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Exhibit 99.1

 

NEWS RELEASE

   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Alliance Financial Announces Fourth Quarter and Record 2011 Earnings

Syracuse, NY, January 26, 2012—Alliance Financial Corporation (“Alliance” or the “Company”) (NasdaqGM: ALNC), the holding company for Alliance Bank, N.A., announced today net income of $2.8 million or $0.60 per diluted share for the quarter ended December 31, 2011, compared with the $2.8 million or $0.59 per diluted share in the year-ago quarter. Net income was $3.7 million or $0.77 per diluted common share in the third quarter of 2011. Net income in the third quarter of 2011 included securities gains, netted against a fixed asset write-down, of $472,000 after tax or $0.10 per diluted share.

Net income for the year ended December 31, 2011 increased 14.4% to $13.3 million or $2.80 per diluted share, compared with $11.6 million or $2.48 per diluted share in 2010.

Jack H. Webb, President and CEO of Alliance said, “We set a record for net income in 2011 for the fifth year in a row, while at the same time maintaining a strong balance sheet with very good asset quality and capital ratios. Revenues were pressured in 2011 due to a decline in assets and net interest margin; however, our disciplined expense control combined with lower loan loss provisions more than offset the impact of lower revenue in 2011. Our capital ratios increased in 2011 through earnings retention and effective capital management, and are well above regulatory minimums for well-capitalized institutions.”

Webb added, “We originated more than $250 million of credit to consumers and businesses in Central New York in 2011. In the aggregate, over the past four years we provided more than $1 billion in loans to qualified borrowers in Central New York, in what continues to be a challenging lending environment. We remain committed to meeting the credit needs of qualified borrowers in our market; however, consistent with the financial sector as a whole, loan growth and revenue growth in the current operating environment will likely remain under pressure as weak economic conditions and low interest rates are expected to continue to weigh on loan demand and our net interest margin.”

Balance Sheet Highlights

Total assets were $1.4 billion at December 30, 2011, which was a decrease of $21.7 million from the end of the third quarter. Total loans and leases (net of unearned income) were virtually unchanged in the fourth quarter, as a decrease in our residential mortgages and continuing amortization of our lease portfolio was offset by growth in commercial loans and mortgages. Securities available-for-sale decreased $34.8 million during the quarter as we did not reinvest cash flows from the portfolio.


Total assets decreased $45.5 million or 3.1% from the end of 2010 as loans and leases, net, decreased $25.8 million and securities available-for-sale decreased $40.1 million. The Company’s commercial lending business performed well in 2011, with the commercial portfolio increasing $28.4 million or 11.4% during the year. The residential mortgage and indirect auto loan portfolios declined approximately $18 million and $17 million, respectively, in 2011 due to soft market conditions and low interest rates, while our lease portfolio decreased $17 million as we continue to wind down this portfolio.

Loan originations (excluding lines of credit) totaled $91.0 million in the fourth quarter, compared with $92.5 million in the year-ago quarter and $59.5 million in the third quarter of 2011. Loan originations in 2011 totaled $255.3 million, compared with $284.1 million in 2010.

Commercial loans and mortgages increased $19.0 million in the fourth quarter and totaled $278.3 million at December 31, 2011. Originations of commercial loans and mortgages in the fourth quarter (excluding lines of credit) totaled $31.3 million, compared with $38.5 million in the year-ago quarter and $10.3 million in the third quarter of 2011. Originations in 2011 totaled $75.9 million compared with $80.4 million in 2010.

Residential mortgages outstanding at December 31, 2011 were $316.8 million, which was a decrease of $12.0 million from the end of the third quarter of 2011. Originations of residential mortgages totaled $40.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2011, compared with $38.6 million in the year-ago quarter and $30.5 million in the third quarter of 2011. Originations totaled $107.5 million in 2011, compared with $119.7 million in 2010. The Company sold approximately 57% of its 2011 residential mortgage originations in connection with its balance sheet management activities.

Indirect auto loan balances were $158.8 million at the end of the fourth quarter, which was a decrease of $2.8 million from the end of the third quarter of 2011. The Company originated $17.9 million of indirect auto loans in the fourth quarter, compared with $14.5 million in the year-ago quarter and $17.9 million in the third quarter of 2011. Alliance originates auto loans through a network of reputable, well established automobile dealers located in Central and Western New York. Applications received through the Company’s indirect lending program are subject to the same comprehensive underwriting criteria and procedures as employed in its direct lending programs.

Leases (net of unearned income) decreased $3.2 million in the fourth quarter and $16.8 million for the year as a result of the Company’s previously announced decision to cease new lease originations.

