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250 Glen Street
Glens Falls, NY 12801
NASDAQ® Symbol: "AROW"
Website: arrowfinancial.com

Media Contact: Blake Jones
Tel: (518) 415-4274
Fax: (518) 745-1976


Arrow Reports Record Net Income for 2016, Continued Strong Loan Growth

Net income for 2016 reached a record high of $26.5 million, up 7.6% over 2015.
Diluted Earnings Per Share (EPS) grew 6.5% to a record $1.97 for the year.
Period-end total loan balances reached a new record with double-digit growth for the third consecutive year.
Record highs also achieved for year-end total assets and total equity, as well as assets under trust administration and investment management.
Continued strong ratios for profitability, asset quality and capital.


GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (January 20, 2017) – Arrow Financial Corporation (NasdaqGS® – AROW) announced operating results for the three- and 12-month periods ended December 31, 2016. For the year ended December 31, 2016, net income was a record $26.5 million, up 7.6% over net income of $24.7 million for 2015. Diluted EPS was a record $1.97 up 6.5% from $1.85 in 2015. Return on average equity (ROE) and return on average assets (ROA) were 11.79% and 1.06%, respectively, for the year, as compared to 11.86% and 1.05%, respectively, for 2015. Net income for the fourth quarter of 2016 was $6.6 million, an increase of $31 thousand, or 0.5%, from the fourth quarter of 2015. Diluted EPS of $0.49 for the quarter was unchanged from the comparable 2015 quarter.

Arrow President and CEO Tom Murphy stated, "Arrow's excellent results for 2016 demonstrates the strength of our Company and its commitment to community banking. We grew our loan portfolio 11.4% last year to a new record high, driven in large part by the consumer lending division. We also reported records for net income, total equity and assets under trust administration and investment management at year-end. I thank the entire team for their hard work to deliver value to our customers, communities and shareholders."

The following list expands on our fourth-quarter and year-to-date results:

Net Interest Income: Our net interest income, on a tax-equivalent basis (a non-GAAP financial measure), increased by $1.1 million, or 6.0%, in the fourth quarter of 2016, as compared to the fourth quarter of 2015, due to a similar increase in the level of our interest-earning assets between the periods and our continued repositioning of our asset portfolio in favor of loans versus investment securities. Our tax-equivalent net interest margin (NIM), also a non-GAAP measure, was 3.17% for the fourth quarter of 2016, up slightly from 3.15% for the fourth quarter of 2015. While our continued loan growth has been the primary driver for maintaining a stable NIM for the past three years, our increased ratio of non-interest-bearing demand deposits to total deposits has helped limit the increase in our cost of funds.

Loan Growth: At December 31, 2016, our loan portfolio reached a record high of $1.8 billion, up $179.3 million, or 11.4%, from the prior-year level. We experienced growth in all three of our major segments: commercial, consumer and residential real estate. This represents our third consecutive year of double-digit loan growth.

Consumer loans, primarily indirect automobile loans, led the way with 15.7% growth during 2016 to $537.4 million. We maintain an extensive network of automobile dealer relationships throughout Upstate New York and Vermont. Indirect loan originations have increased significantly over the past two years and the

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average maturities of these originations have continued to rise slowly. In the most recent quarters, average yields on indirect originations have slowly begun to increase. Residential real estate loans were up $57.2 million, or 9.2%, at year-end compared to the prior year-end. The outstanding balance at December 31, 2016, of $679.1 million represented 38.7% of the loan portfolio. During 2016, we originated $153.6 million of residential real estate loans, up 6.6% from approximately $144.2 million million of originations in 2015. With the increase in longer-term interest rates, our gain on the sale of residential real estate loan originations declined in the fourth quarter of 2016 compared to the same quarter of 2015. The decline was attributable to both a decrease in the amount of loans sold and a narrowing of the premium received on these sales. Commercial and commercial real estate loan growth remained strong throughout 2016 with the portfolio increasing by $49.3 million, or 10.1%, to $536.8 million.

