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Community Bankers Trust Corporation
Reports 4th Quarter and Annual Results for 2010

Glen Allen, VA, February 4, 2011 - Community Bankers Trust Corporation (the “Company”) (NYSE Amex: BTC), the holding company for Essex Bank (the “Bank”), today reported fourth quarter 2010  net income available to common stockholders of $2.4 million, or $0.11 per fully diluted common share. This compares with a net loss available to common stockholders of $14.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2009, or $0.67 per share, on a fully diluted basis.

Rex L. Smith III, the Bank’s Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer and acting Chief Executive Officer stated, “The Company acted upon a number of previously stated strategies in the fourth quarter of 2010.  Our goal has been to restructure our balance sheet to improve capital and reduce our operating costs so that we move toward normal operating profits in 2011.  We sold a portion of our securities portfolio, realizing pre-tax gains of $4.0 million, which enhanced our capital ratios and reduced the interest rate risk to our Bank.  We also  reduced our balance sheet by $62.2 million, mainly by reducing higher cost time deposits, further enhancing capital ratios, and realized a $1.3 million benefit due to reduced compensation expense following a company-wide reduction in work force and a one-time credit from a freeze of the old pension plan.  We continue to analyze our loan portfolio and have aggressively written-down and charged-off loans when appropriate, so our level of loan loss reserves remains adequate.”

Mr. Smith added, “As with all banks, the weak economy in our markets remains a concern, and 2011 is a pivotal year.  We must work harder and smarter to enhance the major profit drivers of net income, including the generation of quality earning assets, reduced funding costs, thoughtful analysis of all overhead items and the contribution margin of all of our lines of business.  We will continue to closely monitor asset quality and aggressively attack loan performance.  We made significant cuts in non-interest expense and are looking for more ways to increase operating efficiencies.  The recent announcement of the pending closing of our Rockbridge branch and sale of its deposits is a prime example.  We are looking to expand our fee based businesses and recently partnered with ICBA to enhance the delivery of secondary market mortgage loans.  We made significant progress in the past 90 days and we are committed to make our Company a success going forward.”

Key highlights for the fourth quarter of 2010 include the following:

 
·
Loans past due 30 – 89 days continue to trend lower and were $14.6 million at December 31, 2010, down from $18.3 million at September 30, 2010 and $24.6 million at June 30, 2010.
 
·
Management and staffing reductions and benefit changes represented a cost savings to the Company of approximately $1.3 million in the fourth quarter compared to the third quarter of 2010.
 
·
The Company realized pre-tax gains on its securities available-for-sale (AFS) of $4.0 million, which reflects $2.6 million, net of tax effect, in the fourth quarter of 2010, primarily through the sale of longer term tax-exempt municipal and agency mortgage-backed securities, and reinvested in shorter term U.S. Treasury bonds, thus enhancing risk-based capital ratios and protecting against potential future interest rate risk.
·
Excluding FDIC covered assets, the ratio of nonaccrual loans to total loans declined from 7.91% at September 30, 2010 to 6.95%at December 31, 2010.
·
Excluding FDIC covered assets, the ratio of nonperforming assets to loans and other real estate declined, from 8.64% at September 30, 2010 to 8.06% at December 31, 2010.
·
Excluding FDIC covered assets, the ratio of the allowance for loan losses to total loans was 4.86% at December 31, 2010   and compares favorably with national peer averages.

For the year ended December 31, 2010, net loss available to common stockholders was $22.1 million, or $1.03 per fully diluted share, compared with a net loss available to common stockholders of $30.3 million, or $1.41 per fully diluted share in 2009.  Included in the 2010 loss is a loan loss provision of $27.4 million.

 

 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Net income available to common stockholders was $2.4 million, or $0.11 per common share on a diluted basis, for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 compared with a net loss available to common stockholders of $14.4 million, or $0.67 per common share on a diluted basis, for the quarter ended December 31, 2009.  The change in earnings performance was primarily driven by gains on sales of securities, a reduction in the provision for loan losses, and reduced compensation expenses.  Additionally, in the fourth quarter of 2009, the Company incurred a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $7.4 million.   The credit of $77,000 in the provision for loan losses in the fourth quarter of 2010 was the result of a recovery of a loan previously charged off at the holding company.

For the year ended December 31, 2010, net loss available to common stockholders was $22.1 million, compared with net loss available to common stockholders of $30.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2009.  These losses represented $1.03 per share on a fully diluted basis for 2010 and $1.41 for 2009.  Losses for both years were primarily driven by two factors: $27.4 million and $19.1 million in loan loss provisions in 2010 and 2009, respectively, and non-tax deductible impairment of goodwill charges of $5.7 million in 2010 and $31.5 million in 2009.  The Company has no remaining goodwill on its balance sheet.

The following table presents summary income statements for the fourth quarters and full years of 2010 and 2009.