The Company’s investment securities portfolio totaled $374.3 million at December 31, 2011, which was a decrease of $34.8 million from the end of the third quarter. The Company substantially reduced new securities purchases to manage our interest-rate risk, given the very low yields available for the types of shorter-duration, non-corporate securities in which the Company invests. The securities portfolio is expected to decline in coming quarters absent an upturn in interest rates that would make the returns on shorter-duration securities more attractive.


The breakdown of the securities portfolio at December 31, 2011 was 76% government-sponsored entity- guaranteed mortgage-backed securities, 22% municipal securities, and 1% obligations of U.S. government-sponsored corporations. Mortgage-backed securities, which totaled $285.7 million at December 31, 2011, are comprised primarily of pass-through securities backed by conventional residential mortgages and guaranteed by Fannie-Mae, Freddie-Mac or Ginnie Mae, which in turn are backed by the U.S. government. The Company’s municipal securities portfolio, which totaled $82.3 million at the end of the fourth quarter, is primarily comprised of highly rated general obligation bonds issued by local municipalities in New York State.

Deposits decreased $25.0 million in the fourth quarter due to seasonal municipal deposit outflows, and totaled $1.1 billion at December 30, 2011.

Shareholders’ equity was $144.0 million at December 31, 2011, compared with $143.1 million at the end of the third quarter. Net income for the quarter increased shareholders’ equity by $2.8 million and was partially offset by common stock dividends declared of $1.5 million or $0.31 per common share.

The Company’s Tier 1 leverage ratio was 9.09% and its total risk-based capital ratio was 15.97% at the end of the fourth quarter. The Company’s tangible common equity capital ratio (a non-GAAP financial measure) was 7.69% at December 30, 2011.

Asset Quality and the Provision for Credit Losses

Delinquent loans and leases (including non-performing) totaled $17.0 million at December 31, 2011, compared with $17.9 million at September 30, 2011 and $16.3 million at December 31, 2010.

Non-performing assets were $11.7 million or 0.83% of total assets at December 31, 2011, compared with $12.9 million or 0.90% of total assets at September 30, 2011 and $9.1 million or 0.63% of total assets at December 31, 2010. Included in non-performing assets at the end of the fourth quarter are non-performing loans and leases totaling $11.3 million, compared with $12.2 million and $8.5 million at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. As disclosed in our third quarter 2011 earnings release and Form 10-Q, one commercial relationship totaling $3.6 million was placed on non-performing status during the third quarter. During the fourth quarter, the borrower’s business continued to weaken, which led to an increase in our impairment reserve on this relationship by $400,000 to $2.1 million, of which $1.0 million was charged off in the fourth quarter. Our exposure to this borrower, net of the write-down recorded in the fourth quarter and included in non-performing assets, was $2.0 million at December 31, 2011, and the impairment reserve remaining on this net exposure was $1.1 million at the end of the fourth quarter.


Conventional residential mortgages comprised $3.1 million (48 loans) or 27.2% of non-performing loans and leases at the end of the fourth quarter. Non-performing commercial loans and mortgages totaled $7.4 million (38 loans) or 65.9% of non-performing loans and leases and non-performing leases totaled $107,000 (5 leases) or 1.0% of non-performing loans and leases at the end of the fourth quarter.

The provision for credit losses was $800,000 in the fourth quarter, which was unchanged from the year-ago quarter and slightly higher than the third quarter of 2011. The provision for credit losses was $1.9 million in 2011, compared with $4.1 million in 2010, as net charge-offs dropped 35.2% in 2011.

Net charge-offs were $1.3 million and $1.8 million in the three months and twelve months ended December 31, 2011, respectively, compared with $583,000 and $2.8 million in the year-ago periods, respectively. Net charge-offs, annualized, equaled 0.61% and 0.21%, respectively, of average loans and leases during the three months and twelve months ended December 31, 2011, compared with 0.26% and 0.31%, in the year-ago periods, respectively. The provision for credit losses as a percentage of net charge-offs was 60% and 105%, respectively, in the quarter and year ended December 31, 2011, compared with 137% and 145%, respectively, in the year-ago periods.

The allowance for credit losses was $10.8 million at December 31, 2011, compared with $11.3 million at September 30, 2011 and $10.7 million at December 31, 2010. The ratio of the allowance for credit losses to total loans and leases was 1.24% at December 31, 2011, compared with 1.30% at September 30, 2011 and 1.19% at December 31, 2010. The ratio of the allowance for credit losses to non-performing loans and leases was 96% at December 31, 2011, compared with 93% at September 30, 2011 and 126% at December 31, 2010.

Net Interest Income

Net interest income was lower in the fourth quarter compared with the year-ago period and with the third quarter of 2011 due to a decrease in interest-earning assets and lower net interest margin, both of which were affected by weak economic conditions and low interest rates.

