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Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO

First Quarter Report

June 10, 2015

Dear Shareholders:

Your Company completed first quarter 2015 showing continued improvement in both asset quality and earnings. Uwharrie Capital Corp and its subsidiaries reported total assets of $515 million at March 31, 2015, which is the same level of assets that were reported for March 31, 2014. While your Company did not show growth in total assets, we made progress in the composition and quality of our balance sheet. We have steadily improved our asset quality over the past four years, and in the first quarter continued with this positive momentum to return to the lowest point since 2008, reducing non-performing assets by over $12 million. At March 31, 2015, the end of first quarter, non-performing assets expressed as a percentage of total assets were 1.55%. This number compares favorably to our peers and is a result of the diligence of our associates in helping our customers work through what has been a difficult economy.

A further positive development in our balance sheet is reflected in the continued growth of our core deposits. While the level of deposits was relatively the same, the mix of deposits changed to a lower cost of funds, primarily non-interest bearing checking accounts. Cost of funds was reduced by $102 thousand the first quarter of 2015, when compared to the same period 2014. Our challenge remains in finding quality loans to put these funds to work in the communities we serve. Fortunately, we are beginning to see some recovery of the economy in our region. The loan portfolio reflected growth of $3.9 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2015, as compared to the same period for 2014.

According to FDIC Chairman, Martin J. Gruenberg, community bank earnings in the first quarter of 2015 were up 16%. Earnings the first quarter of 2015 available to common shareholders for your Company were $491 thousand as opposed to $391 thousand for the first quarter of 2014, an increase of 25.58%. Earnings improvement for most banks was driven by an increase in loan demand and improving net interest margins. While Uwharrie Bank experienced a growth in loans outstanding, net interest margin was not the driver of our earnings improvement. As a result of our continued focus on the development of fee income, we added staff and resources in our mortgage banking division. Revenues and fees from our mortgage division increased 137% during the first quarter 2015 compared to the same period for 2014. This has been the primary driver of our first quarter improvement. Wealth management and traditional bank lending are important, and we continue to work to grow these areas as sources of revenue, but for the first quarter, their level of earnings was flat when compared to the same period for 2014. Operating expenses for the first quarter were also flat, when compared to first quarter 2014.

In summary, the first quarter of 2015 was a good quarter for community banks in general, as it was for your organization. Improved asset quality, improved earnings and an economic environment that is recovering, bid better days for the financial services industry as a whole. However, we are not completely out of the woods yet. The low interest rate environment is putting pressure on net interest margins for all banks, which is still the source of the majority of community banks’ revenue. This is another reason your bank is working hard to develop new non-margin sources of revenue.


We are grateful for a good start to 2015. As we expand our services into new growth markets and add new programs and products to meet our customers’ needs, we are going to increase our efforts to communicate our story. You will soon see our new ads on local television for the first time. New billboard and radio messages, along with increased social media, will convey to the public our vision and mission. We are the financial partner that helps people and communities achieve their dreams. We are going to explain how and what we mean when we say we are about “Making a Difference.”

Thank you for your support as a customer and shareholder. Please remember to invite your friends and business associates to come join us in making a difference. Join us as we go about building a great community banking organization that is helping to build stronger local economies, businesses and communities in which to raise our families.

 

Sincerely,
UWHARRIE CAPITAL CORP
/s/ Roger L. Dick /s/ Brendan P. Duffey
President and Chief Executive Officer Chief Operating Officer

This Report may contain, among other things, certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, (i) statements regarding certain of the Company’s goals and expectations with respect to earnings, income per share, revenue, expenses and the growth rate in such items, as well as other measures of economic performance, including statements relating to estimates of credit quality trends, and (ii) statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words “may,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “projects,” “outlook,” or similar expressions. These statements are based upon the current belief and expectations of the Company’s management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties that are subject to change based on various factors (many of which are beyond the Company’s control).


Uwharrie Capital Corp and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

(Amounts in thousands except share and per share data)

   March 31,
2015
     March 31,
2014
 

Assets

     

Cash and due from banks

   $ 4,707       $ 6,607   

Interest-earning deposits with banks

     49,325         54,267   

Securities available for sale

     105,530         111,508   

Securities held to maturity (fair value $11,473)

     11,466         —     

Loans held for sale

     401         364   

Loans held for investment

     308,633         304,735   

Less: Allowance for loan losses

     3,729         4,198   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net loans held for investment

  304,904      300,537   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Interest receivable

  1,542      1,651   

Premises and equipment, net

  14,693      15,356   

Restricted stock

  1,039      1,038   

Bank-owned life insurance

  6,675      6,557   

Other real estate owned

  5,236      7,447   

Other assets

  9,628      10,260   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

$ 515,146    $ 515,592   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

Deposits:

Demand, noninterest-bearing

$ 86,520    $ 80,139   

Interest checking and money market accounts

  234,600      227,737   

Savings accounts

  38,758      38,654   

Time deposits, $100,000 and over

  9,883      10,702   

Other time deposits

  82,090      94,977   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deposits

  451,851      452,209   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Interest payable

  181      193   

Short-term borrowed funds

  4,790      5,887   

Long-term debt

  9,556      9,567   

Other liabilities

  5,272      4,755   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

  471,650      472,611   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Redeemable common stock held by the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

  628      1,864   

Shareholders’ Equity

Common stock, $1.25 par value: 20,000,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding or in process of issuance 6,948,379 and 7,337,354 shares, respectively Book value per share $4.65 in 2015 and $4.17 in 2014

  8,685      8,992   

Additional paid-in capital

  11,620      11,130   

Undivided profits

  11,465      10,680   

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

  522      (234
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Uwharrie Capital shareholders’ equity

  32,292      30,568   

Noncontrolling interest

  10,576      10,549   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

  42,868      41,117   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$ 515,146    $ 515,592   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 


Uwharrie Capital Corp and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Income

 

     Three Months Ended  
     March 31,  

(Amounts in thousands except share and per share data)

   2015     2014  

Interest Income

    

Interest and fees on loans

   $ 3,910      $ 4,059   

Interest on investment securities

     499        475   

Interest-earning deposits with banks and federal funds sold

     37        45   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest income

  4,446      4,579   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest Expense

Interest paid on deposits

  299      373   

Interest on borrowed funds

  147      175   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest expense

  446      548   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Interest Income

  4,000      4,031   

Provision for (recovery of) loan losses

  (62   (424
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net interest income after provision (recovery of) for loan losses

  4,062      4,455   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Noninterest Income

Service charges on deposit accounts

  330      378   

Other service fees and commissions

  982      937   

Gain (loss) on sale of securities

  225      21   

Gain on sale of other assets

  (22   1   

Income from mortgage loan sales

  501      162   

Other income

  57      97   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total noninterest income

  2,073      1,596   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Noninterest Expense

Salaries and employee benefits

  3,092      3,006   

Occupancy expense

  284      286   

Equipment expense

  167      170   

Data processing

  176      179   

Other operating expenses

  1,506      1,605   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total noninterest expense

  5,225      5,246   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

  910      805   

Provision for income taxes

  273      268   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Income

$ 637    $ 537   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Consolidated net income

$ 637    $ 537   

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

$ (146 $ (146
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income attributable to Uwharrie Capital

  491      391   

Dividends - preferred stock

  —        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income available to common shareholders

$ 491    $ 391   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Income Per Common Share

Basic

$ 0.07    $ 0.05   

Assuming dilution

$ 0.07    $ 0.05   

Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding

Basic

  6,961,338      7,334,426   

Assuming dilution

  6,961,338      7,334,426