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Exhibit 99.1

 



For Immediate Release:

Bank of Commerce Holdings Announces Results for the Fourth Quarter of 2019



SACRAMENTO, California, January 17, 2020 / GLOBE NEWSWIRE—Bank of Commerce Holdings (NASDAQ: BOCH) (the “Company”), a $1.480 billion asset bank holding company and parent company of Merchants Bank of Commerce (the “Bank”), today announced financial results for the quarter and the year ended December 31, 2019. Net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2019 was $4.4 million or $0.24 per share – diluted, compared with net income of $4.8 million or $0.30 per share – diluted for the same period of 2018. Net income for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $15.0 million or $0.83 per share – diluted, compared with net income of $15.7 million or $0.96 per share – diluted for the same period of 2018.

The current year includes the benefits of our January 31, 2019 acquisition of Merchants National Bank of Sacramento (“Merchants”). In May, we successfully converted all of Merchant’s computer records onto our core system. As previously announced, the Company’s subsidiary bank, which had been operating under multiple names, simultaneously changed the name for all locations to Merchants Bank of Commerce. During 2019 acquisition related costs totaled $2.2 million and costs related to the name change totaled $503 thousand. All significant costs for these two projects have now been absorbed.

 

Randall S. Eslick, President and CEO commented: “We are pleased to report that 2019 was another solid year for the company. We are proud of our high quality assets, the successful acquisition and integration of Merchants National Bank and the widespread acceptance of our new name, Merchants Bank of Commerce. Thanks to the hard work of our dedicated employees our company remains well positioned for continued success.”

 

Financial highlights for the year ended December 31, 2019:

 

Net income of $15.0 million was a decrease of $769 thousand (5%) from $15.7 million earned during the same period in the prior year. Earnings of $0.83 per share – diluted was an decrease of $0.13 (14%) from $0.96 per share – diluted earned during the same period in the prior year and reflects the impact of the following:

 

o

1,834,142 shares of common stock issued during the first quarter of 2019 as part of our acquisition of Merchants and

 

o

90,501 shares of common stock repurchased during the fourth quarter of 2019 as part of our previously announced share repurchase program.

Net interest income increased $6.0 million (13%) to $53.5 million compared to $47.5 million for the same period in the prior year.

Net interest margin improved to 3.94% compared to 3.90% for the same period in the prior year.

Return on average assets decreased to 1.03% compared to 1.22% for the same period in the prior year.

Return on average equity decreased to 9.09% compared to 12.08% for the same period in the prior year.

Average loans totaled $1.021 billion, an increase of $105 million (12%) compared to average loans for the same period in the prior year.

Average earning assets totaled $1.360 billion, an increase of $140 million (11%) compared to average earning assets for the same period in the prior year.

Average deposits totaled $1.245 billion, an increase of $146 million (13%) compared to average deposits for the same period in the prior year.

 

o

Average non-maturing deposits totaled $1.084 billion, an increase of $154 million (17%) compared to the same period in the prior year.

 

o

Average certificates of deposit totaled $160.6 million, a decrease of $7.6 million (5%) compared to same period in the prior year.

The Company’s efficiency ratio was 64.5% compared to 62.5% during the same period in the prior year.

 

o

The Company’s efficiency ratio of 64.5% for 2019 includes $2.2 million in acquisition costs and $503 thousand in name change costs. The efficiency ratio excluding these non-recurring costs is 59.9%.

 

o

The Company’s efficiency ratio of 62.5% for 2018 includes $844 thousand in acquisition costs. The efficiency ratio excluding these non-recurring costs is 60.8%.

Nonperforming assets at December 31, 2019 totaled $5.7 million or 0.38% of total assets, an increase of $1.5 million since December 31, 2018. The increase was primarily caused by loans to one commercial real estate borrower that were moved to nonaccrual and had zero calculated impairment at December 31, 2019.

Book value per common share was $9.62 at December 31, 2019 compared to $8.47 at December 31, 2018.

Tangible book value per common share was $8.71 at December 31, 2019 compared to $8.36 at December 31, 2018.

 

Financial highlights for the fourth quarter of 2019:

 

Net income of $4.4 million ($0.24 per share – diluted) was a decrease of $470 thousand (10%) from $4.8 million ($0.30 per share – diluted) earned during the same period in the prior year and reflects the impact of the following:

 

o

1,834,142 shares of common stock issued during the first quarter of 2019 as part of our acquisition of Merchants and

 

o

90,501 shares of common stock repurchased during the fourth quarter of 2019 as part of our previously announced share repurchase program.

Net interest income increased $820 thousand (7%) to $13.3 million compared to $12.5 million for the same period in the prior year.

Net interest margin decreased to 3.80% compared to 3.93% for the same period in the prior year.

Return on average assets decreased to 1.16% compared to 1.44% for the same period in the prior year.

Return on average equity decreased to 10.06% compared to 14.32% for the same period in the prior year.

Average loans totaled $1.032 billion, an increase of $108 million (12%) compared to average loans for the same period in the prior year.

Average earning assets totaled $1.390 billion, an increase of $131 million (10%) compared the same period in the prior year.

 

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Average deposits totaled $1.282 billion, an increase of $124 million (11%) compared the same period in the prior year.

 

o

Average non-maturing deposits totaled $1.129 billion, an increase of $128 million (13%) compared to the same period in the prior year.

 

o

Average certificates of deposit totaled $153.2 million, a decrease of $3.8 million (2%) compared to the same period in the prior year.

The Company’s efficiency ratio was 58.7% compared to 65.1% for the same period in the prior year.

 

o

The Company’s efficiency ratio of 65.1% for the fourth quarter of 2018 includes $802 thousand in acquisition costs. The efficiency ratio excluding these non-recurring costs is 59.2%.

Nonperforming assets at December 31, 2019 totaled $5.7 million or 0.38% of total assets, a decrease of $7.2 million since September 30, 2019. The decrease was due to a sale of a $9.9 million nonaccrual commercial real estate loan.

Book value per common share was $9.62 at December 31, 2019 compared to $9.42 at September 30, 2019.

Tangible book value per common share was $8.71 at December 31, 2019 compared to $8.51 at September 30, 2019.

 

Selected Tax Items:

 

Financial performance for 2018 includes “selected tax items” which complicate reporting period comparisons. The 2018 results include a $1.5 million decrease in our income tax provision composed of a $988 thousand reversal of our uncertain tax position and a $484 thousand benefit as a result of our cost segregation study and tangible property review. These items were previously disclosed in our form 10-K filed March 12, 2019. Management believes that our financial results are more comparative excluding the impact of these selected tax items.

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

In addition to results presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (GAAP), this press release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide investors with information useful in understanding the Company’s financial performance; however, readers of this document are urged to review these non-GAAP financial measures in conjunction with the GAAP results as reported.

