State Bank Corp. Earnings Increase 22% to $1.2 Million, or $0.16 per Share, in 3Q16 from 2Q16, Completes Acquisition of Country Bank


LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz., Oct. 28, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- State Bank Corp. (OTCQB:SBAZ) (“Company”), the holding company for Mohave State Bank (“Bank”), today announced net income increased 22.2% to $1.19 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, for the third quarter ended September 30, 2016, compared to $974,000, or $0.17 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2016, and increased 11.5% compared to $1.07 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2015.  Earnings represent two full months of the newly combined Bank. 

For the first nine months of 2016, net income grew 13.7% to $2.86 million, or $0.45 per diluted share, compared to $2.52 million, or $0.43 per diluted share, for the same period of 2015. 

“The highlight of the third quarter was completing the acquisition of Country Bank,” stated Brian M. Riley, President and Chief Executive Officer.  “The closed acquisition added approximately $107.0 million in loans and $202.2 million in deposits to the Bank and expands our geographic footprint within Prescott, Prescott Valley and Cottonwood.  We continue to focus on building the premier community bank franchise in Arizona, and we believe, with this combination, the Bank will be even better positioned to grow, serve our customers and create strong long-term return for our shareholders.”

Third quarter 2016 earnings were adversely affected by $378,000 in net acquisition costs compared to $63,000 in the preceding quarter and no acquisition costs in the third quarter a year ago.  Year-to-date, net acquisition costs totaled $619,000.  “While costs associated with the acquisition integration will be higher than normal over the remainder of the year, we expect expenses to return to more normalized levels in 2017 and expect the merger to be immediately accretive to earnings per share,” added Riley.

Third Quarter 2016 Financial Highlights:

  • Completed the acquisition of Country Bank, which was merged with and into Mohave State Bank on July 31, 2016.  As of the closing date, the combined company has 9 branches and is the largest community bank headquartered in Arizona.
  • Net income, excluding merger related expenses, increased 34.4% to $1.43 million, compared to $1.07 million in the third quarter 2015.
  • Net interest margin of 4.14%.
  • Total assets exceeded $600 million.
  • Return on average assets of 0.91%.
  • Return on average equity of 9.69%.

Net interest margin improved to 4.14% in the third quarter 2016 compared to 3.85% in the preceding quarter and was down from 4.31% in the third quarter a year ago.  The increase is the result of a combination of lower cost of funds and amortization of an implemented discount on Country Bank’s acquired loan portfolio, both benefactors of the merger.    

There was no provision for loan losses in the third quarter, with net charge-offs of $56,000.  The allowance for loan losses totaled $3.1 million at September 30, 2016, or 0.91% of total loans.  The overall percentage decreased due to the accounting treatment on acquired loan portfolios.  The acquired loan portfolio was valued and recorded at fair value at the time of transaction, with uncertainty of future cash flows due to the credit risk of borrowers imbedded within the analysis.

Total assets were $600.3 million at September 30, 2016, an increase of $275.0 million, or 84.5%, from $325.3 million at December 31, 2015, and an increase of $275.2 million, or 84.7%, compared to $325.1 million a year ago.  Total loans held for investment were $329.2 million as compared to $216.4 million at December 31, 2015, and $216.8 million at September 30, 2015.  Total loan comparisons were affected by addition of $107.0 million in loans from the acquisition of Country Bank.

Total deposits were $532.8 million, an increase of $250.0 million, or 88.4%, from $282.8 million at December 31, 2015 and an increase of $249.8 million compared to a year ago.  Core deposits, defined as noninterest bearing demand, money market, NOW and savings accounts, increased to $457.2 million at September 30, 2016, or 104.2%, compared to nine months earlier and increased compared to a year earlier from $223.9 million.  Total deposits and core deposit comparisons were affected by the acquisition of Country Bank by $202.2 million and $186.6 million, respectively. Core deposits now comprise 85.8% of total deposits. 

Nonperforming assets were $6.7 million at September 30, 2016, a 4.7% increase compared to $6.4 million at December 31, 2015, and a 37.3% decrease compared to $10.7 million at September 30, 2015.  Nonperforming assets represented 1.12% of total assets at September 30, 2016. 

Shareholder equity increased to $54.5 million at September 30, 2016, from $37.8 million at December 31, 2015, and $37.2 million a year earlier.  The significant increase is the result of issuing 2,187,546 shares of common stock at $6.50 per share to finance the acquisition of Country Bank.  At September 30, 2016, tangible book value per share was $5.83 per share compared to $6.47 per share at December 31, 2015 and $6.34 a year earlier.  The decrease was the result of the aforementioned issuance of common stock and the recording of goodwill and intangible assets involved in the acquisition of Country Bank.

