MOULTRIE, Ga., Jan. 26, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Southwest Georgia Financial Corporation (the “Corporation”) (NYSE MKT:SGB), a full-service community bank holding company, today reported its results of operations for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2015.
Income Highlights
- Full year 2015 net income was $3.4 million, or $1.32 per diluted share, a 16.2% increase from $2.9 million, or $1.14 per diluted share, for the 2014 period. Loan growth funded by low cost core deposits resulted in record earnings per share in 2015.
- Annual net interest income was $14.1 million for 2015, up $754 thousand over the prior-year period. Noninterest income was down $726 thousand year-over-year due to lower mortgage banking services income and gains on the sale of securities from the prior year. Offsetting some of this decline was prudent cost control which resulted in a $341 thousand decrease in noninterest expense in 2015.
- Net income was $843 thousand in the 2015 fourth quarter, or $0.33 per diluted share, compared with $662 thousand, or $0.26 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2014. Net interest income increased $197 thousand mostly due to increased interest and fees on loans in the fourth quarter of 2015.
Balance Sheet Trends and Asset Quality
- Total assets at December 31, 2015, were up $40.6 million, or 10.8%, to $414.9 million compared with December 31, 2014.
- Total loans increased $26.4 million, or 11.8%, to $250.8 million from the same period last year. Average loans grew $12.6 million over 2014.
- Total deposits were $339.0 million at year-end, up $29.0 million from 2014. Also over the same period noninterest-bearing deposits increased $20.4 million, or 25.1%, to $101.8 million.
Capital Management
- Tangible book value per share at December 31, 2015, was $14.15, up from $13.45 at the end of 2014.
“We achieved record annual earnings per share in 2015 by remaining focused on our strategy to expand our customer base, by growing loans, and by increasing low cost core funding in our local markets while maintaining strong asset quality,” commented DeWitt Drew, President and CEO. “Total loans increased nearly 12% year-over-year while noninterest-bearing deposits were up 25%, reaching nearly a third of total deposits. Maintaining that mix will support margin expansion and higher profitability in an improving rate environment.”
Mr. Drew added, “While we are seeing a slight slowdown in lending as the agricultural industry in our area is somewhat challenged due to lower commodity prices, we also see opportunities to build our business as we expand our footprint into Tift County, a growing market that is adjacent to our primary market of Colquitt County. We are also having great success in the Valdosta market and look to build on that in the coming year. At the end of 2015, we added two senior level bankers with significant experience and relationships in these markets to drive the success of our key strategic initiatives.”
Dividends
In December 2015, the Corporation paid a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per common share. The Corporation paid dividends of $0.40 per common share in 2015, a 25% increase over the $0.32 per common share paid in 2014. Southwest Georgia Financial Corporation or its predecessor, Southwest Georgia Bank, has paid cash dividends for 87 consecutive years.
About Southwest Georgia Financial Corporation
Southwest Georgia Financial Corporation is a state-chartered bank holding company with approximately $415 million in assets headquartered in Moultrie, Georgia. Its primary subsidiary, Southwest Georgia Bank, offers comprehensive financial services to consumer, business, and governmental customers. The current banking facilities include the main office located in Colquitt County and branch offices located in Baker County, Worth County, and Lowndes County and a loan production office located in Tift County. In addition to conventional banking services, the bank provides investment planning and management, trust management, and commercial and individual insurance products. Insurance products and advice are provided by Southwest Georgia Insurance Services, which is located in Colquitt County.
More information on Southwest Georgia Financial Corp. and Southwest Georgia Bank can be found at its website: www.sgfc.com.
SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT
This news release contains forward-looking statements, as defined by federal securities laws, including statements about the Corporation’s financial outlook. These statements are based on current expectations and are provided to assist in the understanding of future financial performance. Such performance involves risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any such statements. For a discussion of some risks and other factors that could cause the Corporation’s actual results to differ materially from such statements, please refer to the Corporation’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q under the sections entitled “Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors”. The Corporation undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law.
