Community Capital Corporation Reports Quarterly Earnings and a 30% Decline in Nonaccrual Loans


GREENWOOD, S.C., July 26, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Community Capital Corporation (Nasdaq:CPBK) reports operating results for the six months and quarter ending June 30, 2010.

  • Nonaccrual loans decreased 30% to $22.9 million since March 31, 2010
  • Nonperforming assets (defined as nonaccrual loans, loans 90+ days past due and other real estate) declined 11% to $38.0 million since March 31, 2010
  • Nonperforming assets that have sold and closed since June 30, 2010 or under contract or letter of intent as of July 26, 2010, and expected to close during the third quarter, totaled $3.0 million which would result in a decline of 8% of nonperforming assets from level at June 30, 2010
  • Ratio of past due loans 30 to 89 days to gross loans was 0.66% at June 30, 2010
  • Total risk based capital increased to 13.52%, from 12.94% at March 31, 2010, well above the regulatory requirement to be considered "well capitalized"
  • Profitable for the second consecutive quarter with net income of $353,000
  • Total deposits grew $10.3 million since March 31, 2010 after eliminating over $14 million in brokered funding during the quarter
  • Brokered funding now represents only 2% of total deposits
  • Bonds were sold during the quarter to shorten the duration of the portfolio resulting in gains of $582,000
  • Market value of accounts in our wealth management division increased more than $21 million, or approximately 4%, during the quarter and have grown 28% over the past twelve months
  • Balance sheet liquidity was maintained at a very high level throughout the quarter with cash balances exceeding $112 million at June 30, 2010

Community Capital Corporation today reported net income for the three months ended June 30, 2010 of $353,000, or $0.04 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $2,941,000, or $0.66 per diluted share for the same period in 2009. The company recorded provision for loan losses of $2.0 million during the second quarter of 2010 compared to $5.8 million during the second quarter of 2009. Non-performing assets decreased $4.8 million to $38.0 million at June 30, 2010 from $42.8 million at March 31, 2010 and   decreased $12.0 million from $50.0 million at December 31, 2009.

Return on average assets for the quarter was 0.19% for 2010 compared to (1.51)% for the same period in 2009 and 0.87% for the first quarter of 2010. Return on average equity was 2.55% for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 compared to (18.46)% for the same period in 2009, and 11.93% for the quarter ended March 31, 2010.  

Total assets increased 1.01% to $757,045,000 at June 30, 2010 from $749,442,000 as of December 31, 2009, and 1.50% from $745,837,000 at March 31, 2010. Total loans decreased $45,692,000 or 8.06% to $521,486,000 at June 30, 2010 from $567,178,000 at December 31, 2009, and decreased $27,524,000 from $549,010,000 at March 31, 2010. Total deposits increased $5,293,000 or 0.91% to $588,776,000 at June 30, 2010 from $583,483,000 at December 31, 2009, and increased $10,280,000 or 1.78% from $578,496,000 at March 31, 2010. 

William G. Stevens, President/CEO of Community Capital Corporation, stated, "We continue to be pleased by our success in eliminating nonperforming assets from our balance sheet. We will remain focused on this objective for the near future. We are also pleased by our ability to produce positive earnings, to increase our regulatory capital levels, and to maintain sound margins despite significant amounts of cash on our balance sheet. While the general economic downturn will continue to hamper our pace of improvement, our core earnings capacity along with our capital position should allow us the flexibility to eliminate bad assets more quickly than our peers."

