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EXHIBIT 99.1

 

 

 

News Release

 

Contact: Tom Lampen, ChoiceOne Bank
(616) 887-2337
tlampen@choiceone.com

 

ChoiceOne Financial Reports Second Quarter 2018 Results

 

Sparta, Mich. – July 25, 2018 – ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc. (OTC:COFS), the parent company for ChoiceOne Bank, reported net income of $1,833,000 for the second quarter of 2018 compared to $1,635,000 in the same period in 2017. Diluted earnings per share was an adjusted $0.50 in the second quarter of 2018 compared to an adjusted $0.45 per share in the second quarter of the prior year. Diluted earnings per share for the six months ended June 30, 2018 was an adjusted $0.96 compared to an adjusted $0.85 for the six months ended June 30, 2017. Per share amounts have been adjusted for both 5% stock dividends paid on May 31, 2017 and May 31, 2018.

 

“With net income at a historical high for the first half of 2018, we are extremely pleased with the progress of our community bank,” said Kelly Potes, President and Chief Executive Officer of ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc. “We expect our plans to open two additional full-service branch offices later this year in high-growth markets, including downtown Grand Rapids, to further add to our growth.”

 

Total assets remained steady at $630.3 million as of the end of the second quarter of 2018 compared to $630.1 million as of June 30, 2017. Net loans grew $15.9 million from June 30, 2017 to June 30, 2018, which along with higher interest rates on new loans led to total interest income of $6.1 million in the second quarter of 2018, which was $716,000 higher than the same period in 2017. Total deposits grew 1% or $3.6 million from June 30, 2017 to June 30, 2018.

 

ChoiceOne recorded no provision for loan losses in the second quarter of 2018, which was slightly lower than provision expense of $25,000 in the same period in the prior year. Nonperforming loans declined $590,000 from June 30, 2017 to June 30, 2018 as credit quality continued to remain a focal point for ChoiceOne.

 

Total noninterest income decreased $220,000 in the second quarter of 2018 compared to the same quarter in the prior year. Insurance and investment commissions were the largest component of the decline as a result of ChoiceOne’s sale of a majority of its investment book of business during the fourth quarter of 2017. Gains on sales of loans were also lower in the first quarter of 2018 than in the same period in the prior year as higher interest rates coupled with a low inventory of homes for sale in ChoiceOne’s market areas have negatively impacted mortgage originations. Partially offsetting these reductions in income were higher customer service charges in the second quarter of 2018 compared to the same period in 2017.

 

Total noninterest expense increased $332,000 in the second quarter of 2018 compared to the same period in 2017. Much of this growth was caused by higher salaries and benefits expense related to annual wage increases and additional sales and retail staff in preparation for the two new branch locations which will open later in 2018. Other noninterest expenses were also higher in the second quarter and first half of 2018 compared to the same periods in the prior year as a result of growth in loan related costs and other expenses.

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ChoiceOne’s income tax expense decreased $236,000 in the second quarter of 2018 compared to the second quarter of 2017, which caused the effective tax rate to decline from 26% to 16%. This reduction in expense was due to the Tax Cut and Jobs Act passed in December of 2017.

 

“Although we have seen improvements in net income related to the decrease of ChoiceOne’s corporate tax rate, we have also benefited from management’s decision in the prior year to reduce the securities balance and redeploy funds into loan growth,” said Kelly Potes.

 

About ChoiceOne

ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc. is a financial holding company headquartered in Sparta, Michigan and the parent corporation of ChoiceOne Bank, Member FDIC. ChoiceOne Bank operates 12 full service offices and one loan production office in parts of Kent, Ottawa, Muskegon, and Newaygo Counties. ChoiceOne Bank offers insurance and investment products through its subsidiary, ChoiceOne Insurance Agencies, Inc. ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc. common stock is quoted on the OTC under the symbol “COFS.” For more information, please visit Investor Relations at ChoiceOne’s website at www.choiceone.com.

