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8-K - SOUND FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC. FORM 8-K - Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc.sfbc8k013013.htm

Sound Financial Bancorp Reports Fourth Quarter and
Annual Financial Results

Net Income Improves 70% in 2012 over 2011
 
Seattle, WA – January 30, 2013 – Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: SFBC), holding company for Sound Community Bank (the “Bank”), today reported net income for the year ended December 31, 2012 of $2.6 million, or $1.01 per diluted share, as compared to net income of $1.6 million, or $0.59 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2011.  Return on average assets was 0.74% for the year ended December 31, 2012 compared to 0.46% for the year ended December 31, 2011.  Total assets increased to $381.0 million as of December 31, 2012 compared to $339.7 million as of December 31, 2011 as net loans increased by $26.9 million or 9.1% to $322.5 million.

Net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2012 was $888,000, or $0.34 per diluted share, compared to $420,000, or $0.16 per diluted share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2011. Return on average assets was 0.95% for the quarter ended December 31, 2012 compared to 0.49% for the quarter ended December 31, 2011.

This is the twelfth consecutive quarter of positive earnings for the Company.

Highlights as of and for the quarter ended December 31, 2012 include:
 
-Gain on sale of loans was $837,000 for the quarter ended December 31, 2012 compared to $237,000 for the quarter ended December 31, 2011
- Provision for loan losses decreased to $850,000 for the quarter ended December 31, 2012 from $1.3 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2011
- Losses and expenses related to other real estate owned decreased to $164,000 for the quarter ended December 31, 2012 from $436,000 for the quarter ended December 31, 2011
- Non-performing loans to total loans declined to 1.17% as of December 31, 2012 compared to 2.20% as of December 31, 2011 as total non-performing loans decreased by $2.8 million or 42.3% to $3.8 million at December 31, 2012 from $6.6 million at December 31, 2011
- Non-performing assets to total assets decreased to 1.66% as of December 31, 2012 compared to 2.78% as of December 31, 2011 as non-performing assets decreased by $3.3 million or 35.1% to $6.1 million at December 31, 2012 from $9.5 million at December 31, 2011

Highlights as of and for the year ended December 31, 2012 include:
 
- The Company completed a successful stock offering during the year, raising gross proceeds of $14.2 million.  Total equity to total assets increased to 11.40% as of December 31, 2012 from 8.45% as of December 31, 2011
- Net interest margin decreased to 5.00% for the year ended December 31, 2012 from 5.20% for the year ended December 31, 2011
- Deposit cost of funds decreased to 0.69% for the year ended December 31, 2012 compared to 0.87% for the year ended December 31, 2011
- Provision for loan losses decreased to $4.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2012 from $4.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2011
- Gain on sale of loans increased to $2.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2012 compared to $501,000 for the year ended December 31, 2011
- Efficiency ratio decreased to 55.15% for the year ended December 31, 2012 compared to 55.30% for the year ended December 31, 2011
 
 
 
 
 

 
Laurie Stewart, President and CEO, said, “We are pleased with the improvement in net income generated by increased loan production and the gain on sale of loans.” Stewart also commented on the Company’s asset quality, “Non-performing assets decreased both in terms of total dollars and as a percentage of total assets.  Economic indicators in Western Washington including home values and the rate of unemployment demonstrate positive trends.”
 

   
As of
 
   
12/31/2012
   
12/31/2011
 
Selected Consolidated Financial Condition Data:
 
(Dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)
 
Total assets
  $ 381,044     $ 339,740  
Total loans, net
    322,496       295,641  
Loans held for sale
    1,725       1,807  
Available-for-sale securities, at fair value
    22,900       2,992  
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost
    2,401       2,444  
Bank-owned life insurance, net
    7,220       6,981  
Other real estate owned and repossessed assets, net
    2,503       2,821  
Total deposits
    312,083       299,997  
Borrowings
    21,864       8,506  
Total stockholders’ equity
    43,457       28,713  
 

   
Year Ended
 
   
12/31/2012
   
12/31/2011
 
Selected Consolidated Operating Data:
 
(Dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)
 
Total interest income
  $ 18,175     $ 18,519  
Total interest expense
    2,360       2,781  
   Net interest income
    15,815       15,738  
Provision for loan losses
    4,525       4,600  
   Net interest income after provision for loan losses
    11,290       11,138  
Fees and service charges
    2,219       2,052  
Gain on sale of loans
    2,063       501  
Mortgage servicing income
    550       418  
Other than temporary impairment on securities
    (164 )     (96 )
Fair value adjustment on mortgage servicing rights
    53       (422 )
Other non-interest income
    238       139  
   Total non-interest income
    4,959       2,592  
Salaries and benefits expense
    6,011       4,997  
Operations expense
    2,787       2,530  
Occupancy expense
    1,218       1,162  
Losses and expenses related to other real estate owned
    921       1,394  
Other non-interest expense
    1,441       1,448  
Total non-interest expense
    12,378       11,531  
   Income before provision for income taxes
    3,871       2,199  
Provision for income taxes
    1,231       648  
Net income
  $ 2,640     $ 1,551  

 
 

 
   
Year Ended
 
   
12/31/2012
   
12/31/2011
 
Selected Financial Ratios and Other Data:
 
(Dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)
 
Performance ratios:
           
