SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 10-Q
[x] Quarterly report pursuant to section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the quarterly period ended Commission file
SEPTEMBER 30, 1995 No. 0-13660
SEACOAST BANKING CORPORATION OF FLORIDA
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Florida 59-2260678
(State or other jurisdiction of (IRS employer
incorporation or organization) identification number)
815 Colorado Avenue, Stuart FL 34994
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(407) 287-4000
(Registrant's telephone number,
including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 (b) of the Act:
None
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 (g) of the Act:
Class A Common Stock, Par Value $.10
(Title of class)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that
the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
YES [x] NO [ ]
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's
classes
of common stock as of September 30, 1995:
Class A Common Stock, $.10 Par Value - 3,719,684 shares
Class B Common Stock, $.10 Par Value - 548,346 shares
INDEX
SEACOAST BANKING CORPORATION OF FLORIDA
Part I FINANCIAL INFORMATION PAGE #
Item 1 Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Condensed consolidated balance sheets -
September 30, 1995, December 31, 1994 and
September 30, 1994 3 - 4
Condensed consolidated statements of income -
Three months ended September 30, 1995 and 1994;
and nine months ended September 30, 1995 and 1994 5 - 6
Condensed consolidated statements of cash flows -
Nine months ended September 30, 1995 and 1994 7 - 9
Notes to condensed consolidated financial
statements 10 - 11
Item 2 Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations 12 - 21
Part II OTHER INFORMATION
Item 6 Reports on Form 8-K 22
SIGNATURES 23
Exhibit Article 9 - Financial Data Schedule 24 - 25
Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)
Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida and Subsidiaries
(Dollars in thousands) Sept. 30, December 31, Sept. 30,
1995 1994 1994
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ASSETS
Cash and due from banks 31053 25230 25097
Federal funds sold 12750 62350 7100
Securities:
At market 103729 131288 134886
At amortized cost (market values:
$121,612 at Sept. 30, 1995,
$122,472 at Dec. 31, 1994 &
$119,616 at Sept. 30, 1994) 119046 127373 121779
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TOTAL SECURITIES 222775 258661 256665
Loans, net of unearned income 387788 292790 280551
Less: Allowance for loan losses (3973) (3373) (3386)
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NET LOANS 383815 289417 277165
Bank premises and equipment 16954 15751 15975
Other real estate owned 521 165 2957
Other assets 18894 11137 10970
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686762 662711 595929
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LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
LIABILITIES
Deposits 621120 559629 535225
Federal funds purchased and securities
sold under agreements to repurchase,
maturing within 30 days 1893 44639 1803
Other liabilities 3374 2859 3564
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626387 607127 540592
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Preferred stock 0 0 0
Class A common stock 374 372 371
Class B common stock 55 56 57
Additional paid-in capital 18613 18498 18442
Retained earnings 44272 41049 39963
Treasury stock (546) 0 0
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62768 59975 58833
Securities valuation equity (allowance) (2393) (4391) (3496)
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TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 60375 55584 55337
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686762 662711 595929
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Note: The balance sheet at December 31, 1994 has been derived from the
audited financial statements at that date. See notes to condensed
consolidated financial statements.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited)
Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida and Subsidiaries
Three Months Nine Months
Ended Sept. 30, Ended Sept. 30,
Dollars in thousands, except per share data) 1995 1994 1995 1994
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Interest and dividends on investment
securities 3818 4124 11698 12680
Interest and fees on loans 8129 5571 22095 15871
Interest on federal funds sold 337 41 1736 247
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TOTAL INTEREST INCOME 12284 9736 35529 28798
Interest on deposits 1357 1372 4161 4115
Interest on time certificates 4150 2047 11021 5689
Interest on borrowed money 30 17 291 115
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TOTAL INTEREST EXPENSE 5537 3436 15473 9919
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NET INTEREST INCOME 6747 6300 20056 18879
Provision for loan losses 125 0 125 145
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NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER
PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES 6622 6300 19931 18734
Noninterest income
Securities gains (losses) 269 (37) 262 757
Other income 1963 1518 5442 4878
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TOTAL NONINTEREST INCOME 2232 1481 5704 5635
TOTAL NONINTEREST EXPENSES 6137 5533 18109 17625
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INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES 2717 2248 7526 6744
Provision for income taxes 961 731 2593 2194
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NET INCOME 1756 1517 4933 4550
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited)
Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida and Subsidiaries
