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Exhibit 99.1

 

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MONARCH FINANCIAL REPORTS 36% INCREASE IN PROFITS AND STRONG BALANCE SHEET GROWTH

Chesapeake, VA, April 23, 2015 - Monarch Financial Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: MNRK), the bank holding company for Monarch Bank, reported record first quarter net income and overall strong financial performance. First quarter 2015 highlights are:

 

    Net income of $3,461,207, up 36%

 

    Diluted earnings per share of $0.32, up 33%

 

    Return on Average Equity of 12.98%

 

    Deposit growth of $117 million, driving balance sheet growth

 

    Non-performing assets low at 0.39% of total assets

 

    Net Interest Margin remained strong at 4.32%

 

    $487 million in mortgage loans closed, up 80%

“We are extremely pleased with our first quarter financial performance, with mortgage banking earnings driving the strong increase over the previous year. Loans held for investment grew in the first quarter at an annualized rate of over 7%, and our asset quality remains in the top quartile of banks. Total deposits exceeded $1 billion for the first time in our history, led by growth in checking, money market, and time deposit accounts,” stated Brad E. Schwartz, Chief Executive Officer. “This is the best first quarter in our history and we are bullish on the prospects for the remainder of the year.”

Net income was $3,461,207 for the first quarter of 2015 compared to $2,537,265 for the same period in 2014, a 36% increase. The quarterly annualized return on average equity (ROE) was 12.98% compared to 10.46% one year prior, and the annualized quarterly return on average assets (ROA) was 1.31% compared to 1.06% one year prior. Diluted earnings per share for the first quarter were $0.32, up 33% from the previous year’s first quarter.

Total assets at March 31, 2015 were $1.18 billion, up 15% from the prior year. During the first quarter of 2015 loans held for investment increased $14.4 million to $787 million, and mortgage loans held for sale grew $12.2 million to $160 million. Total deposits grew 16% to $1.036 billion, with demand deposits growing $51 million or 18% year over year. Demand deposits represent 31% of total deposits, an achievement driven by our dedicated cash management and banking office teams.


“We continue to hire talented bankers and expand our banking teams to drive client acquisition and overall balance sheet growth. While deposit growth was at a record pace in the first quarter, one major client made a significant deposit at quarter-end that we anticipate will run-off over the next several months. We remain focused on quality loan and deposit growth, while our cash management and private banking teams continue to focus on growing core deposits,” stated E. Neal Crawford Jr., President of Monarch Bank.

Non-performing assets were 0.39% as of March 31, 2015 compared to 0.27% one year prior. Non-performing assets were $4.6 million, comprised of $175 thousand in 90 days or more past due and still accruing interest, $4.3 million in non-accrual loans and $100,000 in one parcel of other real estate owned that is under contract to close in April. The allowance for loan losses represents 1.10% of total loans held for investment and 192% of non-performing loans.

Average equity to average assets was 10.10% and total risk-based capital to risk weighted assets was 13.52%, significantly higher than the required level to meet the highest rating of “Well Capitalized” by federal banking regulators. Cash dividends of $0.08 per share were paid in the first quarter of 2015, and tangible book value per share grew to $10.32. Monarch was again awarded the highest 5-Star “Superior” rating by Bauer Financial, an independent third-party bank rating agency that rates banks on safety and soundness.

Net interest income, our number one driver of profitability, grew 12.5% in the first quarter driven by higher average balances of earning assets and a decline in the cost of funding those assets. Our net interest margin was 4.32%, slightly up from 4.25% one year ago yet slightly down from 4.42% in the previous quarter. While the current rate environment does not appropriately reward banks for a transaction-focused funding strategy, this strategy should deliver net interest margin protection when rates eventually rise.

Non-interest income increased $9.0 million in the first quarter over the previous year driven primarily by mortgage and title company revenues. Mortgage revenue remains the number one driver of non-interest income. $487 million in mortgage loans were closed during the first quarter of 2015 (52% purchase) compared to $271 million in the first quarter of 2014. The first quarter is typically the weakest quarter for purchase money mortgage closings, and the drop in rates in January drove refinance volume to offset the seasonal purchase money decline.

“The first quarter of 2105 was the best quarter for closings over the past year, with both refinance and purchase volume higher. We anticipate, based on our current pipeline of expected loan closings, the beginning to a strong spring home selling season where our purchase closings should drive the majority of our volume,” stated William T. Morrison, CEO of Monarch Mortgage.

