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Exhibit 99.186
 
 
North Valley Bancorp Reports Results for the Quarter
 and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
 
November 1, 2011 – REDDING, CA - North Valley Bancorp (NASDAQ:NOVB), a bank holding company with approximately $911 million in assets, today reported results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2011.  North Valley Bancorp (“the Company”) is the parent company for North Valley Bank (“the Bank”).

The Company reported net operating income for the third quarter ended September 30, 2011 of $1,320,000, or $0.19 per diluted share, compared to a net operating loss of $7,633,000, or ($1.36) per diluted share for the same period in 2010.  The Company reported net operating income for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 of $2,238,000, or $0.33 per diluted share, compared to a net operating loss of $8,517,000, or ($2.97) per diluted share, for the same period in 2010.  “Our efforts to reduce nonperforming assets and gain efficiency are showing significant results.  Our goal to generate new loan production has been the most challenging, although we are encouraged by the hiring of key personnel who have a strong banking presence in their respective markets.  A renewed focus on two regions, Sacramento/Placer counties and Sonoma/Mendocino counties, is showing positive results and the formation of new advisory boards in these markets should continue the momentum as the economy improves.  I am proud of our accomplishments during the quarter and throughout the year,” stated Michael J. Cushman, President and CEO.

The Company recorded provisions for loan losses of $400,000 and $2,650,000 for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, compared to provisions for loan losses of $4,600,000 and $8,200,000 for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively.  The allowance for loan losses at September 30, 2011 was $13,671,000, or 2.90% of total loans, compared to $14,993,000, or 2.92% of total loans at December 31, 2010 and $15,249,000, or 2.84% of total loans at September 30, 2010.

At September 30, 2011, total assets were $911,289,000, an increase of $16,296,000, or 1.8%, from $894,993,000 at September 30, 2010.  The loan portfolio totaled $471,758,000 at September 30, 2011, a decrease of $64,538,000, or 12.0%, compared to $536,296,000 at September 30, 2010.  The loan to deposit ratio at September 30, 2011 was 61.3% as compared to 70.0% at September 30, 2010, and 68.1% at December 31, 2010. Total deposits increased $3,755,000, or 0.5%, to $769,408,000 at September 30, 2011 compared to $765,653,000 at September 30, 2010.  When compared to December 31, 2010, total assets at September 30, 2011 increased $26,348,000 from $884,941,000, as loans decreased by $41,708,000 from $513,466,000 and deposits increased by $15,618,000 from $753,790,000.  Available-for-sale investment securities and Federal funds sold increased $7,236,000 and $59,530,000, respectively, from December 31, 2010 to September 30, 2011 resulting from the increase in deposits and decrease in loans.

At September 30, 2011, the Company’s Total Risk-based Capital was $116,703,000, and its risk-based capital ratios were:  Total Risk-based Capital ratio – 19.3%; Tier 1 risk-based Capital ratio – 17.7%; and Tier 1 Leverage ratio – 12.0%.  The Bank’s Total Risk-based Capital at September 30, 2011 was $121,400,000, and its risk-based capital ratios were:  Total Risk-based Capital ratio – 20.1%; Tier 1 risk-based Capital ratio – 18.8%; and Tier 1 Leverage ratio – 12.8%.

 
 

 
 
Credit Quality

Nonperforming loans (defined as nonaccrual loans and loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing interest) decreased $17,501,000 to $12,142,000 at September 30, 2011 from $29,643,000 at September 30, 2010, and decreased $7,923,000 when compared to the December 31, 2010 balance of $20,065,000.  Nonperforming loans as a percentage of total loans were 2.57% at September 30, 2011, compared to 5.53% at September 30, 2010, and 3.91% at December 31, 2010.

Nonperforming assets (nonperforming loans and OREO) totaled $33,030,000 at September 30, 2011, a decrease of $15,463,000 from the September 30, 2010 balance of $48,493,000, and a $12,819,000 decrease from the December 31, 2010 balance of $45,849,000.  Nonperforming assets as a percentage of total assets were 3.62% at September 30, 2011 compared to 5.42% at September 30, 2010 and 5.18% at December 31, 2010.

