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Exhibit 99.184
 

North Valley Bancorp Reports Results for
the Quarter Ended March 31, 2011

May 3, 2011 - REDDING, CA - North Valley Bancorp (NASDAQ:NOVB), a bank holding company with $894 million in assets, today reported results for the quarter ended March 31, 2011. North Valley Bancorp (“the Company”) is the parent company for North Valley Bank (“NVB”).

The Company reported net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 of $399,000, or $0.06 per diluted share compared to a net loss for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 of $312,000, or ($0.21) per diluted share. “We are pleased with the continued progress made in achieving our three key goals which are to reduce the level of nonperforming assets, operate profitably and focus on high quality relationship-based loans,” stated Mike Cushman, President and CEO.

The Company recorded a provision for loan losses in the amount of $1,000,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 compared to a provision for loan losses of $782,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2010. The allowance for loan losses at March 31, 2011 was $14,471,000, or 2.93% of total loans, compared to $14,993,000, or 2.92% of total loans, at December 31, 2010 and $17,708,000, or 3.05% of total loans, at March 31, 2010.

At March 31, 2011, total assets were $893,815,000, an increase of $6,429,000, or 0.7%, from $887,386,000 at March 31, 2010. The loan portfolio totaled $494,509,000 at March 31, 2011, a decrease of $86,420,000, or 14.9%, compared to March 31, 2010. The loan to deposit ratio at March 31, 2011 was 65.2% as compared to 73.6% at March 31, 2010, and 68.1% at December 31, 2010. Total deposits decreased $30,697,000, or 3.9%, to $758,635,000 at March 31, 2011 compared to $789,332,000 at March 31, 2010. Available-for-sale investment securities increased $148,879,000 from March 31, 2010 to March 31, 2011, while Federal funds sold decreased $71,125,000 during the same period. The increase in available-for-sale investment securities was primarily due to the decrease in loans and the decrease in Federal funds sold. When compared to December 31, 2010, total assets increased $8,874,000 from $884,941,000, driven by an increase in deposits of $4,845,000 from $753,790,000, while loans decreased by $18,957,000 from $513,466,000. Available-for-sale investment securities increased $24,270,000 from December 31, 2010 to March 31, 2011, while Federal funds sold decreased $4,265,000 from December 31, 2010 to March 31, 2011.

At March 31, 2011, the Company’s Total Risk-based Capital was $114,344,000, and its capital ratios were: Total Risk-based Capital ratio – 18.17%; Tier 1 risk-based Capital ratio – 16.49%; and Tier 1 Leverage ratio – 11.74%. At March 31, 2011, the Bank’s Total Risk-based Capital was $117,922,000, and its capital ratios were: Total Risk-based Capital ratio – 18.74%; Tier 1 risk-based Capital ratio – 17.48%; and Tier 1 Leverage ratio – 12.43%.

Credit Quality

Nonperforming loans (defined as nonaccrual loans and loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing interest) decreased $31,083,000, or 68.2%, to $14,494,000 at March 31, 2011 from $45,875,000 at March 31, 2010, and decreased $5,571,000 from the December 31, 2010 balance of $20,065,000. Nonperforming loans as a percentage of total loans were 2.93% at March 31, 2011, as compared to 3.91% at December 31, 2010 and to 7.90% at March 31, 2010.

Nonperforming assets (nonperforming loans and OREO) totaled $37,813,000 at March 31, 2011, a decrease of $21,060,000 from the March 31, 2010 balance of $58,873,000, and a $8,036,000 decrease from the December 31, 2010 balance of $45,849,000. Nonperforming assets as a percentage of total assets were 4.23% at March 31, 2011 compared to 6.63% at March 31, 2010 and 5.18% at December 31, 2010.
 
 
 

 
 
Gross loan charge offs for the first quarter of 2011 were $1,605,000 and recoveries totaled $83,000 resulting in net charge offs of $1,522,000. Gross loan charge offs for the first quarter of 2010 were $1,795,000 and recoveries totaled $182,000 resulting in net charge offs of $1,613,000.

