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News Release
  For Release October 19, 2016
  9:00 AM
   
  Contact: (803) 951- 2265
  Joseph G. Sawyer, EVP & Chief Financial Officer or
  Robin D. Brown, EVP & Chief Marketing Officer

 

 

First Community Corporation Announces Third Quarter Results and Cash Dividend

 

Third Quarter Highlights

·Net income of $1.677 million.
·Diluted EPS of $.25 per common share.
·Net loan growth of $12.1 million, an annualized growth rate of 9.5%.
·Pure deposit growth (including customer cash management accounts) of $26.6 million, an annualized growth rate of 17.7%.
·Excellent key credit quality metrics with a net charge-off of $10,000 during the quarter and a ratio of only 0.01% year-to-date. Non-performing assets were 0.57% at the end of the third quarter.
·Cash dividend of $0.08 per common share, the 59th consecutive quarter of cash dividends paid to common shareholders.
·Strong regulatory capital ratios remain of 10.17% (Tier 1 Leverage) and 15.93% (Total Capital) along with Tangible Common Equity / Tangible Assets (TCE/TA) ratio of 8.58%.

 

Lexington, SC – October 19, 2016 Today, First Community Corporation (Nasdaq: FCCO), the holding company for First Community Bank, reported net income for the third quarter of 2016 of $1.677 million. Diluted earnings per common share were $0.25 for the third quarter of 2016. Year-to-date 2016 net income was $4.890 million, a 8.04% increase over the $4.526 million earned in the first nine months of 2015. Year-to-date diluted earnings per share were $0.72 compared to $0.68, a 5.88% increase over the same time period in 2015.

 

Cash Dividend and Capital

The Board of Directors approved a cash dividend for the third quarter of 2016. The company will pay a $0.08 per share dividend to holders of the company’s common stock. This dividend is payable November 14, 2016 to shareholders of record as of October 31, 2016. First Community President and CEO, Mike Crapps commented, “Our entire board is pleased that our performance enables the company to continue its cash dividend for the 59th consecutive quarter.”

 

Each of the regulatory capital ratios (Leverage, Tier I Risk Based and Total Risk Based) exceed the well capitalized minimum levels currently required by regulatory statute. At September 30, 2016, the company’s regulatory capital ratios (Leverage, Tier I Risk Based and Total Risk Based) were 10.17%, 15.09%, and 15.93 %, respectively. This compares to the same ratios as of September 30, 2015, of 10.34%, 15.67%, and 16.48%, respectively. Additionally, the regulatory capital ratios for the company’s wholly owned subsidiary, First Community Bank, were 9.72%, 14.43%, and 15.28% respectively as of September 30, 2016. Further, the company’s ratio of tangible common equity to tangible assets was 8.58% as of September 30, 2016. Also, as of September 30, 2016, the Common Equity Tier One ratio for the company and the bank were 12.67% and 14.43%, respectively.

 

 

Asset Quality

 

The non-performing assets ratio declined to 0.57% of total assets, as compared to the prior quarter ratio of 0.66%. The nominal level of non-performing assets decreased to $5.201 million from $5.895 million at the end of the prior quarter, an 11.8% decrease. Trouble debt restructurings, that are still accruing interest, increased during the quarter to $1.815 million from $1.600 million at the end of the second quarter of 2016 as the result of a non-accruing TDR being reclassified as accruing. The decrease in loans in the Special Mention category is attributable to a line of credit that was significantly reduced during the quarter.

 

There was a net charge-off for the quarter of $10 thousand and for the first nine months of 2016 net charge-offs were $75 thousand (0.01%). The ratio of classified loans plus OREO now stands at 10.6% of total bank regulatory risk-based capital as of September 30, 2016.

 

Balance Sheet

(Numbers in millions)

   Quarter  Quarter  Quarter      
   Ended  Ended  Ended  3 Month  3 Month
   9/30/16  6/30/16  12/31/15  $ Variance  % Variance
Assets                         
Investments  $288.2   $286.8   $283.8   $1.4    0.5%
Loans   523.4    511.3    489.2    12.1    2.4%
                          
Liabilities                         
Total Pure Deposits  $606.5   $581.0   $563.1   $25.5    4.4%
Certificates of Deposit   159.4    148.6    153.0    10.8    7.3%
Total Deposits  $765.9   $729.6   $716.1   $36.3    5.0%
                          
   Customer Cash Management  $22.2   $21.1   $21.0   $1.1    5.2%
FHLB Advances   21.0    32.4    24.8    (11.4)   (35.2%)
                          
Total Funding  $809.1   $783.1   $761.9   $26.0    3.3%
Cost of Funds   0.37%   0.40%   0.44%        (3bps)
Cost of Deposits*   0.25%   0.25%   0.25%        0 bps 
(*including demand deposits)                         

 

Mr. Crapps commented, “This was another quarter of strong performance by our company led by continued growth in loans and pure deposits. Our primary focus and goal this year has been quality growth in the loan portfolio. The asset quality is obvious given the metrics previously discussed. Growth of $34.2 million year-to-date for an annualized growth rate of 9.3% has enabled us to grow our top line revenue and bottom line income.”

