SUFFOLK, Va., Oct. 28, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hampton Roads based TowneBank (Nasdaq:TOWN) reported record earnings for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 of $8.53 million, a 13.15% increase, over the $7.53 million reported for the third quarter of 2010. Earnings for the nine month year to date period increased 8.43% to $24.33 million as compared to the $22.44 million earned in the same period last year.
Net income available to common shareholders was $4.90 million, or $0.17 per share, after accretion and preferred dividend payments of $3.63 million. Additionally, the bank's common dividend for the quarter totaled $2.36 million, or $0.08 per share.
During the third quarter, the bank qualified and was approved for inclusion in the United States Treasury's Small Business Lending Fund that was designed to make enhanced loan funding available to the community's businesses. The Treasury's investment in the amount of $76.46 million enabled the bank to retire the preferred stock investment held by the Treasury under the TARP Program. Accordingly, the bank accelerated the accretion of the remaining issuance discount on these preferred shares. This created a one time reduction in net income available to common shareholders in the amount of $1.86 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, exclusive of related dividends. Excluding this one time charge, fully diluted earnings per share were $0.23 compared to $0.18 per share for the comparative period of 2010.
Earnings Highlights
Earnings performance in the third quarter was positively affected by an increase in net interest income to $34.09 million, a $3.47 million, or 11.33%, improvement over the third quarter of 2010. The bank's net interest margin on a fully tax equivalent basis increased to 3.87%, up from 3.74% for the same period in 2010. The increase reflects the continued repricing of deposit liabilities to market rates coupled with the reduction in higher costing borrowings as deposit growth exceeded loan growth allowing us to continue the favorable repositioning of our liabilities.
On a linked quarter basis, net interest income increased a more modest $323,000, or .96%, reflective of the bank's increased cash position resulting from strong deposit growth and lower loan growth.
Noninterest income, excluding gains on available for sale securities, increased by $1.13 million, or 7.22%, to $16.82 million, compared to the third quarter of 2010. The increase was primarily due to an increase in insurance commissions and other title fees and income, which was higher by $640,000, or 12.85%, attributable to the acquisition of W.T. Chapin Insurance Company in the first quarter of 2011.
Balance Sheet
At September 30, 2011, total bank assets reached $4.03 billion, an increase of $367.00 million, or 10.02%, over third quarter 2010. The acquisition of $149.87 million of assets in the Bank of Currituck business combination in December 2010 contributed to the growth.
The bank's loan portfolio ended the period at $2.73 billion representing an increase of 3.21%, or $84.84 million, from the prior year.
Deposit growth continued as total deposits grew to $3.15 billion, an increase of 15.29%, or $417.44 million. Non-interest bearing demand deposits increased 26.92%, continuing to outpace overall deposit growth, to end the quarter at $856.63 million, representing 27.22% of total deposits.
Capital Strength
The bank's total equity at September 30, 2011 rose to $515.16 million, while common equity increased 4.38% or $15.69 million. Accordingly, total risk-based capital, Tier 1 risk-based capital and Tier 1 leverage ratios were 14.44%, 12.75% and 10.23%, respectively. All ratios exceed the current regulatory standards for well capitalized status.
Credit Quality
The bank's loan portfolio has continued to perform relatively well and shows signs of credit quality improvement. The provision for loan losses for 2011 declined $5.90 million and $4.70 million compared to the three- and nine-month periods of 2010, while the third quarter provision declined $5.92 million compared to the second quarter of 2011. Net charge-offs for the third quarter of 2011 were $2.25 million, as compared to $7.26 million in the third quarter of 2010 and $5.56 million in the second quarter of 2011. Non-performing assets increased to 2.21% as a percentage of total assets compared to 1.59% at September 30, 2010, but decreased for the second consecutive quarter from 2.28% at June 30, 2011 and 2.38% at March 31, 2011.
