Community Capital Corporation Reports Quarterly Results and Significant Balance Sheet Deleverage


GREENWOOD, S.C., Oct. 27, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Community Capital Corporation (Nasdaq:CPBK) reports operating results for the nine months and quarter ended September 30, 2010.

  • Tier 1 leverage ratio increased to 8.65% compared to 8.41% as of June 30, 2010, however based on period end total assets this ratio increased to 9.22%
  • Tangible equity to tangible assets of 7.83% versus prior quarter ratio of 7.19%
  • Total risk based capital increased to 13.84%, which remains above the regulatory definition to be considered "well capitalized" of 10%
  • Balance sheet contracted $69.3 million from $757.0 million at June 30, 2010 to $687.7 million at September 30, 2010
  • Eliminated $60.1 million in CDs during the quarter that yielded approximately 2.75% utilizing cash on hand to fund the runoff
  • NIM for the third quarter of 2010 was 2.84%; NIM month to date through October 26, 2010 was 3.68% with the increase being a direct result of the deleveraging activities noted
  • Bonds were sold during the quarter to shorten the duration of the portfolio resulting in gains of $728,000
  • Nonperforming loans increased $3.8 million during the quarter primarily due to the transfer from troubled debt restructurings
  • Troubled debt restructurings declined $7.8 million, or 54%, to $6.1 million at September 30, 2010
  • Loans past due 30 to 89 days to gross loans was 0.28% at September 30, 2010, compared to 0.66% at June 30, 2010
  • Construction and development real estate loans have declined $71.8 million or 40.42% since September 30, 2009
  • Market value of accounts in our wealth management division surpassed $600 million as of September 30, 2010, an 8.11% increase since June 30, 2010.

Community Capital Corporation today reported a net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2010 of $478,000, or $(0.05) per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $21,785,000, or $(4.35) per diluted share, for the same period in 2009. The company recorded provision for loan losses of $2.75 million during the third quarter of 2010 compared to $24.00 million during the third quarter of 2009. Return on average assets for the quarter was (0.26)% for 2010 compared to (11.08)% for the same period in 2009. Return on average equity was (3.39)% for the quarter ended September 30, 2010 compared to (135.74)% for the same period in 2009.

Year to date income for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was $1,475,000, or $0.15 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $23,863,000, or ($5.14) per diluted share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. Return on average assets was 0.26% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to (4.08)% for the same period in 2009. Return on average equity was 3.57% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to (49.63)% for the same period in 2009.  

Total assets decreased 8.24% to $687,704,000 at September 30, 2010 from $749,442,000 as of December 31, 2009, and 9.16% from $757,045,000 at June 30, 2010. Total loans decreased $62,670,000, or 11.05%, to $504,508,000 at September 30, 2010 from $567,178,000 at December 31, 2009, and decreased $16,978,000 from $521,486,000 at June 30, 2010. Total deposits decreased $63,845,000, or 10.94%, to $519,638,000 at September 30, 2010 from $583,483,000 at December 31, 2009, and decreased $69,138,000, or 11.74%, from $588,776,000 at June 30, 2010. 

William G. Stevens, President/CEO of Community Capital Corporation, stated, "We decided to materially alter the balance sheet during the quarter by allowing approximately $60 million in high cost CDs to run off. We funded the deposits outflow with very low yielding cash. As a result, we significantly bolstered period end capital ratios and expect to have a much improved margin going forward due to the elimination of negative leverage. While we are disappointed that nonaccrual loans did not decline this quarter, our core profitability remains sound and will only be improved by our increasing margin and strong noninterest income levels. We continue to believe our core earnings and strengthening capital levels will allow us to be very aggressive in our efforts to eliminate bad loans and other real estate from our company's balance sheet."

