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Exhibit 99.1

 

NEWS RELEASE    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Alliance Financial Announces Record Third Quarter Earnings

Syracuse, NY, October 19, 2011 - Alliance Financial Corporation (“Alliance” or the “Company”) (NasdaqGM: ALNC), the holding company for Alliance Bank, N.A., announced today an 18.7% increase in net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 compared with the third quarter of 2010. Net income was $3.7 million or $0.77 per diluted common share in the third quarter of 2011, compared with $3.1 million or $0.66 per diluted common share in the year-ago quarter and $3.5 million or $0.73 per diluted share in the second quarter of 2011. Securities gains, when netted against a fixed asset writedown, totaled $472,000 after tax or $0.10 per share in the third quarter.

Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 increased 18.4% to $10.5 million or $2.20 per diluted share, compared with $8.8 million or $1.89 per diluted share in the year-ago period.

Net interest income was slightly lower in the third quarter compared with the year-ago period, while the provision for credit losses decreased 31.5% on lower net charge-offs compared with the year-ago quarter. The third quarter’s results included gains on the sales of securities totaling $1.3 million, which were partially offset by a write-down on fixed assets of $555,000.

Jack H. Webb, President and CEO of Alliance said, “Our record third quarter net income represents a 10.1% increase over the year-ago quarter excluding the effect of non-recurring items, on lower loan loss provisions and generally stable net operating revenues. Loan demand, however, softened in the third quarter and our net interest margin was slightly lower due to persistently low interest rates.”

Webb added, “We continue to be supportive of credit-worthy consumers and businesses located in our markets, however, consistent with the financial sector as a whole, loan growth and revenue growth in the current operating environment will continue to be a challenge as weak economic conditions and low interest rates are expected to continue to negatively impact loan demand and net interest margin.”

Balance Sheet Highlights

Total assets were $1.4 billion at September 30, 2011, which was a decrease of $44.6 million from the end of the second quarter. Total loans and leases (net of unearned income) decreased $10.0 million, and securities available-for-sale decreased $50.7 million in the third quarter.

Loan originations (excluding lines of credit) totaled $59.5 million in the third quarter, compared with $78.3 million in the year-ago quarter and $53.8 million in the second quarter of 2011, as continuing economic


weakness and soft demand weighed on loan originations across all business lines in the third quarter. Originations in the first three quarters of 2011 totaled $164.3 million, compared with $191.6 million in the year-ago period.

Commercial loans and mortgages were virtually unchanged in the third quarter and totaled $259.3 million at September 30, 2011. Originations of commercial loans and mortgages in the third quarter (excluding lines of credit) totaled $10.3 million, compared with $19.6 million in the year-ago quarter and $17.7 million in the second quarter of 2011. Originations on a year-to-date basis totaled $44.5 million compared with $41.8 million in the year-ago period.

Residential mortgages outstanding at September 30, 2011 were $328.9 million, which was a decrease of $1.2 million from the end of the second quarter of 2011. Originations of residential mortgages totaled $30.5 million in the third quarter of 2011, compared with $34.7 million in the year-ago quarter and $18.0 million in the second quarter of 2011. Originations totaled $66.7 million in the first three quarters of 2011, compared within $81.1 million in the year-ago period.

Indirect auto loan balances were $161.6 million at the end of the third quarter, which was a decrease of $3.8 million from the end of the second quarter of 2011. The Company originated $17.9 million of indirect auto loans in the third quarter, compared with $22.5 million in the year-ago quarter and $17.3 million in the second quarter of 2011. Alliance originates auto loans through a network of reputable, well established automobile dealers located in Central and Western New York. Applications received through the Company’s indirect lending program are subject to the same comprehensive underwriting criteria and procedures as employed in its direct lending programs.

The Company’s investment securities portfolio totaled $409.2 million at September 30, 2011, which was a decrease of $50.7 million from the end of the second quarter. The Company sold $56.5 million of agency mortgage-backed securities in the third quarter, and substantially reduced new securities purchases to manage our interest-rate risk, given the very low yields available for the types of shorter-duration, non-corporate securities in which the Company invests. The securities portfolio is expected to decline in coming quarters absent an upturn in interest rates that would make the returns on shorter-duration securities more attractive.

The breakdown of the securities portfolio at September 30, 2011 was 77% government-sponsored entity guaranteed mortgage-backed securities, 21% municipal securities and 1% obligations of U.S. government-sponsored corporations. Mortgage-backed securities, which totaled $316.8 million at September 30, 2011, are comprised primarily of pass-through securities backed by conventional residential mortgages and guaranteed by Fannie-Mae, Freddie-Mac or Ginnie Mae, which in turn are backed by the U.S. government. The Company’s municipal securities portfolio, which totaled $83.9 million at the end of the third quarter, is primarily comprised of highly rated general obligation bonds issued by local municipalities in New York State.


