EX-99.196 2 ex99_196.htm EXHIBIT 99.196
 

Exhibit 99.196

 

(NORTH VALLEY BANCORP LOGO)

 

North Valley Bancorp Reports Results for

the Quarter Ended March 31, 2013

 

April 30, 2013 - REDDING, CA - North Valley Bancorp (NASDAQ:NOVB), a bank holding company with $911 million in assets, today reported results for the quarter ended March 31, 2013. North Valley Bancorp (“the Company”) is the parent company for North Valley Bank (“NVB”).

 

The Company reported net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 of $1,261,000, or $0.18 per diluted share compared to net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 of $480,000, or $0.07 per diluted share. “We are pleased with the results from the first quarter as we execute our 2013 Plan. Loan production met our goal; however, loan payoffs exceeded expectations resulting in a net reduction in total loans. We continue to negotiate the sale of OREO and to focus on reducing operating costs as we navigate through an improving economy amidst a challenging interest rate environment,” stated Mike Cushman, President and CEO.

 

The Company did not record a provision for loan losses for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 compared to a provision for loan losses of $400,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2012. The allowance for loan losses at March 31, 2013 was $9,651,000, or 1.98% of total loans, compared to $10,458,000, or 2.12% of total loans, at December 31, 2012 and $12,274,000, or 2.74% of total loans, at March 31, 2012.

 

At March 31, 2013, total assets were $910,734,000, a decrease of $2,995,000, or 0.3%, from $913,729,000 at March 31, 2012. The loan portfolio totaled $488,606,000 at March 31, 2013, an increase of $39,957,000, or 8.9%, compared to $448,649,000 at March 31, 2012. The loan to deposit ratio at March 31, 2013 was 63.0% as compared to 58.1% at March 31, 2012, and 64.0% at December 31, 2012. Total deposits increased $3,356,000, or 0.4%, to $775,920,000 at March 31, 2013 compared to $772,564,000 at March 31, 2012. Available-for-sale investment securities totaled $283,721,000 at March 31, 2013, a decrease of $70,433,000 from March 31, 2012. When compared to December 31, 2012, total assets increased $8,391,000 from $902,343,000, driven by an increase in deposits of $7,340,000 from $768,580,000, while loans decreased by $3,605,000 from $492,211,000. Available-for-sale investment securities decreased $2,094,000 from December 31, 2012 to March 31, 2013, while Federal funds sold increased $20,060,000 from December 31, 2012 to March 31, 2013.

 

At March 31, 2013, the Company’s Total Risk-based Capital was $115,023,000, and its capital ratios were: Total Risk-based Capital ratio – 18.6%; Tier 1 risk-based Capital ratio – 17.4%; and Tier 1 Leverage ratio – 12.1%. At March 31, 2013, the Bank’s Total Risk-based Capital was $115,381,000, and its capital ratios were: Total Risk-based Capital ratio – 18.7%; Tier 1 risk-based Capital ratio – 17.4%; and Tier 1 Leverage ratio – 12.1%.

 

Credit Quality

 

Nonperforming loans (defined as nonaccrual loans and loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing interest) decreased $9,185,000, or 58.8%, to $6,449,000 at March 31, 2013 from $15,634,000 at March 31, 2012, and increased $614,000 from the December 31, 2012 balance of $5,835,000. Nonperforming loans as a percentage of total loans were 1.32% at March 31, 2013, as compared to 1.19% at December 31, 2012 and 3.48% at March 31, 2012.

 

During the first quarter of 2013, the Company identified eight loans totaling $2,001,000, net of charge-offs, as additional nonperforming loans. The additions were offset by reductions in nonperforming loans totaling $1,387,000 due primarily to collections received on certain loans and secondarily due to charge-offs and the transfer of three properties to OREO totaling $602,000. Of the eight loans totaling $2,001,000 identified as nonperforming loans during the first quarter of 2013, three relationships make up $1,828,000 of the balance. The first relationship is for a multi-family commercial real estate loan totaling $642,000 located in Yolo County. The Company has recorded a $239,000 charge-off for this loan and there is no specific reserve established. The second relationship consists of three loans totaling $617,000 to a contractor located in Shasta County. The Company has recorded an $86,000 charge-off for these loans and there is no specific reserve established. The third relationship consists of two hospitality commercial real estate loans totaling $569,000 located in Humboldt County. The Company has not recorded a charge-off for these loans and there is no specific reserve established. The remaining two loans of the eight identified as nonperforming loans in the first quarter total $173,000. Charge-offs of $71,000 were recorded against one of the loans and there were no specific reserves established.

