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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 2nd Quarter Earnings

 

Ocean City, New Jersey – July 26, 2016 – Ocean Shore Holding Co. (NASDAQ: OSHC) today announced net income of $1,776,000, or $0.28 per diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2016, as compared to $1,739,000, or $0.29 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2015. Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2016 was $3,532,000, or $0.57 per diluted share, as compared to $3,452,000, or $0.57 per diluted share, for the same period in 2015.

 

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

 

“We are pleased to report continued strong financial performance,” said Steven E. Brady, President and CEO.   “We look forward to our recently announced affiliation with OceanFirst Financial and the strength of our combined franchise.”

 

Balance Sheet Review

 

Total assets decreased $544,000, or 0.1%, to $1,042.8 million at June 30, 2016 from $1,043.4 million at December 31, 2015. Loans receivable, net, increased $7.3 million, or 0.9%, to $791.2 million at June 30, 2016 from $783.9 million at December 31, 2015. Investments and mortgage-backed securities decreased $5.4 million, or 4.7%, to $107.6 million during the first six months of 2016. Cash and cash equivalents decreased $1.5 million, or 1.7%, to $86.2 million at June 30, 2016 from $87.7 million at December 31, 2015. Loan originations and other advances totaling $80.7 million were offset by payoffs and payments received of $73.4 million, resulting in a $7.3 million increase in the portfolio. The decrease in investments and mortgage-backed securities resulted from normal repayments, calls and maturities offset by purchases.

 

Deposits decreased $5.3 million, or 0.7%, to $806.7 million at June 30, 2016 from $812.0 million at December 31, 2015. Checking accounts increased $11.4 million, savings accounts increased $5.8 million, certificates of deposit increased $8.2 million and municipal deposits decreased $30.7 million at June 30, 2016 compared to December 31, 2015. Municipal deposits declined as a result of seasonal withdrawals. Total borrowings were unchanged at $105.0 million.

 

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Asset Quality

 

The provision for loan losses totaled $161,000 for the second quarter of 2016 compared to $178,000 for the second quarter of 2015 and $152,000 for the first quarter of 2016. The allowance for loan losses totaled $3.2 million, or 0.41% of total loans, at June 30, 2016 compared to $3.2 million, or 0.41% of total loans, at December 31, 2015. The Company experienced $258,000 in net charge-off activity for the first six months of 2016 as compared to $699,000 in net charge-off activity for the first six months of 2015.

 

Non-performing assets totaled $5.8 million, or 0.52% of total assets, at June 30, 2016, compared to $7.5 million, or 0.72% of total assets, at December 31, 2015. Non-performing assets consisted of sixteen real estate residential mortgages totaling $2.6 million, three real estate commercial mortgage totaling $705,000, one real estate construction mortgage totaling $143,000, one commercial loan totaling $41,000, five consumer equity loans totaling $237,000, three TDR non-accrual loans totaling $390,000 and nine real estate owned properties totaling $1.7 million.

 

Income Statement Analysis

 

Net interest income increased $312,000, or 4.4%, to $7.4 million for the second quarter of 2016 compared to $7.1 million in the second quarter of 2015. Net interest margin increased 12 basis points in the quarter ended June 30, 2016 to 3.28% versus 3.16% for the quarter ended June 30, 2015. On a linked-quarter basis, net interest margin increased 4 basis points from 3.24% for the quarter ended March 31, 2016. The increase in net interest income in the second quarter of 2016 compared to the second quarter of 2015 resulted from an increase in average interest-earning assets of $5.5 million and a decrease in the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities of 14 basis points offset by an increase in average interest-bearing liabilities of $10.9 million. The average yield on interest-earning assets remained stable at 3.93% over the comparable quarter.

 

Net interest income increased $499,000, or 3.5%, to $14.6 million for the first six months of 2016 compared to the same period in the prior year. Net interest margin increased 8 basis points for the six months ended June 30, 2016 to 3.26% versus 3.18% for the six months ended June 30, 2015. The increase in net interest income for the comparable six month period resulted from an increase in average interest-earning assets of $8.2 million and a decrease in the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities of 11 basis point to 0.82% offset by an increase in average interest-bearing liabilities of $6.7 million and a decrease of 1 basis point in the average yield on interest-earning assets.

