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Exhibit 99.1

 

FOR RELEASE:      November 7, 2012
Lisa F. Campbell, Executive Vice President     
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer     
Office: 910-892-7080 and Direct: 910-897-3660     
lisac@newcenturybanknc.com     
newcenturybanknc.com     

NEW CENTURY BANCORP REPORTS

THIRD QUARTER 2012 EARNINGS

Company reports year-over-year quarterly and year-to-date earnings increases.

DUNN, NC . . . New Century Bancorp (the “Company” NASDAQ: NCBC), the holding company for New Century Bank, today reported net income of $632,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, and basic and diluted earnings per share of $0.09, compared to a net loss of ($22,000) and basic and diluted losses per share of ($0.00) for the quarter ended September 30, 2011. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company reported net income of $3.9 million, and basic and diluted earnings per share of $0.57, compared to a net loss of ($762,000) and basic and diluted losses per share of ($0.11) for the same period a year ago.

Total assets for the Company as of September 30, 2012, were $577.8 million, total deposits were $481.3 million and total loans were $386.0 million, compared to total assets of $616.5 million, total deposits of $527.1 million, and total loans of $439.4 million for the same date in 2011.

Positively impacting year-to-date 2012 results are a $2.4 million loan recovery during first quarter 2012 and a $557,000 gain on the sale of New Century Bank’s Pembroke and Raeford branches to Lumbee Guaranty Bank during second quarter 2012.

“We continue to be pleased with our improving results,” said William L. Hedgepeth, president and CEO of New Century Bancorp and New Century Bank. “While bolstered by the loan recovery and the gain on the sale of two branch offices, our results from operations are strong on their own. We are still focused on reducing non-performing assets and on working with customers to help them deal with the lingering impact of the recent recession. We’ve reduced non-interest expenses, while offering a full line of current products and services, including upgraded online services. The Company remains well-capitalized, which is the highest capital category.

“We are lending money to businesses and individuals in our communities, to not only support our customers, but in support of the overall economic health of our markets. This is one of the primary roles of a community bank.

“In August, we announced the opening of our loan production office in Raleigh, NC. We are off to a great start in meeting the lending needs of customers in Wake County and in building our customer base in this key market.

“As the quarter ended, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) released deposit market share data as of June 30, 2012, and I am pleased to report New Century maintained the number one position in deposit market share in Dunn, our headquarters city, for the tenth straight year. We congratulate our staff here on their hard work and success in developing strong, lasting deposit customer relationships.”

New Century Bank has branch offices in these North Carolina communities: Dunn, Clinton, Fayetteville, Goldsboro, Lillington, Lumberton, and loan production offices in Greenville and Raleigh.


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The information as of and for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2012, as presented is unaudited. This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, (i) statements regarding certain of our goals and expectations with respect to earnings, earnings per share, revenue, expenses and the growth rate in such items, as well as other measures of economic performance, including statements relating to estimates of credit quality trends, and (ii) statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words “may,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “projects,” “outlook” or similar expressions. The actual results might differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements for various reasons, including, but not limited to, our ability to manage growth, our limited operating history, substantial changes in financial markets, regulatory changes, changes in interest rates, loss of deposits and loan demand to other savings and financial institutions, and changes in real estate values and the real estate market. Additional information concerning factors that could cause actual results to materially differ from those in the forward-looking statements is contained in the Company’s SEC filings, including its periodic reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, copies of which are available upon request from the Company.


New Century Bancorp, Inc.

Selected Financial Information and Other Data

($ in thousands, except per share data)

 

    At or for the three months ended     At or for the nine months ended  
    September 30, 2012     June 30, 2012     March 31, 2012     December 31, 2011     September 30, 2011     September 30, 2012     September 30, 2011     September 30, 2010  

Summary of Operations:

               

Total interest income

  $ 6,198      $ 6,325      $ 6,619      $ 7,086      $ 7,584      $ 19,142      $ 23,297      $ 25,285   

Total interest expense

    1,623        1,684        1,772        1,903        2,089        5,080        6,522        7,318   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net interest income

    4,575        4,641        4,847        5,183        5,495        14,062        16,775        17,967   

Provision for loan losses

    189        (649     (2,136     319        2,194        (2,597     5,900        14,366   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net interest income after provision

    4,386        5,290        6,983        4,864        3,301        16,659        10,875        3,601   

Noninterest income

    757        1,199        626        642        643        2,582        2,176        1,975   

Noninterest expense

    4,170        4,648        4,216        4,574        4,114        13,034        14,531        13,842   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

    973        1,841        3,393        932        (170     6,207        (1,480     (8,266

Provision for income taxes (benefit)

    341        683        1,281        333        (148     2,305        (718     (3,186
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

