U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 10-QSB
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 (g)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1999
Commission file number- 1-14081
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YADKIN VALLEY COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
North Carolina 56-1249566
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(State or other jurisdiction of (IRS Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
Post Office Box 1729
Raleigh, North Carolina 27602
(address of principal executive offices)
Telephone: (919) 716-2266
(Registrant's telephone number)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 12 (g) 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
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Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Common Stock 183,642
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Class Outstanding at June 30, 1999
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
YADKIN VALLEY COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
June 30,1999 December 31,1998
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(UNAUDITED)
ASSETS
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Cash $ 40,047 51,980
Investment in securities available for
sale (cost of $2,318,641 at June 30,
1999 and December 31, 1998) 13,704,730 15,629,046
Certificates of deposit 432,500 439,502
Accrued investment income 4,469 3,885
Federal income taxes recoverable 61,290 46,153
State income taxes recoverable 3,590 3,590
Other assets 100 100
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Total assets $14,246,726 16,174,256
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
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Liabilities:
Life policy claims reserves 11,294 13,373
Deferred income taxes 4,454,953 5,205,114
Notes payable 869,205 839,205
Other liabilities 3,819 4,680
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Total liabilities 5,339,271 6,062,372
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Shareholders' equity:
Common stock, par value $1 per share;
authorized 500,000 shares, issued and outstanding
183,642 in 1999 and 183,692 in 1998 183,642 183,692
Retained earnings 1,750,786 1,781,008
Accumulated other comprehensive income 6,973,027 8,147,184
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Total shareholders' equity 8,907,455 10,111,884
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Total liabilities and
shareholders' equity $14,246,726 16,174,256
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
YADKIN VALLEY COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS)
For the For the For the For the
three three six six
months months months months
ended ended ended ended
June June June June
30, 1999 30, 1998 30, 1999 30, 1998
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UNAUDITED UNAUDITED UNAUDITED UNAUDITED
Premiums and other revenue:
Life premium $ 59,363 69,459 121,273 140,928
Dividend income 6,296 6,202 11,482 12,943
Interest income 4,618 5,111 9,822 10,622
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70,277 80,772 142,577 164,493
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Benefits and expenses:
Death benefits 25,017 40,767 35,568 76,261
Decrease in liability
for life policy Claims (23,145) (4,258) (2,079) (4,737)
Operating expenses:
Commissions 26,722 31,181 54,601 63,511
Interest 13,267 17,227 24,813 32,418
Professional fees 16,100 25,096 31,198 32,909
Management fees 4,042 4,375 11,868 11,225
General, administrative
and other 6,750 4,771 31,129 24,589
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68,753 119,159 187,098 236,176
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Income (loss)
before income taxes 1,524 (38,387) (44,521) (71,683)
Income tax expense (benefit) 518 (13,029) (15,137) (24,402)
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Net income (loss) $ 1,006 (25,358) (29,384) (47,281)
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
YADKIN VALLEY COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW
FOR THE SIX MONTH PERIODS ENDED JUNE 30, 1999 AND 1998
1999 1998
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Operating Activities: UNAUDITED UNAUDITED
Net loss $ (29,384) (47,281)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used by
operating activities:
Decrease in reserve for policy and contract claims (2,079) (4,737)
Increase in federal income taxes recoverable (15,137) (35,286)
Increase in accrued investment income (585) 271
Increase (decrease) in other liabilities (861) 7,046
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Net cash used by operating activities (48,046) (79,987)
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Investing activities:
Purchases of certificates of deposit (869,654) (20,714)
Maturities of certificates of deposit 876,656 45,854
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Net cash provided by investing activities 7,002 25,140
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Financing activities:
Proceeds from increase in notes payable 30,000 832,343
Principal payments on notes payable -- (745,069)
Purchases and retirement of common stock (889) (9,141)
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Net cash provided (used) by financing activities 29,111 78,133
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Net increase (decrease) in cash (11,933) 23,286
Cash at beginning of reporting period 51,980 45,061
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Cash at end of reporting period $ 40,047 68,347
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Cash payments for:
Interest $ 25,674 25,284
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Income taxes $ -- 5,000
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Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Increase (decrease) in unrealized gain on
securities available for sale, net of applicable
income taxes of ($750,160) and $724,985 $(1,174,157) 1,131,156
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
YADKIN VALLEY COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1: Basis of Presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of
Yadkin Valley Company (the "Company" or "Registrant") and its wholly owned
subsidiary Yadkin Valley Life Insurance Company. All significant intercompany
transactions are eliminated in consolidation and all adjustments considered
necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods have
been included (such adjustments are normal and recurring in nature).
