UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006
Commission file number 0-24159
GRAYSON BANKSHARES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Virginia (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 54-1647596 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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113 West Main Street Independence, Virginia (Address of principal executive offices) | 24348 (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code(276) 773-2811 |
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: |
Title of each class | Name of each exchange on which registered |
None | n/a |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: |
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Common Stock, par value $1.25 per share (Title of class) |
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Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yeso Nox
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yeso Nox
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. Yesx Noo
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. x
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. (Check one):
Large accelerated filero | Accelerated filero | Non-accelerated filerx |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yeso Nox
State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter.$49,747,620
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.1,718,968 shares of Common Stock as of March 30, 2007
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the Proxy Statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders – Part III
Portions of the Company’s 2006 Annual Report - Part II
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I | | Page |
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ITEM 1. | BUSINESS | 1 |
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ITEM 1A. | RISK FACTORS | 6 |
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ITEM 1B. | UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS | 8 |
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ITEM 2. | PROPERTIES | 9 |
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ITEM 3. | LEGAL PROCEEDINGS | 10 |
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ITEM 4. | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE | |
| OF SECURITY HOLDERS | 10 |
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PART II | | |
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ITEM 5. | MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED | |
| STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF | |
| EQUITY SECURITIES | 10 |
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ITEM 6. | SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA | 12 |
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ITEM 7. | MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL | |
| CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION | 13 |
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ITEM 7A. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT | |
| MARKET RISK | 30 |
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ITEM 8. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA | 32 |
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ITEM 9. | CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS | |
| ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE | 32 |
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ITEM 9A. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES | 32 |
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ITEM 9B. | OTHER INFORMATION | 33 |
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PART III | | |
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ITEM 10. | DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE | |
| GOVERNANCE | 33 |
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ITEM 11. | EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION | 33 |
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ITEM 12. | SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL | |
| OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED | |
| STOCKHOLDER MATTERS | 33 |
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ITEM 13. | CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, | |
| AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE | |
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ITEM 14. | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES | 33 |
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PART IV | | |
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ITEM 15. | EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES | 33 |
PART I
General
Grayson Bankshares, Inc. (the Company) was incorporated as a Virginia corporation on February 3, 1992 to acquire 100% of the stock of The Grayson National Bank (the Bank). The Bank was acquired by the Company on July 1, 1992. The Grayson National Bank was founded in 1900 and currently serves Grayson County and surrounding areas through nine banking offices located in the towns of Independence and Hillsville, the localities of Elk Creek, Troutdale and Whitetop, the City of Galax, and Carroll County, Virginia, and the Town of Sparta, North Carolina.
The Bank operates for the primary purpose of meeting the banking needs of individuals and small to medium sized businesses in the Bank’s service area, while developing personal, hometown associations with these customers. The Bank offers a wide range of banking services including checking and savings accounts; commercial, installment, mortgage and personal loans; credit and debit cards; internet banking and online bill paying; safe deposit boxes; and other associated services. The Bank’s primary sources of revenue are interest income from its lending activities, and, to a lesser extent, from its investment portfolio. The Bank also earns fees from lending and deposit activities. The major expenses of the Bank are interest on deposit accounts and general and administrative expenses, such as salaries, occupancy and related expenses.
Lending Activities
The Bank’s lending services include real estate, commercial, agricultural and consumer loans. The loan portfolio constituted 81.68% of the interest earning assets of the Bank at December 31, 2006 and has historically produced the highest interest rate spread above the cost of funds. The Bank’s loan personnel have the authority to extend credit under guidelines established and approved by the Board of Directors. Any aggregate credit which exceeds the authority of the loan officer is forwarded to the Officers’ Loan Committee for approval. The Officers’ Loan Committee is composed of the Bank President and all loan officers. All aggregate credits that exceed the lending authority of the Officer’s Loan Committee are presented to the Directors’ Loan Committee for consideration. The Directors’ Loan Committee has the authority to approve loans up to $1.0 million of total indebtedness to a single customer. All loans in excess of that amount must be presented to the full Board of Directors for ultimate approval or denial. The Officers’ and Directors’ Loan Committees not only act as approval bodies to ensure consistent application of the Bank’s loan policy but also provide valuable insight through communication and pooling of knowledge, judgment and experience of their respective members.
The Bank has in the past and intends to continue to make most types of real estate loans, including, but not limited to, single and multi-family housing, farm loans, residential and commercial construction loans and loans for commercial real estate. At the end of 2006, the Bank had 45.35% of the loan portfolio in single and multi-family housing, 15.84% in non-farm, non-residential real estate loans, 11.26% in farm related real estate loans and 12.37% in real estate construction loans.
The Bank’s loan portfolio includes commercial and agricultural production loans totaling 8.88% of the portfolio at year-end 2006. Consumer loans make up approximately 6.30% of the total loan portfolio. Consumer loans include loans for household expenditures, car loans and other loans to individuals. While this category has experienced a greater percentage of charge-offs than the other classifications,
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the Bank is committed to continue to make this type of loan to fill the needs of the Bank’s customer base.
All loans in the Bank’s portfolio are subject to risk from the state of the economy in the Bank’s area and also that of the nation. The Bank has used and continues to use conservative loan-to-value ratios and thorough credit evaluation to lessen the risk on all types of loans. The use of conservative appraisals has also reduced exposure on real estate loans. Thorough credit checks and evaluation of past internal credit history has helped to reduce the amount of risk related to consumer loans. Government guarantees of loans are used when appropriate, but apply to a minimal percentage of the portfolio. Commercial loans are evaluated by collateral value and ability to service debt. Businesses seeking loans must have a good product line and sales, responsible management, and demonstrated cash flows sufficient to service the debt.
Investments
The Bank invests a portion of its assets in U.S. Treasury, U.S. Government agency and U.S. Government sponsored enterprise securities, state, county and municipal obligations, and equity securities. The Bank’s investments are managed in relation to loan demand and deposit growth, and are generally used to provide for the investment of excess funds at reduced yields and risks relative to increases in loan demand or to offset fluctuations in deposits. For additional information relating to investments, see “Investment Securities” in Part II, Item 7.
Deposit Activities
Deposits are the major source of funds for lending and other investment activities. The Bank considers the majority of its regular savings, demand, NOW and money market deposits and small denomination certificates of deposit to be core deposits. These accounts comprised approximately 77.57% of the Bank’s total deposits at December 31, 2006. Certificates of deposit in denominations of $100,000 or more represented the remaining 22.43% of deposits at year-end.
Competition
The Company encounters strong competition both in making loans and attracting deposits. The deregulation of the banking industry and the widespread enactment of state laws that permit multi-bank holding companies as well as an increasing level of interstate banking have created a highly competitive environment for commercial banking. In one or more aspects of its business, the Company competes with other commercial banks, savings and loan associations, credit unions, finance companies, mutual funds, insurance companies, brokerage and investment banking companies, and other financial intermediaries. Many of these competitors have substantially greater resources and lending limits and may offer certain services that we do not currently provide. In addition, many of the Company’s competitors are not subject to the same extensive federal regulations that govern bank holding companies and federally insured banks. Recent federal and state legislation has heightened the competitive environment in which financial institutions must conduct their business, and the potential for competition among financial institutions of all types has increased significantly.
To compete, the Company relies upon specialized services, responsive handling of customer needs, and personal contacts by its officers, directors, and staff. Large multi-branch banking competitors tend to compete primarily by rate and the number and location of branches, while smaller, independent financial institutions tend to compete primarily by rate and personal service.
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Currently, in Grayson County the Company competes with only two other commercial banks, which operate a total of two branch banking facilities. As of June 30, 2006, the Company held 84.42% of the deposits in Grayson County. In the City of Galax, the Company competes with five other commercial banks. Since opening in May of 1996, we have captured a market share of 16.57% of deposits to become the third largest holder of deposits in the market. Wachovia Bank, NA, leads the Galax market with 28.88% of deposits as of June 30, 2006. In Sparta, North Carolina and Carroll County, Virginia, the Company held market shares of 11.06% and 12.54%, respectively, at June 30, 2006.
Employees
At December 31, 2006, the Company had 110 full time equivalent employees, none of which are represented by a union or covered by a collective bargaining agreement. Management considers employee relations to be good.
Government Supervision and Regulation
The following discussion is a summary of the principal laws and regulations that comprise the regulatory framework applicable to the Company and the Bank. Other laws and regulations that govern various aspects of the operations of banks and bank holding companies are not described herein, although violations of such laws and regulations could result in supervisory enforcement action against the Company or the Bank. The following descriptions, as well as descriptions of laws and regulations contained elsewhere in this filing, summarize the material terms of the principal laws and regulations and are qualified in their entirety by reference to applicable laws and regulations.
As a bank holding company, the Company is subject to regulation under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (as amended, the “BHCA”) and the examination and reporting requirements of the Federal Reserve. Under the BHCA, a bank holding company may not directly or indirectly acquire ownership or control of more than 5% of the voting shares or substantially all of the assets of any additional bank or merge or consolidate with another bank holding company without the prior approval of the Federal Reserve. The BHCA also generally limits the activities of a bank holding company to that of banking, managing or controlling banks, or any other activity which is determined to be so closely related to banking or to managing or controlling banks that an exception is allowed for those activities.
As a national bank, the Bank is subject to regulation, supervision and examination by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”). The Bank is also subject to regulation, supervision and examination by the FDIC. Federal law also governs the activities in which the Bank may engage, the investments it may make and limits the aggregate amount of loans that may be granted to one borrower to 15% of the bank’s capital and surplus. Various consumer and compliance laws and regulations also affect the Bank’s operations.
The earnings of the Bank, and therefore the earnings of the Company, are affected by general economic conditions, management policies and the legislative and governmental actions of various regulatory authorities, including those referred to above.
The OCC will conduct regular examinations of the Bank, reviewing such matters as the adequacy of loan loss reserves, quality of loans and investments, management practices, compliance with laws, and other aspects of its operations. In addition to these regular examinations, the Bank must furnish the OCC with periodic reports containing a full and accurate statement of its affairs. Supervision, regulation and examination of banks by these agencies are intended primarily for the protection of depositors rather than shareholders.
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Insurance of Accounts, Assessments and Regulation by the FDIC.The deposits of the Bank are insured by the FDIC up to the limits set forth under applicable law. The deposits of the Bank are also subject to the deposit insurance assessments of the Deposit Insurance Fund (“DIF”) of the FDIC.
The FDIC has implemented a risk-based deposit insurance assessment system under which the assessment rate for an insured institution may vary according to regulatory capital levels of the institution and other factors, including supervisory evaluations. For example, depository institutions insured by the DIF that are “well capitalized” and that present few or no supervisory concerns are required to pay a minimum assessment of between 0.05% and 0.07% of assessable deposits annually for deposit insurance, while all other banks are required to pay premiums ranging from 0.10% to 0.43% of assessable deposits. These rate schedules are subject to future adjustments by the FDIC. In addition, the FDIC has authority to impose special assessments from time to time.