 

SELECTED NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION - UNAUDITED

(amounts in thousands except per share data)

                                         
   

For The Three Months Ended

   

For The Twelve Months Ended

 

Reconciliation of Net Income (GAAP) to Net Income

 

December 31,

   

September 30,

   

December 31,

 

Excluding Selected Tax Items (non-GAAP):

 

2019

   

2018

   

2019

   

2019

   

2018

 

Net income (GAAP)

  $ 4,369     $ 4,839     $ 4,642     $ 14,961     $ 15,730  

Selected tax items:

                                       

Reversal of uncertain tax position (GAAP)

          (988 )                 (988 )

Benefit from cost segregation study and tangible property review (GAAP)

          (484 )                 (484 )

Total selected tax items

          (1,472 )                 (1,472 )

Net income excluding selected tax items (non-GAAP)

  $ 4,369     $ 3,367     $ 4,642     $ 14,961     $ 14,258  
                                         

Earnings per share - diluted (GAAP)

  $ 0.24     $ 0.30     $ 0.26     $ 0.83     $ 0.96  

Effect of selected tax items

          (0.09 )                 (0.09 )

Earnings per share - diluted excluding selected tax items (non-GAAP)

  $ 0.24     $ 0.21     $ 0.26     $ 0.83     $ 0.87  
                                         

GAAP Information:

                                       

Return on average assets

    1.16

%

    1.44

%

    1.26

%

    1.03

%

    1.22

%

Return on average equity

    10.06

%

    14.32

%

    10.86

%

    9.09

%

    12.08

%

Effective tax rate

    26.1

%

    (1.7

%)

    27.8

%

    26.9

%

    18.7

%

                                         

Non-GAAP Ratios:

                                       

Return on average assets excluding selected tax items

    1.16

%

    1.01

%

    1.26

%

    1.03

%

    1.11

%

Return on average equity excluding selected tax items

    10.06

%

    9.97

%

    10.86

%

    9.09

%

    10.95

%

Effective tax rate excluding selected tax items

    26.1

%

    29.2

%

    27.8

%

    26.9

%

    26.3

%

 

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Forward-Looking Statements

 

Bank of Commerce Holdings wishes to take advantage of the Safe Harbor provisions included in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. This news release includes statements by the Company, which describe management’s expectations and developments, which may not be based on historical facts and are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21B of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended. Future events are difficult to predict, and the expectations described above are necessarily subject to risk and uncertainty that may cause actual results to differ materially and adversely. In addition to discussions about risks and uncertainties set forth from time to time in the Company's public filings, factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward looking statements include, among others, the following possibilities: (1) local, national and international economic conditions are less favorable than expected or have a more direct and pronounced effect on the Company than expected and adversely affect the Company's ability to continue its internal growth at historical rates and maintain the quality of its earning assets; (2) changes in interest rates reduce interest margins more than expected and negatively affect funding sources; (3) projected business increases following strategic expansion or opening or acquiring new banks and/or branches are lower than expected; (4) our concentration in lending tied to real estate exposes us to the adverse effects of material increases in interest rates, declines in the general economy, tightening credit markets or declines in real estate values; (5) competitive pressure among financial institutions increases significantly; (6) legislation or regulatory requirements or changes adversely affect the businesses in which the Company is engaged; and (7) technological changes could expose us to new risks.

 

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TABLE 1

SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION - UNAUDITED

(amounts in thousands except per share data)

                                         
   

For The Three Months Ended

   

For The Twelve Months Ended

 

Net income, average assets and

 

December 31,

   

September 30,

   

December 31,

 

average shareholders' equity

 

2019

   

2018

   

2019

   

2019

   

2018

 

Net income

  $ 4,369     $ 4,839     $ 4,642     $ 14,961     $ 15,730  

Average total assets

  $ 1,492,643     $ 1,328,817     $ 1,462,444     $ 1,458,112     $ 1,288,841  

Average total earning assets

  $ 1,390,446     $ 1,259,709     $ 1,360,006     $ 1,360,325     $ 1,220,135  

Average shareholders' equity

  $ 172,385     $ 134,033     $ 169,608     $ 164,642     $ 130,218  
                                         

Selected performance ratios

                                       

Return on average assets

    1.16

%

    1.44

%

    1.26

%

    1.03

%

    1.22

%

Return on average equity

    10.06

%

    14.32

%

    10.86

%

    9.09

%

    12.08

%

Efficiency ratio

    58.7

%

    65.1

%

    56.4

%

    64.5

%

    62.5

%

                                         

Share and per share amounts

                                       

Weighted average shares - basic (1)

    18,068       16,265       18,130       17,956       16,248  

Weighted average shares - diluted (1)

    18,150       16,345       18,196       18,024       16,332  

Earnings per share - basic

  $ 0.24     $ 0.30     $ 0.26     $ 0.83     $ 0.97  

Earnings per share - diluted

  $ 0.24     $ 0.30     $ 0.26     $ 0.83     $ 0.96  
                                         
   

At December 31,

   

At September 30,

                 

Share and per share amounts

 

2019

   

2018

   

2019

                 

Common shares outstanding (2)

    18,137       16,334       18,212                  

Book value per common share (2)

  $ 9.62     $ 8.47     $ 9.42                  

Tangible book value per common share (2)(3)

  $ 8.71     $ 8.36     $ 8.51                  
                                         

Capital ratios (4)

                                       

Bank of Commerce Holdings

                                       

Common equity tier 1 capital ratio

    13.19

%

    12.79

%

    12.85

%

               

Tier 1 capital ratio

    14.04

%

    13.71

%

    13.69

%

               

Total capital ratio

    15.97

%

    15.82

%

    15.62

%

               

Tier 1 leverage ratio

    11.30

%

    11.21

%

    11.28

%

               

Tangible common equity ratio (5)

    10.80

%

    10.46

%

    10.64

%

               
                                         

Merchants Bank of Commerce

                                       

Common equity tier 1 capital ratio

    14.39

%

    13.23

%

    14.25

%

               

Tier 1 capital ratio

    14.39

%

    13.23

%

    14.25

%

               

Total capital ratio

    15.48

%

    14.42

%

    15.34

%

               

Tier 1 leverage ratio

    11.58

%

    10.81

%

    11.74

%

               

 

(1) Excludes unvested restricted shares issued in accordance with the Company's equity incentive plan, as they are non-participative in dividends or voting rights.

(2) Includes unvested restricted shares issued in accordance with the Company's equity incentive plan.

(3) Book value per share is computed by dividing total shareholders’ equity by shares outstanding. Tangible book value per share is computed by dividing total shareholders’ equity less goodwill and core deposit intangible, net by shares outstanding. Management believes that tangible book value per share is meaningful because it is a measure that the Company and investors commonly use to assess capital adequacy.

(4) The Company and the Bank continue to meet all capital adequacy requirements to which they are subject.

(5) Management believes the tangible common equity ratio is a useful measure of capital adequacy because it provides a meaningful base for period-to-period and company-to-company comparisons, which management believes will assist investors in assessing the capital of the Company and the ability of the Company to absorb potential losses. The tangible common equity ratio is calculated as total shareholders' equity less goodwill and core deposit intangible, net divided by total assets less goodwill and core deposit intangible, net.

 

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BALANCE SHEET OVERVIEW

 

As of December 31, 2019, the Company had total consolidated assets of $1.480 billion, gross loans of $1.033 billion, allowance for loan and lease losses (“ALLL”) of $12 million, total deposits of $1.267 billion, and shareholders’ equity of $174 million.

