539 | |||
Liabilities | |||||||
Deposits | |||||||
Demand, non-interest bearing | $ | 53,943 | $ | 50,740 | |||
Interest-bearing demand | 96,949 | 98,164 | |||||
Money market | 52,153 | 51,856 | |||||
Savings | 47,264 | 45,330 | |||||
Time | 180,050 | 174,657 | |||||
Time over $100,000 | 60,808 | 58,175 | |||||
Total deposits | 491,167 | 478,922 | |||||
Short-term borrowings | 23,238 | 30,113 | |||||
Federal Home Loan Bank advances | 50,000 | 52,000 | |||||
Accrued interest payable | 2,300 | 2,240 | |||||
Other liabilities | 1,221 | 854 | |||||
Total liabilities | 567,926 | 564,129 | |||||
Shareholders' Equity | |||||||
Common stock, par value $.625 per share; | |||||||
authorized 10,000,000 shares; 3,235,284 shares issued; | |||||||
3,128,598 shares outstanding | 2,022 | 2,022 | |||||
Surplus | 9,739 | 9,707 | |||||
Retained earnings | 39,849 | 40,990 | |||||
Accumulated other comprehensive gain (loss), net | 863 | (815 | ) | ||||
Treasury stock, at cost; 106,686 shares | (1,494 | ) | (1,494 | ) | |||
Total shareholders' equity | 50,979 | 50,410 | |||||
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ | 618,905 | $ | 614,539 | |||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial statements. |
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QNB Corp. and Subsidiary
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands, | |||||||
(unaudited) | |||||||
Three Months Ended March 31, | 2007 | 2006 | |||||
Operating Activities | (Restated) | ||||||
Net (loss) income | $ | (453 | ) | $ | 1,678 | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 175 | 161 | |||||
Provision for loan losses | 75 | - | |||||
Securities loss (gain), net | 2,498 | (355 | ) | ||||
Net gain on sale of loans | (21 | ) | (13 | ) | |||
Proceeds from sales of residential mortgages | 1,537 | 940 | |||||
Originations of residential mortgages held-for-sale | (1,466 | ) | (933 | ) | |||
Income on bank-owned life insurance | (64 | ) | (61 | ) | |||
Life insurance premiums, net | (5 | ) | (5 | ) | |||
Stock-based compensation expense | 32 | 27 | |||||
Deferred income tax (benefit) provision | (942 | ) | 27 | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in income taxes payable | 400 | (170 | ) | ||||
Net (increase) decrease in accrued interest receivable | (51 | ) | 165 | ||||
Net amortization of premiums and discounts | 84 | 161 | |||||
Net increase in accrued interest payable | 60 | 28 | |||||
Increase in other assets | (1,277 | ) | (111 | ) | |||
Increase in other liabilities | 144 | 137 | |||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 726 | 1,676 | |||||
Investing Activities | |||||||
Proceeds from maturities and calls of investment securities | |||||||
available-for-sale | 8,434 | 4,804 | |||||
Proceeds from sales of investment securities | |||||||
available-for-sale | 12,638 | 25,163 | |||||
Purchase of investment securities | |||||||
available-for-sale | (8,132 | ) | (6,731 | ) | |||
Proceeds from sales of non-marketable equity securities | 154 | 942 | |||||
Purchase of non-marketable equity securities | - | (991 | ) | ||||
Net increase in loans | (20,046 | ) | (15,069 | ) | |||
Net purchases of premises and equipment | (57 | ) | (671 | ) | |||
Net cash (used) provided by investing activities | (7,009 | ) | 7,447 | ||||
Financing Activities | |||||||
Net increase (decrease) in non-interest bearing deposits | 3,203 | (2,060 | ) | ||||
Net increase in interest-bearing non-maturity deposits | 1,016 | 6,966 | |||||
Net increase (decrease) in time deposits | 8,026 | (3,496 | ) | ||||
Net decrease in short-term borrowings | (6,875 | ) | (4,903 | ) | |||
Repayment of Federal Home Loan Bank advances | (2,000 | ) | - | ||||
Tax benefit from exercise of stock options | - | 67 | |||||
Cash dividends paid | (688 | ) | (656 | ) | |||
Proceeds from issuance of common stock | - | 348 | |||||
Net cash provided (used) by financing activites | 2,682 | (3,734 | ) | ||||
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | (3,601 | ) | 5,389 | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 24,103 | 20,807 | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 20,502 | $ | 26,196 | |||
Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures | |||||||
Interest paid | $ | 4,381 | $ | 3,413 | |||
Income taxes paid | - | - | |||||
Non-Cash Transactions | |||||||
Change in net unrealized holding losses (gains), net of taxes, on investment securities | 1,678 | (1,150 | ) | ||||
Transfer of loans to repossessed assets | 48 | 9 | |||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial statements. |
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2007 AND 2006, AND DECEMBER 31, 2006
(Unaudited)
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of QNB Corp. (QNB) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, The Quakertown National Bank (the Bank). All significant intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated in the consolidated financial statements.
These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in QNB's 2006 Annual Report incorporated in the Form 10-K. Operating results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2007.
The unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, which in the opinion of management are necessary for a fair presentation of the results of the interim periods and are of a normal and recurring nature. Tabular information, other than share and per share data, is presented in thousands of dollars.
In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the dates of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from such estimates.
2. RESTATEMENT AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
In September 2006, the FASB issued FASB No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, to provide consistency and comparability in determining fair value measurements and to provide for expanded disclosures about fair value measurements. The definition of fair value maintains the exchange price notion in earlier definitions of fair value but focuses on the exit price of the asset or liability. The exit price is the price that would be received to sell the asset or paid to transfer the liability adjusted for certain inherent risks and restrictions. Expanded disclosures are also required about the use of fair value to measure assets and liabilities.
In February 2007, the FASB issued FASB No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115. FASB No. 159 provides companies with an option to report selected financial assets and liabilities at fair value. Most of the provisions of this statement apply only to entities that elect the fair value option. However, the amendment to FASB No. 115, “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities”, applies to all entities with available-for-sale and trading securities. FASB No. 159 also establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between companies that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities.
Effective January 1, 2007, QNB elected to early adopt the provisions FASB No. 157 and FASB No. 159. QNB selected the fair value option for various financial assets and liabilities, including $97,744,000 of mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs) previously classified as available-for sale securities and Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) advances of $50,000,000. QNB elected to move these available-for-sale securities to trading securities in order to be able to more actively trade a portion of its investment portfolio. Economic factors, such as yield, duration and
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QNB CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2007 AND 2006, AND DECEMBER 31, 2006
(Unaudited)
2. RESTATEMENT AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Continued):
prepayment risk, were considered in selecting these securities. The FHLB advances were selected because they act as partial natural hedge against the securities selected in light of changing interest rates. The initial fair value measurement of these items, as prescribed by FASB No. 159, resulted in a cumulative-effect adjustment, net of tax, of $2,335,000, recorded as a reduction of retained earnings as of January 1, 2007.
In April 2007, QNB restructured its balance sheet by selling the investment securities held-for-trading and repaying the FHLB advances identified above. The securities sold had a yield of approximately 4.26 percent, while the FHLB advances had a cost of 5.55 percent. The sale of investments and prepayment of FHLB advances resulted in net trading gains of approximately $130,000 in April 2007 resulting from the change in value from March 31, 2007 to the trade date. In April, QNB entered into a $25,000,000 repurchase agreement, with a large regional financial institution, at an average cost of 4.78 percent and purchased approximately $63,524,000 in investment securities at an average yield of 5.51 percent.
Subsequent to the transactions discussed above and the filing of QNB’s first quarter Form 10-Q, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) advised QNB that the restructuring transaction as presented was inconsistent with the intent and spirit of FASB No. 159. Based on discussions with the SEC staff, because QNB did not reclassify 100 percent of the replacement securities as fair value instruments and only borrowed and fair valued 50 percent of the initially fair valued FHLB advances, QNB had a non-substantive adoption of FASB No. 159. Consequently, QNB decided to reverse its decision to utilize FASB No. 159 for the valuation of certain securities and FHLB advances, described above. Based on QNB’s current understanding of the views of the SEC, the investment securities sold in April are reported as available-for-sale securities at March 31, 2007 and as being other-than-temporarily impaired at March 31, 2007. Accordingly, as part of that restatement, QNB recognized a charge to earnigs for other-than-temporary impairment of $2,758,000 for the first quarter of 2007. Also as part of the restatement, QNB recognized additional premium amortization on these restated available-for-sale securities of $134,000 as a reduction of interest income and reversed previously reported trading account losses of $282,000 for the first quarter of 2007. The effect of these adjustments reduced income before income taxes by $2,610,000, reduced income tax expense by $888,000 and reduced net income by $1,722,000 for the first quarter 2007, which resulted in a restated net loss of $453,000. Restated retained earnings increased $612,000 from the previously reported amount.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2007 AND 2006, AND DECEMBER 31, 2006
(Unaudited)
2. RESTATEMENT AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Continued):
The following table reflects the previously reported amounts for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and as of March 31, 2007 and the restated amounts:
As of and for the Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||
Previously Reported | Restated | ||||||
Statement of Income: | |||||||
Interest on investment securities | $ | 2,353 | $ | 2,219 | |||
Total interest income | 8,673 | 8,539 | |||||
Net interest income | 4,232 | 4,098 | |||||
Net (loss) gain on investment securities available-for-sale | 260 | (2,498 | ) | ||||
Trading gains (losses) | (282 | ) | - | ||||
Total non-interest income | 808 | (1,668 | ) | ||||
(Loss) income before income taxes | 1,643 | (967 | ) | ||||
(Benefit) provision for income taxes | 374 | (514 | ) | ||||
Net (loss) income | 1,269 | (453 | ) | ||||
Balance Sheet Data: | |||||||
Available-for-sale securities | 116,186 | 206,872 | |||||
Trading securities | 90,685 | - | |||||
Other assets | 5,029 | 4,668 | |||||
Total assets | 619,265 | 618,905 | |||||
Federal Home Loan Bank advances, at historical cost | - | 50,000 | |||||
Federal Home Loan Bank advances, at fair value | 50,927 | - | |||||
Retained earnings | 39,236 | 39,849 | |||||
Total shareholders’ equity | 50,367 | 50,979 | |||||
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | 619,265 | 618,905 | |||||
Earnings (loss) per share: | |||||||
Basic | $ | .41 | $ | (.14 | ) | ||
Diluted | $ | .40 | $ | (.14 | ) |
In addition, QNB will recognize an after-tax charge of $488,000 in the second quarter of 2007 as a result of the prepayment of the FHLB advances in April. There will be no cumulative-effect adjustment to shareholders’ equity as of January 1, 2007 as reported above.
