UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
|X| ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003
| | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ________ to ________
Commission file number 0-8679
BAYLAKE CORP.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Wisconsin 39-1268055
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporated or organization) Identification No.)
217 North Fourth Avenue., Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone number, including area code: (920)-743-5551
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common Stock $5 Par
Value
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 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 | |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as
defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes |X| No
As of March 1, 2004, 7,621,976 shares of Common Stock were outstanding. As of
June 30, 2003, (the last business day of the Registrant's most recently
completed second fiscal quarter) the aggregate market value of the Common Stock
(based upon the $13.85 reported bid price on that date) held by non-affiliates
(excludes a total of 413,572 shares reported as beneficially owned by directors
and executive officers -- does not constitute an admission as to affiliate
status) was approximately $98,661,915.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Part of Form 10-K Into Which
Document Portions of Documents are Incorporated
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Definitive Proxy Statement for 2004 Part III
Annual Meeting of Shareholders to
be Filed within 120 days of the
fiscal Year ended December 31, 2003
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2003 FORM 10-K
TABLE OF CONTENTS
DESCRIPTION PAGE NO.
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PART I
ITEM 1. Business 3
ITEM 2. Properties 9
ITEM 3. Legal Proceedings 9
ITEM 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders 9
PART II
ITEM 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related
Stockholder Matters 9
ITEM 6. Selected Financial Data 10
ITEM 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations 13
ITEM 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk 47
ITEM 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 48
ITEM 9. Changes and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and
Financial Disclosure. 89
PART III
ITEM 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant 89
ITEM 11. Executive Compensation 90
ITEM 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management 90
ITEM 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions 91
PART IV
ITEM 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services 91
PART V
ITEM 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K 91
Signatures 92
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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
The statements contained in this report, including the discussion and analysis
of financial condition and results of operations, that are not historical facts
are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are intended to be covered by the safe-harbor
provisions for forward-looking statements contained in that Act. For example,
all statements regarding our expected financial position, business and
strategies are forward-looking statements. The words "anticipates," "believes,"
"estimates," "seeks," "expects," "plans," "intends," and similar expressions, as
they relate to Baylake or its management, are intended to identify
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are made based upon
management's current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and
their potential effects upon Baylake or the Bank. Although we believe that the
expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, and
have based these expectations on our beliefs as well as assumptions we have
made, these expectations may prove to be incorrect. Actual results may differ
materially from those included in the forward-looking statements. Important
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our
expectations include, without limitation, the failure of a significant number of
borrowers to repay their loans (the level of non-performing loans), general
changes in economic conditions (including those related to tourism) and interest
rates, as well as restrictions imposed on us by regulations or regulators of the
banking industry. Many of these factors are not within the control of Baylake or
management. Baylake undertakes no obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future
developments or otherwise.
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
General
Baylake Corp., a Wisconsin corporation organized in 1976, ("Baylake" or the
"Company"), is a registered bank holding company under the Federal Bank Holding
Company Act of 1956, as amended. Baylake's primary activities consist of holding
indirectly the stock of Baylake Bank ("Bank"), and providing a wide range of
banking and related business activities, through the Bank and its other
subsidiaries. Baylake has elected to become a "financial holding company" under
the Gramm-Leach Bliley Act of 1999 ("GLB Act").
Baylake Bank
The Bank is a Wisconsin state bank originally chartered in 1876. The Bank
conducts its community banking business through 26 full-service financial
centers located throughout Northeast Wisconsin, in Brown, Door, Green Lake,
Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Outagamie, Waupaca, and Waushara Counties. The Bank has
eight financial centers in Door County, which is known for its seasonal and
tourism related services. The Bank has six financial centers in Brown County,
which includes the city of Green Bay and has a broader range of service,
manufacturing and retail job segments in its market. The balance of the Bank's
financial centers are located in the other previously mentioned counties. Other
principal industries in Bank's market area include light industry and
manufacturing, agriculture, food related products, and to a lesser degree,
lumber and furniture.
The Bank is an independent community bank offering a full range of financial
services primarily to small businesses and individuals located in its market
area. To complement the Bank's traditional banking products, such as demand
deposit accounts, various savings account plans, certificates of deposit and
real estate, consumer, commercial/industrial and agricultural loans, the Bank
offers its customers a variety of services. These services include transfer
agency, personal and corporate trust, insurance agency, brokerage, financial
planning, cash management and electronic banking services.
Subsidiaries
In addition to its banking operations, the Bank owns four non-bank subsidiaries:
Baylake Investments, Inc., located in Las Vegas, Nevada, which holds and manages
an investment and loan portfolio; Bank of Sturgeon Bay Building Corporation,
which owns the Bank's main office building in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin and nearby
conference center facilities and underlying real property; Cornerstone
Financial, Inc., which manages the conference center facilities; and Baylake
Insurance Agency, Inc., which offers various types of insurance products to the
general public as an independent
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agent. The Bank also owns a minority interest (49.8% of the outstanding common
stock) in United Financial Services, Inc. ("UFS"), a data processing services
company, located in Grafton, Wisconsin, that provides data processing services
to approximately 23 banks (including the Bank) and ATM processing services to 50
banks. In February 2003, the Bank sold an additional subsidiary, Arborview LLC
("Arborview") which was formed for purposes of the operation of a community
based residential facility, acquired in lieu of foreclosure as a result of loan
problems.
At December 31, 2003, the Company had total assets of $975.2 million. For
additional financial information, see the Consolidated Financial Statements and
Notes beginning at Item 8 of this Form 10-K.
Corporate Governance Matters
Baylake maintains a website at www.baylake.com. The Company makes available
through that website, free of charge, copies of our Annual Reports on Form 10-K,
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to
those reports, as soon as reasonably practical after Baylake electronically
files those materials with, or furnishes them to, the Securities and Exchange
Commission ("SEC"). The Company's SEC reports can be accessed through the
Baylake Corp link of our website. The SEC also maintains a website at
www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy statements and other information
regarding SEC registrants.
Acquisitions
Effective November 21, 2003, Baylake acquired a branch facility from M&I
Marshall & Ilsley Bank, Milwaukee, Wisconsin ("M&I") located in Kewaunee, WI.
Approximately $9.5 million in deposits and $ 1.0 million in loans were acquired
as a result of the transaction. Costs to complete the purchase, including
premium on purchase, were $361,000 and were capitalized as a core deposit
intangible asset to be written off over seven years.
Lending
The Company offers short-term and long-term loans on a secured and unsecured
basis for business and personal purposes. It makes real estate,
commercial/industrial, agricultural and consumer loans, in accordance with the
basic lending policies established by its board of directors. The Company
focuses lending activities on individuals and small businesses in its market
area. Lending has, historically, been exclusively within the State of Wisconsin.
The Company does not conduct any substantial business with foreign obligors. The
markets served by the Company include a wide variety of industries, including a
limited concentration in tourism related industries, directly and indirectly.
Concentration in the restaurant and lodging business totaled $108.7 million in
loans at the end of 2003. Although competitive and economic pressures exist in
this segment, business remains strong in the markets served by the Company.
However, any general weakness in the economy of Northeastern Wisconsin (as a
result, for example, of a decline in its manufacturing and tourism industries or
otherwise) could have a material adverse effect on the business and operations
of Baylake.
The Company's total outstanding loans as of December 31, 2003 amounted to
approximately $696.0 million, consisting of 84.8% residential, commercial,
agricultural and construction real estate loans, 12.0% commercial and industrial
loans, 2.1% installment and 1.1% agricultural loans.
Investments
The Company maintains a portfolio of other investments, primarily consisting of
U.S. Treasury securities, U.S. Government Agency securities, mortgage-backed
securities, and obligations of states and their political subdivisions. The
Company attempts to balance its portfolio to manage interest rate risks,
maximize tax advantages and meet its liquidity needs while endeavoring to
maximize investment income.
Deposits
The Company offers a broad range of depository products, including non-interest
bearing demand deposits,
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interest-bearing demand deposits, various savings and money market accounts and
certificates of deposit. Deposits at the Company are insured by the Bank
Insurance Fund of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") up to
statutory limits. At December 31, 2003, the Company's total deposits amounted to
$783.3 million, including interest bearing deposits of $676.7 million and
non-interest bearing deposits of $106.6 million.
Other Customer Services and Products
Other services and products offered by the Company include transfer agency, safe
deposit box services, personal and corporate trust services, conference center
facilities, insurance agency and brokerage services, cash management, financial
planning and electronic banking services, including eBanc, an Internet banking
product for its customers.
Seasonality
The tourism industry serviced in the market areas served, particularly the Door
County market, remains important with respect to the commercial and retail lines
doing business with the Company. The tourist business of the Door County is
seasonal, with the season beginning in early spring and continuing until late
fall. The seasonal nature of the tourist business imposes increased demands for
loans shortly before and during the tourist season and causes reduced deposits
shortly before and during the early part of the tourist season, although the
financial needs of those involved in the delivery of tourist related services is
a year around concern.
The Company's expansion into other market areas has reduced the concentration
level of tourism-related business, but these types of businesses still remain an
important element of the core business served by the Company.
Competition
The financial services industry is highly competitive. The Company competes with
other financial institutions and businesses in both attracting and retaining
deposits and making loans in all of its principal markets. The primary factors
in competing for deposits are interest rates, personalized services, the quality
and range of financial services, convenience of office locations and office
hours. Competition for deposit products comes primarily from other commercial
banks, savings banks, credit unions and non-bank competitors, including
insurance companies, money market and mutual funds, and other investment
alternatives. The primary factors in competing for loans are interest rates,
loan origination fees, the quality and range of lending services and
personalized services. Competition for loans comes primarily from other
commercial banks, savings banks, mortgage banking firms, credit unions, finance
companies, leasing companies, and other financial intermediaries. The Company
also faces direct competition from members of bank holding company systems that
have greater assets and resources than those of the Company.
Regulation and Supervision
The banking industry is highly regulated by both federal and state regulatory
authorities. Regulation includes, among other things, capital and reserve
requirements, dividend limitations, limitations on products and services
offered, geographical limits, consumer credit regulations, community
reinvestment requirements and restrictions on transactions with affiliated
parties. The system of supervision and regulation applicable to Baylake and the
Bank establishes a comprehensive framework for our respective operations and is
intended primarily for the protection of the FDIC's deposit funds, the
depositors of the Bank and the public, rather than shareholders of the Bank or
Baylake. Any change in government regulation may have a material adverse effect
on the business of Baylake and the Bank.
Baylake Corp. As a financial holding company, Baylake is subject to regulation
by the Federal Reserve Board under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as
amended, or BHCA. Under the BHCA, Baylake is subject to examination by the
Federal Reserve Board and is required to file reports of its operations and such
additional information as the Federal Reserve Board may require. Baylake is also
subject to supervision and examination by the Wisconsin Department of Financial
Institutions under Wisconsin law. Under Federal Reserve Board policy, Baylake is
expected to act as a source of financial strength to the Bank and to commit
resources to support the Bank in circumstances where Baylake might not do so
absent such policy.
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Any loans by a bank holding company to a subsidiary bank are subordinate in
right of payment to deposits and to certain other indebtedness of such
subsidiary bank. In the event of a bank holding company's bankruptcy, any
commitment by the bank holding company to a federal bank regulatory agency to
maintain the capital of a subsidiary bank will be assumed by the bankruptcy
trustee and entitled to a priority of payment.
With certain limited exceptions, the BHCA prohibits bank holding companies from
acquiring direct or indirect ownership or control of voting shares or assets of
any company other than a bank, unless the company involved is engaged solely in
one or more activities which the Federal Reserve Board has determined to be
financial in nature, and the extent to which state laws will apply to managing
or controlling activities of banks as to be incidental to these operations.
The Federal Reserve Board uses capital adequacy guidelines in its examination
and regulation of bank holding companies. If capital falls below minimum
guidelines, a bank holding company may, among other things, be denied approval
to acquire or establish banks or non-bank businesses.
Baylake Bank. As a Federal Reserve Board member Wisconsin bank, the Bank is
subject to supervision and regulation by the Wisconsin Department of Financial
Institutions (the "WDFI"), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
and the FDIC. Federal law and regulations establish supervisory standards
applicable to the lending activities of the Bank, including internal controls,
credit underwriting, loan documentation and loan-to-value ratios for loans
secured by real property.
The Bank is subject to federal and state statutory and regulatory restrictions
on any extension of credit to Baylake or its subsidiaries, on investments in the
stock or other securities of Baylake or its subsidiaries, on the payment of
dividends to Baylake, and on the acceptance of the stock or other securities of
Baylake or its subsidiaries as collateral for loans to any person. Limitations
and reporting requirements are also placed on extension of credit by the Bank to
its directors and officers, to directors and officers of us and our
subsidiaries, to principal shareholders of us, and to "related interests" of
such directors, officers and principal shareholders. In addition, such
legislation and regulations may affect the terms upon which any person becoming
a director or officer of us or one of our subsidiaries or a principal
shareholder of us may obtain credit from banks with which we maintain a
correspondent relationship.
The FDIC and the Federal Reserve Board have published guidelines establishing
operational and managerial standards to promote the safety and soundness of
federally insured depository institutions. The guidelines establish standards
for internal controls, information systems, internal audit systems, loan
documentation, credit underwriting, interest rate exposure, asset growth, and
compensation, fees and benefits. In general, the guidelines prescribe the goals
to be achieved in each area, and each institution will be responsible for
establishing its own procedures to achieve those goals. If an institution fails
to comply with any of the standards set forth in the guidelines, the
institution's primary federal bank regulator may require the institution to
submit a plan for achieving and maintaining compliance. The preamble to the
guidelines states that the agencies expect to require a compliance plan from an
institution whose failure to meet one or more of the standards is of such
severity that it could threaten the safe and sound operation of the institution.
Failure to submit an acceptable compliance plan, or failure to adhere to a
compliance plan that has been accepted by the appropriate regulator, would
constitute grounds for further enforcement action.
The Bank's business includes making a variety of types of loans to individuals.
In making these loans, the Bank is subject to state usury and regulatory laws
and to various federal statutes, such as the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the
Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Truth in Lending Act, the Real Estate Settlement
Procedures Act and the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, and the regulations
promulgated thereunder, which prohibit discrimination, specify disclosures to be
made to borrowers regarding credit and settlement costs and regulate the
mortgage loan servicing activities of the Bank, including the maintenance and
operation of escrow accounts and the transfer of mortgage loan servicing. The
Riegle Act imposed new escrow requirements on depository and non-depository
mortgage lenders and services under the National Flood Insurance Program. In
receiving deposits, the Bank is subject to extensive regulation under state and
federal law and regulations, including the Truth in Savings Act, the Expedited
Funds Availability Act, the Bank Secrecy Act, the Electronic Funds Transfer Act,
and the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. Violation of these laws could result in
the imposition of significant damages and fines upon the Bank, its directors and
officers.
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Under the Community Reinvestment Act, or CRA, and the implementing regulations,
the Bank has a continuing and affirmative obligation to help meet the credit
needs of its local community including low and moderate-income neighborhoods,
consistent with the safe and sound operation of the institution. The CRA
requires the board of directors of financial institutions, such as the Bank, to
adopt a CRA statement for each assessment area that, among other things,
describes its efforts to help meet community credit needs and the specific types
of credit that the institution is willing to extend. The Bank's service area is
designated and comprised of the eight counties within the geographic area of
Central and Northeast, Wisconsin. The Bank's board of directors is required to
review the appropriateness of this delineation at least annually.
Financial institution regulation has been the subject of significant legislation
in recent years and may be the subject of further significant legislation in the
future. This regulation substantially affects the business and financial results
of all financial institutions and holding companies, including Baylake and its
subsidiaries. As an example, Baylake is subject to the capital and leverage
guidelines of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System ("FRB"),
which requires that Baylake's capital to asset ratio meet certain minimum
standards. For a discussion of the Federal Reserve Board's guidelines and the
Company's applicable ratios, see the section entitled "Capital Resources" under
Item 7: "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operation."
The Federal Reserve adopted a new regulation, Regulation W, effective April 1,
2003, that comprehensively implements sections 23A and 23B. The regulation
unifies and updates staff interpretations issued over the years, incorporates
several new interpretative proposals (such as to clarify when transactions with
an unrelated third party will be attributed to an affiliate), and addresses new
issues arising as a result of the expanded scope of nonbanking activities
engaged in by banks and bank holding companies in recent years and authorized
for financial holding companies under the GLB Act.
Under the GLB Act, all financial institutions, including the Company and the
Bank, are required to adopt privacy policies, restrict the sharing of nonpublic
customer data with nonaffiliated parties at the customer's request, and
establish procedures and practices to protect customer data from unauthorized
access. The Company has developed such policies and procedures for itself and
the Bank, and believes it is in compliance with all privacy provisions of the
GLB Act.
On December 4, 2003, the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003
("FACT") was signed into law. The Act includes many provisions concerning
national credit reporting standards, and permits consumers, including the
customers of the Company and the Bank, to opt out of information sharing among
affiliated companies for marketing purposes. The Act also requires financial
institutions, including banks, to opt out of information sharing among
affiliated companies for marketing purposes. FACT also requires financial
institutions, including banks, to notify their customers if they report negative
information about them to credit bureaus or if the credit that is granted to
them is on less favorable terms than are generally available. Banks must also
comply with guidelines to be established by their federal banking regulators to
help detect identity theft.
Under Title III of the USA PATRIOT Act ("PATRIOT"), also known as the
International Money Laundering Abatement and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act of
2001, all financial institutions, including the Company and Bank, are required
to take certain measures to identify customers, prevent money laundering,
monitor certain customer transactions and report suspicious activity to U.S. law
enforcement agencies, and scrutinize or prohibit altogether certain transactions
of special concern. Financial institutions are also required to respond to
requests for information from federal banking regulatory agencies and law
enforcement agencies concerning their customers and their transactions.
Information sharing among financial institutions concerning terrorist or money
laundering activities is encouraged by an exemption provided from the privacy
provisions of GLB Act and other laws. The effectiveness of a financial
institution in combating money laundering activities is a factor to be
considered in any application submitted by the financial institution under the
Bank Merger Act, which applies to Bank, or the BHC Act, which applies to
Company. The Company has in place a Bank Secrecy Act compliance program, and it
engages in very few transactions of any kind with foreign financial institutions
or foreign persons.
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ("SOA"), addresses, among other issues, director
and officer responsibilities for proper corporate governance of publicly traded
companies, including the establishment of audit committees, certification of
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financial statements, auditor independence and accounting standards, executive
compensation, insider loans, whistleblower protection, and enhanced and timely
disclosure of corporate information. In general, SOA is intended to allow
stockholders to monitor more effectively the performance of publicly traded
companies and their management. The Securities and Exchange Commission has
enacted rules to implement various provisions of SOA. The federal banking
regulators have adopted generally similar requirements concerning the
certification of financial statements.
In addition to general requirements that banks retain specified levels of
capital and otherwise conduct their business in a safe and sound manner,
Wisconsin law requires that dividends of Wisconsin banks declared and paid
without approval of the WDFI be paid out of current earnings or, no more than
once within the immediate preceding two years, out of undivided profits in the
event that there have been insufficient net profits. Any other dividends require
the prior written consent of the WDFI. The Bank is in compliance with all
applicable capital requirements and may pay dividends to Baylake.
Current federal law provides that adequately managed bank holding companies from
any state may acquire banks and bank holding companies located in any other
state, subject to certain conditions. Wisconsin law generally permits
establishment of full service bank branch offices statewide.
Employees
At December 31, 2003, Baylake and its subsidiaries had 302 full-time equivalent
employees. Baylake considers the relationship with its employees to be good.
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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
Baylake does not directly own any real property of any kind. However, the Bank
owns twenty-three branches and leases the Company's main office building in
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin from its subsidiary, the Bank of Sturgeon Bay Building
Corporation. The Bank leases its remaining two offices from third parties.
The main office building located in Sturgeon Bay serves as headquarters for
Baylake as well as the main banking office of the Bank. The main office also
accommodates the expanded business of the Bank, primarily an insurance agency
(Baylake Insurance Agency) and financial services. The twenty-six branches owned
or leased by the Bank are in good condition and considered adequate for present
and near term requirements. In addition, the Bank owns other real property that,
when considered in the aggregate, is not material to its financial position.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Baylake and its subsidiaries may be involved from time to time in various
routine legal proceedings incidental to its business. Neither Baylake nor any of
its subsidiaries is currently engaged in any legal proceedings that are expected
to have a material adverse effect on the results of operations or financial
position of Baylake.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
There were no matters submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth
quarter of fiscal year 2003.
PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED SECURITY HOLDER
MATTERS
Historically, trading in shares of the Company's Common Stock has been limited.
Since mid-1993, Baylake Common Stock has been listed on the OTC Bulletin Board
(Trading symbol: bylk.ob), an electronic interdealer quotation system providing
real-time quotations on eligible securities. Trading in Baylake Common Stock has
been conducted principally by certain brokerage and investment firms with
offices in Door County, Wisconsin that have provided price quotations, and have
assisted individual holders of Baylake Common Stock who wish to purchase or sell
shares. In addition, prices for Baylake Common Stock are reported regularly in
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel based on information provided by a local
brokerage firm.
The following table summarizes high and low bid prices and cash dividends paid
for the Baylake Common Stock for the periods indicated. Bid prices are as
reported from the OTC Bulletin Board. The reported high and low prices represent
interdealer bid prices, without retail mark-up, mark-downs or commission, and
may not necessarily represent actual transactions.
Cash dividends per
Calendar period High Low share
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2002 1st Quarter $ 14.00 $ 12.95 $ 0.12
2nd Quarter $ 13.40 $ 12.75 $ 0.12
3rd Quarter $ 13.90 $ 13.05 $ 0.12
4th Quarter $ 13.60 $ 13.30 $ 0.13
2003 1st Quarter $ 14.00 $ 13.30 $ 0.13
2nd Quarter $ 15.00 $ 13.10 $ 0.13
3rd Quarter $ 15.00 $ 13.50 $ 0.13
4th Quarter $ 14.89 $ 13.80 $ 0.14
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Baylake had approximately 1,838 shareholders of record at December 31, 2003. The
number of shareholders does not reflect persons or entities that hold their
stock in nominee or "street" name through various brokerage firms.
Dividends on Baylake Common Stock have historically been paid in cash on a
quarterly basis in March, June, September and January, and Baylake expects to
continue this practice for the immediate future. The holders of Baylake Common
Stock are entitled to receive such dividends when and as declared by Baylake's
Board of Directors. In determining the payment of cash dividends, the Board of
Directors of Baylake considers the earnings, capital and debt servicing
requirements, financial ratio guidelines issued by the FRB and other banking
regulators, financial conditions of Baylake and the Bank, and other relevant
factors.
The ability of Baylake to pay dividends is dependent upon receipt by Baylake of
dividends from the Bank, which is subject to regulatory restrictions. Such
restrictions, which govern state chartered banks, generally limit the payment of
dividends on bank stock to the Bank's undivided profits after all payments of
all necessary expenses, provided that the Bank's surplus equals or exceeds its
capital, as discussed further in Item 7. "Management Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operation-Capital Resources". In addition,
under the terms of Baylake's 10.00% Junior Subordinated Debentures due 2031,
Baylake would be precluded from paying dividends on the Common Stock if it was
in default under the Debentures, if it exercised its right to defer payments of
interest on the Debentures, or if certain related defaults occurred.
Baylake maintains a dividend reinvestment plan enabling participating
shareholders to elect to purchase shares of Baylake Common Stock in lieu of
receiving cash dividends. Such shares may be newly issued securities or acquired
in the market and will be purchased on behalf of participating shareholders at
their then fair market value.
ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
BAYLAKE CORP.
