Fidelity D & D Bancorp, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2016 Financial Results


DUNMORE, Pa., Oct. 26, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fidelity D & D Bancorp, Inc. (OTC US: FDBC) and its banking subsidiary Fidelity Deposit and Discount Bank, announced net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 of $2.0 million, an improvement of $0.1 million, or 5%, compared to $1.9 million for the third quarter of 2015.  Earnings improvement resulted from strategic growth which expanded net interest income by 6%.  The Company continued to focus on its relationship management strategy with $33.1 million growth in quarterly average earning assets in the third quarter of 2016 compared to the third quarter of 2015.  $0.2 million in additional operating expenses were incurred primarily from an increase in salaries and employee benefits compared to the previous year’s third quarter.  Earnings per share on a diluted basis was $0.82 and $0.79 for the quarters ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

“We are very pleased with the third quarter financial results and the continued growth in the Company’s performance,” stated Daniel J. Santaniello, President and Chief Executive Officer.  “The strong results are reflective of the Fidelity Banker's commitment to building relationships and partnering with our clients to achieve financial success.  We continue to increase deposits, loans, and non-interest income, while effectively managing expenses.”

Net income increased $0.4 million, or 7%, from $5.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 to $5.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016.  The year-to-date improvement stemmed from producing $1.3 million more net interest income and $0.2 million more non-interest income partially offset by less than $0.1 million higher expenses.  Earnings per share on a diluted basis was $2.30 and $2.16 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

The Company’s assets increased $41.0 million, or 6%, to total $770.4 million at September 30, 2016 from $729.4 million at December 31, 2015.  The growth during the first nine months of 2016 was due mostly to a $16.6 million net increase in the loan portfolio, $3.5 million increase in securities and $19.2 million increase in cash balances.  This growth was funded by a $51.1 million increase in deposits and a $5.2 million increase in shareholders’ equity along with paying down $17.2 million in short-term borrowings.

Net interest income was $6.4 million for the third quarter of 2016 compared to $6.0 million for the third quarter of 2015.  The $0.4 million, or 6%, increase resulted from earning higher yields on investment securities combined with lower rates paid on liabilities, which offset the continued declining yields in the loan portfolio.  This lead to a six basis point improvement in the net interest spread and net interest margin to 3.66% and 3.78%, respectively, for the third quarter of 2016 compared to 3.60% and 3.72%, respectively, for the same 2015 quarter.

Net interest income increased $1.3 million, or 7%, to $18.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, from $17.4 million reported during the first nine months of 2015.  Net interest margin was 3.71% and 3.69% for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.  Net interest spread was higher by three basis points for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared with the same period in 2015 resulting from a seven basis point reduction on interest-bearing liability rates partially offset by a four basis point decline on interest earning asset yields.  Revenue from $34.4 million and $7.5 million higher average balances in the loan and investment portfolios, respectively, added $1.1 million to interest income.  Lower interest costs of $0.2 million resulted primarily from lower debt of $10.7 million and the repricing of deposit rates, which more than offset the added interest expense from the $37.1 million growth of interest-bearing deposits for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared with the same period in 2015.  Cost of funds declined 6 basis points from the lower interest costs and the $12.3 million growth in average non-interest bearing deposits. 

The provision for loan losses was $25 thousand higher for the third quarter of 2016 compared to the third quarter of 2015.  Provision for loan losses was $650 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to $500 thousand for the same period in 2015.  The additional provision expense resulted from loan growth and the increase in non-performing loans.  The increase in non-performing loans was due mainly to a single commercial relationship, which has been adequately reserved.  The allowance for loan losses was $9.2 million, or 1.61% of total loans at September 30, 2016 compared to $9.1 million, or 1.69% of total loans at September 30, 2015.

Total other income was $2.0 million for both the third quarters of 2016 and 2015.  Increases of $117 thousand in deposit fees and $41 thousand in interchange fees were offset by $102 thousand fewer gains on loan sales and $71 thousand less service charges on loans for the three months ended September 30, 2016 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2015.

Total other income recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 was $5.8 million, an increase of $0.2 million, or 4%, from the $5.6 million recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2015.  Other income increased from $0.3 million more deposit service charges and $0.1 million in additional interchange fees that offset $0.2 million fewer gains on loan sales when compared to the first nine months of 2015.

Other expenses increased $0.2 million, or 3%, for the third quarter of 2016 compared to the third quarter of 2015.  The increase was due to a $0.2 million in additional salaries and employee benefits expense and $74 thousand in higher data processing expense.  These increases were partially offset by $78 thousand lower advertising and marketing expense and $72 thousand lower professional service expense.

