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EX-99.2 - NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY SB FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. ON JULY 28, 2015, DECLARED QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND FOR THE SECOND QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2015 - SB FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.f8k072715ex99ii_sbfinancial.htm
8-K - CURRENT REPORT - SB FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.f8k072715_sbfinancialgroup.htm

Exhibit 99.1

 

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Investor Contact Information:

Anthony V. Cosentino

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

Tony.Cosentino@YourStateBank.com

 

SB Financial Group, Inc. Announces Second-Quarter and Six-Month 2015 Results

 

60% year-over-year earnings growth and asset quality improvement

 

DEFIANCE, Ohio, July 27, 2015 -- SB Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SBFG) (“SB Financial” or the “Company”), a diversified financial services company providing full-service community banking, mortgage banking, wealth management and item processing services, today reported earnings for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015.

 

Second-quarter 2015 highlights include:

 

Net income of $2.0 million for the second quarter represented a 59.8 percent increase over the prior year second quarter
   
Return on average assets of 1.11 percent, up from 0.76 percent in the 2014 second quarter
   
Loan growth up $16.3 million, or 3.2 percent, from the prior year
   
Fully tax equivalent (FTE) revenue up 19.2 percent from the prior year
   
Net interest margin (FTE) of 3.76 percent for the quarter was up 16 basis points from the prior year
   
Asset quality remained strong for the quarter, with the nonperforming asset ratio at 0.76 percent at June 30, 2015
   
Mortgage origination volume of $93.6 million, up $27.0 million, or 40.6 percent from the prior year
   
Positive operating leverage for the Company, as expenses were up 2.9 percent from the prior year

 

Highlights* 

Three Months Ended

     

Six Months Ended

     
($000’s except ratios and share data)  Jun. 2015   Jun. 2014  

%Change

  

 Jun. 2015

  

 Jun. 2014

  

% Change

 
Operating revenue (FTE)  $10,301   $8,642    19.2%  $19,522   $16,124    21.1%
Interest income (FTE)   6,509    6,255    4.1    12,777    12,094    5.7 
Interest expense   651    908    (28.3)   1,294    1,824    (29.1)
Net interest income (FTE)   5,858    5,347    9.6    11,483    10,270    11.8 
Noninterest income   4,443    3,295    34.8    8,039    5,854    37.3 
Noninterest expense   6,818    6,627    2.9    13,462    12,705    6.0 
Net income available to common   1,747    1,245    40.3    3,018    2,225    35.6 
Earnings per diluted share   0.31    0.25    24.0    0.54    0.46    17.4 
Net interest margin (FTE)   3.76%   3.60%   4.4    3.74%   3.51%   6.6 
Return on assets   1.11%   0.76%   46.1    0.98%   0.68%   44.1 
Return on equity   10.26%   8.55%   20.0    9.05%   7.72%   17.2 

 

 

* Consolidated earnings for SB Financial include the results of the Company’s Banking Group, consisting primarily of The State Bank and Trust Company (“State Bank” or the “Bank”), and the Company’s data services subsidiary, Rurbanc Data Services, Inc. (dba RDSI Banking Systems) (“RDSI”).

 

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“Our financial performance was strong in the second quarter,” said Mark Klein, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of SB Financial. “We had robust mortgage and Small Business Administration (SBA) origination volume this quarter, which increased revenue more than 19 percent from the prior year.” Klein continued, “In addition to the strong revenue growth this quarter, expense growth was moderate and our asset quality metrics showed improvement.”

 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Consolidated Revenue

 

Total revenue, consisting of net interest income on a fully tax equivalent (FTE) basis and noninterest income, was up 19.2 percent from the second quarter of 2014, and up 11.7 percent from the linked quarter.

 

Net interest income (FTE) was up 9.6 percent for the second quarter, and up 4.1 percent compared to the linked quarter.
   
Net interest margin (FTE) was up 16 basis points for the second quarter, and up 5 basis points from the linked quarter.
   
Net interest margin was impacted by the payoff of the fixed rate trust preferred securities late in the third quarter of 2014. For the second quarter, this early payoff increased margin by 18 basis points.
   
