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Exhibit 99.1
 
 
 
NEWS RELEASE
 
Paragon Commercial Corporation Reports 21% Increase in
Net Income for the Third Quarter of 2017
 
 
Highlights:
 
Third quarter 2017 net income of $4.2 million, a $717,000 or 20.8% increase over the same period in the prior year, mostly due to higher levels of interest income as a result of loan portfolio growth
Loan growth of $50.1 million in the third quarter of 2017 and $198.7 million year-to-date, an annualized increase of 22.3% year-to-date
Third quarter 2017 earnings per share of $0.77, a $0.13 or 20.3% increase over the same period in the prior year
Net interest income of $13.8 million for the third quarter of 2017, an increase of 17.6% over the same period in the prior year
Credit quality remains strong with nonperforming loans at only 0.03% of total loans at September 30, 2017
Annualized third quarter 2017 ROAA of 0.99% and ROAE of 11.34%
 
RALEIGH, N.C., October 26, 2017 – Paragon Commercial Corporation (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: PBNC), parent company of Paragon Bank (the “Bank”), today reported unaudited financial results for the three-month period ended September 30, 2017. Net income during the three-month period increased 20.8% to $4.2 million compared to $3.5 million for the same period in 2016. The increase in earnings was primarily driven by a $2.1 million increase in net interest income, which was a result of continued loan growth. Income during the third quarter of 2017 was impacted by loan loss provision of $405,000, compared to $391,000 for the same period in 2016. In addition, the Company incurred $98,000 in additional costs directly attributable to its pending merger with TowneBank. Fully diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) were $0.77 for the third quarter of 2017 compared to $0.64 for the same period in 2016.
 
“Once again our quarterly results reflected outstanding growth, earnings, efficiency and quality. Our year-to-date loan growth is an impressive 17%. We recorded a return on average assets of 0.99% or $4.1 million, which is the largest earnings quarter in our history. Our efficiency ratio is among the lowest in NC and our credit quality is at levels not seen since 2007. Our dependence on brokered deposits is now at an all-time low of 1.76%. These are outstanding quarterly results which would make any bank CEO very proud.” said Robert C. Hatley, President and CEO.
 
The annualized return on average assets for the third quarter of 2017 was 0.99% and the annualized return on average equity was 11.34% compared to 0.95% and 10.35%, respectively, for the same ratios in the third quarter of 2016. The improvements in the third quarter and first nine months of 2017, compared to the respective periods of 2016, primarily reflect the benefit of balance sheet growth.
 
Consolidated Assets
Total consolidated assets as of September 30, 2017 were $1.74 billion compared to $1.50 billion as of December 31, 2016. Assets increased during the quarter by $108.4 million from $1.64 billion as of June 30, 2017 to the current level primarily as a result of strong loan demand and increased cash as a result of strong deposit growth during the quarter.
 
Loan Portfolio
Loans outstanding increased by $50.1 million during the third quarter from $1.34 billion at June 30, 2017 to $1.39 billion at
September 30, 2017. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, loans have increased $198.7 million, an annualized rate of 22.3%. All loan categories experienced strong growth, except commercial and industrial loans, which decreased $2.9 million during the third quarter of 2017. Growth for some of the other loan categories for the same period was as follows: commercial real estate - $32.7 million, construction and land development - $4.8 million and consumer real estate - $15.5 million. The Company continues to see strong loan growth throughout the Raleigh, Charlotte and Cary markets.
 
 
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Deposit Portfolio
Total deposits increased by $113.4 million during the third quarter of 2017. For the first nine months of 2017, deposits are up $115.9 million despite the Company’s continued effort to pay down wholesale deposits, which have decreased by $54.1 million year-to-date. During the third quarter of 2017, demand account balances increased $52.6 million and money market and interest checking accounts increased $71.1 million. Time deposits decreased $10.3 million, driven by reduction in the brokered deposit portfolio of $17.3 million. As a result of the strong deposit growth, the Company was able to decrease its Federal Home Loan Bank advances by $10.0 million during the quarter despite its strong loan growth during the same period.
 