Deposit Growth: At December 31, 2016, our deposit balances reached $2.1 billion, up by $86.1 million, or 4.2%, from the prior-year level. Noninterest-bearing deposits grew by $28.5 million or 8.0% during 2016, and represented 18.3% of total deposits at year-end, up from the prior-year level of 17.7%. This increase positively impacted our net interest margin.

Assets Under Management and Related Noninterest Income: Assets under trust administration and investment management at December 31, 2016, rose to a record $1.3 billion, an increase of 5.6%, from the December 31, 2015, balance of $1.2 billion. The growth in balances was generally attributable to a net gain in market value of assets under management as well as the addition of new accounts. For the 2016 fourth quarter, income from fiduciary activities was $1.9 million, up 4% from the same period in 2015.

Insurance Agency Operations: Insurance income for the year ended December 31, 2016, declined by $300 thousand, or 3.3%, to $8.67 million from $8.97 million in 2015. This decrease was primarily attributable to our October 2015 sale to an unrelated third party of one of our wholly owned insurance subsidiaries that engaged in offering insurance services to out-of-market amateur sports management associations.

Securities Transactions: Late in the fourth quarter, yields on fixed income securities increased significantly causing the U.S. Treasury yield curve to steepen. As part of ongoing balance sheet management, we executed security transactions where we sold U.S. Agency debentures and U.S. Agency issued mortgage-backed securities with short maturities from our available-for-sale portfolio, realizing a $166 thousand loss on sale. Utilizing the sales proceeds, we purchased U.S. Treasury Notes and U.S. Agency issued mortgage-backed securities in the three to five year maturity range, which were allocated to the available-for-sale portfolio.

Asset Quality: Asset quality remained strong, as measured by our low levels of nonperforming assets and charge-offs. Net loan losses for the fourth quarter of 2016, expressed as an annualized percentage of average loans outstanding, were 0.10%. Our net loan losses for the full year 2016 were 0.06% of average loans outstanding, unchanged from the 2015 ratio. Nonperforming assets of $7.2 million at December 31, 2016, represented only 0.28% of period-end assets, down from the 2015 year-end ratio of 0.36%.

Our allowance for loan losses was $17.0 million at December 31, 2016, which represented 0.97% of loans outstanding, a decrease of five basis points from our ratio of 1.02% at year-end 2015. This decrease was primarily driven by continued strong asset quality indicators. However, the year-over-year provision for loan losses increased by 50.9% primarily driven by strong double-digit loan growth.

Cash and Stock Dividends: The cash dividend of $0.25 per share paid to our shareholders in the 2016 fourth quarter represented a 3% increase in the cash dividend paid by us in the 2015 quarter, as adjusted for (and reflecting) the 3% stock dividend distributed by us on September 29, 2016. This was our 23rd consecutive year of increased cash dividends. All prior-period per share data have been adjusted to reflect our September 29, 2016 stock dividend.


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Capital: Total shareholders’ equity grew to a record of $232.9 million at period-end, an increase of $18.9 million, or 8.8%, above the year-end 2015 balance. This rate of increase exceeded our rate of growth in total assets for the year. Arrow's regulatory capital ratios remained strong in 2016. At December 31, 2016, the company's Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio was 12.97% and total risk-based capital ratio was 15.15%. The capital ratios of the company and both its subsidiary banks continued to significantly exceed the “well capitalized” regulatory standards, the highest category.

Peer Group: Many of our key operating ratios have consistently compared favorably to our peer group, which we define as all U.S. bank holding companies having $1.0 to $3.0 billion in total assets, as identified in the Federal Reserve Bank’s "Bank Holding Company Performance Report" (FRB Report). The most current peer data available in the FRB Report is as of and for the period ended September 30, 2016. For that period, our return on average equity (ROE) was 11.91%, as compared to 8.54% for our peer group.

As of December 31, 2016, our ratio of loans 90 days past due and accruing plus nonaccrual loans to total loans was 0.31%, as compared to the 0.83% ratio achieved by our peer group as of September 30, 2016 (as identified in the most recent FRB Report), while our net loan losses of 0.06% for the year ended December 31, 2016, were slightly below the peer result for the period ended September 30, 2016 (as identified in the most recent FRB Report), of 0.07% (annualized).

