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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

  Contacts:
  Steven E. Brady, President and CEO
  Donald F. Morgenweck, CFO
  (609) 399-0012

 

 

Press Release

 

Ocean Shore Holding Co. Reports 2nd Quarter Earnings

 

Ocean City, New Jersey – July 28, 2015 – Ocean Shore Holding Co. (NASDAQ: OSHC) today announced net income of $1,739,000, or $0.29 per diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2015, as compared to $1,532,000, or $0.24 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2014. Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2015 was $3,452,000, or $0.57 per diluted share, as compared to $3,119,000, or $0.48 per diluted share, for the same period in 2014.

 

Ocean Shore Holding Co. is the holding company for Ocean City Home Bank, a federal savings bank headquartered in Ocean City, New Jersey. Ocean City Home Bank operates a total of eleven full-service banking offices in eastern New Jersey.

 

In a separate release, the Company announced the redemption of $7 million principal amount of its 8.67% Capital Securities issued by Ocean Shore Capital Trust I, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The redemption date for the Capital Securities is August 26, 2015. The Company will pay a redemption premium of $91,000 to be recorded in the third quarter of 2015.

 

“Our second quarter results reflect sustained performance following our solid first quarter earnings,” said Steven E. Brady, President and CEO.   “We benefited from lower funding costs, an increase in fee income, and lower operating expenses.”

 

“With the redemption of our trust preferred securities, which we announced yesterday, net interest income will benefit from the reduction of annual interest expense of $607,000 without a significant reduction in our strong capital levels,” said Brady.

 

Balance Sheet Review

 

Total assets decreased $5.8 million, or 0.6%, to $1,019.0 million at June 30, 2015 from $1,024.8 million at December 31, 2014. Loans receivable, net, increased $6.8 million, or 0.9%, to $780.8 million at June 30, 2015 from $774.0 million at December 31, 2014. Investments and mortgage-backed securities increased $4.2 million, or 3.8%, to $115.6 million during the first six months of 2015. Cash and cash equivalents decreased $16.4 million, or 20.5%, to $63.9 million at June 30, 2015 from $80.3 million at December 31, 2014. Loan originations and other advances totaling $79.4 million were offset by payoffs and payments received of $72.6 million, resulting in a $6.8 million increase in the portfolio. The increase in investments and mortgage-backed securities resulted from purchases offset by normal repayments, calls and maturities. Cash and cash equivalents were used to fund the increase in loans and investments and deposit withdrawals.

 

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Deposits decreased $7.2 million, or 0.9%, to $779.9 million at June 30, 2015 from $787.1 million at December 31, 2014. Checking accounts increased $11.4 million, savings accounts increased $3.5 million, certificates of deposit decreased $628,000 and municipal deposits decreased $21.5 million at June 30, 2015 compared to December 31, 2014. Municipal deposits declined as a result of seasonal withdrawals. Total borrowings were unchanged at $117.2 million.

 

Stock Repurchase Plan

 

During the June 2015 quarter, the Company repurchased a total of 49,200 shares at a weighted average cost of $14.91. As of June 30, 2015, 16,400 shares remain to be purchased under the previously announced share repurchase plan.

 

Asset Quality

 

The provision for loan losses totaled $178,000 for the second quarter of 2015 compared to $50,000 for the second quarter of 2014 and $153,000 for the first quarter of 2015. The allowance for loan losses totaled $3.4 million, or 0.43% of total loans, at June 30, 2015 compared to $3.8 million, or 0.49% of total loans, at December 31, 2014. The Company experienced $699,000 in net charge-off activity for the first six months of 2015 as compared to $270,000 in net charge-off activity for the first six months of 2014.

 

Non-performing assets totaled $7.6 million, or 0.74% of total assets, at June 30, 2015, compared to $6.9 million, or 0.68% of total assets, at December 31, 2014. Non-performing assets consisted of seventeen real estate residential mortgages totaling $2.7 million, five real estate commercial mortgage totaling $1.6 million, one real estate construction mortgage totaling $143,000, six consumer equity loans totaling $489,000, nine TDR non-accrual loans totaling $1.5 million and six real estate owned properties totaling $1.2 million.

 

Income Statement Analysis

 

Net interest income increased $171,000, or 2.5%, to $7.1 million for the second quarter of 2015 compared to $6.9 million in the second quarter of 2014. Net interest margin increased 4 basis points in the quarter ended June 30, 2015 to 3.16% versus 3.12% for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 and decreased 3 basis points from 3.19% for the quarter ended March 31, 2015. The increase in net interest income in the second quarter of 2015 compared to the second quarter of 2014 resulted from an increase in average interest-earning assets of $8.8 million and a decrease in average interest-bearing liabilities of $86.4 million offset by a decrease of 5 basis points in the average yield on interest-earning assets. The average cost of interest-bearing liabilities remained stable at 0.94% over the comparable quarters.