Credit Quality
The Company recorded a $405,000 loan loss provision for the third quarter of 2017 as a result of the growth in total loans. There was $391,000 in provision for loan losses for the quarter ended September 30, 2016. The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 was 0.68% and 0.66%, respectively.
 
Asset quality continued to remain strong as nonperforming loans were 0.03% of total loans and the ratio of total nonperforming assets to total assets including foreclosed real estate was 0.22% at September 30, 2017.
 
Net Interest Income
Net interest income increased by $2.1 million or 17.6% during the third quarter of 2017 compared to the third quarter of 2016. Net interest income totaled $13.8 million during the third quarter of 2017, representing a net interest margin of 3.47% on a tax-equivalent basis, unchanged from the third quarter of 2016. Net interest margin was the same primarily as a result of increased rates in Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings offset by higher yields on average total interest earning assets. The yield on these assets was 4.20% in the third quarter of 2017 compared to 4.07% for the same period in 2016.
 
Non-Interest Income
For the third quarter of 2017, non-interest income was $274,000 compared to $438,000 for the same period in 2016. The third quarter of 2017 was negatively impacted by $311,000, primarily as a result of the write-down and loss on foreclosed real estate. There were no such losses in the third quarter of 2016.
 
Non-Interest Expense
Non-interest expense in the third quarter of 2017 was $7.4 million compared to $6.8 million in the third quarter of 2016. Personnel expense increased by $353,000 as the Company added temporary personnel to compensate for the departure of employees who have left the Bank due to the pending merger with TowneBank. The Bank also added more lenders and staff to support its strong growth. In addition, the Company incurred $98,000 in additional merger-related costs in the third quarter of 2017 as a result of the pending merger with TowneBank. There were no such costs in the third quarter of 2016.
 
MEDIA INQUIRIES:
Blair Kelly – MMI Public Relations, 919.233.6600 or BKelly@MMIpublicrelations.com
Meghan Killela – Paragon Bank, 919.534.7402 or MKillela@ParagonBank.com
 
INVESTOR INQUIRIES:
Steve Crouse – Paragon Bank, Chief Financial Officer, 919.534.7404 or SCrouse@ParagonBank.com
 
NEW MEDIA CONTENT:
Paragon Bank LinkedIn Page: http://linkd.in/P0o9Wc
 
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ABOUT PARAGON COMMERCIAL CORPORATION
Paragon Commercial Corporation is the parent company of Paragon Bank, which provides a private banking experience to businesses, professionals, executives, entrepreneurs and other individuals. Founded in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1999, Paragon Bank provides banking services through highly responsive professionals, an extensive courier service, online and mobile technologies, free worldwide ATM access, and a select number of strategically placed offices in Raleigh, Cary and Charlotte, NC. For more information, visit http://ParagonBank.com.
 
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Except for historical information, all of the statements, expectations, and assumptions contained in this press release are forward-looking statements. Actual results might differ materially from those explicit or implicit in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, without limitation: failure to obtain all regulatory approvals and meet other closing conditions pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of April 26, 2017, by and among TowneBank, TB Acquisition, LLC, and the Company (the "TowneBank Merger"), including approval by the stockholders of the Company, on the expected terms and time schedule: delay in closing the TowneBank Merger; difficulties and delays in integrating TowneBank’s and the Company's businesses or fully realizing cost savings and other benefits; business disruption as a result of the TowneBank Merger; customer acceptance of TowneBank products and services; potential difficulties encountered in expanding into a new market following the TowneBank Merger; the effects of future economic conditions; governmental fiscal and monetary policies; legislative and regulatory changes; the risks of changes in interest rates; management of growth; fluctuations in our financial results; reliance on key personnel; our ability to compete effectively; privacy, security and other risks associated with our business; and the other factors set forth from time to time in our SEC filings, copies of which are available free of charge within the Investor Relations section of our website at https://paragonbank.com/investor-relations/ or upon request from our investor relations department. Paragon Commercial Corporation assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by law.
 
USE OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
Some of the financial measures included in this press release are not measures of financial performance recognized by United States generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures are “overhead to average assets” and “efficiency ratio.” Our management uses these non-GAAP financial measures in its analysis of our performance and because of market expectations of use of these ratios to evaluate the Company. Management believes each of these non-GAAP financial measures provides useful information about our financial condition and results of operation.
 