 

TABLE 2

LOAN BALANCES BY TYPE - UNAUDITED

(amounts in thousands)

                                                                 
   

At December 31,

                   

At September 30,

 
           

% of

           

% of

   

Change

           

% of

 
   

2019

   

Total

   

2018

   

Total

   

Amount

   

%

   

2019

   

Total

 

Commercial

  $ 141,197       14

%

  $ 135,543       14

%

  $ 5,654       4

%

  $ 152,195       15

%

Real estate - construction and land development

    26,830       3       22,563       2       4,267       19

%

    35,606       3  

Real estate - commercial non-owner occupied

    493,920       48       433,708       46       60,212       14

%

    475,678       47  

Real estate - commercial owner occupied

    218,833       21       204,622       22       14,211       7

%

    210,767       20  

Real estate - residential - ITIN

    33,039       3       37,446       4       (4,407 )     (12

)%

    34,036       3  

Real estate - residential - 1-4 family mortgage

    63,661       6       34,366       4       29,295       85

%

    64,747       6  

Real estate - residential - equity lines

    22,099       2       26,958       3       (4,859 )     (18

)%

    22,729       2  

Consumer and other

    33,324       3       51,045       5       (17,721 )     (35

)%

    37,324       4  

Gross loans

    1,032,903       100

%

    946,251       100

%

    86,652       9

%

    1,033,082       100

%

Deferred fees and costs

    2,162               1,927               235               1,980          

Loans, net of deferred fees and costs

    1,035,065               948,178               86,887               1,035,062          

Allowance for loan and lease losses

    (12,231 )             (12,292 )             61               (12,285 )        

Net loans

  $ 1,022,834             $ 935,886             $ 86,948             $ 1,022,777          
                                                                 

Average loans during the quarter

  $ 1,031,702             $ 923,409             $ 108,293       12

%

  $ 1,029,534          

Average yield on loans during the quarter

    4.86

%

            4.94

%

            (0.08 )             5.01

%

       

Average yield on loans during the year

    4.95

%

            4.91

%

            0.04               4.98

%

       

 

The Company recorded gross loan balances of $1.033 billion at December 31, 2019, compared with $946 million and $1.033 billion at December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2019, respectively, an increase of $87 million and a decrease of $179 thousand, respectively. During the first quarter of 2019, the Merchants acquisition provided an additional $85.3 million of loans.

 

The average yield on loans during the quarter was 4.86% compared to 4.94% and 5.01% for the quarters ended December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2019, respectively.

 

Gross loan balances in the table above include a net fair value discount for loans acquired from Merchants during the first quarter of 2019 of $1.7 million and $1.9 million at December 31, 2019 and September 30, 2019, respectively. We recorded $193 thousand and $188 thousand in accretion of the discount for these loans during the third and fourth quarters of 2019, respectively.

 

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TABLE 3

CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND INVESTMENT SECURITIES - UNAUDITED

(amounts in thousands)

                                                                 
   

At December 31,

                   

At September 30,

 
           

% of

           

% of

   

Change

           

% of

 
   

2019

   

Total

   

2018

   

Total

   

Amount

   

%

   

2019

   

Total

 

Cash and due from banks

  $ 21,338       6

%

  $ 23,692       8

%

  $ (2,354 )     (10

)%

  $ 32,505       9

%

Interest-bearing deposits in other banks

    59,266       16       23,673       8       35,593       150

%

    56,099       16  

Total cash and cash equivalents

    80,604       22       47,365       16       33,239       70

%

    88,604       25  
                                                                 

Investment securities:

                                                               

U.S. government and agencies

    38,733       11       40,087       13       (1,354 )     (3

)%

    40,467       11  

Obligations of state and political subdivisions

    42,098       11       50,530       17       (8,432 )     (17

)%

    39,004       11  

Residential mortgage backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations

    180,835       49       138,503       45       42,332       31

%

    165,994       46  

Corporate securities

    2,966       1       2,922       1       44       2

%

    2,992       1  

Commercial mortgage backed securities

    19,307       5       24,762       8       (5,455 )     (22

)%

    22,822       6  

Other asset backed securities

    3,011       1       124             2,887       2,328

%

    1,062        

Total investment securities - AFS

    286,950       78       256,928       84       30,022       12

%

    272,341       75  
                                                                 

Total cash, cash equivalents and investment securities

  $ 367,554       100

%

  $ 304,293       100

%

  $ 63,261       21

%

  $ 360,945       100

%

Average yield on interest-bearing due from banks and investment securities during the quarter - nominal

    2.39

%

            2.66

%

            (0.27 )             2.63

%

       

Average yield on interest-bearing due from banks and investment securities during the quarter - tax equivalent

    2.47

%

            2.77

%

            (0.30 )             2.71

%

       

 

As of December 31, 2019, we maintained noninterest-bearing cash positions of $21.3 million and interest-bearing deposits of $59.3 million at the Federal Reserve Bank and correspondent banks.

 

Investment securities totaled $287.0 million at December 31, 2019, compared with $256.9 million and $272.3 million at December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2019, respectively. During the first quarter of 2019, the Merchants acquisition included securities with a par value of $107.4 million. Management elected to sell securities with a par value of $18.0 million and $118.0 million during the quarter and the year ended December 31, 2019, respectively. The sales resulted in net realized gains of $49 thousand and $186 thousand for the quarter and the year ended December 31, 2019, respectively.

 

Average securities balances and weighted average tax equivalent yields for the quarters ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 were $277.6 million and 2.71% compared to $261.0 million and 2.91%, respectively.

 

At December 31, 2019, our net unrealized gains on available-for-sale investment securities were $3.7 million compared with net unrealized losses of $4.3 million and unrealized gains of $3.3 million at December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2019, respectively. The changes in net unrealized losses on the investment securities portfolio were due to changes in market interest rates.

 

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TABLE 4

DEPOSITS BY TYPE - UNAUDITED

(amounts in thousands)

                                                                 
   

At December 31,

                   

At September 30,

 
           

% of

           

% of

   

Change

           

% of

 
   

2019

   

Total

   

2018

   

Total

   

Amount

   

%

   

2019

   

Total

 

Demand - noninterest-bearing

  $ 432,680       34

%

  $ 347,199       31

%

  $ 85,481       25

%

  $ 412,410       33

%

Demand - interest-bearing

    239,258       19       252,202       22       (12,944 )     (5

)%

    239,547       19  

Money market

    307,559       24       265,093       23       42,466       16

%

    317,120       25  

Total demand

    979,497       77       864,494       76       115,003       13

%

    969,077       77  
                                                                 

Savings

    135,888       11       114,840       10       21,048       18

%

    137,441       11  

Total non-maturing deposits

    1,115,385       88       979,334       86       136,051       14

%

    1,106,518       88  
                                                                 

Certificates of deposit

    151,786       12       152,382       14       (596 )     0

%

    155,621       12  

Total deposits

  $ 1,267,171       100

%

  $ 1,131,716       100

%

  $ 135,455       12

%

  $ 1,262,139       100

%

 

Total deposits at December 31, 2019, increased $135 million or 12% to $1.267 billion compared to December 31, 2018 and increased $5 million or 2% annualized compared to September 30, 2019. Total non-maturing deposits increased $136.1 million or 14% compared to the same date a year ago and increased $8.9 million or 3% annualized compared to September 30, 2019. Certificates of deposit decreased $596 thousand or less than 1% compared to the same date a year ago and decreased $3.8 million or 10% annualized compared to September 30, 2019.

 

TABLE 5

WHOLESALE AND RECIPROCAL DEPOSITS - UNAUDITED

(amounts in thousands)

                         
   

At December 31,

   

At September 30,

 
   

2019

   

2018

   

2019

 

CDARS / ICS reciprocal deposits

  $ 64,030     $ 83,666     $ 57,897  

Online listing service wholesale time deposits

    248       22,015       248  

Total wholesale and reciprocal deposits

  $ 64,278     $ 105,681     $ 58,145  

 

For calendar quarters prior to April 1, 2018, CDARS/ ICS reciprocal deposits were considered to be brokered deposits by regulatory authorities and were reported as such on quarterly Call Reports. With passage of The Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act in May 2018, this is no longer so.

 

AVERAGE COST OF FUNDS

 

The following table presents the average cost of interest-bearing deposits, all deposits and all interest-bearing liabilities for the periods indicated.

