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8-K - 2012 8-K Q2 EARNINGS PRESS RELEASE - COMMUNITY BANK SYSTEM, INC.cbna20128kq2earningsrelease.htm
EXHIBIT 99

                                              
 
 
   News Release
COMMUNITY BANK SYSTEM, INC.
 
5790 Widewaters Parkway, DeWitt, N.Y. 13214                                    For further information, please contact:
Scott A. Kingsley,
 EVP & Chief Financial Officer
Office: (315) 445-3121
 
 
Community Bank System Reports
Strong Second Quarter Results
 
  -  Quarterly earnings per share of $0.53
             -  Loan growth of $101 million in the quarter (12% annualized)
                                       -  Acquisition of 16 former HSBC branches completed in July
 
                                                   
                        SYRACUSE, N.Y. — July 24, 2012 — Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) reported second quarter 2012 net income of $21.1 million, or $0.53 per share, an increase of 17.2% over the $18.0 million, or $0.49 per share, reported for the second quarter of 2011. Year-to-date earnings of $39.9 million, or $1.01 per share, increased 16.8% and five cents per share, compared to the first six months of 2011.

Total revenue for the second quarter of 2012 was $81.5 million, an increase of $4.5 million, or 5.9%, over the prior year second quarter.  The higher revenue was a result of an 11.4% increase in average earning assets, including growth in both loans and investment securities.  The net interest income generated by these increases in earning assets was partially offset by a 17-basis point decline in the Company’s net interest margin to 3.96%.  The quarterly provision for loan losses of $2.2 million was $1.1 million higher than the second quarter of 2011, and consistent with the increase in quarterly net charge-offs and generally stable asset quality trends.  Total operating expenses were $49.4 million for the quarter, down $1.8 million or 3.4% from the second quarter of 2011, reflecting lower acquisition-related expenses.

“We produced strong operating results for the second quarter, characterized by earning asset growth that drove a six percent increase in top line revenues, disciplined operating expense management and continued stable and favorable asset quality metrics,” said President and Chief Executive Officer Mark E. Tryniski. “We grew loans by $101 million in the quarter, with improvements across all portfolios. We continued to appropriately manage our cost of funds and were able to maintain a stable net interest margin through the first half of this year.  On July 23, 2012, we completed the acquisition and conversion of 16 former HSBC branch locations, which will strengthen our competitive presence across our Upstate New York footprint.  We are pleased with the successful conversion process, and excited by the opportunity to solidify and expand our relationship with these new customers.  We expect to complete the conversion process of the remaining three branches that we are acquiring from First Niagara in early September.  We believe that we’re positioned to produce solid core results for the remainder of 2012, and are enthusiastic about the potential to create incremental shareholder value from the recent acquisitions.”

Net interest income in the second quarter of 2012 increased 6.6%, to $57.8 million, from the prior year quarter, the result of a $647.8 million increase in average interest-earning assets, comprised of an additional $590 million of investment securities (including cash equivalents) and a 1.7% increase in average loans.  On a linked quarter basis loans grew $100.9 million, or 2.9%, with favorable results experienced in all portfolios (consumer installment products, consumer mortgage, and business lending).  The Company’s net interest margin of 3.96% for the quarter was consistent with the first quarter of this year, and 17 basis points lower than the second quarter of 2011.  Quarterly net interest income generation reflected the continuation of the pre-investing of a portion of the net liquidity received from the branch acquisition principally in US Treasury and other high-quality government securities.  This pre-investing initiative began late in the first quarter of 2012.
 
 
 
 

 
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Second quarter non-interest income increased $0.9 million to $23.7 million compared with second quarter 2011, reflecting increased benefits administration and consulting fees, higher deposit services fees, increased wealth management revenues offset somewhat by lower mortgage banking revenues.  The employee benefits administration and consulting revenues were up 10.3% compared to second quarter 2011, principally from the December 2011 acquisition of Metro New York based, CAI Benefits (CAI).    Wealth management fees were up $0.3 million, or 11.5% over second quarter 2011, driven by solid gains in trust services and asset management.  Mortgage banking revenues of $0.2 million for the quarter were almost entirely from servicing fees, reflective of the decision to continue to hold a majority of the Company’s mortgage originations in portfolio. Deposit service fees of $11.0 million were up $0.5 million, or 5.2% from second quarter of 2011, and seasonally higher than the first quarter of 2012.
 
