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For Immediate Release

Date:                      April 30, 2014
Contact:                Roger S. Deacon
Chief Financial Officer
Phone:                    (215) 775-1435

FOX CHASE BANCORP, INC. REPORTS EARNINGS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2014
 (Improving Credit Leads to Increased Earnings)
 
 
 
HATBORO, PA. April 30, 2014 – Fox Chase Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ GS: FXCB), the holding company for Fox Chase Bank (the “Bank”), today announced net income of $2.0 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, for the three months ended March 31, 2014, compared to net income of $1.8 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and $1.5 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, for the three months ended December 31, 2013.
 
Commenting on the performance for the quarter, Thomas M. Petro, President and CEO, said “We are pleased to report earnings of $2.0 million for the first quarter of 2014.  Return on assets increased to 0.72% driven by improving credit quality and a stable net interest margin.   Asset quality continues to improve, as evidenced by significant reductions in nonperforming assets to 0.79% of total assets at March 31, 2014.  Our business strategy, which is focused on developing long-term business relationships, continues to generate commercial loan growth even though loans decreased this quarter due to seasonal factors.”
 
 
 

 
Highlights for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 included:
 
Total average assets were $1.09 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2014 as compared to $1.10 billion for the three months ended December 31, 2013 and $1.07 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2013.  Total average commercial loans increased by $12.2 million, or 2.2% to $566.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014, compared to $554.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2013.  Additionally, average commercial loans increased by $63.3 million, or 12.6% for three months ended March 31, 2014, compared to $502.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013.
 
Total end of period assets were $1.08 billion at March 31, 2014 as compared to $1.12 billion at December 31, 2013 and $1.09 billion at March 31, 2013.  Total commercial loans decreased by $22.7 million, or 3.9% to $559.6 million at March 31, 2014, compared to $582.3 at December 31, 2013, and increased $47.6 million, or 9.3%, compared to $512.0 million at March 31, 2013.  The decrease in the current quarter is primarily a result of a seasonal reduction in lines of credit utilization.
 
Nonperforming assets totaled $8.6 million, or 0.79% of total assets, at March 31, 2014 compared to $15.0 million, or 1.35% of total assets, at December 31, 2013 and $24.3 million, or 2.24% of total assets, at March 31, 2013.
 
Return on average assets improved to 0.72% for the three months ended March 31, 2014, compared to 0.54% for the three months ended December 31, 2013 and 0.68% for the three months ended March 31, 2013.
 
Net interest income increased $404,000, or 5.1%, to $8.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014, compared to $7.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013. The net interest margin was 3.17% for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, and 3.07% for the three months ended March 31, 2013.
 
Credit related costs, which include (i) provision for loan losses, (ii) valuation adjustments on assets acquired through foreclosure and (iii) net (loss) gain on sale of assets acquired through foreclosure, totaled $282,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014, compared to $1.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2013 and $885,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2013.  Net loan charge-offs totaled $93,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014, compared to $49,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2013 and $207,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2013.
 
Noninterest income decreased $595,000 to $459,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 compared to $1.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 primarily due to a gain on sale of investment securities of $361,000 in 2013 and a decrease of $203,000 in equity in earnings of affiliates due to lower mortgage loan volume.
 
Noninterest expense increased $318,000, or 5.6%, to $6.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014, compared to $5.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013.  Salaries, benefits and other compensation increased $136,000, or 3.9%, for the three months ended March 31, 2014 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2013, primarily as a result of increased staffing costs.  Professional fees increased $190,000, or 66.0%, for the three months ended March 31, 2014 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2013 due to legal workout costs.

 
 
 

 
The Company also announced that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.10 per outstanding share of common stock. The dividend will be paid on or about May 29, 2014 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on May 15, 2014.
 
Fox Chase Bancorp, Inc. will host a conference call to discuss first quarter 2014 results on Thursday, May 1, 2014 at 9:00 am EDT.  The general public can access the call by dialing (888) 317-6016.  A replay of the conference call will be available through June 16, 2014 by dialing (877) 344-7529; use Conference ID: 10044276.
 
Fox Chase Bancorp, Inc. is the stock holding company of Fox Chase Bank. The Bank is a Pennsylvania state-chartered savings bank originally established in 1867.  The Bank offers traditional banking services and products from its main office in Hatboro, Pennsylvania and nine branch offices in Bucks, Montgomery, Chester and Philadelphia Counties in Pennsylvania and Atlantic and Cape May Counties in New Jersey.  For more information, please visit the Bank’s website at www.foxchasebank.com.
 
