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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

Community Bankers Trust Corporation Reports Results for First Quarter of 2016

 

Net income of $2.4 million in the first quarter of 2016 is an increase of $1.1 million, or 84.5%, over the first
quarter of 2015 and $206,000, or 9.3%, over the fourth quarter of 2015

 

Conference Call on Friday, April 29, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time

 

Richmond, VA, April 29, 2016 - Community Bankers Trust Corporation (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: ESXB), the holding company for Essex Bank (the “Bank”), today reported results for the first quarter of 2016.

  

operating Highlights

 

·Loans, excluding purchased credit impaired loans (PCI), grew $16.8 million, or 2.2%, during the first quarter of 2016 and $88.1 million, or 13.0%, since March 31, 2015.
·Demand deposit account balances grew $8.0 million, or 8.3%, during the first quarter of 2016 and $13.6 million, or 15.0%, since March 31, 2015.
·Total criticized and classified assets declined $5.3 million during the first quarter of 2016 and $15.9 million since March 31, 2015.
·There was no provision for loan losses for the first quarter of 2016, and the ratio of the allowance for loan losses to total non-covered loans, excluding PCI loans, was 1.25% at March 31, 2016 versus 1.28% at December 31, 2015.
·Net interest margin increased on a linked quarter basis, from 3.76% in the fourth quarter of 2015 to 3.83% in the first quarter of 2016.

 

Financial HIGHLIGHTS

 

·Net income was $2.4 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2016, compared with $2.2 million and $1.3 million, respectively, for the quarters ended December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015.
·Fully diluted earnings per common share was $0.11 for the quarter ended March 31, 2016, compared with $0.10 and $0.06, respectively, for the quarters ended December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015.
·At March 31, 2016, tangible book value per share was $4.87, as compared with $4.65 at December 31, 2015.

 

MANAGEMENT COMMENTS

 

Rex L. Smith, III, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “The momentum of the Company continues as shown in our first quarter results. Net income of $2.4 million for the first quarter of 2016 equates to 11 cents per share and is a $1.1 million, or 84.5%, increase over first quarter 2015 net income of $1.3 million and six cents per share. We grew our core loan portfolio by $16.8 million in the first quarter after an amazing fourth quarter of loan growth of $55.7 million. As a result of this growth and improved securities yields, our linked quarter net interest margin increased at a time when many banks are struggling with squeezed margin pressure.”

 

Smith added, “We also saw improvements on the retail side, with noninterest bearing demand deposits increasing by $8.0 million from the sequential quarter and by $13.6 million over the prior year. Given our strategy and focus, we expect this growth to continue and, in March, we opened a new retail banking facility in the robust Fairfax, Virginia market.”

 

Smith concluded, “None of this would be possible if it weren’t for the continued improvement in our asset quality as we are able to focus ongoing efforts on providing our customers with quality service and increasing value for our shareholders. Lastly, our allowance for loan losses is strong and the elimination of the FDIC indemnification asset last September is a great boost to our earnings now and in the quarters that lie ahead.”

 

 

 

 

 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Net income was $2.4 million for the first quarter of 2016, compared with $2.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2015 and $1.3 million in the first quarter of 2015. Earnings per common share, basic and fully diluted, were $0.11 per share, $0.10 per share and $0.06 per share for the three months ended March 31, 2016, December 31, 2015, and March 31, 2015, respectively.

 

The increase in net income during the first quarter of 2016 compared with the fourth quarter of 2015 was due to a $238,000 decline in noninterest expense coupled with a $192,000 increase in interest income and an increase of $96,000 in total noninterest income. These increases to net income, on a linked quarter basis, were offset by an increase of $41,000 in total interest expense and a $279,000 increase in income tax expense. Within these changes, there were two main drivers that positively influenced net income in the first quarter of 2016 compared with the fourth quarter of 2015. First, noninterest expense was reduced by $297,000 on a linked quarter basis due to gains of $152,000 on the sale of two bank owned properties, which resulted in a $102,000 credit to OREO for the quarter, compared with an expense of $195,000 in the fourth quarter of 2015. Additionally, interest and fees on loans increased $313,000, or 3.8%, on a linked quarter basis due to increased loan volume.

 

The increase in net income when comparing the first quarter of 2016 with the same period in 2015 was the result of a $1.5 million decline in total noninterest expense combined with a $328,000 increase in net interest income after provision for loan losses. The 15.6% decline in total noninterest expense was primarily due to a reduction of $1.2 million in FDIC indemnification amortization expense. Also, other operating expenses declined $117,000, or 7.2%, year over year. Partially offsetting these decreases was an increase of $116,000 in salaries and employee benefits due to an increase in the number of full-time equivalent employees. In September 2015, the Company and the FDIC mutually terminated their shared-loss agreements, which resulted in the elimination of this expense in future periods.

 

The following table presents summary income statements for the three months ended March 31, 2016, December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015.

