Second Quarter 2023 Performance and Accomplishments
- Earnings per share of
$0.54 , compared to$0.47 in the linked quarter and$0.63 for the second quarter of 2022. - Return on equity of 10.84%, compared to 9.62% in the linked quarter and 13.52% for the second quarter of 2022.
- Dividends declared per common share of
$0.10 , unchanged from the linked quarter and up from$0.08 for the second quarter of 2022. - Tangible book value per common share of
$20.14 as of period end, compared to$19.94 at the end of the linked quarter and$18.77 at the end of the second quarter of 2022. - Net interest margin of 3.89%, compared to 3.91% in the linked quarter and 3.66% for the second quarter of 2022.
- Efficiency ratio of 70.39%, compared to 71.60% in the linked quarter and 68.93% for the second quarter of 2022.
- American Banker’s Top 200 Publicly Traded Banks Under
$2 Billion in Assets for 2022 for the eighth consecutive year. - #4 out of 106
Small Business Administration (“SBA”) 7a lenders in SBA’sNorth Carolina District office of total year-to-date loan approvals throughJuly 21, 2023 .
A quarterly cash dividend of
Review of Balance Sheet at
- Total assets increased
$24.2 million , or 4.1%, to$613.5 million , from$589.3 million . - Cash and cash equivalents decreased
$16.0 million , or 31.9%, to$34.3 million , from$50.4 million . - Securities available-for-sale increased
$14.3 million , or 17.6%, to$95.2 million , from$80.9 million . Purchases of securities available-for-sale in 2023 of$40.1 million partially offset by sales, maturities, and repayments of$25.8 million accounted for the increase. - Securities held-to-maturity increased
$7.4 million , or 66.3%, to$18.6 million due to reclassifications of subordinated debenture investments in other banks and bank holding companies from loans receivable to held-to-maturity securities. The reclassifications were$10.9 million and$7.4 million in December of 2022 and June of 2023, respectively. The lowest, largest, and average balance of each subordinated debenture investment in one bank or bank holding company as ofJune 30, 2023 , was$331,000 ,$1.5 million , and$909,000 , respectively. The book average life of the subordinated debenture portfolio was 3.28 years as ofJune 30, 2023 . - Total net loans increased
$20.4 million , or 3.8%, to$437.3 million , from$421.4 million .- The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans was 1.06% and 1.14% on
June 30, 2023 , andDecember 31, 2022 , respectively. - Nonperforming assets represented 0.10% of total assets on
June 30, 2023 , compared to 0.13% onDecember 31, 2022 . - On
January 1, 2023 , the Company adopted Current Expected Credit Loss ("CECL") methodology for establishing it allowance for loan loss. As a result of adopting this standard the Company’s retained earnings increased$24,000 , the allowance for loan losses decreased$247,000 , and the reserves for unfunded commitments increased$223,000 .
- The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans was 1.06% and 1.14% on
- Total deposits decreased
$4.0 million , or 0.8%, to$486.2 million , from$481.0 million . The ratio of estimated uninsured deposits to total deposits for the Bank was 18.5% atJune 30, 2023 , compared to 22.1% atDecember 31, 2022 . - Total borrowings from
Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta advances and under the Federal Reserve Term Funding Program increased$24 million , or 80.0%, to$54 million , from$30 million . - Stockholders’ equity increased
$2.4 million , or 4.6%, to$55.0 million , from$52.6 million . Accumulated other comprehensive loss was$2.4 million , or 4.2% of total stockholders’ equity as ofJune 30, 2023 . The Bank’s Community Bank Leverage Ratio (“CBLR”) was 11.50% atJune 30, 2023 , compared to 11.27% atDecember 31, 2022 . Financial institutions that follow the CBLR guidelines and have a CBLR of greater than 9% meet the well-capitalized regulatory requirement.
Review of Income Statement for the three months ended
- Net interest income increased
$192,000 to$5.4 million in the second quarter of 2023 compared to the year-ago quarter. The net interest margin increased 23 basis points to 3.89% for the second quarter of 2023 compared to the year-ago quarter.- On
June 12 and 22, 2023, the Bank entered into two interest rate swap agreements totaling approximately$25.0 million to hedge balance sheet interest rate sensitivity and protect selected securities in its available-for-sale portfolio against changes in fair value related to changes in the benchmark interest rate.