Gross loan charge-offs for the third quarter of 2011 were $1,572,000 and recoveries totaled $97,000 resulting in net charge-offs of $1,475,000 compared to gross loan charge-offs for the third quarter of 2010 of $5,705,000 and recoveries of $203,000 resulting in net charge-offs of $5,502,000.  Gross charge-offs for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 were $4,375,000 and recoveries totaled $403,000 resulting in net charge-offs of $3,972,000, compared to gross charge-offs for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 of $11,740,000 and recoveries of $480,000 resulting in net charge-offs of $11,260,000.

The overall level of nonperforming loans decreased $5,443,000 to $12,142,000 at September 30, 2011 from $17,585,000 at June 30, 2011.  During the third quarter of 2011, the Company added nine loans with aggregate amounts outstanding of $790,000 to nonperforming loans.  These additions were offset by reductions in nonperforming loans totaling $6,233,000 due primarily to transfers to OREO of five properties totaling $4,052,000, and secondarily due to charge-offs and collections received on certain loans.  For the nine loans totaling $790,000 identified as nonaccrual loans and added to nonperforming loans during the third quarter of 2011, specific reserves of $71,000 have been established.

The Company’s OREO properties decreased $2,977,000 to $20,888,000 at September 30, 2011 from $23,865,000 at June 30, 2011.  The decrease in OREO was due to the sale of eight properties totaling $6,273,000, a loss on sale for those eight properties totaling $297,000, and a write-down of certain other OREO properties during the quarter ended September 30, 2011 of $459,000.  The decrease was partially offset by the transfer of five properties into OREO totaling $4,052,000.

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 $257,000, or 3.4%, for the three months ended September 30, 2011 compared to the same period in 2010.  Interest income decreased by $535,000, primarily due to the decrease in interest income on loans due to the decrease in average loan balances.  The Company had foregone interest income of $89,000 related to loans currently on nonaccrual status for the three months ended September 30, 2011 compared to $553,000 for the same period in 2010.  Offsetting this was a decrease in interest expense of $792,000, or 36.3%, primarily due to a decrease in the rates paid on deposits.  Average loans decreased $80,055,000 in the third quarter of 2011 compared to the third quarter of 2010, while the yield on the loan portfolio increased 3 basis points to 5.97% for the third quarter of 2011.  Overall, average earning assets decreased $29,272,000 in the third quarter of 2011 compared to the third quarter of 2010.  Average yields on earning assets decreased 9 basis points from the quarter ended September 30, 2010, to 4.59% for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 while the average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities decreased by 43 basis points to 0.88%.  The Company’s net interest margin for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 was 3.90%, an increase of 25 basis points from the margin of 3.65% for the third quarter in 2010 and a decrease of 22 basis points from the 4.12% net interest margin for the quarter ended June 30, 2011.  Net interest income increased $1,493,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared to the same period in 2010.  Total interest income decreased by $1,219,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared to the same period in 2010, primarily due to a decrease in income on loans of $3,398,000 as a result of the decrease in the average balance of loans.  Interest expense decreased $2,712,000 due primarily to a decrease on rates paid on deposits for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared to the same period in 2010.  The net interest margin for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 increased 33 basis points to 4.00% from the net interest margin of 3.67% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

 
 

 
 
Noninterest income for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 was $4,012,000 compared to $3,363,000 for the same period in 2010 representing an increase of $649,000.  The primary reason for the increase in noninterest income was the Company recognized a gain on sale of investment securities of $859,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2011.  Service charges on deposits decreased $284,000 to $1,205,000 for the third quarter of 2011 compared to $1,489,000 for the third quarter of 2010, while other fees and charges increased by $23,000 to $1,204,000 for the third quarter of 2011 compared to $1,181,000 for the same period in 2010.  Noninterest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 increased $896,000 to $10,648,000 from $9,752,000 for the same period in 2010.  Service charges on deposits decreased $973,000 to $3,543,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared to $4,516,000 for the same period in 2010, while other fees and charges increased by $113,000 to $3,483,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared to $3,370,000 for the same period in 2010.