Noninterest income was up 34.8 percent for the second quarter, and up 23.6 percent from the linked quarter.
   
Total revenue (FTE), for the first six months of 2015 was $19.5 million compared to $16.1 million for the first six months of 2014, which is a 21.1 percent increase. The increase was due to higher mortgage volume and $0.37 million in higher SBA sale gains.

 

Mortgage Loan Business

 

Mortgage loan originations for the second quarter of 2015 were $93.6 million, up $27.0 million, or 40.6 percent, from the year-ago second quarter.

 

Net mortgage banking income, consisting of gains on the sale of mortgage loans and net loan servicing fees, was $2.29 million for the second quarter of 2015, compared to $1.37 million for the year-ago quarter. The mortgage servicing valuation adjustment for the second-quarter 2015 was a positive $0.27 million. The servicing valuation impairment ended the quarter at $0.22 million. The mortgage servicing portfolio at June 30, 2015, was $725.9 million, up $98.7 million, or 15.7 percent, from $627.2 million at June 30, 2014.

 

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Mr. Klein noted, “In addition to our 41 percent increase in mortgage originations from the prior year, our gain on sale metric was at the top end of our range at 1.44 percent. Our $2.3 million in total mortgage banking revenue was an increase of 68 percent from the prior year, driven by growth across our markets.”

 

Mortgage Banking ($000’s)    
   Jun. 2015   Mar. 2015   Dec. 2014   Sep. 2014   Jun. 2014 
Mortgage originations  $93,605   $74,955   $52,058   $67,502   $66,563 
Mortgage sales   79,806    64,360    43,542    60,982    49,091 
Mortgage servicing portfolio   725,899    687,361    665,710    649,669    627,215 
Mortgage servicing rights   6,548    5,860    5,704    5,720    5,375 
                          

Mortgage servicing revenue:

                         
Loan servicing fees   438    420    410    400    387 
OMSR amortization   (219)   (282)   (174)   (175)   (147)
Net administrative fees   219    138    236    225    240 
OMSR valuation adjustment   268    (80)   (193)   62    (83)
Net loan servicing fees   487    58    43    287    156 
Gain on sale of mortgages   1,805    1,400    1,003    1,442    1,211 
Mortgage banking revenue, net  $2,292   $1,458   $1,046   $1,729   $1,368 

 

Fee Income and Noninterest Expense

 

SB Financial’s fee income includes revenue from a diverse group of services, such as wealth management, deposit fees and income from bank-owned life insurance. Wealth management assets under management stood at $324.6 million as of June 30, 2015. For the second quarter of 2015, fee income as a percentage of total revenue was 43.5 percent, up from the prior year level of 38.6 percent.

 

For the second quarter of 2015, noninterest expense (NIE) was up $0.2 million, or 2.9 percent, compared to the second quarter of 2014. Compared to the linked quarter, NIE was up $0.2 million or 2.6 percent. The growth in expenses resulted from increased mortgage and SBA commissions and higher compensation related to merit increases.

 

Mr. Klein stated, “Fee income took another step forward this quarter, as significant SBA volume added to our strong mortgage performance. Fee income for the quarter was 43.5 percent of revenue, well above our 40 percent target level.”

 

Fee Income / Noninterest Expense

($000’s)  Jun. 2015   Mar. 2015   Dec. 2014   Sep. 2014   Jun. 2014 
Fee Income  $4,443   $3,596   $3,164   $3,809   $3,295 
Fee Income / Total Revenue   43.5%   39.4%   36.5%   41.6%   38.6%
Fee Income / Average Assets   2.5%   2.0%   1.8%   2.3%   2.0%
                          
Noninterest Expense  $6,818   $6,644   $6,364   $6,888   $6,627 
Efficiency Ratio   66.3%   72.2%   72.8%   74.6%   76.0%
NIE / Average Assets   3.8%   3.7%   3.7%   4.1%   4.0%

  

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Balance Sheet

 

Total assets as of June 30, 2015, were $707.2 million, up 6.7 percent from a year ago. Total equity as of June 30, 2015, was $78.1 million, up 32.4 percent from a year ago. Equity balances included the net impact of the capital raise completed in the fourth quarter of 2014, which added $14.0 million to total equity through the public offering of depository shares, each representing a 1/100th interest in the 6.50 percent Noncumulative Convertible Preferred Shares, Series A.

