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8-K - 8K 2012 3RD QTR - COMMUNITY BANK SYSTEM, INC.cbna8k2012q3.htm
 
 
Exhibit 99
   
   
 
 
News Release
 COMMUNITY BANK SYSTEM, INC.  
 5790 Widewaters Parkway, DeWitt, N.Y. 13214        For further information, please contact:
 
Scott A. Kingsley,
 
EVP & Chief Financial Officer
 
Office: (315) 445-3121
 
 
 Community Bank System Reports
 Strong Third Quarter Results
     
         -  Increased cash dividend for the 20th consecutive year  
         -  Organic loan growth of $98 million in the quarter (11% annualized)  
         -  Acquisition of 19 Upstate NY branches completed during the quarter  
 
      SYRACUSE, N.Y. — October 23, 2012 — Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) reported third quarter 2012 net income of $18.4 million, or $0.46 per share, compared with $20.0 million, or $0.54 per share reported for the third quarter of 2011.  Current year results included $4.8 million of acquisition-related expenses, or $0.08 per share, compared with $0.4 million incurred in the prior year period.  The Company reported earnings of $58.3 million for the first nine months of 2012, an increase of 7.6% over the first three quarters of 2011.
 
“Our third quarter operating performance was at record levels and was characterized by solid revenue growth, strong organic loan generation, a continuation of our stable and favorable asset quality profile, and the successful completion of the branch acquisitions announced earlier in the year,” said President and Chief Executive Officer Mark E. Tryniski. “With the acquisition and conversion process of 19 former HSBC and First Niagara branch locations in our core Upstate New York markets completed, we are working to solidify and expand the service relationship with our new customers and remain excited by the potential to create incremental shareholder value from this transaction.  In September, we increased our quarterly dividend to $0.27 per share, or 3.8% higher, marking the twentieth consecutive year of dividend increases for the Company.  We believe that this demonstrates the Company’s commitment to the payment of a meaningful and growing dividend as an important component of providing consistent and favorable long-term returns to our shareholders.”
 
Total revenue for the third quarter of 2012 was $84.6 million, an increase of $6.9 million, or 8.8%, compared to the prior year third quarter.  Net interest income increased 7.7% from the prior year quarter to $58.8 million, the result of an $890 million increase in average interest-earning assets, comprised of an additional $663 million of investment securities (including cash equivalents) and a $227 million increase in average loans.  On a linked quarter basis, ending loans grew $250.8 million, with $152.6 million of the increase coming from the branch acquisitions, and $98.2 million (or 2.8%) from organic growth, primarily in consumer installment and mortgage products.  Although quarterly net interest income was up 1.7% and 7.7% over the second quarter of 2012 and the third quarter of 2011 respectively, as expected, the completion of the branch acquisitions (and its associated net liquidity characteristics) in the quarter contributed to a reduction in the Company’s net interest margin to 3.79%.  Quarterly net interest income generation reflected the pre-investing of a portion of the net liquidity received from the branch acquisitions principally in US Treasury and other high-quality government securities that began late in the first quarter of 2012.
 
Third quarter non-interest income, excluding gains and losses on investment security sales, increased $2.3 million to $25.6 million, compared with third quarter 2011, reflecting increased benefits administration and consulting fees, higher deposit services fees, and increased wealth management revenues, offset somewhat by lower mortgage banking revenues.  Employee benefits administration and consulting revenues were up 16.0% compared to third quarter 2011, principally from the December 2011 acquisition of Metro-New York based, CAI Benefits (CAI).    Wealth management fees were up $0.3 million, or 10.0% over third quarter 2011, driven by solid gains in trust services and asset management.  Net mortgage banking revenues of $0.1 million for the quarter were from servicing fees, reflective of the decision to continue to hold a large majority of the Company’s mortgage originations in portfolio.  Deposit service fees of $12.1 million were up $0.9 million, or 8.3% from third quarter of 2011, and included the activities of the recently acquired branches.
 
 
 
 

 
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Third quarter core operating expenses (excluding acquisition expenses) of $51.3 million, increased $3.6 million over the third quarter of 2011, and included the recurring operating expenses of the newly acquired branches as well as CAI.  Year-to-date core operating expenses (excluding acquisition expenses) of $149.6 million were 8.6% higher than the first nine months of 2011, and reflect the aforementioned branch and CAI transactions, as well as the acquisition of the Wilber Corporation in April 2011.
 