 

Net interest income increased $302,000, or 2.2%, to $14.1 million for the first six months of 2015 compared to the same period in the prior year. Net interest margin increased 4 basis points for the six months ended June 30, 2015 to 3.18% versus 3.14% for the six months ended June 30, 2014. The increase in net interest income for the six month period was the result of a decrease in average interest-bearing liabilities of $82.8 million, an increase in average interest-earning assets of $9.9 million and a decrease in the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities of 1 basis point to 0.93%, offset by a decrease of 7 basis points in the average yield on interest-earning assets.

 

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Other income increased $47,000 to $1.1 million and $90,000 to $2.2 million for the second quarter and first six months of 2015, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2014. The increase in other income resulted from increases in deposit account fees and debit card commissions offset by decreases in other income over the prior periods.

 

Other expenses decreased $157,000, or 2.8%, to $5.4 million for the second quarter of 2015, compared to $5.5 million for the second quarter of 2014. Other expenses decreased $162,000, or 1.5%, to $10.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015, compared to $11.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014. For the second quarter of 2015 decreases in occupancy and equipment, REO and other expenses of $211,000 were offset by increases in salaries and benefits, FDIC insurance and marketing expenses of $54,000. For the six months ended June 30, 2015 decreases in occupancy and equipment, REO and other expenses of $286,000 were offset by increases in salaries and benefits, FDIC insurance and marketing expenses of $124,000.

 

This press release, as well as other written communications made from time to time by the Company and its subsidiaries and oral communications made from time to time by authorized officers of the Company, may contain statements relating to the future results of the Company (including certain projections and business trends) that are considered "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the PSLRA). Such forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of such words as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "should," "planned," "estimated," "intend" and "potential." For these statements, the Company claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the PSLRA.

 

The Company cautions you that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated in any forward-looking statement. Such factors include, but are not limited to: prevailing economic and geopolitical conditions; changes in interest rates, loan demand, real estate values and competition; changes in accounting principles, policies, and guidelines; changes in any applicable law, rule, regulation or practice with respect to tax or legal issues; and other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory and technological factors affecting the Company's operations, pricing, products and services and other factors that may be described in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this release, and, except as may be required by applicable law or regulation, the Company assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements.

 

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SELECTED FINANCIAL CONDITION DATA (Unaudited)

 

   June 30,   December 31,     
   2015   2014   % Change 
   (Dollars in thousands)     
             
Total assets   $1,019,031   $1,024,754    (0.6)%
Cash and cash equivalents    63,853    80,307    (20.5)
Investment securities    115,564    111,317    3.8 
Loans receivable, net    780,789    774,017    0.9 
Deposits    779,859    787,078    (0.9)
FHLB advances    110,000    110,000    0.0 
Subordinated debt    7,217    7,217    0.0 
Stockholder’s equity    106,883    105,811    1.0 

 

 

SELECTED OPERATING DATA (Unaudited)

 

  

Three Months Ended

June 30,

      

Six Months Ended

June 30,

     
   2015   2014   % Change   2015   2014   % Change 
   (In thousands, except per share and per share amounts) 
                         
Interest and dividend income   $8,764   $8,793    (0.3)%  $17,551   $17,665    (0.6)%
Interest expense    1,708    1,908    (10.5)   3,403    3,819    (10.9)
     Net interest income    7,056    6,885    2.5    14,148    13,846    2.2 
                               
Provision for loan losses    178    50    256.0    331    138    139.9 
                               
Net interest income after provision for loan losses    6,878    6,835    0.6    13,817    13,708    0.8 
                               
Other income    1,133    1,086    4.3    2,182    2,092    4.3 
Other expense    5,373    5,530    (2.8)   10,814    10,976    (1.5)
                               
Income before taxes    2,638    2,391    10.3    5,185    4,824    7.5 
Provision for income taxes    899    859    4.7    1,733    1,705    1.6 
                               
     Net Income   $1,739   $1,532    13.5   $3,452   $3,119    10.7 
                               
Earnings per share basic  $0.29   $0.24        $0.58   $0.49      
Earnings per share diluted  $0.29   $0.24        $0.57   $0.48      
                               
Average shares outstanding basic   5,920,475    6,361,499         5,952,732    6,386,799      
Average shares outstanding diluted   6,036,007    6,495,037         6,062,866    6,507,498      

 

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Three Months Ended

June 30, 2015

  

Three Months Ended

June 30, 2014

 
   Average Balance   Yield/Cost   Average Balance   Yield/Cost 
   (Dollars in thousands) 
Loans  $776,880    4.21%  $762,364    4.27%
Investment securities   115,966    2.02%   121,709    2.14%
   Total interest-earning assets   892,846    3.93%   884,073    3.98%
                     
Interest-bearing deposits   607,339    0.41%   690,693    0.36%
Total borrowings   117,217    3.73%   120,309    4.25%
   Total interest-bearing liabilities   724,556    0.94%   811,002    0.94%
                     
Interest rate spread        2.98%        3.04%
Net interest margin        3.16%        3.12%

 

  

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2015

  