This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements can generally be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts.  They often include words like “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate” and “intend” or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could” or “may.”  Statements in this release that are not strictly historical are forward-looking and are based upon current expectations that may differ materially from actual results.  These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by the statements made herein.  These risks and uncertainties involve general economic trends, changes in interest rates, loss of deposits and loan demand to other financial institutions, substantial changes in financial markets; changes in real estate value and the real estate market, regulatory changes, possibility of unforeseen events affecting the industry generally, the uncertainties associated with newly developed or acquired operations, the outcome of pending litigation, and market disruptions and other effects of terrorist activities.  The Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unforeseen events, except as required under the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
 
 
 

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 (Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)

     
Three Months Ended
 
     
March 31,
 
     
2014
   
2013
 
     
(Unaudited)
 
INTEREST INCOME
     
Interest and fees on loans
  $ 8,110     $ 8,062  
Interest on mortgage related securities
    1,828       1,738  
Interest on investment securities
    120       71  
Other interest income
    --       1  
    Total Interest Income
  10,058       9,872  
                 
INTEREST EXPENSE
               
 Deposits
      898       1,177  
Short-term borrowings
    25       32  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    570       502  
Other borrowed funds
    248       248  
    Total Interest Expense
    1,741       1,959  
    Net Interest Income
    8,317       7,913  
Provision for loan losses
    --       640  
    Net Interest Income after Provision for Loan Losses
    8,317       7,273  
                 
NONINTEREST INCOME
               
Service charges and other fee income
    352       361  
Net loss on sale of assets acquired through foreclosure
    --       (4 )
Income on bank-owned life insurance
    117       116  
Equity in earnings of affiliate
    (33 )     170  
Net gain on sale of investment securities
    --       361  
Other
      23       50  
    Total Noninterest Income
    459       1,054  
                 
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
               
Salaries, benefits and other compensation
    3,641       3,505  
Occupancy expense
    496       447  
Furniture and equipment expense
    111       124  
Data processing costs
    385       398  
Professional fees
    478       288  
Marketing expense
    41       30  
FDIC premiums
    165       185  
Assets acquired through foreclosure expense
    321       285  
Other
      355       413  
    Total Noninterest Expense
    5,993       5,675  
    Income Before Income Taxes
    2,783       2,652  
       Income tax provision
    827       825  
    Net Income
  $ 1,956     $ 1,827  
Earnings per share:
               
Basic
    $ 0.17     $ 0.16  
 Diluted
    $ 0.17     $ 0.16  

 

 
 

 

 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share Data)
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2014
   
2013
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Audited)
 
ASSETS
 
Cash and due from banks
  $ 257     $ 149  
Interest-earning demand deposits in other banks
    8,652       11,798  
Total cash and cash equivalents
    8,909       11,947  
Investment securities available-for-sale
    8,496       10,489  
Mortgage related securities available-for-sale
    241,457       246,068  
Mortgage related securities held-to-maturity (fair value of $75,168 at
               
March 31, 2014 and $67,491 at December 31, 2013)
    75,609       68,397  
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses of $11,436
               
at March 31, 2014 and $11,529 at December 31, 2013
    693,391       720,490  
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost
    9,721       9,813  
Bank-owned life insurance
    14,664       14,547  
Premises and equipment, net
    9,643       9,814  
Assets acquired through foreclosure
    4,574       6,252  
Real estate held for investment
    1,620       1,620  
Accrued interest receivable
    3,242       3,308  
Mortgage servicing rights, net
    138       152  
Deferred tax asset, net
    6,339       8,906  
Other assets
    5,381       4,819  
Total Assets
  $ 1,083,184     $ 1,116,622  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
LIABILITIES
 
Deposits
  $ 693,493     $ 673,715  
Short-term borrowings
    27,100       80,500  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    150,000       150,000  
Other borrowed funds
    30,000       30,000  
Advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance
    1,382       1,525  
Accrued interest payable
    300       314  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
    6,157       7,101  
Total Liabilities
    908,432       943,155  
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
Preferred stock ($.01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized,
               
none issued and outstanding at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013)
    --       --  
Common stock ($.01 par value; 60,000,000 shares authorized,
               