 

Other income decreased $57,000 to $1.1 million and $107,000 to $2.1 million for the second quarter and first six months of 2016, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2015. The decrease in other income in the second quarter comparison resulted from decreases of $94,000 in deposit account fees, debit card commissions and other fees offset by gain on sale of investments of $37,000. The decrease in other income for the comparable six month period resulted from decreases of $144,000 in deposit account fees, debit card commissions and other fees offset by gain on sale of investments of $37,000.

 

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Other expenses increased $214,000, or 4.0%, to $5.6 million for the second quarter of 2015, compared to $5.4 million for the second quarter of 2015. Other expenses increased $264,000, or 2.4%, to $11.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015, compared to $10.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015. During the second quarter of 2016 increases in salaries and benefits, FDIC insurance, REO and other expenses of $263,000 were offset by decreases in occupancy and equipment and marketing expenses of $49,000. For the six months ended June 30, 2016 increases in salaries and benefits, FDIC insurance, REO and other expenses of $373,000 were offset by decreases in occupancy and equipment and marketing expenses of $109,000.

 

 

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)

 

   June 30,   December 31,     
   2016   2015   % Change 
   (Dollars in thousands)     
             
Total assets   $1,042,835   $1,043,379    (0.1)%
Cash and cash equivalents    86,205    87,710    (1.7)
Investment securities    107,631    112,992    (4.7)
Loans receivable, net    791,219    783,948    0.9 
Deposits    806,701    812,033    (0.7)
FHLB advances    105,000    105,000    0.0 
Stockholder’s equity    115,651    111,789    3.5 

 

 

SELECTED OPERATING DATA (Unaudited)

 

  

Three Months Ended

June 30,

      

Six Months Ended

June 30,

     
   2016   2015   % Change   2016   2015   % Change 
   (In thousands, except per share and per share amounts) 
                         
Interest and dividend income   $8,830   $8,764    0.8%  $17,673   $17,551    0.7%
Interest expense    1,462    1,708    (14.4)   3,026    3,403    (11.1)
     Net interest income    7,368    7,056    4.4    14,647    14,148    3.5 
                               
Provision for loan losses    161    178    (9.6)   313    331    (5.4)
                               
Net interest income after provision for loan losses    7,207    6,878    4.8    14,334    13,817    3.7 
                               
Other income    1,076    1,133    (5.0)   2,075    2,182    (4.9)
Other expense    5,587    5,373    4.0    11,078    10,814    2.4 
                               
Income before taxes    2,696    2,638    2.2    5,331    5,185    2.8 
Provision for income taxes    920    899    2.3    1,799    1,733    3.8 
                               
     Net Income   $1,776   $1,739    2.1   $3,532   $3,452    2.3 
                               
Earnings per share basic  $0.29   $0.29        $0.58   $0.58      
Earnings per share diluted  $0.28   $0.29        $0.57   $0.57      
                               
Average shares outstanding basic   6,140,839    5,920,475         6,134,000    5,952,732      
Average shares outstanding diluted   6,249,553    6,036,007         6,242,418    6,062,866     

 

 

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Three Months Ended

June 30, 2016

  

Three Months Ended

June 30, 2015

 
   Average Balance   Yield/Cost   Average Balance   Yield/Cost 
   (Dollars in thousands) 
Loans  $791,745    4.13%  $776,880    4.21%
Investment securities   106,596    2.48%   115,966    2.02%
   Total interest-earning assets   898,341    3.93%   892,846    3.93%
                     
Interest-bearing deposits   630,418    0.41%   607,339    0.41%
Total borrowings   105,000    3.09%   117,217    3.73%
   Total interest-bearing liabilities   735,418    0.80%   724,556    0.94%
                     
Interest rate spread        3.14%        2.98%
Net interest margin        3.28%        3.16%

 

  

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2016

  

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2015

 
   Average Balance   Yield/Cost   Average Balance   Yield/Cost 
   (Dollars in thousands) 
Loans  $790,185    4.14%  $775,426    4.22%
Investment securities   108,446    2.46%   115,004    2.09%
   Total interest-earning assets   898,631    3.93%   890,430    3.94%
                     
Interest-bearing deposits   632,544    0.42%   613,601    0.40%
Total borrowings   105,000    3.25%   117,217    3.71%
   Total interest-bearing liabilities   737,544    0.82%   730,818    0.93%
                     
Interest rate spread        3.11%        3.01%
Net interest margin        3.26%        3.18%