"This was a strong quarter for us and we are pleased to show continued positive results despite the sluggish economic recovery," said G. Robert Aston, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "I believe our results are directly related to our continued focus on delivering exquisite service to our members, which allows us to continue to attract new clients to the bank, as reflected in the growth of our deposit base. I am particularly proud of the diligence our staff has demonstrated in working with our community businesses to help maintain their financial stability. Also during the quarter, we repaid our TARP investment and announced our participation in the U.S. Treasury Department's Small Business Lending Fund, which will enable us to continue to keep credit readily available to small businesses in the Hampton Roads community."
As one of the top community banks in Virginia and North Carolina, TowneBank operates 26 banking offices serving Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg, James City County and York County in Virginia along with Moyock, Grandy, Camden, Southern Shores, Corolla and Kill Devil Hills in North Carolina. Towne also offers a full range of financial services through its controlled divisions and subsidiaries that include Towne Investment Group, Towne Insurance Agency, TFA Benefits, TowneBank Mortgage, TowneBank Commercial Mortgage, Prudential Towne Realty, Towne 1031 Exchange, LLC, and Corolla Classic Vacations. Through its strategic partnership with William E. Wood and Associates, the bank also offers mortgage services in all of their offices in Hampton Roads and Northeastern North Carolina. Local decision-making is a hallmark of its hometown banking strategy that is delivered through the leadership of each group's President and Board of Directors. With total assets of $4.03 billion as of September 30, 2011, TowneBank is one of the largest banks headquartered in Virginia.
Forward-Looking Statements:
This release contains forward-looking statements as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements may address issues that involve significant risks, uncertainties, estimates and assumptions made by management. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements include competitive pressures in the banking industry that may increase significantly; changes in the interest rate environment may reduce margins and/or the volumes and values of loans made or held as well as the value of other financial assets held; general economic conditions, either nationally or regionally, may be less favorable than expected, resulting in, among other things, a deterioration in credit quality and/or a reduced demand for credit or other services; changes in the legislative or regulatory environment, including changes in accounting standards, may adversely affect our business; costs or difficulties related to the integration of the business and the businesses we have acquired may be greater than expected; expected cost savings associated with pending or recently completed acquisitions may not be fully realized or realized within the expected time frame; our competitors may have greater financial resources and develop products that enable them to compete more successfully; changes in business conditions, changes in the securities market and changes in our local economy with regards to our market area and its heavy concentration of U. S. military bases and related personnel. We assume no obligation to update information contained in this release.