FIVE YEAR SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
Year Ended December 31,
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2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
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(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS:
Interest income $ 47,474 $ 51,564 $ 59,023 $ 56,036 $ 46,467
Interest expense 18,466 22,188 32,053 32,099 23,280
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Net interest income 29,008 29,376 26,970 23,937 23,187
Provision for loan losses 5,650 5,700 2,880 545 850
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Net interest income after
provision for loan losses 23,358 23,676 24,090 23,392 22,337
Non-interest income:
Gain on sale of loans 1,910 1,425 873 240 295
Loan servicing fees 2,009 1,587 1,665 938 981
Trust fees 677 637 664 517 553
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Service charges on deposit
accounts 2,857 2,853 1,836 1,489 1,369
Securities gains (losses), net 0 509 0 0 (2)
Other 3,238 4,002 1,473 1,603 1,466
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Total non-interest income 10,691 11,013 6,511 4,787 4,662
Non-interest expense
Salaries and employee
benefits 14,183 13,743 11,923 10,353 9,700
Occupancy expense, net 3,525 3,585 3,235 3,047 2,668
Data processing 1,087 1,040 986 932 872
Other non-interest expense 4,859 4,820 4,583 4,381 4.353
Operation of other real estate 378 203 248 (22) (117)
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Total non-interest expense 24,032 23,391 20,975 18,691 17,476
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Income before income tax 10,017 11,298 9,626 9,488 9,523
Income tax provision 2,060 2,575 2,091 2,778 2,600
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Net income $ 7,957 $ 8,723 $ 7,535 $ 6,710 $ 6,923
PER SHARE DATA: (1)
Net income per share (basic) $ 1.06 $ 1.17 $ 1.01 $ 0.90 $ 0.94
Net income per share
(diluted) 1.04 1.15 0.99 0.87 0.90
Cash dividends per common
share 0.53 0.49 0.45 0.41 0.37
Book value per share 9.16 8.74 7.91 7.14 6.21
SELECTED FINANCIAL
CONDITION DATA (AT END OF
PERIOD):
Total assets $ 975,238 $ 904,656 $ 845,713 $ 772,268 $ 646,310
Investment securities (2) 195,847 151,366 167,100 153,511 145,080
Total loans 696,155 665,887 607,715 555,831 447,767
Total deposits 783,292 740,324 669,812 554,005 504,074
Short-term borrowings (3) 23,359 10,056 2,837 79,538 9,231
Other borrowings (4) 75,092 65,000 90,000 77,700 80,000
Notes payable and
subordinated debt 53 106 158 211 264
Trust preferred securities 16,598 16,100 16,100 0 0
Total shareholders' equity 69,628 65,400 59,130 53,127 46,210
PERFORMANCE RATIOS:
Return on average assets 0.87% 1.00% 0.93% 0.95% 1.12%
Return on average total
shareholders' equity 11.86% 13.82% 13.37% 13.76% 15.07%
Net interest margin (5) 3.60% 3.87% 3.79% 3.88% 4.35%
Net interest spread (5) 3.35% 3.61% 3.34% 3.37% 3.89%
Non-interest income to
average assets 1.17% 1.26% 0.78% 0.66% 0.74%
Non-interest expense to
average assets 2.63% 2.68% 2.57% 2.63% 2.82%
Net overhead ratio (6) 1.46% 1.42% 1.79% 1.97% 2.08%
Average loan-to-average
deposit ratio 90.64% 91.80% 95.76% 96.71% 85.54%
Average interest-earning
assets to average interest-
bearing liabilities 111.54% 109.55% 110.33% 110.78% 111.14%
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ASSET QUALITY RATIOS: (7)
Non-performing loans to
total loans 2.33% 3.32% 2.42% 2.34% 2.80%
Allowance for loan losses to:
Total loans 1.75% 1.71% 1.32% 1.26% 1.70%
Non-performing loans 74.95% 51.66% 54.47% 53.94% 60.67%
Net charge-offs to average
loans 0.72% 0.36% 0.32% 0.23% 0.80%
Non-performing assets to
total assets 1.90% 2.76% 1.93% 1.80% 1.95%
CAPITAL RATIOS: (8)
Shareholders' equity to assets 7.14% 7.23% 6.99% 6.88% 7.15%
Tier 1 risk-based capital 9.52% 9.74% 10.10% 7.77% 8.81%
Total risk-based capital 10.78% 10.99% 11.29% 8.92% 10.07%
Leverage ratio 8.38% 8.24% 8.22% 6.38% 6.79%
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED
CHARGES: (9)
Including deposit interest 1.54x 1.51x 1.30x 1.30x 1.41x
Excluding deposit interest 3.62x 3.33x 2.27x 2.11x 3.55x
(1) Earnings and dividends per share are based on the weighted average number
of shares outstanding for the period.
(2) Includes securities classified as held-to-maturity and available for sale.
(3) Consists of Federal Home Loan Bank advances, federal funds purchased and
collateralized borrowings.
(4) Consists of Federal Home Loan Bank term notes and Company borrowings from
unaffiliated correspondent bank.
(5) Net interest margin represents net interest income as a percentage of
average interest-earning assets, and net interest rate spread represents
the difference between the weighted average yield on interest-earning
assets and the weighted average cost of interest-bearing liabilities.
(6) Net overhead ratio represents the difference between noninterest expense
and noninterest income, divided by average assets.
(7) Non-performing loans consist of non-accrual loans, guaranteed loans 90
days or more past due but still accruing interest and restructured loans.
(8) The capital ratios are presented on a consolidated basis. For information
on Baylake and the Bank's regulatory capital requirements, see Item 7.
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations-Capital Resources" and Item 1. "Business-Regulation and
Supervision".
(9) For purposes of calculating the ratio of earnings to fixed charges,
earnings consist of income before taxes plus interest and rent expense.
Fixed charges consist of interest and rent expense.
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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
General
The following sets forth management's discussion and analysis of the
consolidated financial condition and results of operations of the Baylake Corp.
("Baylake" or the "Company"), which may not be otherwise apparent from the
consolidated financial statements included in this report at Item 8. This
discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with those financial
statements, related notes, the selected financial data and the statistical
information presented elsewhere in this report for a more complete understanding
of the following discussion and analysis.
Critical Accounting Policies
In the course of the Company's normal business activity, management must select
and apply many accounting policies and methodologies that lead to the financial
results presented in the consolidated financial statements of the Company. Some
of these policies are more critical than others.
Allowance for Loan Losses: Management considers the accounting policy relating
to the allowance for loan losses to be a critical accounting policy because of
the uncertainty and subjectivity inherent in estimating the levels of allowance
needed to cover probable credit losses within the loan portfolio and the
material effect that these estimates can have on the Company's results of
operations. While management's evaluation of the allowance for loan losses as of
December 31, 2003 considers the allowance to be adequate, under adversely
different conditions or assumptions, the Company would need to increase the
allowance. In addition, the assumptions and estimates used in the internal
reviews of the Company's non-performing loans and potential problem loans, as
well as the associated evaluation of the related collateral coverage for these
loans, has a significant impact on the overall analysis of the adequacy of the
allowance for loan losses. Though management has concluded that the current
evaluation of collateral values is reasonable under the circumstances, if
collateral evaluation were significantly lowered, the Company's allowance for
loan losses policy would also require making additional provisions for loan
losses.
Management reviews the adequacy of the Allowance for Loan Losses ("allowance" or
"ALL") on a quarterly basis to determine whether, in management's estimate, the
allowance is adequate to provide for possible losses inherent in the loan
portfolio as of the balance sheet date. Management's evaluation of the adequacy
of the ALL is based primarily on management's periodic assessment and grading of
the loan portfolio as described below. Additional factors considered by
management include the consideration of past loan loss experience, trends in
past due and non-performing loans, risk characteristics of the various
classifications of loans, current economic conditions, the fair value of
underlying collateral, and other regulatory or legal issues that could affect
credit losses.
Loans are initially graded when originated. They are re-graded as they are
renewed, when there is a loan to the same borrower, when identified facts
demonstrate heightened risk of nonpayment, or if they become delinquent. The
loan review, or, grading process attempts to identify and measure problem and
watch list loans. Problem loans are those loans that management determines have
a higher than average risk for default, with workout and/or legal action
probable within one year. These loans are reported at least quarterly to the
directors' loan committee and reviewed at the officers' loan committee for
action to be taken. Watch list loans are those loans considered as having
weakness detected in either character, capacity to repay or balance sheet
concerns and prompt management to take corrective action at the earliest
opportunity. Problem and watch list loans generally exhibit one or more of the
following characteristics:
1. Adverse financial trends and condition
2. Decline in the entire industry
3. Managerial problems
4. Customer's failure to provide financial information or other collateral
documentation
5. Repeated delinquency, overdrafts or renewals
Every significant problem credit is reviewed by the loan review process and
assessments are performed quarterly to confirm the risk rating, proper
accounting and the adequacy of loan loss reserve assigned. In addition to this
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quarterly management review, all problem loans are monitored and evaluated on a
monthly basis by a designated review committee. Depending on the change in
condition, loans may be reassessed concerning allocation of risk, probable
disposition, and potential loss, including changes to the ALL.
After reviewing the gradings in the loan portfolio, management will allocate or
assign a portion of the ALL to categories of loans and individual loans to cover
management's estimate of probable loss. Allocation is related to the grade of
the loan and includes a component resulting from the application of the
measurement criteria of Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No. 114,
"Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan" ("SFAS 114") and No. 118,
"Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan-Income Recognition and
Disclosures" ("SFAS 118"). Allocations also are made for unrated loans, such as
credit card loans, based on historical loss experience adjusted for portfolio
activity. The indirect risk in the form of off-balance sheet unfunded
commitments are also taken into consideration. These allocated reserves are
further supplemented by unallocated reserves based on management's estimate
regarding risk of error, local economic conditions and any other relevant
factors. Management then compares the amounts allocated for probable losses to
the current allowance. To the extent that the current allowance is insufficient
to cover management's best estimate of probable losses, management records
additional provision for credit loss. If the allowance is greater than required
at that point in time, provision expense is adjusted accordingly.
Mortgage servicing rights: Another valuation that requires management's judgment
relates to mortgage servicing rights. Essentially, mortgage servicing rights are
established on residential mortgage loans and guaranteed commercial loans that
the Company originate and sell. A portion of the loan's book basis is allocated
to mortgage servicing rights which are retained when a loan is sold, based upon
its relative fair value. The fair value of mortgage servicing rights is the
present value of estimated future net cash flows from the servicing relationship
using current market assumptions for prepayments, servicing costs and other
factors. As the loans are repaid and net servicing revenue is earned, mortgage
servicing rights are amortized against servicing revenue. Net servicing rights
are expected to exceed this amortization expense. However, if the actual
prepayment experience exceeds what was originally anticipated, net servicing
revenues may be less than expected and mortgage servicing rights may be
impaired. This impairment would be recorded as a charge to earnings in the
period in which it became impaired.
Core deposit intangibles: Judgment is used in the valuation of other intangible
assets such as core deposit base intangibles. Core deposit base intangibles
assets of $361,000 have been recorded for core deposits (defined as checking,
money market, savings and time deposits) that have been acquired as a result of
the Kewaunee branch acquisition from M&I Bank. The core deposit base intangible
assets have been recorded using the assumption that they provide a more
favorable source of funding than more expensive wholesale borrowings. An
intangible asset has been recorded for the present value of the difference
between the expected interest expense to be incurred on these deposits and
interest expense that would be expected if these deposits were replaced by
wholesale borrowings, over the expected lives of the core deposits. The Company
currently estimates that the underlying core deposits have lives of seven years.
If future analysis shows these deposits to have a shorter life, then the Company
will write down the asset by expensing the amount that is impaired.
Goodwill: The Company has goodwill assets on the books as a result of two prior
acquisitions. Goodwill is tested annually for impairment. Those tests inherently
involve management's judgment as to factors such as an estimation of the fair
value of a reporting unit; screening for potential impairment and measuring the
amount of the impairment. There was no impairment of goodwill in 2003 or 2002.
In the event of goodwill impairment, that amount would be charged to earnings in
the period in which the impairment is determined.
Overview
Baylake is a full-service financial services company, providing a wide variety
of loan, deposit and other banking products and services to its business,
individual or retail, and municipal customers, as well as a full range of trust,
investment and cash management services. The Company is the bank holding company
of Baylake Bank ("Bank"), chartered as a state bank in Wisconsin and a member
bank of the Federal Reserve and Federal Home Loan Bank.
From an industry and national perspective, the Company's profitability, like
most financial institutions, is dependent to a large extent upon net interest
income. Results of operations are also affected by the provision for loan
losses, operating expenses such as salaries and employee benefits, occupancy and
other operating expenses, including
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income taxes, and to a lesser extent, non-interest income such as trust
revenues, loan servicing fees and service charge income derived from deposit
accounts. Economic conditions, competition and the monetary and fiscal policies
of the Federal government in general, significantly affect financial
institutions, including the Company. During 2003, the Federal government's focus
was marked by steady low interest rates intended to stabilize the current
economy and provide stimulation for future economic growth. Lending activities
are also influenced by regional and local economic factors. Some specific
factors may include the demand for and supply of housing, competition among
lenders, interest rate conditions and prevailing market rates on competing
investments, customer preferences and levels of personal income and savings in
the Company's market area.
In the last several years, the Company has initiated strategic changes to its
bank operations intended to enhance the Bank's utilization of resources, and the
effectiveness of customer services within its primary market area. Bank has
developed an internal customer relationship management system ("CRM") to manage
and to more effectively market to its internal customer base.
Since the latter part of 2001, the Company has dedicated resources to its goal
of improving asset quality. Improvements have been achieved relative to
collections or recoveries from the disposition of collateral, especially related
to the Company's level of non-performing commercial loans. Credit risk has
improved in the commercial loan portfolio as a result of improved underwriting
and more extensive collection efforts through the addition of legal and
collection staff.
Results of Operations
Earnings Summary
The following is a brief summary of some of the factors which have affected our
earnings in 2003. See the balance of this section for a more thorough
discussion.
The Company reported net income of $8.0 million compared to $8.7 million and
$7.5 million for 2002 and 2001, respectively. Basic and diluted earnings per
share were $1.06 and $1.04, respectively, for 2003 compared to $1.17 and $1.15
for 2002 and $1.01 and $0.99 for 2001. Return on average assets for the year
ended December 31, 2003 was 0.87% and 1.00% and 0.93% for 2002 and 2001,
respectively. The return on average equity was 11.86% for 2003 and 13.82% and
13.37% for 2002 and 2001, respectively. Cash dividends declared in 2003
increased 8.2% to $0.53 per share compared with $0.49 in 2002. This compares to
an increase of 8.9% in dividends declared in 2002 as compared to 2001.
Net income for 2001 reflects amortization expense of $486,000 of goodwill
related to the acquisition in 1996 of Four Seasons and in 1998 of Evergreen.
This expense reduced after-tax net income in 2001 by $486,000 or earnings per
share by $0.07. Goodwill is no longer amortized, but, instead, is tested
annually for impairment. If impairment were to be found, the net effect would be
a reduction in net income in the year that impairment was measured.
The Company earned net interest income of $29.0 million and $29.4 million in
2003 and 2002, respectively. The continuing national trend of historically low
interest rates produced a decrease in net interest income of 1.3% in 2003 from
2002 despite the increase in average balances. The changes in the loan and
security portfolios, discussed later, generally reflect downward trends in rates
associated with lower risk assets in addition to the current market rates.
The provision for loan losses in 2003 and 2002 were $5.7 million. The provisions
reflected the increases in net loan charge-offs, the high level of
non-performing loans, risk levels inherent in the loan portfolio and the
changing mix of the overall loan portfolio.
Non-interest income during 2003 decreased $322,000 or 2.9% when compared to
2002. The primary factors decreasing non-interest income were a reduction in
fees for other services to customers, a decrease in securities gains and a
decrease in other income. These decreases were offset by an increase in
fiduciary fees, an increase in loan servicing fee income and increased gains on
sales of loans. Death benefits recognized in 2002 and gross revenues from bank
subsidiaries realized in 2002 accounted for much of the difference in other
income for 2003 relative to 2002.
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Non-interest expense increased $641,000 during 2003, or 2.7% over 2002 levels.
Factors contributing to the increase were increased personnel and benefits
expenses and increased expenses related to the operation of other real estate
owned. Increases in these expenses were offset by a significant decrease in
expenses related to our former Arborview subsidiary, which was sold in February
2003.
The major components of net income and changes in these components are
summarized in Table 1 for years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001 and are
discussed in more detail on the following pages.
TABLE 1: NET INCOME COMPONENTS
Years ended December 31,
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2002 to 2003 2001 to 2002
2003 2002 % change 2001 % change
-------- -------- ------------ -------- ------------
(dollars in thousands)
Net interest income $ 29,008 $ 29,376 (1.3%) $ 26,970 8.9%
Provision for loan
losses $ 5,650 $ 5,700 (0.9%) $ 2,880 97.9%
Noninterest income $ 10,691 $ 11,013 (2.9%) $ 6,511 69.1%
Noninterest expense $ 24,032 $ 23,391 2.7% $ 20,975 11.5%
Income before $ 10,017 $ 11,298 (11.4%) $ 9,626 17.4%
Income taxes
Income tax expense $ 2,060 $ 2,575 (20.0%) $ 2,091 23.1%
Net income $ 7,957 $ 8,723 (8.8%) $ 7,535 15.8%
Net Interest Income
Net interest income is impacted by the difference between rates earned on
interest-earning assets and rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities (interest
rate spread) and the relative amounts of interest-earning assets and
interest-bearing liabilities. The interest income and interest expense of
financial institutions are significantly affected by general economic
conditions, competition, policies of regulatory authorities and other factors.
Net interest income (on a tax equivalent basis) is the Company's principal
source of revenue accounting for 73.9% of total income in 2003, as compared to
73.7% in 2002 and 81.3% in 2001. The reductions in 2003 and 2002 relative to
2001 reflect a lower rate environment effectively compressing net interest
margin in addition to an increase in non-performing assets resulting in
additional non-accrual interest for the period. Net interest income represents
the difference between interest earned on loans, investments and other interest
earning assets offset by the interest expense attributable to funding sources,
principally deposits and borrowings. Interest rate fluctuations together with
changes in the volume and types of earning assets and interest-bearing
liabilities combine to affect total net interest income. This analysis discusses
net interest income on a tax-equivalent basis in order to provide comparability
among the various types of interest income earned. Tax-exempt interest income is
adjusted to a level that reflects such income as if it were fully taxable.
Net interest income in the consolidated statements of income (which excludes the
taxable equivalent adjustment on tax exempt assets) was $29.0 million in 2003,
compared to $29.4 million in 2002 and $27.0 million in 2001. The taxable
equivalent adjustments (the adjustments to bring tax-exempt interest to a level
that would yield the same after-tax income had that income been subject to
taxation, using a 34% tax rate) of $1.2 million for 2003 and $1.4 million for
2002 and 2001, resulted in fully taxable equivalent ("FTE") net interest income
of $30.2 million, $30.8 million and $28.3 million, respectively. The decline in
2003 net interest income of $600,000 was in spite of an increase in the volume
of net average earning assets of $17.7 million. A lower rate environment has
impacted the
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repricing of assets, primarily loans, to a greater degree than the liability
side of the balance sheet, resulting in a decreased net interest margin.
Average-earning assets increased 5.6% offset by an increase of 3.7% in average
interest-bearing liabilities. The benefit from an increase in earning assets,
non-interest bearing deposits and a decrease in the cost on interest paying
liabilities were offset, in part, by an increase in interest-bearing liabilities
and a decrease in the yield on interest earning assets. As a result, interest
income decreased 8.1% while interest expense for 2003 decreased 16.8%.
Interest rate spread and net interest margin are terms utilized to measure and
explain changes in net interest income. Interest rate spread is the difference
between the yield on earning assets ("EAs") and the rate paid on
interest-bearing liabilities ("IBLs") that fund those assets. The net interest
margin is expressed as tax-equivalent net interest income as a percentage of
average EAs. The net interest margin exceeds the interest rate spread because of
the use of non-interest bearing sources of funds (net free funds), principally
composed of demand deposits and stockholders' equity, to fund a portion of EAs.
To compare tax-exempt asset yields to taxable yields, the yield on tax-exempt
loans and securities is computed on an FTE basis. As a result, the level of
funds available without interest cost is an important factor affecting the
ability to increase net interest margin.
Table 2 provides average balances of EAs and IBLs, the associated income and
expense, and the corresponding interest rates earned and paid, as well as net
interest income, interest rate spread, and net interest margin on an FTE basis
for the three years ended December 31, 2003. Tables 3 through 4 present
additional information for the discussion of FTE net interest income, interest
rate spread, and net interest margin.
As indicated in Tables 2 and 3, increases in volume and changes in the mix of
both EAs and IBLs added $2.3 million to FTE net interest income, while changes
in the rates resulted in a $2.8 million decrease, for a net decrease of
$544,000.
Average loans outstanding grew to $678.0 million in 2003 from $635.4 million in
2002, an increase of 6.7%. The increase in loan volume was a significant
contributing factor to net interest income. Average loans outstanding increased
to $635.4 million in 2002 from $588.0 million in 2001, an increase of 8.1%. The
mix of average loans to average total assets increased to 74.0% in 2003 from
72.8% in 2002 and from 72.7% in 2001. The relationship of a higher volume of
loans as a percentage of the asset mix has provided a source of higher yielding
assets, which has contributed to net interest income.
The year 2003 saw a decrease of the interest rate spread for the Company in
spite of a lower interest rate environment. The interest rate spread decreased
26 basis points in 2003 to 3.35% from 3.61% in 2002, as the average yield on
earning assets decreased 86 basis points while the average rate paid on
interest-bearing liabilities decreased 60 basis points over the same period. In
contrast, interest rate spread increased 27 basis points in 2002 compared to
2001 results. The decrease in the Company's earning assets yield reflects a
lower rate environment impacting rates on the variable priced loans and
re-pricing fixed rate loans (for competitive reasons) for the year 2003.
Decreased investment interest income, which resulted from an increased
investment portfolio, offset by lower yields on the investment portfolio, have
contributed to some of the decrease in the yields on interest earning assets. A
lower rate environment also affected the funding side of the balance sheet.
Yields on interest-paying liabilities decreased 60 basis points. Decreased
interest costs resulted from a lower rate environment offset to a lesser extent
by increased competition for retail deposits and increased balances in time
deposit accounts. Yields on interest bearing deposits decreased 60 basis points
to 2.21% in 2003 from 2.81% in 2002.
The lower rate environment also had an effect in reducing yields on the
wholesale funding side of the balance sheet. Yields on short-term borrowings
decreased 65 basis points in 2003 compared to 2002, while yields on other
borrowings decreased 73 basis points to 3.12% in 2003 from 3.85% in 2002.
The net interest margin for 2003 was 3.60% compared to 3.87% in 2002. The
decrease in net interest margin was in part related to a general decline in the
interest rate environment offset slightly by an increase in the free funds ratio
and a decrease in non-accrual loans. The steady decrease in general interest
rates, including the Company's commercial loan Prime Rate, which commenced
during 2001, provided the general low interest rate environment that continued
to drive the yield on commercial and other variable type loans lower into the
year 2003. Increased competition, especially as it relates to the commercial
loan portfolio, negatively affected net interest margin. The
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free funds ratio, or the level of non-interest bearing funds that support
earning assets, improved to 19.5% from 18.5% in 2002.
The net interest margin for 2002 was 3.87% compared to 3.79% in 2001 as
re-pricing opportunities occurred more readily on the funding side of the
balance sheet relative to the asset side of the balance sheet. The increase in
2002 during a declining interest rate environment occurred as the result of an
increase in the interest rate spread and an increase in the free funds ratio
offset by an increase in non-accrual loans.
The ratio of average earning assets to average total assets measures
management's ability to employ overall assets for the production of interest
income. This ratio was 91.6% in 2003 compared with 91.1% in 2002 and 92.5% in
2001. The ratio increased in 2003 as a result of a decrease in non-accrual
loans.
Competition in the financial services industry will also affect net interest
margin. Spreads will be a focus of management's attention, as the Company
constantly seeks to attract lower cost core deposits, service the needs of
customers, and provide attractively priced products. Competition for high
quality assets will also affect asset yields and result in less interest income.
Changes in the levels of market interest rates also affect net income, but are
less directly under the control of the Company. Although a lower rate
environment has been experienced, management believes that a gradual increase in
interest rates will not adversely affect the earning capacity of the Company.
Past experience has shown that, although the Company remains in a short-term
positive interest rate sensitivity gap, deposits tend not to be re-priced as
quickly as loans in a rising rate scenario and are re-priced more frequently in
a falling interest rate environment. More discussion on this subject is
referenced in the section titled "Interest Rate Risk" below.
TABLE 2: AVERAGE BALANCES AND INTEREST RATES (INTEREST AND RATES ON A
TAX-EQUIVALENT BASIS)
Year ended December 31,
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2003 2002 2001
-------------------------------- -------------------------------- ---------------------------------
Average Average Average Average Average Average
Balance Interest Rate Balance Interest Rate Balance Interest Rate
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(dollars in thousands)
ASSETS:
Earning Assets
Loans (1)(2)(3) $ 678,041 $ 635,368 $ 587,995
Less: non-accruals (11,625) (15,665) (10,613)
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Net loans 666,416 $ 40,129 6.02% 619,703 $ 42,826 6.91% 577,382 $ 49,313 8.54%
U.S. Treasuries 825 51 6.18% 1,235 77 6.23% 1,229 78 6.35%
Agencies 102,323 4,115 4.02% 97,684 5,239 5.36% 99,972 6,202 6.20%
State and Municipal
obligations (1) 53,609 3,696 6.89% 57,701 4,163 7.21% 53,158 4,051 7.62%
Other Securities 10,063 668 6.64% 7,671 510 6.65% 7,671 483 6.30%
Federal funds sold 1,669 20 1.20% 1,132 19 1.68% 5,347 174 3.25%
Other money market
instruments 4,718 38 0.81% 10,043 149 1.48% 2,963 78 2.63%
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Total earning assets $ 839,623 $ 48,717 5.80% $ 795,169 $ 52,983 6.66% $ 747,722 $ 60,379 8.08%
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Allowance for loan
losses (12,581) (8,383) (7,349)
Non-accrual loans 11,625 15,665 10,613
Cash and due from
banks 17,622 18,447 16,288
Other assets 60,349 52,176 41,162
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Total assets $ 916,638 $ 873,074 $ 808,436
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LIABILITIES AND
STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY
Interest bearing
Liabilities
NOW accounts $ 74,998 $ 674 0.90% $ 53,170 $ 526 0.99% $ 44,015 $ 514 1.17%
Savings accounts 196,598 1,763 0.90% 201,344 3,038 1.51% 197,993 6,940 3.51%
Time deposits 387,717 12,149 3.13% 361,555 13,771 3.81% 305,012 17,001 5.57%
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Total interest-bearing
Deposits 659,313 14,586 2.21% 616,069 17,335 2.81% 547,020 24,455 4.47%
Short-term borrowings 10,141 137 1.35% 18,708 375 2.00% 19,351 1,084 5.60%
Securities sold under
agreement to
repurchase 1,202 12 1.00% 2,332 38 1.63% 2,403 94 3.91%
Other borrowings 65,250 2,034 3.12% 72,534 2,790 3.85% 94,589 4,975 5.26%
Trust preferred 16,598 1,695 10.21% 16,100 1,645 10.22% 14,031 1,430 10.19%
Long term debt 53 2 3.77% 106 5 4.72% 159 15 9.43%
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Total interest-bearing
Liabilities $ 752,557 $ 18,466 2.45% $ 725,849 $ 22,188 3.06% $ 677,553 $ 32,053 4.73%
Demand deposits 88,642 76,030 67,012
Accrued expenses and
other liabilities 8,322 8,069 7,519
Stockholders' equity 67,117 63,126 56,352
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Total liabilities and
stockholders' equity $ 916,638 $ 873,074 $ 808,436
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Net interest income
and rate spread $ 30,251 3.35% $ 30,795 3.61% $ 28,326 3.34%
Net interest margin 3.60% 3.87% 3.79%
(1) The yield on tax exempt loans and securities is computed on a
tax-equivalent basis using a tax rate of 34% for all periods
presented.