 

 

TABLE 6

AVERAGE COST OF FUNDS - UNAUDITED

For The Three Months Ended

 

   

December 31,

   

September 30,

   

June 30,

   

March 31,

   

December 31,

   

September 30,

   

June 30,

   

March 31,

 
   

2019

   

2019

   

2019

   

2019

   

2018

   

2018

   

2018

   

2018

 

Interest-bearing deposits

    0.56

%

    0.56

%

    0.54

%

    0.49

%

    0.45

%

    0.42

%

    0.41

%

    0.41

%

Interest-bearing deposits and noninterest-bearing demand

    0.38

%

    0.38

%

    0.37

%

    0.34

%

    0.31

%

    0.29

%

    0.29

%

    0.29

%

All interest-bearing liabilities

    0.68

%

    0.68

%

    0.74

%

    0.67

%

    0.61

%

    0.64

%

    0.68

%

    0.60

%

All interest-bearing liabilities and noninterest-bearing demand

    0.46

%

    0.46

%

    0.52

%

    0.46

%

    0.42

%

    0.45

%

    0.50

%

    0.43

%

 

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INCOME STATEMENT OVERVIEW

 

TABLE 7

SUMMARY INCOME STATEMENT - UNAUDITED

(amounts in thousands, except per share data)

                                                         
   

For The Three Months Ended

 
   

December 31,

   

Change

   

September 30,

   

Change

 
   

2019

   

2018

   

Amount

   

%

   

2019

   

Amount

   

%

 

Interest income

  $ 14,808     $ 13,750     $ 1,058       8

%

  $ 15,201     $ (393 )     (3

)%

Interest expense

    1,494       1,256       238       19

%

    1,479       15       1

%

Net interest income

    13,314       12,494       820       7

%

    13,722       (408 )     (3

)%

Provision for loan and lease losses

                     

%

               

%

Noninterest income

    1,021       1,132       (111 )     (10

)%

    1,006       15       1

%

Noninterest expense

    8,421       8,868       (447 )     (5

)%

    8,300       121       1

%

Income before provision for income taxes

    5,914       4,758       1,156       24

%

    6,428       (514 )     (8

)%

Provision for income taxes:

                                                       

Reversal of uncertain tax position

          (988 )     988       (100

)%

               

%

Benefit from cost segregation study and tangible property review

          (484 )     484       (100

)%

               

%

Provision for income taxes

    1,545       1,391       154       11

%

    1,786       (241 )     (13

)%

Total provision for income taxes

    1,545       (81 )     1,626       (2,007

)%

    1,786       (241 )     (13

)%

Net income

  $ 4,369     $ 4,839     $ (470 )     (10

)%

  $ 4,642     $ (273 )     (6

)%

                                                         

Basic earnings per share

  $ 0.24     $ 0.30     $ (0.06 )     (20

)%

  $ 0.26     $ (0.02 )     (8

)%

Average basic shares

    18,068       16,265       1,803       11

%

    18,130       (62 )    

%

Diluted earnings per share

  $ 0.24     $ 0.30     $ (0.06 )     (20

)%

  $ 0.26     $ (0.02 )     (8

)%

Average diluted shares

    18,150       16,345       1,805       11

%

    18,196       (46 )    

%

Dividends declared per common share

  $ 0.05     $ 0.04     $ 0.01       25

%

  $ 0.05     $      

%

 

Fourth Quarter of 2019 Compared With Fourth Quarter of 2018

 

Income before provision for income taxes for the fourth quarter of 2019 increased $1.2 million compared to the fourth quarter of 2018. In the current quarter, net interest income was $820 thousand higher and noninterest expenses were $447 thousand lower. These positive changes were partially offset by noninterest income that was $111 thousand lower.

 

Net Interest Income

 

Net interest income increased $820 thousand compared to the same period a year ago.

 

Interest income for the fourth quarter of 2019 increased $1.1 million or 8% to $14.8 million.

 

Interest and fees on loans increased $1.1 million due to a $108.3 million increase in average loan balances partially offset by an 8 basis point decrease in the average yield on the loan portfolio.

Interest on investment securities increased $4 thousand due to a $16.6 million increase in average securities balances partially offset by a 16 basis point decrease in average yield on the securities portfolio.

Interest on interest-bearing deposits due from banks decreased $95 thousand due to a 63 basis point decrease in average yield that was partially offset by a $5.8 million increase in average interest-bearing deposit balances.

 

Interest expense for the fourth quarter of 2019 increased $238 thousand or 19% to $1.5 million.

 

Interest expense on interest-bearing deposits increased $312 thousand. Average interest-bearing demand and savings deposit balances increased $67.2 million, while average certificate of deposit balances decreased $3.8 million. The average rate paid on interest-bearing deposits increased 11 basis points.

Interest expense on other term debt and junior subordinated debentures decreased $74 thousand. During the second quarter of 2019, we completed the early repayment of our variable rate senior debt.

 

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Provision for loan and lease losses

 

Net loan loss charge-offs were only $54 thousand for the current quarter and no provision for loan and lease losses was necessary. There was no provision for loan and lease losses in the fourth quarter of 2018.

 

Noninterest Income

 

Noninterest income for the three months ended December 31, 2019 decreased $111 thousand compared to the fourth quarter for 2018. Noninterest income for the fourth quarter of 2018 included a $96 thousand special dividend on Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco stock.

 

Noninterest Expense

 

Noninterest expense for the three months ended December 31, 2019 decreased $447 thousand compared to the same period a year previous. The decrease was primarily due to $802 of acquisition and merger costs recorded during the same period a year ago that did not recur and $93 thousand in Small Bank Assessment Credits from the FDIC in the current quarter. These decreases were partially offset by $136 thousand in amortization of the core deposit intangible for the deposits acquired from Merchants and $112 thousand in increased salaries and related benefit costs.

 

The Company’s efficiency ratio was 58.7% for the fourth quarter of 2019; the ratio during the same period in 2018 was 65.1%. The Company’s efficiency ratio of 65.1% for the fourth quarter of 2018 includes $802 thousand in acquisition costs. The efficiency ratio excluding these non-recurring costs was 59.2%.

 

Income Tax Provision

 

For the three months ended December 31, 2019, our income tax provision of $1.5 million on pre-tax income of $5.9 million was an effective tax rate of 26.1%.

 

For the three months ended December 31, 2018, our negative income tax provision of $81 thousand on pre-tax income of $4.8 million included:

 

$(988) thousand benefit due to the reversal of our uncertain tax position.

$(484) thousand benefit as a result of our cost segregation study and tangible property review.

$1.4 million tax provision on pre-tax net operating income of $4.8 million (29.2%).

 

o

$765 thousand in acquisition costs were not tax deductible for the three months ended December 31, 2018.

 

Fourth Quarter of 2019 Compared With Third Quarter of 2019

 

Net income for the fourth quarter of 2019 decreased $273 thousand compared to the third quarter of 2019. In the current quarter, net interest income was $408 thousand lower and noninterest expense was $121 thousand higher. These changes were partially offset by noninterest income that was $15 thousand higher and a provision for income taxes that was $241 thousand lower.

 

Net Interest Income

 

Net interest income decreased $408 thousand over the prior quarter.

 

Interest income for the three months ended December 31, 2019 decreased $393 thousand or 3% to $14.8 million.

 

Interest and fees on loans decreased $370 thousand due to a 15 basis point decrease in the average yield on the loan portfolio partially offset by a $2.2 million increase in average loan balances.

Interest on investment securities decreased $54 thousand due to a 14 basis point decrease in average yield on the investment portfolio partially offset by a $6.1 million increase in average securities balances partially.

Interest on interest-bearing deposits due from banks increased $31 thousand due to a $22.2 million increase in average balances partially offset by a 42 basis point decrease in the average yield on interest-bearing deposits due from banks.

 

Interest expense for the three months ended December 31, 2019 increased $15 thousand or 1% to $1.5 million.