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2014

 
   Average Balance   Yield/Cost   Average Balance   Yield/Cost 
   (Dollars in thousands) 
Loans  $775,426    4.22%  $756,318    4.32%
Investment securities   115,004    2.09%   124,247    2.16%
   Total interest-earning assets   890,430    3.94%   880,565    4.01%
                     
Interest-bearing deposits   613,601    0.40%   693,324    0.37%
Total borrowings   117,217    3.71%   120,309    4.23%
   Total interest-bearing liabilities   730,818    0.93%   813,633    0.94%
                     
Interest rate spread        3.01%        3.07%
Net interest margin        3.18%        3.14%

 

 

ASSET QUALITY DATA (Unaudited)

  

Six Months
Ended

June 30, 2015

  

Year Ended

December 31,
2014

 
   (Dollars in thousands) 
Allowance for Loan Losses:          
Allowance at beginning of period   $3,760   $4,199 
Provision for loan losses    331    462 
           
Charge-offs    (699)   (977)
Recoveries        76 
Net charge-offs    (699)   (901)
           
Allowance at end of period   $3,392   $3,760 
 Allowance for loan losses as a percent of total loans    0.43%   0.49%
Allowance for loan losses as a percent of nonperforming loans    53.1%   60.0%

 

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   At June 30,  
2015
   At December 31, 2014 
   (Dollars in thousands) 
Nonperforming Assets:          
Nonaccrual loans:          
   Real estate mortgage - residential   $2,678   $3,626 
   Real estate mortgage - commercial    1,580    803 
   Real estate mortgage - construction    143    143 
   Commercial business loans        501 
   Consumer loans    489    502 
        Total    4,890    5,575 
Trouble debt restructurings - nonaccrual    1,496    694 
        Total nonaccrual loans    6,386    6,269 
Real estate owned    1,193    650 
Total nonperforming assets   $7,579   $6,919 
 Nonperforming loans as a percent of total loans    0.82%   0.81%
Nonperforming assets as a percent of total assets    0.74%   0.68%

 

 

SELECTED FINANCIAL RATIOS (Unaudited)

 

  

Six Months Ended

June 30,

 
   2015   2014 
Selected Performance Ratios:          
Return on average assets (1)    0.67%   0.61%
Return on average equity (1)    6.46%   5.82%
Interest rate spread (1)    3.01%   3.07%
Net interest margin (1)    3.18%   3.14%
Efficiency ratio    66.22%   68.87%

 

--(1) Annualized.

 

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OCEAN SHORE HOLDING COMPANY - QUARTERLY DATA (Unaudited)

 

  

Q2

2015

  

Q1

2015

  

Q4

2014

  

Q3

2014

  

Q2

2014

 
   (In thousands except per share amounts) 
Income Statement Data:                         
Net interest income   $7,056   $7,092   $6,997   $6,958   $6,885 
Provision for loan losses    178    153    200    125    50 
Net interest income after provision for loan losses    6,878    6,939    6,797    6,833    6,835 
Other income    1,133    1,049    1,052    1,102    1,086 
Other expense    5,373    5,442    5,337    5,451    5,530 
Income before taxes    2,638    2,546    2,512    2,484    2,391 
Provision for income taxes    899    833    914    904    859 
Net income   $1,739   $1,713   $1,598   $1,580   $1,532 
                          
Share Data:                         
Earnings per share basic   $0.29   $0.29   $0.26   $0.25   $0.24 
Earnings per share diluted   $0.29   $0.28   $0.26   $0.25   $0.24 
Average shares outstanding basic    5,920,475    5,985,347    6,068,184    6,226,913    6,361,499 
Average shares outstanding diluted    6,036,007    6,095,177    6,178,602    6,361,856    6,495,037 
Total shares outstanding    6,257,899    6,251,912    6,393,344    6,469,943    6,759,423 
                          
Balance Sheet Data:                         
Total assets   $1,019,031   $1,029,809   $1,024,754   $1,040,029   $1,013,305 
Investment securities    115,564    114,830    111,317    114,927    119,899 
Loans receivable, net    780,789    770,261    774,017    773,796    769,556 
Deposits    779,859    792,891    787,078    804,552    770,831 
FHLB advances    110,000    110,000    110,000    110,000    110,000 
Subordinated debt    7,217    7,217    7,217    7,217    10,309 
Stockholders’ equity    106,883    105,643    105,811    105,149    108,217 
                          
Asset Quality:                         
Non-performing assets   $7,579   $7,027   $6,919   $7,887   $7,349 
Non-performing loans to total loans    0.82%   0.83%   0.81%   0.97%   0.91%
Non-performing assets to total assets    0.74%   0.68%   0.68%   0.76%   0.73%
Allowance for loan losses   $3,392   $3,384   $3,760   $4,029   $4,067 
Allowance for loan losses to total loans    0.43%   0.44%   0.49%   0.52%   0.53%
Allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans    53.1%   52.7%   60.0%   53.7%   58.0%

 

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