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Date: February 14, 2013
         
         
Contact:
 
Robert M. Mahoney
   
   
President and Chief Executive Officer
   
         
Phone:
 
617-484-6700
   
Email:
 
robert.mahoney@belmontsavings.com
   


BSB Bancorp, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter Results

BELMONT, MA, February 14, 2013 (PR Newswire) - BSB Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ-BLMT) (the “Company”), the holding company for Belmont Savings Bank (the “Bank”), a state-chartered savings bank headquartered in Belmont, Massachusetts, today reported net income of $485,000, or $0.05 per basic and diluted share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2012, compared to a net loss of $1.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2011.  For the twelve months ended December 31, 2012, the Company reported net income of $1.4 million, or $0.16 per basic and diluted share, as compared to net income of $299,000 for the same period in 2011.
 
Robert M. Mahoney, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, “I was pleased with the fourth quarter results. Core deposit growth was strong and gains from loan sales continue to contribute to our improving profits.”
 
Net interest and dividend income before provision for loan losses for the quarter ended December 31, 2012 was $5.9 million as compared to $4.9 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2011, an 18.9% increase.  Provision for loan losses for the quarter ended December 31, 2012 was $696,000 as compared to a provision for loan losses of $747,000 for the quarter ended December 31, 2011, a 6.8% decrease. This resulted in a $984,000 or 23.6% increase in net interest and dividend income after provision for loan losses.  Net interest and dividend income before provision for loan losses for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012 was $21.7 million as compared to $16.6 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2011, a 30.9% increase. Provision for loan losses for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012 was $2.7 million, as compared to $2.3 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2011, a 19.8% increase.  This resulted in a $4.7 million or 32.6% increase in net interest and dividend income after provision for loan losses.
 
Noninterest income for the quarter ended December 31, 2012 totaled $1.6 million as compared to $549,000 for the quarter ended December 31, 2011. The majority of this increase is attributable to an additional $859,000 in net gains on sales of loans. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2012, noninterest income amounted to $4.7 million as compared to $4.5 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2011. This increase was primarily the result of an increase in net gains on sales of loans of $2.1 million, an increase of $207,000 in customer service fees, and an increase in other income of $660,000, primarily attributable to an increase in loan servicing fee income of $404,000 and $208,000 in noninterest income related to the sale of easement rights.  This was partially offset by a $2.7 million decrease in net realized gains on investment securities as a result of the sale of the entire portfolio of marketable equity securities in the first quarter of 2011.
 
Noninterest expense for the quarter ended December 31, 2012 amounted to $5.9 million as compared to $6.6 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2011.  This decrease was driven by a decrease in charitable contributions as the Company made a $2.0 million contribution to the Belmont Savings Bank Foundation in 2011, partially offset by an increase in salary and employee benefits of $1.0 million. Noninterest expense for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012 amounted to $21.5 million as compared to $18.2 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2011.  This increase in expenses was primarily the result of new staff added to execute the Company’s commercial and consumer business strategies, increased infrastructure costs related to increased business volume, public company costs and equity based incentive compensation. These were partially offset by a decrease in charitable contributions.
 
Since December 31, 2011, the Company’s assets have increased by $169.1 million or 25.3% bringing total assets to $838.1 million. The Company experienced net loan growth, excluding loans held for sale, of $144.3 million, or 28.3%, from December 31, 2011, which was primarily the result of increases to the commercial real estate, commercial, residential mortgage, home equity, and indirect auto loan portfolios, which have increased by $94.8 million, $9.8 million, $9.6 million $16.9 million and $13.9 million, respectively. The loan growth was funded through growth in deposits.
 

 
 

 


 
At December 31, 2012, deposits totaled $607.9 million, an increase of $177.2 million or 41.1% from December 31, 2011.  Hal R. Tovin, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, said, “It was an excellent year in deposit growth due to the selling efforts of our Commercial Real Estate team, the momentum of our Small Business Bankers and the opening of our new supermarket branch in Waltham. I am particularly pleased with the growth in noninterest-bearing checking account balances (+127%) which indicates that core banking relationships are growing rapidly.”
 
The allowance for loan losses in total and as a percentage of total loans as of December 31, 2012 equaled $6.4 million and 0.98%, respectively, as compared to $4.8 million and 0.93%, respectively, as of December 31, 2011.  Total non-performing assets were $4.3 million, or 0.52% of total assets as of December 31, 2012, as compared to $4.4 million, or 0.66% of total assets as of December 31, 2011.
 
Company Profile
 
BSB Bancorp, Inc. is headquartered in Belmont, Massachusetts and is the holding company for Belmont Savings Bank and BSB Funding Corporation. The Bank provides financial services to individuals, families and businesses through its five full-service branch offices located in Belmont, Watertown and Waltham in Southeast Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The Bank's primary lending market includes Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk and Suffolk Counties, Massachusetts. The Company’s common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “BLMT”. For more information, visit the Company’s website at www.belmontsavings.com.

Forward-looking statements

Certain statements herein constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements are based on the beliefs and expectations of management, as well as the assumptions made using information currently available to management. Since these statements reflect the views of management concerning future events, these statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. As a result, actual results may differ from those contemplated by these statements. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They often include words like “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” and “intend” or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could” or “may.” Certain factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected results include changes in the interest rate environment, changes in general economic conditions, legislative and regulatory changes that adversely affect the businesses in which the Company is engaged, changes in the securities market, and other factors that may be described in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release. The Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether in response to new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law.