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 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; (2) our ability and success in resolving troubled loans; (3) adverse conditions in the stock market, the public debt market, and other capital markets (including changes in interest rate conditions); (4) changes in deposit rates, the net interest margin, and funding sources; (5) 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; (6) the challenges, costs and complications associated with the continued development of our branches; (7) changes in the U.S. legal and regulatory framework, including the effect of recent financial reform legislation on the banking industry; (8) our dependence on senior management; (9) 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; (10) risks inherent in making loans including repayment risks and value of collateral; (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 
September 30,
2010
Three Months Ended 
September 30,
2009
Nine Months
Ended
September 30, 2010 
Nine Months 
Ended
September 30, 2009
Earnings Summary (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited)
         
Interest income $7,483 $9,026 $23,792 $27,731
Interest expense 2,696 3,645 8,422 10,641
Net interest income 4,787 5,381 15,370 17,090
Provision for loan losses 2,750 24,000 6,350 31,800
Non-interest income 2,742 1,868 8,546 5,965
Non-interest expense 5,651 13,300 15,777 25,074
Income (loss) before taxes (872) (30,051) 1,789 (33,819)
Income tax expense (benefit) (394) (8,266) 314 (9,956)
Net income (loss) $(478) $(21,785) $1,475 $(23,863)
         
Per Shares Ratios:        
Basic earnings (loss) per share $(0.05) $(4.35) $0.15 $(5.14)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share $(0.05) $(4.35) $0.15 $(5.14)
Dividends declared per share -- -- -- $0.15
Book value per share $5.52 $6.27 $5.52 $6.27
         
Common Share Data:        
Outstanding at period end 9,978,761 8,023,179 9,978,761 8,023,179
Weighted average outstanding 9,931,940 5,013,726 9,894,766 4,638,143
Diluted weighted average outstanding 9,931,940 5,013,726 9,931,323 4,638,143
         
Capital Ratios:        
Tier 1 leverage ratio 8.65% 7.39% 8.65% 7.39%
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio 12.57% 9.97% 12.57% 9.97%
Total risk-based capital ratio 13.84% 11.28% 13.84% 11.28%
Tangible equity to tangible assets (period end) 7.83% 7.93% 7.83% 7.93%
           
Balance Sheet Highlights

(Dollars in thousands)

Three Months 
Ended
September 30,
2010
Three Months 
Ended
June 30,
2010
Three Months 
Ended
September 30, 
2009 
Nine Months 
Ended
September 30, 2010
Nine Months 
Ended
September 30,
2009 
Average Balances: (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited)
Total assets $734,956 $752,051 $780,420 $745,537 $782,328
Earning assets 673,392 694,439 723,501 684,237 718,993
Loans 517,941 538,676 609,033 538,800 624,327
Deposits 566,325 584,305 579,280 577,522 542,508
Interest bearing deposits 460,761 480,988 474,718 470,941 445,396
Noninterest bearing deposits 105,564 103,317 104,562 106,581 97,112
Other borrowings 95,400 95,400 119,455 95,400 158,206
Junior subordinated debentures 10,310 10,310 10,310 10,310 10,310
Shareholders' equity 55,976 55,463 63,676 55,285 64,289
           
Performance Ratios:          
Return on average assets (0.26)% 0.19% (11.08)% 0.26% (4.08)%
Return on average shareholders' equity (3.39)% 2.55% (135.74)% 3.57% (49.63)%
Net interest margin  2.84% 3.02% 3.00% 3.04% 3.24%
(fully tax equivalent at 38%)          
Efficiency ratio 82.70% 74.28% 180.87% 71.61% 108.83%
           
  Three Months Ended
September 30, 2010
Three Months Ended
June 30,
2010
Three Months  Ended
September 30,
2009 
Nine Months 
Ended September 30,
2010
Nine Months
Ended September 30,
2009 
  (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited)
Asset Quality:          
Nonperforming loans  $27,896 $24,139 $55,439 $27,896 $55,439
Other real estate 14,452 13,840 6,181 14,452 6,181
 Total nonperforming assets 42,348 37,979 61,620 42,348 61,620
Total impaired loans 78,104 85,343 102,002 78,104 102,002
Total performing troubled debt restructurings  6,147 13,931 4,202 6,417 4,202
Net charge-offs/write-downs 2,614 2,841 908 7,197 7,474
Net charge-offs/write-downs to average loans 0.50% 0.53% 0.15% 1.34% 1.20%
Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans 47.72% 54.59% 68.44% 47.72% 68.44%
Nonperforming loans to total loans 5.53% 4.63% 9.21% 5.53% 9.21%
Nonperforming assets to total assets 6.16% 5.02% 8.24% 6.16% 8.24%
Allowance for loan losses to period end loans 2.64% 2.53% 6.30% 2.64% 6.30%
           