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
Sept. 30, Sept. 30,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data) 1995 1994 1995 1994
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PER SHARE COMMON STOCK:
NET INCOME 0.40 0.35 1.14 1.06
CASH DIVIDENDS DECLARED:
Class A 0.130 0.120 0.390 0.360
Class B 0.118 0.109 0.354 0.327
Average shares outstanding 4314048 4310403 4311347 4304302
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)
Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida and Subsidiaries
(In thousands of dollars)
Nine Months Ended September 30 1995 1994
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Increase(Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash flows from operating activities
Interest received 36238 29787
Fees and commissions received 5441 4835
Interest paid (15194) (9908)
Cash paid to suppliers and employees (17034) (15656)
Income taxes paid (2184) (2339)
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Net cash provided by operating activities 7267 6719
Cash flows from investing activities
Proceeds from maturity of securities classified at
market 18205 19210
Proceeds from maturity of securities classified at
amortized cost 23400 9461
Proceeds from sale of securities classified at
market 94730 45583
Purchase of securities classified at market (79913) (57644)
Purchase of securities classified at amortized cost (4889) (2181)
Proceeds from sale of loans 0 24697
Net new loans and principal repayments (49540) (32391)
Proceeds from the sale of other real estate owned 224 985
Sale (purchase) of premises and equipment (150) (792)
Purchase of American Bank Capital Corporation, net
of cash acquired (4659) 0
Net change in other assets (2761) (118)
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Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (5353) 6810
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (continued)(Unaudited)
Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida and Subsidiaries
(In thousands of dollars)
Nine Months Ended September 30 1995 1994
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Cash flows from financing activities
Net increase in deposits (805) 1747
Net decrease in federal funds purchased and
securities sold under agreements to
repurchase (42746) (38730)
Sale of common stock -- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
and Employee Profit -- Sharing Plan 115 125
Exercise of stock options (58) 88
Purchase of common stock -- Treasury (546) 0
Dividends paid (1651) (1521)
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Net cash used in financing activities (45691) (38291)
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Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (43777) (24762)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 87580 56959
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 43803 32197
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (continued)(Unaudited)
Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida and Subsidiaries
(In thousands of dollars)
Nine Months Ended September 30 1995 1994
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Reconciliation of Net Income to Cash Provided by
Operating Activities
Net Income 4933 4550
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
provided by operating activities
Depreciation and amortization 1924 2086
Provision for loan losses 125 145
Gain on sale of securities (262) (757)
Gain on sale of loans 0 (43)
Loss (gain) on sale and writedown of foreclosed
assets (42) 174
Loss on disposition of fixed assets 38 78
Change in interest receivable 370 347
Change in interest payable 278 11
Change in prepaid expenses (138) (318)
Change in accrued taxes 702 170
Change in other liabilities (661) 276
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Total adjustments 2334 2169
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Net cash provided by operating activities 7267 6719
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Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing
activities:
Transfers from loans to other real estate owned 492 0
Transfer from securities to other assets 3272 0
Market value adjustment to securities 2625 (9555)
Transfer from securities held for sale to held
for investment 10049 11216
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statement.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
SEACOAST BANKING CORPORATION OF FLORIDA AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTE A - BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles for interim financial information and with the instructions
to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not
include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted
accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of
management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals)
considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating
results for the nine month period ended September 30, 1995, are not
necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the
year ended December 31, 1995. For further information, refer to the
consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the
Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994.
NOTE B - CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
Various claims and lawsuits are pending against the Company and its
subsidiaries. Although the amount of any ultimate liability with respect
to such matters cannot be determined, in the opinion of management, after
consultation with legal counsel, those claims and other lawsuits, when
resolved, will not have a material adverse effect on the consolidated
financial condition of the Company and it's subsidiaries.