The FDIC is authorized to prohibit any DIF-insured institution from engaging in any activity that the FDIC determines by regulation or order to pose a serious threat to the respective insurance fund. Also, the FDIC may initiate enforcement actions against banks, after first giving the institution’s primary regulatory authority an opportunity to take such action. The FDIC may terminate the deposit insurance of any depository institution if it determines, after a hearing, that the institution has engaged or is engaging in unsafe or unsound practices, is in an unsafe or unsound condition to continue operations, or has violated any applicable law, regulation, order or any condition imposed in writing by the FDIC. It also may suspend deposit insurance temporarily during the hearing process for the permanent termination of insurance, if the institution has no tangible capital. If deposit insurance is terminated, the deposits at the institution at the time of termination, less subsequent withdrawals, shall continue to be insured for a period from six months to two years, as determined by the FDIC. Management is aware of no existing circumstances that could result in termination of the Bank’s deposit insurance.
Capital.The OCC and the Federal Reserve have issued risk-based and leverage capital guidelines applicable to banking organizations they supervise. Under the risk-based capital requirements, the Company and the Bank are each generally required to maintain a minimum ratio of total capital to risk-weighted assets (including certain off-balance sheet activities, such as standby letters of credit) of 8%. At least half of the total capital is to be composed of common equity, retained earnings and qualifying perpetual preferred stock, less certain intangibles (“Tier 1 capital”). The remainder may consist of certain subordinated debt, certain hybrid capital instruments and other qualifying preferred stock and a limited amount of the loan loss allowance (“Tier 2 capital” and, together with Tier 1 capital, “total capital”).
In addition, each of the Federal banking regulatory agencies has established minimum leverage capital ratio requirements for banking organizations. These requirements provide for a minimum leverage ratio of Tier 1 capital to adjusted average quarterly assets equal to 3% for bank holding companies that are rated a composite “1” and 4% for all other bank holding companies. Bank holding companies are expected to maintain higher than minimum capital ratios if they have supervisory, financial, operational or managerial weaknesses, or if they are anticipating or experiencing significant growth.
The risk-based capital standards of the OCC and the Federal Reserve explicitly identify concentrations of credit risk and the risk arising from non-traditional activities, as well as an institution’s ability to manage these risks, as important factors to be taken into account by the agency in assessing an institution’s overall capital adequacy. The capital guidelines also provide that an institution’s exposure to a decline in the economic value of its capital due to changes in interest rates be considered by the agency as a factor in evaluating a bank’s capital adequacy. The OCC and the Federal Reserve also have recently issued additional capital guidelines for bank holding companies that engage in certain trading activities.
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Other Safety and Soundness Regulations.There are a number of obligations and restrictions imposed on bank holding companies and their depository institution subsidiaries by Federal law and regulatory policy that are designed to reduce potential loss exposure to the depositors of such depository institutions and to the FDIC insurance funds in the event the depository institution becomes in danger of default or is in default. For example, under a policy of the Federal Reserve with respect to bank holding company operations, a bank holding company is required to serve as a source of financial strength to its subsidiary depository institutions and to commit resources to support such institutions in circumstances where it might not do so otherwise. In addition, the “cross-guarantee” provisions of Federal law require insured depository institutions under common control to reimburse the FDIC for any loss suffered or reasonably anticipated by the DIF as a result of the default of a commonly controlled insured depository institution or for any assistance provided by the FDIC to a commonly controlled insured depository institution in danger of default. The FDIC may decline to enforce the cross-guarantee provision if it determines that a waiver is in the best interests of the DIF. The FDIC’s claim for reimbursement is superior to claims of shareholders of the insured depository institution or its holding company but is subordinate to claims of depositors, secured creditors and holders of subordinated debt (other than affiliates) of the commonly controlled insured depository institution.
The Federal banking agencies also have broad powers under current Federal law to take prompt corrective action to resolve problems of insured depository institutions. The Federal Deposit Insurance Act requires that the federal banking agencies establish five capital levels for insured depository institutions - “well capitalized,” “adequately capitalized,” “undercapitalized,” “significantly undercapitalized,” and “critically undercapitalized.” It also requires or permits such agencies to take certain supervisory actions should an insured institution’s capital level fall. For example, an “adequately capitalized” institution is restricted from accepting brokered deposits. An “undercapitalized” or “significantly undercapitalized” institution must develop a capital restoration plan and is subject to a number of mandatory and discretionary supervisory actions. These powers and authorities are in addition to the traditional powers of the Federal banking agencies to deal with undercapitalized institutions.
Federal regulatory authorities also have broad enforcement powers over the Company and the Bank, including the power to impose fines and other civil and criminal penalties, and to appoint a receiver in order to conserve the assets of any such institution for the benefit of depositors and other creditors.
Payment of Dividends.The Company is a legal entity separate and distinct from the Bank. Virtually all of the revenues of the Company results from dividends paid to the Company by the Bank. Under OCC regulations a national bank may not declare a dividend in excess of its undivided profits. Additionally, a national bank may not declare a dividend if the total amount of all dividends, including the proposed dividend, declared by the national bank in any calendar year exceeds the total of the national bank’s retained net income of that year to date, combined with its retained net income of the two preceding years, unless the dividend is approved by the OCC. A national bank may not declare or pay any dividend if, after making the dividend, the national bank would be “undercapitalized,” as defined in regulations of the OCC. The Company is subject to state laws that limit the amount of dividends it can pay. In addition, the Company is subject to various general regulatory policies relating to the payment of dividends, including requirements to maintain adequate capital above regulatory minimums. The Federal Reserve has indicated that banking organizations should generally pay dividends only if (1) the organization’s net income available to common shareholders over the past year has been sufficient to fully fund the dividends and (2) the prospective rate of earnings retention appears consistent with the organization’s capital needs, asset quality and overall financial condition.
Community Reinvestment.The requirements of the Community Reinvestment Act (“CRA”) are applicable to the Bank. The CRA imposes on financial institutions an affirmative and ongoing obligation to meet the credit needs of their local communities, including low and moderate income neighborhoods,
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consistent with the safe and sound operation of those institutions. A financial institution’s efforts in meeting community credit needs currently are evaluated as part of the examination process pursuant to twelve assessment factors. These factors also are considered in evaluating mergers, acquisitions and applications to open a branch or facility.
Interstate Banking and Branching.Current Federal law authorizes interstate acquisitions of banks and bank holding companies without geographic limitation. Effective June 1, 1997, a bank headquartered in one state is able to merge with a bank headquartered in another state, as long as neither of the states has opted out of such interstate merger authority prior to such date. States are authorized to enact laws permitting such interstate bank merger transactions prior to June 1, 1997, as well as authorizing a bank to establish “de novo” interstate branches. Virginia enacted early “opt in” laws, permitting interstate bank merger transactions. Once a bank has established branches in a state through an interstate merger transaction, the bank may establish and acquire additional branches at any location in the state where a bank headquartered in that state could have established or acquired branches under applicable Federal or state law.
Economic and Monetary Polices. The operations of the Company are affected not only by general economic conditions, but also by the economic and monetary policies of various regulatory authorities. In particular, the Federal Reserve regulates money, credit and interest rates in order to influence general economic conditions. These policies have a significant influence on overall growth and distribution of loans, investments and deposits and affect interest rates charged on loans or paid for time and savings deposits. Federal Reserve monetary policies have had a significant effect on the operating results of commercial banks in the past and are expected to continue to do so in the future.
We may not be able to successfully manage our growth or implement our growth strategies, which may adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.
During the last five years, we have experienced significant growth, and a key aspect of our business strategy is our continued growth and expansion. Our ability to continue to grow depends, in part, upon our ability to:
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We may not be able to successfully implement our growth strategy if we are unable to identify attractive markets, locations or opportunities to expand in the future. Our ability to manage our growth successfully also will depend on whether we can maintain capital levels adequate to support our growth, maintain cost controls and asset quality and successfully integrate any businesses we acquire into our organization.
As we continue to implement our growth strategy by opening new branches or acquiring branches or other banks, we expect to incur increased personnel, occupancy and other operating expenses. In the case of new branches, we must absorb those higher expenses while we begin to generate new deposits, and there is a further time lag involved in redeploying new deposits into attractively priced loans and other higher yielding earning assets.
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We may incur losses if we are unable to successfully manage interest rate risk.
Our profitability will depend in substantial part upon the spread between the interest rates earned on investments and loans and interest rates paid on deposits and other interest-bearing liabilities. Changes in interest rates will affect our operating performance and financial condition in diverse ways including the pricing of securities, loans and deposits and the volume of loan originations in our mortgage-origination office. We attempt to minimize our exposure to interest rate risk, but we will be unable to eliminate it. Our net interest spread will depend on many factors that are partly or entirely outside our control, including competition, federal economic, monetary and fiscal policies, and economic conditions generally.
We may be adversely affected by economic conditions in our market area.
We are located in southwestern Virginia, and our local economy is heavily influenced by the furniture and textile industries, both of which have been in decline in recent years. Changes in the economy may influence the growth rate of our loans and deposits, the quality of the loan portfolio and loan and deposit pricing. A significant decline in general economic conditions caused by inflation, recession, unemployment or other factors beyond our control, would impact these local economic conditions and the demand for banking products and services generally, which could negatively affect our financial condition and performance.
Our concentration in loans secured by real estate may increase our credit losses, which would negatively affect our financial results.
We offer a variety of secured loans, including commercial lines of credit, commercial term loans, real estate, construction, home equity, consumer and other loans. Many of our loans are secured by real estate (both residential and commercial) in our market area. A major change in the real estate market, such as a deterioration in the value of this collateral, or in the local or national economy, could adversely affect our customers’ ability to pay these loans, which in turn could impact us. Risk of loan defaults and foreclosures are unavoidable in the banking industry, and we try to limit our exposure to this risk by monitoring our extensions of credit carefully. We cannot fully eliminate credit risk, and as a result credit losses may occur in the future.
If our allowance for loan losses becomes inadequate, our results of operations may be adversely affected.
We maintain an allowance for loan losses that we believe is a reasonable estimate of known and inherent losses in our loan portfolio. Through a periodic review and consideration of the loan portfolio, management determines the amount of the allowance for loan losses by considering general market conditions, credit quality of the loan portfolio, the collateral supporting the loans and performance of our customers relative to their financial obligations with us. The amount of future losses is susceptible to changes in economic, operating and other conditions, including changes in interest rates, which may be beyond our control, and these losses may exceed our current estimates. Although we believe the allowance for loan losses is a reasonable estimate of known and inherent losses in our loan portfolio, we cannot fully predict such losses or that our loan loss allowance will be adequate in the future. Excessive loan losses could have a material impact on our financial performance.