Return on average assets
    0.74 %     0.46 %
Return on average equity
    7.64 %     5.50 %
Net interest margin(1)
    5.00 %     5.20 %
Non-interest income to operating revenue(2)
    23.87 %     14.14 %
Non-interest expense to average total assets
    3.46 %     3.45 %
Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities
    110.75 %     100.38 %
Efficiency ratio(3)
    55.15 %     55.30 %
Asset quality ratios:
               
Nonperforming assets to total assets
    1.66 %     2.78 %
Nonperforming loans to gross loans
    1.17 %     2.20 %
Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans
    110.88 %     67.12 %
Allowance for loan losses to gross loans
    1.30 %     1.47 %
Net charge-offs to average loans outstanding
    1.55 %     1.53 %
Per Share Data:
               
Diluted earnings per share
  $ 1.01     $ 0.59  
Average number of diluted shares outstanding
    2,619,131       2,608,223  
____________________________________
 
(1)
 
Net interest income divided by average interest earning assets.
(2)
 
Noninterest income divided by the sum of noninterest income and net interest income.
(3)
 
Noninterest expense, excluding other real estate owned and repossessed property expense, as a percentage of net interest income and total noninterest income, excluding net securities transactions.
 
 
   
Quarter Ended
 
   
12/31/2012
   
12/31/2011
 
Selected Consolidated Operating Data:
 
(Dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)
 
Total interest income
  $ 4,472     $ 4,556  
Total interest expense
    576       665  
   Net interest income
    3,896       3,891  
Provision for loan losses
    850       1,250  
   Net interest income after provision for loan losses
    3,046       2,641  
Fees and service charges
    581       537  
Gain on sale of loans
    837       237  
Mortgage servicing income
    204       101  
Other than temporary impairment on securities
    (9 )     -  
Fair value adjustment on mortgage servicing rights
    (44 )     (188 )
Other non-interest income
    59       64  
   Total non-interest income
    1,628       751  
Salaries and benefits expense
    1,770       1,055  
Operations expense
    779       660  
Occupancy expense
    299       326  
Losses and expenses related to other real estate owned
    164       436  
Other non-interest expense
    343       310  
Total non-interest expense
    3,355       2,787  
   Income before provision for income taxes
    1,319       605  
Provision for income taxes
    431       185  
Net income
  $ 888     $ 420  

 
 

 
   
   
Quarter Ended
 
   
12/31/2012
   
12/31/2011
 
Selected Financial Ratios and Other Data:
 
(Dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)
 
Performance ratios:
           
Return on average assets
    0.95 %     0.49 %
Return on average equity
    8.26 %     5.84 %
Net interest margin(1)
    4.65 %     5.11 %
Non-interest income to operating revenue(2)
    29.47 %     16.18 %
Non-interest expense to average total assets
    3.60 %     3.28 %
Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities
    115.89 %     109.75 %
Efficiency ratio(3)
    57.77 %     50.65 %
Asset quality ratios:
               
Nonperforming assets to total assets
    1.66 %     2.78 %
Nonperforming loans to gross loans
    1.17 %     2.20 %
Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans
    110.88 %     67.12 %
Allowance for loan losses to gross loans
    1.30 %     1.47 %
Net charge-offs to average loans outstanding
    1.20 %     1.06 %
Per Share Data:
               
Diluted earnings per share
  $ 0.34     $ 0.16  
Average number of diluted shares outstanding
    2,628,304       2,603,359  
____________________________________
 
(1)
 
Net interest income divided by average interest earning assets.
(2)
 
Noninterest income divided by the sum of noninterest income and net interest income.
(3)
 
Noninterest expense, excluding other real estate owned and repossessed property expense, as a percentage of net interest income and total noninterest income, excluding net securities transactions.
 
 
Regulatory Capital Ratios of Sound Community Bank at December 31, 2012
 
   
Actual
   
Minimum Capital
Requirements
   
Minimum Required to
Be Well-Capitalized
Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions
 
   
Amount
   
Ratio
   
Amount
     
Ratio
   
Amount
     
Ratio
 
Tier 1 leverage ratio
  $ 38,556       10.12 %   $ 15,243  
    4.00 %    $ 19,054  
    5.00 %
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio
  $ 38,556       13.35 %   $ 11,553  
    4.00 %    $ 17,329  
    6.00 %
Total risk-based capital ratio
  $ 42,174       14.60 %   $ 23,106  
    8.00 %    $ 28,882  
    10.00 %

 
 

 
 
Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for Sound Community Bank, a full-service bank, providing personal and business banking services in communities across the greater Puget Sound region. The Seattle-based company operates five full-service banking offices in King, Pierce, Snohomish and Clallam Counties, and is on the web at www.soundcb.com.
 
Forward-Looking Statements

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These statements are only predictions based on our current expectations and projections about future events, and there are or may be important factors that could cause our actual results for 2012 and beyond to be materially different from the historical results or from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Unless required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect circumstances or events after the date of this press release.

There are a number of important factors that could cause future results to differ materially from historical performance and these forward-looking statements. Factors which could cause actual results to differ materially, include, but are not limited to, general and local economic conditions, changes in interest rates, deposit flows, demand for mortgage, consumer and other loans, real estate values, competition, changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines, changes in legislation or regulation, and other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory and technological factors affecting our operations, pricing, products and services.
 
For additional information, contact:

Media:
 
Financial:
Laurie Stewart
 
Matt Deines
(206) 448-0884 x306
 
(206) 448-0884 x305