Capital Management

Community banking organizations, including State Bank Corp. and Mohave State Bank, became subject to new capital requirements on January 1, 2015, and certain provisions of the new rules will be phased in from 2015 through 2019. The Company’s consolidated capital ratios and the Bank’s capital ratios exceeded the regulatory guidelines for a well-capitalized financial institution under the Basel III and Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform requirements at September 30, 2016.  The Bank reported the following capital ratios at September 30, 2016:

Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio  12.95%
Tier 1 Leverage Ratio            10.55%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio  12.95%
Total Capital Ratio  13.67%
   

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information

This press release contains both financial measures based on accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) and non-GAAP based financial measures, which are used where management believes it to be helpful in understanding the Company’s results of operations or financial position. Where non-GAAP financial measures are used, the comparable GAAP financial measure, as well as the reconciliation to the comparable GAAP financial measure, can be found in this press release. These disclosures should not be viewed as a substitute for operating results determined in accordance with GAAP, nor are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be presented by other companies.

About the Company

State Bank Corp., headquartered in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, is the parent company of Mohave State Bank, the largest locally-owned bank in Mohave County. Mohave State Bank is a full-service bank providing deposit and loan products, and convenient on-line banking to individuals, businesses and professionals. The Bank was established in October 1991, and the holding company was formed in 2004. The Bank has nine full-service branches: two in Lake Havasu City, two in Kingman, two in Prescott, one in Bullhead City, one in Prescott Valley, and one in Cottonwood, Arizona. The Company is traded over-the-counter as SBAZ. For further information, please visit the web site: www.mohavestbank.com.

Forward-looking Statements

This press release may include forward-looking statements about State Bank Corp. and Mohave State Bank.  These statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following factors: the expected cost savings, synergies and other financial benefits from the completed merger might not be realized within the expected time frames or at all. Annualized, pro forma, projected and estimated numbers in this press release are used for illustrative purposes only, are not forecasts and may not reflect actual results. All forward-looking statements included in this press release are based on information available at the time of the release, and State Bank Corp. and Mohave State Bank assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOLLOW

State Bank Corp.      
Statement of Operations      
         
    For the Quarter Ended   Year to Date 
Dollars in thousands - Unaudited9/30/20166/30/20169/30/2015 9/30/20169/30/2015
Statements of Operations      
 Interest income       
 Loans, including fees $  4,594 $  2,980 $  3,186  $  10,530 $  9,000 
 Securities    394    221    209     830    646 
 Fed funds and other  71  59    14     165    47 
 Total interest income    5,059    3,260    3,409     11,525    9,693 
                   
 Interest expense       
 Deposits    198    162    153     512    429 
 Borrowings    96    95    1     225    26 
 Total interest expense    294    257    154     737    455 
                   
 Net interest income    4,765    3,003    3,255     10,788    9,238 
                   
 Provision for loan losses    -    -    425     -    885 
 Net interest income after loan loss provision    4,765    3,003    2,830     10,788    8,353 
                   
 Noninterest income       
 Service charges on deposits    116    78    89     273    273 
 Mortgage loan fees    272    291    241     736    738 
 Gain on sale of loans    306    357    180     836    1,239 
 (Loss)/Gain on securities    -    -    -     (2)   (8)
 Other income    274    196    886     638    1,261 
 Total noninterest income    968    922    1,396     2,481    3,503 
                   
 Noninterest expense       
 Salaries and employee benefits    2,004    1,430    1,447     4,764    4,430 
 Net occupancy expense    87    56    102     196    278 
 Equipment expense    70    39    47     149    131 
 Data processing    261    241    246     743    826 
 Director fees & expenses    37    33    55     114    166 
 Insurance    33    30    26     93    77 
 Marketing & promotion    119    54    57     251    265 
 Professional fees    103    95    82     308    254 
 Office expense    25    27    28     102    93 
 Regulatory assessments    58    52    106     169    321 
 OREO and repossessed assets    109    43    214     204    611 
 Other expenses    425    152    158     766    526 
      3,331    2,252    2,568     7,859    7,978 
                   
 Acquisition related costs    378    63    -     697    - 
         
 Total noninterest expense    3,709    2,315    2,568     8,556    7,978 
                   
 Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes    2,024    1,610    1,658     4,713    3,878 
                   
 Provision (benefit) for income taxes    834    636    591     1,849    1,358 
 Net Income (Loss) $  1,190 $  974 $  1,067  $  2,864 $  2,520 
                   
         
 Per Share Data       
 Basic EPS $  0.16 $  0.17 $  0.18  $  0.45 $  0.43 
 Diluted EPS $  0.16 $  0.17 $  0.18  $  0.45 $  0.43 
         
 Average shares outstanding       
 Basic    7,292,583    5,842,145    5,868,038     6,329,153    5,867,364 
 Effect of dilutive shares    -    -    -     -    - 
 Diluted    7,292,583    5,842,145    5,868,038     6,329,153    5,867,364 
                   