Federal and state regulators periodically review our allowance for loan losses and may require us to increase our provision for loan losses or recognize further loan charge-offs, based on judgments different than those of our management. Any increase in the amount of our provision or loans charged-off as required by these regulatory agencies could have a negative effect on our operating results.
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Our future success is dependent on our ability to compete effectively in the highly competitive banking industry.
We face vigorous competition from other banks and other financial institutions, including savings and loan associations, savings banks, finance companies and credit unions for deposits, loans and other financial services in our market area. A number of these banks and other financial institutions are significantly larger than we are and have substantially greater access to capital and other resources, as well as larger lending limits and branch systems, and offer a wider array of banking services. To a limited extent, we also compete with other providers of financial services, such as money market mutual funds, brokerage firms, consumer finance companies, insurance companies and governmental organizations which may offer more favorable financing than we can. Many of our non-bank competitors are not subject to the same extensive regulations that govern us. As a result, these non-bank competitors have advantages over us in providing certain services. This competition may reduce or limit our margins and our market share and may adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.
Our profitability and the value of your investment may suffer because of rapid and unpredictable changes in the highly regulated environment in which we operate.
We are subject to extensive supervision by several governmental regulatory agencies at the federal and state levels. Recently enacted, proposed and future banking legislation and regulations have had, and will continue to have, or may have a significant impact on the financial services industry. These regulations, which are intended to protect depositors and not our shareholders, and the interpretation and application of them by federal and state regulators, are beyond our control, may change rapidly and unpredictably and can be expected to influence our earnings and growth. Our success depends on our continued ability to maintain compliance with these regulations. Some of these regulations may increase our costs and thus place other financial institutions that are not subject to similar regulation in stronger, more favorable competitive positions.
The costs of being a public company are proportionately higher for small companies like us due to the requirement of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the related rules and regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission have increased the scope, complexity, and cost of corporate governance, reporting, and disclosure practices. These regulations are applicable to our company. We expect to experience increasing compliance costs, including costs related to internal controls and the requirement that our auditors attest to and report on management’s assessment of our internal controls, as a result of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The regulations are expected to be applicable to us for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2007. These necessary costs are proportionately higher for a company of our size and will affect our profitability more than that of some of our larger competitors.
Item 1B. | Unresolved Staff Comments |
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Item 2. Properties
The Company and the Bank are headquartered in the Main Office at 113 West Main Street, Independence, Virginia. The Bank owns and operates branches at the following locations:
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Main Office | 113 West Main Street Independence, Virginia 24348 (276) 773-2811 | Full Service 24 Hour Teller | |
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East Independence Office | 802 East Main Street Independence, Virginia 24348 (276) 773-2811 | Full Service 24 Hour Teller | |
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Elk Creek Office | 60 Comers Rock Road Elk Creek, Virginia 24326 (276) 655-4011 | Full Service 24 Hour Teller | |
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Troutdale Office | 101 Ripshin Road Troutdale, Virginia 24378 (276) 677-3722 | Full Service 24 Hour Teller | |
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Galax Office | 209 West Grayson Street Galax, Virginia 24333 (276) 238-2411 | Full Service 24 Hour Teller | |
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Carroll Office | 8417 Carrollton Pike Galax, Virginia 24333 (276) 238-8112 | Full Service 24 Hour Teller | |
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Sparta Office | 98 South Grayson Street Sparta, North Carolina 28675 (336) 372-2811 | Full Service 24 Hour Teller | |
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Hillsville Office | 419 South Main Street Hillsville, Virginia 24343 (276) 728-2810 | Full Service 24 Hour Teller | |
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Whitetop Office | 16303 Highlands Parkway Whitetop, Virginia 24292 (276) 388-3811 | Full Service 24 Hour Teller | |
The Bank has a conference center located at 558 East Main Street, Independence, Virginia that is used for various board and committee meetings, as well as continuing education and training programs for bank employees. The Bank also owns vacant property near the main office in Independence, Virginia. This property is being held as a potential building site for an operations center.
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Item 3. Legal Proceedings
In the ordinary course of operations, the Company and the Bank expect to be parties to various legal proceedings. At present, there are no pending or threatened proceedings against the Company or the Bank that, if determined adversely, would have a material effect on the business, results of operations, or financial position of the Company or the Bank.
Item 4. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
| No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the forth quarter of 2006. |
PART II
Item 5. | Market Price of and Dividends on the Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters |
Shares of the Company’s Common Stock are neither listed on any stock exchange nor quoted on any market and trade infrequently. Shares of Common Stock have periodically been sold in a limited number of privately negotiated transactions. Based on information available to it, the Company believes that from January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2006, the selling price of shares of Common Stock ranged from $24.00 to $32.00. There may, however, have been other transactions at other prices not known to the Company.
Market Price and Dividends
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2005: 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter | 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 | 30.00 28.00 28.00 28.00 | 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.23 |
2006: 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter | 30.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 | 29.00 28.00 30.00 29.00 | 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.30 |
As of December 31, 2006, there were approximately 750 record holders of Common Stock. There were no repurchases of the Common Stock during 2006.
Dividend Policy
The Company historically has paid cash dividends on a quarterly basis. The final determination of the timing, amount and payment of dividends on the Common Stock is at the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors and will depend upon the earnings of the Company and its subsidiaries, principally the
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Bank, the financial condition of the Company and other factors, including general economic conditions and applicable governmental regulations and policies as discussed in Item 1., “Business – Supervision and Regulation – Payment of Dividends,” above.
The Company’s ability to distribute cash dividends will depend primarily on the ability of the Bank to pay dividends to it. As a national bank, the Bank is subject to certain restrictions on our reserves and capital imposed by federal banking statutes and regulations. Furthermore, under Virginia law, the Company may not declare or pay a cash dividend on its capital stock if it is insolvent or if the payment of the dividend would render it insolvent or unable to pay its obligations as they become due in the ordinary course of business. For additional information on these limitations, see “Item 1. Business – Government Supervision and Regulation – Payment of Dividends” above.
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Item 6. | Selected Financial Data |
The following consolidated summary sets forth the Company’s selected financial data for the periods and at the dates indicated. The selected financial data have been derived from the Company’s audited financial statements for each of the five years that ended December 31, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003 and 2002.
| | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2003 | | 2002 |
Summary of Operations[1] |
| Interest income | | $ 20,623 | | $ 17,148 | | $ 14,656 | | $ 13,842 | | $ 14,280 |
| Interest expense | | 8,636 | | 5,802 | | 4,474 | | 5,637 | | 6,640 |
| Net interest income | | 11,987 | | 11,346 | | 10,182 | | 8,205 | | 7,640 |
| Provision for credit losses | | 520 | | 504 | | 390 | | 410 | | 441 |
| Other income | | 1,673 | | 1,415 | | 1,607 | | 2,662 | | 1,021 |
| Other expense | | 8,670 | | 7,945 | | 6,943 | | 5,812 | | 4,720 |
| Income taxes | | 1,323 | | 1,204 | | 1,215 | | 1,306 | | 964 |
| Net income | | $ 3,147 | | $ 3,108 | | $ 3,241 | | $ 3,339 | | $ 2,536 |
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Per Share Data |
| Net income | | $ 1.83 | | $ 1.81 | | $ 1.89 | | $ 1.94 | | $ 1.48 |
| Cash dividends declared | | 0.90 | | 0.68 | | 0.60 | | 1.00 | | 0.46 |
| Book value | | 16.47 | | 16.15 | | 15.23 | | 14.31 | | 13.51 |
| Estimated market value2 | | 30.00�� | | 30.00 | | 32.00 | | 32.00 | | 32.00 |
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Year-end Balance Sheet Summary |
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| Loans, net | | $245,517 | | $217,091 | | $196,912 | | $176,155 | | $154,190 |
| Investment securities | | 40,848 | | 39,279 | | 37,909 | | 46,282 | | 44,872 |
| Total assets | | 333,604 | | 304,165 | | 270,215 | | 263,865 | | 241,283 |
| Deposits | | 282,246 | | 250,400 | | 231,059 | | 228,219 | | 206,909 |
| Stockholders’ equity | | 28,304 | | 27,753 | | 26,177 | | 24,601 | | 23,230 |
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Selected Ratios |
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| Return on average assets | | 1.01% | | 1.09% | | 1.23% | | 1.32% | | 1.13% |
| Return on average equity | | 10.85% | | 11.43% | | 12.56% | | 13.66% | | 11.40% |
| Average equity to average assets | | 9.33% | | 9.55% | | 9.76% | | 9.66% | | 9.88% |
| 1 | In thousands of dollars, except per share data. |
| 2 | Provided at the trade date nearest year end. | |
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Item 7. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
Overview
Management’s Discussion and Analysis is provided to assist in the understanding and evaluation of the Company’s financial condition and its results of operations. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
The Company was incorporated as a Virginia corporation on February 3, 1992 to acquire the stock of the Bank. The Bank was acquired by the Company on July 1, 1992. The Bank was founded in 1900 and currently serves Grayson County, Virginia and surrounding areas through nine banking offices located in the towns of Independence and Hillsville, the localities of Elk Creek, Troutdale, and Whitetop, the City of Galax and Carroll County, Virginia, and the town of Sparta, North Carolina.
The Bank operates for the primary purpose of meeting the banking needs of individuals and small to medium sized businesses in the Bank’s service area, while developing personal, hometown associations with these customers. The Bank offers a wide range of banking services including checking and savings accounts; commercial, installment, mortgage and personal loans; safe deposit boxes; and other associated services. The Bank’s primary sources of revenue are interest income from its lending activities, and, to a lesser extent, from its investment portfolio. The Bank also earns fees from lending and deposit activities. The major expenses of the Bank are interest on deposit accounts and general and administrative expenses, such as salaries, occupancy and related expenses.
The earnings position of the Company remains strong. The Company experienced net earnings of $3,147,221 for 2006 compared to $3,108,307 for 2005, and $3,241,468 in 2004. Dividends paid to stockholders amounted to $0.90 per share for 2006 compared to $0.68 per share for 2005.
The total assets of the Company grew to $333,604,275 from $304,165,217, a 9.68% increase, continuing our strategy to grow the Company. Average equity to average assets indicates that the Company has a strong capital position with a ratio of 9.33% during 2006.
Caution About Forward Looking Statements
We make forward looking statements in this annual report that are subject to risks and uncertainties. These forward looking statements include statements regarding our profitability, liquidity, allowance for loan losses, interest rate sensitivity, market risk, growth strategy, and financial and other goals. The words “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “projects,” “contemplates,” “anticipates,” “forecasts,” “intends,” or other similar words or terms are intended to identify forward looking statements.