Second quarter core (excluding acquisition expenses) operating expenses of $49.2 million, increased $1.7 million over the second quarter of 2011, and included the recurring operating expenses of CAI.  On a linked quarter basis operating expenses were essentially flat, with seasonally lower employee benefits and occupancy expenses offsetting higher business development and marketing costs.
 
The second quarter 2012 effective income tax rate, of 29.6%, was 2.2% above the effective tax rate for the prior year quarter, the result of a higher proportion of income being generated from fully taxable sources.
 
Financial Position
 
Average earning assets for the second quarter were $6.3 billion, an increase of $647.8 million compared to second quarter 2011, and up $421.6 million over the first quarter of 2012.  Ending loans increased $100.9 million on a  linked basis reflecting strong organic growth primarily from consumer mortgage and installment products.  Average investment securities, including cash equivalents increased $589.7 million from second quarter 2011, reflective of the Company’s acquired liquidity pre-investment initiative, which began late in the first quarter.  Average deposits increased $231.9 million, or 5.0%, compared to the second quarter of 2011, with core accounts growing by $357 million and time deposits declining $125 million.  Quarter-end borrowings were $1.26 billion, and included $430 million of overnight funds which were extinguished upon the completion of the HSBC branch acquisition.
 
Quarter-end shareholders’ equity of $885.1 million was $155.0 million, or 21.2%, higher than June 30, 2011, and up $44.4 million from the end of the first quarter of 2012.  The increase was driven by the January 2012 issuance of 2.1 million additional shares in support of the Company’s acquisition of 19 branch-banking centers in Upstate New York, appreciation in the available-for-sale investment portfolio, and continued solid growth in retained earnings due to record net income generation.  The continued strengthening of the Company’s capital position was evidenced by the 165 basis-point increase in the net tangible equity to net tangible assets ratio from the end of the second quarter of 2011 in comparison to June 30, 2012, as well the 39 basis-point increase in the same ratio from March 31, 2012.
 
 
 
 

 
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Asset Quality

The Company’s asset quality metrics continue to be markedly better than comparative peer and industry averages and illustrate the long-term effectiveness of the Company’s disciplined risk management and underwriting standards.

Net charge-offs were $2.1 million for the second quarter, compared to $2.0 million for the first quarter of 2012 and $0.7 million for second quarter of 2011.  Nonperforming loans as a percentage of total loans at June 30, 2012 were 0.90% (0.79% excluding acquired loans), down from the 0.92% at March 31, 2012, and up from a very modest 0.58% of total loans at June 30, 2011.  The total delinquency ratio of 1.71% at the end of the second quarter (1.62% excluding acquired loans) was down seven basis points from first quarter 2012, and up 21 basis points from the 1.50% level at June 30, 2011.  The second quarter provision for loan losses of $2.2 million was $0.5 million higher than the first quarter provision and up $1.1 million from the second quarter of 2011.  The allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans was 131% at June 30, 2012, compared to 132% on March 31, 2012 and 144% as of December 31, 2011.
 
Upstate New York Branch Banking Expansion
 
The Company announced during the first quarter that it had entered into agreements to acquire 19 branch-banking centers across its core Upstate New York markets from HSBC and First Niagara through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Community Bank, N.A. The Company completed the first stage of the transaction by acquiring and converting the 16 HSBC branches on July 23, 2012. The acquisition and conversion of the three remaining branches, from First Niagara, is expected to be completed in early September 2012.
 
Conference Call Scheduled
 
Company management will conduct an investor call at 11:00 a.m. (ET) tomorrow (Wednesday) July 25, 2012 to discuss second quarter results.  The conference call can be accessed at 1-877-551-8082 (1-904-520-5770 if outside United States and Canada).  An audio recording will be available one hour after the call until September 30, 2012, and may be accessed at 1-888-284-7564 (1-904-596-3174 if outside the United States and Canada) and entering access code 2912801.  Investors may also listen live via the Internet at: [http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=88075] and may be accessed at any point during this time at no cost.
 
This earnings release, including supporting financial tables, is available within the press releases section of the Company's investor relations website at: http://ir.communitybanksystem.com.  An archived webcast of the earnings call will be available on this site for one full year.
 
