Attached files

file filename
8-K - FORM 8-K 2016 Q2 EARNINGS RELEASE - BSB Bancorp, Inc.form8k_72516.htm

For Immediate Release

Date: July 21, 2016
         
         
Contact:
 
Robert M. Mahoney
   
   
President and Chief Executive Officer
   
         
Phone:
 
617-484-6700
   
Email:
 
robert.mahoney@belmontsavings.com
   


BSB Bancorp, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Results – Year Over Year Earnings Growth of 84%

BELMONT, MA, July 21, 2016 (PR Newswire) - BSB Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ-BLMT) (the “Company”), the holding company for Belmont Savings Bank (the “Bank”), a state-chartered savings bank headquartered in Belmont, Massachusetts, today reported net income of $2.95 million or $0.33 per diluted share for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 compared to net income of $1.60 million or $0.18 per diluted share for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 or an increase in net income of 84.2%. This is the Bank’s 12th consecutive quarter of earnings growth. For the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Company reported net income of $5.49 million, or $0.61 per diluted share, as compared to net income of $2.98 million, or $0.34 per diluted share, for the six months ended June 30, 2015 or an increase in net income of 84.4%.
 
Robert M. Mahoney, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "Asset growth and good expense control more than offset continued margin pressure. We have had 12 consecutive quarters of earnings growth and we are working hard to continue that trend. Credit quality remains good.”
 
 
 

 
 

 

NET INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME
 
Net interest and dividend income before provision for loan losses for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 was $11.71 million as compared to $9.03 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 or a 29.7% increase. The provision for loan losses for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 was $741,000 as compared to $365,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 or a 103.0% increase. This resulted in an increase of $2.30 million or 26.6% in net interest and dividend income after provision for loan losses for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 as compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2015. Net interest and dividend income before provision for loan losses for the six months ended June 30, 2016 was $22.99 million as compared to $17.79 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 or a 29.3% increase. The provision for loan losses for the six months ended June 30, 2016 was $1.34 million as compared to $704,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2015 or a 90.3% increase. This resulted in an increase of $4.57 million or 26.7% in net interest and dividend income after provision for loan losses for the six months ended June 30, 2016 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2015.
 
NONINTEREST INCOME
 
Noninterest income for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 was $705,000 as compared to $948,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 or a decrease of 25.6%. Noninterest income for the six months ended June 30, 2016 was $1.37 million as compared to $1.70 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 or a decrease of 19.8%. These decreases were primarily driven by a decrease in net gains on sales of loans, a decline in auto loan servicing and other auto related fee income. Partially offsetting these decreases was an increase in income from bank owned life insurance due to $5.00 million of additional policies purchased at the end of the second quarter of 2015 as well as $5.00 million purchased during the second quarter of 2016.
 
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
 
Noninterest expense for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 was $6.98 million as compared to $6.99 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 or a decrease of 0.1%. Our efficiency ratio improved to 56.3% during the quarter ended June 30, 2016 from 70.1% during the quarter ended June 30, 2015 as we continue to grow the balance sheet and manage costs. Noninterest expense for the six months ended June 30, 2016 was $14.24 million as compared to $13.92 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 or an increase of 2.3%. Our efficiency ratio improved to 58.5% during the six months ended June 30, 2016 from 71.4% during the six months ended June 30, 2015. Effectively managing headcount has contributed to our improvement to our efficiency ratio. Since going public in the fourth quarter of 2011, we’ve grown total assets from $669 million to $1.98 billion, or an increase of 196%, while only increasing full time equivalent employee headcount by 19 or 19.8% from 96 to 115.
 
BALANCE SHEET
 
At June 30, 2016, total assets were $1.98 billion, an increase of $166.18 million or 9.2% from $1.81 billion at December 31, 2015. The Company experienced net loan growth of $154.34 million or 10.1% from December 31, 2015. Residential 1-4 family real estate loans, commercial real estate loans, home equity lines of credit and commercial loans increased by $124.18 million, $34.94 million, $10.32 million and $7.06 million, respectively. Partially offsetting these increases was a decrease in indirect auto loans of $23.31 million, driven by the suspension of new originations due to current market conditions. The asset growth was primarily funded by growth in deposits and federal home loan bank advances.
 
