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Exhibit 99.1
For Immediate Release

Date: October 20, 2016
         
         
Contact:
 
Robert M. Mahoney
   
   
President and Chief Executive Officer
   
         
Phone:
 
617-484-6700
   
Email:
 
robert.mahoney@belmontsavings.com
   


BSB Bancorp, Inc. Reports Third Quarter Results – Year Over Year Earnings Growth of 79%

BELMONT, MA, October 20, 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 $3.18 million or $0.35 per diluted share for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 compared to net income of $1.87 million or $0.21 per diluted share for the quarter ended September 30, 2015 or an increase in net income of 70.2%. This is the Bank’s 13th consecutive quarter of earnings growth. For the nine months ended September 30, 2016 the Company reported net income of $8.67 million or $0.97 per diluted share as compared to net income of $4.85 million or $0.55 per diluted share for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 or an increase in net income of 79.0%.
 
Robert M. Mahoney, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "Strong loan growth pushed us past the $2 billion total asset mark this quarter.  Good expense control and sound risk management were the foundations for our 13th consecutive quarter of earnings growth.”
 
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 NET INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME
 
Net interest and dividend income before provision for loan losses for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 was $12.03 million as compared to $9.80 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2015 or a 22.8% increase. The provision for loan losses for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 was $443,000 as compared to $727,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2015 or a 39.1% decrease. This resulted in an increase of $2.51 million or 27.7% in net interest and dividend income after provision for loan losses for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 as compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2015. Net interest and dividend income before provision for loan losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 was $35.02 million as compared to $27.58 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 or a 27.0% increase. The provision for loan losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 was $1.78 million as compared to $1.43 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 or a 24.7% increase. This resulted in an increase of $7.08 million or 27.1% in net interest and dividend income after provision for loan losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2015.
 
NONINTEREST INCOME
 
Noninterest income for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 was $680,000 as compared to $693,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2015 or a decrease of 1.9%. Noninterest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 was $2.05 million as compared to $2.40 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 or a decrease of 14.6%. These decreases were primarily driven by a decrease in net gains on sales of loans and a reduction in auto loan servicing fees and other auto related income.
 
 
 

 
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
 
Noninterest expense for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 was $7.07 million as compared to $6.73 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2015 or an increase of 5.0%. Our efficiency ratio improved to 55.6% during the quarter ended September 30, 2016 from 64.2% during the quarter ended September 30, 2015 as we continue to grow the balance sheet and manage costs. Noninterest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 was $21.31 million as compared to $20.65 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 or an increase of 3.2%. Our efficiency ratio improved to 57.5% during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 from 68.9% during the nine months ended September 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 $2.07 billion, or an increase of 210%, while only increasing full time equivalent employee headcount by 19 from 96 to 115 or 19.8%.
 
BALANCE SHEET
 
At September 30, 2016, total assets were $2.07 billion, an increase of $260.83 million or 14.4% from $1.81 billion at December 31, 2015. The Company experienced net loan growth of $251.41 million or 16.4% from December 31, 2015. Residential 1-4 family real estate loans, construction loans, commercial real estate loans, home equity lines of credit and commercial loans increased by $238.24 million, $15.96 million, $13.21 million, $10.82 million and $8.12 million, respectively. Partially offsetting these increases was a decrease in indirect auto loans of $34.10 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 September 30, 2016, deposits totaled $1.43 billion or an increase of $156.58 million or 12.3% 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 $91.33 million from $1.01 billion at December 31, 2015 to $1.10 billion at September 30, 2016. Hal R. Tovin, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, said “Our deposit strategies continue to deliver strong, consistent deposit growth from all our business lines. Our commitment to focusing on targeted business segments, enhancing our commercial relationships and geographically targeting retail programs has been the key to this performance.”
 
Total stockholders’ equity increased by $10.61 million from $146.20 million as of December 31, 2015 to $156.82 million as of September 30, 2016. This increase is primarily the result of earnings of $8.67 million and a $1.59 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 September 30, 2016 was $12.97 million and 0.72%, respectively, as compared to $11.24 million and 0.73%, respectively, as of December 31, 2015.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company recorded net charge offs of $54,000, as compared to net recoveries of $79,000 for the nine months ending September 30, 2015. Total non-performing assets were $1.77 million or 0.09% of total assets as of September 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)
 
   
September 30, 2016
   
December 31, 2015
 
   
(unaudited)
       
ASSETS
           
Cash and due from banks
  $ 1,764     $ 1,871  
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks
    48,006       49,390  
    Cash and cash equivalents
    49,770       51,261  
Interest-bearing time deposits with other banks
    134       131  
Investments in available-for-sale securities
    22,216       21,876  
Investments in held-to-maturity securities (fair value of $136,448 as of
               
   September 30, 2016 and $136,728 as of December 31, 2015)
    134,486       137,119  
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost
    24,475       18,309  
Loans held for sale
    900       1,245  
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses of $12,969 as of
               
