Oak Valley Bancorp Reports 2nd Quarter Results


OAKDALE, CA--(Marketwire - Jul 20, 2011) - Oak Valley Bancorp (NASDAQ: OVLY), the bank holding company for Oak Valley Community Bank and Eastern Sierra Community Bank, recently reported consolidated financial results. For the three months ended June 30, 2011, consolidated net income was $1,450,000, while consolidated net income available to common shareholders was $1,239,000, or $0.16 per diluted common share. This compared favorably to net income available to common shareholders of $828,000, or $0.11 per diluted common share for the same period a year ago.

Net interest income remained stable increasing by $56,000 or 0.9% to $6.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011, compared to $6.2 million for the same period last year. Year-to-date net interest income increased $201,000 from the previous year to $12.5 million.

Non interest expense for the quarter and six month period ended June 30, 2011 totaled $4.4 million and $8.9 million, respectively, a slight increase over the $4.3 million and $8.8 million for the comparable periods in 2010. This increase was primarily due to the additional salary and overhead costs associated with new branch openings.

The Company has continued to experience solid reductions in non-performing assets in the past year. As of June 30, 2011, non-performing assets to total assets are 1.62%, or $9.2 million, down from 2.29%, or $11.9 million for the same period a year ago, and also down from the 2.02%, or $11.4 million at March 31, 2011. As of June 30, 2011, seven loan relationships were on non-accrual status totaling $9.0 million. OREO carrying balances outstanding were reduced to $244,000 as of June 30, 2011, after write downs totaling $291,000 were recorded in the first six months of 2011.

The provision for loan losses during the three months ended June 30, 2011, was $300,000, compared to $1.0 million during the same quarter of last year. However, in the last 12 months the ratio of loan loss reserves to gross loans has been increased from 1.85% to 2.20%.

Total assets were $572.3 million at June 30, 2011, an increase of $53.1 million, or 10.2%, from June 30, 2010. The Company's total deposits were $496.2 million as of June 30, 2011, an increase of $60.5 million, or 13.9% over June 30, 2010. Gross loans decreased by $20.5 million, to $390.5 million as of June 30, 2011, a decrease of 5.0% from June 30, 2010.

"We are pleased with our 2011 performance thus far and are excited to be in a position to seize some opportunities within our footprint. Our ability to expand and open two new branches this year, in Modesto and Manteca, is evidence of the sustainable strength of Oak Valley Community Bank," stated Ron Martin, CEO.

The Company currently operates through 13 branches in Oakdale, Sonora, Turlock, Stockton, Patterson, Ripon, Escalon, three branches in Modesto; and three branches in their Eastern Sierra Division, which includes Bridgeport, Mammoth Lakes, and Bishop. Their recently opened McHenry Branch in Modesto is the first of two planned for 2011. The second is slated to open this fall in Manteca.

For more information, please call 1-866-844-7500 or visit www.ovcb.com.

This press release includes forward-looking statements about the corporation for which the corporation claims the protection of safe harbor provisions contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Forward-looking statements are based on management's knowledge and belief as of today and include information concerning the corporation's possible or assumed future financial condition, and its results of operations and business. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Those factors include fluctuations in interest rates, government policies and regulations (including monetary and fiscal policies), legislation, economic conditions, including increased energy costs in California, credit quality of borrowers, operational factors and competition in the geographic and business areas in which the company conducts its operations. All forward-looking statements included in this press release are based on information available at the time of the release, and the Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement.