QNB believes that the balance sheet restructuring will better position the company to manage interest rate risk, as the securities sold were primarily bonds that had significant prepayment risk in a declining interest rate environment, while the FHLB borrowings were largely comprised of convertible advances that would convert from a fixed-rate to a higher floating-rate in a rising rate environment. In addition to improving QNB’s interest rate risk profile, the transactions should increase net interest income by approximately $850,000 in 2007 and $1,200,000 annually thereafter based on certain reinvestment and prepayment assumptions. The reduction in the amount of borrowings and investments should also improve QNB’s return on assets.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2007 AND 2006, AND DECEMBER 31, 2006
(Unaudited)
2. RESTATEMENT AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Continued):
The following table presents information about QNB’s assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2007 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized by QNB to determine such fair value:
(Restated) | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Balance as of March 31, 2007 | |||
Securities available-for-sale | $ 90,686 | $116,186 | $ 206,872 |
As required by FASB No. 157, each financial asset and liability must be identified as having been valued according to specified level of input, 1, 2 or 3. Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that QNB has the ability to access at the measurement date. Fair values determined by Level 2 inputs utilize inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset, either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets in active markets, and inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset, and include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability. In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, the level in the fair value hierarchy, within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls, has been determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. QNB’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and considers factors specific to the asset.
As of March 31, 2007, QNB did not have any assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis.
The measurement of fair value should be consistent with one of the following valuation techniques: market approach, income approach, and/or cost approach. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities (including a business). For example, valuation techniques consistent with the market approach often use market multiples derived from a set of comparables. Multiples might lie in ranges with a different multiple for each comparable. The selection of where within the range the appropriate multiple falls requires judgment, considering factors specific to the measurement (qualitative and quantitative). Valuation techniques consistent with the market approach include matrix pricing. Matrix pricing is a mathematical technique used principally to value debt securities without relying exclusively on quoted prices for the specific securities, but rather by relying on the securities’ relationship to other benchmark quoted securities. As of March 31, 2007, all of the financial assets measured at fair value utilized the market approach.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2007 AND 2006, AND DECEMBER 31, 2006
(Unaudited)
3. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
At March 31, 2007, QNB sponsored stock-based compensation plans, administered by a committee, under which both qualified and non-qualified stock options may be granted periodically to certain employees. QNB accounts for all awards granted under stock-based compensation plans in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Statement No. 123R, Share-Based Payment (FASB No. 123R). Compensation cost has been measured using the fair value of an award on the grant date and is recognized over the service period, which is usually the vesting period.
Stock-based compensation expense was approximately $32,000 and $27,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. As of March 31, 2007, there was approximately $121,000 of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested share-based compensation awards granted that is expected to be recognized over the next three years.
Options are granted to certain employees at prices equal to the market value of the stock on the date the options are granted. The 1998 Plan authorizes the issuance of 220,500 shares. The time period during which any option is exercisable under the Plan is determined by the committee but shall not commence before the expiration of six months after the date of grant or continue beyond the expiration of ten years after the date the option is awarded. The granted options vest ratably over a three-year period. As of March 31, 2007, there were 180,423 options outstanding under this Plan. The 2005 Plan authorizes the issuance of 200,000 shares. The terms of the 2005 Plan are identical to the 1998 Plan, except options expire five years after the grant date. As of March 31, 2007, there were 26,300 options outstanding under this Plan.
The fair value of each option is amortized into compensation expense on a straight-line basis between the grant date for the option and each vesting date. QNB estimated the fair value of stock options on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The model requires the use of numerous assumptions, many of which are highly subjective in nature. The following assumptions were used in the option pricing model in determining the fair value of options granted during the three months ended March 31:
Options granted | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | ||||||||
Risk-free interest rate | 4.74 | % | 4.27 | % | 4.18 | % | |||||
Dividend yield | 3.50 | 3.23 | 2.40 | ||||||||
Volatility | 15.99 | 13.28 | 14.05 | ||||||||
Expected life | 5 yrs. | 5 yrs. | 10yrs. |
The risk-free interest rate was selected based upon yields of U.S. Treasury issues with a term equal to the expected life of the option being valued. Historical information was the primary basis for the selection of the expected dividend yield, expected volatility and expected lives of the options.
The fair market value of options granted in the first quarter of 2007 and 2006 was $3.57 and $3.13, respectively.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2007 AND 2006, AND DECEMBER 31, 2006
(Unaudited)
3. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Continued):
Stock option activity during the three months ended March 31, 2007 is as follows:
Weighted | |||||||||||||
Average | Aggregate | ||||||||||||
Weighted | Remaining | Intrinsic | |||||||||||
Number of | Average | Contractual | Value | ||||||||||
Options | Exercise Price | Term (in yrs.) | (in thousands) | ||||||||||
Outstanding at January 1, 2007 | 189,323 | $ | 20.14 | 4.92 | |||||||||
Exercised | - | - | |||||||||||
Granted | 17,400 | 25.15 | |||||||||||
Outstanding at March 31, 2007 | 206,723 | 20.56 | 4.69 | $ | 1,348 | ||||||||
Exercisable at March 31, 2007 | 137,023 | 16.16 | 4.08 | $ | 1,348 | ||||||||
4. (LOSS) EARNINGS PER SHARE
The following sets forth the computation of basic and diluted (loss) earnings per share:
For the Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||
2007 | 2006 | ||||||
(Restated) | |||||||
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share-net (loss) income | $ | (453 | ) | $ | 1,678 | ||
Denominator for basic earnings per share- weighted average shares outstanding | 3,128,598 | 3,118,353 | |||||
Effect of dilutive securities-employee stock options | 0 | 52,490 | |||||
Denominator for diluted earnings per share- adjusted weighted average shares outstanding | 3,128,598 | 3,170,843 | |||||
(Loss) earnings per share-basic | $ | (.14 | ) | $ | .54 | ||
(Loss) earnings per share-diluted | $ | (.14 | ) | $ | .53 |
For the three months ended March 31, 2007, the effect of dilutive securities related to stock options totaled 46,778 which, when added to the average basic shares outstanding totaling 3,128,598, would have resulted in average diluted shares outstanding totaling 3,175,376. However, in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128, Earnings Per Share, due to QNB reporting a net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2007, including potential common shares in the denominator of a diluted per share computation would result in an anti-dilutive per share amount. There were 34,900 stock options that were anti-dilutive as of March 31, 2006. These stock options were not included in the above calculation.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2007 AND 2006, AND DECEMBER 31, 2006
(Unaudited)
5. COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For QNB, the sole component of other comprehensive income is the unrealized holding gains and losses on available-for-sale investment securities.
The following shows the components and activity of comprehensive income during the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 (net of the income tax effect):
For the Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||
2007 | 2006 | ||||||
(Restated) | |||||||
Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during the period on securities available for sale (net of taxes of $(16) and $471, respectively) | $ | 29 | $ | (916 | ) | ||
Reclassification adjustment for losses (gains) included in net income (net of taxes of $(849) and $121, respectively) | 1,649 | (234 | ) | ||||
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) during the period | 1,678 | (1,150 | ) | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive losses, beginning of period | (815 | ) | (1,262 | ) | |||
Accumulated other comprehensive gains (losses), end of period | $ | 863 | $ | (2,412 | ) | ||
Net (loss) income | $ | (453 | ) | $ | 1,678 | ||
Other comprehensive income, net of tax: Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during the period (net of taxes of $(865) and $592, respectively) | 1,678 | (1,150 | ) | ||||
Comprehensive income | $ | 1,225 | $ | 528 |
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QNB CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2007 AND 2006, AND DECEMBER 31, 2006
(Unaudited)
6. LOANS
The following table presents loans by category as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006:
March 31, 2007 | December 31, 2006 | ||||||
Commercial and industrial | $ | 81,385 | $ | 72,718 | |||
Construction | 19,475 | 10,503 | |||||
Real estate-commercial | 120,919 | 118,166 | |||||
Real estate-residential | 123,460 | 123,531 | |||||
Consumer | 4,717 | 5,044 | |||||
Indirect lease financing | 13,394 | 13,405 | |||||
Total loans | 363,350 | 343,367 | |||||
Unearned costs | 85 | 129 | |||||
Total loans net of unearned costs | $ | 363,435 | $ | 343,496 |
7. INTANGIBLE ASSETS
As a result of a purchase of deposits in 1997, QNB recorded a deposit premium of $511,000. This premium is being amortized, for book purposes, over ten years and is reviewed annually for impairment. The net deposit premium intangible was $30,000 and $43,000 at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. Amortization expense for core deposit intangibles was $13,000 for both periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006.
The following table reflects the components of mortgage servicing rights as of the periods indicated:
March 31, | December 31, | ||||||
2007 | 2006 | ||||||
Mortgage servicing rights beginning balance | $ | 472 | $ | 528 | |||
Mortgage servicing rights capitalized | 12 | 31 | |||||
Mortgage servicing rights amortized | (19 | ) | (87 | ) | |||
Fair market value adjustments | - | - | |||||
Mortgage servicing rights ending balance | $ | 465 | $ | 472 | |||
Mortgage loans serviced for others | $ | 69,946 | $ | 70,816 | |||
Amortization expense of intangibles | 32 | 138 |
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QNB CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2007 AND 2006, AND DECEMBER 31, 2006
(Unaudited)
7. INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Continued):
The annual estimated amortization expense of intangible assets for each of the five succeeding fiscal years is as follows:
For the Year Ended 12/31/07 | $127 | |
For the Year Ended 12/31/08 | 79 | |
For the Year Ended 12/31/09 | 66 | |
For the Year Ended 12/31/10 | 55 | |
For the Year Ended 12/31/11 | 45 |
8. INCOME TAXES
In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (FIN 48). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. QNB adopted FIN 48 as of January 1, 2007. QNB has evaluated its tax positions as of January 1, 2007. A tax position is recognized as a benefit only if it is “more likely than not” that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur. The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that has a likelihood of being realized on examination of more than 50 percent. For tax positions not meeting the “more likely than not” test, no tax benefit is recorded. Under the “more-likely-than-not” threshold guidelines, QNB believes no significant uncertain tax positions exist, either individually or in the aggregate, that would give rise to the non-recognition of an existing tax benefit. As of January 1, 2007, QNB had no material unrecognized tax benefits or accrued interest and penalties. QNB’s policy is to account for interest as a component of interest expense and penalties as a component of other expense. QNB and its subsidiary are subject to U.S. federal income tax as well as income tax of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. QNB is no longer subject to examination by U.S. Federal taxing authorities for years before 2003 and for all state income taxes through 2003.
9. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
As of March 31, 2007, loans receivable from directors, principal officers, and their related interests totaled $4,923,000. All of these transactions were made in the ordinary course of business on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with other persons. Also, they did not involve a more than normal risk of collectibility or present any other unfavorable features.
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QNB CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2007 AND 2006, AND DECEMBER 31, 2006
(Unaudited)
10. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In September 2006, the FASB reached consensus on the guidance provided by Emerging Issues Task Force Issue 06-4 (EITF 06-4), Accounting for Deferred Compensation and Postretirement Benefit Aspects of Endorsement Split-Dollar Life Insurance Arrangements. The guidance is applicable to endorsement split dollar life insurance arrangements, whereby the employer owns and controls the insurance policy, that are associated with a postretirement benefit. EITF 06-4 requires that for a split-dollar life insurance arrangement within the scope of EITF 06-4, an employer should recognize a liability for future benefits in accordance with FASB No. 106 (if, in substance, a postretirement benefit plan exists) or Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 12 (if the arrangement is, in substance, an individual deferred compensation contract) based on the substantive agreement with the employee. EITF 06-4 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2007. QNB is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of the standard will have on its results of operations and financial position.
In March 2007, the FASB ratified Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 06-10 Accounting for Collateral Assignment Split-Dollar Life Insurance Agreements (EITF 06-10). EITF 06-10 provides guidance for determining a liability for the postretirement benefit obligation as well as recognition and measurement of the associated asset on the basis of the terms of the collateral assignment agreement. EITF 06-10 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2007. QNB is currently assessing the impact of EITF 06-10 on its consolidated financial position and results of operations.
In September 2006, the FASB reached consensus on the guidance provided by Emerging Issues Task Force Issue 06-5 (EITF 06-5), Accounting for Purchase of Life Insurance—Determining the Amount That Could Be Realized in Accordance with FASB Technical Bulletin No. 85-4, Accounting for Purchases of Life Insurance. EITF 06-5 states that a policyholder should consider any additional amounts included in the contractual terms of the insurance policy other than the cash surrender value in determining the amount that could be realized under the insurance contract. EITF 06-5 also states that a policyholder should determine the amount that could be realized under the life insurance contract assuming the surrender of an individual-life by individual-life policy (or certificate by certificate in a group policy). EITF 06-5 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. QNB adopted EITF 06-5 as of January 1, 2007. The adoption of the standard had no effect on QNB’s results of operations and financial position.
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QNB CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
QNB Corp. (the Corporation) is a bank holding company headquartered in Quakertown, Pennsylvania. The Corporation, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, The Quakertown National Bank (the Bank), has been serving the residents and businesses of upper Bucks, northern Montgomery and southern Lehigh counties in Pennsylvania since 1877. The Bank is a locally managed community bank that provides a full range of commercial and retail banking and retail brokerage services. The consolidated entity is referred to herein as “QNB”.
As discussed in Note 2 to the unaudited consolidated financial statements, our unaudited consolidated financial statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2007 have been restated to reflect QNB’s decision to reverse its utilization of FASB No. 159 for the valuation of certain securities and FHLB advances. The accompanying Management’s Discussion and Analysis gives effect to that restatement.
Forward-Looking Statements
In addition to historical information, this document contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words or phrases such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “project” and variations of such words and similar expressions, or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “may” or similar expressions. The U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides safe harbor in regard to the inclusion of forward-looking statements in this document and documents incorporated by reference.
Shareholders should note that many factors, some of which are discussed elsewhere in this document and in the documents that are incorporated by reference, could affect the future financial results of the Corporation and its subsidiary and could cause those results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements contained or incorporated by reference in this document. These factors include, but are not limited, to the following:
· | Volatility in interest rates and shape of the yield curve; |
· | Increased credit risk; |
· | Operating, legal and regulatory risks; |
· | Economic, political and competitive forces affecting the Corporation’s line of business; and |
· | The risk that the analysis of these risks and forces could be incorrect, and/or that the strategies developed to address them could be unsuccessful. |
QNB cautions that these forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, all of which change over time, and QNB assumes no duty to update forward-looking statements. Management cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. These statements speak only as of the date made, and they advise readers that various factors, including those described above, could affect QNB’s financial performance and could cause actual results or circumstances for future periods to differ materially from those anticipated or projected. Except as required by law, QNB does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to publicly release any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements.
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QNB CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations are based on the consolidated financial statements of QNB, which are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires QNB to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. QNB evaluates estimates on an on-going basis, including those related to the allowance for loan losses, non-accrual loans, other real estate owned, other-than-temporary investment impairments, intangible assets, stock option plans and income taxes. QNB bases its estimates on historical experience and various other factors and assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
QNB believes the following critical accounting policies affect its more significant judgments and estimates used in preparation of its consolidated financial statements: allowance for loan losses, income taxes and other-than-temporary investment security impairment. Each estimate is discussed below. The financial impact of each estimate is discussed in the applicable sections of Management’s Discussion and Analysis.
Allowance for Loan Losses
QNB considers that the determination of the allowance for loan losses involves a higher degree of judgment and complexity than its other significant accounting policies. The allowance for loan losses is calculated with the objective of maintaining a level believed by management to be sufficient to absorb probable known and inherent losses in the outstanding loan portfolio. The allowance is reduced by actual credit losses and is increased by the provision for loan losses and recoveries of previous losses. The provisions for loan losses are charged to earnings to maintain the total allowance for loan losses at a level considered necessary by management.
The allowance for loan losses is based on management’s continuous review and evaluation of the loan portfolio. The level of the allowance is determined by assigning specific reserves to individually identified problem credits and general reserves to all other loans. The portion of the allowance that is allocated to internally criticized and non-accrual loans is determined by estimating the inherent loss on each credit after giving consideration to the value of underlying collateral. The general reserves are based on the composition and risk characteristics of the loan portfolio, including the nature of the loan portfolio, credit concentration trends, historic and anticipated delinquency and loss experience, as well as other qualitative factors such as current economic trends.
Management emphasizes loan quality and close monitoring of potential problem credits. Credit risk identification and review processes are utilized in order to assess and monitor the degree of risk in the loan portfolio. QNB’s lending and loan administration staff are charged with reviewing the loan portfolio and identifying changes in the economy or in a borrower’s circumstances which may affect the ability to repay debt or the value of pledged collateral. A loan classification and review system exists that identifies those loans with a higher than normal risk of uncollectibility. Each commercial loan is assigned a grade based upon an assessment of the borrower’s financial capacity to service the debt and the presence and value of collateral for the loan. An independent loan review group tests risk assessments and evaluates the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses. Management meets monthly to review the credit quality of the loan portfolio and quarterly to review the allowance for loan losses.
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates (Continued)
In addition, various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review QNB’s allowance for loan losses. Such agencies may require QNB to recognize additions to the allowance based on their judgments about information available to them at the time of their examination.
Management believes that it uses the best information available to make determinations about the adequacy of the allowance and that it has established its existing allowance for loan losses in accordance with GAAP. If circumstances differ substantially from the assumptions used in making determinations, future adjustments to the allowance for loan losses may be necessary, and results of operations could be affected. Because future events affecting borrowers and collateral cannot be predicted with certainty, increases to the allowance may be necessary should the quality of any loans deteriorate as a result of the factors discussed above.
Income Taxes.
QNB accounts for income taxes under the asset/liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases, as well as operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is established against deferred tax assets when, in the judgment of management, it is more likely than not that such deferred tax assets will not become available. Because the judgment about the level of future taxable income is dependent to a great extent on matters that may, at least in part, be beyond QNB’s control, it is at least reasonably possible that management’s judgment about the need for a valuation allowance for deferred taxes could change in the near term.
Other-than-Temporary Impairment of Investment Securities
Securities are evaluated periodically to determine whether a decline in their value is other-than-temporary. Management utilizes criteria such as the magnitude and duration of the decline, in addition to the reasons underlying the decline, to determine whether the loss in value is other-than-temporary. The term “other-than-temporary” is not intended to indicate that the decline is permanent, but indicates that the prospects for a near-term recovery of value are not necessarily favorable, or that there is a lack of evidence to support realizable value equal to or greater than carrying value of the investment. Once a decline in value is determined to be other-than-temporary, the value of the security is reduced, and a corresponding charge to earnings is recognized. As previously discussed in Note 2 to the notes to consolidated financial statements, QNB recorded an other-than-temporary impairment charge of $2,758,000 as of March 31, 2007.
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QNB CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - OVERVIEW
QNB Corp. earns its net income primarily through its subsidiary, The Quakertown National Bank. Net interest income, or the spread between the interest, dividends and fees earned on loans and investment securities and the expense incurred on deposits and other interest-bearing liabilities, is the primary source of operating income for QNB. QNB seeks to achieve sustainable and consistent earnings growth while maintaining adequate levels of capital and liquidity and limiting its exposure to credit and interest rate risk to Board of Directors approved levels. Due to its limited geographic area, comprised principally of upper Bucks, southern Lehigh and northern Montgomery counties, growth is pursued through expansion of existing customer relationships and building new relationships by stressing a consistent high level of service at all points of contact.
QNB reported a net loss for the first quarter of 2007 of $(453,000), or $(.14) per common share, on a diluted basis. These results compare to net income for the first quarter of 2006 of $1,678,000, or $.53 per share diluted. Contributing to the loss for the quarter was a $2,758,000 ($1,820,000 net of tax) charge related to securities identified as other-than-temporarily impaired.