- On
- The Company had a recovery of credit losses of
$63,000 in the second quarter of 2023 compared to a provision for credit losses of$175,000 in the year-ago quarter. The primary risks inherent in the Bank’s loan portfolio, including the adequacy of the allowance or reserve for loan losses, are based on management’s assumptions regarding, among other factors, general and local economic conditions, which are difficult to predict and are beyond the Bank’s control. In estimating these risks, and the related loss reserve levels, management also considers the financial conditions of specific borrowers and credit concentrations with specific borrowers, groups of borrowers, and industries. - Noninterest income decreased
$409,000 to$891,000 in the second quarter 2023 compared with the year-ago quarter. Significant contributors to the overall net decrease were:- Decrease of
$389,000 in gain on sale of SBA loans. On most 2023 originations the Company is retaining the guaranteed portion of the loan whereas in 2022 the Company sold substantially all guaranteed portions of the loans. - Decreases of
$49,000 in brokerage commissions on mortgage loans and income fromSmall Business Investment Corporation . - Increase of
$91,000 in other service charges and fees due to increase in fee income from managing deposits sold through the Intrafi deposit network.
- Decrease of
- Noninterest expense decreased
$58,000 , or 1.3%, to$4.4 million in the second quarter of 2023 compared with the year-ago quarter.
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Forward-looking Information This earnings release contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to the financial condition, results of operations and business of the Company. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and are based on the beliefs and assumptions of the management of the Company and on the information available to management at the time that these disclosures were prepared. These statements can be identified by the use of words like “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate” and “believe,” variations of these words and other similar expressions. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, (1) competition in the Company’s markets, (2) changes in the interest rate environment, (3) general national, regional or local economic conditions may be less favorable than expected, resulting in, among other things, a deterioration in credit quality and the possible impairment of collectability of loans, (4) legislative or regulatory changes, including changes in accounting standards, (5) significant changes in the federal and state legal and regulatory environment and tax laws, and (6) the impact of changes in monetary and fiscal policies, laws, rules and regulations. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
As of
(Dollars in thousands)
2023 | 2022 | ||||||
Assets | |||||||
Cash and due from banks | $ | 9,085 | $ | 12,467 | |||
Interest-bearing deposits with banks | 25,218 | 37,889 | |||||
Total cash and cash equivalents | 34,303 | 50,356 | |||||
Securities available-for-sale | 95,213 | 80,939 | |||||
Securities held-to-maturity, fair values of | |||||||
30, 2023 and | 18,566 | 11,161 | |||||
Restricted stock, at cost | 2,737 | 2,626 | |||||
Loans, net of allowance for credit losses of | |||||||
437,259 | 421,444 | ||||||
Property and equipment, net | 8,756 | 9,192 | |||||
Accrued interest receivable | 2,125 | 1,996 | |||||
Bank owned life insurance | 6,134 | 6,095 | |||||
Right-of-use assets – operating leases | 2,610 | 1,183 | |||||
Other assets | 5,798 | 4,289 | |||||
Total assets | $ | 613,501 | $ | 589,281 | |||
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | |||||||
Liabilities | |||||||
Deposits | |||||||
Noninterest-bearing | $ | 110,637 | $ | 120,263 | |||
Interest-bearing | 366,301 | 360,722 | |||||
Total deposits | 476,938 | 480,985 | |||||
Short-term FHLB Advances | 32,000 | 30,000 | |||||
22,000 | - | ||||||
Other short-term borrowings | 286 | 418 | |||||
Junior subordinated notes – trust preferred securities | 8,248 | 8,248 | |||||
Subordinated debentures | 9,923 | 9,903 | |||||
Lease liabilities – operating leases | 2,610 | 1,183 | |||||
Accrued interest payable | 548 | 226 | |||||
Other liabilities | 5,902 | 5,675 | |||||
Total liabilities | 558,455 | 536,638 | |||||
Stockholders’ equity | |||||||
Common stock, no par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; | |||||||