(2) Nonaccrual loans and loans held for sale have been included in the
average balances.
(3) Interest income includes net loan fees.
TABLE 3: RATE/VOLUME ANALYSIS (1)
2003 compared to 2002 2002 compared to 2001
Increase (Decrease) due to Increase (Decrease) due to
-------------------------------- ---------------------------------
Volume Rate Net Volume Rate Net
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------- --------
(dollars in thousands)
Interest income:
Loans (2) $ 3,021 $ (5,718) $ (2,697) $ 3,270 $ (9,757) $ (6,487)
U.S. treasuries (24) (2) (26) 1 (2) (1)
Agencies 288 (1,412) (1,124) (251) (712) (963)
State and municipal
obligations (2) (265) (202) (467) 264 (152) 112
Other securities 56 102 158 86 (59) 27
Federal funds sold 8 (7) 1 (104) (51) (155)
Other money market
instruments (61) (50) (111) 146 (75) 71
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------- --------
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2003 compared to 2002 2002 compared to 2001
Increase (Decrease) due to Increase (Decrease) due to
-------------------------------- ---------------------------------
Volume Rate Net Volume Rate Net
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------- --------
(dollars in thousands)
Total earning assets $ 3,023 $ (7,289) $ (4,266) $ 3,411 $ (10,807) $ (7,396)
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------- --------
Interest expense:
NOW accounts $ 206 $ (58) $ 148 $ 99 $ ( 87) $ 12
Savings accounts (57) (1,218) (1,275) 84 (3,986) (3,902)
Time deposits 908 (2,530) (1,622) 2,653 (5,883) (3,230)
Short term borrowings (144) (94) (238) (24) (685) (709)
Securities sold
under agreement to
repurchase (15) (11) (26) (2) (54) (56)
Other borrowings (254) (502) (756) (1,004) (1,181) (2,185)
Trust preferred 51 (1) 50 211 4 215
Long term debt (2) (1) (3) (4) (6) (10)
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------- --------
Total
interest-bearing
liabilities $ 693 $ (4,416) $ (3,722) $ 2,012 $ (11,877) $ (9,865)
Net interest income $ 2,330 $ (2,874) $ (544) $ 1,399 $ 1,070 $ 2,469
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(1) The change in interest due to both rate and volume has been allocated
proportional to the relationship to the dollar amounts of the change
in each.
(2) The yield on tax-exempt loans and securities is computed on an FTE
basis using a tax rate of 34% for all periods presented.
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TABLE 4: SELECTED AVERAGE BALANCES
Percent 2003 as % of 2002 as % of
2003 2002 Change Total Assets Total Assets
--------- --------- ------- ------------ ------------
(dollars in thousands)
ASSETS
Loans, net of
non-accrual loans $ 666,416 $ 619,703 7.5% 72.7% 71.0%
Investment securities
Taxable 114,058 107,290 6.3% 12.4 12.3
Tax-exempt 52,762 57,001 (7.4)% 5.8 6.5
Short-term investments 6,387 11,175 (42.8)% 0.7 1.3
--------- --------- ----- ----- -----
Total earning assets 839,623 795,169 5.6% 91.6 91.1
Other assets 77,015 77,905 (1.1)% 8.4 8.9
--------- --------- ----- ----- -----
Total assets $ 916,638 $ 873,074 5.0% 100.0% 100.0%
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LIABILITIES AND
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Interest-bearing deposits $ 659,313 $ 616,069 7.0% 71.9% 70.6%
Short-term borrowings 76,593 93,574 (18.1)% 8.4 10.7
Trust preferred 16,598 16,100 3.1% 1.8 1.9
Long-term debt 53 106 (50.0)% 0.0 0.0
--------- --------- ----- ----- -----
Total interest-bearing
Liabilities 752,557 725,849 3.7% 82.1 83.2
Demand deposits 88,642 76,030 16.6% 9.7 8.7
Accrued expenses 8,322 8,069 3.1% 0.9 0.9
Stockholders' equity 67,117 63,126 6.3% 7.3 7.2
--------- --------- ----- ----- -----
Total liabilities and
Stockholders'equity $ 916,638 $ 873,074 5.0% 100.0% 100.0%
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TABLE 5: DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
For the years
-------------------------------------------------------------
2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
(dollars in thousands)
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks $ 18,275 $ 18,990 $ 16,896 $ 15,142 $ 15,978
Investment securities
U.S. Treasuries 812 1,183 1,173 1,164 1,156
Agencies 99,770 93,831 98,040 96,757 89,863
State and municipal
obligations 51,918 55,544 52,082 50,263 50,954
Other securities 14,096 18,612 10,026 7,440 5,019
Market adjustment on
AFS securities 4,289 4,621 3,064 (2,775) 386
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Total investments $ 170,885 $ 173,791 $ 164,385 $ 152,849 $ 147,378
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Federal funds sold 1,669 1,132 5,347 14 5,361
Loans, net of unearned
income 678,041 635,368 587,995 505,892 421,541
Reserve for loan losses (12,581) (8,383) (7,349) (7,999) (8,924)
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Net loans 665,460 626,985 580,646 497,893 412,617
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For the years
-------------------------------------------------------------
2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
(dollars in thousands)
Bank premises and
equipment 21,550 21,769 21,033 20,128 16,795
Other real estate owned 1,170 990 1,501 562 287
Other assets 37,629 29,417 18,628 19,858 18,423
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Total assets $ 916,638 $ 873,074 $ 808,436 $ 706,446 $ 616,839
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LIABILITIES AND
STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
Demand deposits $ 88,642 $ 76,030 $ 67,012 $ 61,214 $ 56,755
NOW accounts 74,998 53,170 44,015 44,965 47,313
Savings deposits 196,598 201,344 197,993 164,858 141,972
Time deposits 387,717 361,555 305,012 252,086 246,782
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Total deposits $ 747,955 $ 692,099 $ 614,032 $ 523,123 $ 492,822
Short term borrowings $ 10,141 $ 18,708 $ 19,351 $ 41,798 $ 10,812
Securities sold under
agreement to repurchase 1,202 2,332 2,403 2,213 3,657
Other borrowings 65,250 72,534 94,589 83,629 56,466
Long term debt 53 106 159 211 265
Trust preferred
securities 16,198 16,100 14,031 -- --
Other liabilities 8,322 8,069 7,519 6,718 6,882
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Total liabilities $ 849,521 $ 809,948 $ 752,084 $ 657,692 $ 570,904
Common stock $ 37,775 $ 37,486 $ 37,456 $ 37,333 $ 20,996
Additional paid in
capital 7,640 7,328 7,625 7,125 6,560
Retained earnings 19,516 15,950 9,902 7,234 18,743
Net unrealized gains
(losses) on AFS
securities 2,811 2,987 1,994 (2,313) 261
Treasury stock (625) (625) (625) (625) (625)
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Total equity $ 67,117 $ 63,126 $ 56,352 $ 48,754 $ 45,935
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Total liabilities and
stockholders' equity $ 916,638 $ 873,074 $ 808,436 $ 706,446 $ 616,839
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Provision for Loan Losses
The provision for loan losses ("PFLL") is the periodic cost determined, not less
than quarterly, of providing an allowance for anticipated future loan losses. In
any accounting period, the PFLL is based on the methodology used and
management's evaluation of the loan portfolio, especially non-performing and
other potential problem loans, taking into consideration many factors, including
loan growth, net charge-offs, changes in the composition of the loan portfolio,
delinquencies, management's evaluation of loan quality, general economic factors
and collateral values.
The Company's loan review department performs a risk rating analysis as an
integral part of the review of each loan portfolio. For the commercial and
commercial real estate portfolios, the risk rating analysis includes a grading
system following a standard risk-rating matrix. Based upon this matrix, the
Company determines a risk rating assignment an appropriate measure to each loan
examined. As a result, the Company has provided $5.7 million in PFLL for 2003.
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The PFLL in 2003 at $5.7 million compares to a PFLL of $5.7 million for 2002 and
$2.9 million for 2001. Net charge-offs in 2003 were $4.9 million compared with
net charge-offs of $2.3 million in 2002 and $1.9 million in 2001. Net
charge-offs as a percentage of average loans is a key measure of asset quality.
Net charge-offs to average loans were 0.72% in 2003 compared with 0.36% in 2002
and 0.32% in 2001. The increase in net charge-offs relates principally to a $2.6
million commercial loan charge-off in the fourth quarter of 2003 that had been
previously disclosed. Management believes that the current provision conforms
with the Company's loan loss reserve policy and is adequate in view of the
present condition of the Company's loan portfolio. However, a decline in the
quality of our loan portfolio, as a result of general economic conditions,
factors affecting particular borrowers or our market area, or otherwise, could
affect the adequacy of the allowance. If there are significant charge-offs
against the allowance, or we otherwise determine that the allowance is
inadequate, we will need to make higher provisions in the future. See "Risk
Management and the Allowance for Loan Losses" below for more information related
to non-performing loans.
Non-Interest Income
Total non-interest income for 2003, excluding securities transactions, was $10.7
million, a $322,000 decrease from 2002, or 2.9%. In 2002, total non-interest
income was $4.5 million more than 2001, a 69.1% increase. Trust service fees,
fees from loan servicing, gains from sales of loans and service charges continue
to be the primary components of non-interest income as evidenced in Table 6.
TABLE 6: NONINTEREST INCOME
Years ended December 31, % Change from prior year
------------------------------ ------------------------
2003 2002 2001 2003 2002
-------- -------- -------- --------- ----------
(dollars in thousands)
Trust service fees $ 677 $ 637 $ 664 6.3% (4.1)%
Loan servicing income $ 1,470 $ 1,279 $ 1,265 14.9% 1.1%
Mortgage servicing rights $ 539 $ 308 $ 400 75.0% (23.0)%
Gains from sale of loans $ 1,910 $ 1,425 $ 873 34.0% 63.2%
Service charges on
deposit accounts $ 2,857 $ 2,853 $ 1,836 0.1% 55.4%
Other fee income $ 669 $ 720 $ 608 (7.1)% 18.4%
Financial service income $ 527 $ 575 $ 300 (8.3)% 91.7%
Bank owned life ins $ 685 $ 332 $ 0 106.3% NM
Death benefit in excess
of cash surrender value $ 0 $ 754 $ 0 NM NM
Arborview revenues $ 67 $ 705 $ 0 NM NM
Gain on sale-Arborview
assets $ 538 $ 0 $ 0 NM NM
Securities gains $ 0 $ 509 $ 0 NM NM
Other income $ 752 $ 916 $ 565 (17.9)% 62.1%
-------- -------- -------- ----- -----
Total noninterest income $ 10,691 $ 11,013 $ 6,511 (2.9%) 69.1%
======== ======== ======== ===== =====
Trust fees increased $40,000 to $677,000 in 2003 compared to 2002, primarily as
a result of increased trust business assets under investment. This compared to a
decrease of $27,000 in 2002 compared to 2001, primarily as a result of a lower
market values on various trust accounts for which fees are assessed.
Loan servicing fees increased $191,000 to $1.5 million in 2003. This followed an
increase of $14,000 to $1.3 million in 2002. With mortgage market rates
remaining at attractive levels throughout 2003, strong home purchase and
refinance activity improved 2003 results. Mortgages serviced for secondary
market placements (primarily Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation "FHLMC")
were $117.8 million and $74.6 million at December 31, 2003 and 2002,
respectively.
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The strong mortgage market also provided improvement with respect to increases
in mortgage servicing rights income and gains from sales of loans. Mortgage
servicing rights improved $231,000 in 2003 resulting in income of $539,000
compared to $308,000 in 2002.
Gains from the sale of mortgage loans totaled $1.7 million in 2003 compared to
$1.2 million in 2002. In addition, gains from the sale of commercial loans
totaled $176,000 in 2003 compared to $183,000 in 2002. An increase in mortgage
loan business sold during 2003 amounted to $135.9 million of loans sold compared
to $104.8 million of mortgage loans sold in 2002. Total loans sold during 2003
were $140.0 million compared to $108.6 million in 2002.
The general level and direction of interest rates directly influence the volume
and profitability of the mortgage loan business. Refinancing activity in
mortgage loans began to decline in the fourth quarter of 2003. Therefore there
can be no assurance as to the future amounts of income that will be received in
the origination of fees and gains on sales of residential mortgage loans and,
given current trends, decreases are likely.
The Company capitalizes the estimated market value of Mortgage Servicing Rights
("MSR") into income upon the origination and sale of each mortgage loan. The
Company amortizes MSR in proportion to the servicing income it receives over the
estimated life of the underlying mortgages, considering prepayment expectations
and refinancing patterns. In addition, the Company amortizes, in full, any
remaining MSR balance that is specifically associated with a serviced loan that
is refinanced or paid-off.
Service charges on deposit accounts, representing 26.7% of total non-interest
income in 2003, totaled $2.9 million in both 2003 and 2002, despite an 8.1%
increase in the average balance of deposits for 2003 compared to 2002. The
majority of the deposit pricing changes had been made in early 2002 therefore
minimizing the impact on improvement in 2003. The results of 2002 provided an
increase of $1.0 million, or 55.4%, over 2001 results accounting for the
improvement in fee income generated for other services provided to customers.
Financial services income decreased $48,000, or 8.3%, to $527,000 in 2003 as
compared to 2002 as a result of reduced sales staff on average during the year.
As a result of a purchase of $4 million and $13 million in business owned life
insurance ("BOLI") made during 2003 and 2002, respectively, income made during
2003 and 2002 amounted to $685,000 and $332,000, respectively. The purchase of
$13 million was made in mid-year 2002, therefore, the average investment held in
BOLI was significantly less in 2002.
Death benefits were recognized in excess of cash surrender value in the amount
of $754,000 in 2002. Life insurance is held on various directors as a funding
vehicle for several deferred compensation agreements the Company has with them.
Securities gains for the year ended December 31, 2002 totaled $509,000. There
were no securities gains or losses taken in 2003.
Included in the 2003 results was $67,000 of revenues generated by the Arborview
LLC ("Arborview") operations compared to $705,000 in revenues generated in 2002.
Arborview was a subsidiary formed to manage a community based residential
facility acquired in January 2002 as a result of a deed in lieu of foreclosure;
it was sold in February 2003. A gain on sale of Arborview fixed assets totaling
$538,000 occurred as a result of the sale in 2003.
Other income decreased $164,000 to $752,000 in 2003 from $916,000 in 2002. Gains
of $107,000 related to the sale of bank land not deemed necessary for
development was recorded in 2002. Included in other income was income of
$106,000 on previously amended tax returns received during the year 2003
compared to $133,000 in 2002. Undistributed income from United Financial
Services, Inc., the Bank's data servicing subsidiary decreased $50,000 as a
result of decreased earnings to $333,000, from the data processing subsidiary.
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Non-Interest Expense
Non-interest expense in 2003 increased to $24.0 million, a $641,000, or 2.7%
increase compared to 2002 results, primarily as a result of increased personnel,
equipment, data processing, and other operating expense. The acquisition of the
Kewaunee branch did not have a material effect on operating results in 2003, nor
does management expect it to have such an effect in the future. This followed a
$2.4 million or 11.5% increase in 2002 as compared to 2001. Primary categories
impacting the change between 2003 and 2002 are noted in Table 7 below.
TABLE 7: NONINTEREST EXPENSE
Years ended December 31, % Change from prior year
------------------------------ ------------------------
(dollars in thousands)
---------------------------------------------------------
2003 2002 2001 2003 2002
-------- -------- -------- --------- ----------
Personnel $ 14,183 $ 13,743 $ 11,923 3.2% 15.3%
Occupancy $ 2,087 $ 2,163 $ 1,834 (3.5%) 17.9%
Equipment $ 1,438 $ 1,422 $ 1,401 1.1% 1.5%
Data processing $ 987 $ 942 $ 893 4.8% 5.5%
Business development
and advertising $ 737 $ 628 $ 594 17.4% 5.7%
Stationery and supplies $ 499 $ 611 $ 482 (18.3)% 26.8%
Director fees $ 263 $ 266 $ 285 (1.1)% (6.7)%
FDIC insurance $ 115 $ 116 $ 110 (0.9)% 5.5%
Goodwill amortization $ 0 $ 0 $ 486 NM NM
Mortgage servicing rights
amortization $ 411 $ 260 $ 204 58.1% 27.5%
Legal and professional $ 250 $ 230 $ 256 8.7% (10.2)%
Operation of other real
Estate $ 378 $ 203 $ 248 86.2% (18.1)%
Other $ 2,684 $ 2,807 $ 2,259 (4.4)% 24.3%
-------- -------- -------- ----- -----
Total noninterest expense $ 24,032 $ 23,391 $ 20,975 2.7% 11.5%
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The above non-interest expenses include expenses related to the Arborview
subsidiary, the assets of which were sold in 2003. To help identify those
expenses, which will not continue due to our sale of the Arborview assets, a
breakdown of the Arborview expenses included above is set forth in the following
table 8:
TABLE 8: ARBORVIEW EXPENSES
Years ended December 31,
------------------------
(dollars in thousands)
------------------------
2003 2002
-------- --------
Personnel $ 105 $ 535
Occupancy $ 23 $ 188
Equipment $ 4 $ 14
Stationary and supplies $ 7 $ 77
Other $ 85 $ 120
-------- --------
Total Arborview expenses $ 224 $ 934
Salaries and employee benefits expense is the largest component of non-interest
expense and totaled $14.2 million in 2003, an increase of $440,000, or 3.2%, as
compared to 2002 results. The increase in 2003 primarily resulted from staffing
increases, increased benefit costs, and normal salary increases offset by a
decrease in bonus expense. Salary costs increased $324,000, or 3.2%, for 2003
compared to 2002 results as a result of increased staffing and normal salary
increases. The increase in salary expense was partially offset by a decrease in
Arborview related personnel
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expenses of $420,000. The number of full-time equivalent employees increased to
302 in 2003 from 293 in 2002, an increase of 3.1%. Employee levels in 2002
increased to 293 from 286 in 2001, an increase of 5.1%.
Benefit costs, principally for health insurance and pension costs, represent the
remaining increase in personnel-related costs. These costs increased $429,000,
or 23.5%. The current trend for increased health insurance and pension costs is
expected to continue into 2004. Salary and employee benefits expense in 2002
totaled $13.7 million, an increase of $1.8 million, or 15.3%, as compared to
2001 results. The 2002 increase resulted primarily from staffing increases,
bonus expense, increased benefit costs, and normal salary increases. Management
will continue its efforts to control salaries and employee benefits expense,
although increases in these expenses are likely to continue to occur in future
years.
Bonus expense in 2003 was $240,000 compared to $588,000 in 2002. The decrease
occurred as a result of bonus expense arising from the Company's
Pay-for-Performance Program in 2003. This program is designed to reward various
divisions upon achievement of certain goals related to improvement in income and
on return on equity. The Company did not achieve its return on equity goals and,
accordingly, bonus expense was reduced.
The Company's 401(k) profit sharing plan, including a money purchase plan
initiated in 1999, covering all employees who qualify as to age and length of
service increased to $835,000, an increase of $25,000 over 2002 levels. Expenses
in the same category in 2002 were up $97,000 over 2001 levels as a result of
additional employees who qualified to participate in the plan.
Net occupancy expense for 2003 showed a decrease of $76,000 as compared to 2002
for a total of $2.1 million. A reduction in depreciation expense and real estate
tax expense accounted for the balance of the decrease in 2003. This increase
followed an increase of $329,000 in 2002 as a result of additional depreciation
expense, increased real estate tax expense, and increased other occupancy costs.
Equipment expense for 2003 increased slightly, $16,000 compared to 2002. This
followed an increase of $21,000 in 2002. The increase in 2003 resulted from
contract expense related to ongoing maintenance on various equipment owned by
the Bank.
Data processing expense in 2003 increased $45,000 due to an increase in the
volume of transaction activity processed and technology enhancements. This
followed an increase of $49,000 in 2002 compared to 2001. Management estimates
that data processing expense should show minimal increases in the next several
years with adjustments related only to any volume increases incurred by the
Company.
Business development and advertising expense increased $109,000 compared to
2002. More emphasis was placed on business referral and development calls on new
business and for customer retention programs in 2003 accounting for the balance
of the increase. This compared to an increase of $34,000 in 2002 compared to
2001.
Supplies expense shows a decrease of $112,000, or 18.3%, in 2003 as compared to
2002. This decrease occurred primarily as a result of expenses related to the
Arborview operation. This compared to an increase of $129,000, or 26.8%, in 2002
as compared to 2001, primarily related to Arborview.
Payments to regulatory agencies decreased $1,000 to $115,000 for 2003. This
followed an increase of $6,000 in 2002 compared to 2001. The Bank's risk
classification has remained at 1A, rating assigned to well-capitalized
institutions. For additional information regarding the Company's capital
adequacy, see "Capital Resources" below.
Legal and professional expense for 2003 increased $20,000, to $250,000 or an
8.7% increase. The increase was impacted by the levels of problematic loans and
will have a similar impact in 2004. This compares to 2002 expenses of $230,000
compared to $256,000 in 2001.
Other real estate expenses are netted against income received in the
determination of net other real estate owned expense (income). As a result, the
Company has shown varied results. Other real estate owned showed net expense of
$378,000 in 2003. Gains of $46,000 from four commercial property sales and
$42,000 from seven residential property sales were realized in 2003. These were
offset by losses of $23,000 from the sale of three commercial properties and two
residential properties. Various operating expenses, net of income, of other real
estate totaling
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$443,000 occurred in 2003. Other real estate owned expenses resulted in net
expense of $203,000 in 2002. Gains of $101,000 from four commercial property
sales and $12,000 from three residential property sales were realized in 2002.
These were offset by losses of $71,000 from the sale of five commercial
properties and two residential properties. Various operating expenses, net of
income, of other real estate totaling $245,000 occurred in 2002.
During 2002, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
("SFAS") No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangibles," which requires that goodwill
no longer be amortized but, instead, tested annually for impairment. There was
no impairment of goodwill in 2003 or 2002. The impairment of goodwill, if any,
would be charged to earnings in the period in which the impairment is
determined. Prior to 2002, goodwill was being amortized on a straight-line basis
over 15 years. Amortization expense was $486,000 for 2001.
Other operating expenses in 2003 decreased $123,000 or 4.4%. Loan and collection
expenses decreased $44,000 for 2003 compared to 2002. Included in other losses
were losses taken on the disposal of fixed assets amounting to $3,000 and
$107,000 for 2003 and 2002, respectively. Other operating expenses in 2002
increased $548,000 or 24.3% compared to 2001, primarily the result of an
increase of $176,000 related to loan and collection expense, other losses taken
upon disposition of equipment totaling $107,000 and an increase of $108,000
related to other outside service expense, such as payroll service expense and
consulting fees.
The overhead ratio, which is computed by subtracting non-interest income from
non-interest expense and dividing by average total assets was 1.46% for 2003
compared to 1.42% for 2002 and 1.79% for 2001.
Income Taxes
Income tax expense for the Company was $2.1 million in 2003, $2.6 million in
2002, and $2.1 million in 2001. The lower tax expense in 2003 reflected the
Company's decrease in before tax earnings in addition to a decrease in
tax-exempt interest income.
The Company's effective tax rate, income tax expense divided by income before
taxes, was 20.6% in 2003 compared with 22.8% in 2002 and 21.7% in 2001. Of the
20.6% effective tax rate for 2003, the federal effective tax rate was 19.0%
while the Wisconsin State effective tax rate was 1.6%.
Future income taxes may be affected by recent developments in the state of
Wisconsin. Like many financial institutions that are located in Wisconsin, a
subsidiary of the Bank located in the state of Nevada holds and manages various
investment securities. Due to that fact that these subsidiaries are out of
state, income from their operations has not been subject to Wisconsin state
taxation. Although the Wisconsin Department of Revenue issued favorable tax
rulings regarding Nevada subsidiaries of Wisconsin financial institutions, the
Department representatives have recently stated that the Department intends to
revoke those rulings, even though there has been no intervening change in the
law. The Department has stated that those revocations would be effective
immediately. The Department has also implemented a program for the audit of
Wisconsin financial institutions who have formed and contributed assets to
subsidiaries located in Nevada, and presumably will seek to impose Wisconsin
state income taxes on income from those operations, at least on a going forward
basis.
Although there will likely be challenges to the Department's actions and
interpretations, the Bank's net income would be reduced if the Department would
succeed in those actions. The Bank could also incur costs in the future to
address any action taken against it by the Department.
Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences
between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting
purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. A valuation allowance has
been recognized to offset the related deferred tax assets due to the uncertainty
of realizing tax benefits of a portion of loan loss and mortgage servicing
differences.
Income taxes are provided for the tax effects of transactions reported in the
financial statements and consists of taxes currently due plus deferred taxes
related primarily to differences between the basis of the allowance for loan
losses, deferred loan origination fees, deferred compensation, mortgage loan
servicing, market value adjustments of securities, and depreciation for
financial and income tax reporting in accordance with SFAS 109. The deferred tax
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assets and liabilities represent the future tax return consequences of those
differences, which will either be taxable or deductible when the assets and
liabilities are recovered or settled.
Balance Sheet Analysis
Acquisitions
Effective November 21, 2003, the Bank acquired a branch facility from M&I
Marshall & Ilsley Bank, Milwaukee, WI ("M&I") located in Kewaunee, WI.
Approximately $9.5 million in deposits and $1.0 million in loans were acquired
as a result of the transaction. The purchase transaction did not have a material
impact on the composition of the balance sheet.
Loans
Total loans outstanding grew to $696.0 million at December 31, 2003, a 4.8%
increase from the end of 2002. This follows a 9.7% increase at December 31, 2002
over 2001 year-end.