The overall level of nonperforming loans decreased $5,571,000 to $14,494,000 at March 31, 2011 from $20,065,000 at December 31, 2010. During the first quarter of 2011, the Company identified six loans totaling $3,716,000 as nonperforming loans. The additions were offset by reductions in nonperforming loans totaling $9,287,000 due primarily to collections received on certain loans and secondarily due to charge-offs and the transfer of three properties to OREO totaling $816,000. Of the six loans totaling $3,716,000 identified as nonperforming loans during the first quarter of 2011, one relationship consisting of two loans totaled $3,086,000 for a commercial real estate building located in Shasta County. A specific reserve of $557,000 has been established for this relationship. The remaining four loans in this group that were placed on nonaccrual during the first quarter of 2011 total $630,000 and specific reserves totaling $39,000 have been established.

The Company’s OREO properties decreased $2,465,000 to $23,319,000 at March 31, 2011 from $25,784,000 at December 31, 2010. The decrease in OREO was due to the sale of seven properties totaling $2,915,000, which was partially offset by the transfer of three properties to OREO totaling $816,000, and the write-down of the value of OREO properties during the quarter ended March 31, 2011 of $366,000.

Operating Results

Net interest income, which represents the Company’s largest component of revenues and is the difference between interest earned on loans and investments and interest paid on deposits and borrowings, increased $464,000, or 6.3%, for the three months ended March 31, 2011 compared to the same period in 2010. Interest income decreased by $457,000, primarily due to both the lower yield on earning assets and the decrease in the average loan balances. The Company had foregone interest income of $259,000 and $585,000 for the loans on nonaccrual status for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Offsetting the decrease in interest income was a decrease in interest expense of $921,000, or 36.4%, due to a decrease in the rates paid on deposits for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 compared to the same period in 2010. Average loans decreased $89,080,000 in the first quarter of 2011 compared to the first quarter of 2010, while the yield on the loan portfolio increased 10 basis points to 6.01% for the quarter ended March 31, 2011. Overall, average earning assets increased $4,714,000 in the first quarter of 2011 compared to the first quarter of 2010. Average yields on earning assets decreased 26 basis points from the quarter ended March 31, 2010, to 4.80% for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 while the average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities decreased by 52 basis points to 1.03%. The Company’s net interest margin for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 was 3.99%, an increase of 21 basis points from the margin of 3.78% for the first quarter in 2010 and an increase of 23 basis points from the 3.76% net interest margin for the linked quarter ended December 31, 2010.

Noninterest income for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 increased $141,000, or 4.7%, to $3,153,000 compared to $3,012,000 for the same period in 2010. Service charges on deposits decreased by $315,000 to $1,166,000 for the first quarter of 2011 compared to $1,481,000 for the same period in 2010. Other fees and charges increased by $90,000 to $1,121,000 for the first quarter of 2011 compared to $1,031,000 for the first quarter of 2010. Other noninterest income increased $366,000, to $866,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 compared to $500,000 for the same period in 2010, due primarily to a gain on sale of SBA loans of $212,000 in the first quarter of 2011, and the Company recorded a loss on the sale of assets of $124,000 for the first quarter of 2010 due to the closure of its Fairfield office.

Noninterest expense decreased $766,000, or 7.5%, to $9,471,000 for the first quarter of 2011 from $10,237,000 for the first quarter in 2010. Salaries and employee benefits increased $430,000, for the first quarter of 2011 compared to the first quarter of 2010 due primarily to hiring of production personnel. Occupancy and furniture and equipment expense decreased $169,000 for the first quarter of 2011 compared to the first quarter of 2010 due to a decrease in depreciation and rent expense. OREO expense decreased $398,000 to $452,000, for the first quarter of 2011 compared to $850,000 for the same period in 2010, and FDIC and state assessments decreased $263,000 to $443,000 for the first quarter of 2011, compared to $706,000 for the same period in 2010. Other expense decreased $366,000 to $2,871,000 for the first quarter of 2011 compared to $3,237,000 for the same period in 2010 due to a decrease in professional fees.
 
 
 

 
 
The Company recorded a provision for income taxes for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 of $89,000, resulting in an effective tax rate of 18.2%, compared to a benefit for income taxes of $353,000, or an effective benefit rate of 53.1%, for the quarter ended March 31, 2010.