(Dollars in thousands)

SUMMARY INCOME STATEMENT
                       
             
   
Three Months Ended December 31,
   
Twelve Months Ended December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
Interest income
  $ 13,594     $ 16,553     $ 58,926     $ 64,520  
Interest expense
    3,897       5,614       18,389       25,134  
Net interest income
    9,697       10,939       40,537       39,386  
Provision for loan losses
    (77 )     7,818       27,363       19,089  
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
    9,774       3,121       13,174       20,297  
Non-interest income
    2,871       1,317       1,644       26,240  
Non-interest expense
    8,830       14,200       39,525       44,011  
Impairment of goodwill
    -       7,425       5,727       31,457  
Income tax expense (benefit)
    1,128       (2,977 )     (9,442 )     404  
Net income (loss)
  $ 2,687     $ (14,210 )   $ (20,992 )   $ (29,335 )
Dividends and accretion on preferred stock
            139       442       800  
Accretion of preferred stock discount
    49       42       194       177  
Preferred dividends not paid
    221       -       442       -  
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders
  $ 2,417     $ (14,391 )   $ (22,070 )   $ (30,312 )
                                 
Earnings (Loss) per share available to common stockholders
                               
Basic
  $ 0.11     $ (0.67 )   $ (1.03 )   $ (1.41 )
Diluted
  $ 0.11     $ (0.67 )   $ (1.03 )   $ (1.41 )

 

 

Interest Income - Linked Quarter
Interest income for the fourth quarter of 2010 was $13.6 million, a decrease of $1.6 million on a linked quarter basis, from interest income of $15.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2010.  Interest and fee income on loans was $11.1 million, a decrease of 7.0%, or $831,000, from $11.9 million in the third quarter of 2010.  Securities interest income also declined $739,000 on a linked quarter basis, from $3.2 million to $2.5 million.

Interest income was affected by a $47.9 million decline in average interest-earning assets, due to lower average balances in both loans and securities.  The proceeds of securities sales were reinvested in shorter term, lower yielding U.S. Treasury notes.  U.S. Treasury notes carry a 0% risk weighting and thus enhanced the Company’s risk-based capital ratios, creating a better maturity match to the funding source and mitigating the interest rate risk to the Company. Total securities balances declined $28.3 million, or 8.4%, and were $307.5 million at December 31, 2010 compared to $335.8 million at September 30, 2010.  Net loans declined $20.8 million, or 3.3%, from $635.5 million at September 30, 2010 to $614.7 million at December 31, 2010.  Earning assets were positively affected during the quarter by a reduction in the amounts due under the FDIC Shared-Loss Agreements (FDIC receivable) from $24.3 million at September 30, 2010 to $7.3 million at December 31, 2010.

Interest Expense – Linked Quarter
Interest expense for the fourth quarter of 2010 was $3.9 million, a decrease of 13.1%, or $587,000, from interest expense of $4.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2010.  Average interest bearing liabilities declined $41.9 million, or 4.1%, from $1.012 billion in the third quarter of 2010, to $969.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2010.  Total deposits at December 31, 2010 were $961.7 million, a decline of $56.0 million, or 5.5%, from total deposits of $1.018 billion at September 30, 2010.  Interest bearing deposits declined $48.9 million and noninterest bearing deposits declined $7.1 million over this time frame.  Due to aggressive repricing, the cost of funds changed from 2.22% in the fourth quarter of 2009 to 1.61% in the fourth quarter of 2010.

Net Interest Income
Net interest income was $9.7 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2010, compared with $10.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2010.  This represents a decrease of $972,000, or 9.1%, and is the result of lower earning asset volumes and lower yields on the securities portfolio after selling activity in the fourth quarter of 2010.  On a tax equivalent basis, net interest income was $10.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2010, compared to tax equivalent net interest income of $11.1 million for the third quarter of 2010.  The tax equivalent net interest margin decreased to 4.03% in the fourth quarter of 2010 from 4.30% in the third quarter of 2010.

Net interest income was $9.7 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2010, compared with $10.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2009.  The decline in interest income over these respective time frames is the result of lower loan volume and yield and a higher level of nonaccrual loans, coupled with lower securities income related to the sale in the fourth quarter of 2010 noted above.  Likewise, the tax equivalent net interest margin decreased in the fourth quarter of 2010 to 4.03% from 4.36% in the fourth quarter of 2009.

Net interest income was $40.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2010, compared with $39.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2009.   The net interest margin equaled 4.13% on a tax equivalent basis for 2010 versus 3.83% for 2009.  The increase in the margin during the year was due in part to an aggressive deposit pricing strategy that resulted in a 63 basis point decline in the cost of all interest-bearing liabilities during the year.

 

 

The following tables compare the Company’s net interest margin, on a tax-equivalent basis, for the fourth quarters of 2010 and 2009, the third quarter of 2010, and years 2010 and 2009.