Net interest income totaled $10.0 million in the three months ended December 31, 2011, compared with $10.8 million in the year-ago quarter and $11.0 million in third quarter of 2011. Average interest-earning assets were $1.3 billion in the fourth quarter, which was a decrease of $16.7 million compared with the year-ago quarter, and a decrease of $22.4 million compared with the third quarter of 2011. Average securities available-for-sale decreased $12.0 million compared with the year-ago quarter, and was $55.0 million lower than the third quarter of 2011 due to a reduction in purchases of securities as a consequence of the low yields currently available in the market and a sale of securities near the end of the third quarter of 2011.

Total average loans and leases were $866.8 million or 66.9% of total interest-earning assets in the fourth quarter of 2011, compared with $891.4 million or 68.0% in the fourth quarter of 2010 and $871.1 million or 66.1% in the third quarter of 2011. Average loans and leases have been little changed in 2011 as the Company continues to sell the majority of its fixed-rate residential mortgage originations due to the


exceptionally low market interest rates. Loan growth has also been constrained as weak economic conditions, coupled with business and consumer reluctance to take on additional debt, curbed loan demand. Average balances for all of the Company’s portfolios were lower in the fourth quarter compared with the year-ago quarter, except for commercial loans, which were up $33.5 million or 14.5% compared with the year-ago quarter as the Company has grown its market share.

The net interest margin on a tax-equivalent basis was 3.24% in the fourth quarter of 2011, compared with 3.45% in the year-ago quarter and 3.48% in the third quarter of 2011. A sharp increase in prepayments on the Company’s mortgage-backed securities portfolio accounted for approximately 9 and 6 basis points of the decline in margin from the third quarter and from the year-ago quarter, respectively. The Company’s interest-earning assets yield continued to decline in the third quarter as amortization of our loans and leases were reinvested at lower market yields. The Company’s cost of funds also declined, but not to the same extent as the earning assets yield because of the limited ability to further reduce deposit rates. The tax-equivalent earning assets yield declined 39 basis points in the fourth quarter compared with the year-ago quarter, and was partially offset by a 19 basis-point decrease in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities over the same period. The tax-equivalent interest-earning assets yield decreased 26 basis points in the fourth quarter compared with the third quarter of 2011, and the cost of interest-bearing liabilities decreased 2 basis points over the same period.

Net interest income for the year ended December 31, 2011 totaled $43.3 million, which was a decrease of $1.0 million compared with 2010. Average interest-earning assets were $1.3 billion in 2011, which was an increase of $15.7 million compared with 2010. Average securities available-for-sale increased $33.7 million compared with the year-ago period, which offset a decline in average loans and leases of $25.0 million.

Total average loans and leases were $872.5 million or 66.1% of total interest-earning assets in 2011 compared with $897.5 million or 68.8% in 2010. Average commercial loans outstanding increased $34.9 million or 16.0% in 2011 compared with 2010, which partially offset declines in the Company’s residential mortgage, consumer and lease portfolios.

The tax-equivalent net interest margin was 3.43% in 2011, compared with 3.55% in 2010. The tax-equivalent earning assets yield declined 41 basis points in 2011 compared with 2010, which was partially offset by a decrease in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities of 31 basis points over the same period.

Net interest income is expected to remain under pressure in coming quarters as weak economic conditions and exceptionally low interest rates will likely continue to weigh on loan growth and net interest margin.


Non-interest Income and Non-interest Expenses

Non-interest income was $5.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2011, compared with $5.9 million in the year-ago quarter and $5.9 million in the third quarter of 2011. Non-interest income in the third quarter of 2011 included gains on the sale of securities of $1.3 million, while the fourth quarter of 2010 included a gain of $815,000 on the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company’s insurance agency subsidiary (“Agency”). Excluding security gains and the gain on the sale of the assets of the Agency, non-interest income was virtually unchanged in the fourth quarter compared with the year-ago period, but was up $468,000 compared to the third quarter of 2011, due primarily to an increase in gains on the sales of loans. Gains on the sale of loans was nearly unchanged from the year-ago quarter, but increased $416,000 from the third quarter of 2011 due to fluctuations in the volume of originations and sales of residential mortgages.

Non-interest income totaled $20.0 million in 2011 compared with $20.5 million in 2010. Investment management income increased $430,000 or 5.9% in 2011 compared with 2010 primarily as a result of the impact of changes in equity and debt markets over the past two years on the value of assets under management. Insurance agency income decreased $1.3 million due to the discontinuation of our insurance agency operations. The elimination of the operating expenses associated with our insurance agency substantially offset the revenue decline in 2011, resulting in no significant net effect on our financial results. Gains on the sale of securities available-for-sale increased to $1.3 million in 2011, compared with $308,000 in 2010 due to increased sale activity in 2011. Other non-interest income decreased $610,000 in 2011 compared to 2010 due primarily to the gain of $815,000 recognized on the sale of the Agency in 2010.