| Selected Financial Highlights (unaudited) | ||||
| TOWNEBANK | ||||
| September 30, 2011 | ||||
| (dollars in thousands, except per share data) | ||||
| Three Months Ended September 30, | 2011 | 2010 | Increase/(Decrease) | % Increase/ (Decrease) |
| Results of Operations: | ||||
| Net interest income | $ 34,086 | $ 30,616 | $ 3,470 | 11.33% |
| Noninterest income (1) | 16,823 | 15,690 | 1,133 | 7.22% |
| Gain (loss) on available for sale securities | (3) | 3,479 | (3,482) | (100.09%) |
| Noninterest expenses | 37,089 | 31,433 | 5,656 | 17.99% |
| Provision for loan losses | 1,400 | 7,304 | (5,904) | (80.83%) |
| Pretax Income | 12,135 | 10,785 | 1,350 | 12.52% |
| Provision for income tax expense | 3,610 | 3,250 | 360 | 11.08% |
| Net income attributable to TowneBank | 8,525 | 7,534 | 991 | 13.15% |
| Preferred stock dividends and accretion | 3,627 | 2,337 | 1,290 | 55.20% |
| Net income available to common shareholders | 4,898 | 5,197 | (299) | (5.75%) |
| Net income per common share - basic | 0.17 | 0.18 | (0.01) | (5.56%) |
| Net income per common share - diluted | 0.17 | 0.18 | (0.01) | (5.56%) |
| Period End Data: | ||||
| Total assets | $ 4,028,244 | $ 3,661,244 | $ 367,000 | 10.02% |
| Total assets - tangible | 3,915,188 | 3,563,903 | 351,285 | 9.86% |
| Earning assets (2) | 3,653,846 | 3,354,444 | 299,402 | 8.93% |
| Loans (net of unearned income) | 2,726,938 | 2,642,099 | 84,839 | 3.21% |
| Allowance for loan losses | 40,941 | 35,946 | 4,995 | 13.90% |
| Goodwill and other intangibles | 113,056 | 97,341 | 15,715 | 16.14% |
| Nonperforming assets | 89,127 | 58,244 | 30,883 | 53.02% |
| Noninterest bearing deposits | 856,634 | 674,938 | 181,696 | 26.92% |
| Interest bearing deposits | 2,290,712 | 2,054,970 | 235,742 | 11.47% |
| Total deposits | 3,147,346 | 2,729,907 | 417,439 | 15.29% |
| Total equity | 515,155 | 498,102 | 17,053 | 3.42% |
| Total equity - tangible | 402,099 | 400,761 | 1,338 | 0.33% |
| Common equity | 374,246 | 358,557 | 15,689 | 4.38% |
| Common equity - tangible | 261,190 | 261,216 | (26) | (0.01%) |
| Book value per common share | 12.88 | 12.42 | 0.46 | 3.70% |
| Book value per common share - tangible | 8.99 | 9.04 | (0.05) | (0.55%) |
| Daily Average Balances: | ||||
| Total assets | $ 4,012,377 | $ 3,714,850 | $ 297,527 | 8.01% |
| Total assets - tangible | 3,898,997 | 3,617,130 | 281,867 | 7.79% |
| Earning assets (2) | 3,618,334 | 3,363,557 | 254,777 | 7.57% |
|
Loans (net of unearned income), excluding nonaccrual loans |
2,663,562 | 2,607,696 | 55,866 | 2.14% |
| Allowance for loan losses | 43,319 | 36,401 | 6,918 | 19.00% |
| Goodwill and other intangibles | 113,380 | 97,721 | 15,659 | 16.02% |
| Noninterest bearing deposits | 804,798 | 672,962 | 131,836 | 19.59% |
| Interest bearing deposits | 2,324,613 | 2,100,087 | 224,526 | 10.69% |
| Total deposits | 3,129,411 | 2,773,049 | 356,362 | 12.85% |
| Total equity | 513,257 | 500,602 | 12,655 | 2.53% |
| Total equity - tangible | 399,877 | 402,881 | (3,004) | (0.75%) |
| Common equity | 374,238 | 361,331 | 12,907 | 3.57% |
| Common equity - tangible | 260,858 | 263,610 | (2,752) | (1.04%) |
| Key Ratios: | ||||