Net Interest Margin

(Dollars in thousands)
           
   
For the Quarters ended
   
Twelve Months Ended
 
   
12/31/2010
   
9/30/2010
   
12/31/2009
   
12/31/2010
   
12/31/2009
 
                               
Average interest-earning assets
  $ 986,358     $ 1,034,289     $ 1,047,060     $ 1,020,992     $ 1,073,307  
Interest income
  $ 13,594     $ 15,153     $ 16,553     $ 58,926     $ 64,520  
Interest income - tax equivalent
  $ 13,847     $ 15,597     $ 17,026     $ 60,538     $ 66,268  
Yield on interest-earning assets
    5.62 %     6.03 %     6.50 %     5.93 %     6.17 %
Average interest-bearing liabilities
  $ 969,824     $ 1,011,755     $ 1,009,386     $ 1,005,732     $ 1,022,989  
Interest expense
  $ 3,897     $ 4,484     $ 5,614     $ 18,389     $ 25,134  
Cost of interest-bearing liabilities
    1.61 %     1.77 %     2.22 %     1.83 %     2.46 %
Net interest income
  $ 9,697     $ 10,669     $ 10,939     $ 40,537     $ 39,386  
Net interest income - tax equivalent
  $ 9,950     $ 11,113     $ 11,412     $ 42,149     $ 41,134  
Interest spread
    4.01 %     4.26 %     4.28 %     4.10 %     3.71 %
Net interest margin
    4.03 %     4.30 %     4.36 %     4.13 %     3.83 %

Provision for Loan Losses
The Company credited the provision for loan losses for non-covered loans $77,000 for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 due to the recovery of the only loan held at the Parent, previously charged-off.  This compares with a provision of $1.1 million for the third quarter of 2010 and a $7.8 million provision for the quarter ended December 31, 2009.  The ratio of the allowance for loan losses to nonperforming assets was 59.6% at December 31, 2010.  The ratio of allowance for loan losses to total non-covered loans was 4.86% at December 31, 2010 compared with 6.27% at September 30, 2010 and 3.14% at December 31, 2009. The decrease in the allowance for loan losses to total non-covered loans from September to December was mainly the result of more aggressive charge-offs for non-performing loans.  For the quarter ended December 31, 2010 net charged-off loans of $8.7 million, annualized, were 6.47% of average loans, compared with 3.98%, or $5.5 million, for the quarter ended September 30, 2010 and 4.09%, or $5.9 million, for the fourth quarter of 2009.

The provision for loan losses for non-covered loans totaled $26.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2010 versus $19.1 million for 2009.  For 2010, the Company had net charge-offs on non-covered loans of $19.1 million versus $7.9 million for 2009.

The following table reconciles the activity in the Company’s non-covered allowance for loan losses, by quarter, for the past five quarters.

CREDIT QUALITY

(Dollars in thousands)
 
2010
   
2009
 
   
Fourth
   
Third
   
Second
   
First
         
Fourth
       
   
Quarter
   
Quarter
   
Quarter
   
Quarter
   
YTD
   
Quarter
   
YTD
 
Allowance for loan losses:
                                         
                                           
Beginning of period
  $ 34,353     $ 38,785     $ 19,798     $ 18,169     $ 18,169     $ 16,211     $ 6,939  
Provision for loan losses
    (77 )     1,116       20,402       5,042       26,483       7,818       19,089  
Charge-offs
    (8,898 )     (5,647 )     (2,029 )     (3,486 )     (20,060 )     (6,296 )     (8,601 )
Recoveries
    165       99       614       73       951       436       742  
Net charge-offs
  $ (8,733 )   $ (5,548 )   $ (1,415 )   $ (3,413 )   $ (19,109 )   $ (5,860 )   $ (7,859 )
                                                         
End of period
  $ 25,543     $ 34,353     $ 38,785     $ 19,798     $ 25,543     $ 18,169     $ 18,169  

 

 

Noninterest Income
On a linked quarter basis, noninterest income was $2.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2010, compared with negative $1.5 million for the third quarter of 2010.  The increase in noninterest income was due to the $4.0 million in securities gains realized in the fourth quarter of 2010. Other noninterest income for the fourth quarter of 2010 included net losses on sales and write-downs on other real estate owned of $723,000 versus losses of $770,000 for the third quarter 2010.   Service charges on deposit accounts were $618,000 for the fourth quarter of 2010 compared with $659,000 in the third quarter of 2010.  Other noninterest income was negative $1.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2010 compared to negative $1.1 million in the third quarter of 2010 and represents the reduction in the amount due from the FDIC related to the shared loss agreement.  This reduction, reflecting performance of the covered loan and other real estate portfolio, is partially offset by increased loan yield on covered loans, reflected in net interest margin. 

For the quarter ended December 31, 2010, noninterest income equaled $2.9 million versus $1.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2009.  This change was due primarily to the aforementioned pre-tax $4.0 million securities gain taken in the latter part of 2010.

For the year ended December 31, 2010, noninterest income was $1.6 million compared with $26.2 million for the same time frame in 2009.  The magnitude of the change year over year was due primarily to the one-time $20.3 million pre-tax gain related to the acquisition of SFSB in 2009.  In addition, the Bank incurred $5.1 million in other real estate owned write-downs and losses during 2010.
  
Noninterest Expense
On a linked quarter basis, noninterest expenses totaled $8.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2010 compared with $10.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010, a decrease of $1.6 million, or 15.0%.

Salaries and employee benefits for the fourth quarter of 2010 were $4.0 million, or 45.3% of all noninterest expenses for the quarter, compared with $5.3 million, or 50.6% of all noninterest expenses for the quarter ended September 30, 2010.  In late September, the Company announced staffing and management changes that reduced the Company’s work force by approximately ten percent.  Also, during the fourth quarter of 2010, the Company froze the defined benefit plan from one of its predecessors, which effectively created a one-time pension expense reduction of $210,000.

