EX-99.1 2 dex991.htm PRESS RELEASE Press Release

Exhibit 99.1

 

     Contacts:
     Steven E. Brady, President and CEO
     Donald F. Morgenweck, CFO
     (609) 399-0012

Press Release

Ocean Shore Holding Co. Reports Record 3rd Quarter Earnings

Ocean City, New Jersey – October 22, 2009 – Ocean Shore Holding Co. (NASDAQ: OSHC) today announced quarterly net income of $1,313,000, or $0.16 per basic and diluted share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2009, as compared to $341,000, or $0.04 per basic and diluted share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2008. This represents the Company’s best quarterly performance since becoming a public company in 2004.

Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was $2,897,000, or $0.36 per share basic and diluted, as compared to $2,160,000, or $0.27 per share basic and diluted, for the same period in 2008.

Ocean Shore Holding Co. (the “Company”) is the holding company for Ocean City Home Bank (the “Bank”), a federal savings bank headquartered in Ocean City, New Jersey. The Bank operates a total of ten full-service banking offices in eastern New Jersey including the recently opened de novo branch office in Galloway Township.

“We are very pleased with our results this quarter, especially in view of the continuing difficult economic conditions. While we are not immune from the effects of the recession, we believe that our results, particularly our low level of non-performing assets, speaks well for our conservative operating philosophy,” said Steven E. Brady, President and CEO.

Balance Sheet Review

Total assets grew $64.2 million, or 9.5%, to $742.6 million at September 30, 2009 from December 31, 2008. Loans receivable, net, increased $61.1 million, or 10.3%, to $655.5 million on steady loan activity. The increase in loans receivable reflected growth in all loan categories: real estate loans increased $57.5 million, consumer loans increased $2.3 million and commercial loans increased $1.7 million. Cash and cash equivalents increased $7.9 million to $16.5 million while investments and mortgage-backed securities decreased $7.1 million, or 18.9%, to $30.3 million.

Deposits grew $76.9 million, or 16.9%, to $532.8 million at September 30, 2009 from December 31, 2008. Total borrowings decreased $15.9 million, or 10.7%, to $133.4 million. The proceeds from the additional deposits were used to fund the growth in the loan portfolio and pay off short-term borrowings.

Asset Quality

The provision for loan losses totaled $490,000 for the third quarter of 2009 compared to $114,000 for the third quarter of 2008 and $252,000 for the second quarter of 2009. The increase in the provision resulted from reserves deemed necessary due to loan growth and specific reserves for two loans in foreclosure.

 

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Charge-offs for the three and nine months ended September 2009 totaled $101,000 compared to no activity for the same periods in 2008. The allowance for loan losses was 0.53% of total loans and 137.7% of non-performing loans at September 30, 2009, compared to 0.45% of total loans and 136.0% of non-performing loans at December 31, 2008.

Non-performing assets totaled $2.7 million, or 0.36%, of total assets, at September 30, 2009, compared to $4.6 million, or 0.63% of total assets, at June 30, 2009.

Income Statement Analysis

Net interest income increased $887,000, or 18.2%, to $5.8 million for the third quarter of 2009 compared to $4.9 million in the third quarter of 2008. Net interest margin increased 25 basis points in the quarter ended September 30, 2009 to 3.40% from 3.15% for the quarter ended September 30, 2008. On a linked-quarter basis, net interest margin increased 13 basis points from 3.27% in the second quarter of 2009. The growth in interest income for the third quarter was the result of an increase in average interest-earning assets of $59.5 million and a decrease of 67 basis points in the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities to 2.48% from 3.15%, offset by an increase in average interest-bearing liabilities of $66.9 million and a decrease of 27 basis points in the average yield on interest-earning assets to 5.61% from 5.88%.

Net interest income increased $2.5 million, or 17.8%, for the first nine months of 2009 to $16.3 million compared to the same period in the prior year. An increase in net interest margin of 27 basis points to 3.29% from 3.02% was the result of a decrease in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities of 65 basis points offset by a decrease in the yield on interest-earning assets of 28 basis points.