 

 

ASSET QUALITY DATA (Unaudited)

  

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2016

  

Year Ended

December 31, 2015

 
   (Dollars in thousands) 
Allowance for Loan Losses:          
Allowance at beginning of period   $3,190   $3,760 
Provision for loan losses    313    689 
           
Charge-offs    (258)   (1,259)
Recoveries         
Net charge-offs    (258)   (1,259)
           
Allowance at end of period   $3,245   $3,190 
           
Allowance for loan losses as a percent of total loans    0.41%   0.41%
Allowance for loan losses as a percent of nonperforming loans    78.8%   56.3%

 

 

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   At June 30, 
 2016
   At December 31,
2015
 
   (Dollars in thousands) 
Nonperforming Assets:          
Nonaccrual loans:          
   Real estate mortgage - residential   $2,605   $2,597 
   Real estate mortgage - commercial    705    1,580 
   Real estate mortgage - construction    143    143 
   Commercial business loans    41    41 
   Consumer loans    237    601 
        Total    3,731    4,962 
Trouble debt restructurings - nonaccrual    390    708 
        Total nonaccrual loans    4,121    5,670 
Real estate owned    1,662    1,814 
Total nonperforming assets   $5,783   $7,484 
Nonperforming loans as a percent of total loans    0.52%   0.72%
Nonperforming assets as a percent of total assets    0.55%   0.72%

 

 

SELECTED FINANCIAL RATIOS (Unaudited)

 

  

Six Months Ended

June 30,

 
   2016   2015 
Selected Performance Ratios:          
Return on average assets (1)    0.67%   0.67%
Return on average equity (1)    6.19%   6.46%
Interest rate spread (1)    3.11%   3.01%
Net interest margin (1)    3.26%   3.18%
Efficiency ratio    66.25%   66.22%

--(1) Annualized.

 

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OCEAN SHORE HOLDING COMPANY - QUARTERLY DATA (Unaudited)

 

  

Q2

2016

  

Q1

2016

  

Q4

2015

  

Q3

2015

  

Q2

2015

 
   (In thousands except per share amounts) 
Income Statement Data:                         
Net interest income   $7,368   $7,279   $7,214   $7,092   $7,056 
Provision for loan losses    161    152    192    165    178 
Net interest income after provision for loan losses    7,207    7,127    7,022    6,927    6,878 
Other income    1,076    998    1,086    1,122    1,133 
Other expense    5,587    5,491    5,539    5,536    5,373 
Income before taxes    2,696    2,634    2,569    2,513    2,638 
Provision for income taxes    920    878    821    844    899 
Net income   $1,776   $1,756   $1,748   $1,669   $1,739 
                          
Share Data:                         
Earnings per share basic   $0.29   $0.29   $0.29   $0.28   $0.29 
Earnings per share diluted   $0.28   $0.28   $0.28   $0.27   $0.29 
Average shares outstanding basic    6,140,839    6,127,162    6,109,527    6,043,604    5,920,475 
Average shares outstanding diluted    6,249,553    6,235,771    6,218,480    6,145,136    6,036,007 
Total shares outstanding    6,412,678    6,411,678    6,403,058    6,403,191    6,257,899 
                          
Balance Sheet Data:                         
Total assets   $1,042,835   $1,052,149   $1,043,379   $1,067,458   $1,019,031 
Investment securities    107,631    107,625    112,992    108,151    115,564 
Loans receivable, net    791,219    792,784    783,948    785,549    780,789 
Deposits    806,701    818,305    812,033    832,010    779,859 
FHLB advances    105,000    105,000    105,000    110,000    110,000 
Subordinated debt                    7,217 
Stockholders’ equity    115,651    113,844    111,789    110,701    106,883 
                          
Asset Quality:                         
Non-performing assets   $5,783   $6,922   $7,484   $7,654   $7,579 
Non-performing loans to total loans    0.52%   0.59%   0.72%   0.73%   0.82%
Non-performing assets to total assets    0.55%   0.66%   0.72%   0.72%   0.74%
Allowance for loan losses   $3,245   $3,220   $3,190   $3,116   $3,392 
Allowance for loan losses to total loans    0.41%   0.41%   0.41%   0.40%   0.43%
Allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans    78.8%   69.0%   56.3%   54.2%   53.1%

 

 

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