NOTE C - ACQUISITION
On April 14, 1995, the Company acquired American Bank Capital Corporation of
Florida and its subsidiary, American Bank of Martin County. The transaction
was treated as a purchase with the Company paying $9.3 million. The following
represents the proforma impact as of and for the year ended December 31, 1994,
assuming the acquisition occurred January 1, 1994:
December 31, 1994 (Dollars in thousands)
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Total assets 726244
Total loans 340022
Total deposits 621524
Shareholders'equity 55584
Intangible assets 7662
Tangible Tier 1 capital to adjusted assets 7.46%
For the year ended December 31, 1994 (Dollars in thousands,
except per share amounts)
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Net interest income 27328
Noninterest income 7771
Noninterest expense 24330
Net income 6910
Earnings per share 1.60
Item 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
THIRD QUARTER 1995
The following discussion and analysis is designed to provide a better
understanding of the significant factors related to the company's results
of operations and financial condition. Such discussion and analysis
should be read in conjunction with the company's Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements and the notes attached thereto.
EARNINGS SUMMARY
Earnings in the third quarter were impacted by, when compared to prior
year third quarter, the acquisition of $62 million in deposits and $46
million in loans of American Bank Capital Corporation of Florida
("American") and its subsidiary, American Bank of Martin County, on April
14, 1995, gains on securities sales, and improved loan growth. The
company's subsidiary, First National Bank and Trust Company of the
Treasure Coast, now has seventeen branches with the addition of one branch
resulting from the acquisition.
Net income for the third quarter of 1995 totalled $1,756,000 or $0.40 per
share, compared with $1,517,000 or $0.35 per share in the third quarter of
1994 and $1,714,000 or $0.40 per share in the second quarter of 1995.
Return on average assets was 1.01 percent and return on average
shareholders' equity was 11.14 percent for the third quarter of 1995,
compared to third quarter 1994's performance of 1.01 percent and 10.32
percent, respectively, and 1995's second quarter results of 0.99 percent
and 11.18 percent, respectively.
NET INTEREST INCOME
Earnings for the third quarter of 1995 were affected by a net interest
margin (on a tax equivalent basis) that decreased from 4.29 percent in the
second quarter of 1995 to 4.23 percent in the third quarter of this year.
While competing institutions in our market held deposit rates level for
savings and money market deposits and decreased the rate paid for NOW
deposits, the rate paid for certificates of deposit increased and resulted
in a 13 basis points rise to 5.66 percent. The resulting rate paid for
all interest bearing liabilities for the third quarter of 1995 was 7 basis
points higher than in the second quarter of 1995. Decreases in yields
since the second quarter of this year for investments, federal funds sold
and loans of 14 basis points, 23 basis points and 7 basis points,
respectively, were offset by an improvement in the mix of earning asset
volumes. As a result, the yield on earning assets increased 1 basis point
to 7.66 percent.
For the third quarter a year ago, the net interest margin was 4.62
percent. An increase in the general level of interest rates over the last
twelve months has resulted in a 56 basis point increase in the yield on
average earning assets. Over the same period, but to a higher degree, the
rate paid for interest bearing liabilities has increased 108 basis points.
Average earning assets for the third quarter of 1995 increased $90,930,000
or 16.5 percent to $640,845,000, compared to prior year's third quarter.
The acquisition and loan demand, which picked up pace in the latter half
of 1994 and into 1995, provided a $102,578,000 or 37.5 percent increase in
average loans to $376,029,000. Average investment securities declined
$30,882,000 or 11.3 percent, while average federal funds sold grew
$19,234,000 to $22,964,000. The increase in average federal funds sold is
related to securities sales and maturities occurring over the past twelve
months. These funds will be utilized to fund loan growth or will be
reinvested.
In part, the mix of deposits had an unfavorable impact on the rate paid
for interest bearing liabilities. Average certificates of deposit have
increased $91,239,000 or 45.7 percent to $291,049,000, while average
balances for NOW, savings and money market accounts, which are lower cost
interest bearing deposits, have declined by $10,106,000 to an aggregate
balance of $261,055,000. Favorably affecting deposit mix was an increase
in average demand deposits of $11,551,000 or 19.1 percent to $72,137,000.
PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES
A provision of $125,000, a result of the double digit loan growth, was
recorded in the third quarter of this year, compared to no provisioning in
the third quarter of 1994. Net charge-offs remained very low at $99,000
for the third quarter, compared to $54,000 in net recoveries in the second
quarter of 1995 and $340,000 in net charge-offs last year in the third
quarter. Net charge-offs annualized as a percent of average loans
totalled 0.03 percent for the first nine months of 1995, compared to net
charge-offs of 0.15 percent for all of 1994.
Management determines the provision for loan losses which is charged to
operations by constantly analyzing and monitoring delinquencies,
nonperforming loans and the level of outstanding balances for each loan
category, as well as the amount of net charge offs, and by estimating
losses inherent in its portfolio. While the company's policies and
procedures used to estimate the monthly provision for loan losses charged
to operations are considered adequate by management and are reviewed from
time to time by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), there
exist factors beyond the control of the company, such as general economic
conditions both locally and nationally, which make management's judgment
as to the adequacy of the provision necessarily approximate and imprecise.
SECURITIES GAINS (LOSSES)
Securities gains for the first nine months of 1995 netted to $262,000,
with $269,000 in gains recognized in the third quarter. Approximately
$38.2 million in securities, with a weighted average maturity of roughly 3
years and weighted average yield close to 6 percent, were sold during the
third quarter from the available for sale portfolio. Investment activity
during the quarter was focused on funding seasonal deposit declines and
the acceleration in lending activity. In 1994, $756,000 in securities
gains were recorded during the first nine months of the year. To reduce
the company's exposure to higher interest rates, U.S. agency securities
totalling $24.7 million and held in the company's available for sale
portfolio were sold in the second quarter, resulting in a gain of
$846,000. These securities were to mature in the years 1999 and 2000.
NONINTEREST INCOME
Noninterest income, excluding gains and losses from securities sales,
increased $445,000 or 29.3 percent to $1,963,000 in the third quarter
compared to one year earlier. The largest increase in noninterest income
occurred in service charges on deposits which increased $156,000 or 31.3
percent compared to prior year. Service charges on deposits grew during
the third quarter as a result of the acquisition and certain services
being recently repriced.
The next two largest increases in noninterest income were in trust income
and brokerage commissions and fees which increased $122,000 or 30.3
percent and $120,000 or 48.2 percent, respectively, in the third quarter
year over year. The financial market turmoil during 1994 carried into
1995 culminating in first quarter's lower volumes of business. However,
second and third quarter's results indicate an improving trend and renewed
interest by consumers to invest in financial markets. Additional sales
staff in trust and the repricing of trust services favorably impacted
results for the quarter. The company intends to continue to emphasize its
brokerage and trust services to both existing and new customers, as
expectations are that financial markets will remain robust during the
remainder of 1995.
Noninterest income, excluding gains and losses from securities sales, for
the first nine months of 1995 increased $564,000 or 11.6 percent, with
increases in service charges on deposits of $278,000, trust income of
$121,000 and brokerage commissions and fees of $156,000. Other income
declined $13,000 or 3.5 percent due to gains of $45,000 on the sale of
$24.7 million in fixed rate residential mortgage loans recognized during
the first nine months of 1994. No such sales were recorded in 1995.
NONINTEREST EXPENSES
When compared to 1994, noninterest expenses for the third quarter
increased by $604,000 or 10.9 percent to $6,137,000 and for the first nine
months grew $484,000 or 2.7 percent to $18,109,000.
Salaries and wages increased $358,000 or 17.1 percent, compared to the
third quarter of 1994, and increased $754,000 or 11.7 percent for the
first nine months of 1995. A new branch opened in November 1994 in Port
St. Lucie, Florida and a new branch acquired from American on April 14,
1995 increased salaries and wages $53,000 for the quarter and $130,000
year to date. In addition, wages for lending personnel grew $36,000 for
the third quarter and $177,000 year to date when compared to last year,
effected by increased loan demand. Employee benefits increased $5,000 for
the quarter and grew $46,000 for the first nine months compared to prior
year, due to higher payroll taxes and profit sharing expense.