Noninterest expense decreased $2,182,000 to $9,597,000 for the third quarter of 2011 from $11,779,000 for the third quarter of 2010.  Salaries and employee benefits increased $479,000 to $4,702,000 for the third quarter of 2011 compared to the third quarter of 2010 due primarily to the hiring of production personnel.  The increase in salaries and benefits expense was offset by a decrease in occupancy and equipment expense of $101,000, a decrease in other real estate owned expense of $2,364,000, a decrease in FDIC insurance premiums and state assessments of $144,000, and a decrease in other noninterest expense of $52,000 for the third quarter of 2011 compared to the third quarter of 2010.  Noninterest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was $28,803,000 compared to $31,670,000 for the same period in 2010.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, salaries and employee benefits increased $1,246,000 while occupancy and equipment expense decreased $323,000.  Other real estate owned expense was $2,506,000 for the first nine months of 2011 compared to $5,344,000 for the first nine months of 2010 and FDIC insurance premiums and state assessments were $1,040,000 for the first nine months of 2011 compared to $1,840,000 for the first nine months of 2010.

The Company recorded a provision for income taxes for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 of $542,000, resulting in an effective tax rate of 29.1%, compared to a provision for income taxes of $2,207,000, for the quarter ended September 30, 2010.  The provision for income taxes for the nine month period ended September 30, 2011 was $768,000, resulting in an effective tax rate of 25.6%, compared to a provision for income taxes of $717,000, for the same period in 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
       
   
September 30,
       
   
2011
   
2010
   
$ Change
   
% Change
 
Statement of Operations Data
                       
Interest income
                       
Loans (including fees)
  $ 7,134     $ 8,297     $ (1,163 )     (14.02 %)
Investment securities
    2,082       1,439       643       44.68 %
Federal funds sold and other
    22       37       (15 )     (40.54 %)
Total interest income
    9,238       9,773       (535 )     (5.47 %)
Interest expense
                               
Interest on deposits
    940       1,640       (700 )     (42.68 %)
Subordinated debentures
    451       543       (92 )     (16.94 %)
Total interest expense
    1,391       2,183       (792 )     (36.28 %)
Net interest income
    7,847       7,590       257       3.39 %
Provision for loan losses
    400       4,600       (4,200 )     (91.30 %)
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
    7,447       2,990       4,457       149.06 %
                                 
Noninterest income
                               
Service charges on deposit accounts
    1,205       1,489       (284 )     (19.07 %)
Other fees and charges
    1,204       1,181       23       1.95 %
Gain on sales of securities, net
    859             859        
Other
    744       693       51       7.36 %
Total noninterest income
    4,012       3,363       649       19.30 %
                                 
Noninterest expenses
                               
Salaries and employee benefits
    4,702       4,223       479       11.34 %
Occupancy
    732       726       6       0.83 %
Furniture and equipment
    229       336       (107 )     (31.85 %)
Other real estate owned expense
    877       3,241       (2,364 )     (72.94 %)
FDIC and state assessments
    294       438       (144 )     (32.88 %)
Other
    2,763       2,815       (52 )     (1.85 %)
Total noninterest expenses
    9,597       11,779       (2,182 )     (18.52 %)
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes
    1,862       (5,426 )     7,288       134.32 %
Provision for income taxes
    542       2,207       (1,665 )     75.44 %
Net income (loss)
    1,320       (7,633 )     8,953       117.29 %
Preferred stock discount
          (18,667 )     18,667       100.00 %
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders
  $ 1,320     $ (26,300 )   $ 27,620       105.02 %
                                 
Common Share Data
                               
Earnings (loss) per share
                               
Basic
  $ 0.19     $ (4.68 )   $ 4.87       104.06 %
Diluted
  $ 0.19     $ (4.68 )   $ 4.87       104.06 %
                                 