Deposits were virtually unchanged in the quarter and totaled $1.1 billion at September 30, 2011.

Shareholders’ equity was $143.1 million at September 30, 2011, compared with $140.1 million at the end of the second quarter. Net income for the quarter increased shareholders’ equity by $3.7 million and was partially offset by common stock dividends declared of $1.5 million or $0.31 per common share. Unrealized gains on securities available for sale, net of taxes, increased $588,000 in the third quarter due to lower interest rates during the quarter and other market factors.

The Company’s Tier 1 leverage ratio was 8.80% and its total risk-based capital ratio was 15.68% at the end of the third quarter. The Company’s tangible common equity capital ratio (a non-GAAP financial measure) was 7.50% at September 30, 2011.

Asset Quality and the Provision for Credit Losses

Delinquent loans and leases (including non-performing) totaled $17.9 million at September 30, 2011, compared with $16.0 million at June 30, 2011 and $16.3 million at December 31, 2010.

Nonperforming assets were $12.9 million or 0.90% of total assets at September 30, 2011, compared with $9.3 million or 0.63% of total assets at June 30, 2011 and $9.1 million or 0.63% of total assets at December 31, 2010. Included in nonperforming assets at the end of the third quarter are nonperforming loans and leases totaling $12.2 million, compared with $8.3 million and $8.5 million at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. The increase in non-performing loans and leases resulted primarily from one commercial relationship totaling $3.6 million being placed on non-performing status during the third quarter.

Conventional residential mortgages comprised $3.0 million (47 loans) or 24.9% of nonperforming loans and leases at the end of the third quarter. Nonperforming commercial loans and mortgages totaled $8.2 million (37 loans) or 67.3% of nonperforming loans and leases and nonperforming leases totaled $150,000 (8 leases) or 1.2% of nonperforming loans and leases at the end of the third quarter.

The provision for credit losses in the third quarter was down from the year-ago period largely due to generally stable delinquencies and lower charge-offs in the current and most recent quarters, which are factors considered in management’s quarterly estimate of loan loss provisions and the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses. However, compared with the second quarter of 2011, the provision for credit losses increased in the third quarter largely due to the increase in non-performing loans during the quarter. The provision for credit losses was $750,000 and $1.1 million in the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, compared with $1.1 million and $3.3 million in the year-ago periods, respectively.


Net charge-offs were $139,000 and $499,000 in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, compared with $922,000 and $2.2 million in the year-ago periods, respectively. Net charge-offs, annualized, equaled 0.06% and 0.08%, respectively, of average loans and leases during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011, compared with 0.41% and 0.33%, in the year-ago periods, respectively. The provision for credit losses as a percentage of net charge-offs was 540% and 222%, respectively, in the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2011, compared with 119% and 147%, respectively, in the year-ago periods. The increase in the provision as a percentage of net charge-offs in 2011 resulted primarily from the establishment of an impairment allowance on the $3.6 million commercial relationship placed on non-performing status in the third quarter.

The allowance for credit losses was $11.3 million at September 30, 2011, which was an increase of approximately $600,000 from the balance at June 30, 2011 and at December 31, 2010. The ratio of the allowance for credit losses to total loans and leases was 1.30% at September 30, 2011, compared with 1.21% at June 30, 2011 and 1.19% at December 31, 2010. The ratio of the allowance for credit losses to nonperforming loans and leases was 93% at September 30, 2011, compared with 128% at June 30, 2011 and 126% at December 31, 2010.

Net Interest Income

Net interest income totaled $11.0 million in the three months ended September 30, 2011, compared with $11.2 million in the year-ago quarter and $11.3 million in second quarter of 2011. Average interest-earning assets were $1.3 billion in the third quarter, which was an increase of $14.1 million compared with the year-ago quarter, but were down $18.9 million compared with the second quarter of 2011. Average securities available-for-sale increased $39.6 million compared with the year-ago quarter, but were $12.9 million lower than the second quarter of 2011 due to security sales and a reduction in purchases of securities as a consequence of the low yields currently available in the market.