Financial tables follow.
| SOUTHWEST GEORGIA FINANCIAL CORPORATION | ||||||||||||
| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CONDITION | ||||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands except per share data) | ||||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | (Audited) | (Audited) | ||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||
| 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||||||
| Cash and due from banks | $ | 6,157 | $ | 6,783 | $ | 7,074 | ||||||
| Interest-bearing deposits in banks | 24,923 | 5,776 | 28,296 | |||||||||
| Certificates of deposit in other banks | 245 | 1,470 | 3,430 | |||||||||
| Investment securities available for sale | 51,476 | 53,838 | 36,461 | |||||||||
| Investment securities held to maturity | 60,889 | 61,588 | 59,624 | |||||||||
| Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost | 1,869 | 1,560 | 1,721 | |||||||||
| Loans, less unearned income and discount | 250,786 | 224,400 | 218,688 | |||||||||
| Allowance for loan losses | (3,032 | ) | (3,114 | ) | (3,078 | ) | ||||||
| Net loans | 247,754 | 221,286 | 215,610 | |||||||||
| Premises and equipment | 11,158 | 11,756 | 10,336 | |||||||||
| Foreclosed assets, net | 82 | 274 | 406 | |||||||||
| Intangible assets | 51 | 66 | 111 | |||||||||
| Bank owned life insurance | 5,231 | 5,104 | 4,980 | |||||||||
| Other assets | 5,020 | 4,779 | 5,846 | |||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 414,855 | $ | 374,280 | $ | 373,895 | ||||||
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||||||||
| Deposits: | ||||||||||||
| NOW accounts | $ | 25,383 | $ | 22,890 | $ | 23,088 | ||||||
| Money market | 108,226 | 99,918 | 89,934 | |||||||||
| Savings | 27,721 | 28,156 | 28,792 | |||||||||
| Certificates of deposit $100,000 and over | 25,189 | 31,367 | 36,956 | |||||||||
| Other time accounts | 50,728 | 46,300 | 49,836 | |||||||||
| Total interest-bearing deposits | 237,247 | 228,631 | 228,606 | |||||||||
| Noninterest-bearing deposits | 101,769 | 81,343 | 81,829 | |||||||||
| Total deposits | 339,016 | 309,974 | 310,435 | |||||||||
| Other borrowings | 7,591 | 5,133 | 11,800 | |||||||||
| Long-term debt | 28,476 | 22,067 | 17,200 | |||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 3,675 | 2,771 | 3,040 | |||||||||
| Total liabilities | 378,758 | 339,945 | 342,475 | |||||||||
| Shareholders' equity: | ||||||||||||
| Common stock - par value $1; 5,000,000 shares | ||||||||||||
| authorized; 4,293,835 shares issued (*) | 4,294 | 4,294 | 4,294 | |||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 31,701 | 31,701 | 31,701 | |||||||||
| Retained earnings | 27,369 | 25,015 | 22,927 | |||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | (1,153 | ) | (561 | ) | (1,388 | ) | ||||||
| Total | 62,211 | 60,449 | 57,534 | |||||||||
| Treasury stock - at cost (**) | (26,114 | ) | (26,114 | ) | (26,114 | ) | ||||||
| Total shareholders' equity | 36,097 | 34,335 | 31,420 | |||||||||
| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ | 414,855 | $ | 374,280 | $ | 373,895 | ||||||
| * Common stock - shares outstanding | 2,547,837 | 2,547,837 | 2,547,837 | |||||||||
| ** Treasury stock - shares | 1,745,998 | 1,745,998 | 1,745,998 | |||||||||
| SOUTHWEST GEORGIA FINANCIAL CORPORATION | |||||||||||||||
| CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT (unaudited*) | |||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands except per share data) | |||||||||||||||
| For the Three Months | For the Twelve Months | ||||||||||||||