 

 

Revenue

 

Net Interest Income/Net Interest Margin

Net interest income was $6.651 million for the third quarter of 2016 and net interest margin, on a taxable equivalent basis, was 3.29%. Federal Home Loan Bank advances of approximately $11.0 million were paid down during the quarter with the prepayment expense offset by gains on the sale of securities. This early extinguishment of debt will have a positive impact on net interest margin in the future. Net interest income was positively impacted during the quarter by the payoff of a non-accrual loan of approximately $75 thousand.

Non-Interest Income

Non-interest income, adjusted for securities gains and losses on the early extinguishment of debt was $2.368 million for the third quarter, an increase of 7.6% on a linked quarter basis. Revenues in the mortgage line of business were $937 thousand in the third quarter of 2016, up slightly on a linked quarter basis. Production volume in the third quarter was just over $29 million, also up slightly over second quarter. The investment advisory line of business revenue for the third quarter was $283 thousand, a slight decrease on a linked quarter basis. Deposit fees generated in the commercial and retail banking line of business increased $37 thousand (10.9%) during the quarter. Mr. Crapps commented, “Our strategy of generating revenue streams from multiple lines of business continues to serve us well. We continue to work to leverage each of our lines of business.”

 

Non-Interest Expense

Non-interest expense increased by $250 thousand (3.9%) on a linked quarter basis. This is primarily attributable to the write-down of several properties in other real estate owned, additional planned marketing expenses related to the production of new creative material, and an increase in professional fees which the company has incurred as a result of now being subject to the internal control audit requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act.

 

First Community Corporation stock trades on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “FCCO” and is the holding company for First Community Bank, a local community bank based in the Midlands of South Carolina. First Community Bank operates fifteen banking offices located in the Midlands, Aiken, and Augusta, Georgia, and a loan production office in Greenville, in addition to two other lines of business, First Community Bank Mortgage and First Community Financial Consultants, a financial planning/investment advisory division.

 

 

 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS Certain statements in this news release contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, such as statements relating to future plans, goals, projections and expectations, and are thus prospective. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors, include, among others, the following: (1) competitive pressures among depository and other financial institutions may increase significantly and have an effect on pricing, spending, third-party relationships and revenues; (2) the strength of the United States economy in general and the strength of the local economies in which we conduct operations may be different than expected resulting in, among other things, a deterioration in the credit quality or a reduced demand for credit, including the resultant effect on the company’s loan portfolio and allowance for loan losses; (3) the rate of delinquencies and amounts of charge-offs, the level of allowance for loan loss, the rates of loan growth, or adverse changes in asset quality in our loan portfolio, which may result in increased credit risk-related losses and expenses; (4) changes in the U.S. legal and regulatory framework; (5) adverse conditions in the stock market, the public debt markets and other capital markets (including changes in interest rate conditions) could have a negative impact on the company; (6) technology and cybersercurity risks, including potential business disruptions, reputational risks, and financial losses, associated with potential attacks on or failures by our computer systems and computer systems of our vendors and other third parties; and (7) risks, uncertainties and other factors disclosed in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC, or in any of our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC since the end of the fiscal year covered by our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K, which are available at the SEC’s Internet site (http://www.sec.gov).