Total average loans and leases were $871.1 million or 66.1% of total interest-earning assets in the third quarter of 2011, compared with $896.1 million or 68.8% in the third quarter of 2010 and $876.7 million or 65.6% in the second quarter of 2011. Average loans and leases declined $25.0 million compared with the third quarter of 2010, and were $5.6 million less than the second quarter of 2011 as the Company continues to sell the majority of its fixed-rate residential mortgage originations due to the exceptionally low market interest rates. Loan growth has also been constrained as weak economic conditions, coupled with business and consumer reluctance to take on additional debt, curbs loan demand. Average balances for all of the Company’s portfolios were lower in the third quarter compared with the year-ago quarter, except commercial loans, which was up $36.4 million or 16.7% compared with the year-ago quarter as the Company has grown its market share.


The net interest margin on a tax-equivalent basis was 3.48% in the third quarter of 2011, compared with 3.57% in the year-ago quarter and 3.53% in the second quarter of 2011. The Company’s interest-earning assets yield continued to decline in the third quarter as amortization of our loans and leases are reinvested at lower market yields. The Company’s cost of funds also declined, but not to the same extent as the earning-assets yield because of the limited ability to further reduce deposit rates. The tax-equivalent earning asset yield declined 37 basis points in the third quarter compared with the year-ago quarter, and was partially offset by a 30 basis-point decrease in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities over the same period. The tax-equivalent interest-earning assets yield decreased 8 basis points in the third quarter compared with the second quarter of 2011, and the cost of interest-bearing liabilities decreased 2 basis points over the same period.

Net interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 totaled $33.3 million, which was a decrease of $185,000 from the year-ago period. Average interest-earning assets were $1.3 billion in the first nine months of 2011, which was an increase of $27.2 million compared with the year-ago period. Average securities available-for-sale increased $51.0 million compared with the year-ago period, which offset a decline in average loans and leases of $25.1 million.

Total average loans and leases were $874.4 million or 65.8% of total interest-earning assets in the first nine months of 2011 compared with $899.6 million or 69.1% in the year-ago period. Average commercial loans outstanding increased $35.3 million in the first nine months of 2011 compared with the year-ago period, which partially offset declines in the Company’s residential mortgage, consumer and lease portfolios.

The tax-equivalent net interest margin was 3.49% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, compared with 3.58% in the year-ago period. The tax-equivalent earning assets yield declined 42 basis points in the first nine months of 2011 compared with the year-ago period, which was partially offset by a decrease in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities of 35 basis points over the same period.

Net interest income is expected to remain under pressure in coming quarters as weak economic conditions and exceptionally low interest rates will likely continue to weigh on loan growth and net interest margin.

Non-Interest Income and Non-Interest Expenses

Non-interest income was $5.9 million in the third quarter of 2011, compared with $5.1 million in the year-ago quarter and $4.4 million in the second quarter of 2011. Gains on the sale of securities totaled $1.3 million in the third quarter, compared to $308,000 in the year-ago quarter. Excluding security gains, non-interest income decreased $237,000 in the third quarter compared with the year-ago period, but was up $159,000 compared to the second quarter of 2011. Investment management income increased $144,000


or 8.0% in the third quarter compared with the year-ago quarter primarily as a result of the impact of the increases in equity markets over the past year on the value of assets under management. Insurance agency income decreased $328,000 in the third quarter compared with the year-ago quarter as we discontinued the operations of our insurance subsidiary upon the sale of substantially all of the subsidiary’s assets in December 2010. Gains on the sale of loans decreased $78,000 compared with the third quarter of 2010, but were up $157,000 from the second quarter of 2011 due to fluctuations in the volume of originations and sales of residential mortgages.

Non-interest income totaled $14.9 million in the first nine months of 2011 compared with $14.6 million in the year-ago period. Investment management income increased $411,000 or 7.6% in the first nine months of 2011 compared with the year-ago period. Insurance agency income decreased $1.1 million due to the discontinuation of our insurance agency operations. The elimination of the operating expenses associated with our insurance agency substantially offset the revenue decline in 2011, resulting in no significant net effect on our financial results. Gains on the sale of securities available-for-sale were $1.3 million in the first nine months of 2011, compared with $308,000 in the year-ago period due to increased sale activity in 2011.

Non-interest income (excluding securities gains) comprised 29.5% of total revenue in the third quarter, compared with 30.2% in the year-ago quarter. Non-interest income comprised 29.0% of total revenue in the first nine months of 2011 compared with 29.9% in the year-ago period.

Non-interest expenses were $11.1 million in the third quarter of 2011, compared with $11.2 million in the year-ago period and $10.8 million in the second quarter of 2011. FDIC insurance expense decreased $340,000 or 87% compared with the third quarter of 2010 due to an adjustment to the prepaid FDIC insurance assessment in the third quarter of 2011 in connection with the change by the FDIC to an asset-based assessment system, which became effective in the second quarter of 2011. The Company’s FDIC insurance expense is expected to be approximately $225,000 in the fourth quarter. Other non-interest expense increased $354,000 or 20.2% in the third quarter compared with the year-ago quarter due to the $555,000 write-down of a vacant bank-owned building to its estimated fair value.