Net interest income for the first quarter of 2007 was $4,098,000, an $112,000 increase from net interest income reported for the same period in 2006. Contributing to the increase in net interest income when comparing the two quarters was a 6.6 percent increase in average earning assets, as well as the change in the mix of earning assets as higher yielding loans replaced lower yielding investment securities. The net interest margin for the first quarter of 2007 was 3.11 percent compared to 3.26 percent for the first quarter of 2006 and 3.01 percent for the fourth quarter of 2006. The improvement in the net interest margin from the fourth quarter of 2006 reflects the growth in loans as well as the impact of selling lower yielding securities at a loss during the fourth quarter of 2006.
Also impacting the first quarter of 2007 was a $75,000 provision for loan losses. The continued growth in loans combined with net charge-offs of $83,000 during the first quarter of 2007, contributed to the need for the provision. There was no provision for loan losses during the first quarter of 2006.
Total non-interest income, excluding the other-than temporary impairment charge, declined by $118,000, when comparing the two quarters, with the gain on sale of investment securities decreasing $95,000, when comparing these periods. Total non-interest expense increased $86,000, to $3,322,000, for the first quarter of 2007 as compared to the first quarter of 2006. The increase was centered in personnel costs, which increased $53,000, and net occupancy and equipment costs, which increased $55,000.
Positively impacting the provision for income taxes and net income during the first quarter of 2006 was the reversal of a portion of the tax valuation allowance related to the impairment of certain Fannie Mae (FNMA) and Freddie Mac (FHLMC) preferred stock issues. QNB’s reversal of $138,000 of the tax valuation allowance was a result of its ability to realize tax benefits due to realized capital gains and an increase in unrealized gains of certain equity securities.
QNB operates in an attractive market for financial services but also a market with intense competition from other local community banks and regional and national financial institutions. QNB has been able to compete effectively with other financial institutions by emphasizing technology, including internet-banking and electronic bill pay, and customer service, including local decision-making on loans, the establishment of long-term customer relationships and customer loyalty, and products and services designed to address the specific needs of our customers.
These items as well as others will be explained more thoroughly in the next sections.
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
Average Balances, Rate, and Interest Income and Expense Summary (Tax-Equivalent Basis)
Three Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
March 31, 2007 | March 31, 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||
Average | Average | Average | Average | ||||||||||||||||
Balance | Rate | Interest | Balance | Rate | Interest | ||||||||||||||
Assets | |||||||||||||||||||
Federal funds sold | $ | 3,098 | 5.26 | % | $ | 40 | $ | 2,129 | 4.59 | % | $ | 24 | |||||||
Investment securities: | |||||||||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury | 5,147 | 4.70 | % | 60 | 6,032 | 3.22 | % | 48 | |||||||||||
U.S. Government agencies | 32,578 | 5.53 | % | 450 | 20,740 | 4.17 | % | 216 | |||||||||||
State and municipal | 40,020 | 6.61 | % | 661 | 48,290 | 6.53 | % | 788 | |||||||||||
Mortgage-backed and CMOs | 127,650 | 4.51 | % | 1,439 | 128,925 | 4.27 | % | 1,376 | |||||||||||
Other | 18,155 | 6.13 | % | 278 | 25,799 | 6.01 | % | 387 | |||||||||||
Total investment securities | 223,550 | 5.17 | % | 2,888 | 229,786 | 4.90 | % | 2,815 | |||||||||||
Loans: | |||||||||||||||||||
Commercial real estate | 157,103 | 6.77 | % | 2,621 | 135,184 | 6.45 | % | 2,152 | |||||||||||
Residential real estate | 26,530 | 5.92 | % | 393 | 25,945 | 5.81 | % | 377 | |||||||||||
Home equity loans | 69,369 | 6.48 | % | 1,109 | 63,760 | 6.22 | % | 977 | |||||||||||
Commercial and industrial | 55,189 | 7.41 | % | 1,008 | 51,203 | 6.87 | % | 867 | |||||||||||
Indirect lease financing | 13,327 | 9.31 | % | 310 | 7,239 | 9.20 | % | 167 | |||||||||||
Consumer loans | 4,852 | 10.05 | % | 120 | 4,910 | 8.99 | % | 109 | |||||||||||
Tax-exempt loans | 22,210 | 6.13 | % | 336 | 19,123 | 5.73 | % | 270 | |||||||||||
Total loans, net of unearned income* | 348,580 | 6.86 | % | 5,897 | 307,364 | 6.49 | % | 4,919 | |||||||||||
Other earning assets | 4,257 | 5.83 | % | 61 | 4,586 | 4.33 | % | 49 | |||||||||||
Total earning assets | 579,485 | 6.22 | % | 8,886 | 543,865 | 5.82 | % | 7,807 | |||||||||||
Cash and due from banks | 10,856 | 18,393 | |||||||||||||||||
Allowance for loan losses | (2,733 | ) | (2,514 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Other assets | 21,040 | 19,227 | |||||||||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 608,648 | $ | 578,971 | |||||||||||||||
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity | |||||||||||||||||||
Interest-bearing deposits: | |||||||||||||||||||
Interest-bearing demand | $ | 92,994 | 2.15 | % | 492 | $ | 96,228 | 1.85 | % | 439 | |||||||||
Money market | 51,531 | 3.02 | % | 384 | 43,222 | 2.41 | % | 257 | |||||||||||
Savings | 45,640 | 0.39 | % | 44 | 50,265 | 0.39 | % | 48 | |||||||||||
Time | 178,467 | 4.36 | % | 1,917 | 161,392 | 3.45 | % | 1,374 | |||||||||||
Time over $100,000 | 57,182 | 4.67 | % | 659 | 48,635 | 3.57 | % | 428 | |||||||||||
Total interest-bearing deposits | 425,814 | 3.33 | % | 3,496 | 399,742 | 2.58 | % | 2,546 | |||||||||||
Short-term borrowings | 25,666 | 3.56 | % | 225 | 19,300 | 3.01 | % | 143 | |||||||||||
Federal Home Loan Bank advances | 51,911 | 5.55 | % | 720 | 55,000 | 5.47 | % | 752 | |||||||||||
Total interest-bearing liabilities | 503,391 | 3.58 | % | 4,441 | 474,042 | 2.94 | % | 3,441 | |||||||||||
Non-interest-bearing deposits | 49,963 | 53,658 | |||||||||||||||||
Other liabilities | 3,512 | 2,862 | |||||||||||||||||
Shareholders' equity | 51,782 | 48,409 | |||||||||||||||||
Total liabilities and | |||||||||||||||||||
shareholders' equity | $ | 608,648 | $ | 578,971 | |||||||||||||||
Net interest rate spread | 2.64 | % | 2.88 | % | |||||||||||||||
Margin/net interest income | 3.11 | % | 4,445 | 3.26 | % | 4,366 | |||||||||||||
Tax-exempt securities and loans were adjusted to a tax-equivalent basis and are based on the marginal Federal corporate tax rate rate of 34 percent. | |||||||||||||||||||
Non-accrual loans are included in earning assets. | |||||||||||||||||||
* Includes loans held-for-sale | |||||||||||||||||||
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NET INTEREST INCOME
The following table presents the adjustment to convert net interest income to net interest income on a fully taxable equivalent basis for the periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006.
Three Months Ended | ||||||||||
March 31, 2007 compared to | ||||||||||
March 31, 2006 | ||||||||||
Total | Due to change in: | |||||||||
Change | Volume | Rate | ||||||||
Interest income: | ||||||||||
Federal funds sold | $ | 16 | $ | 11 | $ | 5 | ||||
Investment securities: | ||||||||||
U.S. Treasury | 12 | (7 | ) | 19 | ||||||
U.S. Government agencies | 234 | 123 | 111 | |||||||
State and municipal | (127 | ) | (135 | ) | 8 | |||||
Mortgage-backed and CMOs | 63 | (14 | ) | 77 | ||||||
Other | (109 | ) | (115 | ) | 6 | |||||
Loans: | ||||||||||
Commercial real estate | 469 | 349 | 120 | |||||||
Residential real estate | 16 | 9 | 7 | |||||||
Home equity loans | 132 | 86 | 46 | |||||||
Commercial and industrial | 141 | 68 | 73 | |||||||
Indirect lease financing | 143 | 140 | 3 | |||||||
Consumer loans | 11 | (1 | ) | 12 | ||||||
Tax-exempt loans | 66 | 44 | 22 | |||||||
Other earning assets | 12 | (4 | ) | 16 | ||||||
Total interest income | 1,079 | 554 | 525 | |||||||
Interest expense: | ||||||||||
Interest-bearing demand | 53 | (15 | ) | 68 | ||||||
Money market | 127 | 50 | 77 | |||||||
Savings | (4 | ) | (4 | ) | 0 | |||||
Time | 543 | 145 | 398 | |||||||
Time over $100,000 | 231 | 75 | 156 | |||||||
Short-term borrowings | 82 | 47 | 35 | |||||||
Federal Home Loan Bank advances | (32 | ) | (42 | ) | 10 | |||||
Total interest expense | 1,000 | 256 | 744 | |||||||
Net interest income | $ | 79 | $ | 298 | $ | (219 | ) |
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
NET INTEREST INCOME
The following table presents the adjustment to convert net interest income to net interest income on a fully taxable equivalent basis for the periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006.
For the Three Months | |||||||
Ended March 31, | |||||||
2007 | 2006 | ||||||
Total interest income | $ | 8,539 | $ | 7,427 | |||
Total interest expense | 4,441 | 3,441 | |||||
Net interest income | 4,098 | 3,986 | |||||
Tax equivalent adjustment | 347 | 380 | |||||
Net interest income (fully taxable equivalent) | $ | 4,445 | $ | 4,366 | |||
Net interest income is the primary source of operating income for QNB. Net interest income is interest income, dividends, and fees on earning assets, less interest expense incurred on funding sources. Earning assets primarily include loans, investment securities and federal funds sold. Sources used to fund these assets include deposits, borrowed funds and shareholders’ equity. Net interest income is affected by changes in interest rates, the volume and mix of earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, and the amount of earning assets funded by non-interest bearing deposits.
For purposes of this discussion, interest income and the average yield earned on loans and investment securities are adjusted to a tax-equivalent basis as detailed in the tables that appear on pages 18 and 19. This adjustment to interest income is made for analysis purposes only. Interest income is increased by the amount of savings of federal income taxes, which QNB realizes by investing in certain tax-exempt state and municipal securities and by making loans to certain tax-exempt organizations. In this way, the ultimate economic impact of earnings from various assets can be more easily compared.
