Attached files

file filename
8-K - SFBC FORM 8-K 04-29-14 - Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc.sfbcform8k042914.htm
 
 
Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. Earns $1.0 Million for the First Quarter of 2014
 
Declares quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share
 
 
Seattle, Wash., April 29, 2014 -- Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: SFBC), the holding company (the "Company") for Sound Community Bank (the "Bank"), today reported net income of $1.0 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2014, or $0.38 per diluted common share, as compared to net income of $797,000, or $0.30 per diluted common share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2013.
 
“We are executing on our business plan.  We continue to emphasize core deposit acquisition to fund loans in the communities we serve” said President and CEO Laurie Stewart.  “We leverage technology, including mobile banking with remote deposit capture to provide highly desired services in a cost effective manner.  Economic conditions in our markets are improving and growth in the overall economy provides more opportunities to grow our franchise.”
 
The Company also announced today that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend on Sound Financial Bancorp common stock of $0.05 per share, payable on May 27, 2014 to stockholders of record as the close of business on May 13, 2014.
 
Highlights for the first quarter of 2014 include:
 
·  
Net interest income increased to $4.6 million, an increase of 2.1% as compared to the fourth quarter of 2013 and 12.2% from the comparable period last year;
 
·  
Provision for loan losses remained unchanged at $200,000 for both the current quarter and the fourth quarter of 2013, and was down 20.0% from the comparable period last year;
 
·  
Net loans increased 1.0% to $390.7 million, as compared to the fourth quarter of 2013 and 16.7% from the comparable period last year;
 
·  
Deposits increased to $363.3 million, an increase of 4.3% compared to the fourth quarter of 2013 and 14.7% from the comparable period last year;
 
·  
Nonperforming loans decreased  to $1.9 million, a decrease of 3.1% as compared to the fourth quarter of 2013 and 17.4% from the comparable period last year;
 
·  
Nonperforming assets decreased to $2.2 million, a decrease of 28.6% as compared to the fourth quarter of 2013 and 53.2% from the comparable period last year;
 
·  
Tier 1 leverage ratio of 10.19%; Total risk-based capital of asset ratio of 14.20%
 
Capital ratios exceeded regulatory requirements for a well-capitalized financial institution level at March 31, 2014.
 
Operating Results
 
Net interest income increased to $4.6 million in the first quarter of 2014, compared to $4.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2013 and $4.1 million a year ago. The increase was primarily a result of higher average loan balances.
 
The net interest margin was 4.41% for the first quarter of 2014, compared to 4.38% for the fourth quarter of 2013 and 4.55% for the first quarter of 2013. The decline in the net interest margin from a year ago was primarily due to lower loan yields due to the continued low interest rate environment.
 
The provision for loan losses in the first quarter of 2014 was $200,000, which was the same as the fourth quarter of 2013 and $250,000 for the first quarter of 2013.  The decline from a year ago was primarily due to lower charge-offs and lower average balances of nonperforming loans which was partially offset by higher average loan balances and changes in the composition of our loan portfolio.
 
Noninterest income decreased to $785,000 in the first quarter of 2014, compared to $1.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2013 and $1.4 million in the first quarter of 2013.  The decrease was primarily reflective of lower gains on the sale of loans and mortgage servicing income due to reduced refinancing volume and lower purchase activity due to seasonality in the home buying market.
 
 
 
 

 
 
Total noninterest expense for the first quarter of 2014 was $3.7 million, compared to $4.0 million for both the first and fourth quarters of 2013.  The decrease was primarily due to lower other real estate owned (“OREO”) and related expenses and operating expenses.  These were partially offset by increased salaries and benefits as a result of a modest increase in full time equivalent employees as well as increased data processing expenses resulting from new products and services, including mobile banking with remote deposit capture which we implemented in 2013.  The decrease from the fourth quarter of 2013 was primarily due to the same reasons as set forth above, except for the OREO related expenses, which increased slightly during the first quarter of 2014 compared to the fourth quarter of 2013.
 