 

Interest expense on interest-bearing deposits increased $24 thousand. Average interest-bearing demand and savings deposit balances increased $9.5 million, while average certificates of deposit decreased $4.4 million. The average rate paid on interest-bearing deposits increased by less than one basis point.

Interest expense on other term debt and junior subordinated debentures decreased $9 thousand.

 

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Provision for loan and lease losses

 

As illustrated in Table 9, the sale during the fourth quarter of a $9.9 million nonaccrual commercial real estate loan has resulted in an improvement in our asset quality metrics. As a result of these improved metrics and loan loss charge-offs totaling only $54 thousand for the current quarter, no provision for loan and lease losses was necessary during current quarter. There was no provision for loan and lease losses in the prior quarter.

 

Noninterest Income

 

Noninterest income for the three months ended December 31, 2019 increased $15 thousand, which was not concentrated in any one item.

 

Noninterest Expense

 

Noninterest expense for the three months ended December 31, 2019 increased $121 thousand, which was not concentrated in any one item.

 

The Company’s efficiency ratio was 58.7% for the fourth quarter of 2019 compared with 56.4% for the prior quarter.

 

Income Tax Provision

 

For the three months ended December 31, 2019, our income tax provision of $1.5 million on pre-tax income of $5.9 million was an effective tax rate of 26.1%. The income tax provision for the prior quarter of $1.8 million on pre-tax income of $6.4 million was an effective tax rate of 27.8%. The effective tax rate for the prior quarter was increased by the write-off of a $41 thousand deferred tax asset.

 

 

Earnings Per Share

 

Diluted earnings per share were $0.24 for the three months ended December 31, 2019 compared with diluted earnings per share of $0.30 for the same period a year ago and diluted earnings per share of $0.26 for the prior period. Net income and weighted average shares used to calculate earnings per share – diluted are summarized in Table 7 presented earlier in this press release.

 

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TABLE 8a

NET INTEREST MARGIN - UNAUDITED

(amounts in thousands)

                                                                         
   

For The Three Months Ended

 
   

December 31, 2019

   

December 31, 2018

   

September 30, 2019

 
   

Average

           

Yield /

   

Average

           

Yield /

   

Average

           

Yield /

 
   

Balance

   

Interest(1)

   

Rate (5)

   

Balance

   

Interest(1)

   

Rate (5)

   

Balance

   

Interest(1)

   

Rate (5)

 

Interest-earning assets:

                                                                       

Net loans (2)

  $ 1,031,702     $ 12,643       4.86

%

  $ 923,409     $ 11,494       4.94

%

  $ 1,029,534     $ 13,013       5.01

%

Taxable securities

    245,487       1,567       2.53

%

    218,137       1,469       2.67

%

    238,601       1,609       2.68

%

Tax-exempt securities (3)

    32,158       258       3.18

%

    42,868       353       3.27

%

    32,974       271       3.26

%

Interest-bearing deposits in other banks

    81,099       340       1.66

%

    75,295       434       2.29

%

    58,897       308       2.07

%

Average interest-earning assets

    1,390,446       14,808       4.23

%

    1,259,709       13,750       4.33

%

    1,360,006       15,201       4.43

%

Cash and due from banks

    24,083                       22,447                       23,822                  

Premises and equipment, net

    16,049                       13,331                       15,922                  

Goodwill and core deposit intangible, net

    16,561                       1,842                       16,769                  

Other assets

    45,504                       31,488                       45,925                  

Average total assets

  $ 1,492,643                     $ 1,328,817                     $ 1,462,444                  
                                                                         

Interest-bearing liabilities:

                                                                       

Interest-bearing demand

  $ 244,276       108       0.18

%

  $ 257,227       141       0.22

%

  $ 243,553       117       0.19

%

Money market

    318,127       479       0.60

%

    265,190       207       0.31

%

    309,188       451       0.58

%

Savings

    138,155       128       0.37

%

    110,934       92       0.33

%

    138,296       131       0.38

%

Certificates of deposit

    153,223       499       1.29

%

    157,035       462       1.17

%

    157,620       491       1.24

%

Other borrowings net of unamortized debt issuance costs

    9,952       183       7.30

%

    13,785       252       7.25

%

    9,942       183       7.30

%

Junior subordinated debentures

    10,310       97       3.73

%

    10,310       102       3.93

%

    10,310       106       4.08

%

Average interest-bearing liabilities

    874,043       1,494       0.68

%

    814,481       1,256       0.61

%

    868,909       1,479       0.68

%

Noninterest-bearing demand

    428,420                       367,457                       405,853                  

Other liabilities

    17,795                       12,846                       18,074                  

Shareholders’ equity

    172,385                       134,033                       169,608                  

Average liabilities and shareholders’ equity

  $ 1,492,643                     $ 1,328,817                     $ 1,462,444                  

Net interest income and net interest margin (4)

          $ 13,314       3.80

%

          $ 12,494       3.93

%

          $ 13,722       4.00

%

 

(1) Interest income on loans includes deferred fees and costs of approximately $224 thousand, $109 thousand, and $161 thousand for the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 and September 30, 2019, respectively.

(2) Net loans includes average nonaccrual loans of $11.4 million, $4.1 million and $13.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 and September 30, 2019, respectively.

(3) Interest income and yields on tax-exempt securities are not presented on a taxable equivalent basis.

(4) Net interest margin is net interest income expressed as a percentage of average interest-earning assets. Net interest income for the three months ended December 31, 2019 included $188 thousand in accretion of the discount on the loans acquired from Merchants Holding Company, which improved the net interest margin by 7 basis points.

(5) Yields and rates are calculated by dividing the income or expense by the average balance of the assets or liabilities, respectively, and annualizing the result.

 

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TABLE 8b

 

NET INTEREST MARGIN - UNAUDITED

 

(amounts in thousands)

 

 

   

For The Twelve Months Ended

 
   

December 31, 2019

   

December 31, 2018

 
   

Average

           

Yield /

   

Average

           

Yield /

 
   

Balance

   

Interest(1)

   

Rate (5)

   

Balance

   

Interest(1)

   

Rate (5)

 

Interest-earning assets:

                                               

Net loans (2)

  $ 1,020,801     $ 50,534       4.95

%

  $ 915,360     $ 44,955       4.91

%

Taxable securities

    246,723       6,673       2.70

%

    207,407       5,165       2.49

%

Tax-exempt securities (3)

    38,706       1,244       3.21

%

    50,330       1,629       3.24

%

Interest-bearing deposits in other banks

    54,095       1,112       2.06

%

    47,038       952       2.02

%

Average interest-earning assets

    1,360,325       59,563       4.38

%

    1,220,135       52,701       4.32

%

Cash and due from banks

    22,806                       20,468                  

Premises and equipment, net

    15,598                       13,952                  

Goodwill and core deposit intangible, net

    15,565                       1,917                  

Other assets

    43,818                       32,369                  

Average total assets

  $ 1,458,112                     $ 1,288,841                  
                                                 

Interest-bearing liabilities:

                                               

Interest-bearing demand

  $ 242,516       480       0.20

%

  $ 238,328       414       0.17

%

Money market

    304,340       1,599       0.53

%

    250,685       646       0.26

%

Savings

    136,733       493       0.36

%

    109,025       288       0.26

%

Certificates of deposit

    160,550       1,977       1.23

%

    168,183       1,910       1.14

%

Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco borrowings

    9,644       247       2.56

%

    22,466       435       1.94

%

Other borrowings net of unamortized debt issuance costs

    10,895       806       7.40

%

    15,143       1,077       7.11

%

Junior subordinated debentures

    10,310       426       4.13

%

    10,310       385       3.73

%

Average interest-bearing liabilities

    874,988       6,028       0.69

%

    814,140       5,155       0.63

%

Noninterest-bearing demand

    400,588                       332,197                  

Other liabilities

    17,894                       12,286                  

Shareholders’ equity

    164,642                       130,218                  

Average liabilities and shareholders’ equity

  $ 1,458,112                     $ 1,288,841                  

Net interest income and net interest margin (4)

          $ 53,535       3.94

%

          $ 47,546       3.90

%

 

(1) Interest income on loans includes deferred fees and costs of approximately $657 thousand and $465 thousand for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

(2) Net loans includes average nonaccrual loans of $11.7 million and $4.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

(3) Interest income and yields on tax-exempt securities are not presented on a taxable equivalent basis.