Occupancy expenses and furniture and equipment expenses, on an aggregate
basis, grew $48,000 versus third quarter results last year and were
$15,000 higher for the first nine months of 1995 versus prior year. The
premium for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") insurance was
$119,000 lower in the third quarter of 1995 and $305,000 lower year-to-
date, reflecting action by the FDIC to lower premium rates from $0.23 per
$100 of deposits to $0.04 per $100 of deposits, effective in the second
half of 1995.
Marketing expenditures increased $66,000 in the third quarter and $88,000
for the first nine months of 1995, compared to 1994. Increases in sales
promotion and public relations costs reflected heightened efforts to
market products and services within the company's market.
Costs associated with foreclosed and repossessed asset management
decreased $85,000 when compared to the third quarter of 1994 and $252,000
when compared to the first nine months of 1994. Legal and professional
fees recorded for the third quarter of 1995 were $52,000 higher, but for
the first nine months of 1995 were $145,000 lower. Other real estate
owned ("OREO") totalled only $521,000 at September 30, 1995.
An increase in other expense of $279,000 or 26.2 percent was recorded in
the third quarter compared to last year for the same period. Other
expenses were $283,000 higher for the nine month period ended September
30, 1995 versus prior year. The increase was primarily caused by higher
postage and telephone costs and, in particular, amortization for
intangible assets which increased $124,000 in the third quarter and
$188,000 for the first nine months year over year.
INCOME TAXES
Income taxes as a percentage of income before taxes were 34.5 percent for
the first nine months of this year, compared to 32.5 percent in 1994. The
increase in rate reflects a higher rate of provisioning for state income
taxes, a result of lower state intangible taxes paid to the State of
Florida that can be taken as a credit. In addition, tax-exempt income as
a percentage of the company's revenue stream is lower, largely due to the
accretive effect of the acquisition of American, and amortization related
to intangible assets derived from the acquisition of American is excluded
as a deduction for tax purposes.
FINANCIAL CONDITION
CAPITAL RESOURCES
Earnings retained by the company during the first nine months of 1995 and
over the prior twelve months has provided the company with continued
increases to its capital. At September 30, 1995, total capital was
$60,375,000, 9.1 percent higher than at September 30, 1994. The company's
ratio of average shareholders' equity to average total assets during the
first nine months of 1995 was 9.07 percent, compared to 9.50 percent
during the first nine months of 1994. The decline in this ratio was a
result of increased assets due to the acquisition of American.
Regulatory agencies have implemented a risk-based capital framework with a
minimum ratio of total capital to risk-weighted assets of 8 percent. At
September 30, 1995, the company's ratio of total capital to risk-weighted
assets under these risk-based rules was 16.29 percent and its ratio of
Tier 1 capital to total adjusted assets was 7.92 percent. In comparison,
these ratios were 20.41 percent and 9.50 percent, respectively, at
September 30, 1994. Capital, as it is defined for these ratios, excludes
certain intangible assets, including goodwill. At September 30, 1995,
intangible assets excluded from capital as a result of the acquisition of
American totalled $3,685,000. In comparison, no deduction to capital was
calculated in 1994.
LOAN PORTFOLIO
All of the company's loan activity is with customers located within its
defined market area known as the Treasure Coast of Florida. This area is
located on the southeastern coast of Florida above Palm Beach County and
extends north to Brevard County.
Total loans (net of unearned income and excluding the allowance for loan
losses) were $387,788,000 at September 30, 1995, $107,237,000 or 38.2
percent more than at September 30, 1994, and $94,998,000 or 32.4 percent
more than at December 31, 1994. Approximately $46 million of the increase
is directly related to the purchase of American.
At September 30, 1995, the company's mortgage loan balances secured by
residential properties amounted to $205,119,000 or 52.9 percent of total
loans. The next largest concentration was loans secured by commercial
real estate which totalled $94,841,000 or 24.5 percent. The company was
also a creditor for consumer loans to individual customers (primarily
secured by motor vehicles) totalling $42,318,000, commercial loans of
$17,273,000, home equity lines of credit of $10,433,000, and unsecured
credit cards of $7,057,000.