 

Although we believe that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements are reasonable, any of the assumptions could prove to be inaccurate. We can give no assurance that the results contemplated in the forward-looking statements will be realized. The inclusion of this forward-looking information should not be construed as a representation by our company or any person that the future events, plans, or expectations contemplated by our company will be achieved. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

 

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FIRST COMMUNITY CORPORATION

 

BALANCE SHEET DATA

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

   At September 30,  December 31,
   2016  2015  2015
          
Total Assets  $915,251   $852,329   $862,734 
Other short-term investments (1)   24,944    23,773    11,968 
Investment Securities   288,174    273,682    283,841 
Loans held for sale   4,250    3,568    2,962 
Loans   523,441    483,931    489,191 
Allowance for Loan Losses   5,047    4,468    4,596 
Goodwill   5,078    5,078    5,078 
Other Intangibles   1,177    1,508    1,419 
Total Deposits   765,923    704,370    716,151 
Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase   22,232    19,908    21,033 
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances   21,022    27,543    24,788 
Junior Subordinated Debt   14,964    15,464    14,964 
Shareholders’ Equity   84,208    78,488    79,038 
                
Book Value Per Common Share  $12.56   $11.74   $11.81 
Tangible Book Value Per Common Share  $11.63   $10.76   $10.84 
Equity to Assets   9.20%   9.21%   9.16%
Tangible common equity to tangible assets   8.58%   8.50%   8.47%
Loan to Deposit Ratio   68.90%   69.21%   68.75%
Allowance for Loan Losses/Loans   0.96%   0.92%   0.94%
Allowance for Loan Losses/Loans plus credit mark   1.03%   1.17%   1.15%

 

(1) Includes federal funds sold, securities sold under agreements to resell and interest-bearing deposits

 

Regulatory Ratios:               
Leverage Ratio   10.17%   10.34%   10.19%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio   15.09%   15.67%   15.40%
Total Capital Ratio   15.93%   16.48%   16.21%
Common Equity Tier 1   12.67%   12.98%   12.90%
Tier 1 Regulatory Capital  $90,505   $85,844   $86,682 
Total Regulatory Capital  $95,551   $90,312   $91,278 
Common Equity Tier 1  $76,005   $71,106   $72,444 

 

Average Balances:

 

    Three months ended  Nine months ended
    September 30,  September 30,
    2016  2015  2016  2015
              
Average Total Assets  $900,893   $837,562   $882,318   $827,920 
Average Loans   520,130    482,198    507,326    468,704 
Average Earning Assets   829,761    769,544    810,380    759,252 
Average Deposits   751,504    688,491    732,253    681,830 
Average Other Borrowings   58,254    65,830    61,201    63,881 
Average Shareholders’ Equity   84,449    77,384    82,359    76,719 

 

 

 

Asset Quality:

 

   September 30,  June 30,  March 31,  December 31,
   2016  2016  2016  2015
Loan Risk Rating by Category (End of Period)                    
Special Mention  $5,109   $13,297   $8,581   $9,869 
Substandard   8,460    8,552    10,445    10,327 
Doubtful   —      —      —      —   
Pass   509,872    489,454    474,995    468,995 
   $523,441   $511,303   $494,021   $489,191 

 

 

   September 30,  June 30,  March 31  December 31,
   2016  2016  2016  2015
Nonperforming Assets:                    
Non-accrual loans  $3,904   $4,502    6,013   $4,839 
Other real estate owned   1,198    1,355    1,484    2,458 
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more   99    38    32    —   
Total nonperforming assets  $5,201   $5,895   $7,529   $7,297 
Accruing trouble debt restructurings  $1,815   $1,600   $1,634   $1,632 

 

 

   Three months ended  Nine months ended
   September 30,   September 30,  September 30,   September 30,
   2016  2015  2016  2015
Loans charged-off  $40   $16   $111   $727 
Overdrafts charged-off   17    14    46    37 
Loan recoveries   (33)   (19)   (63)   (94)
Overdraft recoveries   (14)   (5)   (19)   (16)
Net Charge-offs  $10   $6   $75   $654 
Net Charge-offs to Average Loans   0.00%   0.00%   0.01%   0.14%

 

 

 

FIRST COMMUNITY CORPORATION

 