Non-interest income (excluding securities gains and the Agency sale) comprised 33.6% of total revenue in the fourth quarter, compared with 32.2% in the year-ago quarter. Non-interest income comprised 30.1% of total revenue in 2011 compared with 30.4% in the year-ago period.

Non-interest expenses were $10.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2011, compared with $11.3 million in the year-ago period and $11.1 million in the third quarter of 2011. Salaries and benefits expense decreased $310,000 or 5.3% due primarily to the discontinuation of salaries and benefits for the Agency’s employees in 2011. Professional fees decreased $253,000 or 27.5% due to a number of one-time consulting engagements in the fourth quarter of 2010. FDIC insurance expense decreased $190,000 or 46.7% compared with the fourth quarter of 2010 due to the impact of the change by the FDIC to an asset-based assessment system, which became effective in the second quarter of 2011.

Non-interest expenses were $43.6 million in 2011 compared with $44.5 million in 2010. Salaries and benefits expense decreased $417,000 or 1.9% due to the discontinuation of salaries and benefits for the Agency’s employees in 2011 partially offset by normal base salary increases and higher incentive compensation. FDIC insurance expense decreased $540,000 or 33.7% in 2011 compared with 2010 primarily due to the change implemented by the FDIC in the basis for calculating insurance premiums. Other non-interest expense increased $747,000 or 12.6% in 2011 compared with 2010 due primarily to the $555,000 write-down of bank-owned property recorded in the third quarter of 2011.


The Company’s efficiency ratio was 70.6% in the fourth quarter of 2011, compared with 71.1% in the year-ago period and 71.5% in the third quarter of 2011. The Company’s efficiency ratio was 70.4% in 2011, compared with 69.9% in 2010. The efficiency ratio, excluding the fixed asset write-down, was 69.4% in 2011.

The Company’s effective tax rate was 21.7% and 25.3% for the three months and twelve months ended December 30, 2011, respectively, compared with 26.7% and 24.6% in the year-ago periods, respectively. The Company’s effective tax rates for the three months and twelve months ended December 31, 2010 excludes the $815,000 gain on the sale of the assets of the Agency and the related tax expense of $806,000 which result from a difference in the tax basis of such assets versus the book value.

About Alliance Financial Corporation

Alliance Financial Corporation is an independent financial holding company with Alliance Bank, N.A. as its principal subsidiary that provides retail, commercial and municipal banking, and trust and investment services through 29 offices in Cortland, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga and Oswego counties. Alliance also operates an investment management administration center in Buffalo, N.Y. and an equipment lease financing company, Alliance Leasing, Inc.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to the financial condition, results of operations and business of Alliance Financial Corporation. These forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements include, among others, the following possibilities: an increase in competitive pressure in the banking industry; changes in the interest rate environment which may affect the net interest margin; changes in the regulatory environment; general economic conditions, either nationally or regionally, resulting, among other things, in a deterioration in credit quality; changes in business conditions and inflation; changes in the securities markets; changes in technology used in the banking business; our ability to maintain and increase market share and control expenses; increases in FDIC insurance premiums may cause earnings to decrease; and other risks set forth under the caption “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 and in subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Contact:     Alliance Financial Corporation

                    J. Daniel Mohr, Executive Vice President and CFO

                    (315) 475-4478


Alliance Financial Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)

 

     Three months ended
December 31,
     Twelve months ended
December 31,
 
     2011      2010      2011      2010  
     (Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)  

Interest income:

           

Loans, including fees

   $ 10,144       $ 11,165       $ 41,877       $ 46,168   

Federal funds sold and interest bearing deposits

     18         5         22         8   

Securities

     2,780         3,236         13,860         14,166   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total interest income

     12,942         14,406         55,759         60,342   

Interest expense:

           

Deposits:

           

Savings accounts

     43         78         210         377   

Money market accounts

     338         528         1,609         2,675   

Time accounts

     1,335         1,584         5,673         7,216   

NOW accounts

     49         91         225         490   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     1,765         2,281         7,717         10,758   

Borrowings:

           

Repurchase agreements

     206         212         825         833   

FHLB advances

     791         934         3,279         3,817   

Junior subordinated obligations

     166         161         638         645   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total interest expense

     2,928         3,588         12,459         16,053   

Net interest income

     10,014         10,818         43,300         44,289   

Provision for credit losses

     800         800         1,910         4,085   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

     9,214         10,018         41,390         40,204   

Non-interest income:

           

Investment management income

     1,895         1,876         7,746         7,316   

Service charges on deposit accounts

     1,164         1,135         4,463         4,509   

Card-related fees

     664         670         2,701         2,563   

Insurance agency income

     —           190         —           1,283   

Income from bank-owned life insurance

     250         262         1,018         1,058   

Gain on the sale of loans

     661         657         1,283         1,394   

Gain on sale of securities available-for-sale

     —           —           1,325         308   

Other non-interest income

     428         1,156         1,466         2,074   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total non-interest income