 

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Monarch Financial Holdings, Inc. is the one-bank holding company for Monarch Bank. Monarch Bank is a community bank with ten banking offices in Chesapeake, Virginia Beach, Norfolk, and Williamsburg, Virginia. Monarch Bank also has loan production offices in Newport News and Richmond, Virginia. OBX Bank, a division of Monarch Bank, operates offices in Kitty Hawk and Nags Head, North Carolina. Monarch Mortgage and our affiliated mortgage companies have over thirty offices with locations in Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland, and South Carolina. Our subsidiaries/ divisions include Monarch Bank, OBX Bank, Monarch Mortgage (secondary mortgage origination), OBX Bank Mortgage (secondary mortgage origination), Coastal Home Mortgage, LLC (secondary mortgage origination), Monarch Bank Private Wealth (investment, trust, planning and private banking), Monarch Investments (investment and insurance solutions), Real Estate Security Agency, LLC (title agency) and Monarch Capital, LLC (commercial mortgage brokerage). The shares of common stock of Monarch Financial Holdings, Inc. are publicly traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “MNRK”.

This press release may contain “forward-looking statements,” within the meaning of federal securities laws that involve significant risks and uncertainties. Statements herein are based on certain assumptions and analyses by the Company and are factors it believes are appropriate in the circumstances. Actual results could differ materially from those contained in or implied by such statements for a variety of reasons including, but not limited to: changes in interest rates; changes in accounting principles, policies, or guidelines; significant changes in the economic scenario: significant changes in regulatory requirements; and significant changes in securities markets. Consequently, all forward-looking statements made herein are qualified by these cautionary statements and the cautionary language in the Company’s most recent Form 10-K and 10-Q reports and other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company does not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statements are made.

 

Contact: Brad E. Schwartz – (757) 389-5111, www.monarchbank.com

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Consolidated Balance Sheets

Monarch Financial Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries

(In thousands)

Unaudited

 

 

    March 31,
2015
    December 31,
2014
    September 30,
2014
    June 30,
2014
    March 31,
2014
 

ASSETS:

         

Cash and due from banks

  $ 13,870      $ 14,503      $ 21,083      $ 19,661      $ 18,510   

Interest bearing bank balances

    73,237        49,761        58,207        37,166        37,033   

Federal funds sold

    63,311        1,135        3,938        29,761        84,232   

Investment securities, at fair value

    20,283        23,725        25,137        23,773        23,197   

Mortgage loans held for sale

    159,899        147,690        138,590        156,584        92,839   

Loans held for investment, net of unearned income

    787,003        772,590        713,667        700,159        715,088   

Less: allowance for loan losses

    (8,644     (8,949     (8,977     (9,070     (9,213
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loans

  778,359      763,641      704,690      691,089      705,875   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Bank premises and equipment, net

  30,050      30,247      30,368      31,407      29,902   

Restricted equity securities, at cost

  3,243      3,633      3,179      3,169      3,156   

Bank owned life insurance

  9,950      9,687      9,587      7,526      7,467   

Goodwill

  775      775      775      775      775   

Intangible assets, net

  —        —        —        15      60   

Accrued interest receivable and other assets

  25,403      21,940      23,688      22,973      19,673   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

$ 1,178,380    $ 1,066,737    $ 1,019,242    $ 1,023,899    $ 1,022,719   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES:

Demand deposits—non-interest bearing

$ 269,451    $ 235,301    $ 252,286    $ 240,348    $ 221,357   

Demand deposits—interest bearing

  58,725      66,682      53,093      51,563      55,949   

Money market deposits

  417,329      369,221      365,041      377,096      367,590   

Savings deposits

  19,519      20,003      25,211      24,539      24,327   

Time deposits

  271,121      228,207      189,142      197,747      224,947   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deposits

  1,036,145      919,414      884,773      891,293      894,170   

FHLB borrowings

  1,050      11,075      1,100      1,125      1,150   

Trust preferred subordinated debt

  10,000      10,000      10,000      10,000      10,000   

Accrued interest payable and other liabilities

  19,653      18,710      18,145      18,650      17,422   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

  1,066,848      959,199      914,018      921,068      922,742   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

Common stock

  51,950      51,864      51,735      51,624      51,584   

Capital in excess of par value

  9,550      8,336      7,966      7,675      7,357   

Retained earnings

  49,957      47,354      45,523      43,566      41,232   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

  (14   (102   (135   (159   (314
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Monarch Financial Holdings, Inc. stockholders’ equity