Table 9 reflects composition (mix) of the loan portfolio at December 31:
TABLE 9: LOAN COMPOSITION
(dollars in thousands)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
2003 2002 2001
---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
Amount % of Total Amount % of Total Amount % of Total
--------- ---------- --------- ---------- --------- ----------
Amount of loans by type
Real estate-mortgage
Commercial $ 387,820 55.7% $ 351,425 52.9% $ 288,385 47.6%
1-4 Family residential
First liens 72,494 10.4 86,161 13.0 96,626 16.0
Junior liens 21,443 3.1 21,789 3.3 24,748 4.1
Home equity 31,763 4.5 25,415 3.8 22,374 3.7
Commercial,financial
and agricultural 91,009 13.1 89,207 13.4 88,649 14.6
Real estate-construction 77,350 11.1 75,688 11.4 67,939 11.2
Installment
Credit cards and related
Plans 2,145 0.3 2,057 0.3 2,145 0.4
Other 12,315 1.8 12,859 1.9 14,745 2.4
Less: deferred fees, net
of costs 349 0.0 316 0.0 324 0.0
--------- ----- --------- ----- --------- -----
Total loans (net of
unearned income) $ 695,990 100.0% $ 664,285 100.0% $ 605,287 100.0%
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2000 1999
---------------------- ----------------------
Amount % of Total Amount % of Total
--------- ---------- --------- ----------
Amount of loans by type
Real estate- mortgage
Commercial $ 251,971 45.4% $ 201,301 45.0%
1-4 Family residential
First liens 109,173 19.7 95,255 21.3
Junior liens 26,513 4.8 23,811 5.3
Home equity 24,464 4.4 18,963 4.3
Commercial,financial
and agricultural 83,897 15.1 66,159 14.8
Real estate-construction 41,524 7.5 26,535 5.9
Installment
Credit cards and related
Plans 2,140 0.4 1,810 0.4
Other 15,785 2.8 13,636 3.1
Less: deferred fees, net
Of costs 360 0.1 451 0.1
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Total loans (net of
unearned income) $ 555,107 100.0% $ 447,019 100.0%
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The commercial, financial, and agricultural loan classification primarily
consists of commercial loans to small businesses. Loans of this type are in a
broad range of industries and include service, retail, wholesale, and
manufacturing concerns. Agricultural loans are made principally to farmers
engaged in dairy, cherry and apple production. Borrowers are primarily
concentrated in Door, Brown, Outagamie, Waupaca, Waushara and Kewaunee Counties,
Wisconsin. With the current level of rates at historic lows and with financial
institutions throughout the market area competitively pricing the loans, growth
slowed in 2003. The origination of commercial and commercial real estate loans
was primarily from the Company's market area in Brown County. Growth in tourism
related business in Door County slowed in 2003 compared to growth experienced in
prior years, the result of a slowdown in the local economy. The credit risk
related to commercial loans made is largely influenced by general economic
conditions, especially those applicable to the Northeast Wisconsin market area,
and the resulting impact on a borrower's operations. These types of loans are
generally higher in risk than residential real estate loans.
Commercial loans and commercial real estate loans (including construction loans)
totaled $556.2 million at year end 2003 and comprised 79.9% of the loan
portfolio compared with 77.7% of the portfolio at the end of 2002. Loans in
these classifications grew $39.9 million or 7.7% during 2003. Loans of this type
are in a broad range of industries. The credit risk related to these types of
loans is greatly influenced by general economic conditions, especially those
applicable to the Northeast Wisconsin market area, and the resulting impact on a
borrower's operations.
Real estate loans (including construction loans) secured by non-residential real
estate properties involve borrower characteristics similar to those for
commercial loans. Because of their similarities, they are combined with
commercial loans for purposes of analysis and discussion.
Management uses an active credit risk management process for commercial loans to
ensure that sound and consistent credit decisions are made. Management attempts
to control credit risk by adhering to detailed underwriting procedures,
performing comprehensive loan administration, and undertaking periodic review of
borrowers' outstanding loans and commitments. Borrower relationships are
formally reviewed periodically during the life of the loan. Further analyses by
customer, industry, and location are performed to monitor trends, financial
performance and concentrations.
The Company's loan portfolio is diversified by types of borrowers and industry
groups within the market areas that it serves. Significant loan concentrations
are considered to exist for a financial entity when such amounts are loans to a
multiple of borrowers engaged in similar activities that cause them to be
similarly impacted by economic or other conditions. The Company has identified
certain industry groups within its market area, including lodging, restaurants,
retail shops, small manufacturing, real estate rental properties and real estate
development. At December 31, 2003, there existed no industry group concentration
in the Company's loans that exceeded 10% of total loans, although tourism
related businesses remain a significant part of the business and loans in other
sectors are affected by the tourism driven economy of Door County. At year end
2003, lodging represented $56.9 million in loans, the restaurant lines of
business totaled $51.8 million in loans and the real estate rental properties
accounted for $55.6 million in loans and are located in various areas of the
Bank's market area.
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Although management does not believe significant industry group loan
concentrations exist in the Company's loan portfolio, it is aware that its
market area is heavily reliant on seasonal tourism. As a result, a decrease in
tourism could adversely affect one or more industry groups in the Company's loan
portfolio, which could have a corresponding adverse effect on the Company's
earnings. Additionally, a decline in tourism has an indirect effect in that
other types of business (grocery and convenience stores, for example) rely on
the tourism to provide cash flow to their operations. Loans to individuals who
are employed by tourism related business could also be affected in the event of
a downturn in the market.
Although growth was somewhat flat for tourism business in the Door County
market, business activity still appears to remain adequate to service debt of
the customers and for customers in general to make improvements to their
operations. To date, these types of loans have had very little downgrade in loss
potential relative to credit risk.
At the end of 2003, residential real estate mortgage loans totaled $125.7
million and comprised 18.1% of the loan portfolio. These loans decreased $7.7
million or 5.7% during 2003. The continued decline in interest rates during 2003
to their current low levels caused consumer preference to remain with fixed-rate
residential loans and the ability of the Company to sell them into the secondary
market. Loans were originated or refinanced at lower fixed rates as consumers
looked to lock in to the attractive financing rates. Refinancing activity has
slowed considerably in the fourth quarter of 2003 compared to 2002 and the first
half of 2003. The Company expects the trend to continue into 2004, and given
current trends, growth in mortgage loans would decline. Residential real estate
loans consist of conventional home mortgages, adjustable indexed interest rate
mortgage loans, home equity loans, and secondary home mortgages. Loans are
primarily for properties within the market areas served by the Company.
Residential real estate loans generally contain a limit for the maximum loan to
collateral value of 75% to 80% of fair market value. Private mortgage insurance
may be required when the loan to value exceeds these limits. Residential real
estate loans are written normally with a one or three year adjustment rate
feature.
The Company offers adjustable indexed interest rate mortgage loans based upon
market demands. At year-end 2003, those loans totaled $23.8 million dollars, a
decrease of $7.4 million dollars as consumers opted to lock in fixed rate
mortgage debt. Adjustable indexed interest rate mortgage loans contain an
interest rate adjustment provision tied to the weekly average yield on U.S.
Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year, plus an
additional mark-up of 2.75% (the "index") which varies with the mortgage loan
product. Interest rates on indexed mortgage loans are adjusted, up or down, on
predetermined dates fixed by contract, in relation to and based on the index or
market interest rates as of a predetermined time prior to the adjustment date.
Adjustable indexed interest rate mortgage loans have an initial period, ranging
from one or three years, during which the interest rate is fixed, with
adjustments permitted thereafter, subject to annual and lifetime interest rate
caps which vary with the product. Annual limits on interest rate changes are 2%
while aggregate lifetime interest rate increases over the term of the loan are
currently at 6% above the original mortgage loan interest rate. The Company also
participates in a secondary fixed rate mortgage program under the Federal Home
Loan Mortgage Corporation ("FHLMC") guidelines. These loans are sold in the
secondary market and the Company retains servicing rights. At December 31, 2003,
these loans totaled $116.5 million compared to $72.7 million at December 31,
2002.
The Company offers fixed rate mortgages through participation in secondary fixed
rate mortgage programs under FHLMC and private investors. These loans are sold
in the secondary market with servicing rights sold retained by buyer. In 2003,
the Company sold $135.9 million in mortgage loans through the secondary programs
compared to $104.8 million in 2002.
Installment loans to individuals totaled $14.5 million, or 2.1%, of the total
loan portfolio at December 31, 2003 compared to $14.9 million, or 2.2%, at end
of 2002. Installment loans include short-term installment loans, direct and
indirect automobile loans, recreational vehicle loans, credit card loans, and
other personal loans. Individual borrowers may be required to provide collateral
or a satisfactory endorsement or guaranty from another party, depending upon the
specific type of loan and the creditworthiness of the borrower. Loans are made
to individual borrowers located in the market areas served by the Company.
Credit risks for loans of this type are generally influenced by general economic
conditions (especially in the market areas served), the characteristics of
individual borrowers and the nature of the loan collateral. Credit risk is
primarily controlled by reviewing the creditworthiness of the borrowers as well
as taking the appropriate collateral and guaranty positions on such loans.
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TABLE 10: LOAN MATURITY AND INTEREST RATE SENSITIVITY
Maturity
----------------------------------------------------
December 31, 2003 Within 1 Year 1-5 Years After 5 Years Total
- ----------------------- ------------- --------- ------------- --------
(dollars in thousands)
Loans secured primarily
by real estate:
Secured by 1 to 4
family residential
properties $ 40,375 $ 49,542 $ 35,783 $ 125,700
Construction 40,146 35,831 1,373 77,449
Other real estate 142,560 175,896 69,364 387,820
Loans to farmers 2,531 4,738 95 7,364
Commercial and
industrial 20,305 41,306 21,512 83,123
Loans to consumers 3,574 10,741 145 14,460
All other loans 489 33 0 522
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Total $ 249,980 $ 318,087 $ 128,272 $ 696,339
Interest sensitivity
-------------------------
Fixed rate Variable rate
---------- -------------
Due after one year $ 187,398 $ 258,961
Critical factors in the overall management of credit quality are sound loan
underwriting and administration, systematic monitoring of existing loans and
commitments, effective loan review on an ongoing basis, adequate allowance for
loan losses, and conservative non-accrual and charge-off policies.
Risk Management and the Allowance for Loan Losses
The loan portfolio is the Company's primary asset subject to credit risk. To
reflect this credit risk, the Company sets aside an allowance or reserve for
possible credit losses through periodic charges to earnings. These charges are
shown in the Company's consolidated income statement as provision for loan
losses. See "Provision for Loan Losses" above. Credit risk is controlled and
monitored through the use of lending standards, a thorough review of potential
borrowers, and an ongoing review of payment performance. Asset quality
administration, including early identification of problem loans and timely
resolution of problems, further enhances management of credit risk and
minimization of loan losses. All specifically identifiable and quantifiable
losses are immediately charged off against the allowance.
As Table 11 indicates, the ALL at December 31, 2003 was $12.2 million compared
with $11.4 million at the end of 2002. Loans increased 4.8% in 2003, while the
allowance as a percent of total loans increased as a result of a loan loss
provision (offset by net charge-offs) increased to 1.75% from 1.72% at year-end
2002. The December 31, 2003 ratio of ALL to outstanding loans was 1.75% compared
with 1.72% at December 31, 2002. Based on management's analysis of the loan
portfolio risk at December 31, 2003, a provision expense of $5.7 million was
recorded for the year ended December 31, 2003, a decrease of $50,000 compared to
the same period in 2002. Factors evaluated were primarily based upon
calculations made as a result of various loss risk percentages applied to
various problem and watch type credits. The trend indicated a slight increase in
risk relative to the loan portfolio at year-end 2003 compared to year-end 2002.
Net loan charge-offs of $4.9 million occurred in 2003, and the ratio of net
charge-offs to average loans for the period ended December 31, 2003 was 0.72%
compared to 0.36% at December 31, 2002. Commercial loan charge-offs represented
69.8% of the total net charge-offs for the year 2003, primarily the result of a
previously discussed $2.6 million loan charge-off taken in the fourth quarter of
2003. Real estate-mortgage charge-offs represented 25.0% of the total net
charge-offs for the year 2003. Commercial mortgage loan charge-offs
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accounted for $542,000 of the mortgage total and residential mortgage loan
charge-offs totaled $683,000. Loans charged-off are subject to periodic review
and specific efforts are taken to achieve maximum recovery of principal and
accrued interest.
TABLE 11. LOAN LOSS EXPERIENCE
Years Ended December 31,
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2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
(dollars in thousands)
Daily average amount of loans $ 678,041 $ 635,368 $ 587,995 $ 505,892 $ 421,541
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Loans, end of period $ 695,990 $ 664,285 $ 605,287 $ 555,107 $ 447,019
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
ALL, at beginning of year $ 11,410 $ 7,992 $ 7,006 $ 7,611 $ 11,035
Loans charged off:
Real estate-mortgage 1,595 1,859 1,573 1,584 991
Real estate-construction 79 -- -- -- 40
Loans to farmers -- -- -- 24 35
Commercial/industrial loans 4,369 789 983 343 4,097
Consumer loans 302 407 173 123 199
Lease financing/other loans -- -- -- -- --
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Total loans charged off $ 6,345 $ 3,055 $ 2,729 $ 2,074 $ 5,362
Recoveries of loans previously charged off:
Real estate-mortgage 370 175 332 290 508
Real estate-construction -- -- -- 2 --
Loans to farmers -- -- -- 11 --
Commercial/industrial loans 950 524 428 557 1,433
Consumer loans 124 74 75 64 47
Lease financing/other loans -- -- -- -- --
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Total loans recovered 1,444 773 835 924 1,988
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Net loans charged off ("NCOs") 4,901 2,282 1,894 1,150 3,374
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Additions to allowance for loan losses charged
to operating expense $ 5,650 $ 5,700 $ 2,880 $ 545 $ 850
Allowance to related assets acquired -- -- -- -- (900)
ALL, at end of year $ 12,159 $ 11,410 $ 7,992 $ 7,006 $ 7,611
Ratio of NCOs during period to average loans
Outstanding 0.72% 0.36% 0.32% 0.23% 0.80%
Ratio of ALL to NCOs 2.5 5.0 4.2 6.1 2.3
Ratio of ALL to total loans end of period 1.75% 1.72% 1.32% 1.26% 2.71%
Consistent with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") and with the
methodologies used in estimating the unidentified losses in the loan portfolio,
the ALL consists of several components.
First, the allowance includes a component resulting from the applicaton of the
measurement criteria of SFAS 114 and SFAS 118. The amount of this component is
included in the various categories presented in the following table.
The second component is statistically based and is intended to provide for
losses that have occurred in large groups of smaller balance loans, the credit
quality of which is impracticable to re-grade at end of each period. These loans
would include residential real estate, consumer loans and loans to small
businesses generally of $100,000 and less. The loss factors are based primarily
on the Company's historical loss experience tracked over a three-year period and
accordingly will change over time. Due to the fact that historical loss
experience varies for the different categories of loans, the loss factors
applied to each category also differ.
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Finally, the "unallocated" component of the ALL is intended to absorb losses
that may not be provided for by the other components. There are several reasons
that the other components discussed above might not be sufficient to absorb the
losses present in portfolios, and the unallocated portion of the ALL is used to
provide for the losses that have occurred because of these reasons.
The first reason stems from the fact that there are limitations inherent to any
credit risk grading process. Even for experienced loan reviewers, grading loans
and estimating probable losses involves a significant degree of judgement
regarding the present situation with respect to individual loans and the
portfolio as a whole. The overall number of loans in the portfolio also makes it
impracticable to re-grade every loan each quarter. Therefore, the possibility
exists that some currently performing loans will not be as strong as their last
grading estimate and an insufficient portion of the allowance will have been
allocated to them. In addition, it's possible that grading and loan review may
be done without all relevant facts. Troubled borrowers may inadvertently or
deliberately omit important information from correspondence with lending
officers regarding their financial condition and the diminished strength of
repayment sources.
The second is that loss estimation factors are based on historical loss totals.
As such, the factors may not give sufficient weight to such considerations as
the current general economic and business conditions that affect the Company's
borrowers and specific industry conditions that affect borrowers in that
industry. For example, with respect to loans to borrowers who are influenced by
trends in the local tourist industry, management considers the effects of
weather conditions, market saturation, and the competition for borrowers from
other tourist destinations and attractions. In addition, the Company evaluates
the tourism related business types it serves to determine the impact of economic
forces as it relates to other similar lines of business in making a
determination of applying reserves across related industry segments.
Third, the loss estimation factors do not give consideration to the seasoning of
the loan portfolio. Seasoning is relevant because losses are less likely to
occur in loans that have been performing satisfactorily for several years than
in loans that are more recent.
Finally, the loss estimation factors do not give consideration to the interest
rate environment. For example, borrowers with variable rate loans may be less
able to manage their debt service if interest rates rise.
For these reasons, management regards it as both a more practical and a more
prudent practice to maintain the total allowance at an amount larger than the
sum of the amounts allocated as described above.
Table 12 shows the amount of the ALL allocated for the time periods indicated to
each loan type as described. It also shows the percentage of balances for each
loan type to total loans. Management continues to target and maintain the ALL
equal to the allocation methodology plus an unallocated portion, as determined
by economic conditions on the Company's borrowers. In general, it would be
expected that those types of loans which have historically more loss associated
with them will have a proportionally larger amount of the allowance allocated to
them than do loans that have less risk.
Consideration for making such allocations is consistent with the factors
discussed above, and all of the factors are subject to change; thus, the
allocation is not necessarily indicative of the loan categories in which future
loan losses will occur. It would also be expected that the amount allocated for
any particular type of loan will increase or decrease proportionately to both
the changes in the loan balances and to increases or decreases in the estimated
loss in loans of that type. In other words, changes in the risk profile of the
various parts of the loan portfolio should be reflected in the allowance
allocated.
TABLE 12: ALLOCATION OF THE ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES
As of December 31,
------------------------------------------------
2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
-------- -------- ------- ------- -------
(dollars in thousands)
Commercial, financial
& agricultural $ 2,386 $ 3,679 $ 972 $ 1,073 $ 814
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Commercial real estate 6,772 4,639 4,158 2,993 2,605
Real estate
Construction 702 814 503 302 29
Residential 1,246 1,467 1,078 1,395 2,484
Home equity lines 79 228 178 148 84
Consumer 235 139 162 140 145
Credit card 111 83 93 68 42
Loan commitments 276 154 144 135 130
Not specifically
Allocated 352 207 704 752 1,278
-------- -------- ------- ------- -------
Total allowance $ 12,159 $ 11,410 $ 7,992 $ 7,006 $ 7,611
While there exists probable asset quality problems in the loan portfolio,
management believes sufficient reserves have been provided in the ALL to absorb
probable losses in the loan portfolio at December 31, 2003. Ongoing efforts are
being made to collect these loans, and the Company involves the legal process
when it believes it necessary to minimize the risk of further deterioration of
these loans for full collection.
While management uses available information to recognize losses on loans, future
adjustments to the ALL may be necessary based on changes in economic conditions
and the impact of such change on the Company's borrowers. As an integral part of
their examination process, various regulatory agencies also review the ALL. Such
agencies may require that changes in the ALL be recognized when their credit
evaluations differ from those of management, based on their judgments about
information available to them at the time of their examination.
Non-Performing Loans, Potential Problem Loans and Other Real Estate
Management encourages early identification of non-accrual and problem loans in
order to minimize the risk of loss. This is accomplished by monitoring and
reviewing credit policies and procedures on a regular basis.
Non-performing loans remain a leading indicator of future loan loss potential.
Non-performing loans are defined as non-accrual loans, guaranteed loans 90 days
or more past due but still accruing, and restructured loans. Additionally,
whenever management becomes aware of facts or circumstances that may adversely
impact on the collection of principal or interest on loans, it is the practice
of management to place such loans on non-accrual status immediately rather than
waiting until the loans become 90 days past due. The accrual of interest income
is discontinued when a loan becomes 90 days past due as to principal or
interest. When interest accruals are discontinued, interest credited to income
is reversed. If collection is in doubt, cash receipts on non-accrual loans are
used to reduce principal rather than recorded as interest income.
Restructuring loans involve the granting of some concession to the borrower
involving a loan modification, such as payment schedule or interest rate
changes.
TABLE 13: NONPERFORMING LOANS AND OTHER REAL ESTATE OWNED
Years Ended December 31,
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2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
(dollars in thousands)
Nonaccrual loans $ 11,078 $ 12,244 $ 9,929 $ 8,479 $ 8,086
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more -- -- -- -- --
Restructured loans 5,144 9,844 4,744 4,510 4,458
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Total non-performing loans (NPLs) $ 16,222 $ 22,088 $ 14,673 $ 12,989 $ 12,544
======== ======== ======== ======== ========
Other real estate owned/operating subsidiaries 2,271 2,890 1,673 877 71
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Total non-performing assets (NPAs) $ 18,493 $ 24,978 $ 16,346 $ 13,866 $ 12,615
======== ======== ======== ======== ========
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Ratios:
NPL's to total loans 2.33% 3.33% 2.42% 2.34% 2.81%
NPA's to total assets 1.90% 2.76% 1.93% 1.80% 1.95%
ALL to NPL's 74.95% 51.66% 54.47% 53.94% 60.67%
Non-performing loans at December 31, 2003 were $16.2 million compared to $22.1
million at December 31, 2002. Impacting the decrease in non-performing loans in
2003 was a loan charge-off of $2.6 million in restructured loans and a shifting,
as a result of foreclosure, of approximately $1.4 million in loans to other real
estate owned during 2003 in addition to a net decrease in non-performing loans
totaling $1.9 million in 2003. Non-accrual loans represented $11.1 million of
the total of non-performing loans. Real estate non-accrual loans account for
$9.2 million of the total, of which $2.9 million was residential real estate and
$5.7 million was commercial real estate, while commercial and industrial
non-accruals account for $1.8 million. Management believes collateral is
sufficient to offset losses in the event additional legal action would be
warranted to collect these non-accrual loans. Restructured loans were $5.1
million at December 31, 2003 compared with $9.8 million at year-end 2002. The
improvement in restructured loans resulted from the charge-off of $2.6 million
in loans which were considered restructured loans at year-end 2002 and net loan
principal pay downs on various other restructured loans totaling $2.1 million
during the 2003. Of the restructured loans at December 31, 2003, approximately
$4.3 million consisted of two commercial credits and conditional loans as to
which the bank has granted various concessions as a result of the borrowers'
past cash flow problems. These credits were current at December 31, 2003.
Although management believes that collateral for these loans is generally
sufficient if there were to be a default, management has allocated a loan loss
provision of $640,000. This allocation relates to a commercial credit of $1.6
million, which is the net amount remaining after the charge-off of $2.6 million
referred to above in 2003. As a result of the cash flow problems of the debtor,
management is continuing to specially monitor this loan on a monthly basis and
is working with the borrower to minimize any additional loss exposure. If the
loan becomes not current or other factors change, this loan is subject to
becoming a non-performing loan and/or further charge-off. As a result the ratio
of non-performing loans to total loans at the end of 2003 was 2.3% compared to
3.3% at end of year 2002. The Company's ALL was 75.0% of total non-performing
loans at December 31, 2003 compared to 51.7% at end of year 2002.
The following table shows, for those loans accounted for on a non-accrual basis
for the years ended as indicated, the gross interest that would have been
recorded if the loans had been current in accordance with their original terms
and the amount of interest income that was included in interest income for the
period.
TABLE 14: FOREGONE LOAN INTEREST
Years ended December 31,
--------------------------------
2003 2002 2001
-------- -------- --------
(dollars in thousands)
Interest income in accordance with original terms $ 996 $ 1,639 $ 1,212
Interest income recognized (352) (357) (346)
-------- -------- --------
Reduction in interest income $ 644 $ 1,282 $ 866
======== ======== ========
Potential problem loans are currently performing loans that management believes
may incur difficulties in complying with loan repayment terms. Management's
decision to place loans in this category does not necessarily mean that the
Company expects to take losses on such loans, but that management needs to be
more vigilant in its efforts to oversee the loans and recognize that a higher
degree of risk is associated with these potential problem loans. At December 31,
2003, potential problem loans amounted to a total of $5.7 million compared to a
total of $5.2 million at end of 2002. Of the problem loans a total of $5.4
million stem from one commercial borrower which is currently experiencing cash
flow concerns. Various commercial real estate loans totaling $300,000 make up
the balance of the total potential problem loans. Noting the exceptions above,
potential problem loans are not concentrated in a particular industry but rather
cover a diverse range of businesses. Except as noted above, management does not
presently expect significant losses from credits in the potential problem loan
category.
Other real estate owned, which represents property that the Company acquired
through foreclosure or in satisfaction of debt, consisted of nineteen properties
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totaling $2.3 million at end of year 2003. This compared to nine properties
totaling $896,000 million at end of year 2002. Management actively seeks to
ensure that properties held are administered to minimize any risk of loss.
The net cost of operation of other real estate for 2003, 2002, and 2001 consists
of the following and are shown in Table 15:
TABLE 15: OTHER REAL ESTATE OPERATION SUMMARY
2003 2002 2001
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(dollars in thousands)
Loss on disposition of properties and
other costs $ 511 $ 341 $ 475
Gains on disposition of properties
and expense recoveries $ 133 $ 138 $ 227
------- ------- -------
Net (gains) losses $ 378 $ 203 $ 248
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In the first quarter of 2002, a commercial real estate loan totaling $2.2
million was deeded over to the Bank, and a subsidiary, Arborview, formed for
purposes of operating a community based residential facility. The assets of the
subsidiary were sold in the first quarter of 2003.
Investment Portfolio
The investment portfolio is intended to provide the Company with adequate
liquidity, flexibility in asset/liability management and, lastly, its earning
potential.