Other Selected Ratios:          
Average equity to average assets 7.61% 7.37% 8.16% 7.42% 8.22%
Average loans to average deposits 91.46% 92.19% 105.14% 93.30% 115.08%
Average loans to average earning assets 76.92% 77.57% 84.18% 78.74% 86.83%
Balance Sheet Data
(Dollars in thousands)
 
September 30,
2010
 
June 30,
2010
 
December 31,
2009
 
September 30,
2009
  (Unaudited) (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)
Assets:        
Cash and cash equivalents:        
 Cash and due from banks $ 11,332 $ 15,351 $ 10,141 $ 10,183
 Interest bearing deposit accounts  49,237  97,527  38,990  27,210
 Total cash and cash equivalents 60,569 112,878 49,131 37,393
Investment securities:        
 Securities held-for-sale 55,422 56,143 68,826 73,410
 Securities held-to-maturity -- 160 160 215
 Nonmarketable equity securities   9,930  10,402  10,186  10,186
 Total investment securities 65,352 66,705 79,172 83,811
Loans held for sale 5,419 4,582 1,103 815
Loans receivable 504,508 521,486 567,178 601,846
Allowance for loan losses (13,313) (13,177) (14,160) (37,943)
Other real estate owned 14,452 13,840 7,165 6,181
Premises and equipment, net 15,521 15,737 16,150 16,373
Prepaid expenses 3,662 4,117 4,873 3,662
Intangible assets 1,360 1,460 1,663 1,769
Cash surrender value of life insurance 17,211 17,035 16,689 16,507
Deferred tax asset 6,093 5,925 6,622 3,394
Income tax receivable -- -- 9,634 --
Other assets    6,870  6,457  4,222      14,416
  Total assets $ 687,704 $ 757,045  749,442 $ 748,224
         
Liabilities and shareholders' equity:        
Deposits:        
 Noninterest bearing $  100,965 $ 108,332 $ 112,333 $ 102,906
 Interest bearing  418,673  480,444  471,150  471,964
 Total deposits 519,638 588,776 583,483 574,870
FHLB advances 95,400 95,400 95,400 105,400
Junior subordinated debentures 10,310 10,310 10,310 10,310
Other liabilities  7,227  6,768  6,492   7,301
Total liabilities $ 632,575 $ 701,254 $ 695,685 $ 697,881
         
Shareholders' equity:        
Common stock: $1 par value; 20 million shares authorized $10,721 $10,721 $10,721 $8,903
Nonvested restricted stock (175) (234) (364) (460)
Capital surplus 65,244 65,539 66,473 67,721
Accumulated other comprehensive income 352 678 909 1,000
Retained earnings (deficit) (10,230) (9,752) (11,705) (10,323)
Treasury stock, at cost   (10,783)  (11,161)  (12,277)  (16,498)
Total shareholders' equity  55,129  55,791  53,757  50,343
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 687,704 $ 757,045 $ 749,442 $ 748,224
         
Income Statement Data
(Dollars in thousands)
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2010
Three Months Ended
June 30,
2010
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2009
Nine Months
Ended
September 30, 2010
Nine Months
Ended
September 30, 2009
  (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited)
Interest income:          
Interest and fees on loans $  6,995 $ 7,343 $ 8,186 $ 21,838 $ 25,077
Interest on investment securities 422 669 816 1,828 2,622
Interest on federal funds sold and     interest-bearing deposits      66  40  24  126  32
 Total interest income 7,483 8,052 9,026 23,792 27,731
           
Interest expense:          
Interest on deposits 1,758 1,974 2,199 5,662 5,863
Interest on borrowings  938  915  1,446  2,760  4,778
  Total interest expense 2,696 2,889 3,645 8,422 10,641
           