 

Total loans held for investment were $522.4 million at June 30, 2015, up $16.3 million, or 3.2 percent, from June 30, 2014. Residential real estate loans accounted for the majority of growth, up $11.9 million, or 11.3 percent. Commercial real estate and agricultural loans rose $8.9 million, or 4.1 percent, and $2.2 million, or 5.2 percent, respectively.

 

The investment portfolio, including Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank stock, of $102.5 million represented 14.5 percent of assets at June 30, 2015, and was up 14.8 percent from a year ago. Deposit balances of $562.9 million at June 30, 2015, increased by $38.9 million, or 7.4 percent, since June 30, 2014. Growth from June 30, 2014, included $19.2 million in checking and $19.7 million in savings and time deposit balances.

 

Mr. Klein said, “After a soft first quarter performance related to loan growth, we saw improvement in closings and a strengthening pipeline this quarter. Nonperforming assets were down from the prior year by 13.0 percent, and our 76 basis point level of nonperforming assets is certainly in the top quartile of our peer group.”

 

 

Loan Portfolio ($000’s)

  Jun. 2015   Mar. 2015   Dec. 2014   Sep. 2014   Jun. 2014   Variance YOY 
Commercial  $83,571   $85,022   $88,329   $90,407   $92,424   $(8,853)
% of Total   16.0%   16.6%   17.1%   17.9%   18.3%   (9.6%)
Commercial RE   224,682    217,610    217,030    212,964    215,824    8,858 
% of Total   43.0%   42.5%   42.0%   42.1%   42.6%   4.1%
Agriculture   45,724    44,266    46,217    44,162    43,475    2,249 
% of Total   8.8%   8.7%   9.0%   8.7%   8.6%   5.2%
Residential RE   116,944    114,702    113,214    107,712    105,054    11,890 
% of Total   22.4%   22.4%   21.9%   21.3%   20.8%   11.3%
Consumer & Other   51,482    50,184    51,546    50,679    49,350    2,132 
% of Total   9.9%   9.8%   10.0%   10.0%   9.7%   4.3%
                               
Total Loans  $522,403   $511,784   $516,336   $505,924   $506,127   $16,276 
Total Growth Percentage                            3.2%

 

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Deposit Bal. ($000’s)

  Jun. 2015   Mar. 2015   Dec. 2014   Sep. 2014   Jun. 2014   Variance YOY 
Non-Int DDA  $96,322   $96,638   $97,853   $90,261   $87,706   $8,616 
% of Total   17.1%   16.7%   17.8%   16.9%   16.7%   9.8%
Interest DDA   127,362    133,145    121,043    119,805    116,765    10,597 
% of Total   22.6%   23.0%   22.0%   22.4%   22.3%   9.1%
Savings   78,729    75,445    64,107    61,770    63,199    15,530 
% of Total   14.0%   13.1%   11.6%   11.5%   12.1%   24.6%
Money Market   100,315    106,325    104,602    96,506    80,288    20,027 
% of Total   17.8%   18.4%   19.0%   18.0%   15.3%   24.9%
Certificates   160,198    166,730    163,301    166,919    176,109    (15,911)
% of Total   28.5%   28.8%   29.6%   31.2%   33.6%   (9.0%)
                               
Total Deposits  $562,926   $578,283   $550,906   $535,261   $524,067   $38,859 
Total Growth Percentage                            7.4%

 

Asset Quality

 

SB Financial continues to maintain top-quartile asset quality, reporting nonperforming assets of $5.4 million as of June 30, 2015, down $0.8 million, or 13.0 percent, from the year-ago quarter. Already trending better than key metrics of the peer group, SB Financial’s 0.76 percent of nonperforming assets to total assets remains in the top quartile. The coverage of problem loans by the loan loss allowance was 134.6 percent at June 30, 2015, up from the 115.8 percent at June 30, 2014.