INCOME STATEMENT DATA

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

   Three months ended  Three months ended  Three months ended  Nine months ended
   September 30,  June 30,  March 31,  September 30,
   2016  2015  2016  2015  2016  2015  2016  2015
Interest Income  $7,400   $7,114   $7,459   $7,049   $7,137   $7,283   $21,996   $21,446 
Interest Expense   749    861    782    845    800    835    2,331    2,541 
Net Interest Income   6,651    6,253    6,677    6,204    6,337    6,448    19,665    18,905 
Provision for Loan Losses   179    193    217    391    140    406    536    990 
Net Interest Income After Provision   6,472    6,060    6,460    5,813    6,197    6,042    19,129    17,915 
Non-interest Income:                                        
Deposit service charges   377    390    340    346    347    347    1,064    1,083 
Mortgage banking income   937    964    913    980    665    735    2,515    2,679 
Investment advisory fees and non-deposit commissions   283    290    297    407    291    296    871    993 
Gain on sale of securities   478    —      64    167    59    104    601    271 
Gain (loss) on sale of other assets   45    17    (84)   3    3    4    (36)   24 
Loss on early extinguishment of debt   (459)   —      —      —      —      (103)   (459)   (103)
Other   726    668    734    662    724    598    2,184    1,928 
Total non-interest income   2,387    2,329    2,264    2,565    2,089    1,981    6,740    6,875 
Non-interest Expense:                                        
Salaries and employee benefits   3,888    3,595    3,833    3,658    3,751    3,565    11,472    10,818 
Occupancy   531    513    511    500    559    485    1,601    1,498 
Equipment   442    437    437    394    429    402    1,308    1,233 
Marketing and public relations   240    129    195    328    94    226    529    683 
FDIC assessment   60    113    138    138    138    138    336    389 
Other real estate expense   115    126    21    154    51    154    187    434 
Amortization of intangibles   80    98    80    98    83    103    243    299 
Other   1,227    1,056    1,118    1,119    1,237    1,027    3,582    3,202 
Total non-interest expense   6,583    6,067    6,333    6,389    6,342    6,100    19,258    18,556 
Income before taxes   2,276    2,322    2,391    1,989    1,944    1,923    6,611    6,234 
Income tax expense   599    643    646    546    476    519    1,721    1,708 
Net Income  $1,677   $1,679   $1,745   $1,443   $1,468   $1,404   $4,890   $4,526 
                                         
Per share data:                                        
Net income, basic  $0.26   $0.26   $0.27   $0.22   $0.22   $0.22   $0.74   $0.69 
Net income, diluted  $0.25   $0.25   $0.26   $0.22   $0.22   $0.21   $0.72   $0.68 
                                         
Average number of shares outstanding - basic   6,572,614    6,559,844    6,553,752    6,539,154    6,572,969    6,522,420    6,584,074    6,548,955 
Average number of shares outstanding - diluted   6,762,074    6,712,026    6,732,574    6,697,620    6,751,074    6,664,654    6,775,071    6,698,570 
Shares outstanding period end   6,703,317    6,684,563    6,699,030    6,679,938    6,893,042    6,683,960    6,703,317    6,684,563 
Return on average assets   0.74%   0.81%   0.80%   0.70%   0.68%   0.70%   0.74%   0.73%
Return on average common equity   7.90%   8.73%   8.53%   7.53%   7.35%   7.54%   7.93%   7.88%
Return on average common tangible equity   8.54%   9.55%   9.24%   8.25%   7.99%   8.23%   8.60%   8.62%
Net Interest Margin (non taxable equivalent)   3.19%   3.22%   3.32%   3.25%   3.22%   3.51%   3.24%   3.33%
Net Interest Margin (taxable equivalent)   3.29%   3.32%   3.43%   3.34%   3.33%   3.62%   3.35%   3.43%
Efficiency Ratio   72.99%   70.53%   71.34%   74.27%   73.86%   73.27%   73.33%   72.45%

 

 

 

FIRST COMMUNITY CORPORATION

Yields on Average Earning Assets and Rates

on Average Interest-Bearing Liabilities

 

   Three months ended
September 30, 2016
  Three months ended
September 30, 2015
   Average  Interest  Yield/  Average  Interest  Yield/
   Balance  Earned/Paid  Rate  Balance  Earned/Paid  Rate
Assets                              
Earning assets                              
Loans  $520,130   $5,977    4.57%  $482,198   $5,795    4.77%
Securities:   286,330    1,389    1.93%   269,931    1,290    1.90%
Federal funds sold and securities purchased   23,301    34    0.58%   17,415    29    0.66%
Total earning assets   829,761    7,400    3.55%   769,544    7,114    3.67%
Cash and due from banks   10,927              9,895           
Premises and equipment   30,088              29,879           
Other assets   35,062              32,604           
Allowance for loan losses   (4,945)             (4,360)          
Total assets  $900,893             $837,562           
                               
Liabilities                              
Interest-bearing liabilities                              
Interest-bearing transaction accounts  $151,778   $43    0.11%  $137,055   $40    0.12%
Money market accounts   165,290    105    0.25%   157,726    112    0.28%
Savings deposits   74,986    23    0.12%   59,355    18    0.12%
Time deposits   182,716    294    0.64%   183,943    273    0.59%
Other borrowings   58,254    284    1.94%   65,830    418    2.52%
Total interest-bearing liabilities   633,024    749    0.47%   603,909    861    0.57%
Demand deposits   176,734              150,412           
Other liabilities   6,686              5,857           
Shareholders’ equity   84,449              77,384           
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity  $900,893             $837,562           
                               
