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8-K - FORM 8K BSB 042017 - BSB Bancorp, Inc.form8k_bsb-042017.htm
For Immediate Release

Date: April 20, 2017
         
         
Contact:
 
Robert M. Mahoney
   
   
President and Chief Executive Officer
   
         
Phone:
 
617-484-6700
   
Email:
 
robert.mahoney@belmontsavings.com
   


BSB Bancorp, Inc. Reports First Quarter Results – Year Over Year Earnings Growth of 44%

BELMONT, MA, April 20, 2017 (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 a 44% increase in net income to $3.67 million or $0.40 per diluted share for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 compared to net income of $2.54 million or $0.28 per diluted share for the quarter ended March 31, 2016. This is the Bank’s 15th consecutive quarter of earnings growth.
 
Robert M. Mahoney, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "We are off to a very good start in 2017.  First quarter loan growth was strong and deposit growth kept pace.  Our local economy continues to exhibit growth in population, real estate values and employment.”
 
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NET INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME
 
Net interest and dividend income before provision for loan losses for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 was $13.26 million as compared to $11.28 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 or a 17.6% increase. The provision for loan losses for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 was $829,000 as compared to $599,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 or a 38.4% increase. This resulted in an increase of $1.75 million or 16.4% in net interest and dividend income after provision for loan losses for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2016.
 
NONINTEREST INCOME
 
Noninterest income for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 was $630,000 as compared to $660,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 or a decrease of 4.5%.
 
 
Customer service fees decreased $43,000 or 19.1% primarily due to declines in NSF and other fees.
 
 
Net gains on sales of loans decreased $52,000 or 86.7% due to a lower number of units sold.
 
 
Other income increased by $42,000 or 140.0% primarily due to increases in the values of investments held in a Rabbi Trust. Investments held in the Rabbi Trust are used to fund the executive and director non-qualified deferred compensation plan. Corresponding deferred compensation expense is recorded within director compensation and salaries and employee benefits.
 
 
 

 
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
 
Noninterest expense for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 was $7.48 million as compared to $7.25 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 or an increase of 3.1%.
 
 
Director compensation increased $69,000 or 29.5% primarily due to increases in the value of the securities held in a Rabbi Trust as discussed above in other income.
 
 
Deposit insurance expense increased by $122,000 or 43.6% primarily driven by asset growth and the FDIC’s new assessment methodology that was effective for the quarter ended September 30, 2016.
 
 
Data processing fees decreased by $188,000 or 21.3% as we renegotiated certain contracts with service providers in late 2016.
 
 
Professional fees increased by $54,000 or 23.1% primarily due to increased attorneys fees.
 
 
Marketing costs increased by $57,000, or 25.8% primarily due to increased newspaper advertising as well as merchandising and promotions.
 
Our efficiency ratio improved to 53.8% for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 from 60.7% for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 as we continue to grow the balance sheet and manage costs. Effectively managing headcount has contributed to improvement in our efficiency ratio. Since going public in the fourth quarter of 2011, we’ve grown total assets from $669 million to $2.29 billion, or an increase of 242%, while only increasing full time equivalent employee headcount by 25 from 96 to 121 or 26.0%.
 
INCOME TAXES
 
We recorded a provision for income taxes of $1.92 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, compared to a provision for income taxes of $1.55 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2016, reflecting effective tax rates of 34.4% and 37.9%, respectively. The decrease in our effective tax rate was driven by tax benefits received from stock based compensation activity.
 
BALANCE SHEET
 
At March 31, 2017, total assets were $2.29 billion, an increase of $128.16 million or 5.9% from $2.16 billion at December 31, 2016. The Company experienced net loan growth of $117.61 million or 6.3% from December 31, 2016 to March 31, 2017. Residential 1-4 family real estate loans including loans held for sale, commercial real estate loans and construction loans increased by $94.55 million, $31.25 million and $5.00 million, respectively. Partially offsetting these increases was a decrease in indirect auto loans of $9.46 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 March 31, 2017, deposits totaled $1.57 billion, an increase of $96.45 million or 6.6% from $1.47 billion at December 31, 2016. Core deposits, which we consider to include all deposits other than CD’s and brokered CD’s, increased by $66.30 million from $1.13 billion at December 31, 2016 to $1.20 billion at March 31, 2017. Hal R. Tovin, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, said “Our strong deposit performance continued in Q1. We saw good growth in our retail channel and continued success with our business banking segment strategy, particularly our efforts with colleges and universities.”
 
Total stockholders’ equity increased by $4.03 million from $160.92 million as of December 31, 2016 to $164.95 million as of March 31, 2017. This increase is primarily the result of earnings of $3.67 million and a $255,000 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 March 31, 2017 was $14.38 million and 0.73%, respectively, as compared to $13.59 million and 0.73%, respectively, as of December 31, 2016.  For the quarter ended March 31, 2017, the Company recorded net charge offs of $32,000, as compared to net charge offs of $8,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2016. Total non-performing assets were $2.29 million or 0.10% of total assets as of March 31, 2017 as compared to $1.82 million or 0.08% of total assets as of December 31, 2016.
 