  $ 632      $ 1,158      $ 2,112      $ 599      $ (22   $ 3,902      $ (762   $ (5,080
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share and Per Share Data:

               

Earnings (loss) per share - basic

  $ 0.09      $ 0.17      $ 0.31      $ 0.09      $ (0.00   $ 0.57      $ (0.11   $ (0.74

Earnings (loss) per share - diluted

  $ 0.09      $ 0.17      $ 0.31      $ 0.03      $ (0.00   $ 0.57      $ (0.11     (0.74

Book value per share

    7.76        7.66        7.49        7.22        7.14        7.76        7.14        7.22   

Tangible book value per share

    7.72        7.61        7.41        7.14        7.05        7.72        7.05        7.11   

Ending shares outstanding

    6,913,636        6,913,636        6,913,636        6,860,367        6,860,367        6,913,636        6,860,367        6,913,636   

Weighted average shares outstanding:

               

Basic

    6,913,636        6,913,636        6,859,196        6,860,367        6,861,034        6,892,946        6,896,102        6,864,543   

Diluted

    6,914,085        6,913,636        6,859,196        6,860,367        6,861,034        6,893,064        6,896,102        6,864,543   

Selected Performance Ratios:

               

Return on average assets

    0.44     0.83     1.45     0.39     -0.01     0.91     -0.16     -1.05

Return on average equity

    4.69     8.82     16.89     4.80     -0.18     9.98     -2.03     -12.12

Net interest margin

    3.51     3.63     3.64     3.68     3.77     3.61     3.85     3.97

Efficiency ratio (1)

    78.21     79.59     77.03     78.52     67.03     78.31     76.68     69.41

Period End Balance Sheet Data:

               

Loans, held for sale

  $ —        $ —        $ 1,552      $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —     

Loans, net of unearned income

    386,096        390,403        399,760        417,624        439,410        386,096        439,410        467,876   

Total Earning Assets

    514,767        515,397        534,057        536,390        564,928        514,767        564,928        594,425   

Core Deposit Intangible

    327        356        516        545        583        327        583        737   

Total Assets

    577,833        563,682        580,996        589,651        616,580        577,833        616,580        643,185   

Deposits

    481,320        471,184        489,966        501,377        527,172        481,320        527,172        548,866   

Short term debt

    26,195        22,953        23,301        21,877        23,850        26,195        23,850        24,138   

Long term debt

    12,372        12,372        12,372        14,372        14,372        12,372        14,372        14,372   

Shareholders’ equity

    53,671        52,954        51,777        49,546        48,949        53,671        48,949        49,906   

Selected Average Balances:

               

Gross Loans

  $ 386,217      $ 396,190      $ 409,009      $ 429,642      $ 449,650      $ 397,099      $ 458,676      $ 487,847   

Total Earning Assets

    518,761        514,147        535,317        559,110        578,349        520,492        582,777        604,379   

Core Deposit Intangible

    339        379        533        569        602        415        640        794   

Total Assets

    569,048        563,850        585,249        608,118        625,768        572,482        629,372        646,134   

Deposits

    474,069        471,829        495,649        518,508        534,271        480,492        537,884        548,483   

Short term debt

    24,609        22,961        23,004        23,476        24,491        24,018        22,075        21,178   

Long term debt

    12,372        12,372        13,845        14,372        14,372        12,372        16,372        16,920   

Shareholders’ equity

    53,619        52,783        50,300        49,486        49,855        52,239        50,299        56,026   

Asset Quality Ratios:

               

Nonperforming loans

  $ 18,613      $ 16,579      $ 19,270      $ 19,636      $ 20,116      $ 18,613      $ 20,116      $ 9,678   

Other real estate owned

    2,849        3,859        2,391        3,031        3,230        2,849      $ 3,230        3,812   

Allowance for loan losses

    8,588        8,510        9,568        10,034        10,338        8,588      $ 10,338        8,081   

Nonperforming loans (2) to period-end loans

    4.82     4.25     4.82     4.70     4.58     4.82     4.58     2.07

Allowance for loan losses to period-end loans

    2.22     2.18     2.39     2.40     2.35     2.22     2.35     1.73

Delinquency Ratio (3)

    0.47     0.77     0.23     1.02     0.93     0.47     0.93     1.23

Net loan charge-offs to average loans

    -0.42     -0.42     -1.64     0.68     1.92     -0.42     -0.37     4.56

 

(1) Efficiency ratio is calculated as non-interest expenses divided by the sum of net interest income and non-interest income.
(2) Nonperforming loans consist of non-accrual loans and restructured loans.
(3) Delinquency Ratio includes 30-89 days past due and excludes non-accrual loans.