 

(4) Net interest margin is net interest income expressed as a percentage of average interest-earning assets. Net interest income for the year ended December 31, 2019 included $620 thousand in accretion of the discount on the loans acquired from Merchants Holding Company, which improved the net interest margin by 6 basis points.

 

(5) Yields and rates are calculated by dividing the income or expense by the average balance of the assets or liabilities, respectively, and annualizing the result.

 

 

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TABLE 9

ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES ROLL FORWARD AND IMPAIRED LOAN TOTALS - UNAUDITED

(amounts in thousands)

                                         
   

For The Three Months Ended

 
   

December 31,

   

September 30,

   

June 30,

   

March 31,

   

December 31,

 
   

2019

   

2019

   

2019

   

2019

   

2018

 

Beginning balance ALLL

  $ 12,285     $ 12,445     $ 12,242     $ 12,292     $ 12,392  

Provision for loan and lease losses

                             

Loans charged-off

    (174 )     (319 )     (659 )     (348 )     (279 )

Loan loss recoveries

    120       159       862       298       179  

Ending balance ALLL

  $ 12,231     $ 12,285     $ 12,445     $ 12,242     $ 12,292  

 

   

At December 31,

   

At September 30,

   

At June 30,

   

At March 31,

   

At December 31,

 
   

2019

   

2019

   

2019

   

2019

   

2018

 

Nonaccrual loans:

                                       

Commercial

  $ 61     $ 139     $ 194     $ 1,018     $ 959  

Real estate - commercial non-owner occupied

          10,099       10,690       10,878        

Real estate - commercial owner occupied

    3,103                         548  

Real estate - residential - ITIN

    2,221       2,339       2,389       2,392       2,388  

Real estate - residential - 1-4 family mortgage

    191       198       217       182       185  

Real estate - residential - equity lines

                      42       43  

Consumer and other

    40       21       22       23       23  

Total nonaccrual loans

    5,616       12,796       13,512       14,535       4,146  

Accruing troubled debt restructured loans:

                                       

Commercial

    595       629       1,092       1,187       1,224  

Real estate - commercial non-owner occupied

                791       793       795  

Real estate - residential - ITIN

    3,957       4,072       4,300       4,342       4,484  

Real estate - residential - equity lines

    231       236       242       358       363  

Total accruing troubled debt restructured loans

    4,783       4,937       6,425       6,680       6,866  
                                         

All other accruing impaired loans

                             
                                         

Total impaired loans

  $ 10,399     $ 17,733     $ 19,937     $ 21,215     $ 11,012  
                                         

Gross loans outstanding at period end

  $ 1,032,903     $ 1,033,082     $ 1,036,724     $ 1,034,606     $ 946,251  
                                         

Impaired loans to gross loans

    1.01

%

    1.72

%

    1.92

%

    2.05

%

    1.16

%

Nonaccrual loans to gross loans

    0.54

%

    1.24

%

    1.30

%

    1.40

%

    0.44

%

                                         

Allowance for loan and lease losses as a percent of:

                         

Gross loans

    1.18

%

    1.19

%

    1.20

%

    1.18

%

    1.30

%

Nonaccrual loans

    217.79

%

    96.01

%

    92.10

%

    84.22

%

    296.48

%

Impaired loans

    117.62

%

    69.28

%

    62.42

%

    57.70

%

    111.62

%

 

We continue to monitor credit quality and adjust the ALLL to ensure that the ALLL is maintained at a level that is adequate to cover estimated credit losses in the loan and lease portfolio. The decrease in nonaccrual loans during the current quarter resulted from the sale of a $9.9 million nonaccrual commercial real estate loan. Net loan loss charge-offs totaled only $54 thousand for the quarter ended December 31, 2019 and no provision for loan and lease losses was necessary for the quarter. There was no provision for loan and lease loss during the prior quarter or during the same quarter a year ago.

 

The loans acquired from Merchants were recorded at fair value which included a discount for credit risk which is not a part of the ALLL. As a result, our ALLL as a percentage of gross loans declined to 1.18% as of December 31, 2019 compared to 1.30% as of December 31, 2018 and compared to 1.19% as of September 30, 2019.

 

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Based on the Bank’s ALLL methodology, which uses criteria such as risk factors and historical loss rates, and given the ongoing improvements in asset quality, management believes the Company’s ALLL is adequate at December 31, 2019. There is, however, no assurance that future loan and lease losses will not exceed the levels provided for in the ALLL and could possibly result in future charges to the provision for loan and lease losses.

 

At December 31, 2019, the recorded investment in loans classified as impaired totaled $10.4 million, with a corresponding specific reserve of $324 thousand compared to impaired loans of $11.0 million with a corresponding specific reserve of $1.2 million at December 31, 2018 and impaired loans of $17.7 million, with a corresponding specific reserve of $335 thousand at September 30, 2019. The decrease in loans classified as impaired compared to the prior quarter results from the sale of one $9.9 million commercial real estate loan.

 

TABLE 10

TROUBLED DEBT RESTRUCTURINGS - UNAUDITED

(amounts in thousands)

                                         
   

At December 31,

   

At September 30,

   

At June 30,

   

At March 31,

   

At December 31,

 
   

2019

   

2019

   

2019

   

2019

   

2018

 

Nonaccrual

  $ 1,680     $ 1,746     $ 1,828     $ 2,725     $ 2,693  

Accruing

    4,783       4,937       6,425       6,680       6,866  

Total troubled debt restructurings

  $ 6,463     $ 6,683     $ 8,253     $ 9,405     $ 9,559  
                                         

Troubled debt restructurings as a percentage of total gross loans

    0.63

%

    0.65

%

    0.80

%

    0.91

%

    1.01

%

 

There was one new troubled debt restructuring to grant a rate and maturity modification during the three months ended December 31, 2019. As of December 31, 2019, we had 98 restructured loans that qualified as troubled debt restructurings, of which 94 were performing according to their restructured terms.

 

 

TABLE 11

NONPERFORMING ASSETS - UNAUDITED

(amounts in thousands)

                                         
   

At December 31,

   

At September 30,

   

At June 30,

   

At March 31,

   

At December 31,

 
   

2019

   

2019

   

2019

   

2019

   

2018

 

Total nonaccrual loans

  $ 5,616     $ 12,796     $ 13,512     $ 14,535     $ 4,146  

90 days past due and still accruing

                             

Total nonperforming loans

    5,616       12,796       13,512       14,535       4,146  
                                         

Other real estate owned ("OREO")

    35       58       34       31       31  

Total nonperforming assets

  $ 5,651     $ 12,854     $ 13,546     $ 14,566     $ 4,177  
                                         

Nonperforming loans to gross loans

    0.54

%

    1.24

%

    1.30

%

    1.40

%

    0.44

%

Nonperforming assets to total assets

    0.38

%

    0.87

%

    0.94

%

    0.99

%

    0.32

%

 

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The following table summarizes when loans are projected to reprice by year and rate index as of December 31, 2019.