Non-interest expenses were $32.9 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared with $33.1 million in the year-ago period. FDIC insurance expense decreased $351,000 or 29.3% in the first three quarters of 2011 compared with the year-ago period primarily due to the change implemented by the FDIC in the basis for calculating insurance premiums. Other non-interest expense increased $563,000 or 12.5% in the first nine months of 2011 compared with the year-ago period due primarily to the $555,000 fixed asset write-down recorded in the third quarter of 2011.


The Company’s efficiency ratio was 71.5% in the third quarter of 2011, compared with 70.1% in the year-ago period and 68.8% in the second quarter of 2011. The efficiency ratio, excluding the fixed asset write-down, was 67.9% in the third quarter of 2011. The Company’s efficiency ratio was 70.2% in the nine months ended September 30, 2011, compared with 69.4% in the year-ago period.

The Company’s effective tax rate was 27.1% and 26.3% for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, compared with 22.6% and 23.9% in the year-ago periods, respectively.

About Alliance Financial Corporation

Alliance Financial Corporation is an independent financial holding company with Alliance Bank, N.A. as its principal subsidiary that provides retail, commercial and municipal banking, and trust and investment services through 29 offices in Cortland, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga and Oswego counties. Alliance also operates an investment management administration center in Buffalo, N.Y. and an equipment lease financing company, Alliance Leasing, Inc.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to the financial condition, results of operations and business of Alliance Financial Corporation. These forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements include, among others, the following possibilities: an increase in competitive pressure in the banking industry; changes in the interest rate environment which may affect the net interest margin; changes in the regulatory environment; general economic conditions, either nationally or regionally, resulting, among other things, in a deterioration in credit quality; changes in business conditions and inflation; changes in the securities markets; changes in technology used in the banking business; our ability to maintain and increase market share and control expenses; increases in FDIC insurance premiums may cause earnings to decrease; and other risks set forth under the caption “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 and in subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Contact:   

Alliance Financial Corporation

J. Daniel Mohr, Executive Vice President and CFO

(315) 475-4478


Alliance Financial Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)

 

     Three months ended
September 30,
     Nine months ended
September 30,
 
     2011      2010      2011      2010  
     (Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)  

Interest income:

           

Loans, including fees

   $ 10,448       $ 11,549       $ 31,731       $ 35,002   

Federal funds sold and interest bearing deposits

     —           1         5         4   

Securities

     3,613         3,552         11,081         10,930   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total interest income

     14,061         15,102         42,817         45,936   

Interest expense:

           

Deposits:

           

Savings accounts

     54         95         166         298   

Money market accounts

     377         645         1,271         2,147   

Time accounts

     1,404         1,739         4,337         5,633   

NOW accounts

     49         127         179         399   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     1,884         2,606         5,953         8,477   

Borrowings:

           

Repurchase agreements

     206         210         619         622   

FHLB advances

     816         955         2,486         2,882   

Junior subordinated obligations

     158         171         473         484   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total interest expense

     3,064         3,942         9,531         12,465   

Net interest income

     10,997         11,160         33,286         33,471   

Provision for credit losses

     750         1,095         1,110         3,285   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

     10,247         10,065         32,176         30,186   

Non-interest income:

           

Investment management income

     1,948         1,804         5,850         5,439   

Service charges on deposit accounts

     1,194         1,178         3,299         3,374   

Card-related fees

     687         649         2,039         1,892   

Insurance agency income

     —           328         —           1,093   

Income from bank-owned life insurance

     258         260         769         795   

Gain on the sale of loans

     245         323         621         738   

Gain on sale of securities available-for-sale

     1,325         308         1,325         308   

Other non-interest income

     262         289         1,037         920   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total non-interest income

     5,919         5,139         14,940         14,559   

Non-interest expense:

           

Salaries and employee benefits

     5,573         5,576         16,407         16,515   

Occupancy and equipment expense

     1,833         1,771         5,479         5,451   

Communication expense

     124         158         448         491   

Office supplies and postage expense

     283         305         868         874   

Marketing expense

     193         207         673         892   

Amortization of intangible asset

     241         289         722         869   

Professional fees

     736         762         2,420         2,330   

FDIC insurance premium

     49         389         844         1,195   

Other operating expense

     2,107         1,753         5,080         4,517   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total non-interest expense