Industry Recognition: In 2016 Arrow received various industry recognitions. Arrow was named one of "America's 50 Most Trustworthy Financial Companies" by Forbes for the fifth consecutive year. Arrow appeared in Bank Director Magazine’s annual “Bank Performance Scorecard” as one of the top-performing banks in the country. And Arrow received the Raymond James Community Bankers Cup for its "superior financial performance."

Finally, both of the Company's two banking subsidiaries also maintained their 5-Star Superior Bank Rating by BauerFinancial, Inc. Glens Falls National Bank and Trust Company and Saratoga National Bank and Trust Company have each earned this designation for the past 39 and 31 quarters, respectively.

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Arrow Financial Corporation is a multi-bank holding company headquartered in Glens Falls, New York, serving the financial needs of northeastern New York. The Company is the parent of Glens Falls National Bank and Trust Company and Saratoga National Bank and Trust Company. Other subsidiaries include North Country Investment Advisers, Inc.; two property and casualty insurance agencies: Upstate Agency, LLC, and McPhillips Insurance Agency, a division of Glens Falls National Insurance Agencies, LLC; and Capital Financial Group, Inc., an insurance agency specializing in the sale and servicing of group health plans.

In addition to presenting information in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), this news release contains financial information determined by methods other than GAAP (non-GAAP). The following measures used in this release, which are commonly utilized by financial institutions, have not been specifically exempted by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and may constitute "non-GAAP financial measures" within the meaning of the SEC's rules. Certain non-GAAP financial measures include: tangible equity, return on tangible equity, tax-equivalent adjustment and related net interest income - tax equivalent, and the efficiency ratio. Management believes that the non-GAAP financial measures disclosed by the Company from time to time are useful in evaluating the Company's performance and that such information should be considered as supplemental in nature and not as a substitute for or superior to the related financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Our non-GAAP financial measures may differ from similar measures presented by other companies. See the reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures in the section "Select Quarterly Information."

The information contained in this news release may contain statements that are not historical in nature but rather are based on management’s beliefs, assumptions, expectations, estimates and projections about the future. These statements may be "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, involving a degree of uncertainty and attendant risk. In the case of all forward-looking statements, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what the statements predict or forecast, explicitly or by implication. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update these forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. This News Release should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


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ARROW FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts - Unaudited)


 
Three Months Ended
 
Twelve Months Ended
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest and Fees on Loans
$
16,258

 
$
14,903

 
$
62,823

 
$
56,856

Interest on Deposits at Banks
52

 
34

 
152

 
94

Interest and Dividends on Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fully Taxable
1,940

 
2,107

 
7,934

 
8,043

Exempt from Federal Taxes
1,520

 
1,466

 
6,006

 
5,745

Total Interest and Dividend Income
19,770

 
18,510

 
76,915

 
70,738

INTEREST EXPENSE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-Bearing Checking Accounts
339

 
316

 
1,280

 
1,276

Savings Deposits
255

 
203

 
932

 
741

Time Deposits of $100,000 or More
140

 
89

 
453

 
356

Other Time Deposits
161

 
176

 
658

 
742

Federal Funds Purchased and
  Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase
9

 
5

 
33

 
20

Federal Home Loan Bank Advances
327

 
293

 
1,340

 
1,097

Junior Subordinated Obligations Issued to
  Unconsolidated Subsidiary Trusts
173

 
149

 
660

 
581

Total Interest Expense
1,404

 
1,231

 
5,356

 
4,813

NET INTEREST INCOME
18,366

 
17,279

 
71,559

 
65,925

Provision for Loan Losses
483

 
465

 
2,033

 
1,347

NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR
   LOAN LOSSES
17,883

 
16,814

 
69,526

 
64,578

NONINTEREST INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income From Fiduciary Activities
1,929

 
1,855

 
7,783

 
7,762

Fees for Other Services to Customers
2,325

 
2,316

 
9,469

 
9,220

Net (Loss) Gain on Securities Transactions
(166
)
 
23

 
(22
)
 
129

Insurance Commissions
2,200

 
2,118

 
8,668

 
8,967

Net Gain on Sales of Loans
172

 
204

 
821

 
692

Other Operating Income
188

 
171

 
1,113

 
1,354

Total Noninterest Income
6,648

 
6,687

 
27,832

 
28,124

NONINTEREST EXPENSE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Salaries and Employee Benefits
9,107