     5,062         5,946         20,002         20,505   

Non-interest expense:

           

Salaries and employee benefits

     5,494         5,804         21,902         22,319   

Occupancy and equipment expense

     1,804         1,924         7,283         7,375   

Communication expense

     151         172         599         664   

Office supplies and postage expense

     275         284         1,142         1,158   

Marketing expense

     225         177         898         1,068   

Amortization of intangible asset

     222         258         944         1,127   

Professional fees

     667         920         3,087         3,250   

FDIC insurance premium

     217         407         1,061         1,601   

Other operating expense

     1,585         1,400         6,665         5,918   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total non-interest expense

     10,640         11,346         43,581         44,480   

Income before income tax expense

     3,636         4,618         17,811         16,229   

Income tax expense

     791         1,825         4,514         4,605   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 2,845       $ 2,793       $ 13,297       $ 11,624   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Share and Per Share Data

           

Basic average common shares outstanding

     4,687,802         4,646,934         4,670,052         4,619,718   

Diluted average common shares outstanding

     4,689,427         4,660,463         4,675,212         4,640,097   

Basic earnings per common share

   $ 0.60       $ 0.59       $ 2.80       $ 2.49   

Diluted earnings per common share

   $ 0.60       $ 0.59       $ 2.80       $ 2.48   

Cash dividends declared

   $ 0.31       $ 0.30       $ 1.22       $ 1.16   


Alliance Financial Corporation

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)

 

     December 31, 2011     December 31, 2010  
     (Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)  

Assets

  

Cash and due from banks

   $ 52,802      $ 32,501   

Securities available-for-sale

     374,306        414,410   

Federal Home Loan Bank of NY (“FHLB”) Stock and Federal Reserve Bank (“FRB”) Stock

     8,478        8,652   

Loans and leases held for sale

     1,217        2,940   

Total loans and leases, net of unearned income

     872,721        898,537   

Less allowance for credit losses

     (10,769     (10,683
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loans and leases

     861,952        887,854   

Premises and equipment, net

     17,541        18,975   

Accrued interest receivable

     3,960        4,149   

Bank-owned life insurance

     29,430        28,412   

Goodwill

     30,844        30,844   

Intangible assets, net

     7,694        8,638   

Other assets

     20,866        17,247   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 1,409,090      $ 1,454,622   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

    

Liabilities:

    

Deposits:

    

Non-interest bearing

   $ 185,736      $ 179,918   

Interest bearing

     897,329        954,680   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deposits

     1,083,065        1,134,598   

Borrowings

     136,310        142,792   

Accrued interest payable

     1,578        1,391   

Other liabilities

     18,366        16,936   

Junior subordinated obligations issued to unconsolidated subsidiary trusts

     25,774        25,774   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     1,265,093        1,321,491   

Shareholders’ equity:

    

Common stock

     5,092        5,051   

Surplus

     47,147        45,620   

Undivided profits

     99,879        92,380   

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     3,951        1,713   

Directors’ stock-based deferred compensation plan

     (3,416     (2,977

Treasury stock

     (8,656     (8,656
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

     143,997        133,131   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 1,409,090      $ 1,454,622   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Common shares outstanding

     4,769,241        4,729,035   

Book value per common share

   $ 30.19      $ 28.15   

Tangible book value per common share

   $ 22.11      $ 19.80   


Alliance Financial Corporation

Consolidated Average Balances (Unaudited)

 

     Three months ended
December 31,
     Twelve months ended
December 31,
 
     2011      2010      2011      2010  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Earning assets:

           

Federal funds sold and interest bearing deposits

   $ 38,935       $ 19,101       $ 15,890       $ 8,823   

Securities(1)

     389,248         401,250         431,407         397,732   

Loans and leases receivable:

           

Residential real estate loans(2)

     323,976         343,312         329,773         351,922   

Commercial loans

     264,680         231,151         253,069         218,213   

Leases, net of unearned income(2)

     26,863         44,347         33,140         53,886   

Indirect loans

     160,633         180,136         165,880         182,085   

Other consumer loans

     90,696         92,404         90,621         91,389   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Loans and leases receivable, net of unearned income

     866,848         891,350         872,483         897,495   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total earning assets

     1,295,031         1,311,701         1,319,780         1,304,050   

Non-earning assets

     134,597         139,606         132,415         137,043   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 1,429,628       $ 1,451,307       $ 1,452,195       $ 1,441,093   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Interest bearing liabilities:

           

