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8-K - SEVERN BANCORP, INC 8-K 4-24-2015 - SEVERN BANCORP INCform8k.htm

Exhibit 99.1
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
 
Thomas G. Bevivino
 
Chief Financial Officer &
 
Executive Vice President
 
Email: tbevivino@severnbank.com
 
Phone: 410.260.2000

Severn Bancorp, Inc. Announces First Quarter Earnings

Annapolis, MD (April 24, 2015) – Severn Bancorp, Inc., (Nasdaq: SVBI) parent company of Severn Savings Bank, FSB (“Severn”), today announced net income of $865,000 or $0.03 per share for the first quarter of 2015. Earnings were consistent with 2014 first quarter results of net income of $867,000 or $0.03 per share. Earnings per share is calculated using net income available for common shareholders, which is net income less preferred stock dividends and discount amortization.

“We like to see the continued positive trend in earnings,” stated Alan J. Hyatt, President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Hyatt continued, “In our continued effort to build on recent accomplishments, such as delinquencies being at their lowest level in years, we dedicate ourselves every day to working hard and increasing value for our shareholders. In addition to our financial performance we also evaluate our progress in delivering on our mission. To that end we continue to succeed in meeting the needs of our customers and community to ensure a brighter financial future.”

About Severn Savings Bank: Founded in 1946, Severn is a full-service community bank offering a wide array of personal and commercial banking products as well as residential and commercial mortgage lending. It has assets of approximately $780 million and four branches located in Annapolis, Edgewater and Glen Burnie, Maryland. The bank specializes in exceptional customer service and holds itself and its employees to a high standard of community contribution. Severn is on the Web at www.severnbank.com.

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Forward Looking Statements
In addition to the historical information contained herein, this press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that may be affected by various factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained herein include, but are not limited to, those with respect to management’s determination of the amount of loan loss reserve and statements about the economy. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “guidance,” “potential,” “continue,” “project,” “forecast,” “confident,” and similar expressions are typically used to identify forward-looking statements. Severn’s operations and actual results could differ significantly from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Some of the factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, changes in the economy and interest rates both in the nation and in Severn’s general market area, federal and state regulation, competition and other factors detailed from time to time in Severn’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including “Item 1A. Risk Factors” contained in Severn’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.
 

Severn Bancorp, Inc.
Selected Financial Data
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

   
For the Three Months Ended
 
   
March 31,
2015
   
December 31,
2014
   
September 30,
2014
   
June 30,
2014
   
March 31,
2014
 
                     
Summary Operating Results:
                   
Interest income
 
$
7,860
   
$
8,086
   
$
8,000
   
$
7,808
   
$
7,922
 
Interest expense
   
2,201
     
2,236
     
2,153
     
2,130
     
2,115
 
Net interest income
   
5,659
     
5,850
     
5,847
     
5,678
     
5,807
 
Provision for loan losses
   
100
     
400
     
250
     
(19
)
   
200
 
Net interest income (loss) after provision for loan losses
   
5,559
     
5,450
     
5,597
     
5,697
     
5,607
 
Non-interest income
   
900
     
1,142
     
1,245
     
962
     
976
 
Non-interest expense
   
5,593
     
5,041
     
5,754
     
7,235
     
5,706
 
Income (loss) before income tax provision
   
866
     
1,551
     
1,088
     
(576
)
   
877
 
Income tax provision
   
1
     
1
     
20
     
-
     
10
 
Net income (loss)
 
$
865
   
$
1,550
   
$
1,068
   
$
(576
)
 
$
867
 
                                         
Per Share Data:
                                       
Basic earnings (loss) per share
 
$
0.03
   
$
0.10
   
$
0.05
   
$
(0.12
)
 
$
0.03
 
Diluted earnings (loss) per share
 
$
0.03
   
$
0.09
   
$
0.05
   
$
(0.12
)
 
$
0.03
 
Common stock dividends per share
 
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
 
Average basic shares outstanding
   
10,070,796
     
10,067,379
     
10,067,379
     
10,067,379
     
10,066,679
 
Average diluted shares outstanding
   
10,093,250
     
10,905,866
     
10,101,445
     
10,067,379
     
10,103,153
 
                                         
Performance Ratios:
                                       
Return on average assets
   
0.11
%
   
0.20
%
   
0.14
%
   
-0.07
%
   
0.11
%
Return on average equity
   
1.05
%
   
1.88
%
   
1.30
%
   
-0.71
%
   
1.06
%
Net interest margin
   
3.22
%
   
3.32
%
   
3.29
%
   
3.19
%
   
3.23
%
Efficiency ratio*
   
86.26
%
   
71.60
%
   
80.40
%
   
109.32
%
   
84.90
%

  * The efficiency ratio is general and administrative expenses as a percentage of net interest income plus non-interest income

   
March 31,
2015
   
December 31,
2014
   
As of
September 30,
2014
   
June 30,
2014
   
March 31,
2014
 
                     
Balance Sheet Data:
                   
Total assets
 
$
781,628
   
$
776,328
   
$
769,313
   
$
788,653
   
$
793,433
 
Total loans receivable
   
627,591
     
643,317
     
629,342
     
616,956
     
614,986
 
Allowance for loan losses
   
(8,964
)
   
(9,435
)
   
(9,282
)
   
(10,828
)
   
(11,225
)
Net loans
   
618,627
     
633,882
     
620,060
     
606,128
     
603,761
 
Deposits
   
546,535
     
543,814
     
537,743
     
555,780
     
562,964
 
Borrowings
   
115,000
     
115,000
     
115,000
     
115,000
     
115,000
 
Stockholders' equity
   
84,275
     
83,810
     
82,739
     
82,150
     
83,202
 
Bank's Tier 1 core capital to total assets
   
13.9
%
   
13.8
%
   
13.7
%
   
13.2
%
   
13.2
%
Book value per share
 
$
5.71
   
$
5.68
   
$
5.57
   
$
5.51
   
$
5.62
 
                                         
Asset Quality Data:
                                       
Non-accrual loans
 
$
13,317
   
$
12,845
   
$
10,798
   
$
13,401
   
$
12,567
 
Foreclosed real estate
   
2,211
     
1,947
     
5,024
     
5,689
     
5,561
 
Total non-performing assets
   
15,528
     
14,792
     
15,822
     
19,090
     
18,128
 
Total non-accrual loans to net loans
   
2.2
%
   
2.0
%
   
1.7
%
   
2.2
%
   
2.1
%
Total non-accrual loans to total assets
   
1.7
%
   
1.7
%
   
1.4
%
   
1.7
%
   
1.6
%
Allowance for loan losses
   
8,964
     
9,435
     
9,282
     
10,828
     
11,225
 
Allowance for loan losses to total loans
   
1.4
%
   
1.5
%
   
1.5
%
   
1.8
%
   
1.8
%
Allowance for loan losses to total non-accrual loans
   
67.3
%
   
73.5
%
   
86.0
%
   
80.8
%
   
89.3
%
Total non-performing assets to total assets
   
2.0
%
   
1.9
%
   
2.1
%
   
2.4
%
   
2.3
%
Non-accrual troubled debt restructurings (included above)
   
2,620
     
2,641
     
1,853
     
1,868
     
2,018
 
Performing troubled debt restructurings
   
26,175
     
27,724
     
28,828
     
30,146
     
34,021
 
Loan to deposit ratio
   
114.8
%
   
118.3
%
   
117.0
%
   
111.0
%
   
109.2
%