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8-K - SEVERN BANCORP, INC. 8-K 7-24-2015 - 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. Reports Significant Increase in Earnings for the First Half of 2015

Annapolis, MD (July 24, 2015) – Severn Bancorp, Inc., (Nasdaq: SVBI) (“Company”) parent company of Severn Savings Bank, FSB (“Severn”), today announced net income of $1,365,000 or $.08 per share for the second quarter of 2015 compared to a net loss of $(576,000) or $(.12) per share for the second quarter of 2014. Earnings for the second quarter also increased by 58% compared to net income of $865,000 or $.03 per share for the first quarter of 2015. Year to date earnings improved significantly at $2,230,000 or $.10 per share for 2015 versus $291,000 or $(.09) per share for the same period of 2014. Earnings per share is calculated using net income available for common shareholders, which is net income less preferred stock dividends and discount amortization. Another indication of numbers headed in the right direction came in the form of further decreases in non-performing assets.
 
“We are very pleased with the upward trend of our earnings,” stated Alan J. Hyatt, president and chief executive officer. Mr. Hyatt continued, “We are fortunate to continue to benefit from a still improving economy presenting us with ample opportunity to show the people and businesses of Anne Arundel County what we have to offer them. The more robust economy has also helped in the areas of reduction of delinquencies and non-performing assets coupled with a significant increase in mortgage originations. We are very optimistic about the rest of 2015.”
 
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 Bancorp, Inc.’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 the Company’s general market area, federal and state regulation, competition and other factors detailed from time to time in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including “Item 1A. Risk Factors” contained in Severn Bancorp, Inc.’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
 
   
June 30,
2015
   
March 31
2015
   
December 31,
2014
   
September 30,
2014
   
June 30,
2014
 
                     
Summary Operating Results:
                   
Interest income
 
$
7,779
   
$
7,860
   
$
8,086
   
$
8,000
   
$
7,808
 
Interest expense
   
2,243
     
2,201
     
2,236
     
2,153
     
2,130
 
Net interest income
   
5,536
     
5,659
     
5,850
     
5,847
     
5,678
 
Provision for loan losses
   
100
     
100
     
400
     
250
     
(19
)
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
   
5,436
     
5,559
     
5,450
     
5,597
     
5,697
 
Non-interest income
   
2,332
     
900
     
1,142
     
1,245
     
962
 
Non-interest expense
   
6,368
     
5,593
     
5,041
     
5,754
     
7,235
 
Income (loss) before income tax provision
   
1,400
     
866
     
1,551
     
1,088
     
(576
)
Income tax provision
   
35
     
1
     
1
     
20
     
-
 
Net income (loss)
 
$
1,365
   
$
865
   
$
1,550
   
$
1,068
   
$
(576
)
                                         
Per Share Data:
                                       
Basic earnings (loss) per share
 
$
0.08
   
$
0.03
   
$
0.10
   
$
0.05
   
$
(0.12
)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share
 
$
0.08
   
$
0.03
   
$
0.09
   
$
0.05
   
$
(0.12
)
Common stock dividends per share
 
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
 
Average basic shares outstanding
   
10,088,549
     
10,070,796
     
10,067,379
     
10,067,379
     
10,067,379
 
Average diluted shares outstanding
   
10,113,295
     
10,093,251
     
10,095,866
     
10,101,445
     
10,067,379
 
                                         
Performance Ratios:
                                       
Return on average assets
   
0.18
%
   
0.11
%
   
0.20
%
   
0.14
%
   
-0.07
%
Return on average equity
   
1.65
%
   
1.05
%
   
1.88
%
   
1.30
%
   
-0.71
%
Net interest margin
   
3.16
%
   
3.22
%
   
3.32
%
   
3.29
%
   
3.19
%
Efficiency ratio*
   
80.27
%
   
86.26
%
   
71.60
%
   
80.40
%
   
109.32
%
 
 
*
The efficiency ratio is general and administrative expenses as a percentage of net interest income plus non-interest income
 
   
As of
 
   
June 30,
2015
   
March 31,
2015
   
December 31,
2014
   
September 30,
2014
   
June 30,
2014
 
                     
Balance Sheet Data:
                   
Total assets
 
$
781,923
   
$
781,628
   
$
776,328
   
$
769,313
   
$
788,653
 
Total loans receivable
   
611,823
     
627,591
     
643,317
     
629,342
     
616,956
 
Allowance for loan losses
   
(8,944
)
   
(8,964
)
   
(9,435
)
   
(9,282
)
   
(10,828
)
Net loans
   
602,879
     
618,627
     
633,882
     
620,060
     
606,128
 
Deposits
   
544,112
     
546,535
     
543,814
     
537,743
     
555,780
 
Borrowings
   
115,000
     
115,000
     
115,000
     
115,000
     
115,000
 
Stockholders' equity
   
85,145
     
84,275
     
83,810
     
82,739
     
82,150
 
Bank's Tier 1 core capital to total assets
   
14.1
%
   
14.0
%
   
13.8
%
   
13.7
%
   
13.2
%
Book value per share
 
$
5.80
   
$
5.71
   
$
5.68
   
$
5.57
   
$
5.51
 
                                         
Asset Quality Data:
                                       
Non-accrual loans
 
$
10,107
   
$
13,317
   
$
12,845
   
$
10,798
   
$
13,401
 
Foreclosed real estate
   
2,092
     
2,211
     
1,947
     
5,024
     
5,689
 
Total non-performing assets
   
12,199
     
15,528
     
14,792
     
15,822
     
19,090
 
Total non-accrual loans to net loans
   
1.7
%
   
2.2
%
   
2.0
%
   
1.7
%
   
2.2
%
Total non-accrual loans to total assets
   
1.3
%
   
1.7
%
   
1.7
%
   
1.4
%
   
1.7
%
Allowance for loan losses
   
8,944
     
8,964
     
9,435
     
9,282
     
10,828
 
Allowance for loan losses to total loans
   
1.5
%
   
1.4
%
   
1.5
%
   
1.5
%
   
1.8
%
Allowance for loan losses to total non-accrual loans
   
88.5
%
   
67.3
%
   
73.5
%
   
86.0
%
   
80.8
%
Total non-performing assets to total assets
   
1.6
%
   
2.0
%
   
1.9
%
   
2.1
%
   
2.4
%
Non-accrual troubled debt restructurings (included above)
   
2,128
     
2,620
     
2,641
     
1,853
     
1,868
 
Performing troubled debt restructurings
   
25,591
     
26,175
     
27,724
     
28,828
     
30,146
 
Loan to deposit ratio
   
112.4
%
   
114.8
%
   
118.3
%
   
117.0
%
   
111.0
%