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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

   

Contacts:

Steven E. Brady, President and CEO

Donald F. Morgenweck, CFO

(609) 399-0012

 

Press Release

 

Ocean Shore Holding Co. Reports 1st Quarter 2015 Earnings

 

Ocean City, New Jersey - April 28, 2015 – Ocean Shore Holding Co. (NASDAQ: OSHC) today announced net income of $1.7 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 compared to $1.6 million earned in the first quarter of 2014. Diluted earnings per share were $0.28 for the first quarter of 2015 compared to $0.24 in the first quarter of 2014.

 

Ocean Shore Holding Co. (the "Company") is the holding company for Ocean City Home Bank (the "Bank"), a federal savings bank headquartered in Ocean City, New Jersey. The Bank operates a total of eleven full-service banking offices in eastern New Jersey.

 

“We are pleased to report a strong start to 2015,” said Steven E. Brady, President and Chief Executive Officer.  “An improved asset mix and net interest margin resulted in improved profitability for the quarter. Our active capital management through our latest share repurchase program also helped us to deliver a 17% increase in earnings per share over the comparable quarter.”

 

Balance Sheet Review

 

Total assets grew $5.0 million, or 0.5%, to $1,029.8 million at March 31, 2015 from $1,024.8 million at December 31, 2014. Loans receivable, net, decreased $3.7 million, or 0.5%, to $770.3 million at March 31, 2015 from $774.0 million at December 31, 2014. Investments and mortgage-backed securities increased $3.5 million, or 3.2%, to $114.8 million during the first quarter of 2015. Cash and cash equivalents increased $6.2 million, or 7.7%, to $86.5 million at March 31, 2015 from $80.3 million at December 31, 2014. Loan originations and other advances totaling $31.9 million were offset by payoffs and payments received of $35.6 million, resulting in a $3.7 million decrease in the portfolio. The increase in investments and mortgage-backed securities resulted from purchases offset by normal repayments, calls and maturities.

 

Deposits grew $5.8 million, or 0.7%, to $792.9 million at March 31, 2015 from $787.1 million at December 31, 2014. The Company continued its focus on core deposits, which increased $5.5 million, or 0.9%, to $613.8 million. Certificates of deposit increased $354,000, or 0.2%, to $179.1 million at March 31, 2015 compared to December 31, 2014. Total borrowings were unchanged at $117.2 million.

 

Stock Repurchase Plan

 

During the March 2015 quarter, the Company repurchased a total of 170,100 shares at a weighted average cost of $14.44. As of March 31, 2015, 65,600 shares remain to be purchased from the previously announced 130,000 share repurchase plan.

 

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Asset Quality

 

The provision for loan losses totaled $153,000 for the first quarter of 2015 compared to $88,000 for the first quarter of 2014 and $200,000 for the fourth quarter of 2014. The allowance for loan losses totaled $3.4 million, or 0.44% of total loans, at March 31, 2015 compared to $3.8 million, or 0.49% of total loans, at December 31, 2014. The Company experienced $529,000 in net charge-off activity in the first quarter of 2015 as compared to $73,000 for the first quarter of 2014.

 

Non-performing assets totaled $7.0 million, or 0.68% of total assets, at March 31, 2015, compared to $6.9 million, or 0.68% of total assets, at December 31, 2014. Non-performing assets consisted of eighteen real estate residential mortgages totaling $3.4 million, four real estate commercial mortgages totaling $1.4 million, one real estate construction loan totaling $143,000, five consumer equity loans totaling $350,000, seven TDR non-accrual loans totaling $1.1 million and five real estate owned properties totaling $608,000.

 

Income Statement Analysis

 

Net interest income for the first quarter of 2015 increased $132,000, or 1.9%, to $7.1 million compared to the first quarter of 2014. Net interest margin increased 2 basis points to 3.19% for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 versus 3.17% for the quarter ended March 31, 2014. On a linked-quarter basis, net interest margin increased 3 basis points from 3.16% in the fourth quarter of 2014.