The efficiency ratio for the first quarter of 2014 was 67.29%, compared to 68.33% for the fourth quarter of 2013 and 61.49% for the first quarter of 2013.  The increase in the efficiency ratio compared to a year ago was primarily due to lower noninterest income as a result of lower gain on sale of loans.
 
Balance Sheet Review, Capital Management and Credit Quality
 
The Company's total assets as of March 31, 2014 were $445.6 million, compared to $442.6 million at December 31, 2013 and $390.7 million a year ago.  This increase was primarily a result of higher loan balances which increased $3.9 million from the end of 2013 and $56.0 million from a year ago.
 
The investment securities available-for-sale portfolio totaled $14.7 million at March 31, 2014, compared to $15.4 million at December 31, 2013 and $19.7 million at March 31, 2013.  At March 31, 2014, the securities available-for-sale portfolio was comprised of $10.3 million of agency mortgage-backed securities (all issued by U.S. Government sponsored entities), $2.4 million in private-label mortgage-backed securities and $2.0 million in municipal bonds.
 
Total loans as of March 31, 2014, excluding loans held-for-sale, totaled $394.9 million, compared to $390.9 at December 31, 2013 and $338.9 million a year ago.  At March 31, 2014, commercial real estate loans account for 39.0% of the portfolio, of which 39.5% were owner-occupied.  Residential real estate loans account for 30.4% of the portfolio.  Home equity, manufactured and other consumer loans account for 14.6% of the portfolio.  Construction and land loans account for 10.9% of the portfolio and commercial and industrial loans account for the remaining 5.1% of total loans at March 31, 2014.
 
The weighted average yield on the loan portfolio was 5.24% for the first quarter of 2014, compared to 5.23% for the last quarter of 2013 and 5.37% for the first quarter of 2013.
 
NPAs, which include nonaccrual loans and OREO and other repossessed assets, totaled $2.2 million, or 0.50% of total assets, at March 31, 2014, compared to $3.1 million, or 0.70% of total assets at December 31, 2013 and $4.7 million, or 1.21% of total assets, a year ago.
 
The following table summarizes our NPAs at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:
 
Nonperforming Loans:
 
At Mar 31, 2014
   
At Dec 31, 2013
 
(in $000s, unaudited)
 
Balance
   
% of Total
   
Balance
   
% of Total
 
One- to four- family
  $ 709       32.0 %   $ 772       24.9 %
Home equity loans
    298       13.5       222       7.2  
Commercial and multifamily
    780       35.2       820       26.5  
Manufactured
    74       3.3       106       3.4  
Other consumer
    -    
nm
      1    
nm
 
Total nonperforming loans
    1,861       84.0 %     1,921       62.0 %
OREO and Other Repossessed Assets:
                               
One- to four- family
    194       8.8       1,086       35.0  
Manufactured
    159       7.2       92       3.0  
Total OREO and repossessed assets
    353       16.0       1,178       38.0  
Total nonperforming assets
  $ 2,214       100.0 %   $ 3,099       100.0 %
____________
nm = not meaningful
 
The following table summarizes the allowance for loan losses:
 
   
For the Quarter Ended:
 
Allowance for Loan Losses
 
Mar 31,
   
Dec 31,
   
Mar 31,
 
(in $000's, unaudited)
 
2014
   
2013
   
2013
 
Balance at beginning of period
  $ 4,177     $ 4,115     $ 4,248  
Provision for loan losses during the period
    200       200       250  
Net charge-offs during the period
    (201 )     (138 )     (452 )
Balance at end of period
  $ 4,176     $ 4,177     $ 4,046  
                         
Allowance for loan losses to total nonperforming loans
    224.40 %     217.44 %     176.30 %
Allowance for loan losses to total loans
    1.06 %     1.07 %     1.19 %
 
The increase in the allowance for loan losses at March 31, 2014 compared to the prior year was primarily due to increased average loan balances which were offset by improved credit metrics of our loan portfolio.  Net charge-offs totaled $201,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2014, compared to net charge-offs of $452,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2013.
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
Deposits increased 4.3% to $363.3 million at March 31, 2014, compared to $348.3 million at December 31, 2013.  FHLB borrowings decreased 35.1% to $28.1 million at March 31, 2014, compared to $43.2 million at December 31, 2013.
 