Community Capital Corporation is the parent company of CapitalBank, which operates 18 community oriented branches throughout upstate South Carolina and offers a full array of banking services, including a diverse wealth management group. Additional information on CapitalBank's locations and the products and services offered are available at www.capitalbanksc.com.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this news release contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, such as statements relating to future plans and expectations, and are thus prospective.  Such forward-looking statements include but are not limited to (1) statements regarding potential future economic recovery, (2)  statements with respect to our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements that are not historical facts, and (3) other statements identified by words such as "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "estimates," "intends," "plans," "targets," and "projects," as well as similar expressions.  Such statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.  Although we believe that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements are reasonable, any of the assumptions could prove to be inaccurate.  Therefore, we can give no assurance that the results contemplated in the forward-looking statements will be realized.  The inclusion of this forward-looking information should not be construed as a representation by our company or any person that the future events, plans, or expectations contemplated by our company will be achieved. The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements: (1) the challenges, costs and complications associated with the continued development of our branches; (2) the potential that loan charge-offs may exceed the allowance for loan losses or that such allowance will be increased as a result of factors beyond our control; (3) our ability and success in resolving troubled loans; (4) changes in the U.S. legal and regulatory framework, including the effect of recent financial reform legislation on the banking industry; (5) our dependence on senior management; (6) competition from existing financial institutions operating in our market areas as well as the entry into such areas of new competitors with greater resources, broader branch networks and more comprehensive services; (7) adverse conditions in the stock market, the public debt market, and other capital markets (including changes in interest rate conditions); (8) changes in deposit rates, the net interest margin, and funding sources;  (9) risks inherent in making loans including repayment risks and value of collateral; (10) the strength of the U.S. economy in general and the strength of the local economies in which we conduct operations may be different than expected resulting in, among other things, a deterioration in credit quality or a reduced demand for credit, including the resultant effect on our loan portfolio and allowance for loan losses; (11) fluctuations in consumer spending and saving habits; (12) the demand for our products and services; (13) the challenges and uncertainties in the implementation of our expansion and development strategies; (14) the adequacy of expense projections and estimates of impairment loss; (15) unanticipated regulatory or judicial proceedings; and (16) the timely development and acceptance of products and services, including products and services offered through alternative delivery channels such as the Internet. 

Additional factors that could cause our results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found in Community Capital Corporation's reports (such as Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K) filed with the SEC and available at the SEC's Internet site (http://www.sec.gov).  All references to financial information as of December 31, 2009 are derived from our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning the company or any person acting on its behalf is expressly qualified in its entirety by the cautionary statements above. We do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statements are made.

Financial Highlights        
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)        
  Three Months 
Ended
June 30, 2010
Three Months 
Ended
June 30, 2009
Six Months 
Ended
June 30, 2010
Six Months 
Ended
June 30, 2009
Earnings Summary (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited)
         
Interest income $8,052 $9,239 $16,309 $18,705
Interest expense 2,889 3,482 5,725 6,997
Net interest income 5,163 5,757 10,584 11,708
Provision for loan losses 2,000 5,800 3,600 7,800
Non-interest income 2,576 2,238 5,934 4,097
Non-interest expense 5,365 7,022 10,258 11,773
Income (loss) before taxes 374 (4,827) 2,660 (3,768)
Income tax expense (benefit) 21 (1,886) 707 (1,690)
Net income (loss) $353 $(2,941) $1,953 $(2,078)
         
Per Shares Ratios:        
Basic earnings (loss) per share $0.04 $(0.66) $0.20 $(0.47)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share $0.04 $(0.66) $0.20 $(0.47)
Dividends declared per share $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.15
Book value per share $5.61 $13.74 $5.61 $13.74
         
Common Share Data:        
Outstanding at period end 9,952,693 4,523,966 9,952,693 4,523,966
Weighted average outstanding 9,899,454 4,451,987 9,875,871 4,447,240
Diluted weighted average outstanding 9,936,036 4,451,987 9,915,576 4,447,240
             
Balance Sheet Highlights Three Months 
Ended
June 30, 2010
Three
Months
Ended
March 31, 2010
Three
Months 
Ended
December 31, 2009
Three
Months 
Ended
June 30, 2009
Six
Months
Ended
June 30, 2010
Six
Months 
Ended
June 30, 2009
Average Balances: (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited)
Total assets $752,051 $749,768 $749,170 $782,430 $750,916 $782,915
Earning assets 694,439 685,008 708,038 715,954 689,749 716,751
Loans 538,676 560,249 596,492 626,961 549,403 632,101
Deposits 584,305 582,109 572,368 529,001 583,213 523,817
Interest bearing deposits 480,988 471,191 467,712 428,957 476,110 430,492
Noninterest bearing deposits 103,317 110,918 104,656 100,044 107,103 93,325
Other borrowings 95,400 95,400 99,748 172,840 95,400 177,902
Junior subordinated debentures 10,310 10,310 10,310 10,310 10,310 10,310
Shareholders' equity 55,463 54,396 58,028 63,935 54,933 63,832
             
Performance Ratios:            
Return on average assets 0.19% 0.87% (0.73)% (1.51)% 0.52% -0.46%
Return on average shareholders' equity 2.55% 11.93% (9.45)% (18.46)% 7.17% (6.49)%
Net interest margin  3.02% 3.25% 3.00% 3.29% 3.13% 3.36%
(fully tax equivalent at 38%)
Efficiency ratio 74.28% 59.91% 94.54% 89.05% 66.66% 75.06%
             