   September 30, 2016 and $11,240 as of December 31, 2015
    1,786,362       1,534,957  
Premises and equipment, net
    2,449       2,657  
Accrued interest receivable
    4,262       3,781  
Deferred tax asset, net
    7,893       6,726  
Income taxes receivable
    897       -  
Bank-owned life insurance
    35,554       29,787  
Other assets
    4,351       5,067  
    Total assets
  $ 2,073,749     $ 1,812,916  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
Deposits:
               
   Noninterest-bearing
  $ 184,501     $ 192,476  
   Interest-bearing
    1,241,594       1,077,043  
    Total deposits
    1,426,095       1,269,519  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    469,250       374,000  
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
    3,772       3,695  
Other borrowed funds
    -       1,020  
Accrued interest payable
    1,013       993  
Deferred compensation liability
    7,102       6,434  
Income taxes payable
    -       184  
Other liabilities
    9,702       10,868  
    Total liabilities
    1,916,934       1,666,713  
Stockholders' Equity:
               
   Common stock; $0.01 par value per share, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 9,102,016 and 9,086,639
         
      shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively
    91       91  
   Additional paid-in capital
    91,238       89,648  
   Retained earnings
    69,188       60,517  
   Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
    121       (116 )
   Unearned compensation - ESOP
    (3,823 )     (3,937 )
    Total stockholders' equity
    156,815       146,203  
    Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
  $ 2,073,749     $ 1,812,916  
                 
                 
Asset Quality Data:
               
Total non-performing assets
  $ 1,766     $ 3,639  
Total non-performing loans
  $ 1,756     $ 3,631  
Non-performing loans to total loans
    0.10 %     0.24 %
Non-performing assets to total assets
    0.09 %     0.20 %
Allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans
    738.55 %     309.56 %
Allowance for loan losses to total loans
    0.72 %     0.73 %
                 
Share Data:
               
Outstanding common shares
    9,102,016       9,086,639  
Book value per share
  $ 17.23     $ 16.09  
                 
Consolidated Capital Ratios:
               
   Common Equity Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital Ratio
    10.93 %     11.34 %
   Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital Ratio
    10.93 %     11.34 %
   Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio
    11.84 %     12.22 %
   Leverage Ratio
    7.81 %     8.37 %

 
 
 
BSB BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

   
Three months ended
   
Nine months ended
 
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
   
2016
   
2015
   
2016
   
2015
 
   
(unaudited)
   
(unaudited)
 
Interest and dividend income:
                       
Interest and fees on loans
  $ 14,696     $ 11,459     $ 42,247     $ 32,368  
Interest on taxable debt securities
    784       764       2,413       2,242  
Dividends
    193       123       534       245  
Other interest income
    53       15       136       59  
Total interest and dividend income
    15,726       12,361       45,330       34,914  
Interest expense:
                               
Interest on deposits
    2,427       1,989       6,899       5,686  
Interest on Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    1,271       567       3,407       1,624  
Interest on securities sold under agreements to repurchase
    1       1       3       2  
Interest on other borrowed funds
    -       7       5       21  
Total interest expense
    3,699       2,564       10,314       7,333  
Net interest and dividend income
    12,027       9,797       35,016       27,581  
Provision for loan losses
    443       727       1,783       1,430  
Net interest and dividend income after provision
                               
 for loan losses
    11,584       9,070       33,233       26,151  
Noninterest income:
                               
Customer service fees
    242       253       691       668  
Income from bank-owned life insurance
    293       247       762       636  
Net gain on sales of loans
    25       47       191       379  
Loan servicing fee income
    49       159       253       462  
Net gain (loss) on investments held in Rabbi Trust
    37       (74 )     51       (44 )
Other income
    34       61       99       295  
Total noninterest income
    680       693       2,047       2,396  
Noninterest expense:
                               
Salaries and employee benefits
    4,445       4,357       13,404       13,078  
Director compensation
    305       151       786       643  
Occupancy expense
    250       262       742       819  
Equipment expense
    112       138       326       422  
Deposit insurance
    322       236       889       687  
Data processing
    679       789       2,440       2,316  
Professional fees
    259       155       681       544  
Marketing
    220       190       648       708  
Other expense
    474       451       1,389       1,433  
Total noninterest expense
    7,066       6,729       21,305       20,650  
Income before income tax expense
    5,198       3,034       13,975       7,897  
Income tax expense
    2,018       1,166       5,304       3,052  
Net income
  $ 3,180     $ 1,868     $ 8,671     $ 4,845  
Earnings per share
                               
Basic
  $ 0.36     $ 0.22     $ 1.00     $ 0.56  
Diluted
  $ 0.35     $ 0.21     $ 0.97     $ 0.55  
                                 
Return on average assets
    0.63 %     0.46 %     0.60 %     0.43 %
Return on average equity
    8.12 %     5.19 %     7.62 %     4.60 %
Interest rate spread
    2.29 %     2.33 %     2.34 %     2.34 %
Net interest margin
    2.43 %     2.47 %     2.48 %     2.49 %
Efficiency ratio
    55.61 %     64.15 %     57.48 %     68.89 %