North Valley Bancorp is a bank holding company headquartered in Redding, California. Its subsidiary, North Valley Bank (“NVB”), operates twenty-five commercial banking offices in Shasta, Humboldt, Del Norte, Mendocino, Yolo, Sonoma, Placer and Trinity Counties in Northern California, including two in-store supermarket branches and six Business Banking Centers. North Valley Bancorp, through NVB, offers a wide range of consumer and business banking deposit products and services including internet banking and cash management services. In addition to these depository services, NVB engages in a full complement of lending activities including consumer, commercial and real estate loans. Additionally, NVB has SBA Preferred Lender status and provides investment services to its customers. Visit the Company’s website address at www.novb.com for more information.

Cautionary Statement: This release contains certain forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated herein. Management’s assumptions and projections are based on their anticipation of future events and actual performance may differ materially from those projected. Risks and uncertainties which could impact future financial performance include, among others, (a) competitive pressures in the banking industry; (b) changes in the interest rate environment; (c) general economic conditions, either nationally, regionally or locally, including fluctuations in real estate values; (d) changes in the regulatory environment; (e) changes in business conditions or the securities markets and inflation; (f) possible shortages of gas and electricity at utility companies operating in the State of California, and (g) the effects of terrorism, including the events of September 11, 2001, and thereafter, and the conduct of the war on terrorism by the United States and its allies. Therefore, the information set forth herein, together with other information contained in the periodic reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, should be carefully considered when evaluating the business prospects of the Company. North Valley Bancorp undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release, except as required by law.

For further information contact:
Michael J. Cushman
or 
Kevin R. Watson
President & Chief Executive Officer
 
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
(530) 226-2900        Fax: (530) 221-4877
 
(530) 226-2900        Fax: (530) 221-4877

 
 

 
 
NORTH VALLEY BANCORP
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
 
   
Three Months Ended
             
   
March 31,
             
 
 
2011
   
2010
   
$ Change
   
% Change
 
Statement of Operations Data
                       
Interest income
                       
Loans (including fees)
  $ 7,450     $ 8,616     $ (1,166 )     (13.53 %)
Investment securities
    1,960       1,227       733       59.74 %
Federal funds sold and other
    8       32       (24 )     (75.00 %)
Total interest income
    9,418       9,875       (457 )     (4.63 %)
Interest expense
                               
Interest on deposits
    1,082       2,019       (937 )     (46.41 %)
Subordinated debentures
    530       514       16       3.11 %
Total interest expense
    1,612       2,533       (921 )     (36.36 %)
Net interest income
    7,806       7,342       464       6.32 %
Provision for loan losses
    1,000       782       218       27.88 %
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
    6,806       6,560       246       3.75 %
                                 
Noninterest income
                               
Service charges on deposit accounts
    1,166       1,481       (315 )     (21.27 %)
Other fees and charges
    1,121       1,031       90       8.73 %
Other
    866       500       366       73.20 %
Total noninterest income
    3,153       3,012       141       4.68 %
                                 
Noninterest expenses
                               
Salaries and employee benefits
    4,717       4,287       430       10.03 %
Occupancy
    692       734       (42 )     (5.72 %)
Furniture and equipment
    296       423       (127 )     (30.02 %)
Other real estate owned expense
    452       850       (398 )     (46.82 %)
FDIC and state assessments
    443       706       (263 )     (37.25 %)
Other
    2,871       3,237       (366 )     (11.31 %)
Total noninterest expenses
    9,471       10,237       (766 )     (7.48 %)
Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes
    488       (665 )     1,153       173.38 %
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
    89       (353 )     442       125.21 %
Net income (loss)
  $ 399     $ (312 )   $ 711       227.88 %
                                 
Common Share Data
                               
Earnings (loss) per share
                               
Basic
  $ 0.06     $ (0.21 )   $ 0.27       128.57 %
Diluted
  $ 0.06     $ (0.21 )   $ 0.27       128.57 %
                                 
Weighted average shares outstanding
    6,832,492       1,499,163                  
Weighted average shares outstanding  - diluted
    6,832,492       1,499,163                  
Book value per share
  $ 12.41     $ 56.02                  
Tangible book value
  $ 12.33     $ 55.65                  
Shares outstanding
    6,832,492       1,499,163                  

 
 

 

NORTH VALLEY BANCORP
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)
 
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
   
March 31,
 
 
 
2011
   
2010
   
2010
 
Balance Sheet Data
                 
Assets
                 
Cash and due from banks
  $ 23,934     $ 14,629     $ 20,546  
Federal funds sold
    4,740       9,005       75,865  
Time deposits at other financial institutions
    459       459       425  
Available-for-sale securities - at fair value
    289,914       265,644       141,035  
Held-to-maturity securities - at amortized cost
    6       6       8  
                         