Other expenses increased to $16.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, an increase of $0.1 million from $16.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015.  Increases within this category included a $0.7 million increase in salaries and employee benefits expense, a $0.3 million increase in data processing expense and $0.2 million in PA shares tax expense.  These increases were partially offset by a $0.6 million FHLB prepayment fee, which was paid in the second quarter of 2015 for the early payoff of long-term debt which did not recur in 2016.  Also partially offsetting the increases was a $0.3 million decrease in advertising and marketing expenses for the first nine months of 2016 when compared to the same period of 2015 due to expenses from two branch grand openings in 2015. Additional decreases were $0.1 million in premises and equipment expense and $0.1 million in professional services.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, provision for income taxes increased by $0.8 million.  This growth primarily resulted from an audit adjustment reducing income tax expense by $0.4 million during the second quarter of 2015 plus a higher level of taxable income in 2016. 

Fidelity D & D Bancorp, Inc. has built a strong history as trusted advisors to the customers served by The Fidelity Deposit and Discount Bank, and is proud to be an active member of the community of Northeastern Pennsylvania.  The Company serves Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties through The Fidelity Deposit and Discount Bank’s 10 community banking office locations providing personal and business banking products and services, including wealth management assistance through fiduciary activities with the Bank’s full trust powers; as well as offering a full array of asset management services.  The Bank provides 24 hour, 7 day a week service to customers through branch offices, online at www.bankatfidelity.com, and through the Customer Care Center at 800-388-4380.  The Bank's deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation up to the full extent permitted by law.

Forward-looking statements

Certain of the matters discussed in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as such may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.  The words “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “estimate,” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements.

The Company’s actual results may differ materially from the results anticipated in these forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including, without limitation:

  • the effects of economic conditions on current customers, specifically the effect of the economy on loan customers’ ability to repay loans;
  • the costs and effects of litigation and of unexpected or adverse outcomes in such litigation;
  • the impact of new or changes in existing laws and regulations, including the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and the regulations promulgated there under;
  • impacts of the capital and liquidity requirements of the Basel III standards and other regulatory pronouncements, regulations and rules;
  • governmental monetary and fiscal policies, as well as legislative and regulatory changes;
  • effects of short- and long-term federal budget and tax negotiations and their effect on economic and business conditions;
  • the effect of changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by the regulatory agencies, as well as the Financial Accounting Standards Board and other accounting standard setters;
  • the risks of changes in interest rates on the level and composition of deposits, loan demand, and the values of loan collateral, securities and interest rate protection agreements, as well as interest rate risks;
  • the effects of competition from other commercial banks, thrifts, mortgage banking firms, consumer finance companies, credit unions, securities brokerage firms, insurance companies, money market and other mutual funds and other financial institutions operating in our market area and elsewhere, including institutions operating locally, regionally, nationally and internationally, together with such competitors offering banking products and services by mail, telephone, computer and the internet;
  • technological changes;
  • the interruption or breach in security of our information systems and other technological risks and attacks resulting in failures or disruptions in customer account management, general ledger processing and loan or deposit updates and potential impacts resulting therefrom including additional costs, reputational damage, regulatory penalties, and financial losses;
  • acquisitions and integration of acquired businesses;
  • the failure of assumptions underlying the establishment of reserves for loan losses and estimations of values of collateral and various financial assets and liabilities;
  • volatilities in the securities markets;
  • acts of war or terrorism;
  • disruption of credit and equity markets; and
  • the risk that our analyses of these risks and forces could be incorrect and/or that the strategies developed to address them could be unsuccessful.

The Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect analyses only as of the date of this release.  The Company has no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release.

For more information please visit our investor relations web site located through www.bankatfidelity.com.

