Bancorp of New Jersey, Inc. Announces Record First Quarter Earnings

FORT LEE, N.J., May 06, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bancorp of New Jersey, Inc. (NYSE MKT:BKJ) (the “Company”), holding company for Bank of New Jersey, reported record first quarter earnings. For the quarter ended March 31, 2016, net income was $1.3 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, compared to $1.1 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2015, representing an increase of approximately 14.9%. For the quarter ended March 31, 2016, net interest income increased 6.0%, resulting in a record quarter amount of $6.2 million.

President and Chief Executive Officer Nancy E. Graves commented: “We are very pleased with our loan growth which contributed to our results. Our pipeline remains strong and the New Jersey commercial market is very active. Our Board of Directors and employees are engaged in our customer relationship based approach which is a core strength and differentiator.”

The increase in the first quarter net income resulted from increased interest income on higher average loans, lower interest expense driven by lower cost deposits, and a decrease in the provision for loan losses, offset by increases in tax and noninterest expenses. For the quarter ended March 31, 2016, noninterest expense, net, increased $122 thousand, or 3.2%, reaching $3.9 million, compared to $3.8 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2015, primarily due to increased operating costs associated with the Company’s growth.

Bancorp of New Jersey’s total assets were $793.9 million at March 31, 2016 compared to $802.9 million at December 31, 2015, a decrease of $9.0 million or 1.1%.  Total loans reached $652.3 million at March 31, 2016 compared to $645.1 million at December 31, 2015, an increase of $7.2 million, or 1.1%.  Total deposits were $692.3 million at March 31, 2016 compared to $700.7 million at December 31, 2015, a decrease of $8.4 million, or 1.2%.  Stockholders’ equity reached approximately $74.3 million at March 31, 2016 from $73.2 million at December 31, 2015, an increase of approximately $1.2 million, or 1.6%, which was driven by quarterly net income, offset by the Company’s regular quarterly cash dividend to stockholders.

Bank of New Jersey, headquartered at 1365 Palisade Avenue, Fort Lee, New Jersey, offers convenient hours and a high level of service for traditional consumer and commercial products and services.  The Bank currently has 9 branch offices located in Fort Lee (3 locations), Hackensack, Haworth, Harrington Park, Englewood, Cliffside Park, and Woodcliff Lake.  Construction continues on a tenth location in Englewood Cliffs, NJ. All locations are in Bergen County, NJ.

For more information about Bank of New Jersey and its products and services, please visit http://www.bonj.net or call 201-944-8600. 

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Forward-Looking Statements
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