Net interest income 4,787 5,163 5,381 15,370 17,090
Provision for loan loss  2,750  2,000  24,000  6,350  31,800
Net interest income (loss) after provision  
2,037
 
3,163
 
(18,619)
 
9,020
 
(14,710)
Non-interest income:          
Service charges on deposit accounts 441 492 594 1,414 1,730
Gain on sale of loans held for sale 519 410 359 1,227 1,174
Fees from brokerage services 69 80 74 213 185
Income from fiduciary activities 507 449 418 1,428 1,172
Gain on sale of securities held-for-sale  
728
 
582
 
3
 
1,993
 
396
Other operating income  478  439   420  2,271  1,308
 Total non-interest income 2,742 2,452 1,868 8,546 5,965
Non-interest expense:          
Salaries and employee benefits 2,521 2,480 2,601 7,440 7,811
Net occupancy expense 334 321 316 988 956
Amortization of intangible assets 101 100 106 303 320
Goodwill impairment -- -- 7,418 -- 7,418
Furniture and equipment expense 179 188 212 559 667
FDIC banking assessments 516 379 242 1,241 854
FHLB prepayment penalties -- -- 359 -- 359
Net cost of operation of other real estate owned  
543
 
583
 
1,273
 
1,444
 
2,765
Loss on sale of fixed assets -- -- 20 -- 39
 Other operating expenses      1,457  1,190    753  3,802  3,885
 Total non-interest expense 5,651 5,241 13,300 15,777 25,074
Income (loss) before taxes (872) 374 (30,051) 1,789 (33,819)
Income tax expense (benefit)   (394)  21  (8,266)  314  (9,956)
Net income (loss) $ (478) $ 353 $ (21,785) $ 1,475 $ (23,863)
         
Loan Composition: September 30, 2010 June 30, 2010 December 31, 2009 September 30, 2009
(Dollars in thousands) Balance Percent Balance Percent Balance Percent Balance Percent
                 
Commercial and agricultural $ 42,177 8.36% $ 39,787 7.63% $ 35,082 6.18% $ 36,956 6.14%
Real estate – construction 105,812 20.97% 110,522 21.19% 145,130 25.59% 177,584 29.51%
Real estate – mortgage and commercial 294,036 58.28% 306,061 58.69% 316,571 55.82% 319,026 53.01%
Home equity 43,158 8.56% 44,721 8.58% 47,409 8.36% 47,315 7.86%
Consumer – Installment 18,009 3.57% 19,109 3.66% 21,564 3.80% 19,538 3.24%
Other  1,316  0.26%  1,286  0.25%  1,422  0.25%  1,427  0.24%
 Total $ 504,508  100.00% $ 521,486  100.00% $ 567,178  100.00% $ 601,846  100.00%
                 
Deposits: September 30, 2010 June 30, 2010 December 31, 2009 September 30, 2009
(Dollars in thousands) Balance Percent Balance Percent Balance Percent Balance Percent
                 
Noninterest bearing demand $ 100,965 19.43% $ 108,332 18.40% $ 112,333 19.25% $ 102,906 17.90%
Interest bearing demand 70,800 13.62% 75,156 12.77% 66,807 11.45% 61,098 10.63%
Money market and savings 180,553 34.75% 177,823 30.20% 166,086 28.47% 167,967 29.22%
Brokered deposits 11,849 2.28% 11,849 2.01% 27,200 4.66% 29,417 5.12%
Certificates of deposit  155,471  29.92%  215,616  36.62%  211,057  36.17%  213,482  37.13%
 Total $ 519,638  100.00% $ 588,776  100.00% $ 583,483 100.00% $ 574,870  100.00%
Wealth Management Group
 Fiduciary and Related Services: (Dollars in thousands, except number of accounts)
 