The net interest rate spread is the difference between average rates received on earning assets and average rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities, while the net interest rate margin includes interest-free sources of funds.
Net interest income increased $112,000, or 2.8 percent, to $4,098,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 as compared to $3,986,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2006. On a tax-equivalent basis, net interest income increased by $79,000, or 1.8 percent, from $4,366,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2006 to $4,445,000 for the same period ended March 31, 2007. The interest rate environment resulting from changes in the shape of the yield curve as well as the competitive environment for loans and deposits has negatively impacted the net interest margin. These two factors have resulted in funding costs for deposits and borrowed money increasing to a greater degree than the rate earned on loans and investment securities. An increase in average earning assets and a change in the mix of earning assets from lower yielding investment securities to higher yielding loans helped to slow the decline in the net interest margin.
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Average earning assets increased 6.6 percent, with average loans increasing 13.4 percent when comparing the first quarter of 2007 to the same period in 2006. Average investment securities decreased 2.7 percent when comparing these same periods while the net interest margin declined by 15 basis points. The net interest margin decreased to 3.11 percent for the first quarter of 2007 from 3.26 percent for the first quarter of 2006. However, the net interest margin of 3.11 percent for the first quarter of 2007 represents an increase from the 3.01 percent margin recorded during the fourth quarter of 2006. The improvement in the net interest margin from the fourth quarter of 2006 reflects the impact of selling lower yielding securities at a loss and reinvesting the proceeds into higher yielding securities during the fourth quarter of 2006 and the growth in loans.
For the most part, earning assets are funded by deposits, which increased when comparing the two quarters. Average deposits increased $22,377,000, or 4.9 percent, when comparing the first quarters of 2007 and 2006. Most of the growth in average deposits was in higher cost time deposits and money market accounts.
The yield on earning assets on a tax-equivalent basis increased from 5.82 percent for the first quarter of 2006 to 6.22 percent for the first quarter of 2007. Interest income on investment securities increased $73,000 when comparing the two quarters, as the increase in the yield on the portfolio was able to offset the decline in balances. The average yield on investment securities increased from 4.90 percent for the first quarter of 2006 to 5.17 percent for the first quarter of 2007. QNB purchased very few securities in the normal course of business over the past year because of the strong growth in loans. Most of the increase in the yield on the portfolio has been the result of either purchase and sale transactions in which lower yielding securities were sold at a loss with the proceeds reinvested in higher yielding securities, or through the sale, maturity or payments of lower yielding securities with the proceeds used to fund loan growth. The purpose of the purchase and sale transactions was to position QNB to achieve increased net interest income in the future as well as to reposition the cash flow from the portfolio.
The yield on loans increased 37 basis points, to 6.86 percent, when comparing the first quarter of 2007 to the first quarter of 2006. The average prime rate when comparing these same periods increased 82 basis points, from 7.43 percent to 8.25 percent. While QNB’s earning assets were positively impacted by the increases in the prime rate, the overall yield on the loan portfolio did not increase proportionately, since only a portion of the loan portfolio reprices immediately with changes in the prime rate. More significant factors limiting the increase in the portfolio yield was the inverted yield curve with short-term rates being higher than mid- and longer-term rates along with the competition for loans. Customers preferred to lock in fixed-rate or adjustable-rate loans with fixed-rate terms for three to ten years over higher floating-rate loans. The yield on commercial purpose loans, including tax-exempt loans, increased by a greater amount than the yield on residential mortgage and home equity loans. Growth in the indirect lease financing portfolio also contributed to the increase in the yield on total loans as the yield on these loans averaged 9.31 percent for the first quarter of 2007.
While total interest income on a tax-equivalent basis increased $1,079,000 when comparing the first quarter of 2007 to the first quarter of 2006, total interest expense increased $1,000,000. The increase in interest expense was a result of an increase in interest rates paid on both deposits and short-term borrowings. The rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities increased from 2.94 percent for the first quarter of 2006 to 3.58 percent for the first quarter of 2007, with the rate paid on interest-bearing deposits increasing from 2.58 percent to 3.33 percent during this same period. Interest expense and the rate paid on time deposit and money market accounts increased the most as these accounts were more reactive to the changes in market interest rates and competition. Interest expense on time deposits increased $774,000, while the average rate paid on time
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deposits increased from 3.48 percent to 4.43 percent when comparing the two periods. Average time deposits increased $25,622,000, or 12.2 percent, when comparing the first quarter of 2007 to the first quarter of 2006.
Like fixed-rate loans and investment securities, time deposits reprice over time and, therefore, have less of an immediate impact on costs in either a rising or falling rate environment. Unlike loans and investment securities, the maturity and repricing characteristics of time deposits tend to be shorter. With interest rates increasing over the past two years, customers have opted for shorter maturity time deposits. Approximately 68.9 percent of time deposits at March 31, 2007 will reprice or mature over the next 12 months.
As mentioned previously, the competition for deposits, and especially time deposits, led to significantly higher rates paid on these products. Like other financial institutions, QNB, as a result of consumer demand and the need to retain deposits, offered relatively short maturity time deposits at attractive rates. Most consumers are looking for short maturity time deposits in anticipation of short-term rates continuing to increase. It was and still is very common to see time deposit promotions with maturities less than one year at yields above 5.00 percent. Given the short-term nature of QNB’s time deposit portfolio and the current rates being offered, it is likely that both the average rate paid and total interest expense on time deposits will continue to increase in 2007.
Interest expense on money market accounts increased $127,000, and the rate paid increased from 2.41 percent to 3.02 percent when comparing the first quarter of 2007 to the first quarter of 2006. Average money market balances increased $8,309,000 when comparing the two quarters. During 2006, the primary money market product offered was the Treasury Select product which was indexed to a percentage of the 91-day Treasury bill rate based on balances in the account. The rate on this product increased as short-term interest rates increased. In addition, in response to competition, QNB promoted a 4.00 percent minimum rate on this product for new accounts with balances over $10,000 or for existing accounts with additional deposits of $5,000. This 4.00 percent promotional rate was offered for most of 2006 and was above the calculated rate under the terms of this product. In 2007, the Treasury Select money market account was changed to the Select money market account and the rate on this product is no longer indexed to the 91-day Treasury bill but is determined by QNB. However, because of the continued strong competition for these deposits, QNB has maintained a rate close to 4.00 percent for the first quarter of 2007.
Interest expense on short-term borrowings increased $82,000 both as a result of increases in balances and rates. The average rate paid increased from 3.01 percent for the first quarter of 2006 to 3.56 percent for the first quarter of 2007, while average balances increased $6,366,000 to $25,666,000. Repurchase agreements (a sweep product for commercial customers) increased $8,420,000 on average when comparing the two periods, while federal funds purchased decreased $2,243,000 during the same period.
Net interest income and the net interest margin should increase significantly during the remainder of 2007 as a result of the second quarter 2007 balance sheet restructuring. In April 2007, QNB restructured its balance sheet by selling the available-for-sale investment securities identified as impaired and repaying the $50 million of FHLB advances. The investment securities sold had a yield of approximately 4.26 percent, while the FHLB advances had a cost of approximately 5.55 percent. In April, QNB entered into a $25 million repurchase agreement at an average cost of 4.78 percent and purchased approximately $64 million in investment securities at an average yield of 5.51 percent. These transactions will better position the company to manage interest rate risk, as the securities sold were primarily bonds that had significant prepayment risk in a declining interest rate environment, while the FHLB borrowings were largely comprised of convertible advances that would convert from a fixed rate to a higher floating rate in an increasing rate environment. In
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addition to improving QNB’s interest rate risk profile, the transactions should increase net interest income by approximately $850,000 in 2007 and $1,200,000 annually thereafter based on certain reinvestment and prepayment assumptions. The deleveraging of the balance sheet by reducing the amount of borrowings should also improve the Bank’s return on assets.
PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES
The provision for loan losses represents management's determination of the amount necessary to be charged to operations to maintain the allowance for loan losses at a level that represents management’s best estimate of the known and inherent losses in the existing loan portfolio. Actual loan losses, net of recoveries, serve to reduce the allowance.
The determination of an appropriate level of the allowance for loan losses is based upon an analysis of the risk inherent in QNB's loan portfolio. Management uses various tools to assess the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses. One tool is a model recommended by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. This model considers a number of relevant factors including: historical loan loss experience, the assigned risk rating of the credit, current and projected credit-worthiness of the borrower, current value of the underlying collateral, levels of and trends in delinquencies and non-accrual loans, trends in volume and terms of loans, concentrations of credit, and national and local economic trends and conditions. This model is supplemented with another analysis that also incorporates QNB’s portfolio exposure to borrowers with large dollar concentration. Other tools include ratio analysis and peer group analysis.
QNB’s management determined that a $75,000 provision for loan losses was necessary for the three-month period ended March 31, 2007. There was no provision for loan losses necessary for the same period in 2006. The need for a provision was determined by the analysis described above and resulted in an allowance for loan losses that management believes is adequate in relation to the estimate of known and inherent losses in the portfolio. Growth in the loan portfolio and an increase in net charge-offs were the primary contributors to the need for a provision.
QNB had net charge-offs of $83,000 and $20,000 during the first quarter of 2007 and 2006, respectively. The net charge-offs during the first quarter of 2007 related primarily to loans in the indirect lease financing portfolio. The asset quality of the commercial portfolio remains strong.
Non-performing assets (non-accruing loans, loans past due 90 days or more, other real estate owned and other repossessed assets) amounted to .07 percent and .002 percent of total assets at March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. These levels compare to .08 percent at December 31, 2006. Non-accrual loans were $122,000 and $416,000 at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. There were no non-accrual loans at March 31, 2006. Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing were $241,000 and $9,000, at March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. QNB did not have any other real estate owned as of March 31, 2007, December 31, 2006 or March 31, 2006. Repossessed assets consisting of equipment, automobiles and motorcycles were $45,000, $41,000 and $9,000 at March 31, 2007, December 31, 2006 and March 31, 2006, respectively.
There were no restructured loans as of March 31, 2007, December 31, 2006 or March 31, 2006, respectively, as defined in FASB No. 15, Accounting by Debtors and Creditors for Troubled Debt Restructurings, that have not already been included in loans past due 90 days or more or non-accrual loans.