 

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements. Words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “forecasts,” “intends,” “is likely,” “plans,” “predicts,” “projects,” “may,” “could,” “look forward,” “continue”, “future” and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Management’s determination of the provision and allowance for loan losses, the carrying value of goodwill and loan servicing rights, and the fair value of investment securities (including whether any impairment on any investment security is temporary or other than temporary and the amount of any impairment) and management’s assumptions concerning pension and other postretirement benefit plans involve judgments that are inherently forward-looking. These statements reflect management’s current beliefs as to the expected outcomes of future events and are not guarantees of future performance. These statements involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions (“risk factors”) that are difficult to predict with regard to timing, extent, likelihood and degree of occurrence. Therefore, actual results and outcomes may materially differ from what may be expressed, implied or forecasted in such forward-looking statements. Furthermore, ChoiceOne undertakes no obligation to update, amend, or clarify forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

 

Risk factors include, but are not limited to, the risk factors described in Item 1A in ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017. These and other factors are representative of the risk factors that could cause a difference between an ultimate actual outcome and a preceding forward-looking statement.

 

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EDITORS NOTE: Media interviews with ChoiceOne Bank executives are available by calling Tom Lampen at (616)887-2337 or tlampen@choiceone.com. Electronic versions of bank official headshots are also available.

 

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Condensed Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)

 

(In thousands) 6/30/2018   3/31/2018   12/31/2017   6/30/2017
   Cash and Cash Equivalents $ 11,877   $ 13,985   $ 36,837   $ 17,050
   Securities   168,592     171,067     159,158     184,015
   Loans Held For Sale   617     1,240     1,721     1,990
   Loans to Other Financial Institutions   9,006     5,637     6,802     4,162
   Loans, Net of Allowance For Loan Losses   391,240     381,731     394,208     375,350
   Premises and Equipment   13,571     13,348     12,855     12,473
   Cash Surrender Value of Life Insurance Policies   14,706     14,608     14,514     14,315
   Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets   13,728     13,728     13,728     13,728
   Other Assets   7,500     7,398     6,721     6,984
                       
      Total Assets $ 630,837   $ 622,742   $ 646,544   $ 630,067
                       
   Noninterest-bearing Deposits $ 147,040   $ 146,912   $ 151,462   $ 133,956
   Interest-bearing Deposits   380,881     385,362     388,391     390,388
   Borrowings   24,251     12,720     27,416     26,586
   Other Liabilities   2,397     2,134     2,725     3,609
                       
      Total Liabilities   554,569     547,128     569,994     554,539
                       
   Shareholders' Equity   76,268     75,614     76,550     75,528
                       
      Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity $ 630,837   $ 622,742   $ 646,544   $ 630,067

 

 

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Condensed Statements of Income
(Unaudited)

 

  Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
(In Thousands, Except Per Share Data) 6/30/2018   6/30/2017   6/30/2018   6/30/2017
Interest Income                      
   Loans, including fees $ 4,971   $ 4,401   $ 9,624   $ 8,565
   Securities and other   1,144     1,024     2,190     2,021
Total Interest Income   6,115     5,425     11,814     10,586
                       
Interest Expense                      
   Deposits   463     292     809     540
   Borrowings   83     56     129     114
Total Interest Expense   546     348     938     654
                       
Net Interest Income   5,569     5,077     10,876     9,932
Provision for Loan Losses   -     25     35     25
                       
Net Interest Income After Provision for
   Loan Losses
  5,569     5,052     10,841     9,907
                       
Noninterest Income                      
   Customer service charges   1,120     1,049     2,175     2,023
   Insurance and investment commissions   72     262     134     500
   Gains on sales of loans   288     341     549     565
   Gains on sales of securities   16     60     25     126
   Earnings on life insurance policies   97     99     191     198
   Other income   129     131     296     262
Total Noninterest Income   1,722     1,942     3,370     3,674
                       
Noninterest Expense                      
   Salaries and benefits   2,779     2,591     5,528     5,106
   Occupancy and equipment   664     689     1,344     1,397
   Data processing   555     554     1,089     1,130
   Professional fees   310     262     527     491
   Other expenses   806     683     1,590     1,324
Total Noninterest Expense   5,114     4,779     10,078     9,448
                       
Income Before Income Tax   2,177     2,215     4,133     4,133
Income Tax Expense   344     580     642     1,052
                       
Net Income $ 1,833   $ 1,635   $ 3,491   $ 3,081
                       
Basic Earnings Per Share $ 0.51   $ 0.45   $ 0.97   $ 0.85
Diluted Earnings Per Share $ 0.50   $ 0.45   $ 0.96   $ 0.85

 

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