Headquartered in DeWitt, N.Y., Community Bank System, Inc. has $7.2 billion in assets (as of June 30, 2012) and over 180 customer facilities.  The Company’s banking subsidiary, Community Bank, N.A. operates across Upstate New York and Northeastern Pennsylvania, where it conducts business as First Liberty Bank & Trust.  Its other subsidiaries include: Benefit Plans Administrative Services, Inc., a national employee benefits consulting and trust administration firm with offices in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Texas; the CBNA Insurance Agency, with offices in five northern New York communities; Community Investment Services, Inc., a wealth management firm delivering a wide range of financial products throughout the Company's branch network; and Nottingham Advisors, an investment management and advisory firm with offices in Buffalo, N.Y. and North Palm Beach, Florida.  For more information, visit: www.communitybankna.com or www.firstlibertybank.com.
 

 
 

 
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Summary of Financial Data
       
(Dollars in thousands, expect per share data)
       
 
Quarter Ended
Year-to-Date
 
June 30,
June 30,
June 30,
June 30,
Earnings
2012
2011
2012
2011
Loan income
$47,077
$49,471
$94,715
$91,768
Investment income
23,468
20,379
43,341
38,369
Total interest income
70,545
69,850
138,056
130,137
Interest expense
12,774
15,663
26,376
30,427
Net interest income
57,771
54,187
111,680
99,710
Provision for loan losses
2,155
1,050
3,799
2,100
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
55,616
53,137
107,881
97,610
Deposit service fees
11,035
10,488
21,404
20,173
Mortgage banking revenues
234
982
554
1,378
Other banking services
662
645
1,336
1,043
Wealth management services
3,101
2,782
6,233
4,962
Benefit trust, administration, consulting and actuarial fees
8,664
7,854
17,637
16,037
Investment securities and debt extinguishment gains/(losses), net
0
14
0
14
Total noninterest income
23,696
22,765
47,164
43,607
Salaries and employee benefits
26,844
25,531
54,269
48,642
Occupancy and equipment and furniture
6,130
6,253
12,593
12,310
Amortization of intangible assets
1,045
1,189
2,131
2,090
Acquisition expenses
164
3,617
424
4,308
Other
15,187
14,536
29,356
27,092
Total operating expenses
49,370
51,126
98,773
94,442
Income before income taxes
29,942
24,776
56,272
46,775
Income taxes
8,871
6,790
16,375
12,629
Net income
$21,071
$17,986
$39,897
$34,146
Basic earnings per share
$0.53
$0.49
$1.02
$0.97
Diluted earnings per share
$0.53
$0.49
$1.01
$0.96

 
 

 
Community Bank System, Inc.
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Summary of Financial Data
         
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
         
 
2012
2011
 
2nd Qtr
1st Qtr
4th Qtr
3rd Qtr
2nd Qtr
Earnings
         
Loan income
$47,077
$47,638
$50,511
$50,702
$49,471
Investment income
23,468
19,873
19,903
19,716
20,379
Total interest income
70,545
67,511
70,414
70,418
69,850
Interest expense
12,774
13,602
15,279
15,850
15,663
Net interest income
57,771
53,909
55,135
54,568
54,187
Provision for loan losses
2,155
1,644
1,593
1,043
1,050
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
55,616
52,265
53,542
53,525
53,137
Deposit service fees
11,035
10,369
11,027
11,134
10,488
Mortgage banking revenues
234
320
37
320
982
Other banking services
662
674
694
1,179
645
Wealth management services
3,101
3,132
2,831
2,904
2,782
Benefit trust, administration, consulting and actuarial fees
8,664
8,973
7,879
7,685
7,854
Investment securities and debt extinguishment gains/(losses), net
0
0
 (69)
 (6)
14
Total noninterest income
23,696
23,468
22,399
23,216
22,765
Salaries and employee benefits
26,844
27,425
27,093
26,543
25,531
Occupancy and equipment and furniture
6,130
6,463
6,089
6,103
6,253
Amortization of intangible assets
1,045
1,086
1,130
1,161
1,189
Acquisition expenses
164
260
142
381
3,617
Other
15,187
14,169
13,383
13,905
14,536
Total operating expenses
49,370
49,403
47,837
48,093
51,126
Income before income taxes
29,942
26,330
28,104
28,648
24,776
Income taxes
8,871
7,504
9,116
8,640
6,790
Net income
$21,071
$18,826
$18,988
$20,008
$17,986
Basic earnings per share
$0.53
$0.49
$0.51
$0.54
$0.49
Diluted earnings per share
$0.53
$0.48
$0.51
$0.54
$0.49
Profitability
         