 
8,487

 
34,330

 
33,064

Occupancy Expenses, Net
2,179

 
2,161

 
9,402

 
9,267

FDIC Assessments
232

 
313

 
1,076

 
1,186

Other Operating Expense
3,754

 
3,281

 
14,801

 
13,913

Total Noninterest Expense
15,272

 
14,242

 
59,609

 
57,430

INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
9,259

 
9,259

 
37,749

 
35,272

Provision for Income Taxes
2,659

 
2,690

 
11,215

 
10,610

NET INCOME
$
6,600

 
$
6,569

 
$
26,534

 
$
24,662

Average Shares Outstanding1:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
13,441

 
13,306

 
13,391

 
13,281

Diluted
13,565

 
13,368

 
13,476

 
13,330

Per Common Share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic Earnings
$
0.49

 
$
0.49

 
$
1.98

 
$
1.86

Diluted Earnings
0.49

 
0.49

 
1.97

 
1.85

1 Share and per share data have been restated for the September 29, 2016, 3% stock dividend.
 
 
 


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ARROW FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts - Unaudited)
 
December 31, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
ASSETS
 
 
 
Cash and Due From Banks
$
43,024

 
$
34,816

Interest-Bearing Deposits at Banks
14,331

 
16,252

Investment Securities:
 
 
 
Available-for-Sale
346,996

 
402,309

Held-to-Maturity (Approximate Fair Value of $343,751 at
  December 31, 2016, and $325,930 at December 31, 2015)
345,427

 
320,611

Other Investments
10,912

 
8,839

Loans
1,753,268

 
1,573,952

Allowance for Loan Losses
(17,012
)
 
(16,038
)
Net Loans
1,736,256

 
1,557,914

Premises and Equipment, Net
26,938

 
27,440

Goodwill
21,873

 
21,873

Other Intangible Assets, Net
2,696

 
3,107

Other Assets
56,789

 
53,027

Total Assets
$
2,605,242

 
$
2,446,188

LIABILITIES
 
 
 
Noninterest-Bearing Deposits
$
387,280

 
$
358,751

Interest-Bearing Checking Accounts
877,988

 
887,317

Savings Deposits
651,965

 
594,538

Time Deposits of $100,000 or More
74,778

 
59,792

Other Time Deposits
124,535

 
130,025

Total Deposits
2,116,546

 
2,030,423

Federal Funds Purchased and
  Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase
35,836

 
23,173

Federal Home Loan Bank Overnight Advances
123,000

 
82,000

Federal Home Loan Bank Term Advances
55,000

 
55,000

Junior Subordinated Obligations Issued to Unconsolidated Subsidiary Trusts
20,000

 
20,000

Other Liabilities
22,008

 
21,621

Total Liabilities
2,372,390

 
2,232,217

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
Preferred Stock, $5 Par Value; 1,000,000 Shares Authorized
 
 
 
Common Stock, $1 Par Value; 20,000,000 Shares Authorized
   (17,943,201 Shares Issued at December 31, 2016, and
   17,420,776 Shares Issued at December 31, 2015)
17,943

 
17,421

Additional Paid-in Capital
270,880

 
250,680

Retained Earnings
28,644

 
32,139

Unallocated ESOP Shares (19,466 Shares at December 31, 2016, and
  55,275 Shares at December 31, 2015)
(400
)
 
(1,100
)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
(6,834
)
 
(7,972
)
Treasury Stock, at Cost (4,441,093 Shares at December 31, 2016, and
  4,426,072 Shares at December 31, 2015)
(77,381
)
 
(77,197
)
Total Stockholders’ Equity
232,852

 
213,971

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
$
2,605,242

 
$
2,446,188


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Arrow Financial Corporation
Selected Quarterly Information
(Dollars In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts - Unaudited)
Quarter Ended
12/31/2016