     11,139         11,210         32,941         33,134   

Income before income tax expense

     5,027         3,994         14,175         11,611   

Income tax expense

     1,360         904         3,723         2,780   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 3,667       $ 3,090       $ 10,452       $ 8,831   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Share and Per Share Data

           

Basic average common shares outstanding

     4,667,355         4,624,819         4,664,070         4,610,546   

Diluted average common shares outstanding

     4,673,908         4,646,889         4,671,688         4,635,454   

Basic earnings per common share

   $ 0.77       $ 0.66       $ 2.20       $ 1.90   

Diluted earnings per common share

   $ 0.77       $ 0.66       $ 2.20       $ 1.89   

Cash dividends declared

   $ 0.31       $ 0.30       $ 0.91       $ 0.86   


Alliance Financial Corporation

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)

 

     September 30, 2011     December 31, 2010  
     (Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)  

Assets

  

Cash and due from banks

   $ 25,001      $ 32,501   

Fed funds sold

     18,000        —     

Securities available-for-sale

     409,155        414,410   

Federal Home Loan Bank of NY (“FHLB”) Stock and Federal Reserve Bank (“FRB”) Stock

     8,447        8,652   

Loans and leases held for sale

     1,543        2,940   

Total loans and leases, net of unearned income

     873,166        898,537   

Less allowance for credit losses

     (11,294     (10,683
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loans and leases

     861,872        887,854   

Premises and equipment, net

     17,793        18,975   

Accrued interest receivable

     4,445        4,149   

Bank-owned life insurance

     29,180        28,412   

Goodwill

     30,844        30,844   

Intangible assets, net

     7,916        8,638   

Other assets

     16,587        17,247   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 1,430,783      $ 1,454,622   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

    

Liabilities:

    

Deposits:

    

Non-interest bearing

   $ 182,103      $ 179,918   

Interest bearing

     925,958        954,680   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deposits

     1,108,061        1,134,598   

Borrowings

     135,181        142,792   

Accrued interest payable

     1,143        1,391   

Other liabilities

     17,487        16,936   

Junior subordinated obligations issued to unconsolidated subsidiary trusts

     25,774        25,774   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     1,287,646        1,321,491   

Shareholders’ equity:

    

Common stock

     5,070        5,051   

Surplus

     46,336        45,620   

Undivided profits

     98,514        92,380   

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     5,177        1,713   

Directors’ stock-based deferred compensation plan

     (3,304     (2,977

Treasury stock

     (8,656     (8,656
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

     143,137        133,131   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 1,430,783      $ 1,454,622   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Common shares outstanding

     4,747,612        4,729,035   

Book value per common share

   $ 30.15      $ 28.15   

Tangible book value per common share

   $ 21.99      $ 19.80   


Alliance Financial Corporation

Consolidated Average Balances (Unaudited)

 

     Three months ended
September 30,
     Nine months ended
September 30,
 
     2011      2010      2011      2010  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Earning assets:

           

Federal funds sold and interest bearing deposits

   $ 2,198       $ 2,587       $ 6,869       $ 5,360   

Securities(1)

     444,208         404,654         447,467         396,546   

Loans and leases receivable:

           

Residential real estate loans(2)

     331,977         353,289         331,727         354,823   

Commercial loans

     254,567         218,217         249,155         213,854   

Leases, net of unearned income(2)

     30,990         50,127         35,255         57,100   

Indirect loans

     162,439         183,242         167,649         182,741   

Other consumer loans

     91,087         91,210         90,596         91,047   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Loans and leases receivable, net of unearned income

     871,060         896,085         874,382         899,565   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total earning assets

     1,317,466         1,303,326         1,328,718         1,301,471   

Non-earning assets

     133,194         137,574         131,082         136,180   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 1,450,660       $ 1,440,900       $ 1,459,800       $ 1,437,651   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Interest bearing liabilities:

           

Interest bearing checking accounts

   $ 139,035       $ 145,045       $ 148,445       $ 137,536   

Savings accounts

     108,969         102,523         106,527         99,248   

Money market accounts

     346,779         347,016         368,670         354,059   

Time deposits

     332,054         359,165         337,480         367,647   

Borrowings

     160,943         143,729         145,895         146,927   

Junior subordinated obligations issued to unconsolidated trusts

     25,774         25,774         25,774         25,774   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total interest bearing liabilities

     1,113,554         1,123,252         1,132,791         1,131,191   

Non-interest bearing deposits

     183,920         172,341         178,124         164,397   

Other non-interest bearing liabilities

     15,957         16,192         15,814         16,492   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     1,313,431         1,311,785         1,326,729         1,312,080   