The third quarter and year-to-date 2012 effective income tax rate was 29.1% compared to a 28.2 % rate for the first nine months of 2011, the result of a higher proportion of income being generated from fully taxable sources.
 
Financial Position
 
Average earning assets for the third quarter were $6.6 billion, an increase of $322.3 million compared to second quarter of 2012, and up $889.7 million over the third quarter of 2011.  Ending loans increased $250.8 million on a  linked basis reflecting strong organic growth primarily from consumer mortgage and installment products and loans from the acquired branches.  Average investment securities of $2.78 billion for the third quarter were consistent with the second quarter of 2012.  Invested (overnight) cash equivalents increased $128.2 million from second quarter of 2012, reflective of the Company’s acquired net liquidity.  Average deposits increased $566.1 million, or 11.5%, compared to the second quarter of 2012, primarily from the branch transactions.  Quarter-end borrowings were $830.2 million, and reflected the extinguishment of all overnight obligations upon the completion of the branch acquisitions.
 
Quarter-end shareholders’ equity of $904.6 million was $149.0 million, or 19.7%, higher than September 30, 2011, and up $19.5 million from the end of the second quarter of 2012.  The year-over-year increase was driven by the January 2012 issuance of 2.1 million additional shares in support of the Company’s recently completed branch acquisitions, appreciation in the available-for-sale investment portfolio, and continued solid growth in retained earnings due to record levels of net income generation.  Despite the completion of the branch acquisitions in the third quarter, the Company continued to strengthen its capital position as was evidenced by the 75 basis-point increase in the net tangible equity to net tangible assets ratio from the end of the third quarter of 2011.
 
Asset Quality
 
The Company’s asset quality metrics continue to be markedly better than comparative peer and industry averages and illustrate the long-term effectiveness of the Company’s disciplined risk management and underwriting standards.  Net charge-offs were $1.7 million for the third quarter, compared to $2.1 million for the second quarter of 2012 and $1.1 million for third quarter of 2011.  Nonperforming loans as a percentage of total loans at September 30, 2012 were 0.81% (0.74% excluding acquired loans), down from the 0.90% at June 30, 2012, and up from a very modest 0.54% of total loans at the end of last year’s third quarter.  The total delinquency ratio of 1.79% at the end of the third quarter (1.65% excluding acquired loans) was up eight basis points from second quarter 2012, and  23 basis points higher than the 1.56% level at September 30, 2011.  The third quarter provision for loan losses of $2.6 million was $0.5 million higher than the second quarter provision and up $1.6 million from the third quarter of 2011, and reflected solid organic loan growth and $0.5 million for certain loans acquired in the recently completed branch transactions.  The allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans was 139% at September 30, 2012, compared to 131% at June 30, 2012 and 135% as of December 31, 2011.

 
 
 

 
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Upstate New York Branch Banking Expansion
 
The Company completed the acquisition  and conversion of 16 HSBC branches (July 23, 2012) and three First Niagara branches (September 7, 2012) in its core Upstate New York markets in the third quarter.  In total, approximately $160 million of loans and $800 million of deposits were acquired in these transactions during the quarter.
 
Increased Cash Dividend Declared
 
In September, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.27 per share on the Company’s common stock, payable on October 10, 2012 to shareholders of record as of September 14, 2012.  The increase of $0.01, or 3.8%, represented the twentieth (20th) consecutive annual increase in the Company’s dividend.  Based upon the closing price for a share of Community Bank System, Inc. common stock of $27.48 on October 22, 2012, the $0.27 per share quarterly dividend represents an approximate annual yield of 3.9%.
 
Conference Call Scheduled
 
Company management will conduct an investor call at 11:00 a.m. (ET) tomorrow (Wednesday) October  24, 2012 to discuss third quarter results.  The conference call can be accessed at 1-877-641-0093 (1-904-520-5773 if outside United States and Canada).  An audio recording will be available one hour after the call until December 31, 2012, and may be accessed at 1-888-284-7564 (1-904-596-3174 if outside the United States and Canada) and entering access code 2949921.  Investors may also listen live via the Internet at: [http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=89923] and may be accessed at any point during this time at no cost.
 
This earnings release, including supporting financial tables, is available within the press releases section of the Company's investor relations website at: http://ir.communitybanksystem.com.  An archived webcast of the earnings call will be available on this site for one full year.
 