All loans and commitments for one-to-four family residential properties
and commercial real estate are generally secured with first mortgages on
property with the amount loaned at inception to the fair value of the
property not to exceed 80 percent. Nearly all residential real estate
loans are made upon terms and conditions that would make such loans
eligible for resale under Federal National Mortgage Association ("FNMA")
or Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("FHLMC") guidelines.
Real estate mortgage lending (particularly residential properties) is
expected to remain an important segment of the company's lending
activities. Exposure to market interest rate volatility with respect to
mortgage loans is managed by attempting to match maturities and repricing
opportunities for assets against liabilities, when possible. At September
30, 1995, approximately $135 million or 66 percent of the company's
mortgage loan balances secured by residential properties were adjustable,
of which $127 million were adjustable rate 15- or 30-year mortgage loans
("ARMs") that reprice based upon the one year constant maturity United
States Treasury Index plus a margin. These 15- and 30-year ARMs generally
consist of two types: 1) those repricing annually by up to one percent
with a four percent cap over the life of the loan, of which balances of
approximately $37 million were outstanding at September 30, 1995, and 2)
those limited to a two percent per annum increase and a four or six
percent cap over the life of the loan, of which approximately $90 million
in balances existed at September 30, 1995.
The company's historical charge off rates for residential real estate
loans have been minimal, with annualized charge offs for the first nine
months of 1995 of 0.02 percent and none for all of 1994.
At September 30, 1995, the company had commitments to make loans
(excluding unused home equity lines of credit and credit card lines) of
$18,947,000, compared to $14,781,000 at September 30, 1994.
The company attempts to reduce its exposure to the risk of the local real
estate market by limiting the aggregate size of its commercial real estate
portfolio, currently 24.5 percent of total loans, and by making commercial
real estate loans primarily on owner occupied properties. The remainder
of the real estate loan portfolio is residential mortgages to individuals,
and home equity loans, which the company considers less susceptible to
adverse effects from a downturn in the real estate market, especially
given the area's large percentage of retired persons.
ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES
Net losses on credit cards and residential real estate totalled $137,000
and $28,000, respectively, for the first nine months of 1995, compared to
net losses of $109,000 and recoveries of $14,000, respectively, in 1994.
Current and historical credit losses arising from real estate lending
transactions continue to compare favorably with the company's peer group.
Net recoveries recorded for commercial real estate loans and installment
loans of $74,000 and $22,000, respectively, in the first nine months of
1995 compared favorably with the prior year when $267,000 in commercial
real estate loan charge-offs and $46,000 in installment loan charge offs
were reported. Net charge-offs for commercial loans of $4,000 in the
first nine months of 1995 compared to $44,000 in recoveries in 1994.
As a result of the acquisition, American's allowance for loan losses of
$556,000 was incorporated with the company's reserves. The ratio of the
allowance for loan losses to net loans outstanding was 1.02 percent at
September 30, 1995, compared to 1.10 percent at March 31, 1995, prior to
the acquisition. This ratio was 1.21 percent at September 30, 1994. The
allowance for loan losses as a percentage of nonaccrual loans and loans 90
days or more past due was 72.8 percent at September 30, 1995, compared to
148.2 percent at the same date in 1994.
NONPERFORMING ASSETS
At September 30, 1995, the company's ratio of nonperforming assets to
loans outstanding plus other real estate owned was 1.53 percent, compared
to 1.84 percent one year earlier. Total loans past due 90 days or more of
$50,000 were outstanding, compared to $15,000 at September 30, 1994, and
OREO of $521,000 was recorded at September 30, 1995, compared to an
outstanding balance of $2,957,000 at the end of the third quarter in 1994.
Nonaccrual loans totalled $5,410,000 at September 30, 1995, compared to a
balance of $2,270,000 at September 30, 1994. All of the nonaccrual loans
outstanding at September 30, 1995 were performing (current with respect to
payments), with the exception of fourteen loans aggregating to $2,524,000.