 
9/30/2016

 
6/30/2016

 
3/31/2016

 
12/31/2015

Net Income
$
6,600

 
$
6,738

 
$
6,647

 
$
6,549

 
$
6,569

Transactions Recorded in Net Income (Net of Tax):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net (Loss) Gain on Securities Transactions
(101
)
 

 
88

 

 
14

Share and Per Share Data:1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Period End Shares Outstanding
13,483

 
13,426

 
13,388

 
13,361

 
13,328

Basic Average Shares Outstanding
13,441

 
13,407

 
13,372

 
13,343

 
13,306

Diluted Average Shares Outstanding
13,565

 
13,497

 
13,429

 
13,379

 
13,368

Basic Earnings Per Share
$
0.49

 
$
0.50

 
$
0.50

 
$
0.49

 
$
0.49

Diluted Earnings Per Share
0.49

 
0.50

 
0.49

 
0.49

 
0.49

Cash Dividend Per Share
0.250

 
0.243

 
0.243

 
0.243

 
0.243

Selected Quarterly Average Balances:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Interest-Bearing Deposits at Banks
$
34,731

 
$
21,635

 
$
22,195

 
$
21,166

 
$
44,603

Investment Securities
684,906

 
696,712

 
701,526

 
716,523

 
716,947

Loans
1,726,738

 
1,680,850

 
1,649,401

 
1,595,018

 
1,556,234

Deposits
2,160,156

 
2,063,832

 
2,082,449

 
2,069,964

 
2,075,825

Other Borrowed Funds
157,044

 
209,946

 
165,853

 
143,274

 
127,471

Shareholders’ Equity
230,198

 
228,048

 
223,234

 
218,307

 
213,219

Total Assets
2,572,425

 
2,528,124

 
2,496,795

 
2,456,431

 
2,442,964

Return on Average Assets
1.02
%
 
1.06
%
 
1.07
%
 
1.07
%
 
1.07
%
Return on Average Equity
11.41
%
 
11.75
%
 
11.98
%
 
12.07
%
 
12.22
%
Return on Tangible Equity2
12.77
%
 
13.18
%
 
13.47
%
 
13.62
%
 
13.86
%
Average Earning Assets
$
2,446,375

 
$
2,399,197

 
$
2,373,122

 
$
2,332,707

 
$
2,317,784

Average Paying Liabilities
1,933,974

 
1,892,583

 
1,891,017

 
1,867,455

 
1,854,549

Interest Income, Tax-Equivalent
20,880

 
20,403

 
20,343

 
19,745

 
19,619

Interest Expense
1,404

 
1,405

 
1,284

 
1,263

 
1,231

Net Interest Income, Tax-Equivalent
19,476

 
18,998

 
19,059

 
18,482

 
18,388

Tax-Equivalent Adjustment
1,110

 
1,121

 
1,106

 
1,119

 
1,109

Net Interest Margin 3
3.17
%
 
3.15
%
 
3.23
%
 
3.19
%
 
3.15
%
Efficiency Ratio Calculation:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noninterest Expense
$
15,272

 
$
15,082

 
$
14,884

 
$
14,370

 
$
14,242

Less: Intangible Asset Amortization
73

 
74

 
74

 
75

 
78

Net Noninterest Expense
$
15,199

 
$
15,008

 
$
14,810

 
$
14,295

 
$
14,164

Net Interest Income, Tax-Equivalent
$
19,475

 
$
18,998

 
$
19,059

 
$
18,482

 
$
18,388

Noninterest Income
6,648

 
7,114

 
7,194

 
6,875

 
6,687

Less: Net Securities (Losses) Gains
(166
)
 

 
144

 

 
23

Net Gross Income
$
26,289

 
$
26,112

 
$
26,109

 
$
25,357

 
$
25,052

Efficiency Ratio
57.82
%
 
57.48
%
 
56.72
%
 
56.37
%
 
56.54
%
Period-End Capital Information:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Stockholders’ Equity (i.e. Book Value)
$
232,852

 
$
229,208

 
$
225,373

 
$
220,703

 
$
213,971

Book Value per Share
17.27

 
17.07

 
16.83

 
16.52

 
16.05

Intangible Assets
24,569

 
24,675

 
24,758

 
24,872

 
24,980

Tangible Book Value per Share 2
15.45

 
15.23

 
14.98

 
14.66

 
14.18

Capital Ratios:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tier 1 Leverage Ratio
9.47
%
 