Loans net of deferred loan fees
    494,509       513,466       580,929  
Allowance for loan losses
    (14,471 )     (14,993 )     (17,708 )
Net loans
    480,038       498,473       563,221  
                         
Premises and equipment, net
    8,552       8,799       9,898  
Other real estate owned
    23,319       25,784       12,998  
Core deposit intangibles, net
    510       546       656  
Accrued interest receivable and other assets
    62,343       61,596       62,734  
Total assets
  $ 893,815     $ 884,941     $ 887,386  
                         
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
                       
Deposits:
                       
Demand, noninterest bearing
  $ 153,062     $ 155,499     $ 148,171  
Demand, interest bearing
    161,807       161,241       155,236  
Savings and money market
    224,426       208,476       215,865  
Time
    219,340       228,574       270,060  
Total deposits
    758,635       753,790       789,332  
                         
Accrued interest payable and other liabilities
    18,460       15,212       13,409  
Subordinated debentures
    31,961       31,961       31,961  
Total liabilities
    809,056       800,963       834,702  
Shareholders’ equity
    84,759       83,978       52,684  
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 893,815     $ 884,941     $ 887,386  
                         
Asset Quality
                       
Nonaccrual loans
  $ 14,484     $ 20,065     $ 45,577  
Loans past due 90 days and accruing interest
    10             298  
Other real estate owned
    23,319       25,784       12,998  
Total nonperforming assets
  $ 37,813     $ 45,849     $ 58,873  
                         
Allowance for loan losses to total loans
    2.93 %     2.92 %     3.05 %
Allowance for loan losses to NPL’s
    99.84 %     74.72 %     38.60 %
Allowance for loan losses to NPA’s
    38.27 %     32.70 %     30.08 %

 
 

 
 
NORTH VALLEY BANCORP
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)
 
   
Three Months Ended
 
   
March 31,
 
 
 
2011
   
2010
 
Selected Financial Ratios
               
Return on average total assets
    0.18 %     (0.14 %)
Return on average shareholders’ equity
    1.92 %     (2.39 %)
Net interest margin (tax equivalent basis)
    3.99 %     3.78 %
Efficiency ratio
    86.42 %     96.76 %
                 
Selected Average Balances
               
Loans
  $ 502,431     $ 591,511  
Taxable investments
    271,224       134,457  
Tax-exempt investments
    14,357       15,570  
Federal funds sold and other
    14,210       55,970  
Total earning assets
  $ 802,222     $ 797,508  
Total assets
  $ 894,302     $ 875,756  
                 
Demand deposits - interest bearing
  $ 161,324     $ 157,314  
Savings and money market
    217,535       196,775  
Time deposits
    224,219       277,276  
Other borrowings
    31,961       31,961  
Total interest bearing liabilities
  $ 635,039     $ 663,326  
Demand deposits - noninterest bearing
  $ 155,494     $ 146,988  
Shareholders’ equity
  $ 84,164     $ 52,881  

NORTH VALLEY BANCORP
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

     For the Quarter Ended  
   
March
   
December
   
September
   
June
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2010
   
2010
 
Interest income
  $ 9,418     $ 9,437     $ 9,773     $ 9,837  
Interest expense
    1,612       1,818       2,183       2,451  
Net interest income
    7,806       7,619       7,590       7,386  
                                 
Provision for loan losses
    1,000       -       4,600       2,600  
Noninterest income
    3,153       3,192       3,363       3,377  
Noninterest expense
    9,471       10,244       11,779       9,872  
                                 
Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes
    488       567       (5,426 )     (1,709 )
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
    89       (1,702 )     2,207       (1,137 )
Net income (loss)
  $ 399     $ 2,269     $ (7,633 )   $ (572 )
                                 
Preferred Stock Discount
                (18,667 )      
Net income (loss) available to common shareholder
  $ 399     $ 2,269     $ (26,300 )   $ (572 )
Earnings (loss) per common share:
                               
Basic
  $ 0.06     $ 0.33     $ (4.70 )   $ (0.40 )
Diluted
  $ 0.06     $ 0.33     $ (4.70 )   $ (0.40 )