The total cost of deposits decreased three basis points to 0.63% during the quarter ended March 31, 2014, from 0.66% for the quarter ended December 31, 2013.  The total cost of borrowings increased two basis points to 0.53% during the quarter ended March 31, 2014, from 0.51% during the quarter ended December 31, 2013.
 
Total shareholder’s equity increased $287,000 to $46.8 million at March 31, 2014 from $46.5 million at December 31, 2013.  The increase in equity was predominately a result of net income of $987,000, an improvement of $131,000 in accumulated other comprehensive income representing a decline in the unrealized loss on securities available-for-sale, offset by dividends paid during the quarter of $125,000 and share repurchases of $904,000.  Book value per common share was $18.69 as of March 31, 2014, compared to $18.53 as of December 31, 2013 and $17.14 as of March 31, 2013.
 
Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc., a bank holding company, is the parent company of Sound Community Bank, and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington with full-service branches in Seattle, Tacoma, Mountlake Terrace, Sequim and Port Angeles. Sound Community Bank is a Fannie Mae Approved Lender and Seller/Servicer with an additional Loan Production Office in the Madison Park neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. For more information, please visit www.soundcb.com.
 
Forward Looking Statement Disclaimer
 
“Safe Harbor” statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This press release contains statements that are not historical or current fact and constitute forward-looking statements.  In some cases, you can identify these statements by words such as "may", "might", "will", "should", "expect", "plan", "intend", "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "predict", "potential", or "continue", the negative of these terms and other comparable terminology.  Such forward-looking statements, which are based on various underlying assumptions and expectations and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other unknown factors, may include projections of our future financial performance based on our growth strategies and anticipated trends in our business.
 
These statements are only predictions based on our current expectations and projections about future events, and there are or may be important factors that could cause our actual results for 2014 and beyond to be materially different from the historical results or from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Unless required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect circumstances or events after the date of this press release.
 
There are a number of important factors that could cause future results to differ materially from historical performance and these forward-looking statements. Factors which could cause actual results to differ materially, include, but are not limited to, general and local economic conditions, changes in interest rates, deposit flows, demand for mortgage, consumer and other loans, real estate values, competition, changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines, changes in legislation or regulation, and other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory and technological factors affecting our operations, pricing, products and services.
 
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
                   
Sequential Quarter
   
Year over Year
 
(in $000's, unaudited)
 
Mar 31, 2014
   
Dec 31, 2013
   
Mar 31, 2013
   
% Change
   
% Change
 
Interest income
  $ 5,202     $ 5,119     $ 4,636       1.6 %     12.2 %
Interest expense
    610       622       569       (1.9 )     7.2  
Net interest income before provision for loan losses
    4,592       4,497       4,067       2.1       12.9  
Provision for loan losses
    200       200       250       0.0       (20.0 )
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
    4,392       4,297       3,817       2.2       15.1  
Noninterest income:
                                       
Service charges and fee income
    536       557       598       (3.8 )     (10.4 )
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance
    80       118       78       (32.2 )     2.6  
Mortgage servicing income
    (47 )     70       127       (167.1 )     (137.0 )
Gain on sale of loans
    76       173       447       (56.1 )     (83.0 )
Other noninterest income
    140       243       116       (42.4 )     20.7  
Total noninterest income
    785       1,161       1,366       (32.4 )     (42.5 )
Noninterest expense:
                                       