 

SUMMARY INCOME STATEMENT            
(Dollars in thousands)  For the three months ended 
   31-Mar-16   31-Dec-15   31-Mar-15 
Interest income  $12,038   $11,846   $11,650 
Interest expense   1,925    1,884    1,865 
Net interest income   10,113    9,962    9,785 
Provision for loan losses   -    -    - 
Net interest income after provision for loan losses   10,113    9,962    9,785 
Noninterest income   1,321    1,225    1,397 
Noninterest expense   8,031    8,269    9,519 
Income before income taxes   3,403    2,918    1,663 
Income tax expense   983    704    351 
Net income  $2,420   $2,214   $1,312 
                
EPS Basic  $0.11   $0.10   $0.06 
EPS Diluted  $0.11   $0.10   $0.06 

  

Net Interest Income

 

Linked Quarter Basis

Net interest income was $10.1 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 compared with $10.0 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2015. This is an increase of 1.5%, or $151,000.

 

Interest income on a linked quarter basis increased $192,000, or 1.62%, to $12.0 million for the first quarter of 2016. Interest income with respect to loans, excluding PCI loans, increased $313,000, or 3.8%, during the first quarter when compared with the fourth quarter of 2015. This increase, quarter over quarter, was partially attributed to a full quarter of earnings from the $55.7 million, or 8.0%, in loan growth, excluding PCI loans, in the fourth quarter of 2015 coupled with solid loan growth, excluding PCI loans, of $16.8 million, or 2.2%, in the first quarter of 2016. Interest income with respect to PCI loans declined $55,000, or 3.3%, during the first quarter, due to lower average balances on the loan portfolio precipitated by continued repayments.

 

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Securities income equaled $2.2 million on a tax equivalent basis for the first quarter of 2016, which represented a $71,000 decline from the fourth quarter of 2015. The decline in income was volume driven as average securities balances were down $32.4 million on a linked quarter basis. This decline in securities balances was created over the last two quarters to fund higher yielding loans. The overall tax equivalent yield on the securities portfolio improved 25 basis points from 2.96% for the fourth quarter of 2015 to 3.21% for the first quarter of 2016.

 

Interest expense increased $41,000, or 2.2%, on a linked quarter basis as average interest bearing liability balances increased by $3.4 million. The Company’s cost of interest bearing liabilities increased two basis points in the first quarter of 2016 from 0.79% to 0.81% in the prior quarter. The cost of FHLB borrowings was 1.18% for the first quarter of 2016, up from 1.11% for the fourth quarter of 2015. During the first quarter, the average balance of FHLB borrowings increased by $4.1 million.

 

With the changes in interest income noted above, the tax equivalent net interest margin improved seven basis points from 3.76% in the fourth quarter of 2015 to 3.83% in the first quarter of 2016. Likewise, the interest spread increased from 3.66% to 3.72% on a linked quarter basis.

 

Year-Over-Year

Net interest income increased $328,000, or 3.4%, from the first quarter of 2015 to the first quarter of 2016. Interest income increased $388,000, or 3.3%, over this time period. The average balance of loans, excluding PCI loans, increased $86.2 million, or 12.9%, from $667.5 million in the first quarter of 2015 to $753.6 million in the first quarter of 2016. Interest income on securities on a tax equivalent basis increased by $130,000, year-over-year, from $2.0 million in the first quarter of 2015 to $2.2 million in the first quarter of 2016. These increases to interest income were offset by a year-over-year decline in interest and fees on PCI loans of $474,000, which were $1.6 million for the first quarter of 2016. The yield on the PCI portfolio was 11.1% in the first quarter of 2016, down from 12.5% in the first quarter of 2015. The average balance of the PCI portfolio declined $9.2 million during the year-over-year comparison period.

 

Interest expense increased $60,000, or 3.2%, when comparing the first quarter of 2015 and the first quarter of 2016. Interest expense on deposits increased $103,000, or 7.1%, as the average balance of interest bearing deposits increased $12.5 million, or 1.5%. The increase in deposit cost was driven by higher cost time deposits to fund the loan growth noted above. Overall the Bank’s cost of interest bearing liabilities remained the same as the first quarter of 2015. While average interest bearing deposit costs increased from 0.71% in the first quarter of 2015 to 0.74% in the first quarter of 2016, a decline in the cost of FHLB and other borrowings from 1.30% to 1.18% occurred, thus offsetting higher deposit costs.

 

The tax equivalent net interest margin declined seven basis points from 3.90% in the first quarter of 2015 to 3.83% in the first quarter of 2016. Likewise, the interest spread decreased from 3.82% to 3.72% over the same time period.  The decline in the margin was precipitated by a reduction in earning asset yields of 10 basis points.

 

The following table compares the Company's net interest margin, on a tax-equivalent basis, for the three months ended March 31, 2016, December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015.