Cost of funds, including demand deposits             0.37%             0.45%
Net interest spread             3.08%             3.10%
Net interest income/margin       $6,651    3.19%       $6,253    3.22%
Net interest income/margin FTE basis       $6,867    3.29%       $6,448    3.32%

 

 

 

 

FIRST COMMUNITY CORPORATION

Yields on Average Earning Assets and Rates

on Average Interest-Bearing Liabilities

 

   Nine months ended
September 30, 2016
  Nine months ended
September 30, 2015
   Average  Interest  Yield/  Average  Interest  Yield/
   Balance  Earned/Paid  Rate  Balance  Earned/Paid  Rate
Assets                              
Earning assets                              
Loans  $507,326   $17,582    4.63%  $468,704   $17,373    4.96%
Securities:   284,241    4,331    2.04%   274,306    3,987    1.94%
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell   18,813    83    0.59%   16,242    86    0.71%
Total earning assets   810,380    21,996    3.63%   759,252    21,446    3.78%
Cash and due from banks   10,735              10,802           
Premises and equipment   30,136              29,569           
Other assets   35,854              32,611           
Allowance for loan losses   (4,787)             (4,314)          
Total assets  $882,318             $827,920           
Liabilities                              
Interest-bearing liabilities                              
Interest-bearing transaction accounts  $151,989    132    0.12%  $135,877    118    0.12%
Money market accounts   165,240    323    0.26%   157,180    315    0.27%
Savings deposits   67,050    59    0.12%   57,115    50    0.12%
Time deposits   179,454    844    0.63%   188,438    821    0.58%
Other borrowings   61,201    973    2.12%   63,881    1,237    2.59%
Total interest-bearing liabilities   624,934    2,331    0.50%   602,491    2,541    0.56%
Demand deposits   168,520              143,220           
Other liabilities   6,505              5,490           
Shareholders’ equity   82,359              76,719           
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity  $882,318             $827,920           
                               
Cost of funds, including demand deposits             0.39%             0.46%
Net interest spread             3.13%             3.22%
Net interest income/margin       $19,665    3.24%       $18,905    3.33%
Net interest income/margin FTE basis       $20,313    3.35%       $19,465    3.43%

 

 

 

The tables below provide a reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to GAAP for the periods indicated:

 

   September 30,  September 30,  December 31,
Tangible book value per common share  2016  2015  2015
Tangible common equity per common share (non-GAAP)  $11.63   $10.34   $10.84 
Effect to adjust for intangible assets   0.93    0.98    0.97 
Book value per common share (GAAP)  $12.56   $11.74   $11.81 
Tangible common shareholders’ equity to tangible assets               
Tangible common equity to tangible assets (non-GAAP)   8.58%   8.50%   8.47%
Effect to adjust for intangible assets   0.62%   0.71%   0.69%
Common equity to assets (GAAP)   9.20%   9.21%   9.16%

 

 

   Three months ended  Three Months ended  Three months ended  Nine months ended
   September 30,  June 30,  March 31,  September 31,
Return on average tangible common equity  2016  2015  2016  2015  2016  2015  2016  2015
Return on average tangible common equity (non-GAAP)   8.54%   9.55%   9.24%   8.25%   7.99%   8.23%   8.60%   8.62%
Effect to adjust for intangible assets   (0.64)%   (0.82)%   (0.71)%   (0.72)%   (0.64)%   (0.69)%   (0.67)%   (0.74)%
Return on average common equity (GAAP)   7.90%   8.73%   8.53%   7.53%   7.35%   7.54%   7.93%   7.88%

 

Certain financial information presented above is determined by methods other than in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). These non-GAAP financial measures include “tangible book value at period end,” “return on average tangible common equity” and “tangible common shareholders’ equity to tangible assets.” “Tangible book value at period end” is defined as total equity reduced by recorded intangible assets divided by total common shares outstanding. “Tangible common shareholders’ equity to tangible assets” is defined as total common equity reduced by recorded intangible assets divided by total assets reduced by recorded intangible assets. Our management believes that these non-GAAP measures are useful because they enhance the ability of investors and management to evaluate and compare our operating results from period-to-period in a meaningful manner. Non-GAAP measures have limitations as analytical tools, and investors should not consider them in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the Company’s results as reported under GAAP.