Other expenses increased $408,000, or 11.6%, to $3.9 million for the third quarter of 2009, compared to $3.5 million for the third quarter of 2008. Other expenses increased $1.6 million, or 15.2%, to $11.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to $10.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008. FDIC deposit insurance expense increased $124,000 in the third quarter of 2009 over 2008 and $566,000 year to date in 2009 over the same period in 2008. Other expenses increased $128,000 in the third quarter and $373,000 year to date over the prior year as a result of additional expenses associated with the opening of a new branch in the fourth quarter of 2008.

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

 

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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.

SELECTED FINANCIAL CONDITION DATA

 

     September 30,
2009
   December 31,
2008
   % Change  
     (Dollars in thousands)       

Total assets

   $ 742,630    $ 678,474    9.5

Cash and cash equivalents

     16,450      8,530    92.8   

Investment securities

     30,336      37,405    (18.9

Loans receivable, net

     655,532      594,452    10.3   

Deposits

     532,843      455,955    16.9   

FHLB advances

     117,900      133,800    (11.9

Subordinated debt

     15,464      15,464    0.0   

Stockholder’s equity

     67,402    $ 64,387    4.7   

SELECTED OPERATING DATA

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
          Nine Months Ended
September 30,
       
     2009    2008     % Change     2009     2008     % Change  
     (In thousands, except per share amounts)  

Interest and dividend income

   $ 9,502    $ 9,092      4.5      $ 27,639      $ 26,904      2.7   

Interest expense

     3,745      4,222      (11.3     11,352        13,083      (13.2
                                   

Net interest income

     5,757      4,870      18.2        16,287        13,821      17.8   

Provision for loan losses

     490      114      329.8        895        273      227.8   
                                   

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

     5,267      4,756      10.7        15,392        13,548      13.6   

Other income

     790      733      7.8        2,248        2,025      11.0   

Impairment on investment securities

     —        (1,296   N/M        (1,077     (1,610   (33.1

Other expense

     3,939      3,530      11.6        11,886        10,320      15.2   
                                   

Income before taxes

     2,118      663      219.5        4,677        3,643      28.4   

Provision for income taxes

     805      322      150.0        1,780        1,483      20.0   
                                   

Net Income

   $ 1,313    $ 341      285.0      $ 2,897      $ 2,160      34.1   
                                   

Earnings per share basic

   $ 0.16    $ 0.04        $ 0.36      $ 0.27     

Earnings per share diluted

   $ 0.16    $ 0.04        $ 0.36      $ 0.27     

Average shares outstanding basic

     8,052,772      8,007,999          8,038,711        7,999,467     

Average shares outstanding diluted

     8,101,928      8,091,415          8,100,705        8,095,745     

N/M – not measurable

 

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     Three Months Ended
September 30, 2009
    Three Months Ended
September 30, 2008
 
     Average
Balance
   Yield/Cost     Average
Balance
   Yield/Cost  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Loans

   $ 647,212    5.54   $ 574,272    5.84

Investment securities

     30,881    6.91     41,932    6.63

Other interest-earning assets

     —      —          2,346    1.77
                  

Total interest-earning assets

     678,093    5.61     618,550    5.88

Interest-bearing deposits

   $ 471,900    1.88   $ 377,632    2.62

Total borrowings

     131,618    4.65     159,014    4.39
                  

Total interest-bearing liabilities

     603,518    2.48     536,646    3.15

Interest rate spread

      3.12      2.73

Net interest margin

      3.40      3.15
     Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2009
    Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2008
 
     Average
Balance
   Yield/Cost     Average
Balance
   Yield/Cost  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Loans

   $ 626,309    5.54   $ 557,461    5.85

Investment securities

     33,383    6.45     48,698    6.46

Other interest-earning assets

     —      —          4,535    2.19
                  

Total interest-earning assets

     659,692    5.59     610,694    5.87

Interest-bearing deposits

   $ 442,865    2.04   $ 382,460    2.74

Total borrowings

     141,152    4.33     156,089    4.46
                  

Total interest-bearing liabilities

     584,017    2.59     538,549    3.24

Interest rate spread

      2.99      2.63

Net interest margin

      3.29      3.02

ASSET QUALITY DATA

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2009
    Year Ended
December 31, 2008
 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Allowance for Loan Losses:

    

Allowance at beginning of period

   $ 2,684      $ 2,307   

Provision for loan losses

     895        373   

Charge-offs

     102        —     

Recoveries

     1        4   
                

Net charge-offs

     101        (4
                

Allowance at end of period

   $ 3,478      $ 2,684   
                

Allowance for loan losses as a percent of total loans

     0.53     0.45

Allowance for loan losses as a percent of nonperforming loans

     137.7     136.04

 

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     Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2009
    Year Ended
December 31, 2008
 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Nonperforming Assets:

    

Nonaccrual loans:

    

Real estate mortgage - residential

   $ 2,486      $ 1,861   

Real estate mortgage - commercial

     —          —     

Commercial

     —          —     

Consumer

     40        112   
                

Total

     2,526        1,973   

Real estate owned

     157        —     

Other nonperforming assets

     —          —     
                

Total nonperforming assets

   $ 2,683      $ 1,973   
                

Nonperforming loans as a percent of total loans

     0.41     0.33

Nonperforming assets as a percent of total assets

     0.36     0.29

SELECTED FINANCIAL RATIOS

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2009     2008  

Selected Performance Ratios:

    

Return on average assets (1)

   0.54   0.44

Return on average equity (1)

   5.84   4.49

Interest rate spread (1)

   2.99   2.63

Net interest margin (1)

   3.29   3.02

Efficiency ratio

   64.13   64.92

 

(1) Annualized.

 

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OCEAN SHORE HOLDING COMPANY - QUARTERLY DATA

 

     Q3
2009
    Q2
2009
    Q1
2009
    Q4
2008
    Q3
2008
 
     (In thousands except per share amounts)  

Income Statement Data:

          

Net interest income

   $ 5,757      $ 5,379      $ 5,151      $ 5,006      $ 4,870   

Provision for loan losses

     490        252        152        101        114   

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

     5,267        5,127        4,999        4,905        4,756   

Other income

     790        771        686        745        734   

Impairment on investment securities

     —          (592     (486     (626     (1,297

Other expense

     3,939        4,206        3,741        3,945        3,530   

Income before taxes

     2,118        1,100        1,459        1,079        663   

Provision for income taxes

     805        429        546        310        322   

Net income

     1,313        671        913        769        341   

Share Data:

          

Earnings per share basic

   $ 0.16      $ 0.08      $ 0.11      $ 0.10      $ 0.04   

Earnings per share diluted

   $ 0.16      $ 0.08      $ 0.11      $ 0.10      $ 0.04   

Average shares outstanding basic

     8,052,772        8,034,388        8,028,710        8,023,008        8,007,999   

Average shares outstanding diluted

     8,101,928        8,102,018        8,097,230        8,091,528        8,091,415   

Balance Sheet Data:

          

Total assets

   $ 742,630      $ 724,246      $ 699,980      $ 678,474      $ 695,710   

Investment securities

     7,456        7,818        9,486        9,300        10,881   

Mortgage-backed securities

     22,880        24,508        26,651        28,105        28,988   

Loans receivable, net

     655,532        636,559        617,599        594,452        579,045   

Deposits

     532,843        490,469        477,463        455,955        460,683   

FHLB advances

     117,900        142,900        133,100        133,800        145,000   

Subordinated debt

     15,464        15,464        15,464        15,464        15,464   

Stockholder’s equity

     67,402        65,859        64,578        64,387        64,215   

Asset Quality:

          

Non-performing assets

   $ 2,683      $ 4,569      $ 1,445      $ 1,973      $ 406   

Non-performing loans to total loans

     0.41     0.72     0.23     0.33     0.07

Non-performing assets to total assets

     0.36     0.63     0.21     0.29     0.06

Allowance for loan losses

   $ 3,478      $ 3,089      $ 2,837      $ 2,684      $ 2,583   

Allowance for loan losses to total loans

     0.53     0.49     0.46     0.45     0.45

Allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans

     137.70     67.5     196.3     136.0     636.2

 

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