| Return on average assets | 0.84% | 0.80% | 0.04% | 5.00% |
| Return on average assets - tangible | 0.87% | 0.83% | 0.04% | 4.82% |
| Return on average equity | 6.59% | 5.97% | 0.62% | 10.39% |
| Return on average equity - tangible | 8.46% | 7.42% | 1.04% | 14.02% |
| Return on average common equity | 5.19% | 5.71% | (0.52%) | (9.11%) |
| Return on average common equity - tangible | 7.45% | 7.82% | (0.37%) | (4.73%) |
| Net interest margin-fully tax equivalent (2)(3) | 3.87% | 3.74% | 0.13% | 3.48% |
| Net interest margin (2) | 3.79% | 3.66% | 0.13% | 3.55% |
| Average earning assets/total average assets | 90.18% | 90.54% | (0.36%) | (0.40%) |
| Average loans/average deposits | 85.11% | 94.04% | (8.93%) | (9.50%) |
| Average noninterest deposits/total average deposits | 25.72% | 24.27% | 1.45% | 5.97% |
| Allowance for loan losses/period end loans | 1.50% | 1.36% | 0.14% | 10.29% |
| Nonperforming assets to period end assets | 2.21% | 1.59% | 0.62% | 38.99% |
| Period end equity/period end total assets | 12.79% | 13.60% | (0.81%) | (5.96%) |
| Efficiency ratio (1) | 72.85% | 67.88% | 4.97% | 7.32% |
| (1) Excludes gain on available for sale securities | ||||
| (2) Includes bank-owned life insurance | ||||
| (3) Presented on a tax-equivalent basis | ||||
| Selected Financial Highlights (unaudited) | ||||
| TOWNEBANK | ||||
| September 30, 2011 | ||||
| (dollars in thousands, except per share data) | ||||
| Three Months Ended | September 30, 2011 | June 30, 2011 | Increase/(Decrease) | % Increase/(Decrease) |
| Results of Operations: | ||||
| Net interest income | $ 34,086 | $ 33,763 | $ 323 | 0.96% |
| Noninterest income (1) | 16,823 | 15,493 | 1,330 | 8.58% |
| Gain (loss) on available for sale securities | (3) | 3,629 | (3,632) | (100.08%) |
| Noninterest expenses | 37,089 | 36,321 | 768 | 2.11% |
| Provision for loan losses | 1,400 | 7,322 | (5,922) | (80.88%) |
| Pretax Income | 12,135 | 10,119 | 2,016 | 19.92% |
| Provision for income tax expense | 3,610 | 2,613 | 997 | 38.16% |
| Net income attributable to TowneBank | 8,525 | 7,506 | 1,019 | 13.58% |
| Preferred stock dividends and accretion | 3,627 | 2,333 | 1,294 | 55.47% |
| Net income available to common shareholders | 4,898 | 5,173 | (275) | (5.32%) |
| Net income per common share - basic | 0.17 | 0.18 | (0.01) | (5.56%) |
| Net income per common share - diluted | 0.17 | 0.18 | (0.01) | (5.56%) |
| Period End Data: | ||||
| Total assets | $ 4,028,244 | $ 4,017,719 | $ 10,525 | 0.26% |
| Total assets - tangible | 3,915,188 | 3,904,307 | 10,881 | 0.28% |
| Earning assets (2) | 3,653,846 | 3,648,351 | 5,495 | 0.15% |
| Loans (net of unearned income) | 2,726,938 | 2,761,326 | (34,388) | (1.25%) |
| Allowance for loan losses | 40,941 | 41,787 | (846) | (2.02%) |
| Goodwill and other intangibles | 113,056 | 113,411 | (355) | (0.31%) |
| Nonperforming assets | 89,127 | 91,521 | (2,394) | (2.62%) |
| Noninterest bearing deposits | 856,634 | 779,262 | 77,372 | 9.93% |
| Interest bearing deposits | 2,290,712 | 2,319,420 | (28,708) | (1.24%) |
| Total deposits | 3,147,346 | 3,098,682 | 48,664 | 1.57% |
| Total equity | 515,155 | 508,719 | 6,436 | 1.27% |
| Total equity - tangible | 402,099 | 395,308 | 6,791 | 1.72% |
| Common equity | 374,246 | 370,027 | 4,219 | 1.14% |
| Common equity - tangible | 261,190 | 256,616 | 4,574 | 1.78% |
| Book value per common share | 12.88 | 12.73 | 0.15 | 1.18% |