State Bank Corp.    
Balance Sheets    
      
       
Dollars in thousands - Unaudited9/30/201612/31/20159/30/2015 
Consolidated Balance Sheets    
       
Assets    
 Cash and cash equivalents $  6,595 $  1,899 $  1,777  
 Interest bearing deposits    30,151    4,167    4,033  
 Overnight Funds    49,520    29,250    25,150  
 Held for maturity securities    2    19    21  
 Available for sale securities    135,773    46,881    49,323  
 Total cash and securities    222,041    82,216    80,304  
       
 Loans held for sale, before reserves    5,987    4,457    3,928  
 Gross loans held for investment    329,208    216,357    216,840  
 Loan loss reserve    (3,046)   (3,089)   (3,024) 
 Total net loans    332,149    217,725    217,744  
       
 Premises and equipment, net    15,140    8,195    8,235  
 Other real estate owned    4,398    4,247    6,141  
 Federal Home Loan Bank and other stock    3,308    2,126    2,126  
 Company owned life insurance    11,190    6,034    5,993  
 Other assets    12,094    4,776    4,561  
             
 Total Assets $  600,320 $  325,319 $  325,104  
             
       
Liabilities    
 Non interest bearing demand $  129,993 $  70,648 $  69,529  
 Money market, NOW and savings    327,216    153,156    154,337  
 Time deposits <$100K    30,037    25,703    26,018  
 Time deposits >$100K    45,598    33,329    33,151  
 Total Deposits    532,844    282,836    283,035  
             
 Securities sold under repurchase agreements    3,752    3,653    3,657  
 Federal Home Loan Bank advances    -    -    -  
 Subordinated debt    7,500    -    -  
 Total Debt    11,252    3,653    3,657  
       
 Other Liabilities    1,736    1,047    1,246  
 Total Liabilities    545,832    287,536    287,938  
       
       
Shareholders' Equity    
 Common stock    39,146    24,927    25,007  
 Accumulated retained earnings    15,161    12,881    11,968  
 Accumulated other comprehensive income    181    (25)   191  
 Total shareholders equity    54,488    37,783    37,166  
       
 Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $  600,320 $  325,319 $  325,104  



State Bank Corp.      
Five-Quarter Performance Summary      
       
   For the Quarter Ended  
Dollars in thousands - Unaudited9/30/20166/30/20163/31/201612/31/20169/30/2015 
Performance Highlights      
        
Earnings:      
 Total revenue (Net int. income + nonint. income)$  5,733 $  3,925 $  3,612 $  3,800 $  4,651  
 Net interest income$  4,765 $  3,003 $  3,019 $  3,098 $  3,255  
 Provision for loan losses$  - $  - $  - $  - $  425  
 Noninterest income$  968 $  922 $  593 $  702 $  1,396  
 Noninterest expense$  3,709 $  2,315 $  2,533 $  2,500 $  2,568  
 Net income (loss)$  1,190 $  974 $  700 $  946 $  1,067  
        
Per Share Data:      
 Net income (loss), basic $  0.16 $  0.17 $  0.12 $  0.16 $  0.18  
 Net income (loss), diluted $  0.16 $  0.17 $  0.12 $  0.16 $  0.18  
 Cash dividends declared$  - $  - $  0.10 $  - $  -  
 Book value$  6.79 $  6.71 $  6.52 $  6.47 $  6.34  
 Tangible book value$  5.83 $  6.71 $  6.52 $  6.47 $  6.34  
        
Performance Ratios:      
 Return on average assets  0.91% 1.13% 0.86% 1.17% 1.26% 
 Return on average equity  9.69% 10.05% 7.40% 10.04% 11.63% 
 Net interest margin, taxable equivalent 4.14% 3.85% 4.08% 4.29% 4.31% 
 Average cost of funds 0.28% 0.34% 0.26% 0.21% 0.21% 
 Average yield on loans 6.37% 5.38% 5.34% 5.45% 5.42% 
 Efficiency ratio 64.70% 58.98% 70.13% 65.79% 55.21% 
 Non-interest income to total revenue 16.88% 23.49% 16.42% 18.47% 30.02% 
        
Capital & Liquidity:      
 Total equity to total assets (EOP) 9.08% 11.32% 11.26% 11.61% 11.43% 
 Tangible equity to tangible assets 7.90% 11.32% 11.26% 11.61% 11.43% 
 Total loans to total deposits 62.91% 75.13% 76.60% 78.07% 78.00% 
 Mohave State Bank      
 Common equity tier 1 ratio 12.95% 14.62% 14.62% 14.70% 14.10% 
 Tier 1 leverage ratio 10.55% 11.08% 11.51% 11.61% 10.83% 
 Tier 1 risk based capital 12.95% 14.62% 14.62% 14.70% 14.10% 
 Total risk based capital  13.67% 15.81% 15.82% 15.91% 15.27% 
        
