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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES

EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2005

 

Commission file number: 000-33063

 

SIERRA BANCORP

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

California   33-0937517
(State of Incorporation)   (IRS Employer Identification No)

 

86 North Main Street, Porterville, California 93257

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(559) 782-4900

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

 

YES þ    NO ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).

 

YES þ    NO ¨

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

 

Common stock, no par value, 9,828,175 shares outstanding as of April 30, 2005

 


 


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FORM 10-Q

 

Table of Contents

 

     Page

Part I - Financial Information

   3

Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)

   3

Consolidated Balance Sheets

   3

Consolidated Statements of Income & Comprehensive Income

   4

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

   5

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

   6

Item 2. Management’s Discussion & Analysis of Financial Condition & Results of Operations

   11

Forward-Looking Statements

   11

Critical Accounting Policies

   11

Overview of the Results of Operations and Financial Condition

   11

Earnings Performance

   13

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

   13

Provision for Loan and Lease Losses

   17

Non-interest Income/Expense

   17

Provision for Income Taxes

   20

Balance Sheet Analysis

   20

Earning Assets

   20

Investments

   20

Loan Portfolio

   21

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

   22

Non-Performing Assets

   23

Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses

   25

Other Assets

   27

Deposits and Interest Bearing Liabilities

   27

Deposits

   27

Other Interest-Bearing Liabilities

   28

Non-Interest Bearing Liabilities

   28

Liquidity and Market Risk Management

   28

Capital Resources

   31

Item 3. Qualitative & Quantitative Disclosures about Market Risk

   33

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

   33

Part II - Other Information

   34

Item 1. - Legal Proceedings

   34

Item 2. - Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

   34

Item 3. - Defaults upon Senior Securities

   34

Item 4. - Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

   34

Item 5. - Other Information

   34

Item 6. - Exhibits

   35

Signatures

   36

 

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1

 

SIERRA BANCORP

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(dollars in thousands, unaudited)

 

     March 31,
2005


    December 31,
2004


 
ASSETS                 

Cash and due from banks

   $ 35,022     $ 36,735  

Federal Funds Sold

     19,400       —    
    


 


Total Cash & Cash Equivalents

     54,422       36,735  

Securities available for sale

     199,003       198,024  

Loans and leases:

                

Gross loans and leases

     683,211       696,276  

Allowance for loan and lease losses

     (9,651 )     (8,842 )

Deferred loan and lease fees, net

     (1,223 )     (1,277 )
    


 


Net Loans and Leases

     672,337       686,157  

Other equity securities

     6,059       5,960  

Premises and equipment, net

     17,353       17,731  

Operating leases, net

     2,007       2,057  

Other real estate

     2,234       2,524  

Accrued interest receivable

     4,377       4,218  

Other assets

     44,899       44,077  
    


 


TOTAL ASSETS

   $ 1,002,691     $ 997,483  
    


 


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY                 

LIABILITIES

                

Deposits:

                

Demand

   $ 241,603     $ 235,732  

Interest bearing demand

     67,704       62,887  

Savings

     72,696       68,192  

MMDA’s

     115,578       137,545  

TDOA’s, IRA’s & KEOGH’S

     21,486       22,195  

Time deposits < $100,000

     84,178       84,576  

Time deposits ³ $100,000

     165,848       131,576  
    


 


Total Deposits

     769,093       742,703  

Federal funds purchased and repurchase agreements

     28,720       24,187  

Short Term Borrowings

     15,000       43,800  

Long Term Borrowings

     75,000       75,000  

Accrued interest payable

     1,995       1,053  

Other liabilities

     8,763       8,677  

Junior subordinated debentures

     30,928       30,928  
    


 


TOTAL LIABILITIES

     929,499       926,348  
    


 


SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

                

Common stock, no par value; 24,000,000 shares authorized; 9,775,923 and 9,649,258 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2005 and

                

December 31, 2004, respectively

     10,310       8,829  

Retained earnings

     64,044       62,060  

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     (1,162 )     246  
    


 


TOTAL SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY

     73,192       71,135  
    


 


TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

   $ 1,002,691     $ 997,483  
    


 