 
 

Gross loan charge offs for the first quarter of 2013 were $1,056,000 and recoveries totaled $249,000 resulting in net charge offs of $807,000. Gross loan charge offs for the first quarter of 2012 were $885,000 and recoveries totaled $103,000 resulting in net charge offs of $782,000.

 

Nonperforming assets (nonperforming loans and OREO) totaled $27,814,000 at March 31, 2013, a decrease of $4,726,000 from the March 31, 2012 balance of $32,540,000, and a $444,000 decrease from the December 31, 2012 balance of $28,258,000. Nonperforming assets as a percentage of total assets were 3.05% at March 31, 2013 compared to 3.56% at March 31, 2012 and 3.13% at December 31, 2012.

 

The Company’s OREO properties decreased $1,058,000 to $21,365,000 at March 31, 2013 from $22,423,000 at December 31, 2012. The decrease in OREO was due to the sale of three properties totaling $1,425,000 (a gain of $26,000 was recorded on the sale), and the write-down of the value of certain other OREO properties of $261,000 during the quarter ended March 31, 2013, which was partially offset by the transfer of three properties to OREO totaling $602,000.

 

Operating Results

 

Net interest income, which represents the Company’s largest component of revenues and is the difference between interest earned on loans and investments and interest paid on deposits and borrowings, increased $44,000, or 0.6%, for the three months ended March 31, 2013 compared to the same period in 2012. Interest income decreased by $741,000, or 8.6%, primarily due to both the lower yield on earning assets and a decrease in average earning asset balances. The Company had foregone interest income of $85,000 and $155,000 for the loans on nonaccrual status for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Average loans increased $32,936,000 in the first quarter of 2013 compared to the first quarter of 2012, while the yield on the loan portfolio decreased 42 basis points to 5.33% for the quarter ended March 31, 2013. Offsetting the decrease in interest income was a decrease in interest expense of $785,000, or 64.5%, due to both a decrease in the rates paid on deposits and the rates paid on its subordinated debt for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 compared to the same period in 2012. Overall, average earning assets decreased $32,329,000 to $797,861,000 in the first quarter of 2013 compared to the first quarter of 2012. Average yields on earning assets decreased 17 basis points from the quarter ended March 31, 2012, to 4.03% for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 while the average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities decreased by 48 basis points to 0.28%. The Company’s net interest margin for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 was 3.81%, an increase of 20 basis points from the margin of 3.61% for the first quarter in 2012 and a decrease of 12 basis points from the 3.93% net interest margin for the linked quarter ended December 31, 2012.

 

Noninterest income for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 increased $1,070,000, or 32.8%, to $4,329,000 compared to $3,259,000 for the same period in 2012. Service charges on deposits decreased by $100,000 to $952,000 for the first quarter of 2013 compared to $1,052,000 for the same period in 2012. Other fees and charges decreased by $77,000 to $1,120,000 for the first quarter of 2013 compared to $1,197,000 for the first quarter of 2012. The Company recorded gains on the sale of mortgage loans of $757,000, and gains on the sale of SBA loans of $168,000 for the first quarter of 2013 compared to gains of $361,000 and $43,000, respectively, for the same period in 2012. The Company recognized gains on the sale of investment securities of $543,000 for the first quarter of 2013 compared to a loss on sale of investments securities of $9,000 for the same period in 2012. Other noninterest income increased $174,000, to $789,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 compared to $615,000 for the same period in 2012.