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)
 

   
March 31,
2017
   
December 31, 2016
 
   
(unaudited)
       
ASSETS
           
Cash and due from banks
  $ 2,265     $ 2,211  
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks
    58,186       56,665  
    Cash and cash equivalents
    60,451       58,876  
Interest-bearing time deposits with other banks
    235       234  
Investments in available-for-sale securities
    22,142       22,048  
Investments in held-to-maturity securities (fair value of $133,447 as of
               
   March 31, 2017 and $129,465 as of December 31, 2016)
    134,007       130,197  
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost
    29,605       25,071  
Loans held for sale
    25,631       -  
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses of $14,382 as of
               
   March 31, 2017 and $13,585 as of December 31, 2016
    1,958,011       1,866,035  
Premises and equipment, net
    2,340       2,355  
Accrued interest receivable
    4,857       4,635  
Deferred tax asset, net
    8,022       8,321  
Income taxes receivable
    1,071       423  
Bank-owned life insurance
    36,099       35,842  
Other assets
    4,397       4,667  
    Total assets
  $ 2,286,868     $ 2,158,704  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
Deposits:
               
     Noninterest-bearing
  $ 204,364     $ 208,082  
     Interest-bearing
    1,361,505       1,261,340  
    Total deposits
    1,565,869       1,469,422  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    532,250       508,850  
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
    2,225       1,985  
Accrued interest payable
    1,113       1,023  
Deferred compensation liability
    7,241       7,043  
Other liabilities
    13,217       9,460  
    Total liabilities
    2,121,915       1,997,783  
Stockholders' Equity:
               
     Common stock; $0.01 par value per share, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 9,688,451 and 9,110,077
         
        shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively
    97       91  
     Additional paid-in capital
    92,268       92,013  
     Retained earnings
    76,164       72,498  
     Accumulated other comprehensive income
    170       103  
     Unearned compensation - ESOP
    (3,746 )     (3,784 )
    Total stockholders' equity
    164,953       160,921  
    Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
  $ 2,286,868     $ 2,158,704  
                 
                 
Asset Quality Data:
               
Total non-performing assets
  $ 2,287     $ 1,822  
Total non-performing loans
  $ 2,287     $ 1,819  
Non-performing loans to total loans
    0.12 %     0.10 %
Non-performing assets to total assets
    0.10 %     0.08 %
Allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans
    628.86 %     746.84 %
Allowance for loan losses to total loans
    0.73 %     0.73 %
                 
Share Data:
               
Outstanding common shares
    9,688,451       9,110,077  
Book value per share
  $ 17.03     $ 17.66  
                 
Consolidated Capital Ratios:
               
     Common Equity Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital Ratio
    10.62 %     10.80 %
     Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital Ratio
    10.62 %     10.80 %
     Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio
    11.55 %     11.71 %
     Leverage Ratio
    7.42 %     7.64 %

 
 
 
 
BSB BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
   
Three months ended
 
   
March 31,
 
   
2017
   
2016
 
   
(unaudited)
 
Interest and dividend income:
           
Interest and fees on loans
  $ 16,387     $ 13,412  
Interest on taxable debt securities
    778       828  
Dividends
    256       155  
Other interest income
    85       44  
Total interest and dividend income
    17,506       14,439  
Interest expense:
               
Interest on deposits
    2,613       2,125  
Interest on Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    1,631       1,027  
Interest on securities sold under agreements to repurchase
    1       1  
Interest on other borrowed funds
    -       5  
Total interest expense
    4,245       3,158  
Net interest and dividend income
    13,261       11,281  
Provision for loan losses
    829       599  
Net interest and dividend income after provision
               
 for loan losses
    12,432       10,682  
Noninterest income:
               
Customer service fees
    182       225  
Income from bank-owned life insurance
    252       233  
Net gain on sales of loans
    8       60  
Loan servicing fee income
    116       112  
Other income
    72       30  
Total noninterest income
    630       660  
Noninterest expense:
               
Salaries and employee benefits
    4,672       4,600  
Director compensation
    303       234  
Occupancy expense
    266       251  
Equipment expense
    123       104  
Deposit insurance
    402       280  
Data processing
    694       882  
Professional fees
    288       234  
Marketing
    278       221  
Other expense
    450       446  
Total noninterest expense
    7,476       7,252  
Income before income tax expense
    5,586       4,090  
Income tax expense
    1,920       1,551  
Net income
  $ 3,666     $ 2,539  
Earnings per share
               
Basic
  $ 0.42     $ 0.29  
Diluted
  $ 0.40     $ 0.28  
                 
Return on average assets
    0.67 %     0.56 %
Return on average equity
    9.08 %     6.88 %
Interest rate spread
    2.32 %     2.39 %
Net interest margin
    2.45 %     2.53 %
Efficiency ratio
    53.82 %     60.73 %