These forward looking statements are subject to significant uncertainties because they are based upon or are affected by factors including:
| • | The ability to successfully manage our growth or implement our growth strategies if we are unable to identify attractive markets, locations or opportunities to expand in the future;
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| • | Maintaining capital levels adequate to support our growth; |
| • | Maintaining cost controls and asset qualities as we open or acquire new branches; |
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| • | Reliance on our management team, including our ability to attract and retain key personnel; |
| • | The successful management of interest rate risk; |
| • | Changes in general economic and business conditions in our market area; |
| • | Changes in interest rates and interest rate policies; |
| • | Risks inherent in making loans such as repayment risks and fluctuating collateral values; |
| • | Competition with other banks and financial institutions, and companies outside of the banking industry, including those companies that have substantially greater access to capital and other resources;
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| • | Demand, development and acceptance of new products and services; |
| • | Problems with technology utilized by us; |
| • | Changing trends in customer profiles and behavior; and |
| • | Changes in banking and other laws and regulations applicable to us. |
Because of these uncertainties, our actual future results may be materially different from the results indicated by these forward looking statements. In addition, our past results of operations do not necessarily indicate our future results.
Critical Accounting Policies
The Company’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP). The notes to the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 contain a summary of its significant accounting policies. Management believes the Company’s policies with respect to the methodology for the determination of the allowance for loan losses, and asset impairment judgments, such as the recoverability of intangible assets and other-than-temporary impairment of investment securities, involve a higher degree of complexity and require management to make difficult and subjective judgments that often require assumptions or estimates about highly uncertain matters. Accordingly, management considers the policies related to those areas as critical.
The allowance for loan losses is an estimate of the losses that may be sustained in the loan portfolio. The allowance is based on two basic principles of accounting: (i) Statements of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) 5, Accounting for Contingencies, which requires that losses be accrued when they are probable of occurring and estimable, and (ii) SFAS 114, Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan, which requires that losses be accrued based on the differences between the value of collateral, present value of future cash flows or values that are observable in the secondary market, and the loan balance.
The allowance for loan losses has three basic components: (i) the formula allowance, (ii) the specific allowance, and (iii) the unallocated allowance. Each of these components is determined based upon estimates that can and do change when the actual events occur. The formula allowance uses a historical loss view as an indicator of future losses and, as a result, could differ from the loss incurred in the future. However, since this history is updated with the most recent loss information, the errors that might otherwise occur are mitigated. The specific allowance uses various techniques to arrive at an estimate of loss. Historical loss information, expected cash flows and fair market value of collateral are used to estimate these losses. The use of these values is inherently subjective and our actual losses could be greater or less that the estimates. The unallocated allowance captures losses that are attributable to various economic events, industry or geographic sectors whose impact on the portfolio have occurred but have yet to be recognized in either the formula or specific allowance.
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Accounting for intangible assets is as prescribed by SFAS 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. The Company accounts for recognized intangible assets based on their estimated useful lives. Intangible assets with finite useful lives are amortized, while intangible assets with an indefinite useful life are not amortized.
Estimated useful lives of intangible assets are based on an analysis of pertinent factors, including (as applicable):
| • | the expected use of the asset; |
| • | the expected useful life of another asset or a group of assets to which the useful life of the intangible asset may relate;
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| • | any legal, regulatory, or contractual provision that may limit the useful life; |
| • | any legal, regulatory, or contractual provisions that enable renewal or extension of the asset’s legal or contractual life without substantial cost;
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| • | the effects of obsolescence, demand, competition, and other economic factors; and |
| • | the level of maintenance expenditures required to obtain the expected future cash flows from the asset. |
Straight-line amortization is used to expense recognized amortizable intangible assets since a method that more closely reflects the pattern in which the economic benefits of the intangible assets are consumed cannot reliably be determined. Intangible assets are not written off in the period of acquisition unless they become impaired during that period.
The Company evaluates the remaining useful life of each intangible asset that is being amortized each reporting period to determine whether events and circumstances warrant a revision to the remaining period of amortization. If the estimate of the intangible asset’s remaining useful life is changed, the remaining carrying amount of the intangible asset shall be amortized prospectively of that revised remaining useful life.
If an intangible asset that is being amortized is subsequently determined to have an indefinite useful life, the asset will be tested for impairment. That intangible asset will no longer be amortized and will be accounted for in the same manner as intangible assets that are not subject to amortization.
Intangible assets that are not subject to amortization are reviewed for impairment in accordance with SFAS 144 and tested annually, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired. The impairment test consists of a comparison of the fair value of the intangible asset with its carrying amount. If the carrying amount of the intangible asset exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess. After an impairment loss is recognized, the adjusted carrying amount of the intangible assets becomes its new accounting basis. Subsequent reversal of a previously recognized impairment loss is not allowed.
Net Interest Income
Net interest income, the principal source of Company earnings, is the amount of income generated by earning assets (primarily loans and investment securities) less the interest expense incurred on interest-bearing liabilities (primarily deposits used to fund earning assets). Table 1 summarizes the major components of net interest income for the past three years and also provides yields and average balances.
Total interest income in 2006 increased by 20.26% to $20.62 million from $17.15 million in 2005 after an increase from $14.66 million in 2004. The increase in total interest income in 2006 was due to
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increases in interest rates and to an increase in average loans outstanding of approximately 10.60%. The increases in rates and in loans as a percentage of total interest-earning assets led to an overall increase in yield on average interest-earning assets of 63 basis points from 2005 to 2006. The increase in total interest income in 2005 was due primarily to an increase in average loans outstanding of approximately 11.83%. Total interest expense increased by approximately $2.83 million in 2006 after an increase of $1.33 million in 2005. The increase in 2006 was due primarily to increases in interest rates on time deposits coupled with a significant increase in the average balance of time deposits outstanding. The effects of changes in volumes and rates on net interest income in 2006 compared to 2005, and 2005 compared to 2004 are shown in Table 2.
The increase in interest income was offset by the increase in interest expense resulting in a decrease in net yield on interest-earning assets of 0.16% to 4.15% in 2006 compared to 4.31% in 2005.
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Table 1. Net Interest Income and Average Balances (dollars in thousands)
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| 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004 |
| | | Interest | | | | | | Interest | | | | | | Interest | | |
| Average | | Income/ | | Yield/ | | Average | | Income/ | | Yield/ | | Average | | Income/ | | Yield/ |
| Balance | | Expense | | Cost | | Balance | | Expense | | Cost | | Balance | | Expense | | Cost |
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Interest earning assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Federal funds sold | $ 12,402 | | $ 614 | | 4.95% | | $ 12,575 | | $ 405 | | 3.22% | | $ 11,572 | | $ 139 | | 1.20% |
Investment securities | 41,271 | | 1,815 | | 4.40% | | 38,208 | | 1,612 | | 4.22% | | 42,615 | | 1,729 | | 4.06% |
Loans | 235,046 | | 18,194 | | 7.74% | | 212,513 | | 15,131 | | 7.12% | | 190,028 | | 12,788 | | 6.73% |
Total | 288,719 | | 20,623 | | | | 263,296 | | 17,148 | | | | 244,215 | | 14,656 | | |
Yield on average | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
interest-earning assets | | | | | 7.14% | | | | | | 6.51% | | | | | | 6.00% |
Non interest-earning assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash and due from banks | 8,089 | | | | | | 8,494 | | | | | | 7,546 | | | | |
Premises and equipment | 7,357 | | | | | | 7,217 | | | | | | 6,505 | | | | |
Interest receivable and other | 10,420 | | | | | | 9,113 | | | | | | 8,219 | | | | |
Allowance for loan losses | (2,737) | | | | | | (2,685) | | | | | | (2,488) | | | | |
Unrealized gain/(loss) on securities | (981) | | | | | | (539) | | | | | | 274 | | | | |
Total | 22,148 | | | | | | 21,600 | | | | | | 20,056 | | | | |
Total assets | $310,867 | | | | | | $284,896 | | | | | | $264,271 | | | | |
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Interest-bearing liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Demand deposits | $ 20,605 | | 184 | | 0.89% | | $ 21,923 | | 193 | | 0.88% | | $ 20,084 | | 183 | | 0.91% |
Savings deposits | 41,384 | | 563 | | 1.36% | | 47,932 | | 628 | | 1.31% | | 50,761 | | 657 | | 1.29% |
Time deposits | 162,804 | | 6,945 | | 4.27% | | 135,517 | | 4,126 | | 3.04% | | 127,080 | | 3,114 | | 2.45% |
Borrowings | 18,918 | | 944 | | 4.99% | | 18,493 | | 855 | | 4.62% | | 12,719 | | 519 | | 4.08% |
Total | 243,711 | | 8,636 | | | | 223,865 | | 5,802 | | | | 210,644 | | 4,473 | | |
Cost on average | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
interest-bearing liabilities | | | | | 3.54% | | | | | | 2.59% | | | | | | 2.12% |
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Non interest-bearing | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Demand deposits | 37,250 | | | | | | 33,150 | | | | | | 27,261 | | | | |
Interest payable and other | 891 | | | | | | 679 | | | | | | 568 | | | | |
Total | 38,141 | | | | | | 33,829 | | | | | | 27,829 | | | | |
Total liabilities | 281,852 | | | | | | 257,694 | | | | | | 238,473 | | | | |
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Stockholder's equity: | 29,015 | | | | | | 27,202 | | | | | | 25,798 | | | | |
Total liabilities and | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
stockholder's equity | $310,867 | | | | | | $284,896 | | | | | | $264,271 | | | | |
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Net interest income | | | $ 11,987 | | | | | | $ 11,346 | | | | | | $ 10,183 | | |
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Net yield on | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
interest-earning assets | | | | | 4.15% | | | | | | 4.31% | | | | | | 4.17% |
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Table 2. Rate/Volume Variance Analysis (thousands)
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| 2006 Compared to 2005 | | 2005 Compared to 2004 |
| Interest | | | | | | Interest | | | | |
| Income/ | | Variance | | Income/ | | Variance |
| Expense | | Attributable To | | Expense | | Attributable To |
| Variance | | Rate | | Volume | | Variance | | Rate | | Volume |
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Interest-earning assets: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Federal funds sold | $ 209 | | $ 215 | | $ (6) | | $ 266 | | $ 253 | | $ 13 |
Investment securities | 203 | | 71 | | 132 | | (117) | | 66 | | (183) |
Loans | 3,063 | | 1,381 | | 1,682 | | 2,343 | | 770 | | 1,573 |
Total | 3,475 | | 1,667 | | 1,808 | | 2,492 | | 1,089 | | 1,403 |
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Interest-bearing liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Demand deposits | (9) | | - | | (9) | | 10 | | (6) | | 16 |
Savings deposits | (65) | | 23 | | (88) | | (29) | | 10 | | (39) |
Time deposits | 2,819 | | 1,882 | | 937 | | 1,012 | | 793 | | 219 |
Borrowings | 89 | | 69 | | 20 | | 336 | | 76 | | 260 |
Total | 2,834 | | 1,974 | | 860 | | 1,329 | | 873 | | 456 |
Net interest income | $ 641 | | $ (307) | | $ 948 | | $ 1,163 | | $ 216 | | $ 947 |
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Provision for Credit Losses
The allowance for credit losses is established to provide for expected losses in the Bank’s loan portfolio. Loan losses and recoveries are charged or credited directly to the allowance. Management determines the provision for credit losses required to maintain an allowance adequate to provide for probable losses. Some of the factors considered in making this decision are the collectibility of past due loans, volume of new loans, composition of the loan portfolio, and general economic outlook.