Headquartered in DeWitt, N.Y., Community Bank System, Inc. has $7.6 billion in assets and over 180 customer facilities.  The Company’s banking subsidiary, Community Bank, N.A. operates across Upstate New York and Northeastern Pennsylvania, where it conducts business as First Liberty Bank & Trust.  Its other subsidiaries include: Benefit Plans Administrative Services, Inc., a national employee benefits consulting and trust administration firm with offices in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Texas; the CBNA Insurance Agency, with offices in five northern New York communities; Community Investment Services, Inc., a wealth management firm delivering a wide range of financial products throughout the Company's branch network; and Nottingham Advisors, an investment management and advisory firm with offices in Buffalo, N.Y. and North Palm Beach, Florida.  For more information, visit: www.communitybankna.com or www.firstlibertybank.com.

 
 

 
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Summary of Financial Data
       
(Dollars in thousands, expect per share data)
       
 
Quarter Ended
Year-to-Date
 
September 30,
September 30,
September 30,
September 30,
Earnings
2012
2011
2012
2011
Loan income
$48,590
$50,702
$143,305
$142,470
Investment income
22,804
19,716
66,145
58,085
Total interest income
71,394
70,418
209,450
200,555
Interest expense
12,619
15,850
38,995
46,277
Net interest income
58,775
54,568
170,455
154,278
Provision for loan losses
2,643
1,043
6,442
3,143
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
56,132
53,525
164,013
151,135
Deposit service fees
12,057
11,134
33,461
31,307
Mortgage banking revenues
128
320
682
1,698
Other banking services
1,278
1,179
2,614
2,222
Wealth management services
3,193
2,904
9,426
7,866
Benefit trust, administration, consulting and actuarial fees
8,912
7,685
26,549
23,722
Investment securities and debt extinguishment gains/(losses), net
291
 (6)
291
8
Total noninterest income
25,859
23,216
73,023
66,823
Salaries and employee benefits
28,126
26,543
82,395
75,185
Occupancy and equipment and furniture
6,541
6,103
19,134
18,413
Amortization of intangible assets
1,212
1,161
3,343
3,251
Acquisition expenses
4,797
381
5,221
4,689
Other
15,409
13,905
44,765
40,997
Total operating expenses
56,085
48,093
154,858
142,535
Income before income taxes
25,906
28,648
82,178
75,423
Income taxes
7,539
8,640
23,914
21,269
Net income
$18,367
$20,008
$58,264
$54,154
Basic earnings per share
$0.46
$0.54
$1.48
$1.52
Diluted earnings per share
$0.46
$0.54
$1.46
$1.50

 
 

 
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Summary of Financial Data
         
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
         
 
2012
2011
 
3rd Qtr
2nd Qtr
1st Qtr
4th Qtr
3rd Qtr
Earnings
         
Loan income
$48,590
$47,077
$47,638
$50,511
$50,702
Investment income
22,804
23,468
19,873
19,903
19,716
Total interest income
71,394
70,545
67,511
70,414
70,418
Interest expense
12,619
12,774
13,602
15,279
15,850
Net interest income
58,775
57,771
53,909
55,135
54,568
Provision for loan losses
2,643
2,155
1,644
1,593
1,043
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
56,132
55,616
52,265
53,542
53,525
Deposit service fees
12,057
11,035
10,369
11,027
11,134
Mortgage banking revenues
128
234
320
37
320
Other banking services
1,278
662
674
694
1,179
Wealth management services
3,193
3,101
3,132
2,831
2,904
Benefit trust, administration, consulting and actuarial fees
8,912
8,664
8,973
7,879
7,685
Investment securities gains/(losses), net
291
0
0
 (69)
 (6)
Total noninterest income
25,859
23,696
23,468
22,399
23,216
Salaries and employee benefits
28,126
26,844
27,425
27,093
26,543
Occupancy and equipment and furniture
6,541
6,130
6,463
6,089
6,103
Amortization of intangible assets
1,212
1,045
1,086
1,130
1,161
Acquisition expenses
4,797
164
260
142
381
Other
15,409
15,187
14,169
13,383
13,905
Total operating expenses
56,085
49,370
49,403
47,837
48,093
Income before income taxes
25,906
29,942
26,330
28,104
28,648
Income taxes
7,539
8,871
7,504
9,116
8,640
Net income
$18,367
$21,071
$18,826
$18,988
$20,008
Basic earnings per share
$0.46
$0.53
$0.49
$0.51
$0.54
Diluted earnings per share
$0.46
$0.53
$0.48
$0.51
$0.54
Profitability
         