At June 30, 2016, deposits totaled $1.38 billion, an increase of $115.11 million or 9.1% from $1.27 billion at December 31, 2015. Core deposits, which we consider to include all deposits other than CD’s and brokered CD’s, increased by $63.93 million from $1.01 billion at December 31, 2015 to $1.08 billion at June 30, 2016. Hal R. Tovin, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, said, “Deposit growth momentum continued in the second quarter. This strong performance was driven by the success of our ongoing targeted focus on key business segments such as municipalities and the legal profession. In addition, the effective cross selling of our expanding commercial real estate customer base continued to contribute to these results.”
 
Total stockholders’ equity increased by $6.84 million from $146.20 million as of December 31, 2015 to $153.04 million as of June 30, 2016. This increase is primarily the result of earnings of $5.49 million and a $1.10 million increase in additional paid-in capital related to stock-based compensation.
 
ASSET QUALITY
 
The allowance for loan losses in total and as a percentage of total loans as of June 30, 2016 was $12.54 million and 0.74%, respectively, as compared to $11.24 million and 0.73%, respectively, as of December 31, 2015.  For the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Company recorded net charge offs of $37,000, as compared to net charge offs of $47,000 for the six months ending June 30, 2015. Total non-performing assets were $1.20 million, or 0.06% of total assets, as of June 30, 2016, as compared to $3.64 million or 0.20% of total assets as of December 31, 2015.
 
 
 
 

 
 
Company Profile
 
BSB Bancorp, Inc. is headquartered in Belmont, Massachusetts and is the holding company for Belmont Savings Bank. The Bank provides financial services to individuals, families, municipalities and businesses through its six full-service branch offices located in Belmont, Watertown, Cambridge, Newton and Waltham in Southeast Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The Bank's primary lending market includes Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk and Suffolk Counties, Massachusetts. The Company’s common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “BLMT.” For more information, visit the Company’s website at www.belmontsavings.com.

Forward-looking statements

Certain statements herein constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements are based on the beliefs and expectations of management, as well as the assumptions made using information currently available to management. Since these statements reflect the views of management concerning future events, these statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. As a result, actual results may differ from those contemplated by these statements. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They often include words like “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” and “intend” or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could” or “may.” Certain factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected results include changes in the interest rate environment, changes in general economic conditions, our ability to continue to increase loans and deposit growth, legislative and regulatory changes that adversely affect the businesses in which the Company is engaged, changes in the securities market, and other factors that are 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. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release. The Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether in response to new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law.

 
 
 

 
 

 
 BSB BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 (Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
 
   
June 30, 2016
   
December 31, 2015
 
   
(unaudited)
       
ASSETS
           
Cash and due from banks
  $ 1,603     $ 1,871  
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks
    52,240       49,390  
     Cash and cash equivalents
    53,843       51,261  
Interest-bearing time deposits with other banks
    134       131  
Investments in available-for-sale securities
    22,122       21,876  
Investments in held-to-maturity securities (fair value of $139,496 as of
               
     June 30, 2016 and $136,728 as of December 31, 2015)
    137,341       137,119  
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost
    21,824       18,309  
Loans held for sale
    -       1,245  
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses of $12,543 as of
               
     June 30, 2016 and $11,240 as of December 31, 2015
    1,689,295       1,534,957  
Premises and equipment, net
    2,561       2,657  
Accrued interest receivable
    4,351       3,781  
Deferred tax asset, net
    7,336       6,726  
Income taxes receivable
    692       -  
Bank-owned life insurance
    35,261       29,787  
Other assets
    4,337       5,067  
     Total assets
  $ 1,979,097     $ 1,812,916  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
Deposits:
               
     Noninterest-bearing
  $ 185,149     $ 192,476  
     Interest-bearing
    1,199,476       1,077,043  
          Total deposits
    1,384,625       1,269,519  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    423,250       374,000  
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
    1,771       3,695  
Other borrowed funds
    -       1,020  
Accrued interest payable
    1,016       993  
Deferred compensation liability
    6,901       6,434  
Income taxes payable
    -       184  
Other liabilities
    8,496       10,868  
           Total liabilities
    1,826,059       1,666,713  
Stockholders' Equity:
               