| Ended December 31, | Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||
| Interest income: | 2015* | 2014* | 2015* | 2014 | |||||||||||
| Interest and fees on loans | $ | 3,271 | $ | 3,061 | $ | 12,695 | $ | 12,135 | |||||||
| Interest and dividend on securities available for sale | 280 | 280 | 1,146 | 1,069 | |||||||||||
| Interest on securities held to maturity | 353 | 333 | 1,440 | 1,353 | |||||||||||
| Dividends on Federal Home Loan Bank stock | 19 | 18 | 73 | 70 | |||||||||||
| Interest on deposits in banks | 21 | 12 | 62 | 52 | |||||||||||
| Interest on certificates of deposit in other banks | 2 | 6 | 12 | 33 | |||||||||||
| Total interest income | 3,946 | 3,710 | 15,428 | 14,712 | |||||||||||
| Interest expense: | |||||||||||||||
| Interest on deposits | 208 | 184 | 796 | 750 | |||||||||||
| Interest on other borrowings | 20 | 16 | 68 | 169 | |||||||||||
| Interest on long-term debt | 125 | 114 | 453 | 436 | |||||||||||
| Total interest expense | 353 | 314 | 1,317 | 1,355 | |||||||||||
| Net interest income | 3,593 | 3,396 | 14,111 | 13,357 | |||||||||||
| Provision for loan losses | 0 | 75 | 141 | 330 | |||||||||||
| Net interest income after provision for losses on loans | 3,593 | 3,321 | 13,970 | 13,027 | |||||||||||
| Noninterest income: | |||||||||||||||
| Service charges on deposit accounts | 282 | 312 | 1,121 | 1,275 | |||||||||||
| Income from trust services | 55 | 53 | 245 | 241 | |||||||||||
| Income from retail brokerage services | 140 | 105 | 421 | 376 | |||||||||||
| Income from insurance services | 306 | 332 | 1,373 | 1,324 | |||||||||||
| Income from mortgage banking services | 82 | 111 | 318 | 645 | |||||||||||
| Net gain (loss) on the sale or disposition of assets | 0 | 32 | 22 | 89 | |||||||||||
| Net gain on the sale of securities | 0 | 0 | 4 | 293 | |||||||||||
| Other income | 181 | 170 | 756 | 743 | |||||||||||
| Total noninterest income | 1,046 | 1,115 | 4,260 | 4,986 | |||||||||||
| Noninterest expense: | |||||||||||||||
| Salary and employee benefits | 2,034 | 2,086 | 7,914 | 8,359 | |||||||||||
| Occupancy expense | 266 | 280 | 1,121 | 1,061 | |||||||||||
| Equipment expense | 259 | 237 | 923 | 896 | |||||||||||
| Data processing expense | 303 | 290 | 1,224 | 1,130 | |||||||||||
| Amortization of intangible assets | 4 | 4 | 16 | 45 | |||||||||||
| Other operating expense | 724 | 728 | 2,831 | 2,879 | |||||||||||
| Total noninterest expense | 3,590 | 3,625 | 14,029 | 14,370 | |||||||||||
| Income before income tax expense | 1,049 | 811 | 4,201 | 3,643 | |||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | 206 | 149 | 827 | 739 | |||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 843 | $ | 662 | $ | 3,374 | $ | 2,904 | |||||||
| Net income per share, basic | $ | 0.33 | $ | 0.26 | $ | 1.32 | $ | 1.14 | |||||||
| Net income per share, diluted | $ | 0.33 | $ | 0.26 | $ | 1.32 | $ | 1.14 | |||||||
| Dividends paid per share | $ | 0.10 | $ | 0.08 | $ | 0.40 | $ | 0.32 | |||||||
| Basic weighted average shares outstanding | 2,547,837 | 2,547,837 | 2,547,837 | 2,547,837 | |||||||||||
| Diluted weighted average shares outstanding | 2,547,837 | 2,547,837 | 2,547,837 | 2,547,837 | |||||||||||
| SOUTHWEST GEORGIA FINANCIAL CORPORATION | |||||||||||||||||||
| Financial Highlights | |||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands except per share data) | |||||||||||||||||||
| At December 31 | 2015 | 2014 | |||||||||||||||||
| Assets | $ | 414,855 | $ | 374,280 | |||||||||||||||
| Loans, less unearned income & discount | $ | 250,786 | $ | 224,400 | |||||||||||||||