The information contained in the footnotes to the Company's consolidated
financial statements, included in the Company's Form 10-KSB, should be
referenced when reading these unaudited interim financial statements. Operating
results for the interim periods presented herein are not necessarily indicative
of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 1999.
Note 2: Adoption of Statements of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS")
During 1998, the Company adopted SFAS No. 130, "Reporting Comprehensive Income"
("SFAS No. 130") which establishes standards for the reporting and display of
comprehensive income and its components in a full set of financial statements.
Comprehensive income is defined as the change in equity during a period for
non-owner transactions and is divided into net income and other comprehensive
income. Other comprehensive income includes revenues, expenses, gains, and
losses that are excluded from earnings under current accounting standards.
For the six months ended June 30, 1999 and 1998, total comprehensive income
(loss) consisting of net income (loss) and unrealized gains (losses) on
securities available for sale, net of taxes was $(1,203,541) and $1,083,875
respectively.
Note 3: Related Parties
A director and certain significant shareholders of the Company are also
significant shareholders and, in some cases, directors of First Citizens
BancShares, Inc. ("FCB"), First Citizens Bancorporation of South Carolina, Inc.
("FCB-SC"), The Heritage Bank ("Heritage"), Triangle Life Insurance Company
("TLIC"), and American Guaranty Insurance Company (AGI"). All of these entities
are related through common ownership.
AGI is a subsidiary of First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company ("FCB&T"), a
subsidiary of FCB, and provides management services to the Company. Management
fees were $11,868 for the six months ended June 30, 1999 and $11,225 for the
corresponding period in 1998.
Yadkin Valley Life provides reinsurance to TLIC, a subsidiary of FCB. Amounts
related to business assumed from TLIC for the six months ended June 30, 1999 and
the corresponding period in 1998 are as follows:
1999 1998
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Premiums assumed 121,273 140,928
Death benefits assumed 35,568 76,261
Life policy claim reserves assumed 11,294 25,385
Commissions assumed 54,601 63,511
The Company holds stock in FCB, First Citizens Bancorporation of South Carolina,
Inc. ("FCB-SC") and The Heritage Bank ("Heritage"). The Company, FCB, FCB-SC and
Heritage are related through certain common ownership. At June 30, 1999 and
1998, the Company had $332,500 and $301,114, respectively, invested in FCB&T
certificates of deposit.
An executive officer and director of the Company is also a director of Heritage.
As a part of reinsurance commissions assumed, the Company paid approximately
$7,201 in commissions to Heritage for the six months ended June 30, 1999 and
$8,965 for the corresponding period in 1998.
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS. Registrant realized a decrease in consolidated net
loss of $45,976 during the six months ended June 30, 1999 compared to the
corresponding period in 1998. Consolidated net loss during the period was
$29,384 compared to consolidated net loss of $75,360 during the corresponding
period of 1998. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in incurred claims
which is discussed further below.
The main source of operating funds for the period reported was from Yadkin
Valley Life Insurance Company's ("Yadkin Valley Life") operation. Revenue from
Yadkin Valley Life's operation continued to decline primarily as a result of a
decrease in sales of credit life insurance by producing banks. During the six
months ended June 30, 1999, premiums have decreased $19,655 (13.9%) from the
corresponding period in 1998 and management expects the decline may continue.