At the end of 2006, the loan loss reserve was $2,901,997 compared to $2,678,055 in 2005 and $2,609,759 in 2004. The Bank’s allowance for loan losses, as a percentage of total loans, at the end of 2006 was 1.17%, compared to 1.22% in 2005, and 1.31% in 2004.
Additional information is contained in Tables 12 and 13, and is discussed in Nonperforming and Problem Assets.
Other Income
Noninterest income consists of revenues generated from a broad range of financial services and activities. The majority of noninterest income is traditionally a result of service charges on deposit accounts including charges for insufficient funds checks and fees charged for nondeposit services. Noninterest income increased by $257,698, or 18.21%, to $1,672,901 in 2006 from $1,415,203 in 2005. Noninterest income in 2004 totaled $1,607,262. The increase from 2005 to 2006 was primarily due to non-recurring gains from investment repurchase agreements and the termination of an interest-rate swap. These gains are generally non-recurring in nature, and as such, management does not anticipate similar gains in the future. The primary sources of noninterest income for the past three years are summarized in Table 3.
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Table 3. Sources of Noninterest Income (thousands)
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| | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004 |
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Service charges on deposit accounts | | $ 581 | | $ 528 | | $ 550 |
Increase in cash value of life insurance | | 225 | | 222 | | 248 |
Mortgage origination fees | | 177 | | 182 | | 134 |
Insurance commissions | | 23 | | 22 | | 16 |
Safe deposit box rental | | 38 | | 34 | | 32 |
Gain on the sale of securities | | 46 | | 4 | | 63 |
Gain on interest rate swap | | 51 | | - | | 204 |
Other income | | 532 | | 423 | | 360 |
Total noninterest income | | $ 1,673 | | $ 1,415 | | $ 1,607 |
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Other Expense
| The major components of noninterest expense for the past three years are illustrated at Table 4. |
Total noninterest expense increased by $725,491 in 2006 and $1,001,294 in 2005, which represents increases of 9.13% and 14.42% respectively. The increase from 2005 to 2006 was primarily due to recent branching activity, ordinary operating cost increases and losses in the disposal of foreclosed properties.
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Table 4. Sources of Noninterest Expense (thousands)
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| | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004 |
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Salaries and wages | | $ 3,540 | | $ 3,334 | | $ 3,033 |
Employee benefits | | 1,694 | | 1,596 | | 1,322 |
Total personnel expense | | 5,234 | | 4,930 | | 4,355 |
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Director fees | | 162 | | 149 | | 132 |
Occupancy expense | | 304 | | 300 | | 225 |
Computer charges | | 276 | | 191 | | 151 |
Other equipment expense | | 811 | | 751 | | 638 |
FDIC/OCC assessments | | 122 | | 114 | | 111 |
Insurance | | 75 | | 82 | | 70 |
Professional fees | | 116 | | 114 | | 68 |
Advertising | | 204 | | 220 | | 180 |
Postage and freight | | 178 | | 156 | | 165 |
Supplies | | 155 | | 178 | | 183 |
Franchise tax | | 195 | | 183 | | 178 |
Telephone | | 144 | | 137 | | 124 |
Travel, dues and meetings | | 124 | | 111 | | 98 |
Other expense | | 570 | | 329 | | 265 |
Total noninterest expense | | $ 8,670 | | $ 7,945 | | $ 6,943 |
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The overhead efficiency ratio of noninterest expense to adjusted total revenue (net interest income plus noninterest income) was 63.5% in 2006, 62.3% in 2005 and 58.9% in 2004.
Income Taxes
Income tax expense is based on amounts reported in the statements of income (after adjustments for non-taxable income and non-deductible expenses) and consists of taxes currently due plus deferred taxes on temporary differences in the recognition of income and expense for tax and financial statement purposes. The deferred tax assets and liabilities represent the future Federal income tax consequences of those differences, which will either be taxable or deductible when the assets and liabilities are recovered or settled.
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Income tax expense (substantially all Federal) was $1,322,443 in 2006, $1,204,081 in 2005 and $1,204,125 in 2004 resulting in effective tax rates of 29.6%, 27.9% and 27.3% respectively. The increase in the effective tax rate for 2006 was due to a decrease in the percentage of tax-exempt income.
The Company’s deferred income tax benefits and liabilities result primarily from temporary differences (discussed above) in the provisions for credit losses, valuation reserves, depreciation, deferred compensation, deferred income, pension expense and investment security discount accretion.
Net deferred tax benefits of $1,524,131 and $941,747 are included in other assets at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. At December 31, 2006, net deferred tax benefits included $214,714 of deferred tax assets applicable to unrealized losses on investment securities available for sale and $662,597 of deferred tax assets applicable to unfunded projected pension benefit obligations. Accordingly, these amounts were not charged to income but recorded directly to the related stockholders’ equity account.
Analysis of Financial Condition
Average earning assets increased 9.66% from December 31, 2005 to December 31, 2006. Total earning assets represented 92.88% of total average assets in 2006 and 92.42% in 2005. The mix of average earning assets changed slightly from 2005 to 2006 as loan growth remained strong.
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Table 5. Average Asset Mix (dollars in thousands)
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| 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004 |
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| Average | | | | Average | | | | Average | | |
| Balance | | % | | Balance | | % | | Balance | | % |
Earning assets: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Loans | $ 235,046 | | 75.61% | | $ 212,513 | | 74.59% | | $ 190,028 | | 61.13% |
Investment securities | 41,271 | | 13.28% | | 38,208 | | 13.41% | | 42,615 | | 13.71% |
Federal funds sold | 12,402 | | 3.99% | | 12,575 | | 4.42% | | 11,572 | | 4.37% |
Deposits in other banks | - | | 0.00% | | - | | 0.00% | | - | | 0.00% |
Total earning assets | 288,719 | | 92.88% | | 263,296 | | 92.42% | | 244,215 | | 78.56% |
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Nonearning assets: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash and due from banks | 8,089 | | 2.60% | | 8,494 | | 2.98% | | 7,546 | | 2.43% |
Premises and equipment | 7,357 | | 2.37% | | 7,217 | | 2.53% | | 6,505 | | 2.09% |
Other assets | 10,420 | | 3.35% | | 9,113 | | 3.20% | | 8,219 | | 2.64% |
Allowance for loan losses | (2,737) | | -0.88% | | (2,685) | | -0.94% | | (2,488) | | -0.80% |
Unrealized gain/(loss) on securities | $ (981) | | -0.32% | | (539) | | -0.19% | | 274 | | 0.09% |
Total nonearning assets | $ 22,148 | | 7.12% | | 21,600 | | 7.58% | | 20,056 | | 6.45% |
Total assets | $ 310,867 | | 100.00% | | $ 284,896 | | 100.00% | | $ 264,271 | | 85.01% |
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Average loans for 2006 represented 75.61% of total average assets compared to 74.59% in 2005. Average federal funds sold decreased from 4.42% to 3.99% of total average assets while average investment securities decreased from 13.41% to 13.28% of total average assets over the same time period. The balances of nonearning assets remained relatively unchanged in 2006 as compared to 2005.
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Loans
Average loans totaled $235.0 million over the year ended December 31, 2006. This represents an increase of 10.6% over the average of $212.5 million for 2005. Average loans increased by 11.8% from 2004 to 2005.
The loan portfolio consists primarily of real estate and commercial loans. These loans accounted for 92.2% of the total loan portfolio at December 31, 2006. This is up from the 91.7% that the two categories maintained at December 31, 2005. The amount of loans outstanding by type at December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005 and the maturity distribution for variable and fixed rate loans as of December 31, 2006 are presented in Tables 6 & 7 respectively.