  June 30, 2010 March 31, 2010 December 31, 2009 June 30, 2009 June 30, 2010 June 30, 2009
  (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited)
Asset Quality:            
Nonperforming loans  $24,139 $33,922 $42,826 $28,826 $24,139 $28,826
Other real estate 13,840 8,833 7,165 5,554 13,840 5,554
Total nonperforming assets 37,979 42,755 49,991 34,380 37,979 34,380
Total impaired loans 85,343 77,469 71,956 72,960 85,343 72,960
Net charge-offs/write-downs 2,841 1,742 24,783 2,790 4,583 6,566
Net charge-offs/write-downs to average loans 0.53% 0.31% 4.15% 0.45% 0.83% 1.04%
Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans 54.59% 41.32% 33.06% 51.52% 54.59% 51.52%
Nonperforming loans to total loans 4.63% 6.18% 7.55% 4.69% 4.63% 4.69%
Nonperforming assets to total assets 5.02% 5.73% 6.67% 4.22% 5.02% 4.22%
Allowance for loan losses to period end loans 2.53% 2.55% 2.50% 2.41% 2.53% 2.41%
             
Other Selected Ratios:            
Average equity to average assets 7.37% 7.26% 7.75% 8.17% 7.32% 8.15%
Average loans to average deposits 92.19% 96.24% 104.21% 118.52% 94.20% 120.67%
Average loans to average earning assets 77.57% 81.79% 84.25% 87.57% 79.65% 88.19%
         
Balance Sheet Data        
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data) June 30, 2010 March 31, 2010 December 31, 2009 June 30, 2009
  (Unaudited) (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)
Assets:        
Cash and cash equivalents:        
Cash and due from banks $15,351 $10,384 $10,141 $16,114
Interest bearing deposit accounts 97,527 60,002 38,990 58,101
Total cash and cash equivalents 112,878 70,386 49,131 74,215
Investment securities:        
Securities held-for-sale 56,143 67,764 68,826 65,409
Securities held-to-maturity 160 160 160 215
Nonmarketable equity securities 10,402 10,364 10,186 10,186
Total investment securities 66,705 78,288 79,172 75,810
Loans held for sale 4,582 1,396 1,103 3,394
Loans receivable 521,486 549,010 567,178 614,986
Allowance for loan losses (13,177) (14,018) (14,160) (14,851)
Other real estate owned 13,840 8,833 7,165 5,553
Premises and equipment, net  15,737 15,931 16,150 16,593
Prepaid expenses 4,117 4,548 4,873 496
Intangible assets 1,460 1,560 1,663 1,875
Goodwill -- -- -- 7,419
Cash surrender value of life insurance 17,035 16,861 16,689 16,335
Deferred tax asset 5,925 5,955 6,622 3,394
Income tax receivable -- 1,640 9,634 5,700
Other assets 6,457 5,447 4,222 3,793
Total assets $757,045 $745,837 $749,442 $814,712
         
Liabilities and shareholders' equity:        
Deposits:        
Noninterest bearing $108,332 $101,462 $112,333 $105,696
Interest bearing 480,444 477,034 471,150 463,657
Total deposits 588,776 578,496 583,483 569,352
Federal funds purchased, securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other short term borrowings -- -- -- 30,109
FHLB advances 95,400 95,400 95,400 135,400
Junior subordinated debentures 10,310 10,310 10,310 10,310
Other liabilities 6,768 6,574 6,492 7,470
Total liabilities $701,254 $690,780 $695,685 $752,641
         
Shareholders' equity:        
Common stock: $1 par value; 10 million shares authorized 10,721 10,721 10,721 5,716
Nonvested restricted stock (234) (293) (364) (556)
Capital surplus 65,539 65,906 66,473 62,658
Accumulated other comprehensive income 678 444 909 167
Retained earnings (9,752) (10,105) (11,705) 11,463
Treasury stock, at cost (11,161) (11,616) (12,277) (17,377)
Total shareholders' equity 55,791 55,057 53,757 62,071
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $757,045 $745,837 $749,442 $814,712
             