“Overhead to average assets” reflects the amount of non-interest expenses incurred in comparison to the total size of the Company and provides investors with an additional measure of our productivity.
 
The efficiency ratio shows the amount of revenue generated for each dollar spent and provides investors with a measure of our productivity.
 
These non-GAAP disclosures should not be viewed as a substitute for financial results determined in accordance with GAAP, nor are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be presented by other companies. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are included in the tables at the end of this release under the caption “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
 
 
 
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PARAGON COMMERCIAL CORPORATION              
 
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME            
 
 
(Unaudited)              
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Three Months Ended           
 
 
Year to Date
 
 
 
Sept. 30,
 
 
June 30,
 
 
March 31,
 
 
Dec. 31,
 
 
Sept. 30,
 
 
as of September 30,
 
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
2017
 
 
2017
 
 
2017
 
 
2016
 
 
2016
 
 
2017
 
 
2016
 
Loans and loan fees
 $15,241 
 $14,014 
 $13,070 
 $13,261 
 $12,544 
 $42,325 
 $35,574 
Investment securities
  1,501 
  1,465 
  1,403 
  1,264 
  1,214 
  4,369 
  3,802 
Federal funds and other interest income
  73 
  71 
  159 
  48 
  97 
  303 
  218 
Total Interest and Dividend Income
  16,815 
  15,550 
  14,632 
  14,573 
  13,855 
  46,997 
  39,594 
Interest-bearing checking and money markets
  1,125 
  1,127 
  1,074 
  1,064 
  966 
  3,326 
  2,659 
Time deposits
  472 
  458 
  511 
  560 
  588 
  1,441 
  1,711 
Borrowings and repurchase agreements
  1,376 
  947 
  728 
  530 
  534 
  3,051 
  1,605 
Total Interest Expense
  2,973 
  2,532 
  2,313 
  2,154 
  2,088 
  7,818 
  5,975 
Net Interest Income
  13,842 
  13,018 
  12,319 
  12,419 
  11,767 
  39,179 
  33,619 
Provision for loan losses
  405 
  650 
  159 
  200 
  391 
  1,214 
  391 
Net Interest Income after Provision for Loan Losses
  13,437 
  12,368 
  12,160 
  12,219 
  11,376 
  37,965 
  33,228 
Non-interest Income
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
Increase in cash surrender value of bank owned life insurance
  258 
  255 
  258 
  247 
  220 
  771 
  669 
Net gain on sale of securities
  - 
  - 
  - 
  21 
  - 
  - 
  85 
Deposit service charges and other fees
  75 
  68 
  62 
  64 
  65 
  205 
  179 
Mortgage banking revenues
  6 
  26 
  51 
  48 
  59 
  83 
  124 
Net loss on sale or write-down of other real estate
  (311)
  - 
  - 
  (443)
  - 
  (311)
  (257)
Other noninterest income
  246 
  145 
  132 
  272 
  94 
  523 
  285 
Total Non-interest Income
  274 
  494 
  503 
  209 
  438 
  1,271 
  1,085 
 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
Non-interest Expense
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
Salaries and employee benefits
  4,265 
  4,310 
  4,462 
  4,083 
  3,912 
  13,037 
  11,521 
Occupancy
  390 
  373 
  359 
  393 
  362 
  1,122 
  1,048 
Furniture and equipment
  418 
  451 
  502 
  473 
  430 
  1,371 
  1,312 
Data processing
  547 
  580 
  530 
  438 
  339 
  1,657 
  1,159 
Directors fees and expenses
  226 
  253 
  224 
  193 
  219 
  703 
  690 
Professional fees
  149 
  244 
  203 
  429 
  208 
  596 
  627 
FDIC and other supervisory assessments
  176 
  201 
  166 
  71 
  220 
  543 
  632 
Advertising and public relations
  228 
  297 
  221 
  210 
  239 
  746 
  661 
Unreimbursed loan costs and foreclosure related expenses
  214 
  104 
  174 
  145 
  172 
  492 
  383 
Merger related costs
  98 
  368 
  - 
  - 
  - 
  466 
  - 
Other expenses
  663 
  676 
  771 
  573 
  677 
  2,110 
  1,833 
Total Non-interest Expenses
  7,374 
  7,857 
  7,612 
  7,008 
  6,778 
  22,843 
  19,866 
 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
Income before income taxes
  6,337 
  5,005 
  5,051 
  5,420 
  5,036 
  16,393 
  14,447 
Income tax expense
  2,165 
  1,722 
  1,697 
  1,798 
  1,581 
  5,584 
  4,679 
Net income
 $4,172 
 $3,283 
 $3,354 
 $3,622 
 $3,455 
 $10,809 
 $9,768 
 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
Basic earnings per share
 $0.77 
 $0.61 
 $0.62 
 $0.67 
 $0.64 
 $2.00 
 $2.02 
Diluted earnings per share
 $0.77 
 $0.61 
 $0.62 
 $0.67 
 $0.64 
 $2.00 
 $2.00 
 