TABLE 16: INVESTMENT SECURITIES PORTFOLIO
2003 2002 2001
-------- -------- --------
(dollars in thousands)
Investment Securities Held to Maturity
(HTM):
Obligations of states and political
subdivisions $ 19,032 $ 18,227 $ 22,205
--------- --------- ---------
Total amortized cost and carrying value $ 19,032 $ 18,227 $ 22,205
========= ======== ========
Total fair value $ 19,314 $ 18,524 $ 22,398
========= ======== ========
Investment Securities Available for Sale
AFS):
U.S. Treasury and other agency
Securities $ 37,942 $ 38,379 $ 21,505
Obligations of states and political
Subdivisions 32,848 35,840 32,639
Mortgage-backed securities 99,970 49,968 73,183
Other 2,877 4,019 14,303
--------- --------- ---------
Total amortized cost $ 173,637 $ 128,206 $ 141,630
========= ========= =========
Total fair value and carrying value $ 176,815 $ 133,139 $ 144,895
========= ========= =========
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Total Investment Securities:
Total amortized cost $ 192,669 $ 146,433 $ 163,835
Total fair value $ 196,129 $ 151,663 $ 167,293
Total carrying value $ 195,847 $ 151,366 $ 167,100
Investment securities are classified as held to maturity or available for sale.
The Company determined at year end 2003 that all of its taxable securities,
including U.S. Treasury, U.S. Agency securities and municipal bond securities
purchased in 2003 were to be classified as available for sale. In addition, the
Company determined that its non-taxable local municipals were classified as
available for sale. In the case of the Company's non-taxable securities and
municipal bond investments purchased prior to 1996, they were determined to be
held to maturity. This determination was made because the Company wanted to
retain the municipal bond issues due to their higher after-tax yields, and local
non-taxable issues due to their lessened marketability. Held to maturity
securities are those securities the Company has both the intent and ability to
hold until maturity. Under this classification, securities are stated at cost,
adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts which are
recognized as adjustments to interest income. Gains or losses on disposition are
based on the net proceeds and the adjusted carrying amount of the securities
sold, using the specific identification method. At December 31, 2003, securities
held to maturity had an aggregate market value of approximately $19.3 million
compared with amortized cost of $19.0 million.
Investment securities classified as available for sale are those securities
which the Company has determined might be sold to manage interest rates or in
response to changes in interest rates or other economic factors. While the
Company has no current intention of selling those securities, they may not be
held to maturity. Investment securities available for sale at December 31, 2003
and 2002 are carried at market value. Adjustments up or down to market value at
December 31, 2003 and 2002 are recorded as a separate component of equity, net
of tax with one exception. In the event of a market value loss with regards to
investments held in the investment subsidiary, the market value loss is recorded
without a tax benefit since the loss would be treated as a capital loss. Premium
amortization and discount accretion are recognized as adjustments to interest
income. Realized gains or losses on disposition are based on the net proceeds
and the adjusted carrying amount of the securities sold using the specific
identification method. At December 31, 2003, securities available for sale had a
market and carrying value of $176.8 million.
TABLE 17: INVESTMENT SECURITIES PORTFOLIO MATURITY DISTRIBUTION (dollars in
thousands)
Investment securities HTM - maturity distribution and weighted average yield
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After one year After five years
Within one But within five But within ten
year Years Years After ten years Total
----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
Amount Yield Amount Yield Amount Yield Amount Yield Amount Yield
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
Obligations of
states and
political
subdivisions $ 4,453 3.62% $ 6,923 5.60% $ 3,047 5.87% $ 4,609 5.55% $19,032 5.17%
------- ---- ------- ---- ------- ---- ------- ---- ------- ----
Total carrying
Value $ 4,453 3.62% $ 6,923 5.60% $ 3,047 5.87% $ 4,609 5.55% $19,032 5.17%
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Investment securities AFS - maturity distribution and weighted average yield
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After one year After five years
Within one But within five But within ten
year years years After ten years Total
------------------ ------------------ ------------------ ------------------ ------------------
Amount Yield Amount Yield Amount Yield Amount Yield Amount Yield
-------- ------- -------- ------- -------- ------- -------- ------- -------- -------
Treasury $ -- -- $ 207 4.59% $ -- -- $ -- -- $ 207 4.59%
Agencies 2,499 0.88% 32,616 4.77% 4,374 5.51% -- -- 39,489 4.61%
Mortgage-backed
securities 2,402 5.74% 56,115 3.74% 38,625 4.21% 2,006 4.27% 99,148 3.98%
Obligations of
states and
political
subdivisions 2,246 7.51% 7,590 7.06% 14,410 7.69% 10,769 7.11% 35,015 7.36%
Other 350 0.65% -- -- -- -- 2,606 6.84% 2.956 6.11%
-------- ---- -------- ---- -------- ---- -------- ---- ------- ----
Total carrying
value $ 7,497 4.41% $ 96,528 4.35% $ 57,409 5.18% $ 15,381 6.69% 176,815 4.83%
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At December 31, 2002 and 2001, the Company's investment portfolio did not
contain, other than U.S. treasury and federal agencies, securities of any single
issuer that were payable from and secured by the same source of revenue of
taxing authority where the aggregate book value of such securities exceed 10% of
stockholders' equity.
Investment securities averaged $170.9 million in 2003 compared with $173.8
million in 2002. The average balance of securities decreased partly as a result
of funds from maturing investments used to satisfy funding requirements for loan
demand in the early part of 2003. In 2003, taxable securities comprised
approximately 68.6% of the total average investments compared to 66.8% in 2002.
Tax-exempt securities on average for 2003 accounted for 31.4% of the total
average investments compared to 33.2% in 2002.
Deposits
Deposits are the Company's largest source of funds. At December 31, 2003,
deposits were $783.3 million, an increase of $43.0 million or 5.8% from $740.3
million recorded at December 31, 2002. Brokered deposits decreased $800,000 to
$97.8 million at year-end 2003 from $98.6 million at year end 2002. Average
total deposits for 2003 were $748.0 million, an increase of 8.1% over 2002.
Included in these results was an increase in average brokered deposits to $98.2
million in 2003 from $87.1 million in 2002. The increase in brokered time
deposits occurred principally in the first half of 2003, and reflects the
Company's use of such instruments to provide incremental funding to meet cash
flow needs. The acquisition of brokered time deposits was accomplished generally
at funding rates encountered by the Company in its own market area. Although the
use of brokered deposits has increased in the last two years, Management views
these as a stable source of funds. If liquidity concerns arose, the Company has
alternative sources of funds such as lines with correspondent banks and
borrowing arrangements with FHLB should the need present itself. Average
deposits increased 12.7% in 2002 compared to 2001 results. Typically, overall
deposits for the first six months tend to decline slightly as a result of the
seasonality of the Company's customer base as customers draw down deposits
during the early first half of the year in anticipation of the summer tourist
season.
TABLE 18: AVERAGE DEPOSITS DISTRIBUTION
2003 2002 2001
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Amount % of Total Amount % of Total Amount % of Total
--------- ---------- --------- ---------- --------- ----------
(dollars in thousands)
Noninterest-bearing
Demand deposits $ 88,642 12% $ 76,030 11% $ 67,012 11%
Interest-bearing demand
Deposits 74,998 10% 53,170 8% 44,015 7%
Savings deposits 196,598 26% 201,344 29% 197,993 32%
Other time deposits 208,160 28% 192,160 28% 194,106 32%
Time deposits $100,000
and over (excluding
brokered deposits) 81,342 11% 82,287 12% 75,192 12%
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Brokered certificates of
Deposit 98,215 13% 87,108 12% 35,714 6%
Total deposits $ 747,955 100% $ 692,099 100% $ 614,032 100%
As shown in Table 18, non-interest bearing demand deposits in 2003 averaged
$88.6 million, up 16.6% from $76.0 million recorded in 2002. This $12.6 million
increase is attributable to improvement in the seasonal increases in these funds
throughout the year along with an emphasis of attracting new customer
relationships and selling more services to existing customers. At December 31,
2003, non-interest-bearing demand deposits were $106.6 million compared with
$89.8 million at year-end 2002.
Interest bearing deposits generally consist of interest-bearing checking,
savings deposits, money market accounts, individual retirement accounts ("IRAs")
and certificates of deposit ("CDs"). In 2003, interest-bearing deposits averaged
$659.3 million, an increase of 7.0%. Within the category of interest bearing
deposits, savings deposits, including money market accounts, decreased $4.7
million or 2.4% as a result of customer preference to lock in higher short term
rates through the purchase of short term time deposits . During the same period,
time deposits, including CDs and IRAs (other than brokered time and time over
$100,000) increased in average deposits $16.0 million or 8.3%, primarily the
result of a shift in customer preferences. Average time deposits over $100,000
decreased by $945,000 or 1.1%. Time deposits greater than $100,000 and brokered
time deposits were priced within the framework of the Company's rate structure
and did not materially increase the average rates on deposit liabilities.
Increased competition for consumer deposits and customer awareness of interest
rates continues to limit the Company's core deposit growth in these types of
deposits.
Emphasis will be placed on generating additional core deposits in 2004 through
competitive pricing of deposit products and through the branch delivery systems
that have already been established. The Company will also attempt to attract and
retain core deposit accounts through new product offerings and customer service.
The Company also may increase brokered CD's during the year 2004 as an
additional source of funds to provide for loan growth in the event that core
deposit growth goals would not be accomplished. Under that scenario, the Company
will continue to look at other wholesale sources of funds, if the brokered CD
market became illiquid or more costly in terms of rate.
Short-Term Borrowings and Other Borrowings
Short-term borrowings consist of federal funds purchased, securities under
agreements to repurchase, and advances from FHLB. As indicated in Table 19,
average 2003 short-term borrowings were $11.3 million compared to $21.0 million
during 2003. The decrease of $9.7 million occurred as a result of growth in core
deposits and an increase in non-core funding sources such as brokered time
deposits, time deposits greater than $100,000 and increased term loans with FHLB
offset to a lesser extent by increased loan demand, increased investment
balances and decreased term loans with FHLB. Average short-term borrowings
decreased $714,000 to $21.0 million in 2002 from $21.8 million in 2001 due to
other forms of funding sources used during the year.
At year-end 2003, short-term borrowings increased to $23.4 million from $10.1
million a year earlier. The increase resulted from increased loans and
investments at year-end compared to growth in deposits.
TABLE 19: SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS
December 31,
--------------------------------
2003 2002 2001
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(dollars in thousands)
Federal funds purchased and securities
sold under agreements to repurchase:
Balance end of year $ 23,359 $ 10,056 $ 2,837
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Average amounts outstanding during year $ 9,562 $ 15,631 $ 13,237
Maximum month-end amounts outstanding $ 32,641 $ 38,197 $ 47,009
Average interest rates on amounts
Outstanding at end of year 1.23% 1.37% 3.91%
Average interest rates on amounts
Outstanding during year 1.32% 1.94% 5.49%
Federal Home Loan Bank advances:
Balance end of year -- -- --
Average amounts outstanding during year $ 1,781 $ 5,409 $ 8,517
Maximum month-end amounts outstanding -- $ 10,000 $ 23,000
Average interest rates on amounts
outstanding at end of year -- -- --
Average interest rates on amounts
outstanding during year 1.30% 2.03% 5.30%
Other borrowings consist of term loans with FHLB. Average other borrowings in
2003 were $65.3 million compared to $72.5 million. The decrease of $7.3 million
or 10.0% occurred as a result of the availability of other funding sources used
during 2003.
Federal funds are purchased from money center banks and correspondent banks at
prevailing overnight interest rates. Securities are sold to bank customers under
repurchase agreements at prevailing market rates. Borrowings with the FHLB are
secured by one to four family residential mortgages and eligible investment
securities allowing the Company to use it for additional funding purposes. FHLB
advances are included as short-term borrowings. All other FHLB loans, including
callable notes with call features greater than one year, are included in the
other borrowings category.
Long-Term Debt
Long-term debt of $53,000 consists of a land contract requiring annual payments
of $53,000 plus interest calculated at prime plus one quarter of one percent.
The land contract was for the purchase of one of the properties in the Green Bay
region for a branch location. The final payment on the land contract was made in
January 2004.
In connection with the issuance of Trust Preferred Securities in 2001 (see
"Capital Resources"), the Company issued long-term subordinated debentures to
Baylake Capital Trust I, a Delaware Business Trust subsidiary of the Company.
The aggregate principal amount of the debentures due 2031 to the trust
subsidiary is $16,597,940. For additional details, please make reference to the
Consolidated Financial Statements and Note 11 in the accompanying footnotes.
Off-Balance Sheet Obligations
As of December 31, 2003 the Company has the following commitments, which do not
appear on its balance sheet:
2003
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(dollars in thousands)
Commitments to fund home equity line loans $ 31,277
Commitments to fund commercial real estate loans 5,081
Commitments unused on various other lines of credit loans 140,179
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Total commitments to extend credit $ 176,537
Financial standby letters of credit $ 22,229
Further discussion of these commitments is included in Note 13, "Financial
Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk" of the notes to consolidated financial
statements.
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Contractual Obligations
As of December 31, 2003, the Company is contractually obligated under long-term
agreements as follows:
Payments due by period
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(dollars in Less than 1 More than 5
thousands) Total year 1 to 3 years 3 to 5 years years
-------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------
Junior
subordinated
obligations $ 16,598 16,598
Purchase
obligations-facilities 2,400 2,400
Operating leases 700 123 254 226 97
-------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------
Totals $ 17,298 $ 2,523 $ 254 $ 226 $ 16,695
Further discussion of these contractual obligations is included in Note 20, "
Commitments and Contingencies" of the notes to consolidated financial
statements.
Liquidity
Liquidity management refers to the ability of the Company to ensure that cash is
available in a timely manner to meet loan demand and depositors' needs, and to
service other liabilities as they become due, without undue cost or risk, and
without causing a disruption to normal operating activities. The Company and the
Bank have different liquidity considerations.
The Company's primary sources of funds are dividends from the Bank; investment
income, and net proceeds from borrowings and the offerings of junior
subordinated obligations, in addition to the issuance of its common stock
securities. The Company manages its liquidity position in order to provide funds
necessary to pay dividends to its shareholders. Dividends received from Bank
totaled $4.2 million in 2003 and will continue to be the Company's main source
of liquidity. The dividends from the Bank were sufficient to pay cash dividends
to the Company's shareholders of $3.9 million in 2003.
The Bank meets its cash flow needs by having funding sources available to it to
satisfy the credit needs of customers as well as having available funds to
satisfy deposit withdrawal requests. Liquidity at the Bank is derived from
deposit growth, maturing loans, the maturity of the investment portfolio, access
to other funding sources, marketability of certain of their assets; the ability
to use its loan and investment portfolios as collateral for secured borrowings
and strong capital positions.
Maturing investments have been a primary source of liquidity at the Bank. Sales
of investments totaling $68.1 million were made in 2003. $115.5 million in
investments were purchased in 2003. This resulted in net cash of $47.4 million
used in investing activities for 2003. At December 31, 2003, the carrying or
book value of investment securities maturing within one year amounted to $12.0
million or 6.1% of the total investment securities portfolio. This compares to a
33.2% level for investment securities with one year or less maturities as of
December 31, 2002. Within the investing activities of the statement of cash
flows, sales and maturities of investment securities during 2003 totaled $68.1
million. At the end of 2003, the investment portfolio contained $138.8 million
of U.S. Treasury and federal agency backed securities representing 70.9% of the
total investment portfolio. These securities tend to be highly marketable and
had a market value above amortized cost at end of year 2003 amounting to
$932,000.
Deposit growth is another source of liquidity for the Bank. As a financing
activity reflected in 2003 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, deposits
provided $43.0 million in cash inflow during 2003. The Company's overall average
deposit base grew $55.9 million or 8.1% during 2003. Deposit growth is the most
stable source of liquidity for the Bank, although brokered deposits are
inherently less stable than locally generated core deposits. Affecting
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liquidity are core deposit growth levels, certificate of deposit maturity
structure and retention, and characteristics and diversification of wholesale
funding sources affecting the channels by which brokered deposits are acquired.
Conversely, deposit outflow will cause the Bank to develop alternative sources
of funds which may not be as liquid and potentially a more costly alternative.
Federal funds sold averaged $1.7 million in 2003 compared to $1.1 million in
2002. The slight increase was the result of above average deposit growth,
including non-core funding sources, offset to a lesser degree with above average
growth in loans and a reduction in other borrowings. Funds provided from the
maturity of these assets typically are used as funding sources for seasonal loan
growth, which typically have higher yields. Short-term and liquid by nature,
federal funds sold generally provide a yield lower than other earning assets.
The Bank has a strategy of maintaining a sufficient level of liquidity to
accommodate fluctuations in funding sources and will at times take advantage of
specific opportunities to temporarily invest excess funds at narrower than
normal rate spreads while still generating additional interest revenue. At
December 31, 2003, the Bank had no federal funds sold.
The scheduled maturity of loans can provide a source of additional liquidity.
The Bank has $250.0 million of loans maturing within one year, or 35.9% of total
loans. Factors affecting liquidity relative to loans are loan origination
volumes, loan prepayment rates and the maturity structure of existing loans. The
Bank's liquidity position is influenced by changes in interest rates, economic
conditions and competition. Conversely, loan demand as a need for liquidity will
cause the Company to acquire other sources of funding which could be harder to
find; therefore more costly to acquire.
Within the classification of short-term borrowings and other borrowings at
year-end 2003, federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to
repurchase totaled $23.3 million compared with $10.1 million at the end of 2002.
Federal funds are purchased from various upstream correspondent banks while
securities sold under agreements to repurchase are obtained from a base of
business customers. Borrowings from FHLB, short-term or term, are another source
of funds. They totaled $65.0 million at end of year 2002.
The Bank's liquidity resources were sufficient in 2003 to fund the growth in
loans and investments, increase the volume of interest earning assets and meet
other cash needs when necessary.
Management expects that deposit growth will continue to be the primary funding
source of the Bank's liquidity on a long-term basis, along with a stable
earnings base, the resulting cash generated by operating activities, and a
strong capital position. Although federal funds purchased and borrowings from
the FHLB provided funds in 2003, management expects deposit growth, including
brokered CD's, to be a reliable funding source in the future as a result of
branch expansion efforts and marketing efforts to attract and retain core
deposits. Shorter-term liquidity needs will mainly be derived from growth in
short-term borrowings, maturing federal funds sold and portfolio investments,
loan maturities and access to other funding sources.
In assessing liquidity, historical information such as seasonality (loan
demand's affect on liquidity which starts before and during the tourist season
and deposit draw down which affects liquidity shortly before and during the
early part of the tourist season), local economic cycles and the economy in
general are considered along with the current ratios, management goals and the
unique characteristics of the Company. Management believes that, in the current
economic environment, the Company's and the Bank's liquidity position is
adequate. To management's knowledge, there are no known trends nor any known
demands, commitments, events or uncertainties that will result or are reasonably
likely to result in a material increase or decrease in the Bank's or the
Company's liquidity.
Interest Rate Risk
Interest rate risk is the exposure to a bank's earnings and capital arising from
changes in future interest rates. All banks assume interest rate risk as an
integral part of normal banking operations. Control and monitoring of interest
rate risk is a primary objective of asset/liability management. Baylake's
Asset/Liability Committee ("ALCO") manages risks associated with changing
interest rates, changing asset and liability mixes, and the impact on such
changes on earnings. The sensitivity of net interest income to market rate
changes is evaluated monthly by ALCO.
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In order to limit exposure to interest rate risk, the Company has developed
strategies to manage its liquidity, shorten the effective maturities of certain
interest-earning assets, and increase the effective maturities of certain
interest-bearing liabilities. The Company has focused on the establishment of
adjustable rate mortgages ("ARM's") in its residential lending product line; the
concerted efforts made to attract and sell core deposit products through the use
of Company's branching and delivery systems and marketing efforts; and the use
of other available sources of funding to provide longer term funding
possibilities.
Interest rate sensitivity analysis can be performed in several different ways.
The traditional method of measuring interest sensitivity is called "gap"
analysis. The mismatch between asset and liability re-pricing characteristics in
specific time intervals is referred to as "interest rate sensitivity gap." If
more liabilities than assets re-price in a given time interval a liability gap
position exists. In general, liability sensitive gap positions in a declining
interest rate environment increase net interest income. Alternatively, asset
sensitive positions, where assets re-price more quickly than liabilities,
negatively impact the net interest income in a declining rate environment. In
the event of an increasing rate environment, opposite results would occur in
that a liability sensitive gap position would decrease net interest income and
an asset sensitive gap position would increase net interest income. The
sensitivity of net interest income to changing interest rates can be reduced by
matching the re-pricing characteristics of assets and liabilities.
The following table entitled "Asset and Liability Maturity Re-pricing Schedule"
indicates that the Company is in an asset sensitive position, which means within
a one-year time frame that assets will re-price more quickly than liabilities.
The analysis considers money market index accounts and 25% of NOW accounts to be
rate sensitive within three months. Regular savings, money market deposit
accounts and 75% of NOW accounts are considered to be rate sensitive within one
to five years. While these accounts are contractually short-term in nature, it
is the Company's experience that re-pricing occurs over a longer period of time.
The Company views its savings and NOW accounts to be core deposits and
relatively non-price sensitive, as it believes it could make re-pricing
adjustments for these types of accounts in small increments without a material
decrease in balances. All other earning categories (including loans and
investments) as well as other paying liability categories such as time deposits
are scheduled according to their contractual maturities. The "static gap
analysis" provides a representation of the Company's earnings sensitivity to
changes in interest rates. It is a static indicator and does not reflect various
repricing characteristics. Accordingly, a "static gap analysis" may not be
indicative of the sensitivity of net interest income in a changing rate
environment.
TABLE 21: INTEREST RATE SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
As of December 31, 2003
Over one
Within three Four to six Seven to twelve Year to five Over five Total
Months Months Months Years Years
(dollars in thousands)
Earning assets
Investment securities $ 15,536 $ 1,544 $ 2,117 $ 103,451 $ 80,944 $ 203,592
Loans and leases:
Variable rate 409,914 6,922 15,468 7,830 0 440,134
Fixed rate 43,345 26,189 52,122 120,053 3,234 244,943
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Total loans and leases 453,259 33,111 67,590 127,883 3,234 685,077
------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
Total earning assets $ 468,795 $ 34,655 $ 69,707 $ 231,334 $ 84,178 $ 888,669
------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
Interest bearing
liabilities
NOW accounts 23,077 0 0 69,231 0 92,308
Savings deposits 153,578 0 0 50,674 0 204,252
Time deposits 119,573 86.963 91,701 81,838 15 380,090
Borrowed funds 23,412 50,000 0 25,092 0 98,504
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Trust preferred 0 0 0 0 16,598 16,598
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Total interest
liabilities $ 319,640 $ 136,963 $ 91,701 $ 226,835 $ 16,613 $ 791,752
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Interest sensitivity
(within periods) $ 149,155 $ (102,308) $ (21,994) $ 4,499 $ 67,565 $ 96,917
Cumulative interest
sensitivity GAP 149,155 46,847 24,853 29,352 96,917
Ratio of cumulative
interest rate
sensitivity GAP to
rate sensitive assets 16.78% 5.27% 2.80% 3.30% 10.91%
Ratio of rate
sensitive assets
to rate sensitive
liabilities 146.66% 25.30% 76.02% 101.98% 506.70%
Cumulative ratio
of rate sensitive
assets to rate
sensitive liabilities 146.66% 110.26% 104.53% 103.79% 112.24%
In addition to the "static gap analysis", determining the sensitivity of future
earnings to a hypothetical plus or minus 100 basis point parallel rate shock can
be accomplished through the use of simulation modeling. Simulation of earnings
includes the modeling of the balance sheet as an ongoing entity. Balance sheet
items are modeled to project income based on a hypothetical change in interest
rates and the resulting net income projections for the next twelve-month period
are compared to the net interest income projection calculated under a steady
rate scenario. This difference represents the Company's earnings sensitivity to
a plus or minus 100 basis point parallel rate shock. The resulting simulations
for the year ended December 31, 2004 indicated that net interest income would
increase by approximately 2.9% if the Fed Funds rate immediately increased by
100 basis points, and further indicate that net interest income would decrease
by approximately decrease by 3.5% if the Fed Funds rate immediately decreased by
100 basis points. These results are within the policy limits established by the
Company. For an immediate 200 basis point increase in the Fed Funds rate, the
estimated change in net interest income from the steady rate scenario would be
an increase of 4.9% for the year ended December 31, 2004. The presentation is
limited to a 100 basis point decline due to the currently historically low
interest rate environment. The magnitude of the effects of the declining rate
scenario are impacted by the absolute level of rates, and the inability of the
Company to reduce its core deposit funding costs by the entire amount of the
change assumed. This impact is also exacerbated by the expected increase in
prepayments on higher yielding loans and mortgage-backed securities under the
declining rate scenario.
In addition, the results of the simulations are also impacted by the assumption
that the slope of the yield curve will change with an increase or decrease in
the Fed Funds rate. In the rising rate scenarios, the model will reflect a
greater increase in short-term rates than long-term rates, thereby resulting in
a decrease in the slope of the curve. In the falling rate scenario the slope is
predicted to increase which means that short-term rates would fall further than
long-term rates. Also impacting the modeling results is the assumption that the
rates on certain types of accounts will not change to the same degree as the
yield curve. In particular, the adjustment in rates on money market accounts,
savings accounts and NOW accounts will be less than the adjustment in the Fed
Funds rate.
There can be no assurance that the results of operations would be impacted as
indicated if interest rates did move by the amounts discussed above. Management
continually reviews its interest risk position through the ALCO process.
Management's philosophy is to maintain relatively matched rate sensitive asset
and liability positions within the range described above in order to provide
earnings stability in the event of significant interest rate changes.