Return on assets
1.20%
1.14%
1.16%
1.23%
1.14%
Return on equity
9.82%
9.22%
9.96%
10.67%
10.15%
Return on tangible equity(3)
16.01%
15.59%
17.91%
19.63%
17.11%
Noninterest income/operating income (FTE) (1)
27.6%
28.8%
27.6%
28.5%
28.1%
Efficiency ratio (2)
56.1%
59.0%
57.2%
57.0%
57.2%
Components of Net Interest Margin (FTE)
         
Loan yield
5.42%
5.58%
5.80%
5.81%
5.77%
Cash equivalents yield
0.34%
0.26%
0.25%
0.25%
0.24%
Investment yield
3.97%
4.33%
4.49%
4.55%
4.75%
Earning asset yield
4.78%
4.89%
5.11%
5.13%
5.24%
Interest-bearing deposit rate
0.44%
0.56%
0.65%
0.70%
0.70%
Borrowing rate
2.85%
3.79%
4.21%
4.27%
4.24%
Cost of all interest-bearing funds
0.99%
1.13%
1.27%
1.32%
1.34%
Cost of funds (includes DDA)
0.84%
0.96%
1.08%
1.12%
1.14%
Net interest margin (FTE)
3.96%
3.96%
4.06%
4.04%
4.13%
Fully tax-equivalent adjustment
$4,335
$4,031
$3,851
$3,836
$4,018

 

 
 

 
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Summary of Financial Data
         
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
         
 
2012
2011
 
2nd Qtr
1st Qtr
4th Qtr
3rd Qtr
2nd Qtr
Average Balances
         
Loans
$3,512,427
$3,454,240
$3,473,366
$3,481,087
$3,454,246
Cash equivalents
10,017
251,828
233,984
240,127
177,154
Taxable investment securities
2,091,576
1,565,215
1,495,590
1,458,127
1,447,815
Nontaxable investment securities
692,839
613,947
567,835
560,051
579,795
Total interest-earning assets
6,306,859
5,885,230
5,770,775
5,739,392
5,659,010
Total assets
7,058,473
6,618,812
6,474,722
6,447,210
6,313,391
Interest-bearing deposits
4,003,213
3,964,062
3,929,231
3,926,457
3,864,671
Borrowings
1,182,707
859,774
830,344
832,505
839,003
Total interest-bearing liabilities
5,185,920
4,823,836
4,759,575
4,758,962
4,703,674
Noninterest-bearing deposits
907,153
884,451
878,443
867,373
813,789
Shareholders' equity
862,747
821,043
756,334
743,730
710,765
Balance Sheet Data
         
Cash and cash equivalents
$130,902
$132,055
$324,878
$425,877
$273,693
Investment securities
2,931,918
2,765,145
2,151,370
2,075,283
2,088,105
Loans:
         
Business lending
1,216,309
1,210,773
1,226,439
1,261,125
1,290,893
Consumer mortgage
1,289,155
1,245,217
1,214,621
1,167,781
1,149,219
Consumer installment - indirect
591,249
542,605
556,955
564,423
549,449
Home equity
310,555
317,716
323,840
328,468
330,213
Consumer installment - direct
154,403
144,428
149,170
154,672
158,376
Total loans
3,561,671
3,460,739
3,471,025
3,476,469
3,478,150
Allowance for loan losses
41,828
41,809
42,213
42,463
42,531
Intangible assets
358,435
359,480
360,564
360,228
363,015
Other assets
225,233
236,848
222,651
208,460
230,053
Total assets
7,166,331
6,912,458
6,488,275
6,503,854
6,390,485
Deposits:
         