 
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PARAGON COMMERCIAL CORPORATION
 
 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sept. 30,
 
 
June 30,
 
 
March 31,
 
 
Dec. 31,
 
 
Sept. 30,
 
(Dollars and shares in thousands)
 
2017
 
 
2017
 
 
2017
 
 
2016
 
 
2016
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and due from banks
 $83,428 
 $17,564 
 $56,478 
 $43,005 
 $73,706 
Investment securities - available for sale, at fair value
  197,159 
  203,544 
  194,008 
  197,441 
  178,606 
Loans-net of unearned income and deferred fees
  1,389,987 
  1,339,860 
  1,230,953 
  1,191,280 
  1,165,345 
Allowance for loan losses
  (9,402)
  (8,921)
  (8,125)
  (7,909)
  (7,925)
 
  1,380,585 
  1,330,939 
  1,222,828 
  1,183,371 
  1,157,420 
Premises and equipment, net
  15,296 
  15,233 
  15,420 
  15,642 
  15,858 
Bank owned life insurance
  34,961 
  34,703 
  34,448 
  34,190 
  28,943 
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost
  12,403 
  12,828 
  5,603 
  8,400 
  5,425 
Accrued interest receivable
  4,840 
  4,690 
  4,403 
  4,368 
  4,022 
Deferred tax assets
  4,270 
  3,882 
  4,734 
  4,841 
  3,361 
Other real estate owned and repossessed property
  3,399 
  4,690 
  4,740 
  4,740 
  5,183 
Other assets
  7,584 
  7,494 
  7,365 
  7,769 
  6,335 
Total Assets
 $1,743,925 
 $1,635,567 
 $1,550,027 
 $1,503,767 
 $1,478,859 
 
    
    
    
    
    
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
    
    
    
    
    
Liabilities
    
    
    
    
    
Deposits:
    
    
    
    
    
Demand, non-interest bearing
 $253,511 
 $200,944 
 $222,904 
 $211,202 
 $188,398 
Money market accounts and interest checking
  865,355 
  794,255 
  848,705 
  742,046 
  767,124 
Time deposits
  169,277 
  179,531 
  193,249 
  219,007 
  243,563 
Total deposits
  1,288,143 
  1,174,730 
  1,264,858 
  1,172,255 
  1,199,085 
Repurchase agreements and federal funds purchased
  21,064 
  21,256 
  19,529 
  20,174 
  19,796 
Borrowings
  260,000 
  270,000 
  100,000 
  150,000 
  100,000 
Subordinated debentures
  18,558 
  18,558 
  18,558 
  18,558 
  18,558 
Other liabilities
  7,107 
  5,730 
  6,937 
  6,679 
  6,398 
Total Liabilities
  1,594,872 
  1,490,274 
  1,409,882 
  1,367,666 
  1,343,837 
 
    
    
    
    
    
Stockholders' equity
    
    
    
    
    
Common stock, $0.008 par value
  44 
  44 
  44 
  44 
  44 
Additional paid in capital
  80,822 
  80,721 
  80,323 
  80,147 
  80,015 
Retained earnings
  69,559 
  65,387 
  62,104 
  58,750 
  55,128 
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income
  (1,372)
  (859)
  (2,326)
  (2,840)
  (165)
Total Stockholders' Equity
  149,053 
  145,293 
  140,145 
  136,101 
  135,022 
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
 $1,743,925 
 $1,635,567 
 $1,550,027 
 $1,503,767 
 $1,478,859 
 