Data processing fees represented the next largest decrease in noninterest expenses, on a linked quarter basis, $242,000, from $735,000 in the third quarter of 2010 to $493,000 in the fourth quarter, a decrease of 33.0%.  The Company continues to aggressively look for ways to reduce its major operating expenses.

Noninterest expenses were $8.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2010 compared with $21.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2009.  Three components drove the $12.8 million decrease.  There was no goodwill impairment during the fourth quarter of 2010, while the Bank expensed $7.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2009.  Personnel expenses declined $3.6 million to $4.0 million in the last quarter of 2010.  This decline is due to a $3.0 million one-time bonus incurred during the last quarter of 2009 coupled with the personnel reductions noted in the fourth quarter of 2010.  Lastly, FDIC insurance premiums declined $996,000 during this time frame which was the primary result of a one-time special assessment taken in the fourth quarter of 2009.

Noninterest expenses totaled $45.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2010 compared with $75.5 million for 2009.  The most significant change in noninterest expense for the year was evidenced in goodwill impairments and personnel reductions.  During 2009, the Bank took goodwill impairment charges of $31.5 million compared with only $5.7 million in 2010.  Personnel expenses declined approximately $2.8 million year-over year which was the result of a reduction of workforce effective in the fourth quarter of 2010 coupled with a one-time bonus incurred during 2009.

 

 

Income Taxes
Income tax expense was $1.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2010, compared with income tax benefit of $1.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and an income tax benefit of $3.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2009.

For the year ended December 31, 2010, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $9.4 million, compared with income tax expense of $404,000 for the year ended December 31, 2009.

FINANCIAL CONDITION
At December 31, 2010, the Company had total assets of $1.116 billion, a decrease of $62.2 million, or 5.3%, from $1.178 billion at September 30, 2010. Total loans, including loans covered by the FDIC shared loss agreements of $115.5 million, were $641.1 million at December 31, 2010, decreasing $29.6 million, or 4.4%, from $670.7 million at September 30, 2010.   The carrying value of covered loans declined $7.6 million, or 6.2%, from September 30, 2010. The reduction in the covered loan portfolio was due to the planned disposition of FDIC covered assets and declining balances of FDIC covered loans.  Non-covered loans equaled $525.5 million at December 31, 2010, declining $22.0 million, or 4.0%, since September 30, 2010.  The decline in loan volume within the non-covered loan portfolio was the direct result of $8.7 million in net loan charge-offs coupled with loan run-off and an overall decrease in loan demand.

The Company is aggressively working to change the mix of the non-covered portfolio away from large construction and land development loans and more into commercial and consumer secured installment loans.  These loans are more granular in nature, typically carry higher yields and attract compensating deposit balances.

The following table shows the composition of the Company’s non-covered loan portfolio on a linked quarter basis.

(Dollars in thousands)

   
December 31, 2010
   
September 30, 2010
 
   
Amount
   
% of Non-Covered Loans
   
Amount
   
% of Non-Covered Loans
 
Mortgage loans on real estate:
                       
Residential 1-4 family
  $ 137,522       26.15 %   $ 144,319       26.34 %
Commercial
    205,034       38.99 %     210,812       38.48 %
Construction and land development
    103,763       19.73 %     110,581       20.18 %
Second mortgages
    9,680       1.84 %     11,093       2.02 %
Multifamily
    9,831       1.87 %     10,754       1.96 %
Agriculture
    3,820       0.73 %     4,030       0.74 %
Total real estate loans
    469,650       89.32 %     491,589       89.72 %
Commercial loans
    44,368       8.44 %     43,980       8.03 %
Consumer installment loans
    9,811       1.87 %     10,223       1.87 %
All other loans
    1,993       0.38 %     2,087       0.38 %
Gross loans
    525,822       100.00 %     547,879       100.00 %
Less allowance for loan losses
    (25,543 )             (34,353 )        
Less unearned income on loans
    (274 )             (370 )        
Non-covered loans, net of unearned income
  $ 500,005             $ 513,156          
 

 
The Company’s securities portfolio decreased $28.3 million, or 8.4%, during the fourth quarter of 2010 to equal $307.5 million. The Company had Federal funds sold of $2.0 million at December 31, 2010 versus $2.9 million at September 30, 2010.  The decrease in the securities portfolio and overnight funds was due to a decline in deposit balances, which were offset by securities sales during the quarter, resulting in a gain on sale of $4.0 million.  These transactions were strategic in nature to de-leverage its balance sheet which increases the Tier 1 leverage capital ratio, and to shorten the duration of the Company’s asset base and make it less vulnerable to an increase in interest rates.  The sales also resulted in a gain of $4.0 million, or $2.6 million, net of tax effect, which is immediately accretive and will enhance the Bank’s capital ratios.  All of these transactions settled in the fourth quarter of 2010.  

The following table shows the composition of the Company’s securities portfolio on a linked quarter basis.