12,148,430 shares outstanding at March 31, 2014
               
and 12,147,803 shares outstanding at December 31, 2013)
    146       146  
Additional paid-in capital
    137,698       137,593  
Treasury stock, at cost (2,468,172 shares at March 31, 2014 and
               
December 31, 2013)
    (33,436 )     (33,436 )
Common stock acquired by benefit plans
    (8,852 )     (9,272 )
Retained earnings
    81,894       82,885  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net
    (2,698 )     (4,449 )
Total Stockholders' Equity
    174,752       173,467  
                 
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
  $ 1,083,184     $ 1,116,622  


 
 

 
SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL AND OTHER DATA OF THE COMPANY (UNAUDITED)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)


   
March 31,
   
December 31,
   
March 31,
 
   
2014
   
2013
   
2013
 
CAPITAL RATIOS:
                 
Stockholders’ equity (to total assets) (1)
    16.13 %     15.53 %     16.53 %
                         
Tier 1 capital (to adjusted assets) (2)
    12.87       13.12       13.13  
Tier 1 risk –based capital (to risk-weighted assets) (2)
    18.74       18.44       19.50  
Total risk-based capital (to risk-weighted assets) (2)
    19.78       19.48       20.53  
                         
ASSET QUALITY INDICATORS:
                       
Nonperforming Assets:
                       
Nonaccruing loans
  $ 3,979     $ 8,780     $ 12,680  
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more
    --       --       --  
Total nonperforming loans
  $ 3,979     $ 8,780     $ 12,680  
Assets acquired through foreclosure
    4,574       6,252       11,592  
Total nonperforming assets
  $ 8,553     $ 15,032     $ 24,272  
                         
Ratio of nonperforming loans to total loans
    0.56 %     1.20 %     1.84 %
Ratio of nonperforming assets to total assets
    0.79       1.35       2.24  
Ratio of allowance for loan losses to total loans
    1.62       1.57       1.68  
Ratio of allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans
    287.4       131.3       91.5  
                         
Troubled Debt Restructurings:
                       
Nonaccruing troubled debt restructurings (3)
  $ 157     $ 3,488     $ 5,654  
Accruing troubled debt restructurings
    5,107       6,786       7,561  
Total troubled debt restructurings
  $ 5,264     $ 10,274     $ 13,215  
                         
Past Due Loans:
                       
30 - 59 days
  $ 829     $ 413     $ 1,477  
60 - 89 days
    179       5       74  
Total
  $ 1,008     $ 418     $ 1,551  


(1) Represents stockholders’ equity ratio of Fox Chase Bancorp, Inc.
(2) Represents regulatory capital ratios of Fox Chase Bank.
(3) Nonaccruing troubled debt restructurings are included in total nonaccruing loans above
 

 
 

 

 

   
At or for the Three Months Ended
 
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
   
March 31,
 
   
2014
   
2013
   
2013
 
PERFORMANCE RATIOS (4):
                 
Return on average assets
    0.72 %     0.54 %     0.68 %
Return on average equity
    4.46       3.40       4.05  
Net interest margin
    3.17       3.17       3.07  
Efficiency ratio (5)
    65.1       64.0       63.1  
OTHER:
                       
Tangible book value per share - Core (6)
  $ 14.61     $ 14.65     $ 14.43  
Tangible book value per share (7)
  $ 14.38     $ 14.28     $ 14.63  
Employees (full-time equivalents)
    141       142       138  
                         



 
(4) 
Annualized
(5) 
Represents noninterest expense, excluding valuation adjustments on assets acquired through foreclosure and loss on extinguishment of debt, divided by the sum of net interest income and noninterest income, excluding gains or losses on the sale of securities, premises and equipment and assets acquired through foreclosure.
(6) 
Total stockholders’ equity, excluding the impact of accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income, net ($2.7 million loss at March 31, 2014, $4.4 million loss at December 31, 2013 and $2.6 million income at March 31, 2013), divided by total shares outstanding.
(7) 
Total stockholders’ equity divided by total shares outstanding. Tangible book value per share and book value per share were the same for all periods indicated.