Shareholders’ equity

     137,229         129,115         133,071         125,571   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 1,450,660       $ 1,440,900       $ 1,459,800       $ 1,437,651   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) The amounts shown are amortized cost and include FHLB and FRB stock
(2) Includes loans and leases held for sale


Alliance Financial Corporation

Investments, Loans and Leases, and Deposits (Unaudited)

The following table sets forth the amortized cost and fair value of the Company’s available-for-sale securities portfolio:

 

     September 30, 2011      June 30, 2011      December 31, 2010  
     Amortized
Cost
     Fair
Value
     Amortized
Cost
     Fair
Value
     Amortized
Cost
     Fair
Value
 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Securities available-for-sale

  

Debt securities:

                 

Obligations of U.S. government - sponsored corporations

   $ 3,320       $ 3,411       $ 3,509       $ 3,619       $ 4,020       $ 4,186   

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

     80,297         83,937         80,743         83,083         77,246         78,212   

Mortgage-backed securities(1)

     309,191         316,780         360,196         368,039         324,294         329,010   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total debt securities

     392,808         404,128         444,448         454,741         405,560         411,408   

Stock investments:

                 

Equity securities

     1,852         1,899         1,852         2,046         1,852         1,995   

Mutual funds

     3,000         3,128         3,000         3,049         1,000         1,007   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total stock investments

     4,852         5,027         4,852         5,095         2,852         3,002   

Total available-for-sale

   $ 397,660       $ 409,155       $ 449,300       $ 459,836       $ 408,412       $ 414,410   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Comprised of pass-through debt securities collateralized by conventional residential mortgages and guaranteed by either Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or Ginnie Mae, which are, in turn, backed by the United States government.

The following table sets forth the composition of the Company’s loan and lease portfolio at the dates indicated:

 

     September 30, 2011     June 30, 2011     December 31, 2010  
     Amount     Percent     Amount     Percent     Amount     Percent  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Loan portfolio composition

  

Residential real estate loans

   $ 328,862        37.8   $ 330,059        37.5   $ 334,967        37.4

Commercial loans

     137,751        15.8     140,264        15.9     133,787        14.9

Commercial real estate

     121,553        14.0     119,628        13.6     116,066        13.0

Leases, net of unearned income

     28,820        3.3     33,591        3.9     42,466        4.8

Indirect loans

     161,623        18.6     165,440        18.8     176,125        19.7

Other consumer loans

     91,289        10.5     90,921        10.3     91,619        10.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total loans and leases

     869,898        100.0     879,903        100.0     895,030        100.0
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net deferred loan costs

     3,268          3,282          3,507     

Allowance for credit losses

     (11,294       (10,683       (10,683  
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

Net loans and leases

   $ 861,872        $ 872,502        $ 887,854     
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

The following table sets forth the composition of the Company’s deposits at the dates indicated:

 

     September 30, 2011     June 30, 2011     December 31, 2010  
     Amount      Percent     Amount      Percent     Amount      Percent  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Deposit composition

  

Non-interest bearing checking

   $ 182,103         16.4   $ 173,325         15.6   $ 179,918         15.9

Interest bearing checking

     135,878         12.3     143,716         12.9     151,894         13.3
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total checking

     317,981         28.7     317,041         28.5     331,812         29.2

Savings

     104,800         9.5     109,739         9.9     103,099         9.1

Money market

     359,034         32.4     347,184         31.3     357,885         31.5

Time deposits

     326,246         29.4     336,601         30.3     341,802         30.2
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deposits

   $ 1,108,061         100.0   $ 1,110,565         100.0   $ 1,134,598         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 


Alliance Financial Corporation

Asset Quality (Unaudited)

The following table represents a summary of delinquent loans and leases grouped by the number of days delinquent at the dates indicated:

 

Delinquent loans and leases

   September 30, 2011     June 30, 2011     December 31, 2010  
     $      %(1)     $      %(1)     $      %(1)  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

30 days past due

   $ 4,535         0.52   $ 5,893         0.67   $ 6,711         0.75

60 days past due

     1,171         0.14     1,788         0.20     1,083         0.12

90 days past due and still accruing

     —           —          78         0.01     19         —     

Non-accrual

     12,192         1.40     8,262         0.94     8,474         0.95
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 17,898         2.06   $ 16,021         1.82   $ 16,287         1.82
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) As a percentage of total loans and leases, excluding deferred costs

The following table represents information concerning the aggregate amount of non-performing assets:

 

Non-performing assets

   September 30, 2011      June 30, 2011      December 31, 2010  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Non-accruing loans and leases