9.44
%
 
9.37
%
 
9.36
%
 
9.25
%
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio
12.97
%
 
12.80
%
 
12.74
%
 
12.84
%
 
12.82
%
Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital Ratio
14.14
%
 
13.98
%
 
13.95
%
 
14.08
%
 
14.08
%
Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio
15.15
%
 
14.99
%
 
14.96
%
 
15.09
%
 
15.09
%
Assets Under Trust Administration
  and Investment Management
$
1,301,408

 
$
1,284,051

 
$
1,250,770

 
$
1,231,237

 
$
1,232,890


1Share and Per Share Data have been restated for the September 29, 2016, 3% stock dividend.
2Tangible Book Value and Tangible Equity exclude intangible assets from total equity.  These are non-GAAP financial measures which we believe provide investors with information that is useful in understanding our financial performance.
3Net Interest Margin is the ratio of our annualized tax-equivalent net interest income to average earning assets.  This is also a non-GAAP financial measure which we believe provides investors with information that is useful in understanding our financial performance.

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Arrow Financial Corporation
Selected Quarterly Information - Continued
(Dollars In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts - Unaudited)
Footnotes:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1.
Share and Per Share Data have been restated for the September 29, 2016 3% stock dividend.
 
 
2.
Tangible Book Value, Tangible Equity, and Return on Tangible Equity exclude goodwill and other intangible assets, net from total equity.  These are non-GAAP financial measures which we believe provide investors with information that is useful in understanding our financial performance.
 
 
12/31/2016
 
9/30/2016
 
6/30/2016
 
3/31/2016
 
12/31/2015
 
Total Stockholders' Equity (GAAP)
$
232,852

 
$
229,208

 
$
225,373

 
$
220,703

 
$
213,971

 
Less: Goodwill and Other Intangible assets, net
24,569

 
24,675

 
24,758

 
24,872

 
24,980

 
Tangible Equity (Non-GAAP)
$
208,283

 
$
204,533

 
$
200,615

 
$
195,831

 
$
188,991

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Period End Shares Outstanding
13,483

 
13,426

 
13,388

 
13,361

 
13,328

 
Tangible Book Value per Share (Non-GAAP)
$
15.45

 
$
15.23

 
$
14.98

 
$
14.66

 
$
14.18

 
Net Income
6,600

 
6,738

 
6,647

 
6,549

 
6,569

 
Return on Tangible Equity (Net Income/Tangible Equity - Annualized)
12.77
%
 
13.18
%
 
13.47
%
 
13.62
%
 
13.86
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3.
Net Interest Margin is the ratio of our annualized tax-equivalent net interest income to average earning assets. This is also a non-GAAP financial measure which we believe provides investors with information that is useful in understanding our financial performance.
 
 
12/31/2016
 
9/30/2016
 
6/30/2016
 
3/31/2016
 
12/31/2015
 
Interest Income (GAAP)
$
19,770

 
$
19,282

 
$
19,237

 
$
18,626

 
$
18,510

 
Add: Tax Equivalent Adjustment (Non-GAAP)
1,110

 
1,121

 
1,106

 
1,119

 
1,109

 
Interest Income - Tax Equivalent (Non-GAAP)
$
20,880

 
$
20,403

 
$
20,343

 
$
19,745

 
$
19,619

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Interest Income (GAAP)
$
18,366