Interest bearing checking accounts

   $ 143,643       $ 151,770       $ 147,236       $ 141,124   

Savings accounts

     105,545         101,433         106,279         99,799   

Money market accounts

     353,317         367,999         364,800         357,572   

Time deposits

     320,256         335,452         333,138         359,532   

Borrowings

     136,151         144,423         143,439         146,296   

Junior subordinated obligations issued to unconsolidated trusts

     25,774         25,774         25,774         25,774   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total interest bearing liabilities

     1,084,686         1,126,851         1,120,666         1,130,097   

Non-interest bearing deposits

     189,685         178,342         181,039         167,912   

Other non-interest bearing liabilities

     16,225         16,059         15,917         16,383   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     1,290,596         1,321,252         1,317,622         1,314,392   

Shareholders’ equity

     139,032         130,055         134,573         126,701   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 1,429,628       $ 1,451,307       $ 1,452,195       $ 1,441,093   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) The amounts shown are amortized cost and include FHLB and FRB stock
(2) Includes loans and leases held for sale


Alliance Financial Corporation

Investments, Loans and Leases, and Deposits (Unaudited)

The following table sets forth the amortized cost and fair value of the Company’s available-for-sale securities portfolio:

 

     December 31, 2011      September 30, 2011      December 31, 2010  
     Amortized
Cost
     Fair
Value
     Amortized
Cost
     Fair
Value
     Amortized
Cost
     Fair
Value
 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Securities available-for-sale

                 

Debt securities:

                 

Obligations of U.S. government- sponsored corporations

   $ 3,134       $ 3,190       $ 3,320       $ 3,411       $ 4,020       $ 4,186   

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

     77,541         82,299         80,297         83,937         77,246         78,212   

Mortgage-backed securities(1)

     279,393         285,706         309,191         316,780         324,294         329,010   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total debt securities

     360,068         371,195         392,808         404,128         405,560         411,408   

Stock investments:

                 

Equity securities

     —           —           1,852         1,899         1,852         1,995   

Mutual funds

     3,000         3,111         3,000         3,128         1,000         1,007   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total stock investments

     3,000         3,111         4,852         5,027         2,852         3,002   

Total available-for-sale

   $ 363,068       $ 374,306       $ 397,660       $ 409,155       $ 408,412       $ 414,410   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Comprised of pass-through debt securities collateralized by conventional residential mortgages and guaranteed by either Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or Ginnie Mae, which are, in turn, backed by the United States government.

The following table sets forth the composition of the Company’s loan and lease portfolio at the dates indicated:

 

     December 31, 2011     September 30, 2011     December 31, 2010  
     Amount     Percent     Amount     Percent     Amount     Percent  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Loan portfolio composition

            

Residential real estate loans

   $ 316,823        36.4   $ 328,862        37.8   $ 334,967        37.4

Commercial loans

     151,420        17.4     137,751        15.8     133,787        14.9

Commercial real estate

     126,863        14.6     121,553        14.0     116,066        13.0

Leases, net of unearned income

     25,636        3.0     28,820        3.3     42,466        4.8

Indirect loans

     158,813        18.3     161,623        18.6     176,125        19.7

Other consumer loans

     89,776        10.3     91,289        10.5     91,619        10.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total loans and leases

     869,331        100.0     869,898        100.0     895,030        100.0
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net deferred loan costs

     3,390          3,268          3,507     

Allowance for credit losses

     (10,769       (11,294       (10,683  
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

Net loans and leases

   $ 861,952        $ 861,872        $ 887,854     
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

The following table sets forth the composition of the Company’s deposits at the dates indicated:

 

     December 31, 2011     September 30, 2011     December 31, 2010  
     Amount      Percent     Amount      Percent     Amount      Percent  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Deposit composition

               

Non-interest bearing checking

   $ 185,736         17.1   $ 182,103         16.4   $ 179,918         15.9

Interest bearing checking

     145,885         13.5     135,878         12.3     151,894         13.3
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total checking

     331,621         30.6     317,981         28.7     331,812         29.2

Savings

     107,311         9.9     104,800         9.5     103,099         9.1

Money market

     330,000         30.5     359,034         32.4     357,885         31.5

Time deposits

     314,133         29.0     326,246         29.4     341,802         30.2
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deposits

   $ 1,083,065         100.0   $ 1,108,061         100.0   $ 1,134,598         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 


Alliance Financial Corporation

Asset Quality (Unaudited)

The following table represents a summary of delinquent loans and leases grouped by the number of days delinquent at the dates indicated:

 

      December 31, 2011     September 30, 2011     December 31, 2010  

Delinquent loans and leases

   $      %(1)     $      %(1)     $      %(1)  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

30 days past due

   $ 5,202         0.60   $ 4,535         0.52   $ 6,711         0.75

60 days past due

     584         0.06     1,171         0.14     1,083         0.12

90 days past due and still accruing

     —           —          —           —          19         —     

Non-accrual

     11,261         1.30     12,192         1.40     8,474         0.95
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 17,047         1.96   $ 17,898         2.06   $ 16,287         1.82
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) As a percentage of total loans and leases, excluding deferred costs

