Exhibit 99.1
Provident Community Bancshares, Inc. Announces Third Quarter Earnings
ROCK HILL, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 16, 2007--Provident Community
Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ GM: PCBS) (the "Corporation") reported operating
results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007. Net income for
the third quarter of 2007 was $727,000 compared to $651,000 for the third
quarter of 2006, an 11.7% increase. Earnings per share were $0.40 per share
(diluted) for the third quarter of 2007, versus $0.35 per share (diluted) for
the third quarter of 2006. Net income for the nine months ended September 30,
2007, was $2.0 million, or $1.07 per share (diluted), compared to $2.0 million,
or $1.05 per share (diluted), for the same period in 2006.
Net interest income before the loan loss provision for the third quarter
increased $163,000, or 6.4%, to $2.7 million compared to $2.5 million for the
same period in the previous year. The increase was due primarily to higher
average loan balances along with an increase in the yield on loans that resulted
from a higher concentration of consumer and commercial loans. The increase in
interest income was partially offset by higher deposit costs as a result of an
increase in balances and rising rates. The provision for loan losses for the
third quarter totaled $20,000 compared to $45,000 for the same period in the
previous year. During the current year third quarter, $125,000 was received from
a loan that was charged off in the previous year that was applied to the loan
provision. Classified loans increased to $8.3 million for the quarter ending
September 30, 2007 compared to $8.0 million for the same period in the previous
year due to an increase in classified commercial loans.
Non-interest income for the third quarter increased $62,000, or 8.6%, to
$782,000 compared to $720,000 for the same period in the previous year. The
increase was due to higher fees for financial services that resulted from an
increase in transaction accounts. Non-interest expense for the third quarter
increased $212,000, or 9.2%, to $2.5 million compared to $2.3 million for the
same period in the previous year. The increase was due primarily to higher
operating costs associated with a total of three banking centers opened in
Simpsonville, South Carolina and Rock Hill, South Carolina during the previous
twelve months.
At September 30, 2007, assets totaled $415.1 million, a 7.1% increase from
$387.6 million at December 31, 2006. Net loans receivable increased $10.1
million, or 4.4%, during the period to $242.0 million at September 30, 2007,
compared to $231.9 million at December 31, 2006. Consumer/commercial loans
increased $16.8 million, offset by a $6.7 million reduction in residential
mortgage loans as the Corporation continues to focus on the consumer/commercial
segments with specialized loan officers and products. Growth in lower cost
transaction accounts and time deposits resulted in deposits increasing 5.9% to
$263.1 million at September 30, 2007 compared to $248.4 million at December 31,
2006. Investments and mortgage-backed securities at September 30, 2007,
increased 9.9% to $134.3 million from $122.2 million at December 31, 2006. The
increase in securities was funded with an increase in borrowings of $11.8
million. Shareholders' equity increased $817,000, or 3.2%, to $26,784,000 at
September 30, 2007 from $25,967,000 at December 31, 2006 due to net income of
$2.0 million and a $208,000 decrease in unrealized losses on securities
available for sale, offset by the repurchase of 47,504 shares at a cost of
$981,000 and dividend payments of $0.34 per share at a cost of $619,000.
The Corporation also declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.115 per share
payable on November 15, 2007 to shareholders of record on October 30, 2007.
Provident Community Bancshares, Inc. has a dividend reinvestment plan and
information about the plan can be obtained from Registrar and Transfer Company
at 800-368-5948.
Provident Community Bancshares is the parent company for Provident
Community Bank, N.A., which operates nine community oriented banking centers in
the upstate of South Carolina that offer a full array of financial services.
Please visit our website at www.providentonline.com or contact Wanda J. Wells,
SVP/Shareholder Relations Officer at wwells@providentonline.com or Richard H.
Flake, EVP/CFO at rflake@providentonline.com.
Certain matters set forth in this news release may contain forward-looking
statements that are provided to assist in the understanding of anticipated
future financial performance. Forward-looking statements are typically
identified by words such as "believe," " expect," "anticipate," "intend,"
"outlook," "estimate," " forecast," "project" and other similar words and
expressions. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions,
risk and uncertainties, which change over time. Forward-looking statements speak
only as of the date they are made. The Corporation does not assume any duty and
does not undertake to update its forward-looking statements. However, such
performance involves risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to
differ materially from those in such statements. For a discussion of certain
factors that may cause such forward-looking statements to differ materially from
the Corporation's actual results, see the Corporation's Annual Report in Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, including in the Risk Factors section
of that report.
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Provident Community Bancshares, Inc.
Third Quarter - Year Ending December 31, 2007
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Financial Highlights
(Unaudited) ($ in thousands, except share data)
At At
Balance Sheet 9/30/07 12/31/06 $Change %Change
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Total assets $415,080 $387,630 $27,450 7.08%
Cash and due from banks 10,717 9,124 1,593 17.46%
Investments & mortgage-
backed securities 134,304 122,185 12,119 9.92%
Loans receivable (net) 241,957 231,886 10,071 4.34%
Goodwill and intangible
assets 3,365 3,741 (376) -10.05%
Deposits 263,116 248,440 14,676 5.91%
Advances and other
borrowings 110,277 98,533 11,744 11.92%
Stockholders' equity 26,784 25,967 817 3.15%
Outstanding shares 1,796,520 1,830,528 (34,008) -1.86%
Book value per share $14.91 $14.19 $0.72 5.10%
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
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Income Statement 2007 2006 2007 2006
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Net interest income $2,714 $2,551 $8,195 $7,887
Provision for loan losses 20 45 265 355
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Net interest income after
loan loss provision 2,694 2,506 7,930 7,532
Non-interest income 782 720 2,317 2,133
Non-interest expense 2,506 2,294 7,657 6,854
Income tax 243 281 613 822
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Net income $727 $651 $1,977 $1,989
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Earnings per share: basic $0.40 $0.35 $1.09 $1.06
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Earnings per share:
diluted $0.40 $0.35 $1.07 $1.05
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Weighted Average Number of
Common Shares Outstanding
Basic 1,801,405 1,846,643 1,816,085 1,876,630
Diluted 1,839,097 1,876,417 1,852,923 1,901,830
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
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Key Financial Ratios 2007 2006
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Return on average assets 0.66% 0.71%
Return on average stockholders'
equity 9.94% 10.68%
Operating expense to average assets 2.45% 2.28%
Equity to average assets 6.75% 6.80%
CONTACT: Provident Community Bancshares, Inc.
Dwight V. Neese, 803-980-1863