| Book value per common share - tangible | 8.99 | 8.83 | 0.16 | 1.81% |
| Daily Average Balances: | ||||
| Total assets | $ 4,012,377 | $ 3,988,736 | $ 23,641 | 0.59% |
| Total assets - tangible | 3,898,997 | 3,874,851 | 24,146 | 0.62% |
| Earning assets (2) | 3,618,334 | 3,584,896 | 33,438 | 0.93% |
|
Loans (net of unearned income), excluding nonaccrual loans |
2,663,562 | 2,680,352 | (16,790) | (0.63%) |
| Allowance for loan losses | 43,319 | 41,053 | 2,266 | 5.52% |
| Goodwill and other intangibles | 113,380 | 113,886 | (506) | (0.44%) |
| Noninterest bearing deposits | 804,798 | 754,746 | 50,052 | 6.63% |
| Interest bearing deposits | 2,324,613 | 2,313,512 | 11,101 | 0.48% |
| Total deposits | 3,129,411 | 3,068,258 | 61,153 | 1.99% |
| Total equity | 513,257 | 510,262 | 2,995 | 0.59% |
| Total equity - tangible | 399,877 | 396,376 | 3,501 | 0.88% |
| Common equity | 374,238 | 370,590 | 3,648 | 0.98% |
| Common equity - tangible | 260,858 | 256,704 | 4,154 | 1.62% |
| Key Ratios: | ||||
| Return on average assets | 0.84% | 0.75% | 0.09% | 12.00% |
| Return on average assets - tangible | 0.87% | 0.78% | 0.09% | 11.54% |
| Return on average equity | 6.59% | 5.90% | 0.69% | 11.69% |
| Return on average equity - tangible | 8.46% | 7.60% | 0.86% | 11.32% |
| Return on average common equity | 5.19% | 5.60% | (0.41%) | (7.32%) |
| Return on average common equity - tangible | 7.45% | 8.08% | (0.63%) | (7.80%) |
| Net interest margin-fully tax equivalent (2)(3) | 3.87% | 3.92% | (0.05%) | (1.28%) |
| Net interest margin (2) | 3.79% | 3.83% | (0.04%) | (1.04%) |
| Average earning assets/total average assets | 90.18% | 89.88% | 0.30% | 0.33% |
| Average loans/average deposits | 85.11% | 87.36% | (2.25%) | (2.58%) |
| Average noninterest deposits/total average deposits | 25.72% | 24.60% | 1.12% | 4.55% |
| Allowance for loan losses/period end loans | 1.50% | 1.51% | (0.01%) | (0.66%) |
| Nonperforming assets to period end assets | 2.21% | 2.28% | (0.07%) | (3.07%) |
| Period end equity/period end total assets | 12.79% | 12.66% | 0.13% | 1.03% |
| Efficiency ratio (1) | 72.85% | 73.74% | (0.89%) | (1.21%) |
| (1) Excludes gain on available for sale securities | ||||
| (2) Includes bank-owned life insurance | ||||
| (3) Presented on a tax-equivalent basis | ||||
| Selected Financial Highlights (unaudited) | ||||
| TOWNEBANK | ||||
| September 30, 2011 | ||||
| (dollars in thousands, except per share data) | ||||
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | 2011 | 2010 | Increase/(Decrease) | % Increase/(Decrease) |
| Results of Operations: | ||||
| Net interest income | $ 101,946 | $ 89,208 | $ 12,738 | 14.28% |
| Noninterest income (1) | 48,081 | 46,690 | 1,391 | 2.98% |
| Gain on available for sale securities | 3,679 | 5,958 | (2,279) | (38.25%) |
| Noninterest expenses | 107,716 | 92,071 | 15,645 | 16.99% |
| Provision for loan losses | 12,540 | 17,235 | (4,695) | (27.24%) |
| Pretax Income | 33,955 | 31,947 | 2,008 | 6.29% |
| Provision for income tax expense | 9,621 | 9,505 | 116 | 1.22% |
| Net income attributable to TowneBank | 24,334 | 22,442 | 1,892 | 8.43% |
| Preferred stock dividends and accretion | 8,294 | 7,018 | 1,276 | 18.18% |
| Net income available to common shareholders | 16,040 | 15,424 | 616 | 3.99% |
| Net income per common share - basic | 0.56 | 0.55 | 0.01 | 1.82% |