  111,443      107,452      105,089      102,706      99,859   

Noncontrolling interest

  89      86      135      125      118   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total equity

  111,532      107,538      105,224      102,831      99,977   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$ 1,178,380    $ 1,066,737    $ 1,019,242    $ 1,023,899    $ 1,022,719   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Common shares outstanding at period end

  10,736,947      10,652,475      10,646,873      10,624,668      10,619,444   

Nonvested shares of common stock included in commons shares outstanding

  346,950      279,750      299,910      299,910      302,710   

Book value per common share at period end (1)

$ 10.39    $ 10.10    $ 9.87    $ 9.67    $ 9.40   

Tangible book value per common share at period end (2)

$ 10.32    $ 10.02    $ 9.80    $ 9.59    $ 9.33   

Closing market price

$ 12.51    $ 13.75    $ 12.56    $ 11.72    $ 12.26   

Total risk based capital - Consolidated company

  13.52   13.79   14.16   14.29   14.27

Total risk based capital - Bank

  13.32   13.81   14.18   14.31   14.30

 

(1) Book value per common share is defined as stockholders’ equity divided by common shares outstanding.
(2) Tangible book value per common share is defined as stockholders’ equity less goodwill and other intangibles divided by commons shares outstanding

 

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Consolidated Statements of Income

Monarch Financial Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Unaudited

 

    

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 
     2015     2014  

INTEREST INCOME:

    

Interest on federal funds sold

   $ 8,253      $ 40,378   

Interest on other bank accounts

     102,029        36,032   

Dividends on equity securities

     39,000        30,000   

Interest on investment securities

     88,915        76,049   

Interest on mortgage loans held for sale

     1,307,037        772,732   

Interest and fees on loans held for investment

     9,840,336        9,478,892   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest income

  11,385,570      10,434,083   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

INTEREST EXPENSE:

Interest on deposits

  668,060      834,413   

Interest on trust preferred subordinated debt

  46,415      122,337   

Interest on other borrowings

  22,606      14,362   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest expense

  737,081      971,112   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INTEREST INCOME

  10,648,489      9,462,971   

PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES

  250,000      —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES

  10,398,489      9,462,971   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NON-INTEREST INCOME:

Mortgage banking income

  21,063,679      12,202,162   

Service charges and fees

  516,554      470,212   

Title income

  232,771      105,034   

Investment and insurance income

  344,126      445,472   

Other income

  109,033      85,771   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total non-interest income

  22,266,163      13,308,651   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NON-INTEREST EXPENSE:

Salaries and employee benefits

  9,594,276      8,271,561   

Commissions and incentives

  9,445,138      4,010,964   

Occupancy and equipment

  2,288,508      2,276,703   

Loan expense

  2,458,663      1,363,141   

Marketing expense

  746,227      521,841   

Data processing

  629,750      479,278   

Telephone

  325,746      311,137   

Other expenses

  1,689,524      1,512,008   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total non-interest expense

  27,177,832      18,746,633   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME BEFORE TAXES

  5,486,820      4,024,989   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income tax provision

  (1,993,340   (1,471,240
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCOME

  3,493,480      2,553,749   

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

  (32,273   (16,484
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO MONARCH

FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC

$ 3,461,207    $ 2,537,265   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE:

Basic

$ 0.32    $ 0.24   

Diluted

$ 0.32    $ 0.24   

Weighted average basic shares outstanding

  10,728,206      10,572,435   

Weighted average diluted shares outstanding

  10,761,396      10,613,452   

Return on average assets

  1.31   1.06

Return on average stockholders’ equity

  12.98   10.46

 

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Financial Highlights

Monarch Financial Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)   For the Quarter Ended  
    March 31,
2015
    December 31,
2014
    September 30,
2014
    June 30,
2014
    March 31,
2014
 

EARNINGS

         

Interest income

  $ 11,385      $ 11,361      $ 10,639      $ 10,557      $ 10,434   

Interest expense

    (737     (786     (928     (977     (971
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net interest income

  10,648      10,575      9,711      9,580      9,463   

Provision for loan losses

  (250   —        —        —        —     

Noninterest income - mortgage banking income

  21,064      16,211      16,658      17,369      12,202   

Noninterest income - other

  1,202      1,162      1,241      1,130      1,106   

Noninterest expense

  (27,178   (23,605   (23,121   (23,007   (18,747
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Pre-tax net income

