Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto for the six month and three-month periods ended June 30, 2001 and 2000, included in this report. When used in the following discussion, the word “expects,” “believes,” “anticipates” and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the private securities litigation reform act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Specific risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, general business and economic conditions, and other factors listed from time to time in the Company’s SEC reports. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to publish revised forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events or circumstances after the date hereof. HIGHLIGHTS(All per share amounts have been adjusted for the 20% stock split declared in May 2001) The Company reported net income of approximately $3,971,000 or $.48 basic net income per common share, for the six months ended June 30, 2001, compared to net income of approximately $3,294,000, or $.40 basic net income per common share, for the same period in 2000. This represents an increase in net income of 20.5 percent. Net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2001 was approximately $2,089,000, or $.25 basic net income per common share, compared to net income of approximately $1,776,000, or $.22 basic net income per common share, for the same period in 2000. This represents an increase in net income of 17.6 percent. These increases in earnings during the periods presented were primarily the result of the effect of the growth in the Company’s loan and deposit portfolios and the related increase in net interest income. The loan portfolio continued to expand during the second quarter of 2001, bringing total loans to $407.1 million at June 30, 2001. Loans grew by 13.9% since year-end 2000 and 24.1% compared to a year ago. Meanwhile, deposits ended the quarter at $418.5 million, up 16.8% from year-end 2000 and up 17.6% over the past year. The majority of the increase occurred in demand accounts and was primarily the result of increased customer activity. The second quarter of 2001 performance reflected a 16.7% increase in core deposits compared to year–end 2000 (checking, money market and savings accounts). At quarter end, 82.1% of deposits were “core’ in nature, while time deposits were 17.9% of total deposits. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS – Six months and Three months ended June 30, 2001 and 2000 Net Interest Income Net interest income increased 14.0 percent for the six months and 14.9 percent for the three months ended June 30, 2001 as compared to the same periods in 2000. These net increases primarily resulted from higher loan volumes generating increased interest income, which exceeded the increase in interest expense necessary to fund this growth. Net interest margin was strong at 6.97% for the second quarter ended June 30, 2001, slightly lower than the 7.23% recorded for the same period in 2000 Total interest income increased approximately $2,375,000 (or 14.2%) for the six months and $ 1,011,000 (or 11.6%) for the three months ended June 30, 2001 as compared to the same periods in 2000. These increases for both the six-month and three-month periods were primarily the result of an increase in the volume of loans. With the Federal Reserve lowering rates at a historically dramatic pace during the past six months, yields on earning assets decreased in the second quarter of 2001 to 9.36% compared to 10.00% for the same period in 2000. Total interest expense increased approximately $673,000 (or 14.7%) for the six months and $71,000 (or 2.9%) for the three months ended June 30, 2001 as compared to the same period in 2000. There were increases in all categories of deposit interest expense, with the largest increase due to higher volumes in money market accounts and time deposits. Overall cost on interest bearing funds for the three months ended June 30, 2001 was 3.65% compared to 4.18% a year ago. 12 |