 

 

NET INTEREST MARGIN            
(Dollars in thousands)  For the three months ended 
   31-Mar-16   31-Dec-15   31-Mar-15 
Average interest earning assets  $1,092,204   $1,083,016   $1,041,460 
Interest income  $12,038   $11,846   $11,650 
Interest income - tax-equivalent  $12,344   $12,149   $11,879 
Yield on interest earning assets   4.53%   4.45%   4.63%
Average interest bearing liabilities  $952,737   $949,359   $938,815 
Interest expense  $1,925   $1,884   $1,865 
Cost of interest bearing liabilities   0.81%   0.79%   0.81%
Net interest income  $10,113   $9,962   $9,785 
Net interest income - tax-equivalent  $10,419   $10,265   $10,014 
Interest spread   3.72%   3.66%   3.82%
Net interest margin   3.83%   3.76%   3.90%

 

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Provision for Loan Losses

 

The Company records a separate provision for loan losses for its loan portfolio, excluding PCI loans, and the PCI loan portfolio. There was no provision for loan losses on the loan portfolio, excluding PCI loans, during the first quarter of 2016 or the fourth and first quarters of 2015. Likewise, there was no provision for loan losses on the PCI loan portfolio during the first quarter of 2016 or the fourth and first quarters of 2015.  With respect to the loan portfolio, excluding PCI loans, the absence of a provision was the direct result of nominal charge-offs and the ongoing stabilization of asset quality. Additional discussion of loan quality is presented below.

 

Noninterest Income

 

Linked Quarter Basis

Noninterest income was $1.3 million for the first quarter of 2016, compared with $1.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2015.  The $96,000, or 7.8%, increase in noninterest income on a linked quarter basis was primarily the result of greater gains on the sales of securities. During the first quarter of 2016, the Bank realized $259,000 in securities gains. Management was able to sell lower yielding securities at a gain and used the proceeds to fund loan growth, at higher yields. At the same time, the yield on the portfolio increased 25 basis points to 3.21% from the fourth quarter of 2015 to the first quarter of 2016. Mortgage loan fees increased by $29,000 on a linked quarter basis. Offsetting these increases to noninterest income on a linked quarter basis were a decline of $50,000 in other noninterest income and a decline of $32,000 in service charges on deposit accounts.

 

Year-Over-Year

Noninterest income decreased $76,000, or 5.4%, from the first quarter of 2015 to the first quarter of 2016. Other income decreased $60,000 year-over-year, or 31.3%, to $132,000 for the first quarter of 2016. Miscellaneous income, which is within other income, decreased by $56,000 year-over-year as there were reimbursements received from the FDIC in the first quarter of 2015. Also decreasing year-over-year was gain on sale of other loans, by $46,000, and gain on sale of securities, by $38,000. Offsetting these decreases were an increase of $41,000 in service charge income, which was $569,000 in the first quarter of 2016, and an increase of $25,000 in mortgage loan fees, which were $173,000 in the first quarter of 2016.

 

Noninterest Expenses

 

Linked Quarter Basis

Noninterest expenses totaled $8.0 million for the first quarter of 2016, as compared with $8.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2015, a decrease of $238,000, or 2.9%. OREO expenses decreased $297,000 on a linked quarter basis and was a credit of $102,000 in the first quarter of 2016, the result of a gain of $152,000 in bank owned property sales. Fourth quarter 2015 OREO expenses also included real estate taxes paid, a $41,000 loss of an OREO sale, and a $65,000 OREO write-down. Other notable linked quarter noninterest expense decreases occurred in professional fees ($88,000), FDIC assessment ($43,000), and data processing ($39,000). Offsetting these decreases was an increase in salaries and employee benefits, which increased $174,000, or 3.9%, to equal $4.6 million for the first quarter of 2016. Credit expense increased $72,000 on a linked quarter basis and was $146,000 for the first quarter of 2016 as compared with $74,000 for the fourth quarter of 2015.

 

Year-Over-Year

Noninterest expenses decreased $1.5 million, or 15.6%, when comparing the first quarter of 2016 to the same period in 2015. Indemnification asset amortization expense decreased by $1.2 million and was $0 for the first quarter of 2016. In September 2015, the Bank and the FDIC mutually agreed to terminate the shared-loss agreements, which resulted in the elimination of the FDIC indemnification asset and the corresponding amortization expense, which was $1.2 million in the first quarter of 2015. Other notable decreases year-over-year were OREO expenses, which decreased by $187,000, occupancy expenses, which decreased $47,000, and professional fees, which decreased by $40,000. The only meaningful dollar increase was to salaries and employee benefits, which increased $116,000, or 2.6%, year-over-year due to an increase in the number of full-time equivalent employees.

 

Income Taxes

 

Income tax expense was $983,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2016, compared with income tax expense of $704,000 and $351,000 for the fourth and first quarters of 2015, respectively. The effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2016 was 28.9% versus 24.1% and 21.1% for the fourth and first quarters of 2015, respectively.

 

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FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

Total assets declined $20.5 million, or 1.7%, to $1.160 billion at March 31, 2016 as compared to December 31, 2015. Total assets increased $22.4 million, or 2.0%, since March 31, 2015. Total loans, excluding PCI loans, were $765.5 million at March 31, 2016, increasing $16.8 million, or 2.2%, from year end 2015 and $88.1 million, or 13.0%, from March 31, 2015.  Total PCI loans were $56.7 million at March 31, 2016 versus $59.0 million at the prior quarter end and $66.2 million at March 31, 2015.