Income Statement Data            
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data) Three
Months Ended
June 30, 2010
Three
Months
Ended
March 31, 2010
Three
Months
Ended
December 31, 2009
Three
Months
Ended
June 30, 2009
Six
Months
Ended
June 30, 2010
Six
Months
Ended
June 30, 2009
  (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited)
Interest income:            
Interest and fees on loans $7,343 $7,500 $7,644 $8,401 $14,843 $16,891
Interest on investment securities 669 736 839 831 1,406 1,806
Interest on federal funds sold and Interest-bearing deposits  40 22 19 7 60 8
Total interest income 8,052 8,258 8,502 9,239 16,309 18,705
             
Interest expense:            
Interest on deposits 1,974 1,930 2,031 1,823 3,904 3,664
Interest on borrowings 915 906 1,194 1,659 1,821 3,333
Total interest expense 2,889 2,836 3,225 3,482 5,725 6,997
             
Net interest income 5,163 5,422 5,277 5,757 10,584 11,708
Provision for loan loss 2,000 1,600 1,000 5,800 3,600 7,800
Net interest income after provision 3,163 3,822 4,277 (43) 6,984 3,908
Non-interest income:            
Service charges on deposit accounts 492 482 583 573 973 1,136
Gain on sale of loans held for sale 410 298 276 493 708 815
Fees from brokerage services 80 64 78 74 144 111
Income from fiduciary activities 449 472 451 406 921 754
Gain on sale of securities held-for-sale 582 683 -- 248 1,265 393
Gain on sale of premises and equipment  -- -- 1 -- -- --
Other operating income 563 1,358 592 444 1,923 888
Total non-interest income 2,576 3,357 1,981 2,238 5,934 4,097
Non-interest expense:            
Salaries and employee benefits 2,480 2,439 2,578 2,617 4,919 5,211
Net occupancy expense 321 322 342 320 654 640
Amortization of intangible assets 100 103 106 105 202 213
Furniture and equipment expense 188 203 209 223 380 455
Loss on sale of securities held-for-sale -- -- 172 -- -- --
FDIC banking assessments 379 346 1,009 506 725 612
FHLB prepayment penalties -- -- 530 -- -- --
Write downs on other real estate  358 40 800 1,162 398 1,238
Loss on sale of fixed assets -- -- -- 21 -- 18
Other operating expenses 1,539 1,440 1,371 2,068 2,980 3,386
Total non-interest expense 5,365 4,893 7,117 7,022 10,258 11,773
Income (loss) before taxes 374 2,286 (859) (4,827) 2,660 (3,768)
Income tax expense (benefit) 21 686 523 (1,886) 707 (1,690)
Net income (loss) $353 $1,600 $(1,382) $(2,941) $1,953 $(2,078)
         
  June 30, 2010 March 31, 2010 December 31, 2009 June 30, 2009
(Dollars in thousands) Balance Percent Balance Percent Balance Percent Balance Percent
Loans:                
Commercial and agricultural $39,787 7.63% $38,487 7.01% $35,082 6.18% $38,705 6.29%
Real estate – construction 110,522 21.19% 128,110 23.33% 145,130 25.59% 176,534 28.71%
Real estate – mortgage and commercial 306,061 58.69% 312,246 56.88% 316,571 55.82% 330,782 53.79%
Home equity 44,721 8.58% 46,548 8.48% 47,409 8.36% 48,634 7.91%
Consumer – Installment 19,109 3.66% 22,344 4.07% 21,564 3.80% 18,840 3.06%
Other 1,286 0.25% 1,275 0.23% 1,422 0.25% 1,491 0.24%
Total $521,486 100.00% $549,010 100.00% $567,178 100.00% $614,986 100.00%
                 
  June 30, 2010 March 31, 2010 December 31, 2009 June 30, 2009
(Dollars in thousands) Balance Percent Balance Percent Balance Percent Balance Percent
Deposits:                
Noninterest bearing demand  $108,332 18.40% $101,462 17.54% $112,333 19.25% $105,696 18.56%
Interest bearing demand 75,156 12.77% 64,367 11.13% 66,807 11.45% 62,559 10.99%
Money market and savings  177,823 30.20% 175,471 30.33% 166,086 28.47% 139,677 24.53%
Brokered deposits 11,849 2.01% 25,880 4.47% 27,200 4.66% 46,561 8.18%
Certificates of deposit 215,616 36.62% 211,316 36.53% 211,057 36.17% 214,859 37.74%
Total $588,776 100.00% $578,496 100.00% $583,483 100.00% $569,352 100.00%
         