(Dollars in thousands)
   
December 31, 2010
   
September 30, 2010
 
   
Amortized Cost
   
Fair Value
   
Amortized Cost
 
Fair Value
 
Securities Available for Sale
                       
U.S. Treasury issue and other
                       
      U.S. Government agencies
  $ 90,849     $ 89,574     $ 23,253     $ 23,946  
State, county and municipal
    69,865       70,335       125,555       132,820  
Corporate & other bonds
    3,576       3,573       2,052       2,221  
Mortgage backed securities
    51,489       52,078       76,017       78,074  
Financial institution securities
    -       -       54       27  
Total securities available for sale
  $ 215,779     $ 215,560     $ 226,931     $ 237,088  
                                 
Securities Held to Maturity
 
December 31, 2010
   
September 30, 2010
 
U.S. Treasury issue and other
 
Amortized Cost
   
Fair Value
   
Amortized Cost
 
Fair Value
 
      U.S. Government agencies
  $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  
State, county and municipal
    13,070       13,763       13,076       14,307  
Corporate & other bonds
    1,002       1,005       1,008       1,019  
Mortgage backed securities
    70,699       74,258       77,681       81,214  
Total securities available for sale
  $ 84,771     $ 89,026     $ 91,765     $ 96,540  

Total deposits at December 31, 2010 were $961.7 million, decreasing $56.0 million from September 30, 2010. Time deposits declined $59.2 million during the fourth quarter of 2010 as management continued to lower rates among all regions as loan demand remains weak and covered loans continued to decline in volume. The Company is attempting to restructure the deposit mix away from higher priced time deposits and more into lower cost transactional accounts.  The most notable change was the increase in NOW accounts, which increased $ 8.9 million, or 9.1%, during the fourth quarter of 2010.   The Company’s total loan-to-deposit ratio was 66.7% at December 31, 2010 compared to 65.9% at September 30, 2010.

 

 

The following table details the change in the mix of interest bearing deposits from September 30, 2010 to December 31, 2010.

(Dollars in thousands)

   
December 31, 2010
   
September 30, 2010
   
$ change
   
% change
 
NOW
  $ 106,248     $ 97,361       8,887       9.13 %
MMDA
    127,594       127,905       (311 )     -0. 202 %
Savings
    64,121       62,393       1,728       2.77 %
Time deposits less than $100,000
    367,333       396,315       (28,982 )     -7.31 %
Time deposits $100,000 and over
    234,070       264,277       (30,207 )     -11.43 %
    Total interest bearing deposits
  $ 899,366     $ 948,251     $ (48,885 )     -5.16 %

The Company had Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) advances of $37.0 million at each of December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2010.

Stockholders’ equity at December 31, 2010 was $107.1 million and represented 9.6% of total assets. Stockholders’ equity was $110.7 million, or 9.4% of total assets, at September 30, 2010.  The change in stockholders’ equity reflects earnings of $2.7 million and credits related to benefits entries of $553,000, offset by a change in the market value of the AFS securities, net of tax, of $6.9 million.

Asset Quality – non-covered assets
The Company aggressively identifies and monitors all non-covered loans for potential weaknesses.  Once a loan meets a substandard classification, it is turned over to the special assets division of the Bank for proper oversight and management.  During the fourth quarter, the special assets division further reviewed all substandard loans for nonaccrual or impairment status.

At December 31, 2010, total impaired loans equaled $45.0 million, which were composed primarily of $36.5 million of nonaccrual loans and $8.1 million of loans risk rated substandard, past due 60 days or more, as well as all other loans risk rated doubtful.  Previously, management reported impaired loans of $127.1 million at September 30, 2010, which were composed of all classified assets.  The decline in impaired loans was due to a change in the identification process of “impairment” as further review of the substandard category of loans from September 30, 2010 indicated that many loans were not impaired by accounting standards but did meet the respective regulatory classification definition.  A change in the risk rating scale and monitoring system, as well as a substantive loan review, was completed in the latter part of the second quarter, resulting in a substantial volume in risk rating changes to the substandard category.  As the special assets division worked diligently on these credits, the old adherence to the impairment status delineation was changed as the majority of the loans risk rated substandard were current in payment and could continue to meet the contractual loan payments in the foreseeable future.

Nonaccrual loans were $36.5 million at December 31, 2010 compared with $43.3 million at September 30, 2010. Total nonperforming assets declined $4.8 million from September 30, 2010 to $42.8 million at December 31, 2010.   Total charge-offs for the fourth quarter of 2010 were $8.9 million and recoveries were $165,000.  During the year, total nonaccrual loans increased $16.5 million, total charge offs were $20.1 million, and recoveries of loans previously charged-off totaled $951,000.  Management’s aggressive strategy to work non-performing loans and other real estate owned is evidenced in the volume of charge-offs as well as the level of the loan loss reserve.

Despite the level of charge-offs noted above and the increase in other real estate owned, the Company continues to report a loan loss reserve at 4.86% of non-covered loans.  Likewise, the allowance for loan losses equals 69.92% of nonaccrual loans at December 31, 2010, which is well in line with industry standards.  While these ratios have declined over the year, the decline is due solely to the aggressive charge-off policy of the Company and rigorous workout procedures employed by the special assets division of the Bank.