Weighted average shares outstanding
    6,833,369       5,615,102                  
Weighted average shares outstanding -
diluted
    6,833,369       5,615,102                  
Book value per share
  $ 13.28     $ 12.19                  
Tangible book value
  $ 13.22     $ 12.11                  
Shares outstanding
    6,833,752       6,832,492                  

 
 

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

   
Nine Months Ended
       
   
September 30,
       
   
2011
   
2010
   
$ Change
   
% Change
 
Statement of Operations Data
                       
Interest income
                       
Loans (including fees)
  $ 21,978     $ 25,376     $ (3,398 )     (13.39 %)
Investment securities
    6,251       3,985       2,266       56.86 %
Federal funds sold and other
    37       124       (87 )     (70.16 %)
Total interest income
    28,266       29,485       (1,219 )     (4.13 %)
Interest expense
                               
Interest on deposits
    3,034       5,588       (2,554 )     (45.71 %)
Subordinated debentures
    1,420       1,579       (159 )     (10.07 %)
Other borrowings
    1             1        
Total interest expense
    4,455       7,167       (2,712 )     (37.84 %)
Net interest income
    23,811       22,318       1,493       6.69 %
Provision for loan losses
    2,650       8,200       (5,550 )     (67.68 %)
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
    21,161       14,118       7,043       49.89 %
                                 
Noninterest income
                               
Service charges on deposit accounts
    3,543       4,516       (973 )     (21.55 %)
Other fees and charges
    3,483       3,370       113       3.35 %
Gain on sales of securities, net
    849             849        
Other
    2,773       1,866       907       48.61 %
Total noninterest income
    10,648       9,752       896       9.19 %
                                 
Noninterest expenses
                               
Salaries and employee benefits
    13,894       12,648       1,246       9.85 %
Occupancy
    2,124       2,155       (31 )     (1.44 %)
Furniture and equipment
    819       1,111       (292 )     (26.28 %)
Other real estate owned expense
    2,506       5,344       (2,838 )     (53.11 %)
FDIC and state assessments
    1,040       1,840       (800 )     (43.48 %)
Other
    8,420       8,572       (152 )     (1.77 %)
Total noninterest expenses
    28,803       31,670       (2,867 )     (9.05 %)
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes
    3,006       (7,800 )     10,806       138.54 %
Provision for income taxes
    768       717       51       (7.11 %)
Net income (loss)
    2,238       (8,517 )     10,755       126.28 %
Preferred stock discount
          (18,667 )     18,667       100.00 %
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders
  $ 2,238     $ (27,184 )   $ 29,422       108.23 %
                                 
Common Share Data
                               
Earnings (loss) per share
                               
Basic
  $ 0.33     $ (9.47 )   $ 9.80       103.48 %
Diluted
  $ 0.33     $ (9.47 )   $ 9.80       103.48 %
                                 
Weighted average shares outstanding
    6,832,787       2,871,143                  
Weighted average shares outstanding -
diluted
    6,832,787       2,871,143                  
Book value per share
  $ 13.28     $ 12.19                  
Tangible book value
  $ 13.22     $ 12.11                  
Shares outstanding
    6,833,752       6,832,492                  

 
 

 

NORTH VALLEY BANCORP
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)

   
September 30,
   
December 31,
   
September 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2010
 
Balance Sheet Data
                 
Assets
                 
Cash and due from banks
  $ 21,662     $ 14,629     $ 20,465  
Federal funds sold
    68,535       9,005       21,035  
Time deposits at other financial institutions
    459       459       425  
Available-for-sale securities - at fair value
    272,880       265,644       241,987  
Held-to-maturity securities - at amortized cost
    6       6       6  
                         
Loans net of deferred loan fees
    471,758       513,466       536,296  
Allowance for loan losses
    (13,671 )     (14,993 )     (15,249 )
Net loans
    458,087       498,473       521,047  
                         