Wealth Management Group         
Fiduciary and Related Services: (Dollars in thousands, except number of accounts) June 30, 2010 March 31, 2010 December 31, 2009 June 30, 2009
         
Market value of accounts $561,868 $540,791 $505,031 $438,929
Market value of discretionary accounts $197,215 $201,320 $188,663 $167,760
Market value of non-discretionary accounts $364,653 $339,471 $316,368 $271,169
Total number of accounts 1,384 1,505 1,440 1,315
     
Yield/Rate Analysis YTD Three Months Ended
June 30, 2010
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2009
(Dollars in thousands) Average
Balance
Interest Yield/
Rate
Average
Balance
Interest Yield/
Rate
ASSETS            
Loans(1)(3) $538,676 $7,350 5.47% $626,961 $8,410 5.38%
Securities, taxable(2) 52,272 481 3.69% 42,183 518 4.93%
Securities, nontaxable(2)(3) 14,260 211 5.93% 25,150 393 6.27%
Nonmarketable Equity Securities 10,387 35 1.35% 2,041 31 6.09%
Fed funds sold and other (incl. FHLB) 78,844 39 0.20% 19,619 7 0.14%
Total earning assets $694,439 $8,116 4.69% $715,954 $9,359 5.24%
Non-earning assets 57,612     66,476    
Total assets $752,051     $782,430    
             
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY            
Transaction accounts $202,858 $579 1.14% $189,041 $329 0.70%
Regular savings accounts 45,383 144 1.27% 38,947 162 1.67%
Certificates of deposit  232,747 1,250 2.15% 200,969 1,332 2.66%
Other short term borrowings 0 --    35,619 23 0.26%
FHLB Advances 95,400 730 3.07% 137,221 1,459 4.26%
Junior subordinate debentures 10,310 186 7.24% 10,310 177 6.89%
Total interest-bearing liabilities $586,698 $2,889 1.98% $612,107 $3,482 2.28%
Non-interest bearing liabilities 109,890     106,388    
Stockholders' equity 55,463     63,935    
Total liabilities & equity $752,051     $782,430    
             
Net interest income/            
 interest rate spread   $5,227 2.71%   $5,877 2.96%
             
Net yield on earning assets     3.02%     3.29%
     
Yield/Rate Analysis YTD Six Months Ended
June 30, 2010
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2009
(Dollars in thousands) Average
Balance
Interest Yield/
Rate
Average
Balance
Interest Yield/
Rate
ASSETS            
Loans(1)(3) $549,403 $14,857 5.45% $632,101 $16,907 5.39%
Securities, taxable(2) 53,477 1,017 3.84% 44,689 1,133 5.11%
Securities, nontaxable(2)(3) 15,039 446 5.98% 26,643 846 6.40%
Nonmarketable Equity Securities 10,328 66 1.29% 2,041 61 6.03%
Fed funds sold and other (incl. FHLB) 61,502 60 0.20% 11,277 8 0.14%
Total earning assets $689,749 $16,446 4.81% $716,751 $18,955 5.33%
Non-earning assets 61,167     66,164    
Total assets $750,916     $782,915    
             
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY            
Transaction accounts $196,679 $1,131 1.16% $198,031 $619 0.63%
Regular savings accounts 44,286 282 1.28% 38,158 330 1.74%
Certificates of deposit  235,145 2,491 2.14% 194,303 2,715 2.82%
Other short term borrowings --  --    35,918 58 0.33%
FHLB Advances 95,400 1,456 3.08% 141,984 2,916 4.14%
Junior subordinate debentures 10,310 365 7.14% 10,310 359 7.02%
Total interest-bearing liabilities $581,820 $5,725 1.98% $618,704 $6,997 2.28%
Non-interest bearing liabilities 114,163     100,379    
Stockholders' equity 54,933     63,832    
Total liabilities & equity $750,916     $782,915    
             
Net interest income/            
 interest rate spread   $10,721 2.82%   $11,958 3.05%
             
Net yield on earning assets     3.13%     3.36%
             
(1)  The effect of loans in nonaccrual status and fees collected is not significant to the computations.
(2)  Average investment securities exclude the valuation allowance on securities available-for-sale.
(3)  Fully tax-equivalent basis at 38% tax rate for nontaxable securities and loans.


            

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