Capital Resources
Stockholders' equity at December 31, 2003 increased $4.2 million or 6.5% to
$69.6 million, compared with $65.4 million at end of year 2002. The increase in
stockholders' equity in 2003 was primarily composed of the retention of earnings
and the exercise of stock options with offsetting decreases to stockholders'
equity from the payment of cash dividends. Additionally, stockholders' equity at
year-end 2003 included $2.1 million of accumulated other
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comprehensive income, related to unrealized gains on securities. At December 31,
2002, stockholders' equity included $3.2 million of comprehensive income related
to unrealized gains on securities. Stockholders' equity to assets at December
31, 2003 was 7.14%, compared to 7.23% at the end of 2002.
In 2001, the Company formed Baylake Capital Trust I ("the Trust") as a
statutory business trust organized for the sole purpose of issuing trust
preferred securities and investing the proceeds thereof in junior subordinated
debentures of the Company, the sole asset of the Trust. The trust preferred
securities enhanced regulatory capital and added liquidity. The common
securities of the Trust are wholly-owned by the Company. The trust preferred
securities and common securities of the trust represent preferred undivided
beneficial interests as the assets of Baylake Capital Trust I, and the holder of
the preferred securities will be entitled to a preference over the common
securities of the Trust upon an event of default with respect to distributions
and amounts payable on redemption or liquidation. These trust preferred
securities are tax-advantaged issues for the Company that qualify for Tier 1
capital treatment to the Company. Distributions on these securities are included
in interest expense on guaranteed preferred beneficial interest. The preferred
securities are traded on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol BYL_p.
As pf December 31, 2003, the Company deconsolidated the Trust, which had issued
the trust preferred securities (discussed above), and replaced the presentation
of such instruments with the Company's junior subordinated debentures issued to
the Trust. Such presentation reflects adoption of FASB Interpretation No. 46
(FIN 46 R) issued in December 2003.
The Company had $16.6 million of junior subordinated debentures outstanding to
the Trust and the Trust had $16.1 million of trust preferred securities
outstanding at December 31, 2003. Under applicable regulatory guidelines, the
Trust Preferred Securities qualify as Tier 1 capital up to a maximum of 25% of
Tier 1 capital. Any additional portion of Trust Preferred Securities would
qualify as Tier 2 capital. As of December 31, 2003, all $16.1 million of the
Trust Preferred Securities qualify as Tier 1 Capital.
The Company's capital base (before SFAS 115 change) increased primarily due to
the retention of earnings. The Company's dividend reinvestment plan typically
provides capital improvement, as the holders of approximately 21% of Company's
Common Stock participate in the plan.
Cash dividends paid in 2003 were $0.53 per share compared with $0.49 in 2002.
The Company provided an 8.2% increase in normal dividends per share in 2003 over
2002 as a result of earnings for 2003.
In 1997, the Company's Board of Directors authorized management to repurchase up
to 7,000 shares of the Company's common stock each calendar quarter in the
market. The shares repurchased would be used to fill its needs for the dividend
reinvestment program, any future benefit plans, and the Company's stock purchase
plan. Shares repurchased are held as treasury stock and, accordingly, are
accounted for as a reduction of stockholders' equity. The Company repurchased
none of its common shares in 2003 for treasury stock purchases.
The adequacy of the Company's capital is regularly reviewed to ensure that
sufficient capital is available for current and future needs and is in
compliance with regulatory guidelines. The assessment of overall capital
adequacy depends upon a variety of factors, including asset quality, liquidity,
stability of earnings, changing competitive forces, economic conditions in
markets served and strength of management. Management is confident that because
of current capital levels and projected earnings levels, capital levels are more
than adequate to meet the ongoing and future concerns of the Company.
The Federal Reserve Board has established capital adequacy rules which take into
account risk attributable to balance sheet assets and off-balance sheet
activities. All banks and bank holding companies must meet a minimum total
risk-based capital ratio of 8%. Of the 8% required, at least half must be
comprised of core capital elements defined as Tier 1 capital. The federal
banking agencies also have adopted leverage capital guidelines which banking
organizations must meet. Under these guidelines, the most highly rated banking
organizations must meet a leverage ratio of at least 3% Tier 1 capital to
assets, while lower rated banking organizations must maintain a ratio of at
least 4% to 5%. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate
certain mandatory -and possible additional discretionary- actions by regulators
that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the consolidated
financial statements.
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At December 31, 2003 and 2002, the Company was categorized as "well capitalized"
under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. There are no
conditions or events since that notification that management believes have
changed the Company's category.
To be "well capitalized" under the regulatory framework, the Tier 1 capital
ratio must meet or exceed 6%, the total capital ratio must meet or exceed 10%
and the leverage ratio must meet or exceed 5%.
The following table presents the Company's and the Bank's capital ratios as of
December 31 for each of the previous two years.
TABLE 22: CAPITAL
To Be Well Capitalized
Under Prompt
For Capital Adequacy Corrective Action
Actual Purposes Provisions
------------------ --------------------- ----------------------
(dollars in thousands)
At December 31, 2003:
Total capital (to risk
weighted assets):
The Company $ 88,493 10.78% $ 65,650 8.00% N/A N/A
The Bank $ 84,771 10.33% $ 65,647 8.00% $ 82,059 10.00%
Tier 1 capital (to risk
Weighted assets):
The Company $ 78,212 9.52% $ 32,845 4.00% N/A N/A
The Bank $ 74,493 9.08% $ 32,823 4.00% $ 49,235 6.00%
Tier 1 capital (to average
assets):
The Company $ 78,212 8.38% $ 37,331 4.00% N/A N/A
The Bank $ 74,493 7.98% $ 37,331 4.00% $ 46,664 5.00%
At December 31, 2002:
Total capital (to risk
weighted assets):
The Company $ 82,643 10.99% $ 60,146 8.00% N/A N/A
The Bank $ 79,436 10.59% $ 60,031 8.00% $ 75,039 10.00%
Tier 1 capital (to risk
Weighted assets):
The Company $ 73,220 9.74% $ 30,073 4.00% N/A N/A
The Bank $ 70,031 9.33% $ 30,016 4.00% $ 45,023 6.00%
Tier 1 capital (to average
assets):
The Company $ 73,220 8.24% $ 35,564 4.00% N/A N/A
The Bank $ 70,031 7.96% $ 35,564 4.00% $ 44,455 5.00%
Management believes that a strong capital position is necessary to take
advantage of opportunities for profitable expansion of product and market share,
and to provide depositor and investor confidence. The Company's capital level is
strong, but also must be maintained at an appropriate level to provide the
opportunity for an adequate return on the capital employed. Management actively
reviews capital strategies for the Company to ensure that capital levels are
appropriate based on the perceived business risks, further growth opportunities,
industry standards, and regulatory requirements.
46
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In January 2003, the FASB issued FASB Interpretations No. 46 ("FIN 46"),
Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities." The objective of this
interpretation is to provide guidance on how to identify a variable interest
entity ("VIE") and determine when the assets, liabilities, non-controlling
interests and results of operations of a VIE need to be included in a company's
consolidated financial statements. A company that holds variable interests in an
entity will need to consolidate the entity if the company's interest in the VIE
is such that the company will absorb a majority of the VIE's expected losses
and/or receive a majority of the entity's expected residual returns, if they
occur. FIN 46 also requires additional disclosures by primary beneficiaries and
other significant variable interest holders. FIN 46 was effective for all VIE's
created after January 31, 2003. However, the FASB has postponed that effective
date to December 31, 2003. In December 2003, the FASB issued a revised FIN 46
(FIN 46 R), which further delayed this effective date until March 31, 2004 for
VIE's created prior to February 1, 2003, except for special purpose entities,
which must adopt either FIN 46 or FIN 46 R as of December 31, 2003. The
requirements of FIN 46 resulted in the deconsolidation of the Company's wholly
owned subsidiary trusts, formed to issue mandatorily redeemable preferred
securities ("trust preferred securities"). The deconsolidation, as of December
31, 2003, results in the recognition of the trust preferred securities as junior
subordinated obligations on the related consolidated statement of financial
condition. The junior subordinated obligations of the trusts also include common
interests, which aggregate $497,940, and are offset by an identical amount
representing the Company's investment and included in other assets. The
provisions of FIN 46 R had no impact on the Company's consolidated statements of
income or cash flows for 2003.
The FASB issued Statement No. 149, "Amendment of Statement No. 133 on Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities". The statement is effective for contracts
entered into or modified after June 30, 2003 and for hedging relationships
designated after June 30, 2003. This statement amends and clarifies financial
accounting and reporting for derivative instruments, including certain
derivatives instruments embedded in other contracts and for hedging activities.
This statement amends Statement 133 for decisions made as part of the
Derivatives Implementation Group process that effectively required amendments to
Statement 133, in connection with other FASB projects dealing with financial
instruments and in connection with implementation issues raised in relation to
the application of the definition of a derivative. The adoption of this
statement did not have a significant impact on the Company's consolidated
financial statements.
In May 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 150, "Accounting for Certain Financial
Instruments with Characteristics of Both Liabilities and Equity." This statement
requires an issuer to classify three types of freestanding financial instruments
as liabilities. One type is financial instruments issued in the form of shares
requiring the issuer to redeem them by transferring its assets. The second type
is financial instruments that embody an obligation to repurchase the issuer's
equity shares by transferring assets. The third type of financial instruments is
one that embodies an unconditional obligation that the issuer must or may settle
by issuing a variable number of its equity shares if, at inception, the monetary
value of the obligation meets certain criteria. The statement also requires
disclosures about the terms of the instruments and settlement alternatives. The
statement was effective for financial instruments entered into or modified after
May 31, 2003, and otherwise shall be effective at the beginning of the first
interim period beginning after June 15, 2003. The effective date has been
deferred indefinitely for certain types of mandatorily redeemable financial
instruments. The provisions of this statement did not have a material impact on
the Company's consolidated financial statements.
Item 7 A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk.
Information required by this item is set forth in Item 7 under the caption
"Interest Rate Risk" and is incorporated in this schedule by reference.
Item 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
The Company's Consolidated Financial Statements and notes to related statements
thereto are set forth on the following pages.
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BAYLAKE CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
and
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
For the Years Ended December 31, 2003, 2002, and 2001
BAYLAKE CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS 1
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Consolidated Balance Sheets 2 - 3
Consolidated Statements of Income 4
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholder Equity 5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 6 - 7
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 8 - 38
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors
Baylake Corp.
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Baylake
Corp. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2003 and 2002, and the related
consolidated statements of income, changes in stockholder equity, and cash flows
for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2003. These
financial statements are the responsibility of the company's management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally
accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly
the consolidated financial position of Baylake Corp. and subsidiaries at
December 31, 2003 and 2002, and the results of its operations and cash flows for
each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2003, in conformity
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Madison, Wisconsin /s/ SMITH & GESTELAND, LLP
January 21, 2004 SMITH & GESTELAND, LLP
BAYLAKE CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
December 31
2003 2002
---- ----
ASSETS (Thousands of dollars)
Cash and due from banks $ 24,226 $ 33,300
Investment securities available for sale (at market) 176,815 133,139
Investment securities held to maturity (market value
$19,314 and $18,524) 19,032 18,227
Loans held for sale 165 1,602
Loans 695,990 664,285
Less: Allowance for loan losses 12,159 11,410
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Loans, net of allowance for loan losses 683,831 652,875
Bank premises and equipment 21,958 23,446
Federal Home Loan Bank stock (at cost) 7,247 6,713
Accrued interest receivable 3,959 4,580
Income taxes receivable 636 340
Deferred income taxes 3,148 2,878
Goodwill 4,969 4,969
Other assets 29,252 22,587
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Total assets $975,238 $904,656
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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BAYLAKE CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
December 31
2003 2002
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LIABILITIES (Thousands of dollars)
Domestic deposits
Noninterest bearing $ 106,642 $ 89,848
Interest bearing
NOW 92,308 64,281
Savings 204,252 195,232
Time, $100,000 and over 180,568 176,605
Other time 199,522 214,358
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Total interest bearing 676,650 650,476
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Total deposits 783,292 740,324
Short-term borrowings
Federal funds purchased, repurchase agreements,
and Federal Home Loan Bank advances 23,359 10,056
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 6,155 6,698
Dividends payable 1,061 972
Other borrowings 75,092 65,000
Long-term debt 53 106
Junior subordinated debentures issued to
unconsolidated subsidiary trust 16,598
Guaranteed preferred beneficial interest in the
company's junior subordinated debt 16,100
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Total liabilities 905,610 839,256
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STOCKHOLDER EQUITY
Common stock $5 par value - authorized 50,000,000 shares in 2003 and 2002;
issued 7,628,135 shares in 2003; 7,506,435 shares in 2002; outstanding
7,604,976 shares in 2003; 7,483,276 shares in 2002 38,141 37,532
Additional paid-in capital 8,163 7,373
Retained earnings 21,864 17,903
Treasury stock (625) (625)
Accumulated other comprehensive income
Net unrealized gain on securities available for sale, net of
tax of $1,094 in 2003 and $1,716 in 2002 2,085 3,217
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Total stockholder equity 69,628 65,400
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Total liabilities and stockholder equity $ 975,238 $ 904,656
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
3
BAYLAKE CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
For the Years Ended December 31
2003 2002 2001
---- ---- ----
(Amounts in thousands except per share data)
Interest income
Interest and fees on loans $40,129 $42,826 $49,313
Interest on investment securities
Taxable 4,857 5,958 6,887
Exempt from federal income taxes 2,412 2,753 2,631
Other interest income 76 27 192
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Total interest income 47,474 51,564 59,023
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Interest expense
Interest on deposits 14,585 17,335 24,455
Interest on short-term borrowings 2,184 413 1,178
Interest on other borrowings 2,790 4,975
Interest on junior subordinated debentures of
unconsolidated subsidiary 1,695 1,645 1,430
Interest on long-term debt 2 5 15
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Total interest expense 18,466 22,188 32,053
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Net interest income 29,008 29,376 26,970
Provision for loan losses 5,650 5,700 2,880
------- ------- -------
Net interest income after provision
for loan losses 23,358 23,676 24,090
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Other income
Fees from fiduciary activities 677 637 664
Fees from loan servicing 2,009 1,587 1,665
Fees for other services to customers 3,526 3,573 2,444
Gains from sales of loans 1,910 1,425 873
Securities gains 509
Other income 2,569 3,282 865
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Total other income 10,691 11,013 6,511
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Other expenses
Salaries and employee benefits 14,183 13,743 11,923
Occupancy expense 2,087 2,163 1,834
Equipment expense 1,438 1,422 1,401
Data processing and courier 1,087 1,040 986
Operation of other real estate 378 203 248
Other operating expenses 4,859 4,820 4,583
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Total other expenses 24,032 23,391 20,975
------- ------- -------
Income before income taxes 10,017 11,298 9,626
Income tax expense 2,060 2,575 2,091
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NET INCOME $ 7,957 $ 8,723 $ 7,535
======= ======= =======
Basic earnings per common share $ 1.06 $ 1.17 $ 1.01
Diluted earnings per common share $ 1.04 $ 1.15 $ 0.99
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
4
BAYLAKE CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDER EQUITY
For the Years Ended December 31
Accumulated
Common Stock Additional Other
------------------ Paid-in Comprehensive Retained Treasury Total
Shares Amount Capital Income Earnings Stock Equity
------ ------ ------- ------ -------- ----- ------
2001 (Amounts in thousands except for shares)
Balance - January 1, 2000 7,468,733 $ 37,344 $ 7,185 $ 553 $ 8,670 $ (625) $ 53,127
Net income for the year 7,535 7,535
Net changes in unrealized gain
(loss) on securities available for
sale, net of $869 deferred taxes 1,566 1,566
--------
Comprehensive income 9,101
--------
Stock options exercised 26,001 130 82 212
Tax benefit from exercise of stock
options 52 52
Cash dividends declared (3,362) (3,362)
--------- ------- --------- ---------- ---------- ------- --------
Balance - December 31, 2001 7,494,734 37,474 7,319 2,119 12,843 (625) 59,130
2002
Net income for the year 8,723 8,723
Net changes in unrealized gain
(loss) on securities available for
sale, net of $570 deferred taxes 1,098 1,098
--------
Comprehensive income 9,821
--------
Stock options exercised 11,701 58 23 81
Tax benefit from exercise of stock
options 31 31
Cash dividends declared (3,663) (3,663)
--------- ------- --------- ---------- ---------- ------- --------
Balance - December 31, 2002 7,506,435 37,532 7,373 3,217 17,903 (625) 65,400
2003
Net income for the year 7,957 7,957
Net changes in unrealized gain
(loss) on securities available for
sale, net of $622 deferred taxes (1,132) (1,132)
--------
Comprehensive income 6,825
--------
Stock options exercised 121,700 609 611 1,220
Tax benefit from exercise of stock
options 179 179
Cash dividends declared (3,996) (3,996)
--------- ------- --------- ---------- ---------- ------- --------
Balance - December 31, 2003 7,628,135 $38,141 $ 8,163 $ 2,085 $ 21,864 $ (625) $ 69,628
======= ========= ========== ========== ======= ========
Less treasury stock 23,159
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7,604,976
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
5
BAYLAKE CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Years Ended December 31
2003 2002 2001
---- ---- ----
(Thousands of dollars)
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Interest received from:
Loans $ 40,635 $ 43,416 $ 49,721
Investments 8,064 8,877 9,730
Fees and service charges 8,418 8,279 5,676
Interest paid to depositors (15,274) (17,608) (24,715)
Interest paid to others (3,873) (5,010) (7,935)
Cash paid to suppliers and employees (21,517) (21,417) (18,322)
Income taxes paid (2,019) (2,626) (3,290)
--------- -------- --------
Net cash provided by operating activities 14,434 13,911 10,865
--------- -------- --------
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from sale of investments 8,506
Principal payments received on investments 68,096 79,777 36,141
Purchase of investments (115,486) (70,843) (47,559)
Proceeds from sale of other real estate owned 2,219 5,608 2,839
Proceeds from sale of subsidiary assets 2,595
Loans made to customers in excess of principal collected (38,732) (67,143) (57,190)
Capital expenditures (2,001) (1,206) (1,925)
Investment in bank owned life insurance (4,000) (13,000)
--------- -------- --------
Net cash used in investing activities (87,309) (58,301) (67,694)
--------- -------- --------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Net increase in demand deposits, NOW accounts,
and savings accounts 53,941 4,865 41,646
Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings 13,303 7,220 (76,702)
Net increase (decrease) in time deposits (10,973) 65,648 74,239
Proceeds from trust preferred securities 16,100
Proceeds (payments) from other borrowings 10,092 (25,000) 35,000
Payments on other borrowings and long-term debt (53) (53) (22,753)
Proceeds from issuance of stock 1,398 113 264
Debt issuance costs (891)
Dividends paid (3,907) (3,588) (3,284)
--------- -------- --------
Net cash provided by financing activities 63,801 49,205 63,619
--------- -------- --------
Net increase (decrease) in cash
and due from banks (9,074) 4,815 6,790
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning 33,300 28,485 21,695
--------- -------- --------
Cash and cash equivalents, ending $ 24,226 $ 33,300 $ 28,485
========= ======== ========
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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BAYLAKE CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Years Ended December 31
2003 2002 2001
---- ---- ----
(Thousands of dollars)
Reconciliation of net income to net cash
provided by operating activities:
Net income $ 7,957 $ 8,723 $ 7,535
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 1,434 1,460 1,934
Provision for losses on loans and real
estate owned 5,650 5,700 2,880
Amortization of premium on investments 789 317 206
Accretion of discount on investments (169) (182) (364)
Cash surrender value increase (821) (450) (140)
Gain on sale of investment securities (509)
Gain on sale of loans and other assets (2,510) (1,467) (1,062)
Proceeds from sale of loans held for sale 141,877 110,056 87,379
Origination of loans held for sale (139,967) (108,631) (86,506)
Equity in income of service center (376) (383) (295)
Deferred compensation 353 96 90
Deferred income taxes 320 (1,401) (661)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Interest receivable 622 532 621
Prepaids and other assets 402 (1,098) 1
Unearned income 33 (8) (35)
Interest payable (730) (429) (596)
Taxes receivable (280) 1,349 (538)
Other liabilities (150) 236 416
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Net cash provided by operating activities $ 14,434 $ 13,911 $ 10,865
========= ========= ========
SCHEDULE OF NONCASH INVESTING AND
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Acquisition of property in lieu of foreclosure $ 3,549 $ 6,697 $ 3,448
Dividends reinvested in common stock 959 877 857
Impact of deconsolidation of subsidiary trust upon
adoption of FIN 46 R as described in Note 1:
Increase in junior subordinated debentures 16,598
Increase in other assets representing investment (498)
in subsidiary trust
Decrease in guaranteed preferred beneficial
interest (16,100)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
7
BAYLAKE CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1 - INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING
POLICIES
The consolidated financial statements of Baylake Corp. (the company)
include the accounts of the company, its wholly-owned subsidiaries;
Kewaunee County Banc-Shares, Inc., (KCB) and Baylake Capital Trust I,
and KCB's wholly-owned subsidiary Baylake Bank, and its wholly-owned
subsidiaries; Bank of Sturgeon Bay Building Corporation, Cornerstone
Financial, Inc., Baylake Investments, Inc., Baylake Insurance Agency,
Inc. and Arborview, LLC. All significant intercompany items and
transactions have been eliminated.
Baylake Bank owns a 49% interest in United Financial Services, Inc.,
(UFS) a data processing service. The investment in this entity is
carried under the equity method of accounting and the pro rata share
of its income is included in other revenue. Amounts paid to UFS for
data processing services for Baylake bank were $962,000, $909,000, and
$850,000 in 2003, 2002, and 2001, respectively. At December 31, 2003
and 2002, Baylake Bank had loans of $350,000 and $200,000,
respectively, to UFS.
Baylake Bank makes commercial, mortgage, and installment loans to
customers substantially all of whom are located in Door, Brown,
Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Waushara, Outagamie, Green Lake and Waupaca
Counties of Wisconsin. Although Baylake Bank has a diversified
portfolio, a substantial portion of its debtors' ability to honor
their contracts is dependent upon the economic condition of the local
industrial businesses, and commercial, agricultural and tourism
industries.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial
statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from
those estimates.
The company's financial instruments that are exposed to concentrations
of credit risk consist primarily of cash and due from banks. The
company places these assets with high credit quality institutions. At
times such assets may be in excess of FDIC insurance limit.
Investment securities classified as held to maturity are those
securities which the bank has both the intent and the ability to hold
until maturity. Under this classification, securities are stated at
cost, adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts
which are recognized as adjustments to interest income. Gains or
losses on disposition are based on the net proceeds and the adjusted
carrying amount of the securities sold, using the specific
identification method.
Investment securities classified as available for sale are those
securities which Baylake Bank has determined might be sold to manage
interest rate risk or in response to changes in interest rates or
other economic factors. While the company has no current intention of
selling these securities, they may not be held to maturity.
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BAYLAKE CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1 - INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING
POLICIES (continued)
Investment securities available for sale are carried at market value.
Adjustments up or down to market value are recorded as a separate
component of equity, net of tax. Premium amortization and discount
accretion are recognized as adjustments to interest income. Realized
gains or losses on disposition are based on the net proceeds and the
adjusted carrying amount of the securities sold, using the specific
identification method.
Loans, including loans held for sale, are stated at face value, net of
deferred loan origination fees (net of costs) and the allowance for
loan losses. Interest on loans is calculated using the simple interest
method on daily balances of the principal amount outstanding or an
amortized method.
Loan origination fees and related costs are deferred and the net
deferred revenue is amortized over the term of the loans using the
effective interest rate or straight-line method.
The allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level that is
management's best estimate of probable loan losses incurred as of the
balance sheet date. Management's determination of the adequacy of the
allowance is based on an evaluation of the portfolio, past loan loss
experience, current domestic and international economic conditions,
volume, growth and composition of the loan portfolio, and other
relevant factors. The allowance is increased by provisions for loan
losses charged against income.
The accrual of interest income is discontinued when a loan becomes 90
days past due as to principal or interest. When interest accruals are
discontinued, interest credited to income is reversed. If
collectibility is in doubt, cash receipts on nonaccrual loans are used
to reduce principal rather than recorded as interest income.
Depreciable assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation.
Depreciation is charged to operating expense over the estimated useful
lives of the assets, using the straight-line and accelerated methods.
Mortgage servicing rights of $539,000, $308,000, and $400,000 were
capitalized and $411,000, $260,000, and $204,000 were amortized during
2003, 2002, and 2001, respectively. The amount of impairment was not
material. The amount of loans serviced for the benefit of others as of
December 31, 2003, 2002, and 2001 was $144,748,000, $105,180,000, and
$87,165,000, respectively.
Bank owned life insurance (BOLI) is carried at the cash surrender
value of the underlying policies. Income of $686,000 and $332,000 in
2003 and 2002, respectively, is included in other income.
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BAYLAKE CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1 - INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING
POLICIES (continued)
Other real estate, which is included in other assets, comprises
properties acquired through a foreclosure proceeding or acceptance of
a deed in lieu of foreclosure. These properties are carried at the
lower of cost or fair value, minus estimated costs to sell, based on
appraised value at the date acquired. Loan losses arising from the
acquisition of such property are charged against the allowance for
loan losses. An allowance for losses on other real estate is
maintained for subsequent valuation adjustments on a specific property
basis.
During 2002, the company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards ("SFAS") No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangibles," which
requires that goodwill no longer be amortized but, instead, tested
annually for impairment. There was no impairment of goodwill in 2003
or 2002. Prior to 2002, goodwill was being amortized on a
straight-line basis over 15 years. Amortization expense was $486,000
in 2001.
The company expenses all advertising costs as they are incurred. Total
advertising costs for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002, and
2001 were $269,000, $274,000, and $293,000, respectively.