     Common stock; $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 9,100,815 and 9,086,639
               
       shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively
    91       91  
     Additional paid-in capital
    90,745       89,648  
     Retained earnings
    66,008       60,517  
     Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
    54       (116 )
     Unearned compensation - ESOP
    (3,860 )     (3,937 )
          Total stockholders' equity
    153,038       146,203  
          Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
  $ 1,979,097     $ 1,812,916  
                 
                 
Asset Quality Data:
               
Total non-performing assets
  $ 1,196     $ 3,639  
Total non-performing loans
  $ 1,146     $ 3,631  
Non-performing loans to total loans
    0.07 %     0.24 %
Non-performing assets to total assets
    0.06 %     0.20 %
Allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans
    1094.50 %     309.56 %
Allowance for loan losses to total loans
    0.74 %     0.73 %
                 
Share Data:
               
Outstanding common shares
    9,100,815       9,086,639  
Book value per share
  $ 16.82     $ 16.09  
                 
Consolidated Capital Ratios:
               
     Common Equity Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital Ratio
    10.98 %     11.34 %
     Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital Ratio
    10.98 %     11.34 %
     Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio
    11.88 %     12.22 %
     Leverage Ratio
    7.96 %     8.37 %
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 BSB BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 (Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)


   
Three months ended
   
Six months ended
 
   
June 30,
         
June 30,
       
   
2016
   
2015
   
2016
   
2015
 
   
(unaudited)
         
(unaudited)
       
Interest and dividend income:
                       
Interest and fees on loans
  $ 14,138     $ 10,679     $ 27,550     $ 20,911  
Interest on taxable debt securities
    801       738       1,629       1,479  
Dividends
    186       64       341       122  
Other interest income
    39       22       84       44  
Total interest and dividend income
    15,164       11,503       29,604       22,556  
Interest expense:
                               
Interest on deposits
    2,348       1,941       4,472       3,696  
Interest on Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    1,108       527       2,135       1,058  
Interest on securities sold under agreements to repurchase
    1       1       2       1  
Interest on other borrowed funds
    -       7       5       14  
Total interest expense
    3,457       2,476       6,614       4,769  
Net interest and dividend income
    11,707       9,027       22,990       17,787  
Provision for loan losses
    741       365       1,340       704  
Net interest and dividend income after provision
                               
 for loan losses
    10,966       8,662       21,650       17,083  
Noninterest income:
                               
Customer service fees
    224       204       450       415  
Income from bank-owned life insurance
    237       202       470       389  
Net gain on sales of loans
    106       293       167       332  
Loan servicing fee income
    92       143       205       304  
Other income
    46       106       75       264  
Total noninterest income
    705       948       1,367       1,704  
Noninterest expense:
                               
Salaries and employee benefits
    4,359       4,377       8,959       8,721  
Director compensation
    247       215       481       492  
Occupancy expense
    240       264       492       557  
Equipment expense
    109       140       214       284  
Deposit insurance
    287       232       567       450  
Data processing
    879       772       1,761       1,527  
Professional fees
    187       177       422       389  
Marketing
    208       266       429       519  
Other expense
    468       545       915       985  
Total noninterest expense
    6,984       6,988       14,240       13,924  
Income before income tax expense
    4,687       2,622       8,777       4,863  
Income tax expense
    1,735       1,019       3,286       1,886  
Net income
  $ 2,952     $ 1,603     $ 5,491     $ 2,977  
Earnings per share
                               
Basic
  $ 0.34     $ 0.19     $ 0.63     $ 0.34  
Diluted
  $ 0.33     $ 0.18     $ 0.61     $ 0.34  
                                 
Return on average assets
    0.62 %     0.43 %     0.59 %     0.41 %
Return on average equity
    7.81 %     4.57 %     7.35 %     4.30 %
Interest rate spread
    2.35 %     2.31 %     2.37 %     2.33 %
Net interest margin
    2.49 %     2.47 %     2.51 %     2.50 %
Efficiency ratio
    56.27 %     70.06 %     58.46 %     71.44 %