  5,486      4,343      4,489      5,072      4,024   

Minority interest in net income

  (32   (44   (46   (121   (16

Income taxes

  (1,993   (1,616   (1,635   (1,767   (1,471
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

$ 3,461    $ 2,683    $ 2,808    $ 3,184    $ 2,537   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

PER COMMON SHARE

Earnings per share - basic

$ 0.32    $ 0.25    $ 0.26    $ 0.30    $ 0.24   

Earnings per share - diluted

  0.32      0.25      0.26      0.30      0.24   

Common stock - per share dividends

  0.08      0.08      0.08      0.08      0.07   

Average Basic Shares Outstanding

  10,728,206      10,648,184      10,635,275      10,620,869      10,572,435   

Average Diluted Shares Outstanding

  10,761,396      10,689,219      10,670,507      10,660,217      10,613,452   

YIELDS

Loans held for investment

  5.21   5.34   5.16   5.22   5.50

Mortgage loans held for sale, net at fair value

  3.90      4.16      4.14      4.37      4.42   

Other earning assets

  1.31      1.33      1.16      1.04      0.79   

Total earning assets

  4.62      4.75      4.58      4.61      4.69   

Interest bearing checking

  0.13      0.14      0.15      0.17      0.16   

Money market and regular savings

  0.30      0.31      0.36      0.39      0.38   

Time deposits

  0.61      0.81      0.88      0.88      0.90   

Borrowings

  1.33      1.71      4.92      4.95      4.96   

Total interest-bearing liabilities

  0.43      0.48      0.57      0.60      0.60   

Interest rate spread

  4.19      4.27      4.01      4.01      4.09   

Net interest margin

  4.32      4.42      4.18      4.18      4.25   

FINANCIAL RATIOS

Return on average assets

  1.31   1.04   1.11   1.29   1.06

Return on average stockholders’ equity

  12.98      10.03      10.72      12.63      10.46   

Non-interest revenue/Total revenue

  66.2      60.5      62.7      63.7      56.1   

Efficiency - Consolidated

  82.6      84.5      83.7      81.8      82.1   

Efficiency - Bank only

  66.2      61.2      61.7      63.9      59.9   

Average equity to average assets

  10.10      10.39      10.40      10.18      10.13   

ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

Beginning balance

$ 8,949    $ 8,977    $ 9,070    $ 9,213    $ 9,061   

Provision for loan losses

  250      —        —        —        —     

Charge-offs

  (598   (174   (181   (184   (12

Recoveries

  43      146      88      41      164   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net charge-offs

  (555   (28   (93   (143   152   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

$ 8,644    $ 8,949    $ 8,977    $ 9,070    $ 9,213   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

COMPOSITION OF RISK ASSETS

Nonperforming loans:

90 days past due

$ 175    $ 175    $ 243    $ 499    $ 759   

Nonaccrual loans

  4,325      2,705      2,180      3,028      1,718   

OREO

  100      144      767      144      302   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Nonperforming assets

$ 4,600    $ 3,024    $ 3,190    $ 3,671    $ 2,779   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

ASSET QUALITY RATIOS

Nonperforming assets to total assets

  0.39   0.28   0.31   0.36   0.27

Nonperforming loans to total loans

  0.57      0.37      0.34      0.50      0.35   

Allowance for loan losses to total loans held for investment

  1.10      1.16      1.26      1.30      1.29   

Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans

  192.09      310.73      370.49      257.16      371.94   

Annualized net charge-offs to average loans held for investment

  0.29      0.02      0.05      0.08      -0.09   

AVERAGE BALANCES (Amounts in thousands)

Total mortgage loans held for sale

$ 136,084    $ 131,471    $ 138,382    $ 116,851    $ 70,856   

Total loans held for investment

  771,587      725,093      701,137      698,851      704,917   

Interest-earning assets

  1,009,389      958,904      930,420      927,552      910,929   

Assets

  1,070,581      1,021,591      999,358      993,003      970,815   

Total deposits

  925,984      883,478      867,980      867,217      848,969   

Other borrowings

  21,049      14,575      11,124      11,150      11,174   

Stockholders’ equity

  108,174      106,088      103,908      101,092      98,374   

MORTGAGE PRODUCTION (Amounts in thousands)

Dollar volume of mortgage loans closed

$ 487,423    $ 445,846    $ 440,784    $ 446,863    $ 271,233   

Percentage of refinance based on dollar volume

  47.0   30.9   16.0   15.0   19.1

 

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