The premium volume of Yadkin Valley Life does vary from year to year based on
the volume and eligibility of loans for credit life insurance in producing
banks.
The primary outflows of Registrant's funds are for claim payments,
commission payments and general expenses. Incurred claims decreased $38,035
(53.2%) for the six months ended June 30,1999 when compared to the corresponding
period in 1998. The decrease is not specifically attributable to any known
events as there have been no change in operations, underwriting or any other
procedure. As reported in prior reports, based on historical trends, the trend
of abnormal claim payments experienced in 1998 was not expected to continue.
During the quarter ended June 30, 1999, the improvement in incurred claims is
significant; however, the continued decline in premium volume appears to be the
primary determining factor in recent net losses. While the policyholder
mortality experience represents the primary uncertainty of Yadkin Valley Life's
operations, claim reserves have proven to be adequate. The decline in commission
payments in 1999 versus 1998 is directly correlated to the decline in assumed
premium written.
During 1999, Registrant's investment in marketable equity securities that
are accounted for in accordance with SFAS No. 115 experienced a decline in their
fair values of $1,924,316 (12.3%) from December 31, 1998. Management believes
that the decline in fair values of Registrant's investments as of June 30, 1999
is an aberration driven by the fact that the Company's largest individual
holding is in a banking organization whose equity securities are not widely
traded and thus are subject to fluctuation when significant trades in that
organization's equity securities occur. Management notes that the fair value of
these equity securities has increased $1,925,000 (20%) from March 31, 1999. This
follows a $3,675,000 (28%) decline at March 31, 1999 from December 31, 1998.
However, there can be no assurances that these fair values will be sustained in
future periods. Continued fluctuations in the fair values of these investments
in future periods will result in fluctuations of shareholders' equity.
LIQUIDITY. Management views liquidity as a key financial objective.
Management relies on the operations of Yadkin Valley Life as the principal
source of liquidity. Further, limited borrowings have allowed Registrant to fund
asset growth and maintain liquidity. A factor which could impact Registrant's
financial position and liquidity are significant increases or decreases in these
fair values of the securities held in the investment portfolio.
Management believes the liquidity of the Registrant to be adequate as
evidenced by ratios of assets to liabilities of 2.68 at June 30, 1999 and 2.66
at December 31, 1998. Investments in equity securities had a fair value at June
30, 1999 and December 31, 1998 of $13,704,730 and $15,629,046 respectively.
While management considers these securities to be readily marketable,
Registrant's ability to sell a substantial portion of these investments may be
inhibited by the limited trading of most of these issuances, and may result in
Registrant realizing substantial losses on any such sales. Management of the
Registrant believes that Yadkin Valley Life maintains sufficient other sources
of liquidity such that sales of these investments would not appear necessary for
the foreseeable future.
FINANCIAL CONDITION. The asset decrease from December 31, 1998 was
primarily due to a decrease in unrealized gains on marketable equity securities.
There were no other material changes in assets during 1999. During 1999, total
liabilities decreased from $6,062,372 at December 31, 1998 to $5,339,271 at June
30, 1999. The decrease in deferred federal income taxes on the unrealized gains
on investments was $750,161 while total liabilities decreased $723,101.
CAPITAL RESOURCES. There are no material commitments for capital
expenditures and none are anticipated. At June 30, 1999, Registrant had
outstanding borrowings with an unrelated bank of $869,205 secured by 18,139
shares of First Citizens BancShares, Inc. of North Carolina Class A Common
Stock, which have a fair value of $1,465,209; and 1,725 shares of First Citizens
BancShares, Inc. of North Carolina Class B Common Stock, which have a fair value
of $78,816; and 10,000 voting common shares of First Citizens Bancorporation of
South Carolina, Inc, which have a fair value of $3,250,000. Any funds needed to
satisfy loan repayments will be derived from the sale of or repositioning of
investments and from dividends from Yadkin Valley Life.