2,702,370 and 2,672,620 issued and outstanding | |||||||
at | 26,471 | 26,207 | |||||
Retained earnings | 30,939 | 28,642 | |||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (2,364 | ) | (2,206 | ) | |||
Total stockholders’ equity | 55,046 | 52,643 | |||||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 613,501 | $ | 589,281 |
Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
For the three months ended
(Dollars in thousands)
Three months ended | Six months ended | ||||||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest and dividend income | |||||||||||||||||||
Loans and fees on loans | $ | 5,780 | $ | 5,916 | $ | 5,051 | $ | 11,696 | $ | 10,539 | |||||||||
Interest on deposits in banks | 216 | 241 | 171 | 457 | 199 | ||||||||||||||
Restricted stock dividends | 41 | 57 | 18 | 98 | 36 | ||||||||||||||
Interest on investment securities | 1,368 | 839 | 408 | 2,206 | 764 | ||||||||||||||
Total interest and dividend income | 7,405 | 7,053 | 5,648 | 14,457 | 11,538 | ||||||||||||||
Interest expense | |||||||||||||||||||
Deposits | 1,374 | 1,023 | 237 | 2,396 | 494 | ||||||||||||||
Short-term and long-term debt | 645 | 670 | 217 | 1,315 | 428 | ||||||||||||||
Total interest expense | 2,019 | 1,693 | 454 | 3,711 | 922 | ||||||||||||||
Net interest income | 5,386 | 5,360 | 5,194 | 10,746 | 10,616 | ||||||||||||||
Provision for (recovery of) credit losses | (63 | ) | 175 | (107 | ) | 111 | (19 | ) | |||||||||||
Net interest income after provision for loan losses | 5,449 | 5,185 | 5,301 | 10,635 | 10,635 | ||||||||||||||
Noninterest income | |||||||||||||||||||
Service charges on deposit accounts | 149 | 147 | 150 | 297 | 287 | ||||||||||||||
Brokerage commissions on mortgage loans | 12 | 22 | 61 | 34 | 133 | ||||||||||||||
Insurance commissions | 109 | 97 | 112 | 206 | 226 | ||||||||||||||
Gain on sale of investment securities | - | 77 | - | 77 | - | ||||||||||||||
Gain on sale of | 96 | 232 | 485 | 328 | 514 | ||||||||||||||
Debit and credit card interchange income | 299 | 292 | 308 | 591 | 585 | ||||||||||||||
Income from | 51 | - | 100 | 51 | 170 | ||||||||||||||
Income earned on bank owned life insurance | 20 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 40 | ||||||||||||||
Other service charges and fees | 155 | 166 | 64 | 320 | 124 | ||||||||||||||
Total noninterest income | 891 | 1,052 | 1,300 | 1,943 | 2,079 | ||||||||||||||
Noninterest expense | |||||||||||||||||||
Salaries | 2,180 | 2,312 | 2,340 | 4,492 | 4,356 | ||||||||||||||
Employee benefits | 264 | 309 | 304 | 573 | 551 | ||||||||||||||
Occupancy | 261 | 308 | 251 | 569 | 547 | ||||||||||||||
Equipment | 239 | 211 | 243 | 450 | 496 | ||||||||||||||
Data and item processing | 468 | 470 | 408 | 938 | 854 | ||||||||||||||
Professional and advertising | 345 | 357 | 294 | 702 | 584 | ||||||||||||||
Stationery and supplies | 34 | 34 | 34 | 68 | 60 | ||||||||||||||
Telecommunications | 129 | 126 | 104 | 255 | 211 | ||||||||||||||
132 | 74 | 53 | 206 | 107 | |||||||||||||||
Other expense | 366 | 390 | 445 | 757 | 747 | ||||||||||||||
Total noninterest expense | 4,418 | 4,591 | 4,476 | 9,010 | 8,513 | ||||||||||||||
Income before income taxes | 1,922 | 1,646 | 2,125 | 3,568 | 4,201 | ||||||||||||||
Income tax expense | 434 | 365 | 422 | 799 | 836 | ||||||||||||||
Net income and income available to common stockholders | $ | 1,488 | $ | 1,281 | $ | 1,703 | $ | 2,769 | $ | 3,365 | |||||||||
Basic and diluted income per common share | $ | 0.54 | $ | 0.47 | $ | 0.63 | $ | 1.02 | $ | 1.25 | |||||||||
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding | 2,732,720 | 2,713,959 | 2,702,370 | 2,723,391 | 2,692,794 |
Selected Financial Data | 2023 | 2023 | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
Return on average common stockholders' equity1 | 10.84 | % | 9.62 | % | 12.98 | % | 12.35 | % | 13.52 | % | 13.07 | % | |||||||||||
Tangible book value per share | $ | 20.14 | $ | 19.94 | $ | 19.48 | $ | 18.67 | $ | 18.77 | $ | 18.63 | |||||||||||
Return on average assets1 | 1.02 | % | 0.88 | % | 1.18 | % | 1.08 | % | 1.11 | % | 1.14 | % | |||||||||||
Net interest margin1 | 3.89 | % | 3.91 | % | 4.02 | % | 4.10 | % | 3.66 | % | 4.07 | % | |||||||||||
Efficiency ratio | 70.39 | % | 71.60 | % | 69.64 | % | 66.76 | % | 68.93 | % | 65.10 | % | |||||||||||
Nonperforming assets to total assets | 0.10 | % | 0.11 | % | 0.13 | % | 0.15 | % | 0.14 | % | 0.16 | % |
1Annualized
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