 

Other income increased $43,000, or 4.3%, to $1.0 million for the first quarter of 2015 compared to the first quarter of 2014. The increase in other income resulted from increases in deposit account fees and debit card commissions offset by decreases in cash surrender of life insurance and loan fees.

 

Other expenses was essentially unchanged at $5.4 million for the first quarter of 2015 compared to the first quarter of 2014. Decreases in occupancy and equipment and REO expense of $117,000, aided by REO income of $80,000, were offset by increases in salaries and benefits, marketing, FDIC insurance and other expenses of $113,000.

 

This press release, as well as other written communications made from time to time by the Company and its subsidiaries and oral communications made from time to time by authorized officers of the Company, may contain statements relating to the future results of the Company (including certain projections and business trends) that are considered "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the PSLRA). Such forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of such words as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "should," "planned," "estimated," "intend" and "potential." For these statements, the Company claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the PSLRA.

 

The Company cautions you that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated in any forward-looking statement. Such factors include, but are not limited to: prevailing economic and geopolitical conditions; changes in interest rates, loan demand, real estate values and competition; changes in accounting principles, policies, and guidelines; changes in any applicable law, rule, regulation or practice with respect to tax or legal issues; and other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory and technological factors affecting the Company's operations, pricing, products and services 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. The forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this release, and, except as may be required by applicable law or regulation, the Company assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements.

 

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SELECTED FINANCIAL CONDITION DATA (Unaudited)

 

   March 31,   December 31,     
   2015   2014   % Change 
  (Dollars in thousands)     
Total assets   $1,029,809   $1,024,754    0.5%
Cash and cash equivalents    86,464    80,307    7.7 
Investment securities    114,830    111,317    3.2 
Loans receivable, net    770,261    774,017    (0.5)
Deposits    792,891    787,078    0.7 
FHLB advances    110,000    110,000    0.0 
Subordinated debt    7,217    7,217    0.0 
Stockholders’ equity    105,643    105,811    (0.2)

 

SELECTED OPERATING DATA (Unaudited)

 

   Three Months Ended March 31,     
   2015   2014   % Change 
  

(Dollars in thousands, except per

share and share amounts)

 
             
Interest and dividend income   $8,787   $8,871    (1.0)%
Interest expense    1,695    1,911    (11.3)
     Net interest income    7,092    6,960    1.9 
                
Provision for loan losses    153    88    73.9 
                
Net interest income after
provision for loan losses
   6,939    6,872    1.0 
                
Other income    1,049    1,006    4.3 
Other expense    5,442    5,446    (0.1)
                
Income before taxes    2,546    2,432    4.7 
Provision for income taxes    833    845    (1.4)
                
     Net income   $1,713   $1,587    7.9%
                
Earnings per share basic  $0.29   $0.25    16.0%
Earnings per share diluted  $0.28   $0.24    16.7%
                
Average shares outstanding basic   5,985,347    6,412,372      
Average shares outstanding diluted   6,095,177    6,522,024      
                

 

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Three Months Ended

March 31, 2015

  

Three Months Ended

March 31, 2014

 
   Average Balance   Yield/Cost   Average Balance   Yield/Cost 
   (Dollars in thousands) 
Loans  $773,955    4.22%  $750,205    4.36%
Investment securities   114,032    2.16%   126,813    2.17%
   Total interest-earning assets   887,987    3.96%   877,018    4.05%
                     
Interest-bearing deposits   619,933    0.40%   695,984    0.37%
Total borrowings   117,217    3.69%   120,309    4.21%
   Total interest-bearing liabilities   737,150    0.92%   816,293    0.94%
                     
Interest rate spread        3.04%        3.11%
Net interest margin        3.19%        3.17%

 

ASSET QUALITY DATA (Unaudited)

 

  

Three Months Ended

March 31, 2015

  

Year Ended

December 31, 2014

 
   (Dollars in thousands) 
Allowance for Loan Losses:          
Allowance at beginning of period   $3,760   $4,199 
Provision for loan losses    153    462 
           