| Deposits | $ | 339,016 | $ | 309,974 | |||||||||||||||
| Shareholders' equity | $ | 36,097 | $ | 34,335 | |||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended December 31, | Twelve Months Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||
| Performance Data & Ratios | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 843 | $ | 662 | $ | 3,374 | $ | 2,904 | |||||||||||
| Earnings per share, basic | $ | 0.33 | $ | 0.26 | $ | 1.32 | $ | 1.14 | |||||||||||
| Earnings per share, diluted | $ | 0.33 | $ | 0.26 | $ | 1.32 | $ | 1.14 | |||||||||||
| Dividends paid per share | $ | 0.10 | $ | 0.08 | $ | 0.40 | $ | 0.32 | |||||||||||
| Return on assets | 0.83 | % | 0.69 | % | 0.85 | % | 0.76 | % | |||||||||||
| Return on equity | 9.16 | % | 7.75 | % | 9.38 | % | 8.74 | % | |||||||||||
| Net interest margin (tax equivalent) | 3.99 | % | 4.03 | % | 4.04 | % | 3.99 | % | |||||||||||
| Dividend payout ratio | 30.22 | % | 30.77 | % | 30.21 | % | 28.08 | % | |||||||||||
| Efficiency ratio | 73.99 | % | 77.30 | % | 73.03 | % | 75.43 | % | |||||||||||
| Asset Quality Data & Ratios | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total nonperforming loans | $ | 1,546 | $ | 786 | $ | 1,546 | $ | 786 | |||||||||||
| Total nonperforming assets | $ | 1,629 | $ | 1,060 | $ | 1,629 | $ | 1,060 | |||||||||||
| Net loan charge offs | $ | 148 | $ | 157 | $ | 223 | $ | 293 | |||||||||||
| Reserve for loan losses to total loans | 1.21 | % | 1.39 | % | 1.21 | % | 1.39 | % | |||||||||||
| Nonperforming loans/total loans | 0.62 | % | 0.35 | % | 0.62 | % | 0.35 | % | |||||||||||
| Nonperforming assets/total assets | 0.39 | % | 0.28 | % | 0.39 | % | 0.28 | % | |||||||||||
| Net charge offs / average loans | 0.24 | % | 0.28 | % | 0.09 | % | 0.13 | % | |||||||||||
| Capital Ratios | |||||||||||||||||||
| Average common equity to average total assets | 9.03 | % | 8.97 | % | 9.02 | % | 8.70 | % | |||||||||||
| Common equity Tier 1 capital ratio | 14.09 | % | 14.45 | % | 14.09 | % | 14.45 | % | |||||||||||
| Tier 1 capital ratio | 14.09 | % | 14.45 | % | 14.09 | % | 14.45 | % | |||||||||||
| Tier 1 leverage ratio | 9.13 | % | 9.14 | % | 9.13 | % | 9.14 | % | |||||||||||
| Total risk based capital ratio | 15.24 | % | 15.70 | % | 15.24 | % | 15.70 | % | |||||||||||
| Book value per share | $ | 14.17 | $ | 13.48 | $ | 14.17 | $ | 13.48 | |||||||||||
| Tangible book value per share | $ | 14.15 | $ | 13.45 | $ | 14.15 | $ | 13.45 | |||||||||||
| Quarterly | 4th Qtr | 3rd Qtr | 2nd Qtr | 1st Qtr | 4th Qtr | ||||||||||||||
| Averages | 2015 | 2015 | 2015 | 2015 | 2014 | ||||||||||||||
| Assets | $ | 407,924 | $ | 394,441 | $ | 396,762 | $ | 395,220 | $ | 381,239 | |||||||||
| Loans, less unearned income & discount | $ | 246,353 | $ | 238,023 | $ | 233,464 | $ | 225,665 | $ | 223,906 | |||||||||
| Deposits | $ | 337,194 | $ | 327,072 | $ | 329,869 | $ | 330,394 | $ | 313,595 | |||||||||
| Equity | $ | 36,833 | $ | 36,154 | $ | 35,687 | $ | 35,134 | $ | 34,186 | |||||||||
| Return on assets | 0.83 | % | 0.87 | % | 0.87 | % | 0.82 | % | 0.69 | % | |||||||||
| Return on equity | 9.16 | % | 9.48 | % | 9.69 | % | 9.21 | % | 7.75 | % | |||||||||
| Net income | $ | 843 | $ | 857 | $ | 865 | $ | 809 | $ | 662 | |||||||||
| Net income per share, basic | $ | 0.33 | $ | 0.33 | $ | 0.34 | $ | 0.32 | $ | 0.26 | |||||||||
| Net income per share, diluted | $ | 0.33 | $ | 0.33 | $ | 0.34 | $ | 0.32 | $ | 0.26 | |||||||||
| Dividends paid per share | $ | 0.10 | $ | 0.10 | $ | 0.10 | $ | 0.10 | $ | 0.08 | |||||||||