 

 

The following table sets forth selected asset quality data, excluding FDIC covered assets, and ratios for the dates indicated:

ASSET QUALITY (NON COVERED)
                             
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
Fourth
   
Third
   
Second
   
First
   
Fourth
 
   
Quarter
   
Quarter
   
Quarter
   
Quarter
   
Quarter
 
                               
Nonaccruing loans
  $ 36,532     $ 43,298     $ 41,690     $ 28,706     $ 20,011  
Loans past due over 90 days and accruinginterest
    389       35       -       -       247  
Total nonperforming non-covered loans
  $ 36,921     $ 43,333     $ 41,690     $ 28,706     $ 20,258  
Other real estate owned non-covered
    5,928       4,320       4,333       1,565       1,586  
Total nonperforming non-covered assets
  $ 42,849     $ 47,653     $ 46,023     $ 30,271     $ 21,844  
                                         
Allowance for loan losses
  $ 25,543     $ 34,353     $ 38,785     $ 19,798     $ 18,169  
Average loans during quarter, net of
                                       
  unearned income
  $ 539,503     $ 557,324     $ 575,457     $ 577,715     $ 573,367  
                                         
Loans, net of unearned income
  $ 525,548     $ 547,509     $ $ 562,539     $ 579,724     $ 578,629  
                                         
Allowance for loan losses to loans
    4.86 %     6.27 %     6.89 %     3.42 %     3.14 %
Allowance for loan losses to
                                       
  nonperforming assets
    59.61 %     72.09 %     84.27 %     65.40 %     83.18 %
Allowance for loan losses to nonaccrual
                                       
  loans
    69.92 %     79.34 %     93.03 %     68.97 %     90.80 %
Nonperforming assets to loans and other
                                       
  real estate
    8.06 %     8.64 %     8.12 %     5.21 %     3.77 %
Net charge-offs for quarter to average
                                       
  loans, annualized
    6.47 %     3.98 %     0.98 %     2.36 %     4.09 %

 A further breakout of nonaccrual loans, excluding covered loans, at December 31, 2010, September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 is below (dollars in thousands):

   
December 31, 2010
   
September 30, 2010
   
December 31, 2009
 
   
Amount of
Non
Accrual
   
% of Non-
Covered
Loans
   
Amount of
Non
Accrual
   
% of Non-
Covered
Loans
   
Amount
of Non
Accrual
   
% of Non-
Covered
Loans
 
Mortgage loans on real estate:
                                   
Residential 1-4 family
  $ 9,600       6.98 %   $ 10,925       7.57 %   $ 4,750       3.25 %
Commercial
    7,181       3.50 %     4,593       2.18 %     3,861       2.04 %
Construction and land development
    16,854       16.24 %     23,964       21.67 %     10,115       7.01 %
Second mortgages
    218       2.25 %     187       1.69 %     194       1.39 %
Multifamily
                                   
Agriculture
                                   
  Total real estate loans
    33,853       7.21 %     39,669       8.07 %     18,920       3.70 %
Commercial loans
    2,619       5.90 %     3,312       7.53 %     174       0.41 %
Consumer installment loans
    60       0.61 %     317       3.10 %     910       6.43 %
All other loans
    -       0.00 %     -       0.00 %     7       0.06 %
Gross loans
  $ 36,532       6.95 %   $ 43,298       7.90 %   $ 20,011       3.45 %

 

 

Capital Requirements

Total Stockholders’ equity ended the year at $107.1 million.   The Company’s ratio of Total Risk-based Capital was 14.9% at December 31, 2010 compared to 14.2% at September 30, 2010. The Tier 1 Risk-based capital ratio was 13.8% at December 31, 2010 and 13.0% at September 30, 2010. The Company’s Tier 1 leverage ratio was 7.8% at December 31, 2010, up from 7.5% at September 30, 2010.  All capital ratios exceed regulatory minimums.

The Company will defer the February 2011 payment of its regular quarterly cash dividend with respect to its Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A, which the Company issued to the United States Department of Treasury in connection with the Company’s participation in the Treasury’s TARP Capital Purchase Program in December 2008.  The Company had previously deferred the August and November 2010 payments.  The Company has also deferred, beginning in September 2010, the interest payments that it makes with respect to trust preferred subordinated debt.

About Community Bankers Trust Corporation
 
The Company is the holding company for Essex Bank, a Virginia state bank with 25 full-service offices, 14 of which are in Virginia, seven of which are in Maryland and four of which are in Georgia. The Company also operates two loan production offices. Additional information is available on the Company’s website at www.cbtrustcorp.com.
 
Earnings Conference Call and Webcast
 
The Company will host a conference call for the financial community on Tuesday, February 8, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time to discuss the fourth quarter 2010 financial results. The public is invited to listen to this conference call by dialing 800-860-2442 at least 10 minutes prior to the call.  Interested parties may also listen to this conference call through the internet by accessing the “Investor Information” page of the Company’s internet site at www.cbtrustcorp.com.
 
A replay of the conference call will be available from 12:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on February 8, 2011 until 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on February 16, 2011. The replay will be available by dialing 877-344-7529 and entering access code 448177 or through the internet by accessing the “Investor Information” page of the Company’s internet site at www.cbtrustcorp.com.
 