 

During the first quarter of 2016 construction and land development loans grew $5.5 million, or 8.1%, commercial loans grew $3.8 million, or 3.7%, residential 1-4 family loans grew $2.8 million, or 1.4%, and commercial mortgage loans on real estate grew by $2.5 million, or 0.8%. In comparing March 31, 2016 and March 31, 2015, commercial mortgage loans on real estate grew by $36.0 million, residential 1-4 family loans grew by $25.8 million, construction and land development loans grew by $16.0 million, multifamily loans grew by $5.7 million, and commercial loans grew by $4.0 million.

 

The following table shows the composition of the Company's loan portfolio, excluding PCI loans, at March 31, 2016, December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015.

 

LOANS (excluding PCI loans)                              
(Dollars in thousands)     31-Mar-16     31-Dec-15     31-Mar-15   
   Amount   % of Loans   Amount   % of Loans   Amount   % of Loans 
Mortgage loans on real estate:                              
Residential 1-4 family  $197,337    25.78%  $194,576    25.99%  $171,587    25.33%
Commercial   320,473    41.87    317,955    42.47    284,519    42.00 
Construction and land development   72,882    9.52    67,408    9.00    56,875    8.40 
Second mortgages   8,170    1.07    8,378    1.12    6,300    0.93 
Multifamily   47,852    6.25    45,389    6.06    42,150    6.22 
Agriculture   6,068    0.79    6,238    0.83    7,202    1.06 
Total real estate loans   652,782    85.28    639,944    85.47    568,633    83.94 
Commercial loans   106,354    13.89    102,507    13.69    102,341    15.11 
Consumer installment loans   5,007    0.65    4,928    0.66    5,004    0.74 
All other loans   1,342    0.18    1,345    0.18    1,447    0.21 
Gross loans   765,485    100.00%   748,724    100.00%   677,425    100.00%
Allowance for loan losses   (9,594)        (9,559)        (9,011)     
Non-covered loans, net of unearned income  $755,891        $739,165        $668,414      

 

  

The Company’s securities portfolio, excluding equity securities, declined $28.8 million, or 10.3%, from $279.7 million at December 31, 2015 to $250.9 million at March 31, 2016. Net realized gains of $259,000 were recognized during the first quarter of 2016 through sales and call activity, as compared with $109,000 taken during the fourth quarter of 2015 and $297,000 taken during the first quarter of 2015. The decline in the volume of securities was a strategic decision by management to let brokered funding mature and fund solid loan growth with normal securities amortization, call activity, sales and maturities.

 

The Company had cash and cash equivalents of $14.2 million, $17.0 million, and $21.7 million at March 31, 2016, December 31, 2015, and March 31, 2015, respectively. There were federal funds purchased at March 31, 2016 of $11.0 million versus $18.9 million at December 31, 2015 and none at March 31, 2015.

 

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The following table shows the composition of the Company's securities portfolio, excluding equity securities, at March 31, 2016, December 31, 2015, and March 31, 2015.

 

SECURITIES PORTFOLIO                        
(Dollars in thousands)  31-Mar-16   31-Dec-15   31-Mar-15 
   Amortized Cost   Fair   Value   Amortized Cost   Fair   Value   Amortized Cost   Fair   Value 
Securities Available for Sale                              
U.S. Treasury issue and other                              
U.S. Government agencies  $40,067   $39,705   $50,590   $49,941   $72,204   $71,391 
U.S Government sponsored agencies   756    769    756    742    -    - 
State, county, and municipal   126,623    131,551    138,965    141,498    134,184    138,489 
Corporate and other bonds   15,734    15,052    14,997    14,296    11,829    11,916 
Mortgage backed securities - U.S. Government agencies   6,652    6,657    8,654    8,496    4,403    4,382 
Mortgage backed securities - U.S. Government sponsored agencies   12,807    12,870    28,637    28,297    13,737    13,855 
Total securities available for sale  $202,639   $206,604   $242,599   $243,270   $236,357   $240,033 
                               

   31-Mar-16   31-Dec-15   31-Mar-15 
   Amortized Cost   Fair Value   Amortized Cost   Fair Value   Amortized Cost   Fair Value 
Securities Held to Maturity                        
U.S Government sponsored agencies  $8,507    8,521   $-    -   $-    - 
State, county, and municipal   34,868   $36,409    35,456   $36,557    33,944   $34,957 
Mortgage backed securities - U.S. Government agencies   923    944    1,022    1,054    3,831    4,037 
Mortgage backed securities - U.S. Government sponsored agencies   -    -    -    -    65    65 
Total securities held to maturity  $44,298   $45,874   $36,478   $37,611   $37,840   $39,059 

  

Interest bearing deposits at March 31, 2016 were $829.9 million, a decline of $19.4 million, or 2.3%, from December 31, 2015. NOW account balances declined $9.6 million, or 7.5%, from December 31, 2015, while time deposits less than or equal to $250,000 decreased $4.5 million, MMDA balances declined $3.8 million and savings account balances declined $1.3 million.