 
PARAGON COMMERCIAL CORPORATION
 
 
LOANS
 
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sept. 30,
 
 
June 30,
 
 
March 31,
 
 
Dec. 31,
 
 
Sept. 30,
 
(In thousands except per share data)
 
2017
 
 
2017
 
 
2017
 
 
2016
 
 
2016
 
Loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction and land development
 $75,465 
 $70,661 
 $78,552 
 $79,738 
 $74,605 
Commercial real estate:
    
    
    
    
    
  Commercial real estate
  448,762 
  433,486 
  391,795 
  365,569 
  356,833 
  Commercial real estate - owner occupied
  221,661 
  202,982 
  193,291 
  186,892 
  178,631 
  Multifamily, nonresidential and junior liens
  104,892 
  106,106 
  91,368 
  89,191 
  96,643 
    Total commercial real estate
  775,315 
  742,574 
  676,454 
  641,652 
  632,107 
Consumer real estate:
    
    
    
    
    
  Home equity lines
  92,285 
  87,229 
  86,550 
  87,489 
  86,361 
  Secured by 1-4 family residential, secured by 1st deeds of trust
  242,655 
  231,903 
  208,504 
  195,343 
  190,913 
  Secured by 1-4 family residential, secured by 2nd deeds of trust
  4,425 
  4,712 
  4,247 
  4,289 
  4,358 
    Total consumer real estate
  339,365 
  323,844 
  299,301 
  287,121 
  281,632 
Commercial and industrial loans
  178,765 
  181,644 
  162,580 
  170,709 
  164,913 
Consumer and other
  21,077 
  21,137 
  14,066 
  12,060 
  12,088 
  Total loans
  1,389,987 
  1,339,860 
  1,230,953 
  1,191,280 
  1,165,345 
 
 
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PARAGON COMMERCIAL CORPORATION
 
 
OTHER FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended    
 
 
 
Sept. 30,
 
 
June 30,
 
 
March 31,
 
 
Dec. 31,
 
 
Sept. 30,
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
 
2017
 
 
2017
 
 
2017
 
 
2016
 
 
2016
 
Selected Average Balances:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average total assets
 $1,681,192 
 $1,586,566 
 $1,557,830 
 $1,489,487 
 $1,452,526 
Average earning assets
  1,615,475 
  1,527,475 
  1,492,181 
  1,409,467 
  1,378,081 
Average loans
  1,359,440 
  1,272,604 
  1,209,314 
  1,184,790 
  1,135,448 
Average total deposits
  1,176,609 
  1,197,472 
  1,165,010 
  1,169,062 
  1,123,277 
Average stockholders' equity
  147,212 
  142,832 
  138,005 
  135,656 
  133,494 
 
    
    
    
    
    
Performance Ratios:
    
    
    
    
    
Return on average assets
  0.99%
  0.83%
  0.86%
  0.97%
  0.95%
Return on average equity
  11.34%
  9.19%
  9.72%
  10.68%
  10.35%
Tangible common equity ratio
  8.55%
  8.88%
  9.04%
  9.05%
  9.13%
Total interest-earning assets
 $1,678,994 
 $1,569,602 
 $1,482,570 
 $1,435,505 
 $1,408,456 
Tax equivalent net interest margin
  3.47%
  3.51%
  3.44%
  3.58%
  3.47%
Overhead to average assets (1)
  1.73%
  1.89%
  1.95%
  1.88%
  1.87%
Efficiency ratio (1)
  49.50%
  54.09%
  57.88%
  52.66%
  54.38%
 
    
    
    
    
    
Credit Ratios:
    
    
    
    
    