Salaries and employee benefits
    2,067       1,981       1,687       4.3       22.5  
Operations expense
    892       1,141       967       (21.8 )     (7.8 )
Data processing
    344       333       288       3.3       19.4  
Losses and expenses related to OREO
    83       73       675       13.7       (87.7 )
Other noninterest expense
    346       442       399       (21.7 )     (13.3 )
Total noninterest expense
    3,732       3,970       4,016       (6.0 )     (7.1 )
Income before provision for income taxes
    1,445       1,488       1,167       (2.9 )     23.8  
Provision for income taxes
    458       482       370       (5.0 )     23.8  
Net income
  $ 987     $ 1,006     $ 797       (1.9 )     23.8  

 
 

 

 
PER COMMON SHARE DATA
                   
Sequential Quarter
   
Year over Year
 
(unaudited)
 
Mar 31, 2014
   
Dec 31, 2013
   
Mar 31, 2013
   
% Change
   
% Change
 
Basic earnings per share
  $ 0.39     $ 0.40     $ 0.31       (2.5 )%     25.8 %
Diluted earnings per share
  $ 0.38     $ 0.39     $ 0.30       (2.6 )     26.7  
Weighted average basic shares outstanding
    2,507       2,532       2,588       (1.0 )     (3.1 )
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding
    2,620       2,597       2,645       0.9       (0.9 )
Common shares outstanding at period-end
    2,503       2,511       2,588       (0.3 )     (3.3 )
Book value per share
  $ 18.69     $ 18.53     $ 17.13       0.9       9.1  
                                         
KEY FINANCIAL RATIOS
                                       
(unaudited)
                                       
Return on average assets
    0.89 %     0.92 %     0.81 %     (3.3 )%     9.9 %
Return on average equity
    8.47       8.68       7.24       (2.4 )     17.0  
Net interest margin
    4.41       4.38       4.55       0.7       (3.1 )
Efficiency ratio
    67.29       68.33       61.49       (1.5 )     9.4  
 

 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                   
Sequential Quarter
   
Year over Year
 
(in $000's, unaudited)
 
Mar 31, 2014
   
Dec 31, 2013
   
Mar 31, 2013
   
% Change
   
% Change
 
ASSETS
                             
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 14,614     $ 15,334     $ 8,795       (4.7 )%     66.2 %
Securities available-for-sale, at fair value
    14,730       15,421       19,713       (4.5 )     (25.3 )
Loans held-for-sale
    1,436       130       2,083       1004.6       (31.1 )
Loans:
                                       
One- to four- family residential
    119,880       117,452       96,910       2.1       23.7  
Home equity
    34,782       35,155       35,339       (1.1 )     (1.6 )
Commercial and multifamily
    154,064       156,600       133,178       (1.6 )     15.7  
Construction and land
    42,951       44,300       34,513       (3.0 )     24.4  
Manufactured homes
    13,000       13,467       15,576       (3.7 )     (16.5 )
Other consumer
    9,927       10,284       8,779       (3.2 )     13.1  
Commercial business
    20,266       13,668       14,571       48.3       39.1  
Total loans, gross
    394,870       390,926       338,866       1.0       16.5  
Allowance for loan losses
    (4,176 )     (4,177 )     (4,046 )     0.0       3.2  
Loans, net
    390,694       386,749       334,820       1.0       16.7  
Accrued interest receivable
    1,378       1,366       1,303       0.9       5.8  
Bank-owned life insurance
    11,148       11,068       10,798       0.7       3.2  
OREO and other repossessed assets, net
    353       1,178       2,453       (70.0 )     (85.6 )
Mortgage servicing rights, at fair value
    2,948       2,984       2,396       (1.2 )     23.0  
FHLB stock, at cost
    2,292       2,314       2,379       (1.0 )     (3.7 )
Premises and equipment, net
    2,066       2,138       2,280       (3.4 )     (9.4 )
Other assets
    3,926       3,929       3,636       (0.1 )     8.0  
Total assets
  $ 445,585     $ 442,611     $ 390,656       0.7       14.1  
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
                                       