Return on assets
0.98%
1.20%
1.14%
1.16%
1.23%
Return on equity
8.12%
9.82%
9.22%
9.96%
10.67%
Return on tangible equity(3)
13.27%
16.01%
15.59%
17.91%
19.63%
Noninterest income/operating income (FTE) (1)
28.8%
27.6%
28.8%
27.6%
28.5%
Efficiency ratio (2)
56.5%
56.1%
59.0%
57.2%
57.0%
Components of Net Interest Margin (FTE)
         
Loan yield
5.25%
5.42%
5.58%
5.80%
5.81%
Cash equivalents yield
0.26%
0.34%
0.26%
0.25%
0.25%
Investment yield
3.82%
3.97%
4.33%
4.49%
4.55%
Earning asset yield
4.54%
4.78%
4.89%
5.11%
5.13%
Interest-bearing deposit rate
0.40%
0.44%
0.56%
0.65%
0.70%
Borrowing rate
3.56%
2.85%
3.79%
4.21%
4.27%
Cost of all interest-bearing funds
0.94%
0.99%
1.13%
1.27%
1.32%
Cost of funds (includes DDA)
0.78%
0.84%
0.96%
1.08%
1.12%
Net interest margin (FTE)
3.79%
3.96%
3.96%
4.06%
4.04%
Fully tax-equivalent adjustment
$4,332
$4,335
$4,031
$3,851
$3,836

 

 
 

 
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Summary of Financial Data
         
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
         
 
2012
2011
 
3rd Qtr
2nd Qtr
1st Qtr
4th Qtr
3rd Qtr
Average Balances
         
Loans
$3,708,143
$3,512,427
$3,454,240
$3,473,366
$3,481,087
Cash equivalents
138,251
10,017
251,828
233,984
240,127
Taxable investment securities
2,065,121
2,091,575
1,565,215
1,495,590
1,458,127
Nontaxable investment securities
717,608
692,839
613,947
567,835
560,051
Total interest-earning assets
6,629,123
6,306,858
5,885,230
5,770,775
5,739,392
Total assets
7,426,818
7,058,473
6,618,812
6,474,722
6,447,210
Interest-bearing deposits
4,409,813
4,003,213
3,964,062
3,929,231
3,926,457
Borrowings
918,789
1,182,707
859,774
830,344
832,505
Total interest-bearing liabilities
5,328,602
5,185,920
4,823,836
4,759,575
4,758,962
Noninterest-bearing deposits
1,066,689
907,153
884,451
878,443
867,373
Shareholders' equity
900,147
862,747
821,043
756,334
743,730
Balance Sheet Data
         
Cash and cash equivalents
$287,753
$130,902
$132,055
$324,878
$425,877
Investment securities
2,895,285
2,931,918
2,765,145
2,151,370
2,075,283
Loans:
         
Business lending
1,233,928
1,216,309
1,210,773
1,226,439
1,261,125
Consumer mortgage
1,390,130
1,289,155
1,245,217
1,214,621
1,167,781
Consumer installment - indirect
642,196
591,249
542,605
556,955
564,423
Home equity
372,493
310,555
317,716
323,840
328,468
Consumer installment - direct
173,710
154,402
144,428
149,170
154,672
Total loans
3,812,457
3,561,670
3,460,739
3,471,025
3,476,469
Allowance for loan losses
42,817
41,828
41,809
42,213
42,463
Intangible assets
388,397
358,435
359,480
360,564
360,228
Other assets
229,298
225,234
236,848
222,651
208,460
Total assets
7,570,373
7,166,331
6,912,458
6,488,275
6,503,854
Deposits:
         