 

Interest bearing deposits increased $5.4 million from March 31, 2015 to March 31, 2016. While time deposits less than or equal to $250,000 decreased by $10.1 million, or 2.4%, NOW, MMDA and savings account balances grew collectively $7.4 million. Time deposits over $250,000 increased by $8.1 million, or 7.4%.

 

FHLB advances were $91.5 million at March 31, 2016, compared with $95.7 million at December 31, 2015 and $96.2 million at March 31, 2015. Long term debt totaled $4.9 million at March 31, 2016, declining by $801,000, or 14.1%, since December 31, 2015. This borrowing, initially in the amount of $10.7 million, was obtained in April 2014, and the proceeds were used to redeem the Company’s remaining outstanding TARP preferred stock. The Company has amortized this debt $5.8 million within two years and anticipates that the loan will be fully paid in April 2017.

 

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The following table compares the mix of interest bearing deposits at March 31, 2016, December 31, 2015, and March 31, 2015.

 

INTEREST BEARING DEPOSITS            
(Dollars in thousands)            
   31-Mar-16   31-Dec-15   31-Mar-15 
NOW  $119,130   $128,761   $115,500 
MMDA   105,044    108,810    103,456 
Savings   82,793    84,047    80,640 
Time deposits less than or equal to $250,000   404,578    409,085    414,653 
Time deposits over $250,000   118,341    118,600    110,196 
Total interest bearing deposits  $829,886   $849,303   $824,445 

 

Shareholders’ equity was $108.9 million at March 31, 2016, $104.5 million at December 31, 2015, and $109.8 million at March 31, 2015. In September 2015, equity was reduced by the net loss generated in the quarter from the pre-tax write-off of $13.1 million from the termination of the FDIC shared-loss agreements. Shareholders’ equity increased $4.4 million, or 4.2%, from year end 2015 due to an increase in other comprehensive income related to net gains in the investment portfolio of $1.8 million and net income of $2.4 million in the first quarter of 2016. Year-over-year, shareholders’ equity declined only $959,000 despite the FDIC write-off mentioned above. Earnings retention mitigated the loss in the level of capital, year-over-year.

 

Asset Quality – non-covered assets

 

Nonaccrual loans were $10.9 million at March 31, 2016, increasing $262,000 from December 31, 2015 and decreasing $6.3 million from March 31, 2015. The decrease from March 31, 2015 to March 31, 2016 is 36.4%. The level of both internally classified substandard and special mention loans, excluding PCI loans, has improved over the last five quarters, demonstrating continued improvement in asset quality.

 

The following chart shows the level of nonaccrual loans, classified loans and criticized loans over the last five quarters.

 

ASSET QUALITY                
(Dollars in thousands)                    
   31-Mar-16   31-Dec-15   30-Sep-15   30-Jun-15   31-Mar-15 
Nonaccrual loans  $10,932   $10,670   $10,795   $10,530   $17,196 
                          
Criticized (special mention) loans   16,641    21,476    17,977    21,271    22,226 
Classified (substandard) loans   13,425    13,471    13,610    12,306    22,024 
Other real estate owned *   5,095    5,490    5,858    6,506    6,844 
Total classified and criticized assets  $35,161   $40,437   $37,445   $40,083   $51,094 

 

*Other real estate owned has been restated for all dates presented to include other real estate owned previously covered by the FDIC shared-loss agreements.

 

Total non-performing assets totaled $16.0 million at March 31, 2016 compared with $16.2 million at December 31, 2015. Total nonperforming assets decreased $8.0 million, or 33.3%, since March 31, 2015. There were net recoveries of $35,000 in the first quarter of 2016 compared with net charge-offs of $142,000 in the fourth quarter of 2015 and $256,000 in the first quarter of 2015.

 

The allowance for loan losses equaled 87.8% of nonaccrual loans at March 31, 2016, compared with 89.6% at December 31, 2015 and 52.4% at March 31, 2015. The ratio of the allowance for loan losses to total nonperforming assets was 62.9% at March 31, 2016 compared with 62.2% at December 31, 2015 and 40.0% at March 31, 2015.  The ratio of nonperforming assets to loans and OREO was 2.1% at March 31, 2016 compared with 2.1% at December 31, 2015 and 3.5% at March 31, 2015.

 

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The following table reconciles the activity in the Company's non-covered allowance for loan losses, by quarter, for the past five quarters.

 

ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES                    
(Dollars in thousands)  2016   2015 
   First   Fourth   Third   Second   First 
   Quarter   Quarter   Quarter   Quarter   Quarter 
Allowance for loan losses:                         
Beginning of period  $9,559   $9,701   $9,864   $9,011   $9,267 
Provision for loan losses   -    -    -    -    - 
Net recoveries (charge-offs)   35    (142)   (163)   853    (256)
End of period  $9,594   $9,559   $9,701   $9,864   $9,011 

 

 

The following table sets forth selected asset quality data, excluding PCI loans, and ratios for the dates indicated.