| Net income per common share - diluted | 0.55 | 0.54 | 0.01 | 1.85% |
| Period End Data: | ||||
| Total assets | $ 4,028,244 | $ 3,661,244 | $ 367,000 | 10.02% |
| Total assets - tangible | 3,915,188 | 3,563,903 | 351,285 | 9.86% |
| Earning assets (2) | 3,653,846 | 3,354,444 | 299,402 | 8.93% |
| Loans (net of unearned income) | 2,726,938 | 2,642,099 | 84,839 | 3.21% |
| Allowance for loan losses | 40,941 | 35,946 | 4,995 | 13.90% |
| Goodwill and other intangibles | 113,056 | 97,341 | 15,715 | 16.14% |
| Nonperforming assets | 89,127 | 58,244 | 30,883 | 53.02% |
| Noninterest bearing deposits | 856,634 | 674,938 | 181,696 | 26.92% |
| Interest bearing deposits | 2,290,712 | 2,054,970 | 235,742 | 11.47% |
| Total deposits | 3,147,346 | 2,729,907 | 417,439 | 15.29% |
| Total equity | 515,155 | 498,102 | 17,053 | 3.42% |
| Total equity - tangible | 402,099 | 400,761 | 1,338 | 0.33% |
| Common equity | 374,246 | 358,557 | 15,689 | 4.38% |
| Common equity - tangible | 261,190 | 261,216 | (26) | (0.01%) |
| Book value per share | 12.88 | 12.42 | 0.46 | 3.70% |
| Book value per share - tangible | 8.99 | 9.04 | (0.05) | (0.55%) |
| Daily Average Balances: | ||||
| Total assets | $ 3,970,866 | $ 3,696,273 | $ 274,593 | 7.43% |
| Total assets - tangible | 3,857,756 | 3,597,739 | 260,017 | 7.23% |
| Earning assets (2) | 3,575,119 | 3,358,582 | 216,537 | 6.45% |
|
Loans (net of unearned income), excluding nonaccrual loans |
2,673,268 | 2,574,396 | 98,872 | 3.84% |
| Allowance for loan losses | 40,918 | 34,925 | 5,993 | 17.16% |
| Goodwill and other intangibles | 113,111 | 98,533 | 14,578 | 14.80% |
| Noninterest bearing deposits | 760,534 | 630,812 | 129,722 | 20.56% |
| Interest bearing deposits | 2,304,732 | 2,078,551 | 226,181 | 10.88% |
| Total deposits | 3,065,266 | 2,709,363 | 355,903 | 13.14% |
| Total equity | 509,175 | 486,302 | 22,873 | 4.70% |
| Total equity - tangible | 396,065 | 387,769 | 8,296 | 2.14% |
| Common equity | 369,769 | 347,436 | 22,333 | 6.43% |
| Common equity - tangible | 256,658 | 248,903 | 7,755 | 3.12% |
| Key Ratios: | ||||
| Return on average assets | 0.82% | 0.81% | 0.01% | 1.23% |
| Return on average assets - tangible | 0.84% | 0.83% | 0.01% | 1.20% |
| Return on average equity | 6.39% | 6.17% | 0.22% | 3.57% |
| Return on average equity - tangible | 8.21% | 7.74% | 0.47% | 6.07% |
| Return on average common equity | 5.80% | 5.94% | (0.14%) | (2.36%) |
| Return on average common equity - tangible | 8.36% | 8.28% | 0.08% | 0.97% |
| Net interest margin-fully tax equivalent (2)(3) | 3.96% | 3.68% | 0.28% | 7.61% |
| Net interest margin (2) | 3.87% | 3.61% | 0.26% | 7.20% |
| Average earning assets/total average assets | 90.03% | 90.86% | (0.83%) | (0.91%) |
| Average loans/average deposits | 87.21% | 95.02% | (7.81%) | (8.22%) |
| Average noninterest deposits/total average deposits | 24.81% | 23.28% | 1.53% | 6.57% |
| Allowance for loan losses/period end loans | 1.50% | 1.36% | 0.14% | 10.29% |
| Nonperforming assets to period end assets | 2.21% | 1.59% | 0.62% | 38.99% |
| Period end equity/period end total assets | 12.79% | 13.60% | (0.81%) | (5.96%) |
| Efficiency ratio (1) | 71.80% | 67.75% | 4.05% | 5.98% |
| (1) Excludes gain on available for sale securities | ||||
| (2) Includes bank-owned life insurance | ||||
| (3) Presented on a tax-equivalent basis | ||||