FIDELITY D & D BANCORP, INC.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(dollars in thousands)
      
At Period End: September 30, 2016
  December 31, 2015
Assets         
Total cash and cash equivalents$  31,440  $ 12,277 
Investment securities   128,765    125,232 
Federal Home Loan Bank Stock   1,201    2,120 
Loans and leases   573,898    557,630 
Allowance for loan losses   (9,196)   (9,527)
Premises and equipment, net   16,497    16,723 
Life insurance cash surrender value   11,346    11,082 
Other assets   16,472    13,821 
      
Total assets$  770,423  $ 729,358 
      
Liabilities     
Non-interest-bearing deposits$  160,129  $ 142,774 
Interest-bearing deposits   511,678    477,901 
Total deposits   671,807    620,675 
Short-term borrowings   10,996    28,204 
Other liabilities   6,061    4,128 
Total liabilities   688,864    653,007 
      
Shareholders' equity   81,559    76,351 
      
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity$  770,423  $ 729,358 
      
      
Average Year-To-Date Balances: September 30, 2016
  December 31, 2015
Assets     
Total cash and cash equivalents$  26,274  $ 22,248 
Investment securities   129,246    122,549 
Loans and leases, net   554,587    525,571 
Premises and equipment, net   16,518    15,954 
Other assets   26,107    26,520 
      
Total assets$  752,732  $ 712,842 
      
Liabilities     
Non-interest-bearing deposits$  149,724  $ 138,389 
Interest-bearing deposits   507,090    475,853 
Total deposits   656,814    614,242 
Short-term borrowings   11,849    19,886 
Other liabilities   4,841    4,306 
Total liabilities   673,504    638,434 
      
Shareholders' equity   79,228    74,408 
      
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity$  752,732  $ 712,842 
      


FIDELITY D & D BANCORP, INC.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(dollars in thousands)
           
  Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended  
  Sep. 30, 2016 Sep. 30, 2015 Sep. 30, 2016 Sep. 30, 2015  
Interest income          
Loans and leases$  6,155 $ 5,934 $  18,150 $ 17,385   
Securities and other   851   678    2,307   1,969   
           
Total interest income   7,006   6,612    20,457   19,354   
           
Interest expense          
Deposits   580   574    1,727   1,639   
Borrowings and debt   5   6    30   285   
           
Total interest expense   585   580    1,757   1,924   
           
Net interest income   6,421   6,032    18,700   17,430   
           
Provision for loan losses   (225)  (200)   (650)  (500)  
Other income   2,024   2,023    5,811   5,606   
Other expenses   (5,409)  (5,239)   (16,166)  (16,070)  
Provision for income taxes   (776)  (687)   (2,031)  (1,184)  
Net income$  2,035 $ 1,929 $  5,664 $ 5,282   
           
           
 Three Months Ended
  Sep. 30, 2016 Jun. 30, 2016 Mar. 31, 2016 Dec. 31, 2015 Sep. 30, 2015
Interest income          
Loans and leases$  6,155 $ 5,989 $ 6,006 $ 5,979 $ 5,934 
Securities and other   851   726   730   681   678 
           
Total interest income   7,006   6,715   6,736   6,660   6,612 
           
Interest expense          
Deposits   580   567   580   597   574 
Borrowings and debt   5   7   18   8   6 
           
Total interest expense   585   574   598   605   580 
           
Net interest income   6,421   6,141   6,138   6,055   6,032 
           
Provision for loan losses   (225)  (275)  (150)  (575)  (200)
Other income   2,024   2,100   1,687   1,927   2,023 
Other expenses   (5,409)  (5,369)  (5,388)  (4,952)  (5,239)
Provision for income taxes   (776)  (669)  (586)  (634)  (687)
Net income$  2,035 $ 1,928 $ 1,701 $ 1,821 $ 1,929 
           


FIDELITY D & D BANCORP, INC.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(dollars in thousands)
           
At Period End: Sep. 30, 2016 Jun. 30, 2016 Mar. 31, 2016 Dec. 31, 2015 Sep. 30, 2015
Assets          
Total cash and cash equivalents$  31,440 $ 27,853 $ 41,091 $ 12,277 $ 25,690 
Investment securities   128,765   129,760   128,673   125,232   126,782 
Federal Home Loan Bank Stock   1,201   1,140   1,420   2,120   1,085 
Loans and leases   573,898   562,758   557,293   557,630   543,497 
Allowance for loan losses   (9,196)  (9,207)  (9,384)  (9,527)  (9,149)
Premises and equipment, net   16,497   16,455   16,519   16,723   16,875 
Life insurance cash surrender value   11,346   11,257   11,169   11,082   10,995 
Other assets   16,472   16,460   16,601   13,821   13,433 
           
Total assets$  770,423 $ 756,476 $ 763,382 $ 729,358 $ 729,208 
           
Liabilities          
Non-interest-bearing deposits$  160,129 $ 157,776 $ 157,358 $ 142,774 $ 150,714 
Interest-bearing deposits   511,678   505,524   510,553   477,901   492,289 
Total deposits   671,807   663,300   667,911   620,675   643,003 
Short-term borrowings   10,996   7,258   12,765   28,204   6,743 
Other liabilities   6,061   5,522   4,397   4,128   3,829 
Total liabilities   688,864   676,080   685,073   653,007   653,575 
           