 

ASSET QUALITY (excluding PCI loans)                    
(Dollars in thousands)  2016   2015 
   31-Mar-16   31-Dec-15   30-Sep-15   30-Jun-15   31-Mar-15 
Nonaccrual loans  $10,932   $10,670   $10,795   $10,530   $17,196 
Loans past due over 90 days and accruing interest   -    -    -    -    - 
Total nonperforming loans   10,932    10,670    10,795    10,530    17,196 
Other real estate owned   5,095    5,490    5,858    6,506    6,844 
Total nonperforming assets  $16,027   $16,160   $16,653   $17,036   $24,040 
                          
Allowance for loan losses, excluding PCI loans, to loans   1.25%   1.28%   1.40%   1.45%   1.33%
Allowances for loan losses to nonperforming assets   62.88%   62.15%   61.16%   60.74%   39.50%
Allowance for loan losses, excluding PCI loans, to nonaccrual loans   87.76%   89.59%   89.87%   93.68%   52.40%
Nonperforming assets to loans, excluding PCI loans, and other real estate   2.08%   2.14%   2.38%   2.48%   3.51%
Net (recoveries)/charge-offs for quarter to average loans, annualized   (0.02%)   0.08%   0.09%   (0.50)%   0.15%

 

 

A further breakout of nonaccrual loans, excluding PCI loans, at March 31, 2016, December 31, 2015, and March 31, 2015 is below.

 

NONACCRUAL LOANS (excluding PCI loans)                
(Dollars in thousands)    31-Mar-16     31-Dec-15      31-Mar-15  
   Amount   % of Loans   Amount   % of Loans   Amount   % of Loans 
Mortgage loans on real estate:  $                           
Residential 1-4 family   4,355    0.57%  $4,562    0.61%  $3,056    0.45%
Commercial   1,799    0.23    1,508    0.20    1,833    0.27 
Construction and land development   4,496    0.59    4,509    0.60    4,748    0.70 
Second mortgages   148    0.02    13    0.00    61    0.01 
Total real estate loans  $10,798    1.41   $10,592    1.41   $9,698    1.43 
Commercial loans   54    0.01    -    -    7,409    1.10 
Consumer installment loans   80    0.01    78    0.01    89    0.01 
Gross loans  $10,932    1.43%  $10,670    1.42%  $17,196    2.54%

 

 

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Capital Requirements

 

The Company’s ratio of total risk-based capital was 13.4% at March 31, 2016 compared with 13.2% at December 31, 2015. The tier 1 risk-based capital ratio was 12.3% at March 31, 2016 and 12.1% at December 31, 2015. The Company’s tier 1 leverage ratio was 9.6% at March 31, 2016 and 9.4% at December 31, 2015.  All capital ratios exceed regulatory minimums to be considered well capitalized. BASEL III introduced the common equity tier 1 capital ratio, which was 11.8% at March 31, 2016 and 11.6% at December 31, 2015.

 

Earnings Conference Call and Webcast

 

The Company will host a conference call for interested parties on Friday, April 29, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the financial results for the first quarter of 2016. The public is invited to listen to this conference call by dialing 866-374-8379 at least five minutes prior to the call.  Interested parties may also listen to this conference call through the internet by accessing the "Corporate Overview – Corporate Profile" page of the Company's internet site at www.cbtrustcorp.com.

 

A replay of the conference call will be available from 12:00 noon Eastern Time on April 29, 2016, until 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on May 13, 2016. The replay will be available by dialing 877-344-7529 and entering access code 10084406 or through the internet by accessing the "Corporate Overview – Corporate Profile" page of the Company's internet site at www.cbtrustcorp.com.

 

About Community Bankers Trust Corporation and Essex Bank

 

Community Bankers Trust Corporation is the holding company for Essex Bank, a Virginia state bank with 22 full-service offices, 16 of which are in Virginia and six of which are in Maryland.  The Bank also operates one loan production office in Virginia.  The Bank closed its branch office in Catonsville, Maryland on March 4, 2016, and the Bank opened a new branch office in Fairfax, Virginia on March 30, 2016.

 

Additional information on the Bank is available on the Bank’s website at www.essexbank.com. For information on Community Bankers Trust Corporation, please visit its website at www.cbtrustcorp.com.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This release contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, that are subject to risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements with respect to the Company’s operations, performance, future strategy and goals. Actual results may differ materially from those included in the forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including, without limitation, the effects of and changes in the following: the quality or composition of the Company’s loan or investment portfolios, including collateral values and the repayment abilities of borrowers and issuers; assumptions that underlie the Company’s allowance for loan losses; general economic and market conditions, either nationally or in the Company’s market areas; the interest rate environment; competitive pressures among banks and financial institutions or from companies outside the banking industry; real estate values; the demand for deposit, loan and investment products and other financial services; the demand, development and acceptance of new products and services; the performance of vendors or other parties with which the Company does business; time and costs associated with de novo branching, acquisitions, dispositions and similar transactions; the realization of gains and expense savings from acquisitions, dispositions and similar transactions; consumer profiles and spending and savings habits; levels of fraud in the banking industry; the level of attempted cyber-attacks in the banking industry; the securities and credit markets; costs associated with the integration of banking and other internal operations; the soundness of other financial institutions with which the Company does business; inflation; technology; and legislative and regulatory requirements. Many of these factors and additional risks and uncertainties are described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 and other reports filed from time to time by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This press release speaks only as of its date, and the Company disclaims any duty to update the information in it.