Liabilities:
                                       
Demand deposit, noninterest-bearing
    37,407       34,594       35,029       8.1       6.8  
Demand deposit, interest-bearing
    80,729       70,639       29,765       14.3       171.2  
Savings and money market
    80,890       85,578       107,057       (5.5 )     (24.4 )
Time deposits
    164,321       157,528       144,876       4.3       13.4  
Total deposits
    363,347       348,339       316,727       4.3       14.7  
Accrued interest payable and other liabilities
    7,387       4,547       3,886       62.5       90.1  
Borrowings
    28,060       43,221       25,703       (35.1 )     9.2  
Total liabilities
    398,794       396,107       346,316       0.7       15.2  
Shareholders' Equity:
                                       
Common stock
    25       25       26       0.0       (3.8 )
Paid-in capital
    23,124       23,829       24,832       (3.0 )     (6.9 )
Unearned shared – ESOP
    (1,369 )     (1,369 )     (1,598 )     0.0       (14.3 )
Retained earnings
    25,149       24,288       21,533       3.5       16.8  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (138 )     (269 )     (452 )     (48.7 )     (69.5 )
Total shareholders' equity
    46,791       46,504       44,341       0.6       5.5  
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
  $ 445,585     $ 442,611     $ 390,657       0.7       14.1  


 
 

 


CREDIT QUALITY DATA
                   
Sequential Quarter
   
Year over year
 
(in $000's, unaudited)
 
Mar 31, 2014
   
Dec 31, 2013
   
Mar 31, 2013
   
% Change
   
% Change
 
Nonaccrual loans
  $ 758     $ 558     $ 1,555       35.8 %     (51.3 )%
Nonperforming restructured loans and loans over 90 days past due and on accrual
    1,103       1,363       740       (19.1 )     49.1  
Total nonperforming loans
    1,861       1,921       2,295       (3.1 )     (18.9 )
OREO and other repossessed assets
    353       1,178       2,453       (70.0 )     (85.6 )
Total nonperforming assets
    2,214       3,099       4,748       (28.6 )     (53.4 )
Performing restructured loans on accrual
    5,357       5,404       6,120       (0.9 )     (12.5 )
Net charge-offs during the quarter
    201       138       452       45.7       (55.5 )
Provision for loan losses during the quarter
    200       200       250       0.0       (20.0 )
Allowance for loan losses
    4,176       4,177       4,046       0.0       3.2  
Classified assets
    6,294       7,192       9,559       (12.5 )     (34.2 )
Allowance for loan losses to total loans
    1.06 %     1.07 %     1.19 %     (0.9 )     (10.9 )
Allowance for loan losses to total nonperforming loans
    224.40 %     217.44 %     176.30 %     3.2       27.3  
Nonperforming loans to total loans
    0.47 %     0.49 %     0.67 %     (4.1 )     (29.9 )
Nonperforming assets to total assets
    0.50 %     0.70 %     1.21 %     (28.6 )     (58.7 )
                                         
OTHER PERIOD-END STATISTICS
                                       
(in $000's, unaudited)
                                       
Sound Community Bank:
                                       
Loan to deposit ratio
    107.53 %     111.03 %     105.71 %     (3.2 )     1.7 %
Noninterest-bearing deposits / total deposits
    10.30       9.93       11.06       3.7       (6.9 )
Leverage ratio
    10.19       10.00       10.11       1.6       0.5  
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio
    12.95       13.02       13.10       (0.5 )     (1.1 )
Total risk-based capital ratio
    14.20       14.26       14.35       (0.4 )     (1.0 )


Media:
 
Financial:
Laurie Stewart
 
Matt Deines
President/CEO
 
EVP/CFO
(206) 448-0884 x306
 
(206) 448-0884 x305