UPDATE ON YEAR 2000. As has been widely reported in the media, many of the
world's existing computer programs use only two digits to identify the year in
the date field of a program. These programs were designed and developed without
considering the impact of the upcoming change in the century and could
experience serious malfunctions when the last two digits of the year change to
"00" (Year 2000 Issue).
The Company has evaluated the potential impact of the Year 2000 Issue on
operations. Management notes that the Company is not heavily dependent on
computer programs in the course of performing day-to-day operations, as a result
of the size of the Company and the fact that Yadkin Valley Life acts as a
reinsurer and not a primary insurer. As a reinsurer, Yadkin Valley Life is not
required to maintain extensive policyholder information on record. All such
policyholder information is maintained by the ceding company. Management has
also monitored the Year 2000 remediation efforts by the ceding company's
computer systems and has concluded that in the event of failure of the ceding
company's computer systems, the ceding company could operate in a manual
environment without significantly disrupting the production of new policies to
cede to Yadkin Valley Life.
Yadkin has identified The Fidelity Bank, The Heritage Bank, and Southern Bank
& Trust Company as the most significant vendors with whom they interact (through
the ceding company) in the course of daily operations. These banks are
responsible for calculating and paying premiums to the ceding company. Yadkin
believes that the Year 2000 readiness of these banking entities is critical to
the generation of new business and the maintenance of existing business. The
ceding company is therefore reliant on the Year 2000 readiness of these banks,
and has been informed that these banks are believed to be Year 2000 compliant
with respect to the loan processing systems. The banks' loan systems provide all
information necessary to provide and maintain the credit life insurance written
by the ceding company.
Management notes that Yadkin could continue to operate for a prolonged period
without any premium revenue in the event that these banks are not able to
calculate premiums, by liquidating some or all of its significant investment
portfolio to pay for operational expenses; however, the valuation of the
investment portfolio could be impacted by a lack of Year 2000 readiness by the
aforementioned banks or any of the other banks whose equity securities are owned
by Yadkin. See "Liquidity".
To date, Yadkin has not identified any processes that will require
significant expenditures to address the Year 2000 issue. Yadkin estimates that
total cost to address the Year 2000 issue will not be material. There was no
cost to Yadkin for the Year 2000 project during the first two quarters of 1999.
The disclosures included herein are deemed to be Year 2000 readiness
disclosures.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: The foregoing discussion may contain
statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act, which statements are inherently subject to risks and
uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are statements that include
projections, predictions, expectations, or beliefs about future events or
results or otherwise are not statements of historical fact. Such statements are
often characterized by the use of qualifying words (and their derivatives) such
as "expect," "believe," "estimate," "plan," "project," or other statements
concerning opinions or judgment of the Company and its management about future
events. Factors that could influence the accuracy of such forward looking
statements include, but are not limited to, the financial success or changing
strategies of the Company's customers, actions of government regulators, the
level of market interest rates, and general economic conditions.
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
There are no material pending legal proceedings involving the company.
Item 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds
There have been no changes in the rights of the holders of the common
stock of the Company.
Item 3. Default Upon Senior Securities
Not Applicable
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
(a) The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company was held on
April 26, 1999.
(b) At the Annual Meeting, the following Directors were elected to
the Board of Directors, for a term expiring at the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders to be held in 2000 or until a successor is duly elected
and qualified:
David S. Perry
Hope H. Connell
Edward T. Lucas
(c) Matters voted upon at the Annual meeting and the numbers of
shares voted for, against, withheld, abstaining from voting and
broker non-votes were as follows:
(1) Election of three Directors for a term expiring in 2000
FOR AGAINST WITHHELD
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David S. Perry 144,357 0 3
Hope Holding Connell 144,357 0 3
Edward T. Lucas 144,357 0 3
(2) Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent
public accountants for the Company for 1999:
For: 144,356
Against: 0
Abstaining from Voting: 4
Item 5. Other Information
Not Applicable
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
Not Applicable
SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Registrant caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.
YADKIN VALLEY COMPANY
Date: August 10, 1999 By: /s/ David S. Perry
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David S. Perry, President and
Principal Financial Officer