 
 

 
 
BSB BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in thousands)

 
   
December 31, 2012
   
December 31, 2011
 
   
(unaudited)
       
ASSETS
           
Cash and due from banks
  $ 1,433     $ 773  
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks
    51,279       22,022  
Cash and cash equivalents
    52,712       22,795  
Interest-bearing time deposits with other banks
    119       119  
Investments in available-for-sale securities
    22,621       -  
Investments in held-to-maturity securities, at cost
    63,984       89,391  
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost
    7,627       8,038  
Loans held-for-sale
    11,205       15,877  
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses of $6,440 as of
               
12/31/2012 (unaudited) and $4,776 as of 12/31/2011
    654,295       509,964  
Premises and equipment, net
    2,902       2,000  
Accrued interest receivable
    2,217       2,185  
Deferred tax asset, net
    4,025       4,315  
Income taxes receivable
    806       -  
Bank-owned life insurance
    12,884       12,420  
Other real estate owned
    661       -  
Other assets
    2,024       1,901  
Total assets
  $ 838,082     $ 669,005  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
Deposits:
               
Noninterest-bearing
  $ 126,760     $ 55,900  
Interest-bearing
    481,105       374,754  
Total deposits
    607,865       430,654  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    83,100       95,600  
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
    3,404       2,985  
Other borrowed funds
    1,156       1,502  
Accrued interest payable
    455       177  
Deferred compensation liability
    4,685       4,173  
Income taxes payable
    -       121  
Other liabilities
    4,109       2,287  
Total liabilities
    704,774       537,499  
                 
Stockholders' Equity:
               
Common stock
    96       92  
Additional paid-in capital
    90,187       90,016  
Retained earnings
    47,352       45,951  
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
    68       (5 )
Unearned compensation - ESOP
    (4,395 )     (4,548 )
Total stockholders equity
    133,308       131,506  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
  $ 838,082     $ 669,005  
                 
Asset Quality Data:
               
Total non-performing assets
    4,325       4,427  
Total non-performing loans
    3,621       4,427  
Non-performing loans to total loans
    0.55 %     0.86 %
Non-performing assets to total assets
    0.52 %     0.66 %
Allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans
    177.86 %     107.88 %
Allowance for loan losses to total loans
    0.98 %     0.93 %

 
 

 
BSB BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
 
 
 
   
Three months ended
   
Twelve months ended
 
   
December 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
   
2012
   
2011
 
   
(unaudited)
         
(unaudited)
       
Interest and dividend income:
                       
Interest and fees on loans
  $ 6,537     $ 5,457     $ 24,568     $ 19,525  
Interest on taxable debt securities
    584       674       2,124       2,536  
Dividends
    9       6       47       115  
Other interest income
    13       30       85       46  
Total interest and dividend income
    7,143       6,167       26,824       22,222  
Interest expense:
                               
Interest on deposits
    1,076       901       4,125       3,656  
Interest on Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    204       331       958       1,892  
Interest on securities sold under agreements to repurchase
    1       4       8       16  
Interest on other borrowed funds
    10       12       42       81  
Total interest expense
    1,291       1,248       5,133       5,645  
Net interest and dividend income
    5,852       4,919       21,691       16,577  
Provision for loan losses
    696       747       2,736       2,285  
Net interest and dividend income after provision
                               
 for loan losses
    5,156       4,172       18,955       14,292  
Noninterest income:
                               
Customer service fees
    217       200       844       637  
Income from bank-owned life insurance
    123       124       439       435  
Net gain on sales of loans
    1,013       154       2,520       462  
Net gain on sales and calls of securities
    59       3       59       2,790  
Other income
    162       68       843       183  
Total noninterest income
    1,574       549       4,705       4,507  
Noninterest expense:
                               
Salaries and employee benefits
    3,813       2,814       13,508       10,203  
Director fees
    73       69       345       295  
Occupancy expense
    215       180       801       749  
Equipment expense
    131       102       450       350  
Deposit insurance
    134       125       500       456  
Data processing
    565       334       1,881       1,059  
Professional fees
    305       330       1,036       818  
Marketing
    185       233       928       930  
Contribution to Belmont Savings Bank Foundation
    -       1,999       -       1,999  
Other expense
    519       388       2,097       1,346  
Total noninterest expense
    5,940       6,574       21,546       18,205  
Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)
    790       (1,853 )     2,114       594  
Income tax expense (benefit)
    305       (516 )     713       295  
Net income (loss)
  $ 485     $ (1,337 )   $ 1,401     $ 299  
Earnings per share
                               
Basic
  $ 0.05             $ 0.16          
Diluted
  $ 0.05             $ 0.16          
                                 
                                 
Performance Ratios:
                               
Return on average assets
    0.23 %     -0.82 %     0.19 %     0.05 %
Return on average equity
    1.45 %     -4.13 %     1.06 %     0.44 %
Interest rate spread
    2.63 %     2.88 %     2.69 %     2.91 %
Net interest margin
    2.90 %     3.16 %     2.97 %     3.11 %
Efficiency ratio
    79.99 %     120.23 %     81.62 %     86.35 %