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Table 6. Loan Portfolio Summary (dollars in thousands)
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| December 31, 2006 | | December 31, 2005 | | December 31, 2004 | | December 31, 2003 | | December 31, 2002 |
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| Amount | | % | | Amount | | % | | Amount | | % | | Amount | | % | | Amount | | % |
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Construction and development | $ 30,725 | | 12.37% | | $ 22,244 | | 10.12% | | $ 19,454 | | 9.75% | | $ 14,530 | | 8.14% | | $ 6,040 | | 3.86% |
Residential, 1-4 families | 111,089 | | 44.72% | | 102,614 | | 46.69% | | 94,655 | | 47.44% | | 83,824 | | 46.95% | | 73,135 | | 46.77% |
Residential, 5 or more families | 1,572 | | 0.63% | | 675 | | 0.31% | | 692 | | 0.35% | | 321 | | 0.18% | | 140 | | 0.09% |
Farmland | 27,979 | | 11.26% | | 21,695 | | 9.87% | | 18,387 | | 9.21% | | 15,640 | | 8.76% | | 7,546 | | 4.83% |
Nonfarm, nonresidential | 39,350 | | 15.84% | | 35,613 | | 16.20% | | 31,485 | | 15.78% | | 31,902 | | 17.86% | | 35,014 | | 22.39% |
Total real estate | $ 210,715 | | 84.82% | | $ 182,841 | | 83.19% | | $ 164,673 | | 82.53% | | 146,217 | | 81.89% | | 121,875 | | 77.94% |
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Agricultural | 3,774 | | 1.52% | | 3,071 | | 1.40% | | 2,891 | | 1.45% | | 3,152 | | 1.77% | | 4,997 | | 3.20% |
Commercial | 18,294 | | 7.36% | | 18,745 | | 8.53% | | 17,603 | | 8.82% | | 15,093 | | 8.45% | | 13,960 | | 8.93% |
Consumer | 14,106 | | 5.68% | | 14,112 | | 6.42% | | 13,657 | | 6.85% | | 13,040 | | 7.30% | | 14,753 | | 9.43% |
Other | 1,530 | | 0.62% | | 1,000 | | 0.46% | | 698 | | 0.35% | | 1,048 | | 0.59% | | 794 | | 0.50% |
Total | $ 248,419 | | 100.00% | | $ 219,769 | | 100.00% | | $ 199,522 | | 100.00% | | $ 178,550 | | 100.00% | | $ 156,379 | | 100.00% |
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Table 7. Maturity Schedule of Loans (dollars in thousands)
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| | Real | | Agricultural | | Consumer | | Total |
| | Estate | | and Commercial | | and Other | | Amount | | % |
Fixed rate loans: | | | | | | | | | | |
Three months or less | | $ 9,454 | | $ 2,637 | | $ 2,012 | | $ 14,103 | | 5.68% |
Over three to twelve months | | 29,632 | | 2,778 | | 2,816 | | 35,226 | | 14.18% |
Over one year to five years | | 19,574 | | 2,671 | | 9,810 | | 32,055 | | 12.90% |
Over five years | | 32,868 | | 459 | | 538 | | 33,865 | | 13.63% |
Total fixed rate loans | | $ 91,528 | | $ 8,545 | | $ 15,176 | | $ 115,249 | | 46.39% |
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Variable rate loans: | | | | | | | | | | |
Three months or less | | $ 38,834 | | $ 13,454 | | $ 460 | | $ 52,748 | | 21.24% |
Over three to twelve months | | 4,875 | | 69 | | - | | 4,944 | | 1.99% |
Over one year to five years | | 34,716 | | - | | - | | 34,716 | | 13.97% |
Over five years | | 40,762 | | - | | - | | 40,762 | | 16.41% |
Total variable rate loans | | $ 119,187 | | $ 13,523 | | $ 460 | | $ 133,170 | | 53.61% |
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Total loans: | | | | | | | | | | |
Three months or less | | $ 48,288 | | $ 16,091 | | $ 2,472 | | $ 66,851 | | 26.92% |
Over three to twelve months | | 34,507 | | 2,847 | | 2,816 | | 40,170 | | 16.17% |
Over one year to five years | | 54,290 | | 2,671 | | 9,810 | | 66,771 | | 26.87% |
Over five years | | 73,630 | | 459 | | 538 | | 74,627 | | 30.04% |
Total loans | | $ 210,715 | | $ 22,068 | | $ 15,636 | | $ 248,419 | | 100.00% |
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Interest rates charged on loans vary with the degree of risk, maturity and amount of the loan. Competitive pressures, money market rates, availability of funds, and government regulations also influence interest rates. On average, loans yielded 7.74% in 2006 compared to an average yield of 7.12% in 2005.
Investment Securities
The Bank uses its investment portfolio to provide liquidity for unexpected deposit decreases or loan generation, to meet the Bank’s interest rate sensitivity goals and to generate income.
Management of the investment portfolio has always been conservative with the majority of investments taking the form of purchases of U.S. Treasury, U.S. Government Agencies and state and municipal bonds, as well as investment grade corporate bond issues. Management views the investment portfolio as a source of income, and purchases securities with the intent of retaining them until maturity. However, adjustments are necessary in the portfolio to provide an adequate source of liquidity that can be used to meet funding requirements for loan demand and deposit fluctuations and to control interest rate risk. Therefore, from time to time, management may sell certain securities prior to their maturity. Table 8 presents the investment portfolio at the end of 2006 by major types of investments and contractual maturity ranges. Investment securities in Table 8 may have repricing or call options that are earlier than the contractual maturity date.
Total investment securities increased by approximately $2.0 million from December 31, 2005 to December 31, 2006 as deposit growth outpaced loan growth and excess funds were invested in securities.
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The average yield of the investment portfolio increased to 4.40% for the year ended December 31, 2006 compared to 4.22% for 2005.
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Table 8. Investment Securities - Maturity/Yield Schedule (dollars in thousands)
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| | In One | | After One | | After Five | | After | | | | |
| | Year or | | Through | | Through | | Ten | | | | Market |
| | Less | | Five Years | | Ten Years | | Years | | Total | | Value |
Investment Securities: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Government agencies | | $ 7,326 | | $ 3,152 | | $ 7,761 | | $ 8,216 | | $ 26,455 | | $ 25,896 |
Mortgage-backed securities | | - | | 149 | | 2,726 | | 2,154 | | 5,029 | | 4,959 |
State and municipal securities | | 700 | | 527 | | 2,340 | | 5,091 | | 8,658 | | 8,687 |
Corporate securities | | 200 | | - | | - | | - | | 200 | | 200 |
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Total | | $ 8,226 | | $ 3,828 | | $ 12,827 | | $ 15,461 | | $ 40,342 | | $ 39,742 |
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Weighted average yields: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Government agencies | | 4.53% | | 4.75% | | 5.21% | | 4.34% | | 4.70% | | |
Mortgage-backed securities | | 0.00% | | 5.15% | | 4.88% | | 4.94% | | 4.91% | | |
State and municipal securities | | 6.13% | | 5.06% | | 5.84% | | 5.77% | | 5.77% | | |
Corporate securities | | 5.60% | | 0.00% | | 0.00% | | 0.00% | | 0.00% | | |
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Total | | 4.69% | | 4.81% | | 5.25% | | 4.89% | | 4.98% | | |
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(Yields are stated on a tax-equivalent basis) | | | | | | | | | | |
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Deposits
The Bank relies on deposits generated in its market area to provide the majority of funds needed to support lending activities and for investments in liquid assets. More specifically, core deposits (total deposits less certificates of deposit in denominations of $100,000 or more) are the primary funding source. The Bank’s balance sheet growth is largely determined by the availability of deposits in its markets, the cost of attracting the deposits, and the prospects of profitably utilizing the available deposits by increasing the loan or investment portfolios. Market conditions have resulted in depositors shopping for deposit rates more than in the past. An increased customer awareness of interest rates adds to the importance of rate management. The Bank’s management must continuously monitor market pricing, competitor’s rates, and the internal interest rate spreads to maintain the Bank’s growth and profitability. The Bank attempts to structure rates so as to promote deposit and asset growth while at the same time increasing overall profitability of the Bank.
Average total deposits for the year ended December 31, 2006 amounted to $262.0 million, which was an increase of $23.5 million, or 9.86% over 2005. Average core deposits totaled $209.4 million in 2006 representing a 6.4% increase over the $196.9 million in 2005. The percentage of the Bank’s average deposits that are interest-bearing decreased from 86.1% in 2005 to 85.8% in 2006. Average demand deposits, which earn no interest, increased 12.4% from $33.2 million in 2005 to $37.3 million in 2006. Average deposits for the periods ended December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005 are summarized in Table 9.
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Table 9. Deposit Mix (dollars in thousands)
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| 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004 |
| Average | | % of Total | | Average | | Average | | % of Total | | Average | | Average | | % of Total | | Average |
| Balance | | Deposits | | Rate Paid | | Balance | | Deposits | | Rate Paid | | Balance | | Deposits | | Rate Paid |
Interest-bearing deposits: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
NOW accounts | $ 20,605 | | 7.9% | | 0.89% | | $ 21,923 | | 9.2% | | 0.88% | | $ 20,084 | | 8.9% | | 0.91% |
Money Market | 9,293 | | 3.5% | | 1.75% | | 10,900 | | 4.6% | | 1.51% | | 13,514 | | 6.0% | | 1.28% |
Savings | 32,091 | | 12.2% | | 1.25% | | 37,032 | | 15.5% | | 1.25% | | 37,247 | | 16.6% | | 1.30% |
Small denomination certificates | 110,209 | | 42.1% | | 4.21% | | 93,911 | | 39.4% | | 3.03% | | 91,699 | | 40.7% | | 2.49% |
Large denomination certificates | 52,595 | | 20.1% | | 4.35% | | 41,606 | | 17.4% | | 3.08% | | 35,382 | | 15.7% | | 2.36% |
Total interest-bearing deposits | 224,793 | | 85.8% | | 3.42% | | 205,372 | | 86.1% | | 2.41% | | 197,926 | | 87.9% | | 2.00% |
Noninterest-bearing deposits | 37,250 | | 14.2% | | 0.00% | | 33,150 | | 13.9% | | 0.00% | | 27,261 | | 12.1% | | 0.00% |
Total deposits | $ 262,043 | | 100.0% | | 2.94% | | $ 238,522 | | 100.0% | | 2.07% | | $ 225,187 | | 100.0% | | 1.76% |
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The average balance of certificates of deposit issued in denominations of $100,000 or more increased by $11.0 million, or 26.4%, for the year ended December 31, 2006. The strategy of management has been to support loan and investment growth with core deposits and not to aggressively solicit the more volatile, large denomination certificates of deposit, however, recent market increases in short-term certificate rates prompted many customers to move money from savings and money market accounts to certificates of deposit. Table 10 provides maturity information relating to certificates of deposit of $100,000 or more at December 31, 2006.
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Table 10. Large Time Deposit Maturities (thousands)
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Analysis of time deposits of $100,000 or more at December 31, 2006: |
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Remaining maturity of three months or less | $ 6,950 |
Remaining maturity over three through twelve months | 44,920 |
Remaining maturity over one through five years | 11,425 |
Remaining maturity over five years | - |
Total time deposits of $100,000 or more | $ 63,295 |
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Equity
Stockholders’ equity amounted to $28.3 million at December 31, 2006, a 2.0% increase over the 2005 year-end total of $27.8 million. The increase resulted from earnings of $3,147,221, less dividends paid and a change in unrealized depreciation of investment securities classified as available for sale. Stockholders’ equity was also impacted by the adoption of SFAS No. 158, “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans,” requiring the recognition of unfunded projected
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pension benefit obligations. This transaction resulted in a charge to equity of $1,286,217. This adjustment reflected the cumulative effect of the adoption of this standard and future adjustments to both liabilities and equity are expected to be much less in amount. The Company paid dividends of $0.90, $0.68 and $0.60 per share in 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
Regulatory guidelines relating to capital adequacy provide minimum risk-based ratios which assess capital adequacy while encompassing all credit risks, including those related to off-balance sheet activities. Capital ratios under these guidelines are computed by weighing the relative risk of each asset category to derive risk-adjusted assets. The risk-based capital guidelines require minimum ratios of core (Tier 1) capital (common stockholders’ equity) to risk-weighted assets of 4.0% and total regulatory capital (core capital plus allowance for loan losses up to 1.25% of risk-weighted assets) to risk-weighted assets of 8.0%. As of December 31, 2006, the Bank has a ratio of Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets of 11.4% and a ratio of total capital to risk-weighted assets of 12.6%.