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The allowance for loan losses was $2,721,000 and $2,729,000 at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. The ratio of the allowance to total loans was .75 percent and .79 percent at the respective period end dates. The decrease in the ratio is a result of the strong growth in the loan portfolio during the first quarter of 2007. The ratio, at .75 percent is at a level below peers but a ratio that QNB believed was adequate based on its analysis.
A loan is considered impaired, based on current information and events, if it is probable that QNB will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal or interest when due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. The measurement of impaired loans is generally based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the historical effective interest rate, except that all collateral-dependent loans are measured for impairment based on the fair value of the collateral. At March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, the recorded investment in loans for which impairment had been recognized in accordance with FASB Statement No. 114, Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan—an amendment of FASB Statements No. 5 and 15, totaled $109,000 and $403,000, respectively. The loans identified as impaired were collateral-dependent, with no valuation allowance necessary. There were no loans considered impaired at March 31, 2006.
Management, in determining the allowance for loan losses makes significant estimates and assumptions. Consideration is given to a variety of factors in establishing these estimates, including current economic conditions, diversification of the loan portfolio, delinquency statistics, results of loan reviews, borrowers’ perceived financial and managerial strengths, the adequacy of underlying collateral if collateral dependent, or the present value of future cash flows.
Since the allowance for loan losses is dependent, to a great extent, on conditions that may be beyond QNB’s control, it is at least reasonably possible that management’s estimates of the allowance for loan losses and actual results could differ in the near term. In addition, various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review QNB’s allowance for losses on loans. Such agencies may require QNB to recognize changes to the allowance based on their judgments about information available to them at the time of their examination.
NON-INTEREST INCOME
QNB, through its core banking business, generates various fees and service charges. Total non-interest income includes service charges on deposit accounts, ATM and check card income, income on bank-owned life insurance, mortgage servicing fees, trading account gains and losses and gains and losses on the sale of investment securities and residential mortgage loans.
Total non-interest income decreased $2,876,000 to $(1,668,000) for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 when compared to March 31, 2006. Excluding gains and losses on securities and loans, non-interest income decreased $31,000, or 3.7 percent.
Fees for services to customers are primarily comprised of service charges on deposit accounts. These fees decreased $16,000, or 3.6 percent, to $424,000 when comparing the three-month periods. Overdraft income decreased $11,000 for the three-month period as a result of a decline in the volume of overdrafts. Fees on business checking accounts declined $6,000 for the three-month period. This decline reflects the impact of a higher earnings credit rate in the first quarter of 2007 as compared to the first quarter of 2006. This credit is applied against balances to offset service charges incurred.
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ATM and debit card income is primarily comprised of income on debit cards and ATM surcharge income for the use of QNB’s ATM machines by non-QNB customers. ATM and debit card income was $188,000 for the first quarter of 2007, an increase of $4,000, or 2.2 percent, from the amount recorded during the first quarter of 2006. Debit card income increased $2,000, or 1.5 percent, for the three-month period. In addition, an increase in pin-based transactions resulted in additional interchange income of $5,000 when comparing the three-month periods. Partially offsetting these positive variances was a reduction in ATM surcharge income of $2,000 between the two quarters. The proliferation of ATM machines, as well as the ability to get cash back during a pin-based transaction, has likely contributed to the decline in the number of transactions by non-QNB customers at QNB’s ATM machines.
Income on bank-owned life insurance represents the earnings on life insurance policies of which the Bank is the beneficiary. The earnings on these policies were $64,000 and $61,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The insurance carriers reset the rates on these policies annually taking into consideration the interest rate environment as well as mortality costs. The existing policies have rate floors which minimize how low the earnings rate can go. Some of these policies are currently at their floor.
When QNB sells its residential mortgages in the secondary market, it retains servicing rights. A normal servicing fee is retained on all mortgage loans sold and serviced. QNB recognizes its obligation to service financial assets that are retained in a transfer of assets in the form of a servicing asset. The servicing asset is amortized in proportion to, and over, the period of net servicing income or loss. Servicing assets are assessed for impairment based on their fair value. Mortgage servicing fees for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 were $25,000 and $23,000, respectively. There was no valuation allowance necessary in either period. Amortization expense related to the mortgage servicing asset for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 was $19,000 and $25,000, respectively. As the residential mortgage market has softened, origination activity has slowed dramatically. The slowdown in mortgage activity has also had a negative impact on the average balance of mortgages sold and serviced as well as the fee income generated from these loans. The average balance of mortgages serviced for others was $69,946,000 for the first quarter of 2007, compared to $76,219,000 for the first quarter of 2006, a decrease of 8.2 percent. The timing of mortgage payments and delinquencies also impacts the amount of servicing fees recorded.
The fixed-income securities portfolio represents a significant portion of QNB’s earning assets and is also a primary tool in liquidity and asset/liability management. QNB actively manages its fixed income portfolio in an effort to take advantage of changes in the shape of the yield curve, changes in spread relationships in different sectors and for liquidity purposes, as needed. Management will continue to look at strategies that will result in an increase in the yield or improvement in the structure of the investment portfolio.
For the three-months ended March 31, 2007 QNB recorded a net loss on investment securities of $2,498,000. Excluding the impairment loss of $2,758,000, gains on the sale of investment securities were $260,000 for the first quarter of 2007, compared with $355,000 for the first quarter of 2006. Included in the $260,000 of realized net securities gains for the three-month period ended March 31, 2007 were gains of $50,000 from the sale of debt securities by the Bank and $210,000 of gains related to activity in the marketable equity securities portfolio by the Corporation. During the first quarter of 2007, QNB sold $11,680,000 of securities with an average yield of 5.46 percent to help fund loans with an average yield of 7.16 percent.
Of the gains recorded in the first quarter of 2006, $157,000 were from the sale of debt and equity securities at the Bank and $198,000 related to activity in the marketable equity securities portfolio at the Corporation. During the first quarter of 2006, QNB entered into several liquidity transactions through the sale of
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investment securities to fund the strong growth in loans. In addition, QNB sold its preferred stock holdings and recorded a gain of $451,000 on the carrying value of those issues that had previously been impaired and a $300,000 loss on one issue that was not impaired in 2005.
The net gain on the sale of residential mortgage loans was $21,000 and $13,000 for the quarters ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Residential mortgage loans to be sold are identified at origination. The net gain on residential mortgage sales is directly related to the volume of mortgages sold and the timing of the sales relative to the interest rate environment. Included in the gains on the sale of residential mortgages in these periods were $12,000 and $7,000, respectively related to the recognition of mortgage servicing assets. Proceeds from the sale of residential mortgages were $1,537,000 and $940,000 for the first quarters of 2007 and 2006, respectively.
Other income decreased $24,000 to $108,000, when comparing the first quarter of 2007 to the first quarter of 2006. Retail brokerage income contributed $18,000 to this decline. QNB changed its Raymond James relationship from an independent branch employing a branch manager to a third party revenue sharing arrangement. Losses on the sale of repossessed assets increased $13,000 when comparing the first quarter of 2007 to the first quarter of 2006. Partially offsetting these declines were $4,000 in fees related to the origination of reverse mortgages and $5,000 in fees collected for cashing checks for non-QNB customers.
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE
Non-interest expense is comprised of costs related to salaries and employee benefits, net occupancy, furniture and equipment, marketing, third party services and various other operating expenses. Total non-interest expense of $3,322,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, represented an increase of $86,000, or 2.7 percent, from levels reported in the first quarter of 2006.
Salaries and benefits is the largest component of non-interest expense. Salaries and benefits expense increased $53,000, or 2.9 percent, to $1,858,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 compared to the same quarter in 2006. Salary expense increased $55,000, or 3.8 percent, during the period to $1,481,000 while benefits expense decreased $2,000, or .6 percent, to $377,000. Included in salary expense for the first quarter of 2007 and 2006, respectively, was $32,000 and $27,000 in stock option compensation expense. Merit and promotional increases comprised the remaining increase in salary expense. The number of full time-equivalent employees remained unchanged when comparing the first quarter of 2007 and 2006.
Net occupancy expense increased $33,000 to $312,000, when comparing the first quarter of 2007 to the first quarter of 2006. Contributing to the increase were higher costs related to depreciation ($8,000), utilities ($7,000) and branch rent ($15,000). Some of the increase in depreciation and utilities costs related to the renovations and opening of the commercial loan center in June 2006. The increase in branch rent primarily related to higher common area maintenance charges at leased locations and an increase in rent at one location.
Furniture and equipment expense increased $24,000 to $255,000, when comparing the two quarters. Depreciation expense increased $15,000, most of which was related to fixed assets associated with the loan center and hardware associated with the Bank’s core computer system that was replaced in the second quarter of 2006. Also contributing to the increase were higher costs associated with equipment maintenance, both repairs and maintenance contracts.
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Third party services are comprised of professional services, including legal, accounting and auditing and consulting services, as well as fees paid to outside vendors for support services of day-to-day operations. These support services include correspondent banking services, statement printing and mailing, investment security safekeeping and supply management services. Third party services expense was $161,000 for the first quarter of 2007 compared to $169,000 for the first quarter of 2006. The decrease in expense is primarily related to the use of consultants for special projects in the first quarter of 2006.
Telephone, postage and supplies expense decreased $14,000 to $126,000, when comparing the three-month periods. Supplies expense decreased $13,000 when comparing the three-month periods. This decrease was a result of higher costs in the first quarter of 2006 for ATM and debit cards and costs related to supplies for the loan center.
State tax expense represents the payment of the Pennsylvania shares tax, which is based on the equity of the Bank, Pennsylvania sales and use tax and the Pennsylvania capital stock tax. State tax expense was $122,000 for the first quarter of 2007, an increase of $9,000 compared to the same period in 2006. This increase was a result of a higher shares tax resulting from an increase in the Bank’s equity.