        

Residential real estate loans

   $ 3,033       $ 2,650       $ 3,543   

Commercial loans

     4,748         1,277         1,212   

Commercial real estate

     3,458         2,992         2,084   

Leases

     150         311         697   

Indirect loans

     301         338         212   

Other consumer loans

     502         694         726   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total non-accruing loans and leases

     12,192         8,262         8,474   

Accruing loans and leases delinquent 90 days or more

     —           78         19   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total non-performing loans and leases

     12,192         8,340         8,493   

Other real estate and repossessed assets

     672         945         652   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total non-performing assets

   $ 12,864       $ 9,285       $ 9,145   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Troubled debt restructurings not included in above

   $ 1,005       $ 1,373       $ 1,131   

The following table summarizes changes in the allowance for credit losses arising from loans and leases charged off, recoveries on loans and leases previously charged off and additions to the allowance which have been charged to expense:

 

Allowance for credit losses

   Three months ended
September 30,
    Nine months ended
September 30,
 
     2011     2010     2011     2010  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Allowance for credit losses, beginning of period

   $ 10,683      $ 10,293      $ 10,683      $ 9,414   

Loans and leases charged-off

     (511     (1,119     (1,564     (2,834

Recoveries of loans and leases previously charged-off

     372        197        1,065        601   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loans and leases charged-off

     (139     (922     (499     (2,233

Provision for credit losses

     750        1,095        1,110        3,285   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Allowance for credit losses, end of period

   $ 11,294      $ 10,466      $ 11,294      $ 10,466   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


Alliance Financial Corporation

Consolidated Financial Information (Unaudited)

 

Key Ratios

   At or for the three months
ended September 30,
    At or for the nine months
ended September 30,
 
   2011     2010     2011     2010  

Return on average assets

     1.01     0.86     0.95     0.82

Return on average equity

     10.69     9.57     10.47     9.38

Return on average tangible equity

     14.91     14.09     14.83     14.04

Yield on earning assets

     4.41     4.78     4.44     4.86

Cost of funds

     1.10     1.40     1.12     1.47

Net interest margin (tax equivalent) (1)

     3.48     3.57     3.49     3.58

Non-interest income to total income (2)

     29.47     30.21     29.03     29.86

Efficiency ratio (3)

     71.45     70.10     70.24     69.43

Common dividend payout ratio (4)

     40.26     45.45     41.36     45.50

Net loans and leases charged-off to average loans and leases, annualized

     0.06     0.41     0.08     0.33

Provision for credit losses to average loans and leases, annualized

     0.34     0.49     0.17     0.49

Allowance for credit losses to total loans and leases

     1.30     1.17     1.30     n/a   

Allowance for credit losses to non-performing loans and leases

     92.6     134.3     92.6     n/a   

Non-performing loans and leases to total loans and leases

     1.40     0.87     1.40     n/a   

Non-performing assets to total assets

     0.90     0.59     0.90     n/a   

 

(1) Tax equivalent net interest income divided by average earning assets
(2) Non-interest income (excluding net realized gains and losses on securities and other non-recurring gains and losses) divided by the sum of net interest income and non-interest income (as adjusted)
(3) Non-interest expense divided by the sum of net interest income and non-interest income (as adjusted)
(4) Cash dividends declared per share divided by diluted earnings per share


Alliance Financial Corporation

Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

 

     2011     2010  
     Third     Second     First     Fourth     Third  
     (Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)  

Interest income

   $ 14,060      $ 14,494      $ 14,262      $ 14,406      $ 15,102   

Interest expense

     3,064        3,188        3,279        3,588        3,942   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net interest income

     10,997        11,306        10,983        10,818        11,160   

Provision for credit losses

     750        160        200        800        1,095   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

     10,247        11,146        10,783        10,018        10,065   

Other non-interest income

     5,919        4,435        4,586        5,946        5,139   

Other non-interest expense

     11,139        10,823        10,979        11,346        11,210   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income tax expense

     5,027        4,758        4,390        4,618        3,994   

Income tax expense

     1,360        1,279        1,084        1,825        904   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 3,667      $ 3,479      $ 3,306      $ 2,793      $ 3,090   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Stock and related per share data

          

Basic earnings per common share

   $ 0.77      $ 0.73      $ 0.70      $ 0.59      $ 0.66   

Diluted earnings per common share

   $ 0.77      $ 0.73      $ 0.70      $ 0.59      $ 0.66   

Basic weighted average common shares outstanding

     4,667,355        4,662,752        4,662,044        4,646,934        4,624,819   

Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

     4,673,908        4,670,530        4,670,674        4,660,463        4,646,889   

Cash dividends paid per common share

   $ 0.31      $ 0.30      $ 0.30      $ 0.30      $ 0.30   

Common dividend payout ratio(1)