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Table 11. Bank’s Year-end Risk-Based Capital (dollars in thousands)
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| | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004 |
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Tier 1 capital | | $ 26,199 | | $ 23,960 | | $ 22,004 |
Qualifying allowance for loan losses | | | | | | |
(limited to 1.25% of risk-weighted assets) | | 2,884 | | 2,560 | | 2,264 |
Total regulatory capital | | $ 29,083 | | $ 26,520 | | $ 24,268 |
Total risk-weighted assets | | $ 230,718 | | $ 204,651 | | $ 180,782 |
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Tier 1 capital as a percentage of | | | | | | |
risk-weighted assets | | 11.4% | | 11.7% | | 12.2% |
Total regulatory capital as a percentage of | | | | | | |
risk-weighted assets | | 12.6% | | 13.0% | | 13.4% |
Leverage ratio* | | 8.0% | | 8.0% | | 8.5% |
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*Tier 1 capital divided by average total assets for |
the quarter ended December 31 of each year. |
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In addition, a minimum leverage ratio of Tier 1 capital to average total assets for the previous quarter is required by federal bank regulators, ranging from 3% to 5%, subject to the regulator’s evaluation of the Bank’s overall safety and soundness. As of December 31, 2006, the Bank had a ratio of year-end Tier 1 capital to average total assets for the fourth quarter of 2006 of 8.0%. Table 11 sets forth summary information with respect to the Bank’s capital ratios at December 31, 2006. All capital ratio levels indicate that the Bank is well capitalized.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
For more information regarding financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk, see Note 15 to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Nonperforming and Problem Assets
Certain credit risks are inherent in making loans, particularly commercial and consumer loans. Management prudently assesses these risks and attempts to manage them effectively. The Bank attempts to use shorter-term loans and, although a portion of the loans have been made based upon the value of collateral, the underwriting decision is generally based on the cash flow of the borrower as the source of repayment rather than the value of the collateral. The Bank also attempts to reduce repayment risk by adhering to internal credit policies and procedures. These policies and procedures include officer and customer limits, periodic loan documentation review and follow up on exceptions to credit policies.
| Nonperforming assets at December 31, 2006 and 2005 are analyzed in Table 12. |
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Table 12. Nonperforming Assets (dollars in thousands)
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| December 31, 2006 | | December 31, 2005 | | December 31, 2004 | | December 31, 2003 | | December 31, 2002 |
| Amount | | % of Loans | | Amount | | % of Loans | | Amount | | % of Loans | | Amount | | % of Loans | | Amount | | % of Loans |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Nonaccrual loans | $ 867 | | 0.3% | | $ 992 | | 0.4% | | $ 690 | | 0.3% | | $ 1,435 | | 0.8% | | $ 649 | | 0.4% |
Restructured loans | 480 | | 0.2% | | 1,114 | | 0.5% | | 1,802 | | 0.9% | | 484 | | 0.3% | | 384 | | 0.2% |
Loans past due 90 days or more | 733 | | 0.3% | | 550 | | 0.3% | | 635 | | 0.3% | | 2,119 | | 1.2% | | 1,883 | | 1.2% |
Total nonperforming assets | $ 2,080 | | 0.8% | | $ 2,656 | | 1.2% | | $ 3,127 | | 1.5% | | $ 4,038 | | 2.3% | | $ 2,916 | | 1.8% |
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Total nonperforming assets were 0.8% and 1.2% of total outstanding loans as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
The allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level adequate to absorb potential losses. Some of the factors that management considers in determining the appropriate level of the allowance for loan losses are: past loss experience, an evaluation of the current loan portfolio, identified loan problems, the loan volume outstanding, the present and expected economic conditions in general, and in particular, how such conditions relate to the market area that the Bank serves. Bank regulators also periodically review the Bank’s loans and other assets to assess their quality. Loans deemed uncollectible are charged to the allowance. Provisions for loan losses and recoveries on loans previously charged off are added to the allowance. The accrual of interest on a loan is discontinued when, in the opinion of management, there is an indication that the borrower may be unable to meet payments as they become due.
To quantify the specific elements of the allowance for loan losses, the Bank begins by establishing a specific reserve for loans that have been identified as being impaired. This reserve is determined by comparing the principal balance of the loan with the net present value of the future anticipated cash flows or the fair market value of the related collateral. The Bank then reviews certain
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loans in the portfolio and assigns grades to loans which have been reviewed. Loans which are graded as acceptable are then grouped with loans in the same category which have not been graded and the total is then multiplied by a historical charge-off percentage to arrive at a base allowance amount. Loans which are graded other than acceptable are given specific allowances based on the grade. An allowance of 5% is made for loans graded as “special mention” an allowance of 15% is made for loans graded as “substandard” an allowance of 50% is made for loans graded as “doubtful” and an allowance of 100% is made for loans graded as “loss”. The allowance for graded loans is then added to the base allowance for acceptable and ungraded loans. Finally, the allowance may be adjusted by factors which consider current loan volume and general economic conditions. The allowance is allocated according to the amount deemed to be reasonably necessary to provide for the possibility of losses being incurred within the respective categories of loans, although the entire allowance is available to absorb any actual charge-offs that may occur.
The provision for loan losses, net charge-offs and the activity in the allowance for loan losses is detailed in Table 13. The allocation of the reserve for loan losses is detailed in Table 14.
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Table 13. Loan Losses
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| 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2003 | | 2002 |
| | | | | | | | | |
Allowance for loan losses, beginning | $ 2,678,055 | | $ 2,609,759 | | $ 2,395,387 | | $ 2,189,028 | | $ 1,821,966 |
Provision for loan losses, added | 520,000 | | 504,468 | | 390,000 | | 410,000 | | 441,000 |
Charge-offs: | | | | | | | |
Real estate | (45,330) | | (100,340) | | (42,827) | | (26,195) | | (100,000) |
Commercial and agricultural | (199,372) | | (202,760) | | (78,959) | | (86,627) | | (42,207) |
Consumer and other | (148,971) | | (162,462) | | (154,703) | | (194,601) | | (121,796) |
Recoveries: | | | | | | | | | |
Real estate | 6,000 | | 143 | | 1,456 | | 5,308 | | 26,477 |
Commercial and agricultural | 35,426 | | 4,975 | | 69,042 | | 52,056 | | 137,141 |
Consumer and other | 56,189 | | 24,272 | | 30,363 | | 46,418 | | 26,447 |
Net charge-offs | (296,058) | | (436,172) | | (175,628) | | (203,641) | | (73,938) |
Allowance for loan losses, ending | $ 2,901,997 | | $ 2,678,055 | | $ 2,609,759 | | $ 2,395,387 | | $ 2,189,028 |
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Table 14. Allocation of the Reserve for Loan Losses (in thousands)
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| 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2003 | | 2002 |
| | | % of | | | | % of | | | | % of | | | | % of | | | | % of |
| | | Loans to | | | | Loans to | | | | Loans to | | | | Loans to | | | | Loans to |
Balance at the end of the period applicable to: | Amount | | Total Loans | | Amount | | Total Loans | | Amount | | Total Loans | | Amount | | Total Loans | | Amount | | Total Loans |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Commercial and agricultural | $ 1,193 | | 8.88% | | $ 842 | | 9.93% | | $ 569 | | 10.27% | | $ 773 | | 10.22% | | $ 977 | | 12.13% |
Real estate - construction | - | | 12.37% | | - | | 10.12% | | - | | 9.75% | | - | | 8.14% | | - | | 3.86% |
Real estate - mortgage | 791 | | 72.45% | | 734 | | 73.07% | | 663 | | 72.78% | | 559 | | 73.75% | | 495 | | 74.08% |
Consumer and other | 918 | | 6.30% | | 1,102 | | 6.88% | | 1,378 | | 7.20% | | 1,063 | | 7.89% | | 717 | | 9.93% |
Total | $ 2,902 | | 100.00% | | $ 2,678 | | 100.00% | | $ 2,610 | | 100.00% | | $ 2,395 | | 100.00% | | $ 2,189 | | 100.00% |
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Impact of Inflation and Changing Prices
The consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes presented elsewhere in this document have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, which require the measurement of financial position and operating results in terms of historical dollars without considering the change in the relative purchasing power of money over time due to inflation. Unlike most industrial companies, virtually all of the Company’s assets and liabilities are monetary in nature, therefore the impact of inflation is reflected primarily in the increased cost of operations. As a result, interest rates have a greater impact on performance than do the effects of general levels of inflation. Interest rates do not necessarily move in the same direction or to the same extent as the prices of goods and services.
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Table 17. Key Financial Ratios
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| | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004 |
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Return on average assets | | 1.01% | | 1.09% | | 1.23% |
Return on average equity | | 10.85% | | 11.43% | | 12.56% |
Dividend payout ratio | | 49.16% | | 37.61% | | 31.82% |
Average equity to average assets | | 9.33% | | 9.55% | | 9.76% |
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Table 18. Quarterly Data (unaudited) (dollars in thousands, except per share data)
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| Years Ended December 31, |
| 2006 | | 2005 |
| Fourth | | Third | | Second | | First | | Fourth | | Third | | Second | | First |
| Quarter | | Quarter | | Quarter | | Quarter | | Quarter | | Quarter | | Quarter | | Quarter |
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Interest and dividend income | $ 5,478 | | $ 5,300 | | $ 5,081 | | $ 4,763 | | $ 4,691 | | $ 4,534 | | $ 4,156 | | $ 3,945 |
Interest expense | 2,606 | | 2,223 | | 1,969 | | 1,837 | | 1,755 | | 1,565 | | 1,332 | | 1,150 |
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Net interest income | 2,872 | | 3,077 | | 3,112 | | 2,926 | | 2,936 | | 2,969 | | 2,824 | | 2,795 |
Provision for loan losses | 120 | | 150 | | 137 | | 113 | | 105 | | 189 | | 105 | | 105 |
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Net interest income, after | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
provision for loan losses | 2,752 | | 2,927 | | 2,975 | | 2,813 | | 2,831 | | 2,780 | | 2,719 | | 2,690 |
Noninterest income | 376 | | 495 | | 408 | | 405 | | 359 | | 322 | | 302 | | 285 |
Noninterest expenses | 2,231 | | 2,295 | | 2,139 | | 2,016 | | 2,016 | | 2,012 | | 2,005 | | 1,943 |
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Income before income taxes | 897 | | 1,127 | | 1,244 | | 1,202 | | 1,174 | | 1,090 | | 1,016 | | 1,032 |
Provision for income taxes | 265 | | 322 | | 372 | | 364 | | 332 | | 306 | | 286 | | 280 |
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Net income | $ 632 | | $ 805 | | $ 872 | | $ 838 | | $ 842 | | $ 784 | | $ 730 | | $ 752 |
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Net income per share | $ 0.37 | | $ 0.47 | | $ 0.51 | | $ 0.49 | | $ 0.49 | | $ 0.46 | | $ 0.42 | | $ 0.44 |
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Item 7A. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk. |
The principal goals of the Bank’s asset and liability management strategy are the maintenance of adequate liquidity and the management of interest rate risk. Liquidity is the ability to convert assets to cash to fund depositors’ withdrawals or borrowers’ loans without significant loss. Interest rate risk management balances the effects of interest rate changes on assets that earn interest and liabilities on which interest is paid to protect the Bank from wide fluctuations in its net interest income, which could result from interest rate changes.