 

Summary of Nonperforming Assets ($000’s)    
                         
Nonperforming Loan Category  Jun. 2015   Mar. 2015   Dec. 2014   Sep. 2014   Jun. 2014   Variance YOY 
Commercial  $702   $1,413   $1,566   $1,397   $1,485   $(783)
% of Total Commercial loans   0.84%   1.66%   1.77%   1.55%   1.61%   (52.7%)
Commercial RE   2,023    1,932    2,092    616    699    1,324 
% of Total CRE loans   0.90%   0.89%   0.96%   0.29%   0.32%   189.4%
Residential RE   772    967    992    1,015    1,534    (762)
% of Total Res. RE loans   0.66%   0.84%   0.88%   0.94%   1.46%   (49.7%)
Consumer & Other   112    138    137    174    288    (176)
% of Total Cons. & Other loans   0.22%   0.27%   0.27%   0.34%   0.58%   (51.1%)
Total Nonaccruing Loans   3,609    4,450    4,787    3,202    4,006    (397)
% of Total Loans   0.69%   0.87%   0.93%   0.63%   0.79%   (9.9%)
Accruing Restructured Loans   1,595    1,524    1,206    1,620    1,665      
Total Nonaccruing & Restructured Loans  $5,204   $5,974   $5,993   $4,822   $5,671   $(467)
% of Total Loans   1.00%   1.17%   1.16%   0.95%   1.12%   (8.2%)
OREO & Repossessed Vehicles   180    207    285    540    516      
Total Nonperforming Assets  $5,384   $6,181   $6,278   $5,362   $6,187   $(803)
% of Total Assets   0.76%   0.86%   0.92%   0.81%   0.93%   (13.0%)

 

Capitalization

 

Improving capital ratios remains an important focus of management. The tangible equity ratio improved by 35 basis points over the past year and stood at 6.9 percent as of June 30, 2015. Assuming full conversion of preferred shares, the tangible equity ratio improves to 8.9 percent. All bank and holding company regulatory ratios remain in excess of "well-capitalized" levels. At June 30, 2015, SB Financial’s Total Risk-Based Capital was estimated to be $77.8 million, with a ratio level of 14.4 percent.

 

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Webcast and Conference Call

 

The Company will hold a related conference call and webcast on July 28, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. EST. Interested parties may access the conference call by dialing 1-888-338-9469. The webcast can be accessed at http://www.yoursbfinancial.com/investorrelations.html. An audio replay of the call will be available on the SB Financial website.

 

About SB Financial Group

 

Headquartered in Defiance, Ohio, SB Financial is a diversified financial services holding company with two wholly-owned operating subsidiaries: State Bank and RDSI. State Bank provides a full range of financial services for consumers and small businesses, including wealth management, mortgage banking and commercial and agricultural lending, operating through 17 banking centers in eight northwestern Ohio counties and one center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, as well as two loan production offices located in Columbus, Ohio, and one in Angola, Indiana. RDSI provides item processing services to community banks located primarily in the Midwest. SB Financial’s common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “SBFG”.  SB Financial’s depository shares, each representing a 1/100th interest in the preferred shares, Series A are listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “SBFGP”.  

 

In May 2015, SB Financial was ranked #163 on the American Banker Magazine’s list of Top 200 Publicly Traded Community Banks and Thrifts based on three-year average return on equity (“ROE”) as of December 31, 2014.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

Certain statements within this document, which are not statements of historical fact, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and actual results may differ materially from those predicted by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties inherent in the national and regional banking industry, changes in economic conditions in the market areas in which SB Financial and its subsidiaries operate, changes in policies by regulatory agencies, changes in accounting standards and policies, changes in tax laws, fluctuations in interest rates, demand for loans in the market areas in SB Financial and its subsidiaries operate, increases in FDIC insurance premiums, changes in the competitive environment, losses of significant customers, geopolitical events, the loss of key personnel and other risks identified in SB Financial’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and documents subsequently filed by SB Financial with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and SB Financial undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made, except as required by law. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to SB Financial or any person acting on its behalf are qualified by these cautionary statements.

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

In addition to results presented in accordance with GAAP, this release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures. Management believes that providing certain non-GAAP financial measures provides investors with information useful in understanding the Company’s financial performance, its performance trends and financial position. These non-GAAP measures should not be considered a substitute for GAAP basis measures and results.

 

 

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