The performing loans were placed on nonaccrual status because the company
has determined that the collection of principal or interest in accordance
with the terms of such loans is uncertain. Of the amount reported in
nonaccrual loans at September 30, 1995, 96.0 percent is secured with real
estate, the remainder by the Small Business Administration ("SBA").
Management does not expect significant losses for which an allowance for
loan losses has not been provided associated with the ultimate realization
of these assets.
SECURITIES
Debt securities that the company has the intent and ability to hold to
maturity are carried at amortized cost. All other securities are carried
at market value and are available for sale. At September 30, 1995, the
company had $103,729,000 or 46.6 percent of total securities available for
sale and securities held to maturity were carried at an amortized cost of
$119,046,000, representing 53.4 percent of total securities.
The company's securities portfolio decreased $33,890,000 from September
30, 1994. The securities portfolio as a percentage of earning assets was
35.7 percent at September 30, 1995, compared to 47.2 percent one year ago.
This decline is directly related to growth in the loan portfolio and
changes to the portfolio mix.
During 1994, management reduced the total portfolio's interest rate risk
by reducing the average life of the portfolio from four years to less than
three years and by increasing the percentage of adjustable and floating
rate securities. During the first nine months of 1995, proceeds of $94.7
million from securities sales and maturing funds of $41.6 million were
derived, of which $84.8 million was reinvested. Remaining funds were
invested in overnight federal funds sold, which at September 30, 1995
totalled $12,750,000, or utilized to fund loan growth. Management
believes a significant portion of these remaining funds will be used to
fund further increases in the loan portfolio.
Company management considers the overall quality of the securities
portfolio to be high. The securities portfolio had an unrealized net loss
of $1,146,000 or 0.5 percent of amortized cost at September 30, 1995,
compared to a net loss of $8,721,000 or 3.4 percent of amortized cost at
December 31, 1994, and a net loss of $4,416,000 or 1.7 percent of
amortized cost at September 30, 1994. No securities are held which are
not traded in liquid markets or that meet Federal Financial Institution
Examination Council ("FFIEC") definition of a high risk investment. The
company does have any assets which would be defined as a derivative
security.
DEPOSITS
Total deposits increased $85,895,000 or 16.0 percent to $621,120,000 at
September 30, 1995, compared to one year earlier. Approximately $62
million of the increase was attributable to the American acquisition. The
commercial bank deposits acquired are primarily core deposits with
interest rates paid and characteristics very similar to the company's
existing customer accounts.
Certificates of deposit increased $82,171,000 or 39.1 percent to $292,471,000
over the past twelve months, while lower cost interest bearing deposits (NOW,
savings and money markets deposits) declined $7,732,000 or 2.9 percent to
$255,016,000. Noninterest bearing demand deposits increased $11,456,000 or
18.4 percent to $73,633,000.
The increase in certificates of deposit and decline in NOW, savings and
money market deposits is directly related to higher interest rates offered
on certificates, reflecting the general rise in interest rates during 1994
and 1995, and resulting renewed interest by customers in investing in
certificates of deposit.
INTEREST RATE SENSITIVITY
Interest rate movements and deregulation of interest rates have made
managing the company's interest rate sensitivity increasingly important.
The company's Asset/Liability Management Committee ("ALCO") is responsible
for managing the company's exposure to changes in market interest rates.
The committee attempts to maintain stable net interest margins by
generally matching the volume of assets and liabilities maturing, or
subject to repricing, and by adjusting rates to market conditions and
changing interest rates.
Interest rate exposure is managed by monitoring the relationship between
earning assets and interest bearing liabilities, focusing primarily on
those that are rate sensitive. Rate sensitive assets and liabilities are
those that reprice at market interest rates within a relatively short
period, defined here as one year or less. The difference between rate
sensitive assets and rate sensitive liabilities represents the company's
interest sensitivity gap, which may be either positive (assets exceed
liabilities) or negative (liabilities exceed assets).
On September 30, 1995, the company had a negative gap position based on
contractual maturities and prepayment assumptions for the next twelve
months, with a negative cumulative interest rate sensitivity gap as a
percentage of total earning assets of 23.6 percent. This means that the
company's assets reprice more slowly than its deposits. In a declining
interest rate environment, the cost of the company's deposits and other
liabilities may be expected to fall faster than the interest received on
its earning assets, thus increasing the net interest spread. If interest
rates generally increase, the negative gap means that the interest
received on earning assets may be expected to increase more slowly than
the interest paid on the company's liabilities, therefore decreasing the
net interest spread.