     40.26     41.10     42.86     50.85     45.45

Common book value

   $ 30.15      $ 29.53      $ 28.45      $ 28.15      $ 28.63   

Tangible common book value(2)

   $ 21.99      $ 21.31      $ 20.18      $ 19.80      $ 19.84   

Capital Ratios

          

Holding Company

          

Tier 1 leverage ratio

     8.80     8.52     8.37     8.28     8.07

Tier 1 risk based capital

     14.42     14.02     13.80     13.41     13.06

Tier 1 risk based common capital(3)

     11.52     11.13     10.90     10.54     10.17

Total risk based capital

     15.68     15.26     15.03     14.63     14.27

Tangible common equity to tangible assets(4)

     7.50     7.04     6.70     6.62     6.63

Bank

          

Tier 1 leverage ratio

     8.25     7.94     7.79     7.72     7.67

Tier 1 risk based capital

     13.58     13.12     12.90     12.54     12.47

Total risk based capital

     14.84     14.37     14.15     13.78     13.70

Selected ratios

          

Return on average assets

     1.01     0.95     0.90     0.77     0.86

Return on average equity

     10.69     10.45     10.27     8.59     9.57

Return on average tangible common equity

     14.91     14.80     14.80     12.51     14.09

Yield on earning assets

     4.41     4.49     4.43     4.54     4.78

Cost of funds

     1.10     1.12     1.15     1.27     1.40

Net interest margin (tax equivalent)(5)

     3.48     3.53     3.44     3.45     3.57

Non-interest income to total income(6)

     29.47     28.17     29.46     32.17     30.21

Efficiency ratio(7)

     71.45     68.76     70.52     71.14     70.10

Asset quality ratios

          

Net loans and leases charged off to average loans and leases, annualized

     0.06     0.07     0.09     0.26     0.41

Provision for credit losses to average loans and leases, annualized

     0.34     0.07     0.09     0.36     0.49

Allowance for credit losses to total loans and leases

     1.30     1.21     1.22     1.19     1.17

Allowance for credit losses to non-performing loans and leases

     92.6     128.1     132.5     125.8     134.3

Non-performing loans and leases to total loans and leases

     1.40     0.95     0.92     0.95     0.87

Non-performing assets to total assets

     0.90     0.63     0.59     0.63     0.59

 

(1) Cash dividends declared per common share divided by diluted earnings per common share
(2) Common shareholders’ equity less goodwill and intangible assets divided by common shares outstanding


(3) Tier 1 capital excluding junior subordinated obligations issued to unconsolidated trusts divided by total risk-adjusted assets
(4) The Company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures, such as the Tangible Common Equity to Tangible Assets ratio (TCE), to provide information for investors to effectively analyze financial trends of ongoing business activities, and to enhance comparability with peers across the financial sector. The Company believes TCE is useful because it is a measure utilized by regulators, market analysts and investors in evaluating a company’s financial condition and capital strength. TCE, as defined by the Company, represents common equity less goodwill and intangible assets. A reconciliation from the Company’s GAAP Total Equity to Total Assets ratio to the Non-GAAP Tangible Common Equity to Tangible Assets ratio is presented below:

 

     September 30,
2011
    June 30,
2011
    March 31,
2011
    December 31,
2010
    September 30,
2010
 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Total assets

   $ 1,430,783      $ 1,475,425      $ 1,469,176      $ 1,454,622      $ 1,446,839   

Less: Goodwill and intangible assets, net

     38,760        39,000        39,241        39,482        41,279   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Tangible assets (non-GAAP)

     1,392,023        1,436,425        1,429,935        1,415,140        1,405,560   

Total Common Equity

     143,137        140,134        135,028        133,131        134,503   

Less: Goodwill and intangible assets, net

     38,760        39,000        39,241        39,482        41,279   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Tangible Common Equity (non-GAAP)

     104,377        101,134        95,787        93,649        93,224   

Total Equity/Total Assets

     10.00     9.50     9.19     9.15     9.30

Tangible Common Equity/Tangible Assets (non-GAAP)

     7.50     7.04     6.70     6.62     6.63

 

(5) Tax equivalent net interest income divided by average earning assets
(6) Non-interest income (net of realized gains and losses on securities and other non-recurring items) divided by the sum of net interest income and non-interest income (as adjusted)
(7) Non-interest expense divided by the sum of net interest income and non-interest income (as adjusted)