The following table represents information concerning the aggregate amount of non-performing assets:

 

Non-performing assets

   December 31, 2011      September 30, 2011      December 31, 2010  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Non-accruing loans and leases

        

Residential real estate loans

   $ 3,062       $ 3,033       $ 3,543   

Commercial loans

     3,375         4,748         1,212   

Commercial real estate

     4,051         3,458         2,084   

Leases

     107         150         697   

Indirect loans

     293         301         212   

Other consumer loans

     373         502         726   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total non-accruing loans and leases

     11,261         12,192         8,474   

Accruing loans and leases delinquent 90 days or more

     —           —           19   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total non-performing loans and leases

     11,261         12,192         8,493   

Other real estate and repossessed assets

     485         672         652   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total non-performing assets

   $ 11,746       $ 12,864       $ 9,145   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Troubled debt restructurings not included in above

   $ 4,001       $ 1,005       $ 1,131   

The following table summarizes changes in the allowance for credit losses arising from loans and leases charged off, recoveries on loans and leases previously charged off and additions to the allowance which have been charged to expense:

 

      Three months ended
December 31,
    Twelve months ended
December 31,
 

Allowance for credit losses

   2011     2010     2011     2010  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Allowance for credit losses, beginning of period

   $ 11,294      $ 10,466      $ 10,683      $ 9,414   

Loans and leases charged-off

     (1,608     (772     (3,171     (3,607

Recoveries of loans and leases previously charged-off

     283        189        1,347        791   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loans and leases charged-off

     (1,325     (583     (1,824     (2,816

Provision for credit losses

     800        800        1,910        4,085   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Allowance for credit losses, end of period

   $ 10,769      $ 10,683      $ 10,769      $ 10,683   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


Alliance Financial Corporation

Consolidated Financial Information (Unaudited)

 

      At or for the three months
ended December 31,
    At or for the twelve months
ended December 31,
 

Key Ratios

   2011     2010     2011     2010  

Return on average assets

     0.80     0.77     0.92     0.81

Return on average equity

     8.19     8.59     9.88     9.17

Return on average tangible equity

     11.34     12.51     13.91     13.64

Yield on earning assets

     4.15     4.54     4.37     4.78

Cost of funds

     1.08     1.27     1.11     1.42

Net interest margin (tax equivalent) (1)

     3.24     3.45     3.43     3.55

Non-interest income to total income (2)

     33.58     32.17     30.10     30.44

Efficiency ratio (3)

     70.58     71.14     70.35     69.86

Common dividend payout ratio (4)

     51.67     50.85     43.57     46.77

Net loans and leases charged-off to average loans and leases, annualized

     0.61     0.26     0.21     0.31

Provision for credit losses to average loans and leases, annualized

     0.37     0.36     0.22     0.46

Allowance for credit losses to total loans and leases

     1.24     1.19     1.24     1.19

Allowance for credit losses to non-performing loans and leases

     95.6     125.8     95.6     125.8

Non-performing loans and leases to total loans and leases

     1.30     0.95     1.30     0.95

Non-performing assets to total assets

     0.83     0.63     0.83     0.63

 

(1) Tax equivalent net interest income divided by average earning assets
(2) Non-interest income (excluding net realized gains and losses on securities and other non-recurring gains and losses) divided by the sum of net interest income and non-interest income (as adjusted)
(3) Non-interest expense divided by the sum of net interest income and non-interest income (as adjusted)
(4) Cash dividends declared per share divided by diluted earnings per share


Alliance Financial Corporation

Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

 

     2011     2010  
     Fourth     Third     Second     First     Fourth  
     (Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)  

Interest income

   $ 12,942      $ 14,061      $ 14,494      $ 14,262      $ 14,406   

Interest expense

     2,928        3,064        3,188        3,279        3,588   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net interest income

     10,014        10,997        11,306        10,983        10,818   

Provision for credit losses

     800        750        160        200        800   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

     9,214        10,247        11,146        10,783        10,018   

Other non-interest income

     5,062        5,919        4,435        4,586        5,946   

Other non-interest expense

     10,640        11,139        10,823        10,979        11,346   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income tax expense

     3,636        5,027        4,758        4,390        4,618   

Income tax expense

     791        1,360        1,279        1,084        1,825   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 2,845      $ 3,667      $ 3,479      $ 3,306      $ 2,793   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Stock and related per share data

        