 

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SIERRA BANCORP

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME & COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(dollars in thousands, except per share data, unaudited)

 

     For the
Quarter
Ended
March 31,
2005


    For the
Quarter
Ended
March 31,
2004


INTEREST INCOME:

              

Federal funds sold and interest bearing deposits

   $ 26     $ 8

US Treasury securities

     4       4

US Gov’t agencies

     60       98

State and political subdivsions

     334       342

Mortgage-backed securities

     1,557       423

Restricted Stock

     —         15

Loans and leases, including fee income

     12,678       11,062
    


 

Total interest income

     14,659       11,952

INTEREST EXPENSE:

              

Interest on deposits

     1,677       1,348

Interest on borrowed funds

     1,154       261
    


 

Total interest expense

     2,831       1,609

Net Interest Income

     11,828       10,343

Provision for loan losses

     1,000       900
    


 

Net Interest Income after Provision for Loan Losses

     10,828       9,443

OTHER OPERATING INCOME:

              

Service charges on deposit accounts

     1,302       1,523

Gains on sales of loans

     527       117

(Loss) gain on investment securities

     (330 )     5

Other

     1,160       964
    


 

Total other operating income

     2,659       2,609

OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES:

              

Salaries and employee benefits

     4,066       3,708

Occupancy expense

     1,497       1,364

Other

     3,173       2,463
    


 

Total other operating expenses

     8,736       7,535
    


 

INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES

     4,751       4,517

Provision for income taxes

     1,490       1,371
    


 

NET INCOME

   $ 3,261     $ 3,146
    


 

Other comprehensive (loss) income, unrealized (loss) gain on securities available for sale, net of income taxes

     (1,408 )     149

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

   $ 1,853     $ 3,295
    


 

PER SHARE DATA

              

Book value

   $ 7.49     $ 6.71

Cash dividends

   $ 0.11     $ 0.09

Earnings per share basic

   $ 0.34     $ 0.34

Earnings per share diluted

   $ 0.31     $ 0.31

Average shares outstanding, basic

     9,723,454       9,353,761

Average shares outstanding, diluted

     10,386,027       10,081,680

 

 

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SIERRA BANCORP

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(dollars in thousands, unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,


 
     2005

    2004

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

                

Net income

   $ 3,261     $ 3,146  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

                

Loss (Gain) on investments

     330       (5 )

Gain on sales of loans

     (527 )     (117 )

Gain on sale of other real estate

     (39 )     —    

Writedown to OREO

     260       —    

Provision for loan losses

     810       900  

Depreciation and amortization

     791       697  

Net amortization on securities premiums and discounts

     358       365  

(Increase) Decrease in unearned net loan fees

     (54 )     39  

Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance policies

     (157 )     (145 )

Proceeds from sales of loans held for sale

     32,648       6,339  

Originations of loans held for sale

     (31,802 )     (6,361 )

Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable and other assets

     62       (3,177 )

Increase in other liabilities

     1,028       258  
    


 


Net cash provided by operating activities

     6,969       1,939  
    


 


Cash Flows from Investing Activities

                

Maturities of securities available for sale

     1,785       3,503  

Proceeds from sales/calls of securities available for sale

     —         4,550  

Purchases of securities available for sale

     (14,729 )     (20,116 )

Principal paydowns on securities available for sale

     9,215       3,779  

Decrease (Increase) in loans receivable, net

     12,745       (1,322 )

Purchases of premises and equipment

     (363 )     (1,478 )

Proceeds from sales of other real estate

     69       —    

Other

     —         (378 )
    


 


Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     8,722       (11,462 )
    


 


Cash Flows from Financing Activities

                

Increase in deposits

     26,390       9,430  

Decrease in borrowed funds

     (28,800 )     (19,604 )

Increase in repurchase agreements

     4,533       12,951  

Proceeds from issuance of subordinated debentures

     —         15,464  

Cash dividends paid

     (1,070 )     (840 )

Stock repurchased

     (214 )     —    

Stock options exercised

     1,157       443  
    


 


Net cash provided by financing activities

     1,996       17,844