Oak Valley Community Bank
Statement of Condition (unaudited)
($ in thousands, except per share) 2nd Quarter
2011
1st Quarter
2011
4th Quarter
2010
3rd Quarter
2010
2nd Quarter
2010
Selected Quarterly Operating Data:
Net interest income $ 6,300 $ 6,206 $ 6,343 $ 6,359 $ 6,244
Provision for loan losses 300 600 1,005 1,005 1,005
Non-interest income 680 671 715 676 732
Non-interest expense 4,401 4,526 3,826 4,188 4,316
Income before income taxes 2,279 1,751 2,227 1,842 1,655
Provision for income taxes 829 586 727 701 616
Net income 1,450 1,165 1,500 1,141 1,039
Preferred stock dividends and accretion (211 ) (210 ) (210 ) (210 ) (211 )
Net income available to common shareholders 1,239 955 1,290 931 828
Earnings per common share - basic 0.16 0.12 0.17 0.12 0.11
Earnings per common share - diluted 0.16 0.12 0.17 0.12 0.11
Dividends declared per common share - - - - -
Return on average common equity 9.33 % 7.48 % 9.99 % 7.38 % 6.84 %
Return on average assets 1.03 % 0.85 % 1.09 % 0.86 % 0.81 %
Net interest margin (1) 4.86 % 4.92 % 5.01 % 5.23 % 5.36 %
Efficiency Ratio (1) 61.79 % 65.09 % 53.03 % 58.99 % 61.21 %
Capital - Period End
Book value per share $ 7.02 $ 6.78 $ 6.64 $ 6.57 $ 6.38
Credit Quality - Period End
Nonperforming assets/ total assets 1.62 % 2.02 % 2.22 % 2.00 % 2.29 %
Loan loss reserve/ gross loans 2.20 % 2.22 % 2.04 % 1.88 % 1.85 %
Period End Balance Sheet
($ in thousands)
Total assets $ 572,262 $ 562,769 $ 552,396 $ 534,879 $ 519,203
Gross Loans 390,521 395,243 404,194 408,971 411,067
Nonperforming assets 9,245 11,386 12,253 10,690 11,882
Allowance for credit losses 8,591 8,765 8,255 7,700 7,614
Deposits 496,212 485,641 476,739 448,904 435,756
Common Equity 54,134 52,279 51,158 50,605 48,984
Total Capital (2) 67,634 65,779 64,658 64,105 62,484
Non-Financial Data
Full-time equivalent staff 130 125 120 115 117
Number of banking offices 13 12 12 12 12
Common Shares outstanding
Period end 7,713,794 7,713,794 7,702,127 7,702,127 7,681,877
Period average - basic 7,713,794 7,711,401 7,702,127 7,692,900 7,681,877
Period average - diluted 7,745,193 7,742,230 7,719,157 7,729,175 7,720,440
Market Ratios
Stock Price $ 5.85 $ 5.99 $ 5.90 $ 5.40 $ 5.25
Price/Earnings 9.08 11.93 8.88 11.25 12.14
Price/Book 0.83 0.88 0.89 0.82 0.82
(1) Ratio computed on a fully tax equivalent basis using a marginal federal tax rate of 34%.
(2) Includes $13.5 million in preferred stock issued to the U.S. Treasury under the TARP Capital Purchase Program.
($ in thousands, except per share) Six Months Ended June 30,
2011 2010
Net interest income $ 12,506 $ 12,305
Provision for loan losses 900 2,010
Non-interest income 1,351 1,379
Non-interest expense 8,927 8,761
Income before income taxes 4,030 2,912
Provision for income taxes 1,415 926
Net income 2,615 1,987
Preferred stock dividends and accretion (421 ) (421 )
Net income available to common shareholders 2,194 1,566
Earnings per common share - basic 0.28 0.20
Earnings per common share - diluted 0.28 0.20
Dividends declared per common share - -
Return on average common equity 8.42 % 6.54 %
Return on average assets 0.94 % 0.78 %
Net interest margin (1) 4.89 % 5.29 %
Efficiency Ratio (1) 63.43 % 63.36 %
Capital - Period End
Book value per share $ 7.02 $ 6.38
Credit Quality - Period End
Nonperforming assets/ total assets 1.62 % 2.29 %
Loan loss reserve/ gross loans 2.20 % 1.85 %
Period End Balance Sheet
($ in thousands)
Total assets $ 572,262 $ 519,203
Gross Loans 390,521 411,067
Nonperforming assets 9,245 11,882
Allowance for credit losses 8,591 7,614
Deposits 496,212 435,756
Common Equity 54,134 48,984
Total Capital (2) 67,634 62,484
Non-Financial Data
Full-time equivalent staff 130 117
Number of banking offices 13 12
Common Shares outstanding
Period end 7,713,794 7,681,877
Period average - basic 7,712,604 7,681,877
Period average - diluted 7,743,707 7,713,312
Market Ratios
Stock Price $ 5.85 $ 5.25
Price/Earnings 10.20 12.77
Price/Book 0.83 0.82

Contact Information:

Contact:
Ron Martin/Chris Courtney/Rick McCarty
Phone: (209) 848-2265
www.ovcb.com