The company applies APB Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued
to Employees" (APB No. 25) and related interpretations in accounting
for its stock-based compensation plans. Under Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation", companies may elect to recognize stock-based
compensation expense based on the fair value of the awards or continue
to account for stock-based compensation under APB No. 25. The company
has elected to continue to apply the provisions of APB No. 25 with the
disclosure requirements of SFAS No. 123 in Note 18.
Income taxes are provided for the tax effects of transactions reported
in the financial statements and consist of taxes currently due plus
deferred taxes related primarily to differences between the basis of
the allowance for loan losses, deferred loan origination fees,
deferred compensation, mortgage loan servicing, market value
adjustments of securities, and depreciation for financial and income
tax reporting. The deferred tax assets and liabilities represent the
future tax return consequences of those differences, which will either
be taxable or deductible when the assets and liabilities are recovered
or settled.
The company and its subsidiaries file a consolidated federal income
tax return. The subsidiaries provide for income taxes on a
separate-return basis, and remit to the company amounts determined to
be currently payable, if any.
Earnings per share are based on the weighted average number of shares
outstanding during each year.
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BAYLAKE CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1 - INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING
POLICIES (continued)
For purposes of the statement of cash flows, the company considers
cash, due from banks, and federal funds sold as cash and cash
equivalents.
For comparability, certain 2002 and 2001 amounts have been
reclassified to conform with classification adopted in 2003.
In January 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
issued Interpretation No.46 ("FIN 46"), "Consolidation of Variable
Interest Entities." The objective of this interpretation is to provide
guidance on how to identify a variable interest entity ("VIE") and
determine when the assets, liabilities, non-controlling interests and
results of operations of a VIE need to be included in a company's
consolidated financial statements. A company that holds variable
interests in an entity will need to consolidate the entity if the
company's interest in the VIE is such that the company will absorb a
majority of the VIE's expected losses and/or receive a majority of the
entity's expected residual returns, if they occur. FIN 46 also
requires additional disclosures by primary beneficiaries and other
significant variable interest holders. FIN 46 was effective for all
VIE's created after January 31, 2003. However, the FASB has postponed
that effective date to December 31, 2003. In December 2003, the FASB
issued a revised FIN 46 (FIN 46 R), which further delayed this
effective date until March 31, 2004 for VIE's created prior to
February 1, 2003, except for special purpose entities, which must
adopt either FIN 46 or FIN 46 R as of December 31, 2003. The
requirements of FIN 46 R resulted in the deconsolidation of the
company's wholly owned subsidiary trust, formed to issue mandatorily
redeemable preferred securities ("trust preferred securities"). The
deconsolidation, as of December 31, 2003, results in the recognition
of the trust preferred securities as junior subordinated debentures on
the related consolidated balance sheets. The junior subordinated
debentures of the trust also include common interests, which aggregate
approximately $498,000 and are offset by an identical amount
representing the company's investment and included in other assets.
The provisions of FIN 46 R had no impact on the company's consolidated
statements of income or cash flows for 2003.
The FASB issued Statement No. 149, "Amendment of Statement No. 133 on
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities". The statement is
effective for contracts entered into or modified after June 30, 2003
and for hedging relationships designated after June 30, 2003. This
statement amends and clarifies financial accounting and reporting for
derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments
embedded in other contracts and for hedging activities. This statement
amends Statement 133 for decisions made as part of the Derivatives
Implementation Group process that effectively required amendments to
Statement 133, in connection with other FASB projects dealing with
financial instruments and in connection with implementation issues
raised in relation to the application of the definition of a
derivative. The adoption of this statement did not have a significant
impact on the company's consolidated financial statements.
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BAYLAKE CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1 - INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING
POLICIES (continued)
In May 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 150, "Accounting for Certain
Financial Instruments with Characteristics of Both Liabilities and
Equity." This statement requires an issuer to classify three types of
freestanding financial instruments as liabilities. One type is
financial instruments issued in the form of shares requiring the
issuer to redeem them by transferring its assets. The second type is
financial instruments that embody an obligation to repurchase the
issuer's equity shares by transferring assets. The third type of
financial instruments is one that embodies an unconditional obligation
that the issuer must or may settle by issuing a variable number of its
equity shares if, at inception, the monetary value of the obligation
meets certain criteria. The statement was effective for financial
instruments entered into or modified after May 31, 2003, and otherwise
shall be effective at the beginning of the first interim period
beginning after June 15, 2003. The effective date has been deferred
indefinitely for certain types of mandatorily redeemable financial
instruments. The provisions of this statement did not have a material
impact on the company's consolidated financial statements.
NOTE 2 - RESTRICTIONS ON CASH AND DUE FROM BANKS
The company's subsidiary, Baylake Bank, is required to maintain
average reserve balances by the Federal Reserve Bank. The average
amount of those reserve balances for the year ended December 31, 2003,
was approximately $6,325,000.
NOTE 3 - INVESTMENT SECURITIES
The amortized cost and estimated market values of investments are as
follows:
December 31, 2003
-----------------------------------------------
Gross Gross Estimated
Amortized Unrealized Unrealized Market
Cost Gains Losses Value
--------- ---------- ---------- ---------
(Thousands of dollars)
Available For Sale
U.S. Treasury and other
U.S. government agencies $ 37,942 $ 1,760 $ 6 $ 39,696
Obligations of states and
political subdivisions 32,848 2,167 35,015
Mortgage-backed securities 99,970 204 1,026 99,148
Other 2,877 79 2,956
--------- ---------- ---------- ---------
$ 173,637 $ 4,210 $ 1,032 $ 176,815
========= ========== ========== =========
Held to Maturity
Obligations of states and
political subdivisions $ 19,032 $ 282 $ $ 19,314
========= ========== ========== =========
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BAYLAKE CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 3 - INVESTMENT SECURITIES (continued)
December 31, 2002
-----------------------------------------------
Gross Gross Estimated
Amortized Unrealized Unrealized Market
Cost Gains Losses Value
--------- ---------- ---------- ---------
(Thousands of dollars)
Available For Sale
U.S. Treasury and other
U.S. government agencies $ 38,379 $ 2,214 $ $ 40,593
Obligations of states and
political subdivisions 35,840 1,817 3 37,654
Mortgage-backed securities 49,968 941 58 50,851
Other 4,019 22 4,041
--------- ---------- ---------- ---------
$ 128,206 $ 4,994 $ 61 $ 133,139
========= ========== ========== =========
Held to Maturity
Obligations of states and
political subdivisions $ 18,227 $ 297 $ -- $ 18,524
========= ========== ========== =========
Results of sales of securities were as follows:
Available for Sale
-------------------------
2003 2002 2001
------ ------- ------
(Thousands of dollars)
Proceeds $ None $ 8,506 $ None
Realized gains 509
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Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 3 - INVESTMENT SECURITIES (continued)
The amortized cost and estimated market value of investments at
December 31, 2003, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Expected
maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers
may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call
or prepayment penalties.
Available for Sale Held to Maturity
----------------------- -----------------------
Estimated Estimated
Amortized Market Amortized Market
Cost Value Cost Value
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
(Thousands of dollars) (Thousands of dollars)
Due in one year or less $ 5,249 $ 5,095 $ 4,453 $ 4,463
Due after one year through
five years 38,373 40,413 6,923 7,135
Due after five years through
ten years 16,775 18,784 3,047 3,107
Due after ten years 13,269 13,375 4,609 4,609
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
73,666 77,667 19,032 19,314
Mortgage-backed securities 99,970 99,148
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
$ 173,636 $ 176,815 $ 19,032 $ 19,314
========== ========== ========== ==========
Securities pledged to secure public and trust deposits and borrowed
funds had a carrying value of $91,228,000 and $50,065,000 at December
31, 2003 and 2002, respectively.
NOTE 4 - LOANS
Major classifications of loans are as follows:
December 31, December 31,
2003 2002
------------ ------------
(Thousands of dollars)
Commercial, financial, and agricultural $ 478,829 $ 440,632
Real estate - construction 77,350 75,688
Real estate - mortgage 125,700 133,365
Installment 14,460 14,916
696,339 664,601
Less: Deferred loan origination fees, net of costs (349) (316)
------------ ------------
Net loans $ 695,990 $ 664,285
============ ============
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BAYLAKE CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 4 - LOANS (continued)
Loans having a carrying value of $25,678,000 are pledged as collateral
for borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank at December 31, 2003.
Certain directors and officers of the company and Baylake bank,
including their immediate families, companies in which they are
principal owners, and trusts in which they are involved, were loan
customers of Baylake Bank during 2003 and 2002. Such loans were made
in the ordinary course of business at normal credit terms, including
interest rate and collateralization, and do not represent more than a
normal risk of collection.
A summary of the changes in those loans is as follows:
2003 2002
--------- ---------
(Thousands of dollars)
Balance at beginning of year $ 4,978 $ 4,889
New loans made 3,156 3,252
Repayments received (4,524) (3,156)
Loans related to former officers and directors (299) (7)
--------- ---------
Balance at end of year $ 3,311 $ 4,978
========= =========
Loans on which the accrual of interest has been discontinued or
reduced amounted to $11,079,000 and $12,244,000 at December 31, 2003
and 2002, respectively. If these loans had been current throughout
their terms, interest income for the nonaccrual period would have
approximated $995,670 and $1,639,000 for 2003 and 2002, respectively.
Interest income which has been recorded amounted to $352,000 and
$357,000 for 2003 and 2002, respectively, for these nonaccrual loans.
Changes in the allowance for loan losses were as follows:
2003 2002 2001
-------- -------- --------
(Thousands of dollars)
Balance at beginning of year $ 11,410 $ 7,992 $ 7,006
Provision charged to operations 5,650 5,700 2,880
Recoveries 1,444 773 835
Loans charged off (6,345) (3,055) (2,729)
-------- -------- --------
Balance at end of year $ 12,159 $ 11,410 $ 7,992
======== ======== ========
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BAYLAKE CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 4 - LOANS (continued)
The provision for credit losses charged to expense is based upon
management's best estimate of probable loan losses incurred at the
balance sheet date, including consideration of Baylake bank's credit
loss experience and an evaluation of impaired loans under SFAS 114. A
loan is considered to be impaired when, based upon current information
and events, it is probable that the bank will be unable to collect all
amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan.
The following is a summary of activity in investment in loans that
have declined in value and related interest income and allowance for
credit losses accounts:
2003 2002
---------- ----------
(Thousands of dollars)
Impaired loans at December 31 $ 60,661 $ 30,197
Impaired loans at December 31 allowed for $ 60,661 $ 30,197
Average impaired loans during the period $ 40,184 $ 30,443
Interest income recognized while loans impaired $ 3,562 $ 1,864
Interest income using a cash-basis method $ 3,829 $ 1,889
Allowance as of January 1 $ 4,890 $ 2,104
Additions during the year 5,766 3,678
Recoveries of amounts previously allowed for (4,135) (892)
---------- ----------
Allowance as of December 31 $ 6,521 $ 4,890
========== ==========
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BAYLAKE CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 5 - BANK PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT
2003 2002 2001
-------- -------- --------
(Thousands of dollars)
Land $ 4,123 $ 3,673 $ 4,155
Buildings and improvements 20,067 21,130 18,054
Equipment 9,758 9,373 10,313
-------- -------- --------
33,948 34,176 32,522
Less accumulated depreciation 11,990 10,730 10,730
-------- -------- --------
Bank premises and equipment $ 21,958 $ 23,446 $ 21,792
======== ======== ========
Depreciation expense $ 1,428 $ 1,515 $ 1,449
======== ======== ========
NOTE 6 - OTHER REAL ESTATE
Other real estate ($2,318,000 in 2003, $929,000 in 2002, and
$1,716,000 in 2001, net of an allowance for other real estate losses
of $47,000 in 2003, $33,000 in 2002, and $43,000 in 2001) is included
in other assets.
Net cost of operation of other real estate is summarized below:
2003 2002 2001
------- ------- -------
(Thousands of dollars)
Loss on disposition of properties
and other costs $ 511 $ 341 $ 475
Gain on disposition of properties
and expense recoveries (133) (138) (227)
------- ------- -------
Net losses $ 378 $ 203 $ 248
======= ======= =======
Changes in the allowance for losses on other real estate were as
follows:
2003 2002 2001
------- ------- -------
(Thousands of dollars)
Balance at beginning of year $ 33 $ 43 $ 54
Provision charged to operations 20
Amounts related to properties disposed (6) (10) (11)
------- ------- -------
Balance at end of year $ 47 $ 33 $ 43
======= ======= =======
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BAYLAKE CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 7 - DEPOSITS
At December 31, 2003, the scheduled maturities of time deposits were
as follows:
(Thousands of dollars)
2004 $ 298,898
2005 60,255
2006 15,807
2007 5,006
2008 109
Thereafter 15
---------
$ 380,090
=========
Deposits from the company's directors and officers held by Baylake
Bank at December 31, 2003 and 2002, amounted to $3,280,000 and
$3,130,000, respectively.
NOTE 8 - SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS
Short-term borrowings consisted of the following at December 31:
2003 2002 2001
-------- -------- --------
(Thousands of dollars)
Federal funds purchased $ 22,386 $ 8,250 $
Securities sold under agreements
to repurchase 973 1,806 2,837
-------- -------- --------
$ 23,359 $ 10,056 $ 2,837
======== ======== ========
The average outstanding balance of total short-term borrowings
amounted to $9,562,000 in 2003 and $21,039,000 in 2002. The
weighted-average interest rate on these borrowings was 1.32% for 2003
and 1.97% for 2002. The average outstanding balance is determined on a
daily average basis and the weighted-average interest rate is
calculated by dividing the actual interest paid on all short-term
borrowings by the average balance for the year.
The maximum amount outstanding at any month end was $32,641,000 during
2003 and $48,197,000 during 2002.
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Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 9 - LONG-TERM DEBT
Long-term debt consisted of a land contract requiring annual principal
payments of $53,000 plus interest calculated at prime +1/4%. The
balance at December 31, 2003 and 2002, was $53,000 and $106,000,
respectively.
NOTE 10 - OTHER BORROWINGS
Other borrowings consists of Federal Home Loan Bank loans secured by
real estate mortgages and mortgage backed agency securities. Interest
rates range from 1.2% to 4.73%. The total outstanding at December 31,
2003 is $75,092,000, of which $50,000,000 matures in 2004, $92,000
matures in 2008, and the remaining $25,000,000 mature in 2011.
NOTE 11 - JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES ISSUED TO UNCONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARY
TRUST
In 2001, Baylake Corp. formed Baylake Capital Trust I (the trust) as a
statutory business trust organized for the sole purpose of issuing
trust preferred securities and investing the proceeds thereof in
junior subordinated debentures of the company, the sole asset of the
trust. The common securities of the trust are wholly-owned by the
company. The trust preferred securities and common securities of the
trust represent preferred undivided beneficial interests in the assets
of Baylake Capital Trust I, and the holder of the preferred securities
will be entitled to a preference over the common securities of the
trust upon an event of default with respect to distributions and
amounts payable on redemption or liquidation. These trust preferred
securities are tax-advantaged issues that qualify for Tier 1 capital
treatment to the company. Distributions on these securities are
included in interest expense on guaranteed preferred beneficial
interest. The preferred securities are traded on the American Stock
Exchange under the symbol BYL_p.
The company had $16.6 million of junior subordinated debentures
outstanding to the trust and the trust had $16.1 million of trust
preferred securities outstanding at December 31, 2003 and 2002, as
follows:
Junior Subordinated Debt
Trust Preferred Owned by Trust
-------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
Initial Initial
Liquidation Principal
Value Distribution Amount Redeemable
Issuance Date (In Millions) Rate (In Millions) Maturity Beginning
------------- ------------- ------------ ------------- -------- ---------
Baylake Capital February 16, March 31, March 31,
Trust I 2001 $ 16.1 10.0% $ 16.6 2031 2006
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BAYLAKE CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 11 - JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES ISSUED TO UNCONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARY
TRUST (continued)
The trust's ability to pay amounts due on the trust preferred
securities is solely dependent upon the company making payment on the
related junior subordinated debentures to the trust. The company's
obligations under the junior subordinated debentures constitute a full
and unconditional guarantee by the company of the trust's obligations
under the trust securities issued by the trust.
As of December 31, 2003, the company deconsolidated the subsidiary
trust, which had issued the trust preferred securities (discussed
above), and replaced the presentation of such instruments with the
company's junior subordinated debentures issued to the subsidiary
trust. Such presentation reflects adoption of FASB Interpretation No.
46 (Fin 46 R) issued in December 2003.
NOTE 12 - DIVIDENDS AND CAPITAL RESTRICTIONS
Cash dividends per share to shareholders were $.53, $.49, and $.45 in
2003, 2002, and 2001, respectively.
As of December 31, 2003, undistributed earnings of Baylake Bank,
included in consolidated retained earnings, available for distribution
to the company as dividends without prior approval of regulatory
authorities was $34,204,000.
Federal banking regulatory agencies have established capital adequacy
rules which take into account risk attributable to balance sheet
assets and off-balance sheet activities. All banks and bank holding
companies must meet a minimum total risk-based capital ratio of 8%. Of
the 8% required, at least half must be comprised of core capital
elements defined as Tier 1 capital. The federal banking agencies also
have adopted leverage capital guidelines which banking organizations
must meet. Under these guidelines, the most highly rated banking
organizations must meet a leverage ratio of at least 3% Tier 1 capital
to total assets, while lower rated banking organizations must maintain
a ratio of at least 4% to 5%. Failure to meet minimum capital
requirements can initiate certain mandatory - and possibly additional
discretionary - actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have
a direct material effect on the consolidated financial statements.
At December 31, 2003 and 2002, the company was categorized as "well
capitalized" under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective
action. There are no conditions or events since that notification that
management believes have changed the company's category.
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BAYLAKE CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 12 - DIVIDENDS AND CAPITAL RESTRICTIONS (continued)
To be "well capitalized" under the regulatory framework, the Tier 1
capital ratio must meet or exceed 6%, the total capital ratio must
meet or exceed 10% and the leverage ratio must meet or exceed 5%.
The company's risk-based capital and leverage ratios are as follows
(thousands of dollars):
Risk-Based Capital Ratios
--------------------------------------
December 31, 2003 December 31, 2002
----------------- -----------------
Amount Ratio Amount Ratio
--------- ----- --------- -----
Tier 1 capital
Baylake Corp. $ 78,212 9.5% $ 73,220 9.7%
Minimum requirement 32,825 4.0% 30,073 4.0%
Total capital
Baylake Corp. $ 88,493 10.8% $ 82,643 11.0%
Minimum requirement 65,650 8.0% 60,146 8.0%
Tier 1 capital to average total assets
Baylake Corp. $ 78,212 8.4% $ 73,220 8.2%
Minimum requirement 37,331 4.0% 35,564 4.0%
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BAYLAKE CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 13 - FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE-SHEET RISK
Baylake Bank is party to financial instruments with off-balance-sheet
risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of
its customers. These financial instruments include commitments to
extend credit, standby letters of credit, and financial guarantees.
Baylake Bank's exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance
by the other party to the financial instrument for commitments to
extend credit and standby letters of credit and financial guarantees
written is represented by the contract or notional amount of those
instruments. The bank uses the same credit policies in making
commitments and conditional obligations as it does for
on-balance-sheet instruments.
Contract or
Notional Amount
-----------------------
2003 2002
---------- ----------
(Thousands of dollars)
Financial instruments whose contract
amounts represent credit risk:
Commitments to extend credit $ 176,537 $ 145,951
Standby letters of credit and
financial guarantees written 22,229 7,671
Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as
long as there is no violation of any condition established in the
contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other
termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Since many of
the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the
total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash
requirements. Baylake Bank evaluates each customer's creditworthiness
on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed
necessary by Baylake Bank upon extension of credit, is based on
management's credit evaluation of the counter-party. Collateral held
varies but may include accounts receivable, inventory, property,
plant, and equipment, and income-producing commercial properties.
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BAYLAKE CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 13 - FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE-SHEET RISK (continued)
Standby letters of credit and financial guarantees written are
conditional commitments issued by Baylake Bank to guarantee the
performance of a customer to a third party. Those guarantees are
primarily issued to support private borrowing arrangements. The
guarantees expire in decreasing amounts through 2008, with the
majority expiring within five years. The credit risk involved in
issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in
extending loan facilities to customers. Baylake Bank does not require
collateral as support for the commitments. Collateral is obtained
based on loan policies upon use of a commitment by a customer.
NOTE 14 - PENSION PLAN
The subsidiaries have 401(k) Profit Sharing Plans covering all
employees who qualify as to age and length of service. The employer
contributions paid and expensed under all plans for 2003, 2002, and
2001, totaled $835,000, $810,000, and $713,000, respectively.
Certain officers and directors of the company and its subsidiaries are
covered by nonqualified deferred compensation plans. Payments to be
made under these plans are accrued over the anticipated years of
service of the individuals covered. Amounts charged to expense were
$231,000 in 2003, $227,000 in 2002, and $224,000 in 2001.
NOTE 15 - INCOME TAX EXPENSE
The taxes applicable to income before income taxes were as follows:
<Table>
<Caption>
2003 2002 2001
-------- -------- --------
(Thousands of dollars)
Taxes currently payable
Federal $ 2,076 $ 3,259 $ 2,542
Sate 140 379 212
-------- -------- --------
2,216 3,638 2,754
======== ========= ========
Deferred income taxes
Federal (134) (915) (571)
State (22) (148) (92)
-------- -------- --------
(156) (1,063) (663)
-------- -------- --------
Income tax expense $ 2,060 $ 2,575 $ 2,091
======== ======== ========
</Table>
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BAYLAKE CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 15 - INCOME TAX EXPENSE (continued)
The provision for income taxes differs from the amount of income tax
determined by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to pretax
income as a result of the following differences:
2003 2002 2001
---- ---- ----
(Thousands of dollars)
Income tax based on statutory rate $ 3,406 $ 3,841 $ 3,273
State income taxes net of federal tax benefit 93 87 58
------- ------- -------
3,499 3,928 3,331
Effect of tax-exempt interest income (754) (842) (749)
Life insurance death benefit and earnings (279) (410) (48)
Equity in income of service center (128) (130) (100)
Amortization of goodwill 165
Federal tax refund based on IRS audit
of acquired company (175) (516)
Other (103) 29 8
------- ------- -------
Provision based on effective tax rates $ 2,060 $ 2,575 $ 2,091
======= ======= =======
Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary
differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for
financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax
purposes. A valuation allowance has been recognized to offset the
related deferred tax assets due to the uncertainty of realizing tax
benefits of a portion of loan loss and mortgage servicing differences.
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BAYLAKE CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 15 - INCOME TAX EXPENSE (continued)
The following is a summary of the significant components of the
company's deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2003
and 2002:
2003 2002
---- ----
(Thousands of dollars)
Deferred tax assets
Allowance for loan losses $ 4,325 $ 4,395
Deferred loan origination fees 138 125
Deferred compensation 915 848
Mortgage loan servicing 34 149
Nonaccrual loans 537 581
Accrued vacation pay 257 157
Other 61 33
------- -------
Gross deferred tax assets 6,267 6,288
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets (550) (550)
------- -------
Net deferred tax assets 5,717 5,738
------- -------
Deferred tax liabilities
Bank premises and equipment 908 889
FHLB stock dividends 463 137
Market value adjustment on securities
available for sale 1,094 1,716
Other 104 118
------- -------
Total deferred tax liabilities 2,569 2,860
------- -------
Net deferred asset $ 3,148 $ 2,878
======= =======
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BAYLAKE CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 16 - EARNINGS AND DIVIDENDS PER SHARE
Earnings and dividends per share are based on the weighted average
number of shares outstanding for the year. A reconciliation of the
basic and diluted earnings per share amounts is as follows:
2003 2002 2001
--------- --------- ---------
Basic weighted average number of
common shares outstanding 7,531,931 7,474,819 7,467,986
Additional common dilutive stock
option shares 111,149 127,164 143,135
--------- --------- ---------
Diluted weighted average number
of common shares outstanding 7,643,080 7,601,983 7,611,121
========= ========= =========
Additional common stock option
shares that have not been
included due to their
antidilutive effect 216,450 216,450 216,450
There is no difference between basic and diluted income available to
common stockholders.
See Note 18 for information on additional stock options issued
subsequent to year end. These shares would not have changed materially
the calculation of the number of common shares or potential common
shares outstanding at the end of the period if the transaction had
occurred before December 31, 2003.
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BAYLAKE CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 17 - ADOPTION OF STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS (SFAS) NO. 142
Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 142, goodwill had a stated cost of
$7,192,000 and accumulated amortization of $2,222,000 as of December
31, 2001.
A summary of the effects of the adoption of SFAS No. 142 on net income
is as follows:
For the year ended December 31,
------------------------------------
2003 2002 2001
---- ---- ----
(Thousands of dollars except earnings
per share amounts)
Reported net income $ 7,957 $ 8,723 $ 7,535
Add back: goodwill amortization 486
--------- --------- ---------
Adjusted net income $ 7,957 $ 8,723 $ 8,021
========= ========= =========
Basic earnings per share:
Reported net income $ 1.06 $ 1.17 $ 1.01
Add back: goodwill amortization 0.07
--------- --------- ---------
Adjusted net income $ 1.06 $ 1.17 $ 1.08
========= ========= =========
Diluted earnings per share:
Reported net income $ 1.04 $ 1.15 $ 0.99
Add back: goodwill amortization 0.06
--------- --------- ---------
Adjusted net income $ 1.04 $ 1.15 $ 1.05
========= ========= =========
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BAYLAKE CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 18 - STOCK OPTION PLAN
The company has a non-qualified stock option plan under which certain
officers and key salaried employees may purchase shares of the
company's stock at an established exercise price. Unless earlier
terminated, these options will expire ten years from the date of
grant. The options become exercisable 20% per year, commencing one
year from date of grant.