September 30, 2010 June 30, 2010 December 31, 2009 September 30, 2009
Market value of accounts $ 607,433 $ 561,868 $ 505,031 $ 477,414
Market value of discretionary accounts $  207,498 $ 197,215 $ 188,663 $ 180,703
Market value of non-discretionary accounts $ 399,935 $ 364,653 $ 316,368 $   296,711
Total number of accounts 1,441 1,384 1,440 1,397
     
 
Yield/Rate Analysis QTD
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2010
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2009
 (Dollars in thousands) Average
Balance

Interest 
Yield/
Rate
Average
Balance

Interest 
Yield/
Rate
ASSETS            
Loans(1)(3) $ 517,941 $ 7,001 5.36% $ 609,033 $ 8,194 5.34%
Securities, taxable(2) 42,711 296 2.75% 47,186 536 4.51%
Securities, nontaxable(2)(3) 12,475 117 3.72% 21,842 320 5.81%
Nonmarketable Equity Securities 10,103 41 1.61% 10,186 48 1.87%
Fed funds sold and other (incl. FHLB) 90,162 66 0.29% 35,254 24 0.24%
 Total earning assets $ 673,392 $ 7,521 4.43% $ 723,501 $ 9,122 5.00%
Non-earning assets 61,564     56,919    
 Total assets $ 734,956     $ 780,420    
             
LIABILITIES AND            
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY            
Transaction accounts $ 203,434 $ 532 1.04% $ 186,265 $ 473 1.01%
Regular savings accounts 45,784 137 1.19% 41,999 174 1.64%
Certificates of deposit 211,543 1,089 2.04% 246,454 1,551 2.50%
Other short term borrowings 0 -- --  359 -- 0.00%
FHLB Advances 95,400 749 3.11% 119,096 1,262 4.20%
Junior subordinate debentures 10,310 189 7.27% 10,310 185 7.12%
 Total interest-bearing liabilities $ 566,471 $ 2,696 1.89% $ 604,483 $ 3,645 2.39%
Non-interest bearing liabilities 112,509     112,261    
Stockholders' equity 55,976     63,676    
 Total liabilities & equity $ 734,956     $ 780,420    
             
Net interest income/
interest rate spread
  $ 4,825 2.54%   $ 5,477 2.61%
             
Net yield on earning assets     2.84%     3.00%
     
Yield/Rate Analysis YTD Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2010
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2009
(Dollars in thousands) Average
Balance
 
Interest
Yield/
Rate
Average
Balance
 
Interest
Yield/
Rate
ASSETS            
Loans(1)(3) $ 538,800 $ 21,859 5.42% $ 624,327 $ 25,101 5.38%
Securities, taxable(2) 49,850 1,313 3.52% 45,531 1,669 4.90%
Securities, nontaxable(2)(3) 14,175 563 5.31% 25,025 1,165 6.22%
Nonmarketable Equity Securities 10,252 107 1.40% 4,753 109 3.07%
Fed funds sold and other (incl. FHLB) 71,160 126 0.24% 19,357 32 0.22%
 Total earning assets $ 684,237 $ 23,968 4.68% $ 718,993 $ 28,076 5.22%
Non-earning assets 61,300     63,335    
 Total assets $ 745,537     $ 782,328    
             
LIABILITIES AND
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
           
Transaction accounts $ 198,960 $ 1,663 1.12% $ 194,066 $ 1,092 0.75%
Regular savings accounts 44,790 419 1.25% 39,452 504 1.71%
Certificates of deposit 227,191 3,580 2.11% 211,878 4,266 2.69%
Other short term borrowings -- -- -- 23,935 57 0.32%
FHLB Advances 95,400 2,206 3.09% 134,271 4,177 4.16%
Junior subordinate debentures 10,310 554 7.18% 10,310 545 7.07%
 Total interest-bearing liabilities $ 576,651 $ 8,422 1.95% $ 613,912 $ 10,641 2.32%
Non-interest bearing liabilities 113,601     104,127    
Stockholders' equity 55,285     64,289    
 Total liabilities & equity $ 745,537     $ 782,328    
             
Net interest income/
interest rate spread
  $ 15,546 2.73%   $ 17,435 2.90%
             
Net yield on earning assets     3.04%     3.24%
             

(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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