It has been the company's experience that deposit balances for NOW and
savings accounts are stable and subjected to limited repricing when
interest rates increase or decrease within a range of 200 basis points.
Therefore, the company's ALCO uses model simulation to manage and measure
its interest rate sensitivity.
The company has determined that an acceptable level of interest rate risk
would be for net interest income to fluctuate no more than 30 percent
given an immediate change in interest rates (up or down) of 200 basis
points. At September 30, 1995, net interest income would decline 12.7
percent if interest rates would immediately rise 200 basis points.
The company does not presently use interest rate protection products in
managing its interest rate sensitivity.
LIQUIDITY MANAGEMENT
Contractual maturities for assets and liabilities are reviewed to
adequately maintain current and expected future liquidity requirements.
Sources of liquidity, both anticipated and unanticipated, are maintained
through a portfolio of high quality marketable assets, such as residential
mortgage loans, securities available for sale and federal funds sold. The
company has access to federal funds lines of credit and is able to provide
short term financing of its activities by selling, under an agreement to
repurchase, United States Treasury and Government agency securities not
pledged to secure public deposits or trust funds. At September 30, 1995,
the company had federal funds lines of credit available and unused of
$37,500,000 and had $146,516,000 of United States Treasury and Government
agency securities and mortgage backed securities not pledged and available
for use under repurchase agreements.
Liquidity, as measured in the form of cash and cash equivalents (including
federal funds sold), totalled $43,803,000 at September 30, 1995 as
compared to $32,197,000 at September 30, 1994. Cash and cash equivalents
vary with seasonal deposit movements and are generally higher in the
winter than in the summer, and vary with the level of principal repayments
and investment activity occurring in the company's securities portfolio
and loan portfolio.
As is typical of financial institutions, cash flows from investing
activities (primarily in loans and securities) and from financial
activities (primarily through deposit generation and short term
borrowings) exceeded cash flows from operations. In 1995, the cash flow
from operations of $7,267,000 was $548,000 higher than during the same
period of 1994. Cash flows from investing and financing activities
reflect the increase in loan and deposit balances experienced.
IMPACT OF INFLATION AND CHANGING PRICES
The financial statements presented herein 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 changes in the relative purchasing
power of money, over time, due to inflation.
Unlike most industrial companies, virtually all of the assets and
liabilities of a financial institution are monetary in nature. As a
result, interest rates have a more significant impact on a financial
institution's performance than the general levels of inflation. Since the
beginning of 1994, the Federal Reserve Bank has increased interest rates
275 basis points in an effort to curb inflation through monetary policy.
In addition, inflation increases financial institutions' costs for goods
and services purchased, the cost of salaries and benefits, occupancy
expense, and similar items. Inflation and related increases in interest
rates generally decrease the market value of investments and loans held
and may adversely affect liquidity, earnings, and share-holders' equity.
Mortgage originations and refinancings tend to slow as interest rates
increase, and likely will reduce the company's earnings from such
activities and the income from the sale of residential mortgage loans in
the secondary market. Interest rates do not necessarily move in the same
magnitude as the prices of goods and services. In today's environment,
with values of real estate falling due to increased amounts of funds
available for real estate investment, and the anticipated effect of the
RTC's efforts to liquidate unprecedented volume of real properties from
failed thrifts, the values of real estate collateralizing the company's
loans and real estate held as other owned, could be adversely affected.
Part II OTHER INFORMATION
Item 6 REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
The Company did not file any reports on Form 8-K during the three
month period ended September 30, 1995.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
SEACOAST BANKING CORPORATION OF FLORIDA
November 14, 1995 /s/ Dennis S. Hudson, III
DENNIS S. HUDSON, III
Executive Vice President &
Chief Operating Officer
November 14, 1995 /s/ William R. Hahl
WILLIAM R. HAHL
Senior Vice President &
Chief Financial Officer