 
Forward-Looking Statements
 
This release contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, that are subject to risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements with respect to the Company’s operations, growth strategy and goals. Actual results may differ materially from those included in the forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including, without limitation, the effects of and changes in the following: the quality or composition of the Company’s loan or investment portfolios, including collateral values and the repayment abilities of borrowers and issuers; assumptions that underlie the Company’s allowance for loan losses; general economic and market conditions, either nationally or in the Company’s  market areas; the ability of the Company to comply with regulatory actions, and the costs associated with doing so; the interest rate environment; competitive pressures among banks and financial institutions or from companies outside the banking industry; real estate values; the demand for deposit, loan, and investment products and other financial services; the demand, development and acceptance of new products and services; the Company’s compliance with, and the timing of future reimbursements from the FDIC to the Company under, the shared-loss agreements; consumer profiles and spending and savings habits; the securities and credit markets; costs associated with the integration of banking and other internal operations; management’s evaluation of goodwill and other assets on a periodic basis, and any resulting impairment charges, under applicable accounting standards; the soundness of other financial institutions with which the Company does business; inflation; technology; and legislative and regulatory requirements. Many of these factors and additional risks and uncertainties are described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and other reports filed from time to time by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This press release speaks only as of its date, and the Company disclaims any duty to update the information in it.
 
Contact: Bruce E. Thomas
 
Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer
 
Community Bankers Trust Corporation
 
804-443-4343 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
Unaudited Condensed

   
December 31, 2010
   
September 30, 2010
   
December 31, 2009
 
                   
     Assets
                 
Cash and due from banks
  $ 8,604     $ 12,418     $ 13,575  
Interest bearing bank deposits
    22,777       12,504       18,660  
Federal funds sold
    2,000       2,942       -  
  Total cash and cash equivalents
    33,381       27,864       32,235  
Securities available for sale, at fair value
    215,560       237,088       179,440  
Securities held to maturity
    84,771       91,765       113,165  
Equity securities, restricted, at cost
    7,170       6,990       8,346  
  Total securities
    307,501       335,843       300,951  
Loans
    525,548       547,509       578,629  
Covered FDIC loans
    115,537       123,172       150,935  
Allowance for loan losses (non covered)
    (25,543 )     (34,353 )     (18,169 )
Allowance for loan losses (covered)
    (829 )     (829 )     -  
  Net loans
    614,713       635,499       711,395  
Bank premises and equipment
    35,587       35,985       37,105  
Other real estate owned
    5,928       4,320       1,586  
Covered FDIC other real estate owned
    9,889       10,104       12,822  
Covered FDIC receivable
    7,250       24,269       7,950  
Bank owned life insurance
    6,829       6,759       6,534  
Core deposit intangibles, net
    14,819       15,384       17,080  
Goodwill
    -       -       5,727  
FDIC indemnification asset
    58,369       61,170       76,107  
Other assets
    21,328       20,645       17,231  
    Total assets
  $ 1,115,594     $ 1,177,842     $ 1,226,723  
     Liabilities
                       
Deposits:
                       
  Demand:
                       
    Noninterest bearing
    62,359       69,494       62,198  
    Interest bearing
    899,366       948,251       969,204  
      Total deposits
    961,725       1,017,745       1,031,402  
Federal funds purchased
    -       -       8,999  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    37,000       37,000       37,000  
Trust preferred capital notes
    4,124       4,124       4,124  
Other liabilities
    5,618       8,241       13,604  
    Total liabilities
    1,008,467       1,067,110       1,095,129  
     Stockholders' Equity
                       
Preferred stock (5,000,000 shares authorized $0.01 par value) 17,680 shares issued and outstanding
    17,680       17,680       17,680  
Discount on preferred stock
    (660 )     (709 )     (854 )
Warrants on preferred stock
    1,037       1,037       1,037  
Common stock (50,000,000 shares authorized $0.01 par value) issued and outstanding of 21,468,455 shares, 21,468,455 shares, and 21,470,727 shares, respectively
    215       215       215  
Additional paid in capital
    143,507       143,999       143,999  
(Accumulated deficit) retained earnings
    (54,507 )     (57,144 )     (32,019 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
    (145 )     5,654       1,536  
    Total stockholders' equity
    107,127       110,732       131,594  
    Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
  $ 1,115,594     $ 1,177,842     $ 1,226,723  

 

 
 
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Unaudited Condensed

   
2010
   
2009
 
         
Fourth
   
Third
   
Second
   
First
         
Fourth
 
   
YTD
   
Quarter
   
Quarter
   
Quarter
   
Quarter
   
YTD
   
Quarter
 
Interest and dividend income
                                         
Interest and fees on loans
  $ 33,444     $ 8,008     $ 8,235     $ 8,478     $ 8,723     $ 36,019     $ 9,783  
Interest and fees on FDIC covered loans
    13,759       3,088       3,692       3,386       3,593       15,139       3,759  
Interest on federal funds sold
    9       4       1       3       1       37       1  
Interest on deposits in other banks
    100       27       19       24       30       296       34  
Taxable
    8,486       1,979       2,340       2,162       2,005       9,635       2,055  
Nontaxable
    3,128       488       866       880       894       3,394       921  
Total interest income
    58,926       13,594       15,153       14,933       15,246       64,520       16,553  
Interest expense
                                                       
Interest on deposits
    17,041       3,557       4,141       4,486       4,857       23,717       5,274  
Interest on federal funds purchased
    3       1       1       1       -       8       2  
Interest on other borrowed funds
    1,345       339       342       333       331       1,409       338  
Total interest expense
    18,389       3,897       4,484       4,820       5,188       25,134       5,614  
                                                         