Premises and equipment, net
    8,158       8,799       9,194  
Other real estate owned
    20,888       25,784       18,850  
Core deposit intangibles, net
    437       546       583  
Accrued interest receivable and other assets
    60,177       61,596       61,401  
Total assets
  $ 911,289     $ 884,941     $ 894,993  
                         
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
                       
Deposits:
                       
Demand, noninterest bearing
  $ 163,241     $ 155,499     $ 150,433  
Demand, interest bearing
    169,030       161,241       152,230  
Savings and money market
    219,438       208,476       212,128  
Time
    217,699       228,574       250,862  
Total deposits
    769,408       753,790       765,653  
                         
Accrued interest payable and other liabilities
    19,170       15,212       14,067  
Subordinated debentures
    31,961       31,961       31,961  
Total liabilities
    820,539       800,963       811,681  
Shareholders’ equity
    90,750       83,978       83,312  
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 911,289     $ 884,941     $ 894,993  
                         
Asset Quality
                       
Nonaccrual loans
  $ 11,953     $ 20,065     $ 29,643  
Loans past due 90 days and accruing interest
    189              
Other real estate owned
    20,888       25,784       18,850  
Total nonperforming assets
  $ 33,030     $ 45,849     $ 48,493  
                         
Allowance for loan losses to total loans
    2.90 %     2.92 %     2.84 %
Allowance for loan losses to NPL’s
    112.59 %     74.72 %     51.44 %
Allowance for loan losses to NPA’s
    41.39 %     32.70 %     31.45 %

 
 

 

NORTH VALLEY BANCORP
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)

   
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
Selected Financial Ratios
                       
Return on average total assets
    0.58 %     (3.29 %)     0.33 %     (1.26 %)
Return on average shareholders’ equity
    5.85 %     (33.23 %)     3.45 %     (15.00 %)
Net interest margin (tax equivalent basis)
    3.90 %     3.65 %     4.00 %     3.67 %
Efficiency ratio
    80.93 %     107.54 %     83.59 %     98.75 %
                                 
Selected Average Balances
                               
Loans
  $ 474,416     $ 554,471     $ 489,692     $ 572,127  
Taxable investments
    279,548       203,741       278,685       164,858  
Tax-exempt investments
    14,092       15,155       14,283       15,393  
Federal funds sold and other
    38,076       62,037       21,394       71,063  
Total earning assets
  $ 806,132     $ 835,404     $ 804,054     $ 823,441  
Total assets
  $ 898,452     $ 920,335     $ 895,754     $ 905,431  
                                 
Demand deposits - interest bearing
  $ 163,610     $ 159,027     $ 163,140     $ 157,625  
Savings and money market
    221,669       218,048       220,911       210,943  
Time deposits
    211,521       254,183       216,650       265,764  
Other borrowings
    31,961       31,961       31,961       31,961  
Total interest bearing liabilities
  $ 628,761     $ 663,219     $ 632,662     $ 666,293  
Demand deposits - noninterest bearing
  $ 161,939     $ 147,920     $ 157,923     $ 146,735  
Shareholders’ equity
  $ 89,446     $ 91,126     $ 86,743     $ 75,898  

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

   
For the Quarter Ended
 
   
September
   
June
   
March
   
December
 
   
2011
   
2011
   
2011
   
2010
 
Interest income
  $ 9,238     $ 9,610     $ 9,418     $ 9,437  
Interest expense
    1,391       1,452       1,612       1,818  
Net interest income
    7,847       8,158       7,806       7,619  
                                 
Provision for loan losses
    400       1,250       1,000       -  
Noninterest income
    4,012       3,483       3,153       3,192  
Noninterest expense
    9,597       9,735       9,471       10,244  
                                 
Income before provision (benefit) for income taxes
    1,862       656       488       567  
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
    542       137       89       (1,702 )
Net income
  $ 1,320     $ 519     $ 399     $ 2,269  
                                 
Earnings per common share:
                               
Basic
  $ 0.19     $ 0.08     $ 0.06     $ 0.33  
Diluted
  $ 0.19     $ 0.08     $ 0.06     $ 0.33