Management must insure that adequate funds are available at all times to meet the needs of its customers. On the asset side of the balance sheet, maturing investments, loan payments, maturing loans, federal funds sold, and unpledged investment securities are principal sources of liquidity. On the liability side of the balance sheet, liquidity sources include core deposits, the ability to increase large denomination certificates, federal fund lines from correspondent banks, borrowings from the Federal
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Home Loan Bank, as well as the ability to generate funds through the issuance of long-term debt and equity.
The liquidity ratio (the level of liquid assets divided by total deposits plus short-term liabilities) was 17.8% at December 31, 2006, compared to 22.2% at December 31, 2005. These ratios are considered to be adequate by management.
The Bank uses cash and federal funds sold to meet its daily funding needs. If funding needs are met through holdings of excess cash and federal funds, then profits might be sacrificed as higher-yielding investments are foregone in the interest of liquidity. Therefore management determines, based on such items as loan demand and deposit activity, an appropriate level of cash and federal funds and seeks to maintain that level.
The primary goals of the investment portfolio are liquidity management and maturity gap management. As investment securities mature the proceeds are reinvested in federal funds sold if the federal funds level needs to be increased, otherwise the proceeds are reinvested in similar investment securities. The majority of investment security transactions consist of replacing securities that have been called or matured. The Bank keeps a significant portion of its investment portfolio in unpledged assets that are less than 60 months to maturity or next repricing date. These investments are a preferred source of funds in that they can be disposed of in any interest rate environment without causing significant damage to that quarter’s profits.
Interest rate risk is the effect that changes in interest rates would have on interest income and interest expense as interest-sensitive assets and interest-sensitive liabilities either reprice or mature. Management attempts to maintain the portfolios of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities with maturities or repricing opportunities at levels that will afford protection from erosion of net interest margin, to the extent practical, from changes in interest rates. Table 15 shows the sensitivity of the Bank’s balance sheet on December 31, 2006. This table reflects the sensitivity of the balance sheet as of that specific date and is not necessarily indicative of the position on other dates. At December 31, 2006, the Bank appeared to be cumulatively asset-sensitive (interest-earning assets subject to interest rate changes exceeding interest-bearing liabilities subject to changes in interest rates). However, in the one year window liabilities subject to change in interest rates exceed assets subject to interest rate changes (non asset-sensitive).
Matching sensitive positions alone does not ensure the Bank has no interest rate risk. The repricing characteristics of assets are different from the repricing characteristics of funding sources. Thus, net interest income can be impacted by changes in interest rates even if the repricing opportunities of assets and liabilities are perfectly matched.
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Table 15. Interest Rate Sensitivity (dollars in thousands)
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| December 31, 2006 |
| Maturities/Repricing |
| | | | | | | | | |
| 1 to 3 | | 4 to 12 | | 13 to 60 | | Over 60 | | |
| Months | | Months | | Months | | Months | | Total |
Interest-Earning Assets: | | | | | | | | | |
Federal funds sold | $ 17,786 | | $ - | | $ - | | $ - | | $ 17,786 |
Investments | 11,795 | | 3,099 | | 17,168 | | 8,280 | | 40,342 |
Loans | 69,634 | | 47,335 | | 78,738 | | 52,712 | | 248,419 |
Total | $ 99,215 | | $ 50,434 | | $ 95,906 | | $ 60,992 | | $ 306,547 |
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Interest-Bearing Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | |
NOW accounts | $ 17,704 | | $ - | | $ - | | $ - | | $ 17,704 |
Money market | 8,086 | | - | | - | | - | | 8,086 |
Savings | 29,270 | | - | | - | | - | | 29,270 |
Certificates of deposit | 25,217 | | 109,534 | | 51,464 | | - | | 186,215 |
Borrowings | 10,000 | | - | | 10,000 | | - | | 20,000 |
Total | $ 90,277 | | $ 109,534 | | $ 61,464 | | $ - | | $ 261,275 |
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Interest sensitivity gap | $ 8,938 | | $ (59,100) | | $ 34,442 | | $ 60,992 | | $ 45,272 |
Cumulative interest | | | | | | | | | |
sensitivity gap | $ 8,938 | | $ (50,162) | | $ (15,720) | | $ 45,272 | | $ 45,272 |
Ratio of sensitivity gap to | | | | | | | | | |
total earning assets | 2.9% | | -19.3% | | 11.2% | | 19.9% | | 14.8% |
Cumulative ratio of sensitivity | | | | | | | | | |
gap to total earning assets | 2.9% | | -16.3% | | -5.1% | | 14.8% | | 14.8% |
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The Company uses a number of tools to monitor its interest rate risk, including simulating net interest income under various scenarios, monitoring the present value change in equity under the same scenarios, and monitoring the difference or gap between rate sensitive assets and rate sensitive liabilities over various time periods (as displayed in Table 15).
The earnings simulation model forecasts annual net income under a variety of scenarios that incorporate changes in the absolute level of interest rates, changes in the shape of the yield curve, and changes in interest rate relationships. Management evaluates the effect on net interest income and present value equity from gradual changes in rates of up to 300 basis points up or down over a 12-month period. Table 16 presents the Bank’s forecasts for changes in net income and market value of equity as of December 31, 2006.
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Table 16. Interest Rate Risk (dollars in thousands)
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Rate Shocked Net Interest Income and Market Value of Equity |
| | | | | | | | |
Rate Change | | -300bp | -200bp | -100bp | 0bp | +100bp | +200bp | +300bp |
Net Interest Income: | | | | | | | | |
Net interest income | | $ 10,244 | $ 10,858 | $ 11,470 | $ 12,048 | $ 12,599 | $ 13,143 | $ 13,683 |
Change | | $ (1,804) | $ (1,190) | $ (578) | $ - | $ 551 | $ 1,095 | $ 1,635 |
Change percentage | | -14.98% | -9.88% | -4.79% | | 4.58% | 9.09% | 13.57% |
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Market Value of Equity | | $ 27,316 | $ 28,004 | $ 28,218 | $ 28,129 | $ 27,538 | $ 26,628 | $ 25,526 |
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Item 8. | Financial Statements and Supplementary Data. |
Pursuant to General Instruction G(2) of Form 10-K, the following financial statements in the Company's 2006 Annual Report to Shareholders are incorporated herein by reference.
Independent Auditor's Report
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2006 and 2005
Consolidated Statements of Income for the Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Item 9. | Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure |
None.
Item 9A. | Controls and Procedures |
As of the end of the period covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer along with the Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14. Based upon that evaluation, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer along with the Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting them to material information relating to the Company (including its consolidated subsidiaries) required to be included in our periodic SEC filings.
The Company also maintains a system of internal accounting controls that is designed to provide assurance that assets are safeguarded and that transactions are executed in accordance with management’s authorization and properly recorded. This system is continually reviewed and is augmented by written policies and procedures, the careful selection and training of qualified personnel and an internal audit program to monitor its effectiveness. There were no changes in our internal control over financial
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reporting identified in connection with the evaluation of it that occurred during our last fiscal quarter that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, internal control over financial reporting.
Item 9B. | Other Information |
None.
PART III
Item 10. | Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance |
Pursuant to General Instruction G(3) of Form 10-K, the information contained under the headings “Election of Directors,” (except for the information set forth under the headings, “Election of Directors—Security Ownership of Management” and “Election of Directors—Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners“) and “Corporate Governance and the Board of Directors—Code of Ethics” in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 11. | Executive Compensation |
Pursuant to General Instruction G(3) of Form 10-K, the information contained under the heading “Executive Compensation” in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 12. | Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management |
Pursuant to General Instruction G(3) of Form 10-K, the information contained under the headings “Election of Directors--Security Ownership of Management” and “Election of Directors--Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners” in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 13. | Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence |
Pursuant to General Instruction G(3) of Form 10-K, the information contained under the heading “Transactions with Management” and “Corporate Governance and the Board of Directors – Independence of Directors” in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 14. | Principal Accounting Fees and Services |
Pursuant to General Instruction G(3) of Form 10-K, the information contained under the heading “Audit Information” (except for information set forth under the heading “Audit Information—Audit Committee Report”) in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders is incorporated herein by reference.
PART IV
Item 15. | Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules |
(a) | (1) and (2). The response to this portion of Item 15 is submitted as a separate section of this report. |
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| (3) | Exhibits: |
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| 3.1 | Articles of Incorporation of the Company, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10, File No. 0-30535. |
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| 3.2 | Bylaws of the Company, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10, File No. 0-30535. |
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| 13.1 | 2006 Annual Report to Shareholders. |
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| 21.1 | Subsidiary of the Company, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 21.1 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002. |
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| 31.1 | Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer. |
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| 31.2 | Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer. |
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| 32.1 | Statement of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350. |
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(b) | Exhibits |
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| The response to this portion of Item 15 as listed in Item 15(a)(3) above is submitted as a separate section of this report. |
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(c) | Financial Statement Schedules |
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The response to this portion of Item 15 is submitted as a separate section of this report. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: | March 29, 2007 | By:/s/ Jacky K. Anderson |
Jacky K. Anderson
| President and Chief Executive Officer |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
/s/ Jacky K. Anderson | President and | March 29, 2007 |
___________________________ | Chief Executive Officer | |
Jacky K. Anderson | (Principal Executive Officer) | |
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/s/ Blake M. Edwards, Jr. | Chief Financial Officer | March 29, 2007 |
___________________________ | (Principal Financial and | |
Blake M. Edwards, Jr. | Accounting Officer) | |
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/s/ Bryan L. Edwards | Director | March 29, 2007 |
___________________________ | |
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Bryan L. Edwards
/s/ Dennis B. Gambill | Director | March 29, 2007 |
___________________________
Dennis B. Gambill
___________________________
Julian L. Givens
___________________________
Jack E. Guynn, Jr.
| Director | March 29, 2007 |
___________________________ | |
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Thomas M. Jackson, Jr.
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/s/ Jean W. Lindsey | Director | March 29, 2007 |
___________________________ | |
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Jean W. Lindsey
/s/ Carl J. Richardson | Director | March 29, 2007 |
___________________________ | |
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Carl J. Richardson
/s/ Charles T. Sturgill | Director | March 29, 2007 |
___________________________ | |
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Charles T. Sturgill
| Director | March 29, 2007 |
___________________________ | |
J. David Vaughn | |
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