Non-accrual loans
 $466 
 $492 
 $500 
 $968 
 $948 
Other real estate owned
 $3,399 
 $4,690 
 $4,740 
 $4,740 
 $5,183 
Nonperforming assets to total assets
  0.22%
  0.32%
  0.34%
  0.38%
  0.41%
Nonperforming loans to total loans
  0.03%
  0.04%
  0.04%
  0.08%
  0.08%
Loans past due >30 days and still accruing
 $149 
 $- 
 $59 
 $- 
 $499 
Net loan charge-offs (recoveries)
 $(76)
 $(146)
 $(57)
 $216 
 $452 
Annualized net charge-offs/average loans
  -0.02%
  -0.05%
  -0.02%
  0.07%
  0.16%
Allowance for loan losses/total loans
  0.68%
  0.67%
  0.66%
  0.66%
  0.68%
Allowance for loan losses/nonperforming loans
  2018%
  1813%
  1625%
  817%
  836%
 
    
    
    
    
    
Per share data:
    
    
    
    
    
Average diluted common shares outstanding
  5,421,388 
  5,413,270 
  5,422,590 
  5,422,817 
  5,439,596 
End of quarter common shares outstanding
  5,459,982 
  5,458,528 
  5,452,088 
  5,450,713 
  5,450,042 
Book value per common share
 $27.30 
 $26.62 
 $25.70 
 $24.97 
 $24.77 
 
(1)            
This measure is not a measure recognized under United States generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, and is therefore considered to be a non-GAAP financial measure. Please see “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below for a reconciliation of this measure to the most directly comparable GAAP measure.
 
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
 
“Overhead to average assets” is defined as non-interest expense less merger-related costs divided by total average assets. We believe overhead to average assets is an important indicator of the Company’s level of non-interest expenses relative to the Company’s overall size, which assists in the evaluation of our productivity. While the overhead to average assets ratio is a measure of productivity, its value reflects the attributes of the business model we employ.
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
Sept. 30,
 
 
June 30,
 
 
March 31,
 
 
Dec. 31,
 
 
Sept. 30,
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
2017
 
 
2017
 
 
2017
 
 
2016
 
 
2016
 
Overhead to Average Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-interest expense
 $7,374 
 $7,857 
 $7,612 
 $7,008 
 $6,778 
Less merger related costs
  98 
  368 
  - 
  - 
  - 
Adjusted non-interest expense
 $7,276 
 $7,489 
 $7,612 
 $7,008 
 $6,778 
 
    
    
    
    
    
Average Assets
 $1,681,192 
 $1,586,566 
 $1,557,830 
 $1,489,487 
 $1,452,526 
 
    
    
    
    
    
Overhead to Average Assets
  1.73%
  1.89%
  1.95%
  1.88%
  1.87%
 
 
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“Efficiency ratio” is defined as total non-interest expense less merger-related costs divided by adjusted operating revenue. Adjusted operating revenue is equal to net interest income (taxable equivalent) plus non-interest income, adjusted to exclude the impacts of gains and losses on the sale of securities and gains and losses on the sale or write-down of foreclosed real estate because we believe the timing of the recognition of those items to be discretionary. We believe the efficiency ratio is important as an indicator of productivity because it shows the amount of revenue generated by our operations for each dollar spent. While the efficiency ratio is a measure of productivity, its value reflects the attributes of the business model we employ.
 
 
 
Three Months Ended    
 
 
 
Sept. 30,
 
 
June 30,
 
 
March 31,
 
 
Dec. 31,
 
 
Sept. 30,
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
2017
 
 
2017
 
 
2017
 
 
2016
 
 
2016
 
Efficiency Ratio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-interest expense
 $7,374 
 $7,857 
 $7,612 
 $7,008 
 $6,778 
Less merger related costs
  98 
  368 
  - 
  - 
  - 
Adjusted non-interest expense
 $7,276 
 $7,489 
 $7,612 
 $7,008 
 $6,778 
 
    
    
    
    
    
Net interest taxable equivalent income
 $14,114 
 $13,351 
 $12,649 
 $12,676 
 $12,026 
Non-interest income
  274 
  494 
  503 
  209 
  438 
Less gain on investment securities
  - 
  - 
  - 
  (21)
  - 
Plus loss on sale or writedown of foreclosed real estate
  311 
  - 
  - 
  443 
  - 
  Adjusted operating revenue
 $14,699 
 $13,845 
 $13,152 
 $13,307 
 $12,464 
 
    
    
    
    
    
Efficiency ratio
  49.50%
  54.09%
  57.88%
  52.66%
  54.38%
 
 
 
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