 

Contact: Bruce E. Thomas

Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer

Community Bankers Trust Corporation

804-934-9999 

 

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COMMUNITY BANKERS TRUST CORPORATION        
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS        
UNAUDITED CONDENSED            
(Dollars in thousands)            
   31-Mar-16   31-Dec-15   31-Mar-15 
Assets            
Cash and due from banks  $8,465   $7,393   $11,222 
Interest bearing bank deposits   5,774    9,576    10,451 
Total cash and cash equivalents   14,239    16,969    21,673 
                
Securities available for sale, at fair value   206,604    243,270    240,033 
Securities held to maturity, at cost   44,298    36,478    37,840 
Equity securities, restricted, at cost   8,397    8,423    8,588 
Total securities   259,299    288,171    286,461 
                
Loans held for resale   1,038    2,101    2,999 
                
Loans   765,485    748,724    677,424 
Purchased credit impaired (PCI) loans   56,696    58,955    66,160 
Allowance for loan losses   (9,594)   (9,559)   (9,011)
Allowance for loan losses – PCI loans   (484)   (484)   (484)
Net loans   812,103    797,636    734,089 
                
Bank premises and equipment, net   27,219    27,378    29,980 
Bank premises and equipment held for sale   -    110    465 
Other real estate owned   5,095    5,490    6,845 
FDIC receivable under shared-loss agreements   -    -    558 
Bank owned life insurance   21,773    21,620    21,158 
Core deposit intangibles, net   2,329    2,805    4,236 
FDIC indemnification asset   -    -    17,383 
Other assets   16,951    18,277    11,840 
Total assets  $1,160,046   $1,180,557   $1,137,687 
                
Liabilities               
Deposits:               
Noninterest bearing  $104,166   $96,216   $90,570 
Interest bearing   829,886    849,303    824,445 
Total deposits   934,052    945,519    915,015 
Federal funds purchased   11,017    18,921    - 
Federal Home Loan Bank advances   91,466    95,656    96,217 
Long term debt   4,874    5,675    8,078 
Trust preferred capital notes   4,124    4,124    4,124 
Other liabilities   5,626    6,175    4,407 
Total liabilities   1,051,159    1,076,070    1,027,841 
                
Shareholders' Equity               
Common stock (200,000,000 shares authorized $0.01 par value; 21,887,150, 21,866,944, 21,819,405, shares issued and outstanding, respectively)   219    219    218 
Additional paid in capital   146,075    145,907    145,479 
Retained deficit   (38,630)   (41,050)   (37,241)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)   1,223    (589)   1,390 
Total shareholders' equity   108,887    104,487    109,846 
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity  $1,160,046   $1,180,557   $1,137,687 
                

 

 

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COMMUNITY BANKERS TRUST CORPORATION            
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS            
UNAUDITED CONDENSED                    
(Dollars in thousands)  Three months ended 
   31-Mar-16   31-Dec-15   30-Sep-15   30-Jun-15   31-Mar-15 
Interest and dividend income                    
Interest and fees on loans  $8,553   $8,240   $7,986   $8,017   $7,747 
Interest and fees on PCI loans   1,599    1,654    1,730    2,418    2,073 
Interest on federal funds sold   0    -    -    1    1 
Interest on deposits in other banks   21    13    12    17    17 
Interest and dividends on securities                         
  Taxable   1,271    1,350    1,396    1,355    1,368 
  Nontaxable   594    589    599    525    444 
Total interest and dividend income   12,038    11,846    11,723    12,333    11,650 
Interest expense                         
Interest on deposits   1,551    1,526    1,523    1,486    1,448 
Interest on other borrowed funds   374    358    355    384    417 
Total interest expense   1,925    1,884    1,878    1,870    1,865 
                          
Net interest income   10,113    9,962    9,845    10,463    9,785 
                          
Provision for loan losses   -    -    -    -    - 
Net interest income after provision for loan losses   10,113    9,962    9,845    10,463    9,785 
                          
Noninterest income                         
Service charges on deposit accounts   569    601    583    557    528 
Gain/(loss) on securities transactions, net   259    109    74    (8)   297 
Gain on sale of loans, net   -    -    -    23    46 
Income on bank owned life insurance   188    189    188    188    186 
Mortgage loan income   173    144    230    262    148 
Other   132    182    178    184    192 
Total noninterest income   1,321    1,225    1,253    1,206    1,397 
                          