   Noninterest-bearing
1,098,135
944,695
911,131
894,464
887,009
   Non-maturity interest-bearing
3,533,837
2,942,333
2,974,191
2,776,532
2,782,241
   Time
1,076,657
1,023,324
1,066,685
1,124,249
1,169,503
Total deposits
5,708,629
4,910,352
4,952,007
4,795,245
4,838,753
Borrowings
728,116
1,157,872
910,427
728,281
728,335
Subordinated debt held by unconsolidated subsidiary trusts
102,067
102,060
102,054
102,048
102,042
Other liabilities
126,962
110,988
107,297
88,118
79,091
Total liabilities
6,665,774
6,281,272
6,071,785
5,713,692
5,748,221
Shareholders' equity
904,599
885,059
840,673
774,583
755,633
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
7,570,373
7,166,331
6,912,458
6,488,275
6,503,854
Capital
         
Tier 1 leverage ratio
8.32%
8.98%
9.37%
8.38%
8.17%
Tangible equity/net tangible assets (3)
7.54%
8.09%
7.70%
7.12%
6.79%
Diluted weighted average common shares O/S
40,139
40,057
39,323
37,491
37,312
Period end common shares outstanding
39,571
39,472
39,439
36,986
36,829
Cash dividends declared per common share
$0.27
$0.26
$0.26
$0.26
$0.26
Book value
$22.86
$22.42
$21.32
$20.94
$20.52
Tangible book value(3)
$13.73
$14.00
$12.84
$11.85
$11.37
Common stock price (end of period)
$28.19
$27.12
$28.78
$27.80
$22.69

 
 

 
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Summary of Financial Data
         
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
         
 
2012
2011
 
3rd Qtr
2nd Qtr
1st Qtr
4th Qtr
3rd Qtr
Asset Quality
         
Nonaccrual loans
$27,370
$28,571
$27,757
$28,285
$16,502
Accruing loans 90+ days delinquent
3,349
3,437
3,889
3,090
2,319
Total nonperforming loans
30,719
32,008
31,646
31,375
18,821
Other real estate owned (OREO)
3,384
2,899
2,690
2,682
2,776
Total nonperforming assets
34,103
34,907
34,336
34,057
21,597
Net charge-offs
1,654
2,136
2,048
1,844
1,111
Allowance for loan losses/loans outstanding
1.12%
1.17%
1.21%
1.22%
1.22%
Nonperforming loans/loans outstanding
0.81%
0.90%
0.91%
0.90%
0.54%
Allowance for loan losses/nonperforming loans
139%
131%
132%
135%
226%
Net charge-offs/average loans
0.18%
0.24%
0.24%
0.21%
0.13%
Delinquent loans/ending loans
1.79%
1.71%
1.78%
2.05%
1.56%
Loan loss provision/net charge-offs
160%
101%
80%
86%
94%
Nonperforming assets/total assets
0.45%
0.49%
0.50%
0.52%
0.33%
Asset Quality (excluding loans acquired since 1/1/09)
         
Nonaccrual loans
$21,733
$22,395
$20,178
$17,585
$13,540
Accruing loans 90+ days delinquent
3,038
3,070
2,700
2,878
2,233
Total nonperforming loans
24,771
25,465
22,878
20,463
15,773
Other real estate owned (OREO)
1,671
1,577
1,778
1,734
1,810
Total nonperforming assets
26,442
27,042
24,656
22,196
17,583
Net charge-offs
1,754
1,217
752
1,844
1,111
Allowance for loan losses/loans outstanding
1.24%
1.28%
1.30%
1.36%
1.38%
Nonperforming loans/loans outstanding
0.74%
0.79%
0.74%
0.69%
0.52%
Allowance for loan losses/nonperforming loans
167%
161%
175%
197%
268%
Net charge-offs/average loans
0.21%
0.16%
0.10%
0.24%
0.14%
Delinquent loans/ending loans
1.65%
1.62%
1.61%
1.77%
1.57%
Loan loss provision/net charge-offs
119%
180%
37%
79%
72%
Nonperforming assets/total assets
0.37%
0.40%
0.38%
0.36%
0.29%
           
(1) Excludes gain (loss) on investment securities.
(2) Excludes intangible amortization, goodwill impairment, acquisition expenses, and gain (loss) on investment securities.
(3) Includes deferred tax liabilities (of approximately $27.0 million at 9/30/12) generated from tax deductible goodwill.
 

 

 
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This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  The following factors, among others, could cause the actual results of CBU’s operations to differ materially from CBU’s expectations: the successful integration of operations of its acquisitions; competition; changes in economic conditions, interest rates and financial markets; and changes in legislation or regulatory requirements.  CBU does not assume any duty to update forward-looking statements.