YUBA CITY, Calif., July 16, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- River Valley Community Bancorp (OTC markets: RVCB) with its wholly owned subsidiary, River Valley Community Bank (collectively referred to as the “Bank”), today announced financial results for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2019.
Consolidated financial highlights:
- Total assets as of June 30, 2019 were $402.6 million compared to $359.7 million as of June 30, 2018 and $377.0 million as of December 31, 2018.
- Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2019 totaled $2.2 million or $0.90 per diluted share compared to $1.9 million or $0.75 per diluted share for the six months ended June 30, 2018.
- Net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2019 totaled $1.4 million or $0.55 per diluted share compared to $1.0 million or $0.42 per diluted share for the quarter ended June 30, 2018 and $0.8 million or $0.35 per diluted share for the quarter ended March 31, 2019.
- Net interest income totaled $6.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 compared to $5.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018.
- Net interest income totaled $3.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2019 compared to $2.6 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2018 and $3.0 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2019.
| Selected Consolidated Financial Information - Unaudited | |||||||||||||||
| (amounts in thousands, except per share data) | |||||||||||||||
| June 30, | March 31, | Dec 31, | Sep 30, | Jun 30, | |||||||||||
| 2019 | 2019 | 2018 | 2018 | 2018 | |||||||||||
| Total investment securities | $ | 156,731 | $ | 169,269 | $ | 158,476 | $ | 144,670 | $ | 146,106 | |||||
| Total loans, gross | 186,735 | 180,066 | 168,727 | 154,690 | 144,351 | ||||||||||
| Allowance for loan losses | (2,322) | (2,265) | (2,139) | (2,007) | (2,005) | ||||||||||
| Total assets | 402,663 | 383,337 | 376,986 | 364,236 | 359,711 | ||||||||||
| Total deposits | 271,932 | 268,763 | 285,774 | 264,033 | 260,249 | ||||||||||
| Borrowings | 85,000 | 80,000 | 60,000 | 70,000 | 70,000 | ||||||||||
| Total shareholders' equity | 36,108 | 33,219 | 29,936 | 29,374 | 28,701 | ||||||||||
| Loan to deposit ratio | 69% | 67% | 67% | 59% | 59% | ||||||||||
| Book value per common share | $ | 15.10 | $ | 13.93 | $ | 12.56 | $ | 12.03 | $ | 11.93 | |||||
| Subsidiary Bank's Tier 1 leverage ratio | 8.44% | 8.34% | 8.40% | 8.15% | 8.29% | ||||||||||
Total gross loans were $186.7 million as of June 30, 2019, which represents an increase of $42.4 million or 29.4% from $144.4 million as of June 30, 2018. As of June 30, 2019, the Bank had no non-accrual loans. Total deposits of $271.9 million as of June 30, 2019 represent an increase of $11.7 million or 4.5% from $260.2 million as of June 30, 2018.