Net interest income
    40,537       9,697       10,669       10,113       10,058       39,386       10,939  
                                                         
Provision for loan losses
    27,363       (77 )     1,116       21,282       5,042       19,089       7,818  
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
    13,174       9,774       9,553       (11,169 )     5,016       20,297       3,121  
Noninterest income
                                                       
Gain/loss on sale of OREO
    (5,052 )     (723 )     (770 )     (1,182 )     (2,377 )     656       93  
Gain on SFSB transaction
    -       -       -       -       -       20,255       -  
Gains on sales of securities
    3,588       3,982       (296 )     (452 )     354       856       (50 )
Service charges on deposit accounts
    2,464       618       659       622       565       2,506       642  
Other
    644       (1,006 )     (1,120 )     897       1,873       1,967       632  
Total noninterest income
    1,644       2,871       (1,527 )     (115 )     415       26,240       1,317  
Noninterest expense
                                                       
Salaries and employee benefits
    19,190       3,999       5,255       4,805       5,131       21,967       7,673  
Occupancy expenses
    2,948       722       774       713       739       2,662       776  
Equipment expenses
    1,394       297       322       363       412       1,595       397  
Legal fees
    456       197       117       96       46       1,002       230  
Professional fees
    1,802       300       425       743       334       2,012       671  
FDIC assessment
    2,395       598       579       613       605       2,904       1,594  
Data processing fees
    2,306       493       735       572       506       2,837       620  
Amortization of intangibles
    2,261       565       565       566       565       2,241       566  
Impairment of goodwill
    5,727       -       -       5,727       -       31,457       7,425  
Other operating expenses
    6,773       1,659       1,615       1,977       1,522       6,791       1,673  
                                                         
Total noninterest expense
    45,252       8,830       10,387       16,175       9,860       75,468       21,625  
                                                         
Net income/(loss) before income taxes
    (30,434 )     3,815       (2,361 )     (27,459 )     (4,429 )     (28,931 )     (17,187 )
Income tax (expense)/benefit
    (9,442 )     1,128       (1,062 )     (7,843 )     (1,665 )     404       (2,976 )
                                                         
Net income/(loss)
  $ (20,992 )   $ 2,687     $ (1,299 )   $ (19,616 )   $ (2,764 )   $ (29,335 )   $ (14,211 )
Dividends accrued on preferred stock
    442       -       -       221       221       800       139  
Accretion of discount on preferred stock
    194       49       48       49       48       177       42  
Preferred dividends not paid
    442       221       221       -       -       -       -  
Net (loss) income available to common stockholders
  $ (22,070 )   $ 2,417     $ (1,568 )   $ (19,886 )   $ (3,033 )   $ (30,312 )   $ (14,392 )
 

 
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
 
The information below presents certain financial information determined by methods other than in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). Common tangible book value equals total stockholders’ equity less preferred stock, goodwill and identifiable intangible assets; and common tangible book value per share is computed by dividing common tangible book value by the number of common shares outstanding. Common tangible assets equal total assets less preferred stock, goodwill and identifiable intangible assets.
 
Management believes that common tangible book value and the ratio of common tangible book value to common tangible assets are meaningful because they are some of the measures that the Company and investors use to assess capital adequacy. Management believes that presenting the change in common tangible book value per share, the change in stock price to common tangible book value per share, and the change in the ratio of common tangible book value to common tangible assets provide meaningful period-to-period comparisons of these measures.
 
These measures are a supplement to GAAP used to prepare the Company’s financial statements and should not be viewed as a substitute for GAAP measures. In addition, the Company’s non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to non-GAAP measures of other companies. The following tables reconcile these non-GAAP measures from their respective GAAP basis measures.
 
(dollars in thousands, except per common share data)

Common Tangible Book Value
 
12/31/10
   
9/30/10
   
12/31/09
 
Total Stockholder's Equity
    107,127,000       110,732,000       131,594,000  
Preferred Stock
    18,057,000       18,008,000       17,863,000  
Goodwill
    -       -       5,727,000  
Core deposit intangible
    14,819,000       15,384,000       17,080,000  
Common Tangible Book Value
  $ 74,250,000     $ 77,340,000     $ 90,924,000  
Shares Outstanding
    21,468,455       21,468,455       21,468,455  
Common Tangible Book Value Per Share
  $ 3.46     $ 3.60     $ 4.24  
                         
Stock Price
  $ 1.05     $ 0.99     $ 3.21  
Price/Common Tangible Book
    30.4 %     27.5 %     75.8 %
                         
Common Tangible Book/Common Tangible Assets 
                       
Total Assets
    1,115,594,000       1,177,842,000       1,226,723,000  
Preferred Stock (net)
    18,057,000       18,008,000       17,863,000  
Goodwill
    -       -       5,727,000  
Core deposit intangible
    14,819,000       15,384,000       17,080,000  
Common Tangible Assets
    1,082,718,000       1,144,450,000       1,186,053,000  
Common Tangible Book
  $ 74,250,000     $ 77,340,000     $ 90,924,000  
Common Tangible Equity to Assets
    6.86 %     6.76 %     7.67 %