Shareholders' equity   81,559   80,396   78,309   76,351   75,633 
           
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity$  770,423 $ 756,476 $ 763,382 $ 729,358 $ 729,208 
           
           
Average Quarterly Balances: Sep. 30, 2016 Jun. 30, 2016 Mar. 31, 2016 Dec. 31, 2015 Sep. 30, 2015
Assets          
Total cash and cash equivalents$  21,166 $ 28,753 $ 28,960 $ 17,612 $ 20,486 
Investment securities   130,301   129,604   127,820   127,509   126,238 
Loans and leases, net   562,429   553,212   548,034   541,144   532,646 
Premises and equipment, net   16,468   16,445   16,641   16,843   17,009 
Other assets   26,594   26,347   25,374   24,409   24,769 
           
Total assets$  756,958 $ 754,361 $ 746,829 $ 727,517 $ 721,148 
           
Liabilities          
Non-interest-bearing deposits$  155,516 $ 148,703 $ 144,890 $ 141,198 $ 143,794 
Interest-bearing deposits   505,673   512,695   502,917   493,383   488,608 
Total deposits   661,189   661,398   647,807   634,581   632,402 
Short-term borrowings   9,266   9,162   17,145   12,003   9,820 
Other liabilities   5,409   4,713   4,396   4,766   4,327 
Total liabilities   675,864   675,273   669,348   651,350   646,549 
           
Shareholders' equity   81,094   79,088   77,481   76,167   74,599 
           
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity$  756,958 $ 754,361 $ 746,829 $ 727,517 $ 721,148 
           


FIDELITY D & D BANCORP, INC.
Selected Financial Ratios and Other Data
            
   Three Months Ended
   Sep. 30, 2016 Jun. 30, 2016 Mar. 31, 2016 Dec. 31, 2015 Sep. 30, 2015
Selected returns and financial ratios           
Basic earnings per share $  0.83 $ 0.79 $ 0.69 $ 0.74 $ 0.79 
Diluted earnings per share $  0.82 $ 0.79 $ 0.69 $ 0.74 $ 0.79 
Dividends per share $  0.29 $ 0.29 $ 0.27 $ 0.37 $ 0.27 
Yield on interest-earning assets (FTE)   4.11%  3.99%  4.04%  4.05%  4.06%
Cost of interest-bearing liabilities   0.45%  0.44%  0.46%  0.48%  0.46%
Net interest spread   3.66%  3.55%  3.58%  3.57%  3.60%
Net interest margin   3.78%  3.66%  3.70%  3.69%  3.72%
Return on average assets   1.07%  1.03%  0.92%  0.99%  1.06%
Return on average equity   9.99%  9.80%  8.83%  9.48%  10.26%
Efficiency ratio   61.85%  63.09%  66.49%  61.15%  63.98%
Expense ratio   1.77%  1.75%  1.99%  1.68%  1.77%
            
   Nine Months Ended      
   Sep. 30, 2016 Sep. 30, 2015      
Basic earnings per share $  2.31 $ 2.17       
Diluted earnings per share $  2.30 $ 2.16       
Dividends per share $  0.85 $ 0.79       
Yield on interest-earning assets (FTE)   4.04%  4.08%      
Cost of interest-bearing liabilities   0.45%  0.52%      
Net interest spread   3.59%  3.56%      
Net interest margin   3.71%  3.69%      
Return on average assets   1.01%  1.00%      
Return on average equity   9.55%  9.57%      
Efficiency ratio   63.75%  65.51%      
Expense ratio   1.84%  1.90%      
            
Other financial data  Three Months Ended
   Sep. 30, 2016 Jun. 30, 2016 Mar. 31, 2016 Dec. 31, 2015 Sep. 30, 2015
Book value per share $  33.24 $ 32.76 $ 31.92 $ 31.25 $ 31.00 
Equity to assets   10.59%  10.63%  10.26%  10.47%  10.37%
Allowance for loan losses to:           
Total loans   1.61%  1.64%  1.69%  1.71%  1.69%
Non-accrual loans   1.57x  1.56x  1.13x  1.06x  2.09x
Non-accrual loans to total loans   1.02%  1.05%  1.49%  1.61%  0.80%
Non-performing assets to total assets   1.32%  1.37%  1.77%  1.76%  1.11%
                      

            

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