INCOME TAXES
QNB utilizes an asset and liability approach for financial accounting and reporting of income taxes. As of March 31, 2007, QNB’s net deferred tax asset was $1,382,000. The primary components of deferred taxes were a deferred tax asset of $925,000 relating to the allowance for loan losses and a deferred tax asset of $938,000 related to impaired securities. This asset was partially offset by a deferred tax liability of $445,000 resulting from the FASB No. 115 adjustment for available-for-sale investment securities. The deferred tax asset related to the impaired securities will be realized during the second quarter as a result of the sale of these financial instruments. As of March 31, 2006, QNB's net deferred tax asset was $1,917,000 consisting primarily of a deferred tax asset of $770,000 related to the allowance for loan losses and a deferred tax asset of $1,243,000 resulting from the FASB No. 115 adjustment for available-for-sale investment securities.
The realizability of deferred tax assets is dependent upon a variety of factors, including the generation of future taxable income, the existence of taxes paid and recoverable, the reversal of deferred tax liabilities and tax planning strategies. A valuation allowance of $71,000 existed as of March 31, 2006 to offset a portion of the tax benefits associated with certain impaired securities that management believed may not be realizable. During 2006, QNB was able to recognize tax benefits due to realized and unrealized capital gains which allowed for the reversal of the valuation allowance. Based upon these and other factors, management believes it is more likely than not that QNB will realize the benefits of these remaining deferred tax assets. The net deferred tax asset is included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheet.
Applicable income taxes were a $(514,000) benefit for the three-month period ended March 31, 2007 and a $280,000 provision for the same period in 2006. The effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2006 was 14.3 percent and was positively impacted by the reversal of $138,000 of the valuation allowance during the period. Excluding the reversal of the tax valuation allowance, the effective tax rate would have been 21.3 percent for the three-month period ended March 31, 2006.
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The following balance sheet analysis compares average balance sheet data for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, as well as the period ended balances as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006.
Average earning assets for the three-month period ended March 31, 2007 increased $35,620,000, or 6.6 percent, to $579,485,000 from $543,865,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2006. Average loans increased $41,216,000, or 13.4 percent, while average investments decreased $6,236,000, or 2.7 percent. Average federal funds sold increased $969,000 when comparing these same periods. The growth in average loans during the past year was funded primarily through an increase in deposits and proceeds from the sale or maturity of investment securities.
QNB’s primary business is accepting deposits and making loans to meet the credit needs of the communities it serves. Loans are the most significant component of earning assets and growth in loans to small businesses and residents of these communities has been a primary focus of QNB. QNB has been successful in achieving strong growth in total loans, while at the same time maintaining excellent asset quality. Inherent within the lending function is the evaluation and acceptance of credit risk and interest rate risk. QNB manages credit risk associated with its lending activities through portfolio diversification, underwriting policies and procedures and loan monitoring practices.
Total loans have increased 14.8 percent between March 31, 2007 and March 31, 2006 and 5.8 percent since December 31, 2006. This loan growth was achieved despite an extremely competitive environment for both commercial and consumer loans. A key financial ratio is the loan to deposit ratio. With the continued strong growth in loans this ratio improved to 74.0 percent at March 31, 2007 compared with 71.7 percent at December 31, 2006 and 68.8 percent at March 31, 2006.
Average total commercial loans increased $28,992,000 when comparing the first three months of 2007 to the first three months of 2006. Most of the 14.1 percent growth in average commercial loans was in loans secured by real estate, either commercial or residential properties, which increased $21,919,000. Of this increase $19,142,000, or 87.3 percent, were adjustable-rate loans. While adjustable, most of these loans have a fixed rate for a period of time, from one year to ten years, before the rate adjusts. The growth in the commercial and industrial category represents loans with fixed interest rates. Also contributing to the growth in total commercial loans was an increase in tax-exempt loans. QNB continues to be successful in competing for loans to schools and municipalities. Average tax-exempt loans increased $3,087,000, or 16.1 percent, when comparing the three-month periods.
Indirect lease financing receivables represent loans to small businesses that are collateralized by equipment. These loans are originated by a third party and purchased by QNB based on criteria specified by QNB. The criteria include minimum credit scores of the borrower, term of the lease, type and age of equipment financed and geographic area. The geographic area primarily represents states contiguous to Pennsylvania. QNB is not the lessor and does not service these loans. Average indirect lease financing loans increased $6,088,000 when comparing the three-month periods.
Average home equity loans and residential mortgage loans increased $5,609,000 and $585,000, respectively, when comparing the first three months of 2007 to the first three months of 2006. The 8.8 percent increase in average home equity loans reflects the continued popularity of these loans with consumers, especially those refinancing existing residential mortgage loans, because they have lower origination costs than residential mortgage loans. When comparing average balances, all of the growth in home equity loans in the past year has been in fixed-rate home equity term loans. This product became more attractive to consumers as the prime
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rate rose during 2005 and 2006, which resulted in many borrowers refinancing their floating-rate lines into fixed-rate home equity loans. QNB continues to be aggressive in pricing its fixed-rate home equity loans relative to the market.
The mix of deposits continued to be impacted by the reaction of customers to changes in interest rates on various products and by rates paid by the competition. Interest rates on time deposits and money market accounts continued to show the greatest sensitivity. Most customers appear to be looking for the highest rate for the shortest term.
Total average deposits increased $22,377,000, or 4.9 percent, to $475,777,000 for the first quarter of 2007 compared to the first quarter of 2006. Money market account balances increased $8,309,000 on average. The increase in money market balances was primarily the result of a 4.00 percent money market promotion offered during most of 2006. This promotion was used to compete with the other local financial institutions and internet banks offering attractive rates on money market balances.
Average interest-bearing demand deposits declined $3,234,000, or 3.4 percent when comparing the three month periods. These deposits are primarily comprised of business checking accounts and are volatile depending on the timing of deposits and withdrawals. In addition, business customers are migrating to sweep accounts that transfer excess balances not used to cover daily activity to interest bearing accounts. This migration will result in an increase in the cost of funds as the use of this product increases. Average savings accounts declined $4,625,000, or 9.2 percent, when comparing the quarters as customers migrated from lower paying savings accounts to higher paying money market accounts and short-term time deposits.
The decline in interest-bearing demand deposits and savings accounts was offset by growth in time deposits which increased $25,622,000, or 12.2 percent, when comparing the two periods. Most of the growth in time deposits occurred in the fourth quarter of 2006 and the first quarter of 2007 and in the maturity range of greater than six months through 12 months, which QNB promoted heavily in response to customers’ preferences and competitors’ offerings. Continuing to increase time deposit balances will be a challenge in 2007 because of the strong rate competition. Matching or beating competitors’ rates could have a negative impact on the net interest margin.
QNB used short-term borrowings, including overnight borrowings and repurchase agreements, to help fund the loan growth. Total average short-term borrowings increased $6,366,000 when comparing the two quarters, with repurchase agreements, a sweep product for commercial accounts, increasing $8,420,000. However, when comparing short-term borrowings at December 31, 2006 and March 31, 2007, balances declined from $30,113,000 to $23,238,000. Much of the growth in average balances and subsequent period to period decline related to a sweep account with one commercial customer. This customer moved funds from the sweep account to time deposits during the first quarter of 2007.
Total assets at March 31, 2007 were $618,905,000 compared with $614,539,000 at December 31, 2006, an increase of .7 percent. The composition of the asset side of the balance sheet continued to shift from investment securities to loans. Total loans increased $19,939,000, or 5.8 percent, between December 31, 2006 and March 31, 2007 while total investment securities declined $12,947,000, or 5.8 percent. Other assets increased $1,204,000 from year-end 2006 to March 31, 2007. Included in other assets at March 31, 2007 was a $1,000,000 U.S. Treasury security that matured on March 31st, a Saturday, but where the funds were not received until April 2nd.
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On the liability side, total deposits increased by $12,245,000, or 2.6 percent, since year-end. Time deposits contributed $8,026,000 of the increase in total deposits since year-end. Non-interest bearing demand accounts increased $3,203,000 while interest bearing demand accounts declined $1,215,000. As mentioned previously, these deposits can be volatile depending on the timing of deposits and withdrawals. Savings accounts increased $1,934,000 from December 31, 2006 to $47,264,000 at March 31, 2007.
LIQUIDITY
Liquidity represents an institution’s ability to generate cash or otherwise obtain funds at reasonable rates to satisfy commitments to borrowers and demands of depositors. QNB manages its mix of cash, federal funds sold and investment securities in order to match the volatility, seasonality, interest sensitivity and growth trends of its deposit funds. Liquidity is provided from asset sources through maturities and repayments of loans and investment securities. The portfolio of investment securities classified as available-for-sale and QNB's policy of selling certain residential mortgage originations in the secondary market also provide sources of liquidity. Additional sources of liquidity are provided by the Bank’s membership in the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh (FHLB) and two unsecured federal funds line granted by correspondent banks totaling $21,000,000. The Bank has a maximum borrowing capacity with the FHLB of approximately $264,440,000. At March 31, 2007, QNB’s outstanding borrowings under the FHLB credit facility were $50,000,000. In April 2007, QNB repaid these borrowings as part of its balance sheet restructuring and entered into a $25,000,000 repurchase agreement with a large regional financial institution.
Cash and due from banks, federal funds sold, available-for-sale securities and loans held-for-sale totaled $227,459,000 and $244,091,000 at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. The decline since December 2006 related principally to the reduction in investment security balances to fund loan growth. The aforementioned sources should be adequate to meet normal fluctuations in loan demand and/or deposit withdrawals. During the first quarter of 2007, QNB used its federal funds lines to help temporarily fund loan growth. Average federal funds purchased were $979,000 for the first quarter of 2007. This level compared to $3,222,000 for the same period in 2006. At March 31, 2007, QNB had no federal funds purchased.
Approximately $75,004,000 and $75,793,000 of available-for-sale securities at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively, were pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements and deposits of public funds. In addition, under terms of its agreement with the FHLB, QNB maintains otherwise unencumbered qualifying assets (principally 1-4 family residential mortgage loans and U.S. Government and agency notes, bonds, and mortgage-backed securities) in the amount of at least as much as its advances from the FHLB.
CAPITAL ADEQUACY
A strong capital position is fundamental to support continued growth and profitability and to serve the needs of depositors. QNB's shareholders' equity at March 31, 2007 was $50,979,000, or 8.24 percent of total assets, compared to shareholders' equity of $50,410,000, or 8.20 percent, at December 31, 2006. Shareholders’ equity at March 31, 2007 included positive adjustment of $863,000 related to unrealized holding gains, net of taxes, on investment securities available-for-sale, while shareholders' equity at December 31, 2006 included a negative adjustment of $815,000 related to unrealized holding losses, net of taxes on available-for-sale investment securities. Without the FASB No. 115 available-for-sale adjustments, shareholders' equity to total
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assets would have been 8.10 percent and 8.34 percent at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively.