 

 

TABLE 12

LOANS BY RATE INDEX AND PROJECTED REPAYMENT - UNAUDITED

(amounts in thousands)

At December 31, 2019

                                                                 
                                           

Years 6

                 
                                           

Through

   

Beyond

         
   

Year 1

   

Year 2

   

Year 3

   

Year 4

   

Year 5

   

Year 10

   

Year 10

   

Total

 

Rate Index:

                                                               

Fixed

  $ 49,959     $ 52,191     $ 33,501     $ 72,871     $ 32,308     $ 166,641     $ 32,514     $ 439,985  

Variable:

                                                               

Prime

    92,508       5,534       9,682       4,616       6,759       4,752             123,851  

5 Year Treasury

    24,733       66,548       83,684       66,329       77,812       54,490             373,596  

7 Year Treasury

    858       7,024       9,292       480       5,597       13,828             37,079  

1 Year LIBOR

    20,988                                           20,988  

Other Indexes

    4,146       2,946       2,062       1,733       5,716       16,730       617       33,950  

Nonaccrual

    625       551       529       513       492       1,988       918       5,616  

Total

  $ 193,817     $ 134,794     $ 138,750     $ 146,542     $ 128,684     $ 258,429     $ 34,049     $ 1,035,065  

 

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TABLE 13

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED

BALANCE SHEET

(amounts in thousands, except per share data)

                                         
   

At December 31,

   

Change

   

At September 30,

 
   

2019

   

2018

   

$

   

%

   

2019

 

Assets:

                                       

Cash and due from banks

  $ 21,338     $ 23,692     $ (2,354 )     (10

)%

  $ 32,505  

Interest-bearing deposits in other banks

    59,266       23,673       35,593       150

%

    56,099  

Total cash and cash equivalents

    80,604       47,365       33,239       70

%

    88,604  

Securities available-for-sale, at fair value

    286,950       256,928       30,022       12

%

    272,341  

Loans, net of deferred fees and costs

    1,035,065       948,178       86,887       9

%

    1,035,062  

Allowance for loan and lease losses

    (12,231 )     (12,292 )     61      

%

    (12,285 )

Net loans

    1,022,834       935,886       86,948       9

%

    1,022,777  

Premises and equipment, net

    15,906       13,119       2,787       21

%

    16,084  

Other real estate owned

    35       31       4       13

%

    58  

Life insurance

    23,701       22,410       1,291       6

%

    23,576  

Deferred tax asset, net

    4,553       7,039       (2,486 )     (35

)%

    4,818  

Goodwill and core deposit intangible, net

    16,480       1,841       14,639       795

%

    16,672  

Other assets

    28,553       22,485       6,068       27

%

    27,497  

Total assets

  $ 1,479,616     $ 1,307,104     $ 172,512       13

%

  $ 1,472,427  

Liabilities and shareholders' equity:

                                       

Demand - noninterest-bearing

  $ 432,680     $ 347,199     $ 85,481       25

%

  $ 412,410  

Demand - interest-bearing

    239,258       252,202       (12,944 )     (5

)%

    239,547  

Money market

    307,559       265,093       42,466       16

%

    317,120  

Savings

    135,888       114,840       21,048       18

%

    137,441  

Certificates of deposit

    151,786       152,382       (596 )    

%

    155,621  

Total deposits

    1,267,171       1,131,716       135,455       12

%

    1,262,139  

Term debt:

                                       

Other borrowings

    10,000       13,496       (3,496 )     (26

)%

    10,000  

Unamortized debt issuance costs

    (43 )     (91 )     48       (53

)%

    (55 )

Net term debt

    9,957       13,405       (3,448 )     (26

)%

    9,945  
                                         

Junior subordinated debentures

    10,310       10,310            

%

    10,310  

Other liabilities

    17,700       13,352       4,348       33

%

    18,396  

Total liabilities

    1,305,138       1,168,783       136,355       12

%

    1,300,790  

Shareholders' equity:

                                       

Common stock

    71,311       52,284       19,027       36

%

    72,200  

Retained earnings

    100,566       89,045       11,521       13

%

    97,100  

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

    2,601       (3,008 )     5,609       (186

)%

    2,337  

Total shareholders' equity

    174,478       138,321       36,157       26

%

    171,637  

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

  $ 1,479,616     $ 1,307,104     $ 172,512       13

%

  $ 1,472,427  

Total interest-earning assets

  $ 1,377,588     $ 1,233,049     $ 144,539       12

%

  $ 1,360,184  

Shares outstanding

    18,137       16,334       1,803       11

%

    18,212  

Book value per share (1)

  $ 9.62     $ 8.47     $ 1.15       14

%

  $ 9.42  

Tangible book value per share (1)

  $ 8.71     $ 8.36     $ 0.35       4

%

  $ 8.51  

 

(1)  Book value per share is computed by dividing total shareholders’ equity by shares outstanding. Tangible book value per share is computed by dividing total shareholders’ equity less goodwill and core deposit intangible, net by shares outstanding. Management believes that tangible book value per share is meaningful because it is a measure that the Company and investors commonly use to assess capital adequacy.

 

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TABLE 14

UNAUDITED

INCOME STATEMENT

(amounts in thousands, except per share data)

 
   

For The Three Months Ended

   

For The Twelve Months Ended

 
   

December 31,

   

Change

   

September 30,

   

December 31,

 
   

2019

   

2018

   

$

   

%

   

2019

   

2019

   

2018

 

Interest income:

                                                       

Interest and fees on loans

  $ 12,643     $ 11,494     $ 1,149       10

%

  $ 13,013     $ 50,534     $ 44,955  

Interest on taxable securities

    1,567       1,469       98       7

%

    1,609       6,673       5,165  

Interest on tax-exempt securities

    258       353       (95 )     (27

)%

    271       1,244       1,629  

Interest on interest-bearing deposits in other banks

    340       434       (94 )     (22

)%

    308       1,112       952  

Total interest income

    14,808       13,750       1,058       8

%

    15,201       59,563       52,701  

Interest expense:

                                                       

Interest on demand deposits

    108       141       (33 )     (23

)%

    117       480       414  

Interest on money market

    479       207       272       131

%

    451       1,599       646  

Interest on savings

    128       92       36       39

%

    131       493       288  

Interest on certificates of deposit

    499       462       37       8

%

    491       1,977       1,910  

Interest on Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco borrowings

                     

%

          247       435  

Interest on other borrowings

    183       252       (69 )     (27

)%

    183       806       1,077  

Interest on junior subordinated debentures

    97       102       (5 )     (5

)%

    106       426       385  

Total interest expense

    1,494       1,256       238       19

%

    1,479       6,028       5,155  

Net interest income

    13,314       12,494       820       7

%

    13,722       53,535       47,546  

Provision for loan and lease losses

                     

%

                 

Net interest income after provision for loan and lease losses

    13,314       12,494       820       7

%

    13,722       53,535       47,546  

Noninterest income:

                                                       

Service charges on deposit accounts

    198       161       37       23

%

    177       730       682  

ATM and point of sale fees

    282       283       (1 )    

%

    293       1,158       1,131  

Payroll and benefit processing fees

    183       178       5       3

%

    158       669       652  

Life insurance

    126       128       (2 )     (2

)%

    126       536       512  

Gain on investment securities, net

    49       3       46       1,533

%

    12       186       44  

Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco dividends

    131       201       (70 )     (35

)%

    131       507       480  

Gain(Loss) on sale of OREO

    21       64       (43 )     (67

)%

          62       73  

Other income

    31       114       (83 )     (73

)%

    109       336       445  

Total noninterest income

    1,021       1,132       (111 )     (10

)%

    1,006       4,184       4,019  

 

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TABLE 14 - CONTINUED

UNAUDITED

INCOME STATEMENT

(amounts in thousands, except per share data)