 
$
17,877

 
$
17,953

 
$
17,363

 
$
17,279

 
Add: Tax-Equivalent adjustment (Non-GAAP)
1,110

 
1,121

 
1,106

 
1,119

 
1,109

 
Net Interest Income - Tax Equivalent (Non-GAAP)
$
19,476

 
$
18,998

 
$
19,059

 
$
18,482

 
$
18,388

 
Average Earning Assets
2,446,375

 
2,399,197

 
2,373,122

 
2,332,707

 
2,317,784

 
Net Interest Margin (Non-GAAP)*
3.17
%
 
3.15
%
 
3.23
%
 
3.19
%
 
3.15
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4.
Financial Institutions often use the "efficiency ratio", a non-GAAP ratio, as a measure of expense control. We believe the efficiency ratio provides investors with information that is useful in understanding our financial performance. We define our efficiency ratio as the ratio of our noninterest expense to our net gross income (which equals our tax-equivalent net interest income plus noninterest income, as adjusted).
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5.
For the current quarter, all of the regulatory capital ratios in the table above, as well as the Total Risk-Weighted Assets and Common Equity Tier 1 Capital amounts listed in the table below, are estimates based on, and calculated in accordance with bank regulatory capital rules. All prior quarters reflect actual results. The December 31, 2016 CET1 ratio listed in the tables (i.e., 12.92%) exceeds the sum of the required minimum CET1 ratio plus the fully phased-in Capital Conservation Buffer (i.e., 7.00%).
 
 
12/31/2016
 
9/30/2016
 
6/30/2016
 
3/31/2016
 
12/31/2015
 
Total Risk Weighted Assets
1,707,829

 
1,690,646

 
1,662,381

 
1,617,957

 
1,590,129

 
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital
232,852

 
216,382

 
211,801

 
207,777

 
203,848

 
Common Equity Tier 1 Ratio
12.97
%
 
12.80
%
 
12.74
%
 
12.84
%
 
12.82
%

     * Quarterly ratios have been annualized


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Arrow Financial Corporation
Consolidated Financial Information
(Dollars in Thousands - Unaudited)

Quarter Ended:
12/31/2016
 
12/31/2015
Loan Portfolio
 
 
 
Commercial Loans
$
105,155

 
$
102,587

Commercial Real Estate Loans
431,646

 
384,939

  Subtotal Commercial Loan Portfolio
536,801

 
487,526

Consumer Loans (Primarily Indirect Automobile Loans)
537,361

 
464,523

Residential Real Estate Loans
679,106

 
621,903

Total Loans
$
1,753,268

 
$
1,573,952

Allowance for Loan Losses
 
 
 
Allowance for Loan Losses, Beginning of Quarter
$
16,975

 
$
15,774

Loans Charged-off
(486
)
 
(271
)
Recoveries of Loans Previously Charged-off
40

 
70

Net Loans Charged-off
(446
)
 
(201
)
Provision for Loan Losses
483

 
465

Allowance for Loan Losses, End of Quarter
$
17,012

 
$
16,038

Nonperforming Assets
 
 
 
Nonaccrual Loans
$
4,193

 
$
6,433

Loans Past Due 90 or More Days and Accruing
1,201

 
187

Loans Restructured and in Compliance with Modified Terms
106

 
286

Total Nonperforming Loans
5,500

 
6,906

Repossessed Assets
101

 
140

Other Real Estate Owned
1,585

 
1,878

Total Nonperforming Assets
$
7,186

 
$
8,924

Key Asset Quality Ratios
 
 
 
Net Loans Charged-off to Average Loans, Quarter-to-date
  Annualized
0.10
%
 
0.05
%
Provision for Loan Losses to Average Loans, Quarter-to-date
  Annualized
0.11
%
 
0.12
%
Allowance for Loan Losses to Period-End Loans
0.97
%
 
1.02
%
Allowance for Loan Losses to Period-End Nonperforming Loans
309.31
%
 
232.24
%
Nonperforming Loans to Period-End Loans
0.31
%
 
0.44
%
Nonperforming Assets to Period-End Assets
0.28
%
 
0.36
%
Twelve-Month Period Ended:
 
 
 
Allowance for Loan Losses
 
 
 
Allowance for Loan Losses, Beginning of Year
$
16,038

 
$
15,570

Loans Charged-off
(1,270
)
 
(1,106
)
Recoveries of Loans Previously Charged-off
211

 
227

Net Loans Charged-off
(1,059
)
 
(879
)
Provision for Loan Losses
2,033

 
1,347

Allowance for Loan Losses, End of Year
$
17,012

 
$
16,038

Key Asset Quality Ratios
 
 
 
Net Loans Charged-off to Average Loans
0.06
%
 
0.06
%
Provision for Loan Losses to Average Loans
0.12
%
 
0.09
%

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