| Selected Consolidated Financial Information - Unaudited (continued) | |||||||||||
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| Six Months Ended | |||||||||||
| June 30, | June 30, | Variance | |||||||||
| 2019 | 2018 | Amount | Percent | ||||||||
| Net interest income | $ | 6,047 | $ | 5,002 | $ | 1,045 | 20.9% | ||||
| Provision for loan losses | 180 | - | 180 | 100.0% | |||||||
| Net income | 2,233 | 1,861 | 373 | 20.0% | |||||||
| Earnings per share - basic | $ | 0.94 | $ | 0.78 | $ | 0.16 | 20.5% | ||||
| Earnings per share - diluted | $ | 0.90 | $ | 0.75 | $ | 0.15 | 20.0% | ||||
| Net interest margin | 3.29% | 3.00% | 0.28% | 9.4% | |||||||
| Net interest margin - tax equivalent | 3.36% | 3.04% | 0.31% | 10.3% | |||||||
| Efficiency ratio | 59.10% | 52.64% | 6.46% | 12.3% | |||||||
| Return on average assets | 1.15% | 1.06% | 0.08% | 8.0% | |||||||
| Return on average equity | 13.83% | 13.19% | 0.64% | 4.9% | |||||||
| Selected Consolidated Financial Information - Unaudited (continued) | |||||||||||||||
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| Quarter Ended | |||||||||||||||
| June 30, | March 31, | Dec 31, | Sep 30, | Jun 30, | |||||||||||
| 2019 | 2019 | 2018 | 2018 | 2018 | |||||||||||
| Net interest income | $ | 3,079 | $ | 2,968 | $ | 2,958 | $ | 2,768 | $ | 2,639 | |||||
| Provision for loan losses | 55 | 125 | 130 | - | - | ||||||||||
| Net income | 1,357 | 876 | 784 | 1,012 | 1,038 | ||||||||||
| Earnings per share - basic | $ | 0.57 | $ | 0.37 | $ | 0.33 | $ | 0.42 | $ | 0.43 | |||||
| Earnings per share - diluted | $ | 0.55 | $ | 0.35 | $ | 0.32 | $ | 0.41 | $ | 0.42 | |||||
| Net interest margin | 3.28% | 3.26% | 3.29% | 3.31% | 3.05% | ||||||||||
| Net interest margin - tax equivalent | 3.35% | 3.32% | 3.35% | 3.37% | 3.11% | ||||||||||
| Efficiency ratio | 57.24% | 61.03% | 63.71% | 52.56% | 50.68% | ||||||||||
| Return on average assets | 1.37% | 0.91% | 0.83% | 1.15% | 1.14% | ||||||||||
| Return on average equity | 15.94% | 11.34% | 10.52% | 13.70% | 14.42% | ||||||||||
Net interest income of $6.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 is an increase of $1.0 million or 20.9% from the six months ended June 30, 2018. Net interest income of $3.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2019 is an increase of $440,000 or 16.7% from the quarter ended June 30, 2018 and an increase of $111,000 or 3.8% (15.0% annualized) from the quarter ended March 31, 2019. As a function of the Bank’s loan growth, a provision expense of $55,000 was realized during the quarter ended June 30, 2019.
CFO Michael Finn commented, “During the second quarter, events in fixed income markets presented management with an opportunity to sell and replace selected investment securities while reducing risk in the portfolio, generating a higher weighted average yield, and realizing approximately $528,000 in net gains in the process, which contributed to our strong earnings for the quarter. The Bank is also experiencing improving efficiency ratios, as income generated at new branch locations added in 2018 is growing and helping to offset the costs of those locations.”
CEO John M. Jelavich stated, “I am very pleased with the direction of the Bank and the results we have achieved to date. Our loan growth has been strong, and our credit quality remains good. We are seeing the positive diversification impact that Auburn and Grass Valley bring to our deposit base, which is early validation of our game plan. Our Auburn office, which opened last fall, continues to maintain solid momentum and is working closer to achieving its stand-alone profitability.”
“From a macro perspective, during the second quarter, there was a significant decline in long term interest rates and a flattening of the yield curve, which to the degree this environment persists, could put pressure on margins for our Bank and our industry going forward. That said, we believe our Bank is well positioned for rate cycles as they may occur. We are fortunate to have a professional and engaged team who continue to deliver the local banking experience our customers desire, which is instrumental in generating long term value for our shareholders,” Jelavich concluded.
The Bank remains highly rated with BauerFinancial, Depositaccounts.com and Bankrate and serves its customer base through its offices located at:
- 1629 Colusa Avenue, Yuba City, CA
- 580 Brunswick Rd, Grass Valley, CA
- 905 Lincoln Way, Auburn, CA
The Bank offers a full suite of competitive products, services, and banking technology. For more information please visit our website at www.myrvcb.com or contact John M. Jelavich at (530) 821-2469.
Forward Looking Statements: This document may contain comments and information that constitute forward‐looking statements. Forward‐looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such statements. Forward‐looking statements speak only as to the date they are made. The Bank does not undertake to update forward‐looking statements to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date the forward‐looking statements are made.