 

   

For The Three Months Ended

   

For The Twelve Months Ended

 
   

December 31,

   

Change

   

September 30,

   

December 31,

 
   

2019

   

2018

   

$

   

%

   

2019

   

2019

   

2018

 

Noninterest expense:

                                                       

Salaries and related benefits

    4,924       4,812       112       2

%

    5,005       20,804       18,709  

Premises and equipment

    916       927       (11 )     (1

)%

    933       3,752       3,983  

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance premium

          93       (93 )     (100

)%

    (104 )     91       376  

Data processing

    739       528       211       40

%

    582       2,535       1,997  

Professional services

    309       436       (127 )     (29

)%

    392       1,539       1,431  

Telecommunications

    190       145       45       31

%

    194       737       594  

Acquisition and merger

          802       (802 )     (100

)%

    (113 )     2,193       844  

Other expenses

    1,343       1,125       218       19

%

    1,411       5,604       4,272  

Total noninterest expense

    8,421       8,868       (447 )     (5

)%

    8,300       37,255       32,206  

Income before provision for income taxes

    5,914       4,758       1,156       24

%

    6,428       20,464       19,359  

Provision for income taxes:

                                                       

Reversal of uncertain tax position

          (988 )     988       (100

)%

                (988 )

Benefit from cost segregation study and tangible property review

          (484 )     484       (100

)%

                (484 )

Provision for income taxes

    1,545       1,391       154       11

%

    1,786       5,503       5,101  

Total provision for income taxes

    1,545       (81 )     1,626       (2,007

)%

    1,786       5,503       3,629  

Net income

  $ 4,369     $ 4,839     $ (470 )     (10

)%

  $ 4,642     $ 14,961     $ 15,730  
                                                         

Basic earnings per share

  $ 0.24     $ 0.30     $ (0.06 )     (20

)%

  $ 0.26     $ 0.83     $ 0.97  

Average basic shares

    18,068       16,265       1,803       11

%

    18,130       17,956       16,248  

Diluted earnings per share

  $ 0.24     $ 0.30     $ (0.06 )     (20

)%

  $ 0.26     $ 0.83     $ 0.96  

Average diluted shares

    18,150       16,345       1,805       11

%

    18,196       18,024       16,332  

 

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TABLE 15

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED

QUARTERLY AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS

(amounts in thousands)

                                         
   

For The Three Months Ended

 
   

December 31,

   

September 30,

   

June 30,

   

March 31,

   

December 31,

 
   

2019

   

2019

   

2019

   

2019

   

2018

 

Earning assets:

                                       

Loans

  $ 1,031,702     $ 1,029,534     $ 1,028,187     $ 993,261     $ 923,409  

Taxable securities

    245,487       238,601       249,907       253,068       218,137  

Tax-exempt securities

    32,158       32,974       39,501       50,454       42,868  

Interest-bearing deposits in other banks

    81,099       58,897       35,605       40,223       75,295  

Total earning assets

    1,390,446       1,360,006       1,353,200       1,337,006       1,259,709  
                                         

Cash and due from banks

    24,083       23,822       21,942       21,392       22,447  

Premises and equipment, net

    16,049       15,922       15,819       14,581       13,331  

Goodwill and core deposit intangible, net

    16,561       16,769       16,995       11,872       1,842  

Other assets

    45,504       45,925       42,769       41,009       31,488  

Total assets

  $ 1,492,643     $ 1,462,444     $ 1,450,725     $ 1,425,860     $ 1,328,817  
                                         

Liabilities and shareholders' equity:

                                       

Demand - noninterest-bearing

  $ 428,420     $ 405,853     $ 379,173     $ 388,410     $ 367,457  

Demand - interest-bearing

    244,276       243,553       238,840       243,376       257,227  

Money market

    318,127       309,188       296,326       293,396       265,190  

Savings

    138,155       138,296       139,307       131,081       110,934  

Certificates of deposit

    153,223       157,620       164,084       167,463       157,035  

Total deposits

    1,282,201       1,254,510       1,217,730       1,223,726       1,157,843  
                                         

Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco borrowings

                30,000       8,778        

Other borrowings net of unamortized debt issuance costs

    9,952       9,942       10,841       12,889       13,785  

Junior subordinated debentures

    10,310       10,310       10,310       10,310       10,310  

Other liabilities

    17,795       18,074       18,246       17,452       12,846  

Total liabilities

    1,320,258       1,292,836       1,287,127       1,273,155       1,194,784  
                                         

Shareholders' equity

    172,385       169,608       163,598       152,705       134,033  

Liabilities & shareholders' equity

  $ 1,492,643     $ 1,462,444     $ 1,450,725     $ 1,425,860     $ 1,328,817  

 

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UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED

ANNUAL AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS

(amounts in thousands)

                                 
   

For The Year Ended

 
   

December 31,

   

December 31,

   

December 31,

   

December 31,

 
   

2019

   

2018

   

2017

   

2016

 

Earning assets:

                               

Loans

  $ 1,020,801     $ 915,360     $ 818,119     $ 752,938  

Taxable securities

    246,723       207,407       165,333       120,884  

Tax-exempt securities

    38,706       50,330       74,231       75,303  

Interest-bearing deposits in other banks

    54,095       47,038       66,872       58,668  

Total earning assets

    1,360,325       1,220,135       1,124,555       1,007,793  
                                 

Cash and due from banks

    22,806       20,468       18,301       15,831  

Premises and equipment, net

    15,598       13,952       15,567       15,078  

Goodwill and core deposit intangible, net

    15,565       1,917       2,136       1,888  

Other assets

    43,818       32,369       37,692       39,160  

Total assets

  $ 1,458,112     $ 1,288,841     $ 1,198,251     $ 1,079,750  
                                 

Liabilities and shareholders' equity:

                               

Demand - noninterest-bearing

  $ 400,588     $ 332,197     $ 289,735     $ 226,368  

Demand - interest-bearing

    242,516       238,328       209,792       172,011  

Money market

    304,340       250,685       224,913       202,159  

Savings

    136,733       109,025       111,376       104,771  

Certificates of deposit

    160,550       168,183       205,648       221,074  

Total deposits

    1,244,727       1,098,418       1,041,464       926,383  
                                 

Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco borrowings

    9,644       22,466       302       17,856  

Other borrowings net of unamortized debt issuance costs

    10,895       15,143       17,981       19,430  

Junior subordinated debentures

    10,310       10,310       10,310       10,310  

Other liabilities

    17,894       12,286       12,293       13,217  

Total liabilities

    1,293,470       1,158,623       1,082,350       987,196  
                                 

Shareholders' equity

    164,642       130,218       115,901       92,554  

Liabilities & shareholders' equity

  $ 1,458,112     $ 1,288,841     $ 1,198,251     $ 1,079,750  

 

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About Bank of Commerce Holdings

 

Bank of Commerce Holdings is a bank holding company headquartered in Sacramento, California and is the parent company for Merchants Bank of Commerce. The Bank is an FDIC-insured California banking corporation providing community banking and financial services in northern California from Sacramento to Yreka along the Interstate 5 corridor. The Bank was incorporated as a California banking corporation on November 25, 1981 and opened for business on October 22, 1982. The Company’s common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Market and trades under the symbol “BOCH”.

 

 

Contact Information:

 

Randall S. Eslick, President and Chief Executive Officer

Telephone Direct (916) 677-5800

 

James A. Sundquist, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Telephone Direct (916) 677-5825

 

Samuel D. Jimenez, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Telephone Direct (530) 722-3952

 

Andrea M. Newburn, Vice President and Senior Administrative Officer / Corporate Secretary

Telephone Direct (530) 722-3959

 

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