 

 
 

 

 
AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET
(Dollars in Thousands, Unaudited)

 
   
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
   
2014
   
2013
 
         
Interest
               
Interest
       
   
Average
   
and
   
Yield/
   
Average
   
and
   
Yield/
 
   
Balance
   
Dividends
   
Cost (2)
   
Balance
   
Dividends
   
Cost (2)
 
Assets:
     
Interest-earning assets:
                                   
Interest-earning demand deposits
  $ 7,325     $ --       0.03 %   $ 5,146     $ 1       0.04 %
Mortgage related securities
    317,098       1,828       2.31 %     323,372       1,738       2.15 %
Investment securities
    18,416       120       2.61 %     20,970       71       1.34 %
Loans (1)
    714,983       8,110       4.59 %     688,284       8,062       4.73 %
Allowance for loan losses
    (11,603 )                     (11,443 )                
Net loans
    703,380       8,110               676,841       8,062          
Total interest-earning assets
    1,046,219       10,058       3.88 %     1,026,329       9,872       3.88 %
Noninterest-earning assets
    46,457                       47,877                  
Total assets
  $ 1,092,676                     $ 1,074,206                  
Liabilities and equity:
                                               
Interest-bearing liabilities:
                                               
Interest-bearing deposits
  $ 573,346     $ 898       0.64 %     580,026     $ 1,177       0.82 %
Borrowings
    215,915       843       1.58 %     192,188       782       1.65 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities
    789,261       1,741       0.89 %     772,214       1,959       1.03 %
Noninterest-bearing deposits
    119,207                       112,873                  
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities
    8,619                       8,537                  
Total liabilities
    917,087                       893,624                  
Stockholders' equity
    178,266                       177,119                  
Accumulated comprehensive income
    (2,677 )                     3,463                  
Total stockholder's equity
    175,589                       180,582                  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
  $ 1,092,676                     $ 1,074,206                  
                                                 
Net interest income
          $ 8,317                     $ 7,913          
Interest rate spread
                    2.99 %                     2.85 %
Net interest margin
                    3.17 %                     3.07 %

 
(1)  
Nonperforming loans are included in average balance computation.
(2)  
Yields are not presented on a tax-equivalent basis.

 
 

 
 

 

 

AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET
(Dollars in Thousands, Unaudited)


   
Three Months Ended
 
   
March 31, 2014
   
December 31, 2013
 
         
Interest
               
Interest
       
   
Average
   
and
   
Yield/
   
Average
   
and
   
Yield/
 
   
Balance
   
Dividends
   
Cost (2)
   
Balance
   
Dividends
   
Cost (2)
 
Assets:
     
Interest-earning assets:
                                   
Interest-earning demand deposits
  $ 7,325     $ --       0.03 %   $ 7,067     $ --       0.03 %
Mortgage related securities
    317,098       1,828       2.31 %     323,987       1,863       2.30 %
Investment securities
    18,416       120       2.61 %     20,323       97       1.92 %
Loans (1)
    714,983       8,110       4.59 %     708,397       8,331       4.67 %
Allowance for loan losses
    (11,603 )                     (11,495 )                
Net loans
    703,380       8,110               696,902       8,331          
Total interest-earning assets
    1,046,219       10,058       3.88 %     1,048,279       10,291       3.91 %
Noninterest-earning assets
    46,457                       47,090                  
Total assets
  $ 1,092,676                     $ 1,095,369                  
Liabilities and equity:
                                               
Interest-bearing liabilities:
                                               
Interest-bearing deposits
  $ 573,346     $ 898       0.64 %   $ 565,787     $ 971       0.68 %
Borrowings
    215,915       843       1.58 %     229,097       872       1.51 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities
    789,261       1,741       0.89 %     794,884       1,843       0.92 %
Noninterest-bearing deposits
    119,207                       119,069                  
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities
    8,619                       6,060                  
Total liabilities
    917,087                       920,013                  
Stockholders' equity
    178,266                       177,883                  
Accumulated comprehensive income
    (2,677 )                     (2,527 )                
Total stockholder's equity
    175,589                       175,356                  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
  $ 1,092,676                     $ 1,095,369                  
                                                 
Net interest income
          $ 8,317                     $ 8,448          
Interest rate spread
                    2.99 %                     2.99 %
Net interest margin
                    3.17 %                     3.17 %


 
(1)  
Nonperforming loans are included in average balance computation.
(2)  
Yields are not presented on a tax-equivalent basis.