Noninterest expense                         
Salaries and employee benefits   4,611    4,437    4,803    4,406    4,495 
Occupancy expenses   641    616    669    619    688 
Equipment expenses   239    253    282    260    240 
FDIC assessment   251    294    187    220    237 
Data processing fees   415    454    401    412    442 
FDIC indemnification asset amortization   -    -    13,803    1,153    1,239 
Amortization of intangibles   477    477    477    477    477 
Other real estate expenses   (102)   195    858    137    85 
Other operating expenses   1,499    1,543    1,549    1,759    1,616 
Total noninterest expense   8,031    8,269    23,029    9,443    9,519 
                          
Income (loss) before income taxes   3,403    2,918    (11,931)   2,226    1,663 
Income tax (benefit) expense   983    704    (4,215)   533    351 
Net income (loss)  $2,420   $2,214   $(7,716)  $1,693   $1,312 

 

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COMMUNITY BANKERS TRUST CORPORATION                
NET INTEREST MARGIN ANALYSIS                    
AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS                    
(Dollars in thousands)                    
   Three months ended March 31, 2016   Three months ended March 31, 2015 
   Average Balance   Sheet   Interest Income / Expense   Average Rates Earned / Paid   Average Balance   Sheet   Interest Income / Expense   Average Rates Earned / Paid 
ASSETS:                    
Loans, including fees  $753,632   $8,553    4.55%  $667,467   $7,747    4.71%
PCI loans,  including fees   57,861    1,599    11.08    67,092    2,073    12.53 
Total loans   811,493    10,152    5.02    734,559    9,820    5.42 
Interest bearing bank balances   9,993    21    0.85    15,368    17    0.45 
Federal funds sold   -    -    0.00    4,000    1    0.10 
Securities (taxable)   184,661    1,271    2.75    226,014    1,368    2.42 
Securities (tax exempt)(1)   86,057    900    4.19    61,519    673    4.38 
Total earning assets   1,092,204    12,344    4.53    1,041,460    11,879    4.63 
Allowance for loan losses   (10,078)             (9,693)          
Non-earning assets   81,829              102,757           
Total assets  $1,163,955             $1,134,524           
                               
LIABILITIES AND                              
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY                              
Demand - interest bearing  $230,660   $173    0.30   $221,368   $154    0.28 
Savings   83,129    63    0.30    79,629    60    0.31 
Time deposits   526,468    1,315    1.00    526,719    1,234    0.95 
Total interest bearing deposits   840,257    1,551    0.74    827,716    1,448    0.71 
Short-term borrowings   2,798    5    0.75    1,533    2    0.52 
FHLB and other borrowings   104,016    307    1.18    100,509    323    1.30 
Long- term debt   5,666    62    4.36    9,057    92    4.07 
Total interest bearing liabilities   952,737    1,925    0.81    938,815    1,865    0.81 
Noninterest bearing deposits   98,792              82,446           
Other liabilities   5,053              4,244           
Total liabilities   1,056,582              1,025,505           
Shareholders’ equity   107,373              109,019           
Total liabilities and                              
Shareholders’ equity  $1,163,955             $1,134,524           
Net interest earnings       $10,419             $10,014      
Interest spread             3.72%             3.82%
Net interest margin             3.83%             3.90%
                               

 

(1)  Income and yields are reported on a tax-equivalent basis assuming a federal tax rate of 34%.                                                

 

 

 

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

The information below presents certain financial information determined by methods other than in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). Common tangible book value equals total shareholders’ equity less preferred stock, goodwill and identifiable intangible assets, and common tangible book value per share is computed by dividing common tangible book value by the number of common shares outstanding. Common tangible assets equal total assets less preferred stock, goodwill and identifiable intangible assets.

 

Management believes that common tangible book value and the ratio of common tangible book value to common tangible assets are meaningful because they are some of the measures that the Company and investors use to assess capital adequacy. Management believes that presenting the change in common tangible book value per share, the change in stock price to common tangible book value per share, and the change in the ratio of common tangible book value to common tangible assets provide meaningful period-to-period comparisons of these measures.

 

These measures are a supplement to GAAP used to prepare the Company’s financial statements and should not be viewed as a substitute for GAAP measures. In addition, the Company’s non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to non-GAAP measures of other companies. The following table reconciles these non-GAAP measures from their respective GAAP basis measures.

 

Common Tangible Book Value            
(Dollars in thousands)  31-Mar-16   31-Dec-15   31-Mar-15 
             
Total shareholders’ equity  $108,887   $104,487   $109,846 
Core deposit intangible (net)   2,329    2,805    4,236 
Common tangible book value  $106,558   $101,681   $105,610 
Shares outstanding   21,887    21,867    21,819 
Common tangible book value per share  $4.87   $4.65   $4.84 
                
Stock price  $5.00   $5.37   $4.37 
                
Price/common tangible book   102.67%   115.48%   90.30%
                
Common tangible equity/common tangible assets               
Total assets  $1,160,046   $1,180,557   $1,137,687 
Core deposit intangible   2,329    2,805    4,236 
Common tangible assets  $1,157,717   $1,177,752   $1,133,451 
Common tangible equity  $106,558   $101,681   $105,610 
                
Common tangible equity to common tangible assets   9.20%   8.63%   9.32%

 

 

 

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