Charge-offs    (529)   (977)
Recoveries        76 
Net charge-offs    (529)   (901)
           
Allowance at end of period   $3,384   $3,760 
           
Allowance for loan losses as a percent of total loans    0.44%   0.49%
Allowance for loan losses as a percent of nonperforming loans    52.7%   60.0%

  

   At March 31, 2015  

At December 31,

2014

 
   (Dollars in thousands) 
Nonperforming Assets:          
Nonaccrual loans:          
   Real estate mortgage - residential   $3,425   $3,626 
   Real estate mortgage - commercial    1,384    803 
   Real estate mortgage - construction    143    143 
   Commercial    -    501 
   Consumer    350    502 
        Total    5,302    5,575 
Trouble debt restructurings - nonaccrual    1,117    694 
        Total nonaccrual loans    6,419    6,269 
Real estate owned    608    650 
Total nonperforming assets   $7,027   $6,919 
           
Nonperforming loans as a percent of total loans    0.83%   0.81%
Nonperforming assets as a percent of total assets    0.68%   0.68%

 

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SELECTED FINANCIAL RATIOS (Unaudited)

 

  

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 
   2015   2014 
         
Selected Performance Ratios:          
Return on average assets (1)    0.66%   0.62%
Return on average equity (1)    6.43%   5.95%
Interest rate spread (1)    3.04%   3.11%
Net interest margin (1)    3.19%   3.17%
Efficiency ratio    66.84%   68.36%

(1) Annualized.

 

 

OCEAN SHORE HOLDING COMPANY - QUARTERLY DATA (Unaudited)

 

  

Q1

2015

  

Q4

2014

  

Q3

2014

  

Q2

2014

  

Q1

2014

 
   (In thousands except per share amounts) 
Income Statement Data:                         
Net interest income   $7,092   $6,997   $6,958   $6,885   $6,960 
Provision for loan losses    153    200    125    50    88 
Net interest income after
provision for loan losses
   6,939    6,797    6,833    6,835    6,872 
Other income    1,049    1,052    1,102    1,086    1,006 
Other expense    5,442    5,337    5,451    5,530    5,446 
Income before taxes    2,546    2,512    2,484    2,391    2,432 
Provision for income taxes    833    914    904    859    845 
Net income   $1,713   $1,598   $1,580   $1,532   $1,587 
                          
Share Data:                         
Earnings per share basic   $0.29   $0.26   $0.25   $0.24   $0.25 
Earnings per share diluted   $0.28   $0.26   $0.25   $0.24   $0.24 
Average shares outstanding basic    5,985,347    6,068,184    6,226,913    6,361,499    6,412,372 
Average shares outstanding diluted    6,095,177    6,178,602    6,361,856    6,495,037    6,522,024 
Total shares outstanding    6,251,912    6,393,344    6,469,943    6,759,423    6,757,072 
                          
Balance Sheet Data:                         
Total assets   $1,029,809   $1,024,754   $1,040,029   $1,013,305   $1,023,032 
Investment securities    114,830    111,317    114,927    119,899    124,768 
Loans receivable, net    770,261    774,017    773,796    769,556    757,639 
Deposits    792,891    787,078    804,552    770,831    783,434 
FHLB advances    110,000    110,000    110,000    110,000    110,000 
Subordinated debt    7,217    7,217    7,217    10,309    10,309 
Stockholders’ equity    105,643    105,811    105,149    108,217    106,194 
                          
Asset Quality:                         
Non-performing assets   $7,027   $6,919   $7,887   $7,349   $4,859 
Non-performing loans to total loans    0.83%   0.81%   0.97%   0.91%   0.60%
Non-performing assets to total assets    0.68%   0.68%   0.76%   0.73%   0.47%
Allowance for loan losses   $3,384   $3,760   $4,029   $4,067   $4,214 
Allowance for loan losses to total loans    0.44%   0.49%   0.52%   0.53%   0.56%
Allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans    52.7%   60.0%   53.7%   58.0%   93.3%

 

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