Asset Quality:      
 Gross charge-offs$  67 $  4 $  - $  4 $  373  
 Net charge-offs (NCOs)$  56 $  (5)$  (9)$  (65)$  370  
 NCO to average loans, annualized 0.08% -0.01% -0.02% -0.12% 0.63% 
 Non-accrual loans/securities$  2,321 $  2,683 $  2,229 $  2,154 $  4,570  
 Other real estate owned$  4,398 $  4,039 $  3,995 $  4,246 $  6,141  
 Repossessed assets $  - $  - $  - $  - $  -  
 Non-performing assets (NPAs)$  6,719 $  6,722 $  6,224 $  6,400 $  10,711  
 NPAs to total assets 1.12% 1.94% 1.84% 1.97% 3.29% 
 Loans >90 days past due$  - $  - $  - $  - $  -  
 NPAs + 90 days past due$  6,719 $  6,722 $  6,224 $  6,400 $  10,711  
 NPAs + loans 90 days past due to total assets 1.12% 1.94% 1.84% 1.97% 3.29% 
 Allowance for loan losses to total loans 0.91% 1.40% 1.40% 1.40% 1.37% 
 Allowance for loan losses to NPAs 45.33% 46.16% 49.78% 48.27% 28.23% 
        
Period End Balances:      
 Assets$  600,320 $  346,458 $  338,205 $  325,319 $  325,104  
 Total Loans (before reserves)$  335,195 $  221,628 $  221,046 $  220,814 $  220,768  
 Deposits$  532,844 $  295,010 $  288,565 $  282,836 $  283,035  
 Stockholders' equity$  54,488 $  39,229 $  38,088 $  37,783 $  37,166  
 Common stock market capitalization$  55,003 $  37,390 $  37,974 $  36,981 $  35,166  
 Full-time equivalent employees   114    75    72    77    76  
 Shares outstanding   8,029,691    5,842,145    5,842,145    5,842,145    5,861,000  
        
Average Balances:      
 Assets$  523,785 $  345,348 $  327,228 $  323,157 $  337,463  
 Earning assets$  462,668 $  318,415 $  301,084 $  294,500 $  307,376  
 Total Loans (before reserves)$  288,558 $  221,608 $  221,499 $  221,705 $  235,051  
 Deposits$  411,676 $  294,645 $  282,123 $  280,558 $  295,327  
 Other borrowings$  11,628 $  10,933 $  6,105 $  3,846 $  4,327  
 Stockholders' equity$  49,134 $  38,753 $  37,855 $  37,686 $  36,689  
 Shares outstanding, basic - wtd   7,292,583    5,842,145    5,842,145    5,849,444    5,866,038  
 Shares outstanding, diluted - wtd   7,292,583    5,842,145    5,842,145    5,849,444    5,866,038  
        

 


NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION      
(Unaudited)      
 Three Months Ended 
NON-GAAP PERFORMANCE MEASURESSep. 30, 2016 June 30, 2016 Sep. 30, 2015 
Return on average common equity, excluding acquisition related costs, net (1) 11.67%  10.47%  11.63% 
Return on average assets, excluding acquisition related costs, net (1) 1.10%  1.18%  1.26% 
Efficiency ratio, excluding acquisition related costs, net (2) 58.10%  57.38%  55.21% 
       
       
NON-GAAP EARNINGS PER SHARE      
Basic (3)$  0.20  $  0.17  $  0.18  
Diluted (3)$  0.20  $  0.17  $  0.18  
       
       
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES      
(Unaudited)      
 Three Months Ended 
 Sep. 30, 2016 June 30, 2016 Sep. 30, 2015 
 (in thousands) 
Net income$  1,190  $  974  $  1,067  
Acquisition related costs, net   378     63   -  
Tax effect on acquisition related costs, net   (134)    (22)  -  
Net income, excluding acquisition related costs, net (3)$  1,434  $  1,015  $  1,067  
       
       
 Three Months Ended 
 Sep. 30, 2016 June 30, 2016 Sep. 30, 2015 
 (in thousands) 
Total non-interest expenses$  3,709  $  2,315  $  2,568  
Acquisition related costs, net   378     63   -  
Total non-interest expenses, excluding acquisition related costs, net (3)$  3,331  $  2,252    
       
       
       
       
(1) The Company believes these non-GAAP ratios provide a useful metric with which to analyze and evaluate the financial condition of the Company
(2) The Company believes this non-GAAP ratio provides a useful metric to measure the operating efficiency of the Company  
(3) The Company believes these non-GAAP measurements are a key indicator of the ongoing earnings power of the Company 

 


 


            

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