   Noninterest-bearing
944,695
911,131
894,464
887,009
849,071
   Non-maturity interest-bearing
2,942,333
2,974,191
2,776,532
2,782,241
2,721,589
   Time
1,023,324
1,066,685
1,124,249
1,169,503
1,186,442
Total deposits
4,910,352
4,952,007
4,795,245
4,838,753
4,757,102
Borrowings
1,157,872
910,427
728,281
728,335
728,441
Subordinated debt held by unconsolidated subsidiary trusts
102,060
102,054
102,048
102,042
102,036
Other liabilities
110,988
107,297
88,118
79,091
72,835
Total liabilities
6,281,272
6,071,785
5,713,692
5,748,221
5,660,414
Shareholders' equity
885,059
840,673
774,583
755,633
730,071
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
7,166,331
6,912,458
6,488,275
6,503,854
6,390,485
Capital
         
Tier 1 leverage ratio
8.98%
9.37%
8.38%
8.17%
8.07%
Tangible equity/net tangible assets (3)
8.09%
7.70%
7.12%
6.79%
6.44%
Diluted weighted average common shares O/S
40,057
39,323
37,491
37,312
37,061
Period end common shares outstanding
39,472
39,439
36,986
36,829
36,807
Cash dividends declared per common share
$0.26
$0.26
$0.26
$0.26
$0.24
Book value
$22.42
$21.32
$20.94
$20.52
$19.84
Tangible book value(3)
$14.00
$12.84
$11.85
$11.37
$10.59
Common stock price (end of period)
$27.12
$28.78
$27.80
$22.69
$24.79

 
 

 
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Summary of Financial Data
       
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
       
 
2012
2011
 
2nd Qtr
1st Qtr
4th Qtr
3rd Qtr
2nd Qtr
Asset Quality
         
Nonaccrual loans
$28,570
$30,147
$26,262
$16,502
$17,833
Accruing loans 90+ days delinquent
3,437
3,889
3,089
2,319
2,499
Total nonperforming loans
32,007
34,036
29,351
18,821
20,332
Other real estate owned (OREO)
2,899
2,690
2,682
2,776
3,269
Total nonperforming assets
34,906
36,726
32,033
21,597
23,601
Net charge-offs
2,135
2,048
1,844
1,111
666
Allowance for loan losses/loans outstanding
1.17%
1.21%
1.22%
1.22%
1.22%
Nonperforming loans/loans outstanding
0.90%
0.92%
0.85%
0.54%
0.58%
Allowance for loan losses/nonperforming loans
131%
132%
144%
226%
209%
Net charge-offs/average loans
0.24%
0.24%
0.21%
0.13%
0.08%
Delinquent loans/ending loans
1.71%
1.78%
1.99%
1.56%
1.50%
Loan loss provision/net charge-offs
101%
80%
94%
94%
158%
Nonperforming assets/total assets
0.49%
0.50%
0.49%
0.33%
0.37%
Asset Quality (excluding loans acquired since 1/1/09)
         
Nonaccrual loans
$22,395
$20,178
$17,585
$13,540
$13,208
Accruing loans 90+ days delinquent
3,070
2,700
2,878
2,233
2,466
Total nonperforming loans
25,465
22,878
20,463
15,773
15,674
Other real estate owned (OREO)
1,577
1,778
1,734
1,810
1,889
Total nonperforming assets
27,042
24,656
22,196
17,583
17,563
Net charge-offs
1,217
752
1,844
1,111
666
Allowance for loan losses/loans outstanding
1.28%
1.30%
1.36%
1.38%
1.40%
Nonperforming loans/loans outstanding
0.79%
0.74%
0.69%
0.52%
0.52%
Allowance for loan losses/nonperforming loans
161%
175%
197%
268%
271%
Net charge-offs/average loans
0.16%
0.10%
0.24%
0.14%
0.09%
Delinquent loans/ending loans
1.62%
1.61%
1.77%
1.57%
1.45%
Loan loss provision/net charge-offs
180%
37%
79%
72%
158%
Nonperforming assets/total assets
0.40%
0.38%
0.36%
0.29%
0.30%
           
(1) Excludes gain (loss) on investment securities.
(2) Excludes intangible amortization, goodwill impairment, acquisition expenses, and gain (loss) on investment securities.
(3) Includes deferred tax liabilities (of approximately $26.0 million at 6/30/12) generated from tax deductible goodwill.
 

 

 
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This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  The following factors, among others, could cause the actual results of CBU’s operations to differ materially from CBU’s expectations: the successful integration of operations of its acquisitions; competition; changes in economic conditions, interest rates and financial markets; and changes in legislation or regulatory requirements.  CBU does not assume any duty to update forward-looking statements.