Basic earnings per common share

   $ 0.60      $ 0.77      $ 0.73      $ 0.70      $ 0.59   

Diluted earnings per common share

   $ 0.60      $ 0.77      $ 0.73      $ 0.70      $ 0.59   

Basic weighted average common shares outstanding

     4,687,802        4,667,355        4,662,752        4,662,044        4,646,934   

Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

     4,689,427        4,673,908        4,670,530        4,670,674        4,660,463   

Cash dividends paid per common share

   $ 0.31      $ 0.31      $ 0.30      $ 0.30      $ 0.30   

Common dividend payout ratio(1)

     51.67     40.26     41.10     42.86     50.85

Common book value

   $ 30.19      $ 30.15      $ 29.53      $ 28.45      $ 28.15   

Tangible common book value(2)

   $ 22.11      $ 21.99      $ 21.31      $ 20.18      $ 19.80   

Capital Ratios

        

Holding Company

        

Tier 1 leverage ratio

     9.09     8.80     8.52     8.37     8.28

Tier 1 risk based capital

     14.71     14.42     14.02     13.80     13.41

Tier 1 risk based common capital(3)

     11.81     11.52     11.13     10.90     10.54

Total risk based capital

     15.97     15.68     15.26     15.03     14.63

Tangible common equity to tangible assets(4)

     7.69     7.50     7.04     6.70     6.62

Bank

        

Tier 1 leverage ratio

     8.50     8.25     7.94     7.79     7.72

Tier 1 risk based capital

     13.80     13.58     13.12     12.90     12.54

Total risk based capital

     15.05     14.84     14.37     14.15     13.78

Selected ratios

        

Return on average assets

     0.80     1.01     0.95     0.90     0.77

Return on average equity

     8.19     10.69     10.45     10.27     8.59

Return on average tangible common equity

     11.34     14.91     14.80     14.80     12.51

Yield on earning assets

     4.15     4.41     4.49     4.43     4.54

Cost of funds

     1.08     1.10     1.12     1.15     1.27

Net interest margin (tax equivalent)(5)

     3.24     3.48     3.53     3.44     3.45

Non-interest income to total income(6)

     33.58     29.47     28.17     29.46     32.17

Efficiency ratio(7)

     70.58     71.45     68.76     70.52     71.14

Asset quality ratios

        

Net loans and leases charged off to average loans and leases, annualized

     0.61     0.06     0.07     0.09     0.26

Provision for credit losses to average loans and leases, annualized

     0.37     0.34     0.07     0.09     0.36

Allowance for credit losses to total loans and leases

     1.24     1.30     1.21     1.22     1.19

Allowance for credit losses to non-performing loans and leases

     95.6     92.6     128.1     132.5     125.8

Non-performing loans and leases to total loans and leases

     1.30     1.40     0.95     0.92     0.95

Non-performing assets to total assets

     0.83     0.90     0.63     0.59     0.63

 

(1) Cash dividends declared per common share divided by diluted earnings per common share
(2) Common shareholders’ equity less goodwill and intangible assets divided by common shares outstanding


(3) Tier 1 capital excluding junior subordinated obligations issued to unconsolidated trusts divided by total risk-adjusted assets
(4) The Company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures, such as the Tangible Common Equity to Tangible Assets ratio (TCE), to provide information for investors to effectively analyze financial trends of ongoing business activities, and to enhance comparability with peers across the financial sector. The Company believes TCE is useful because it is a measure utilized by regulators, market analysts and investors in evaluating a company’s financial condition and capital strength. TCE, as defined by the Company, represents common equity less goodwill and intangible assets. A reconciliation from the Company’s GAAP Total Equity to Total Assets ratio to the Non-GAAP Tangible Common Equity to Tangible Assets ratio is presented below:

 

     December 31,
2011
    September 30,
2011
    June 30,
2011
    March 31,
2010
    December 31,
2010
 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Total assets

   $ 1,409,090      $ 1,430,783      $ 1,475,425      $ 1,469,176      $ 1,454,622   

Less: Goodwill and intangible assets, net

     38,538        38,760        39,000        39,241        39,482   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Tangible assets (non-GAAP)

     1,370,552        1,392,023        1,436,425        1,429,935        1,415,140   

Total Common Equity

     143,997        143,137        140,134        135,028        133,131   

Less: Goodwill and intangible assets, net

     38,538        38,760        39,000        39,241        39,482   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Tangible Common Equity (non-GAAP)

     105,459        104,377        101,134        95,787        93,649   

Total Equity/Total Assets

     10.22     10.00     9.50     9.19     9.15

Tangible Common Equity/Tangible Assets (non-GAAP)

     7.69     7.50     7.04     6.70     6.62

 

(5) Tax equivalent net interest income divided by average earning assets
(6) Non-interest income (net of realized gains and losses on securities and other non-recurring items) divided by the sum of net interest income and non-interest income (as adjusted)
(7) Non-interest expense divided by the sum of net interest income and non-interest income (as adjusted)