Shareholders' equity averaged $51,782,000 for the first three months of 2007 and $49,760,000 during all of 2006, an increase 4.1 percent. The ratio of average total equity to average total assets increased to 8.51 percent for the first quarter of 2007 compared to 8.37 percent for all of 2006.
QNB is subject to various regulatory capital requirements as issued by Federal regulatory authorities. Regulatory capital is defined in terms of Tier I capital (shareholders’ equity excluding unrealized gains or losses on available-for-sale securities and disallowed intangible assets), Tier II capital, which includes the allowance for loan losses and a portion of the unrealized gains on equity securities, and total capital (Tier I plus Tier II). Risk-based capital ratios are expressed as a percentage of risk-weighted assets. Risk-weighted assets are determined by assigning various weights to all assets and off-balance sheet arrangements, such as letters of credit and loan commitments, based on associated risk. Regulators have also adopted minimum Tier I leverage ratio standards, which measure the ratio of Tier I capital to total quarterly average assets.
The minimum regulatory capital ratios are 4.00 percent for Tier I, 8.00 percent for the total risk-based capital and 4.00 percent for leverage. Under these requirements, QNB had a Tier I capital ratio of 12.17 percent and 13.15 percent, a total risk-based ratio of 12.86 percent and 13.91 percent and a leverage ratio of 8.23 percent and 8.42 percent at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. The decline in both GAAP and regulatory capital ratios from December 31, 2006 to March 31, 2007 were the result of the impact of the impairment charge on net income and retained earnings, the growth in assets and an increase in risk-weighted assets resulting from the growth in loans.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 established five capital level designations ranging from "well capitalized" to "critically undercapitalized." At March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, QNB met the "well capitalized" criteria which requires minimum Tier I and total risk-based capital ratios of 6.00 percent and 10.00 percent, respectively, and a leverage ratio of 5.00 percent.
INTEREST RATE SENSITIVITY
Since the assets and liabilities of QNB have diverse repricing characteristics that influence net interest income, management analyzes interest sensitivity through the use of gap analysis and simulation models. Interest rate sensitivity management seeks to minimize the effect of interest rate changes on net interest margins and interest rate spreads and to provide growth in net interest income through periods of changing interest rates. QNB’s Asset/Liability Management Committee (ALCO) is responsible for managing interest rate risk and for evaluating the impact of changing interest rate conditions on net interest income.
Gap analysis measures the difference between volumes of rate-sensitive assets and liabilities and quantifies these repricing differences for various time intervals. Static gap analysis describes interest rate sensitivity at a point in time. However, it alone does not accurately measure the magnitude of changes in net interest income because changes in interest rates do not impact all categories of assets and liabilities equally or simultaneously. Interest rate sensitivity analysis also involves assumptions on certain categories of assets and deposits. For purposes of interest rate sensitivity analysis, assets and liabilities are stated at their contractual maturity, estimated likely call date, or earliest repricing opportunity. Mortgage-backed securities, CMOs and amortizing loans are scheduled based on their anticipated cash flow. Savings accounts, including passbook,
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statement savings, money market, and interest-bearing demand accounts, do not have a stated maturity or repricing terms and can be withdrawn or repriced at any time. These characteristics may impact QNB’s margin if more expensive alternative sources of deposits are required to fund loans or deposit runoff. Management projects the repricing characteristics of these accounts based on historical performance and assumptions that it believes reflect their rate sensitivity.
A positive gap results when the amount of interest rate sensitive assets exceeds interest rate sensitive liabilities. A negative gap results when the amount of interest rate sensitive liabilities exceeds interest rate sensitive assets.
QNB primarily focuses on the management of the one-year interest rate sensitivity gap. At March 31, 2007, interest-earning assets scheduled to mature or likely to be called, repriced or repaid in one year were $198,980,000. Interest-sensitive liabilities scheduled to mature or reprice within one year were $299,388,000. The one-year cumulative gap, which reflects QNB’s interest sensitivity over a period of time, was a negative $100,408,000 at March 31, 2007. The cumulative one-year gap equals -16.79 percent of total rate sensitive assets. This gap position compares to a negative gap position of $109,544,000, or -18.44 percent, of total rate sensitive assets, at December 31, 2006.
QNB also uses a simulation model to assess the impact of changes in interest rates on net interest income. The model reflects management’s assumptions related to asset yields and rates paid on liabilities, deposit sensitivity, and the size, composition and maturity or repricing characteristics of the balance sheet. The assumptions are based on what management believes at that time to be the most likely interest rate environment. Management also evaluates the impact of higher and lower interest rates by simulating the impact on net interest income of changing rates. While management performs rate shocks of 100, 200 and 300 basis points, it believes, that given the level of interest rates at March 31, 2007, that it is unlikely that interest rates would decline by 300 basis points. The simulation results can be found in the chart on page 33.
The decline in net interest income in a rising rate environment is consistent with the gap analysis and reflects the fixed-rate nature of the investment and loan portfolio and the increased expense associated with higher cost deposits and short-term borrowings. In a rising rate environment, the conversion of some of QNB’s borrowings from the FHLB from fixed rate to variable rate tied to LIBOR would also impact net interest income. If converted, QNB would have the option of returning the borrowings to the FHLB without penalty. Net interest income increases slightly if rates would decline by 100 basis points. However, in a 200 basis point decline scenario, net interest income declines slightly, which indicates the current interest pricing on interest-bearing transaction accounts, regular money market accounts and savings accounts are at their hypothetical floors. Interest rates on these products do not have the ability to decline to the degree that rates on earning assets can. In addition, in a lower rate environment, the cash flow from both the loan and investment portfolios would increase and be reinvested at lower rates. These results are inconsistent with the gap analysis and identify some of the weaknesses of gap analysis which does not take into consideration the magnitude of the rate change on different instruments or the timing of the rate change. The analysis using net interest income does not take into consideration the impact of changing interest rates on the value of trading assets and liabilities. The change in value of these financial instruments would be reported as a trading gain or loss in non-interest income.
In April 2007, QNB restructured its balance sheet by selling the investment securities that had been determined to be other than temporarily impaired and repaying $50 million of FHLB advances. The investment securities sold had a yield of approximately 4.26 percent, while the FHLB advances had a cost of
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approximately 5.55 percent. In April, QNB entered into a $25 million repurchase agreement at an average cost of 4.78 percent and purchased approximately $64 million in investment securities at an average yield of 5.51 percent. These transactions will better position the company to manage interest rate risk, as the securities sold were primarily bonds that had significant prepayment risk in a declining interest rate environment, while the FHLB borrowings were largely comprised of convertible advances that would convert from a fixed rate to a higher floating rate in an increasing rate environment. In addition to improving QNB’s interest rate risk profile, the transactions should increase net interest income and the net interest rate margin during the remainder of 2007 as well as future periods.
Actual results may differ from simulated results due to various factors including time, magnitude and frequency of interest rate changes, the relationship or spread between various rates, loan pricing and deposit sensitivity, and asset/liability strategies.
Management believes that the assumptions utilized in evaluating the vulnerability of QNB’s net interest income to changes in interest rates approximate actual experience. However, the interest rate sensitivity of QNB’s assets and liabilities, as well as the estimated effect of changes in interest rates on net interest income, could vary substantially if different assumptions are used or actual experience differs from the experience on which the assumptions were based.
The nature of QNB’s current operation is such that it is not subject to foreign currency exchange or commodity price risk. At March 31, 2007, QNB did not have any hedging transactions in place such as interest rate swaps, caps or floors.
The table below summarizes estimated changes in net interest income over a twelve-month period, under alternative interest rate scenarios.
Change in Interest Rates | Net Interest Income | Dollar Change | Percent Change | |||||||
+300 Basis Points | $14,548 | $(2,414 | ) | (14.23 | )% | |||||
+200 Basis Points | 15,323 | (1,639 | ) | (9.66 | ) | |||||
+100 Basis Points | 16,280 | (682 | ) | (4.02 | ) | |||||
FLAT RATE | 16,962 | - | - | |||||||
-100 Basis Points | 17,016 | 54 | .32 | |||||||
-200 Basis Points | 16,448 | (514 | ) | (3.03 | ) |
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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK.
The information required in response to this item is set forth in Item 2, above.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
We maintain a system of controls and procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance as to the reliability of the consolidated financial statements and other disclosures included in this report, as well as to safeguard assets from unauthorized use or disposition. We evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of the end of the period covered by this report. No changes were made to our internal controls over financial reporting or other factors that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, these controls during the prior fiscal quarter covered by this report.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
MARCH 31, 2007
Item | 1 | . | Legal Proceedings | |
None. | ||||
Item | 1 | A. | Risk Factors | |
There were no material changes to the Risk Factors described in Item 1A in QNB’s Annual | ||||
Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2006. | ||||
Item | 2 | . | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | |
None. | ||||
Item | 3 | . | Default Upon Senior Securities | |
None. | ||||
Item | 4 | . | Submission of Matters to Vote of Security Holders | |
None. | ||||
Item | 5 | . | Other Information | |
None. | ||||
Item | 6 | . | Exhibits | |
Exhibit 3(i) | Articles of Incorporation of Registrant, as amended. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit | |||
3(i) of Registrants Form DEF 14-A filed with the Commission on April 15, 2005). | ||||
Exhibit 3(ii) | Bylaws of Registrant, as amended. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(ii) of | |||
Registrants Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January 23, 2006). | ||||
Exhibit 11 | Statement Re: Computation of Earnings Per Share. (Included in Part I, Item I, hereof.) | |||
Exhibit 31.1 | Section 302 Certification of President and CEO | |||
Exhibit 31.2 | Section 302 Certification of Chief Financial Officer | |||
Exhibit 32.1 | Section 906 Certification of President and CEO | |||
Exhibit 32.2 | Section 906 Certification of Chief Financial Officer |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: June 4, 2007 | QNB Corp. By:/s/ Thomas J. Bisko Thomas J. Bisko President/CEO |
Date: June 4, 2007 | By: /s/ Bret H. Krevolin Bret H. Krevolin Chief Financial Officer |
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