Activity in the plan is summarized as follows:
Weighted
Average
Number Option Price Exercise
of Shares Per Share Price
--------- --------- -----
Shares under option at December 31, 2000 698,100 4.67 - 25.00 $ 11.93
Options granted 30,975 13.00 - 14.75 14.72
Options exercised (26,000) 4.67 - 11.50 8.12
-------- ------------- --------
Shares under option at December 31, 2001 703,075 4.67 - 25.00 12.19
Options granted 32,384 13.00 13.00
Options exercised (11,700) 4.67 - 9.50 7.00
-------- ------------- --------
Shares under option at December 31, 2002 723,759 $8.92 - 25.00 12.31
Options granted 37,260 13.3 13.30
Options exercised (121,700) 9.50 - 11.50 10.02
-------- ------------- --------
Shares under option at December 31, 2003 639,319 $8.92 - 25.00 $ 12.81
========= ============= ========
Subsequent to year-end 2003, options to purchase up to an additional
25,000 shares were granted. The exercise price was established at 100%
of the fair market value of the stock on the date of grant, or $14.15
per share.
The options outstanding at December 31, 2003, were:
Weighted
Weighted-Average Average
Number of Shares Exercise Price Remaining
Price --------------------------- --------------------------- Life
Range Outstanding Exercisable Outstanding Exercisable (In Years)
--------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------
$ 8.92 - 11.50 352,700 352,700 $ 9.62 $ 9.62 2.7
13.00 - 15.25 226,619 119,667 14.54 15.07 6.4
25.00 60,000 36,000 25.00 25.00 6.0
------- ------- ----- ----- ---
639,319 508,367 12.81 12.00 4.3
======= ======= ===== ===== ===
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BAYLAKE CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 18 - STOCK OPTION PLAN (continued)
Options exercisable at December 31, 2002 and 2001, were 556,195 and
476,500, respectively. The weighted average exercise price for options
exercisable at December 31, 2002 and 2001, was $11.19 and $10.66,
respectively.
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (SFAS 123),
"Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation" establishes financial
accounting and reporting standards for stock-based employee
compensation plans.
SFAS 123 defines a fair value based method of accounting for employee
stock option or similar equity instruments. Under the fair value based
method, compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the
fair value of the award using an option-pricing model that takes into
account the stock price at the grant date, the exercise price, the
expected life of the option, the volatility of the underlying stock,
expected dividends and the risk-free interest rate over the expected
life of the option. The resulting compensation cost is recognized over
the service period, which is usually the vesting period.
Compensation cost can also be measured and accounted for using the
intrinsic value based method of accounting prescribed in Accounting
Principles Board Opinion No. 25 (APB 25), "Accounting for Stock Issued
to Employees." Under the intrinsic value based method, compensation
cost is the excess, if any, of the quoted market price of the stock at
grant date or other measurement date over the amount paid to acquire
the stock.
The largest difference between SFAS 123 and APB 25 as it relates to
the company is the amount of compensation cost attributable to the
company's stock option plan. Under APB 25 no compensation cost is
recognized for the stock option plan because the exercise price is
equal to the quoted market price at the date of grant and therefore
there is no intrinsic value. SFAS 123 compensation cost would equal
the calculated fair value of the options granted.
As permitted by SFAS 123, the company continues to measure
compensation cost for the stock option plan using the accounting
method prescribed by APB 25.
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Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 18 - STOCK OPTION PLAN (continued)
Had compensation cost for the company's options granted after January
1, 1995, been determined according to SFAS 123, the company's net
income and earnings per share would have been reduced to the following
proforma amounts:
2003 2002 2001
---- ---- ----
(Thousands of dollars)
Net income
As reported $ 7,957 $ 8,723 $ 7,535
Stock-based compensation cost if the fair value
based method had been used 301 361 398
--------- --------- ---------
Proforma $ 7,656 $ 8,362 $ 7,137
========= ========= =========
Basic earnings per common share
As reported $ 1.06 $ 1.17 $ 1.01
Proforma 1.04 1.12 0.96
Diluted earnings per common share
As reported $ 1.02 $ 1.15 $ 0.99
Proforma 1.00 1.10 0.94
The fair value of each option grant was estimated as of the date of
grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The resulting
compensation cost was amortized over the vesting period.
The grant date fair values and assumptions used to determine such
values are as follows:
2003 2002 2001
---- ---- ----
Weighted average grant date fair value $ 3.28 $ 3.15 $ 6.32
Assumptions:
Risk-free interest rates 3.73% 3.78% 4.58%
Expected volatility 25.10% 30.10% 52.40%
Expected term (in years) 8.00 8.00 8.00
Expected dividend yield 3.65% 3.78% 3.36%
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BAYLAKE CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 19 - DISCLOSURES ABOUT FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Provided below is the information required by Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 107, "Disclosures about Fair Value of
Financial Instruments" (SFAS 107). These amounts represent estimates
of fair values at a point in time. Significant estimates regarding
economic conditions, loss experience, risk characteristics associated
with particular financial instruments and other factors were used for
the purposes of this disclosure. These estimates are subjective in
nature and involve matters of judgment. Therefore, they cannot be
determined with precision. Changes in the assumptions could have a
material impact on the amounts estimated.
Many of the company's financial instruments lack an available trading
market. Furthermore, most of the financial instruments are intended to
be held to maturity. Therefore, it is not probable that the fair
values shown will be realized in a current transaction.
The estimated fair values disclosed do not reflect the value of assets
and liabilities that are not considered financial instruments. In
addition, the significant value of long-term relationships with
depositors and other customers are not reflected.
A. CASH AND DUE FROM BANKS
These instruments are, by definition, short-term and do not
present any unanticipated credit issues. Therefore, the carrying
amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.
B. INVESTMENT SECURITIES
The estimated fair values of securities are provided in Note 3 to
the financial statements. These are based on quoted market
prices, when available. If a quoted market price is not
available, fair value is estimated using quoted market prices for
similar securities.
C. LOANS
The carrying amount (total outstandings excluding unearned income
and reserve for loan losses) and estimated fair value of loans
outstanding at December 31, 2003, are $695,990,000 and
$695,435,000, and for December 31, 2002, are $664,286,000 and
$667,832,000. In order to determine the fair values for loans,
the loan portfolio was segmented based on loan type, credit
quality and repricing characteristics. For certain variable rate
loans with no significant credit concerns and frequent
repricings, estimated fair values are based on the carrying
values. The fair values of other loans are estimated using
discounted cash flow analyses. The discount rates used in these
analyses are generally based on origination rates for similar
loans of comparable credit quality. However, where appropriate,
adjustments have been made to more accurately reflect market
rates. Maturity estimates are based on historical experience with
prepayments and current economic and lending conditions.
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Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 19 - DISCLOSURES ABOUT FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (continued)
D. DEPOSITS
The carrying amount and estimated fair value of deposits outstanding
at December 31, 2003, are $783,292,000 and $785,727,000 and for
December 31, 2002, are $740,324,000 and $746,024,000. Under SFAS 107,
the fair value of deposits with no stated maturity is equal to the
amount payable on demand. Therefore, the fair value estimates for
these products do not reflect the benefits that the company receives
from the low-cost, long-term funding they provide. These benefits are
significant. The estimated fair values of fixed rate time deposits are
based on discounted cash flow analyses. The discount rates used in
these analyses are based on market rates currently offered for
deposits of similar remaining maturities. Because of the repricing
characteristics and the competitive nature of the company's rates
offered on variable rate time deposits, carrying amount is a
reasonable estimate of the fair value.
E. SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS
Short-term borrowings reprice frequently and therefore the carrying
amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.
F. JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES ISSUED TO UNCONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARY
TRUST
The carrying amount and estimated fair value of the company's junior
subordinated debentures and other borrowings outstanding at December
31, 2003, are $91,690,000 and $93,945,000 and for December 31, 2002,
are $81,100,000 and $83,973,000. The estimated fair values of fixed
rate time borrowings are based on discounted cash flow analyses. The
discount rates used in these analyses are based on market rates
currently offered for borrowings of similar remaining maturities.
G. COMMITMENTS TO EXTEND CREDIT, STANDBY LETTERS OF CREDIT, AND LETTERS
OF CREDIT
Pricing of these financial instruments is based on the credit quality
and relationship, fees, interest rates, probability of funding, and
compensating balance and other covenants or requirements. Loan
commitments generally have fixed expiration dates, are variable rate
and contain termination and other clauses which provide for relief
from funding in the event that there is a significant deterioration in
the credit quality of the customer. Many loan commitments are expected
to, and typically do, expire without being drawn upon. The carrying
amounts are reasonable estimates of the fair value of these financial
instruments. Carrying amounts are comprised of the unamortized fee
income and, where necessary, reserves for any expected credit losses
from these financial instruments.
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Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 20 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The company has a ten year lease to rent space in a building in Green
Bay that began in 2000. The annual base rent is $79,000 and increases
as of the beginning of each December based on the Consumer Price
Index.
The company has a seven year lease to rent space for a branch bank
location in Howard, Wisconsin that began in 2000. The annual base rent
is $37,000 and increases by 15% after five years. The company must
also pay its proportional share of costs for common areas at the mall.
Rent expense for 2003, 2002 and 2001 was $120,000, $117,000 and
$110,000, respectively.
Future minimum lease payments under these agreements are as follows:
2004 $ 123,000
2005 126,000
2006 128,000
2007 131,000
2008 95,000
2009 97,000
-----------
$ 700,000
===========
As part of the Evergreen Bank, N.A. ("Evergreen") acquisition, the
company was required to contribute $7 million of capital to Evergreen.
No payments to the seller of Evergreen have been made, but are
contingently payable based on a formula set forth in the stock
purchase agreement, not to exceed $2 million, however, management does
not anticipate that the amount will exceed $1 million. The contingent
payments are not accrued at December 31, 2003, since the amount, if
any, is not estimable.
The acquisition was accounted for using the purchase method of
accounting. Under the purchase method, net assets purchased are
recorded at their fair market values on the date of acquisition. Any
excess of the purchase price over the value of the net assets is
recorded as goodwill. The goodwill recorded on the Evergreen
acquisition is the result of assumption of liabilities having a market
value in excess of market value of assets received. Any payments made
in the future to the former shareholder of Evergreen may affect the
goodwill recorded.
At December 31, 2003, the company had commitments totaling $2.4
million to purchase a property and construct a building on a second
property.
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BAYLAKE CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 21 - CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION - PARENT COMPANY ONLY
BAYLAKE CORP.
(Parent Company Only)
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
December 31
2003 2002
---- ----
(Thousands of dollars)
ASSETS
Cash in bank $ 2,665 $ 2,011
Interest receivable 4 4
Receivable from subsidiary 134 134
Prepaid expenses 989 1,024
Investment securities available for sale 1,070 1,010
Investment in subsidiaries 82,455 78,795
------- -------
Total assets $87,317 $82,978
======= =======
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER EQUITY
Liabilities
Dividends payable $ 1,061 $ 972
Accrued expense 3 1
Debentures to subsidiary 16,598 16,598
Deferred income taxes 27 7
------- -------
Total liabilities 17,689 17,578
Stockholder equity 69,628 65,400
------- -------
Total liabilities and stockholder equity $87,317 $82,978
======= =======
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BAYLAKE CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 21 - CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION - PARENT COMPANY ONLY (continued)
BAYLAKE CORP.
(Parent Company Only)
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
For the Years Ended December 31
2003 2002 2001
---- ---- ----
(Thousands of dollars)
Income
Dividends from subsidiaries $ 4,200 $ 3,800 $ 200
Interest income 157 151 216
------- ------- -------
Total income 4,357 3,951 416
------- ------- -------
Expenses
Interest 1,695 1,695 1,551
Other 86 98 171
Income tax benefit (552) (559) (509)
------- ------- -------
Total expenses 1,229 1,234 1,213
------- ------- -------
Income (loss) before
equity in undistributed net
income of subsidiaries 3,128 2,717 (797)
Equity in undistributed net income
of subsidiaries 4,829 6,006 8,332
------- ------- -------
NET INCOME $ 7,957 $ 8,723 $ 7,535
======= ======= =======
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BAYLAKE CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 21 - CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION - PARENT COMPANY ONLY (continued)
BAYLAKE CORP.
(Parent Company Only)
CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the Years Ended December 31
2003 2002 2001
---- ---- ----
(Thousands of dollars)
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Cash paid to suppliers $ (84) $ (101) $ (189)
Interest received 154 145 216
Interest paid (1,660) (1,659) (1,557)
Dividends received 4,200 3,800 800
Income taxes received 552 613 454
-------- ------- -------
Net cash provided by (used in) operating
activities 3,162 2,798 (276)
-------- ------- -------
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of investment (986)
Capital contributed to subsidiary (1,000)
-------- ------- -------
Net cash used in investing activities (986) (1,000)
-------- ------- -------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Dividends paid (3,907) (3,588) (3,284)
Issuance of debt 16,100
Payments on debt (7,700)
Issuance of stock 1,399 112 264
Debt issue costs (891)
-------- ------- -------
Net cash provided by (used in) financing
activities (2,508) (3,476) 4,489
-------- ------- -------
Net increase (decrease) in cash 654 (1,664) 3,213
Cash and due from banks, beginning 2,011 3,675 462
-------- ------- -------
Cash and due from banks, ending $ 2,665 $ 2,011 $ 3,675
======== ======= =======
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BAYLAKE CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 21 - CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION - PARENT COMPANY ONLY (continued)
BAYLAKE CORP.
(Parent Company Only)
CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the Years Ended December 31
2003 2002 2001
---- ---- ----
(Thousands of dollars)
Reconciliation of net income to net cash
provided by operating activities:
Net income $ 7,957 $ 8,723 $ 7,535
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
cash provided by operating activities:
Undistributed earnings of subsidiary (4,829) (6,006) (8,332)
Accretion of discount on investments (3) (2)
Amortization 35 35 30
Change in interest receivable (4)
Change in receivable from subsidiary 54 (58)
Change in dividends receivable 600
Change in accrued expenses 2 (2) (51)
------- ------- -------
Net cash provided by (used in) operating
activities $ 3,162 $ 2,798 $ (276)
======= ======= =======
SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE OF NONCASH
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Dividends reinvested in common stock $ 959 $ 877 $ 857
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BAYLAKE CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 22 - BUSINESS SEGMENTS
The company has two business segments for which discrete financial
information is available: banking and non-banking.
Banking provides commercial, mortgage, and consumer lending, deposit
services, trust services, and other traditional bank services. These
services are provided primarily through branch banks, and ATMs.
Non-banking includes insurance agency services, conference facilities,
and an assisted living facility through three of the company's
wholly-owned subsidiaries.
2003
-------------------------------------------------------------
Intercompany
Banking Non-Banking Amounts Totals
------- ----------- ------- ------
(Amounts in thousands)
Interest revenue $ 47,474 $ 5 $ (5) $ 47,474
Interest expense 18,471 (5) 18,466
Provision for loan losses 5,650 5,650
Noninterest revenue 9,954 737 10,691
Noninterest expenses 23,684 348 24,032
Income taxes 1,926 134 2,060
Net income 7,697 260 7,957
Total assets 975,748 617 (1,127) 975,238
2002
--------------------------------------------------------------
Intercompany
Banking Non-Banking Amounts Totals
------- ----------- ------- ------
(Amounts in thousands)
Interest revenue $ 51,564 $ 7 $ (7) $ 51,564
Interest expense 22,195 (7) 22,188
Provision for loan losses 5,700 5,700
Noninterest revenue 10,143 870 11,013
Noninterest expenses 22,291 1,100 23,391
Income taxes 2,646 (71) 2,575
Net income 8,875 (152) 8,723
Total assets 905,334 2,632 (3,310) 904,656
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Item 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
In 2003, Baylake Corp. had no change in or disagreements with its accountants on
accounting and financial disclosures required in the annual report.
Item 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
DISCLOSURES CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES: The Company's management, with the
participation of the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls
and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") as of
December 31, 2003. Based on such evaluation, the Company's Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of such
period, the Company's disclosure controls and procedures are effective in
recording, processing, summarizing and reporting, on a timely basis, information
required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits
under the Exchange Act.
INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING: There have not been any changes in
the Company's internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined
in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) subsequent to the date
of the evaluation performed by the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer.
PART III
Item 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
The information set forth under the sections titled "Proposal No. 1, Election of
Directors," "Information on Executive Officers" and "Compliance with Section
16(a) of the Exchange Act" contained in the definitive proxy statement for the
Company's 2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is incorporated herein by
reference.
The Board of Directors has determined that, except as noted below, all of the
members of the Board are "independent directors" within the meaning of NASDAQ
Rule 4200, although the Company is not governed by those standards.
Mr. Herlache is not considered independent because he is an executive officer of
the Company and the Bank. Mr. Braun is not considered independent because he is
an executive officer of the Company.
AUDIT COMMITTEE MATTERS
The company has a standing Audit Committee. The Audit Committee currently has
four members: Mr. Berg (Chairman), Mr. Parsons, Mr. Bunda; and Mr. Agnew. As of
the date of this report, each of the members of the Audit Committee is an
"independent director" under NASDAQ Rule 4200. The Audit Committee's functions
and responsibilities are described in a written policy statement and charter
that was adopted by the Company's Board of Directors. The Board of Directors has
made no determination as to "audit committee financial expert" at this date,
though the makeup of the Audit Committee meets the applicable standards set
forth by the Securities and Exchange Commission rules through the work
experience they have accumulated and the varied background that each possess.
THE NOMINATING AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
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The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee met quarterly in fiscal 2003.
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee evaluates and oversees
corporate governance and related issues. The committee consists of members of
the board of directors and certain officers of the Bank. All directors of the
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee are currently independent
directors. Although the Company has not to date developed formal processes by
which shareholders may communicate directly to directors, it believes that the
informal process, in which any communication sent to the board in care of the
Chief Executive Officer or corporate Secretary is forwarded to the board, has
served the board's and its shareholders' needs.
CODE OF ETHICS
The Company has adopted a code of ethics that all applies to all employees, as
well as each member of the Company's Board of Directors. The code of ethics is
available at the Company's website at www.baylake.com.
Item 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The information set forth under the sections titled "Director Fees and
Benefits", "Executive Compensation", "Board of Directors Compensation Committee
Report on Management Compensation", "Compensation Committee Interlocks and
Insider Participation" and "Performance Graph" contained in the definitive proxy
statement for the Company's 2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is incorporated
herein by reference.
Item 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The information set forth under the section titled "Ownership of Baylake Common"
contained in the definitive proxy statement for the Company's 2004 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders is incorporated herein by reference.
EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION:
The following table sets forth information regarding options and shares reserved
for future issuance under the equity compensation plans as of December 31, 2003.
Number of securities
remaining available for
future issuance under
Number of securities to Weighted-average equity compensation
be issued upon exercise exercise price of plans (excluding
of outstanding options, outstanding options, securities reflected in
warrants and rights warrants and rights column (a)
------------------------ -------------------- -----------------------
Plan Category (a) (b) (c)
- --------------------- ------------------------ -------------------- -----------------------
Equity compensation
plans approved by
security holders 639,319 $ 12.81 241,021
------------------------ -------------------- -----------------------
Equity compensation
plans not approved by
security holders 0 0.00 0
------------------------ -------------------- -----------------------
Total 639,319 $ 12.81 241,021
------------------------ -------------------- -----------------------
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Item 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Information set forth in the section titled "Certain Transactions with
Management" in the definitive proxy statement for the Company's 2004 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
The following table presents fees for professional audit services rendered by
Smith & Gesteland, LLP for the audit of the Company's annual consolidated
financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002
and fees billed for other services rendered by Smith & Gesteland, LLP during
those periods
Fiscal 2003 Fiscal 2002
----------- -----------
Audit fees (1) $ 53,407 $ 50,465
Audit-related fees (2) 10,997 10,200
Tax fees (3) 35,239 24,734
All other fees (4) 2,382 3,535
----------- -----------
Total $ 102,025 $ 88,934
(1) Audit fees consist of fees billed for professional services rendered
for the audit of the Company's consolidated annual financial
statements and review of the interim consolidated financial
statements included in quarterly reports, and services that are
normally provided by Smith & Gesteland, LLP in connection with
statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.
(2) Audit-related fees consist of fees billed for assurance and related
services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit
or review of the Company's consolidated financial statements and are
not reported under "Audit Fees." This category includes fees related
to employee benefit plan and pooled fund audits.
(3) Tax fees consist of fees for professional services rendered for
federal and state tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.
(4) All other fees consist of fees for services other than the services
reported above. In fiscal 2003, this category included fees related
to advisory services, related to accounting for derivatives, cash
surrender value of insurance, branch purchase issues, and trust
preferred securities.
POLICY ON AUDIT COMMITTEE PRE-APPROVAL OF AUDIT AND NON-AUDIT SERVICES OF
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR
Consistent with Securities and Exchange Commission requirements regarding
auditor independence, on November 18, 2003, the Audit Committee adopted a policy
to pre-approve all audit and permissible non-audit services provided by the
independent auditor. All engagements of the independent auditor to perform any
auditor services and permissible non-audit services since November 18, 2003 have
been pre-approved by the Audit Committee in accordance with the adopted policy.
Pre-approval is generally provided for up to one year and any pre-approval is
detailed as to the particular service or category of services and is generally
subject to a specific budget. The Audit Committee has not delegated a
pre-approval dollar limitation with respect to audit and non-audit services at
this time.
PART IV
Item 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
(a) 1. and 2.
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The consolidated financial statements and supplementary data contained in Item 8
of this report are filed as part of this report. All schedules are omitted
because of the absence of the conditions under which they are required or
because the required information is included in the consolidated financial
statements or related notes.
(a) 3.
See Item 15(c) below.
(b) Reports on Form 8-K
Reports on Form 8-K during the quarter ended December 31, 2003. Fourth quarter
earnings release-Regulation FD Disclosures.
(c) Exhibits Required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K
Reference is made to the Exhibit Index on page 93 for exhibits filed as part of
this report.
(d) Additional Financial Statements
Not applicable.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15 (d) 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.
BAYLAKE CORP.
By: /s/ Steven D. Jennerjohn
------------------------
Steven D. Jennerjohn
Treasurer
Date: March 11, 2004
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each individual whose signature appears
below hereby designates and appoints Thomas L. Herlache and Steven D.
Jennerjohn, and each of them, any one of whom may act without the joinder of the
other, as such person's true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents (the
"Attorneys-in-Fact") with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for
such person and in such person's name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this report, and to file the same,
with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, the
Securities and Exchange Commission and any state securities commission, granting
unto said Attorneys-in-Fact and agents, and each of them, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary
to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he
might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and conforming all that said
Attorneys-in-Fact and agents or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
this report has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on
these dates indicated.
/s/Thomas L. Herlache /s/Richard A. Braun
- --------------------- -------------------
Thomas L. Herlache Richard A. Braun, Director
President, Chief Executive Officer and Vice-Chairman of the Board and Executive
Director(Principal Executive Officer) Vice-President
/s/ Steven D. Jennerjohn
- ------------------------ ---------------------
Steven D. Jennerjohn Robert W. Agnew, Director
Treasurer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/ Dee Geurts-Bengtson /s/ Ronald D. Berg
- ----------------------- ------------------
Dee Geurts-Bengtson, Director Ronald D. Berg, Director
/s/ George Delveaux, Jr.
- ----------------------- ------------------------
John W. Bunda, Director George Delveaux, Jr., Director
/s/ Roger G. Ferris /s/ Joseph J. Morgan
- ------------------- --------------------
Roger G. Ferris, Director Joseph J. Morgan, Director
/s/ William Parsons
- ------------------- --------------------
William Parsons, Director Paul Jay Sturm, Director
*Each of the above signatures is affixed as of March 11, 2004.
Exhibit
No. Description
- ------------ -----------------------------------------------------------------
2.1 Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 1, 1998, among the
Company, M&I and Evergreen (1)
3.1 Articles of Incorporation, as amended (2)
3.2 Bylaws, as amended (3)
3.3 Amendment to increase authorized shares of common stock of
Baylake Corp. from 10,000,000 to 50,000,000 shares (4)
4.1 Junior subordinated debenture dated February 16, 2002, by and
between Company and Wilmington Trust Company, as Indenture
Trustee (5)
10.1 Baylake Corp. 1993 Stock Option Plan* (6
10.2 Baylake Bank's Pay-for-Performance (bonus) program* (7)
10.3 Baylake Bank's Deferred Compensation Program with Thomas L.
Herlache* (8)
10.4 Baylake Bank's Agreement for Early Retirement with Ronald D.
Berg* (9)
10.5 Baylake Bank's Deferred Compensation and Salary Continuation
Agreement with Richard A. Braun* (10)
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10.6 Baylake Corp. Stock Purchase Plan* (11)
10.7 Baylake Corp. 1998 Stock Option Plan, as amended* (12)
12.1 Statement Re Computation of Ratios
21.1 List of Subsidiaries
23.1 Consent of Smith & Gesteland
24.1 Power of Attorney (contained on the Signature Page)
31.1 Certification of the CEO pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2 Certification of the CFO pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1 Certification of the CEO pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2 Certification of the CEO pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
*Designates compensation plans or agreements
(1) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 from the Company's Current Report
on Form 8-K filed October 15, 1998.
(2) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 from the Company's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993.
(3) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 from the Company's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993.
(4) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 from the Company's Proxy
Statement for the 2001 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
(5) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 from the Company's Form S-3 filed
February 12, 2001 for Trust Preferred Securities issued under Baylake
Capital Trust I on February 16, 2001.
(6) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit A from the Company's Proxy Statement
for the 1993 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
(7) Incorporated by reference to Description thereof under "Board
Directors/Compensation Committee Report on Management's Compensation" in
the Company's Proxy Statement for the 1994 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
(8) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 from the Company's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993.
(9) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 from the Company's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993.
(10) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 from the Company's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993.
(11) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 from the Company's Form S-8 filed
on February 10, 1998.
(12) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 from the Company's Form S-8
filed on September 21, 1998.
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