 
 

Noninterest expense increased $232,000, or 2.4%, to $9,888,000 for the first quarter of 2013 from $9,656,000 for the first quarter in 2012. Salaries and employee benefits increased $105,000, for the first quarter of 2013 compared to the first quarter of 2012 due primarily to incentive compensation for production personnel. Occupancy and furniture and equipment expense decreased $32,000 for the first quarter of 2013 compared to the first quarter of 2012 due to a decrease in depreciation and rent expense as a result of facilities consolidation initiatives completed in 2012. OREO expense decreased $258,000 to $376,000, for the first quarter of 2013 compared to $634,000 for the same period in 2012, and FDIC and state assessments decreased $95,000 to $218,000 for the first quarter of 2013, compared to $313,000 for the same period in 2012. Other expense increased $512,000 to $3,279,000 for the first quarter of 2013 compared to $2,767,000 for the same period in 2012 due primarily to the recording of a $500,000 additional reserve for expenses expected to be incurred during 2013 in connection with the anticipated settlement of a compliance exam conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco in 2010.

 

The Company recorded a provision for income taxes for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 of $616,000, resulting in an effective tax rate of 32.8%, compared to a provision for income taxes of $115,000, or an effective tax rate of 19.3%, for the quarter ended March 31, 2012.

 

North Valley Bancorp is a bank holding company headquartered in Redding, California. Its subsidiary, North Valley Bank (“NVB”), operates twenty-two commercial banking offices in Shasta, Humboldt, Del Norte, Mendocino, Yolo, Sonoma, Placer and Trinity Counties in Northern California, including two in-store supermarket branches and six Business Banking Centers. North Valley Bancorp, through NVB, offers a wide range of consumer and business banking deposit products and services including internet banking and cash management services. In addition to these depository services, NVB engages in a full complement of lending activities including consumer, commercial and real estate loans. Additionally, NVB has SBA Preferred Lender status and provides investment services to its customers. Visit the Company’s website address at www.novb.com for more information.

 

Cautionary Statement: This release contains certain forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated herein. Management’s assumptions and projections are based on their anticipation of future events and actual performance may differ materially from those projected. Risks and uncertainties which could impact future financial performance include, among others, (a) competitive pressures in the banking industry; (b) changes in the interest rate environment; (c) general economic conditions, either nationally, regionally or locally, including fluctuations in real estate values; (d) changes in the regulatory environment; (e) changes in business conditions or the securities markets and inflation; (f) possible shortages of gas and electricity at utility companies operating in the State of California, and (g) the effects of terrorism, including the events of September 11, 2001, and thereafter, and the conduct of the war on terrorism by the United States and its allies. Therefore, the information set forth herein, together with other information contained in the periodic reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, should be carefully considered when evaluating the business prospects of the Company. North Valley Bancorp undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release, except as required by law.

 

For further information contact:

Michael J. Cushman                                       or Kevin R. Watson
President & Chief Executive Officer          Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
(530) 226-2900    Fax: (530) 221-4877   (530) 226-2900   Fax: (530) 221-4877

 

 
 

NORTH VALLEY BANCORP
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

   Three Months Ended     
   March 31,     
   2013   2012   $ Change   % Change 
Statement of Income                    
Interest income                    
Loans (including fees)  $6,366   $6,470   $(104)   (1.61%)
Investment securities   1,483    2,111    (628)   (29.75%)
Federal funds sold and other   19    28    (9)   (32.14%)
Total interest income   7,868    8,609    (741)   (8.61%)
Interest expense                    
Interest on deposits   299    734    (435)   (59.26%)
Subordinated debentures   133    483    (350)   (72.46%)
Total interest expense   432    1,217    (785)   (64.50%)
Net interest income   7,436    7,392    44    0.60%
Provision for loan losses       400    (400)   (100.00%)
Net interest income after provision for loan losses   7,436    6,992    444    6.35%
                     
Noninterest income                    
Service charges on deposit accounts   952    1,052    (100)   (9.51%)
Other fees and charges   1,120    1,197    (77)   (6.43%)
Gain on sales of mortgage loans   757    361    396    109.70%
Gain on sales of SBA loans   168    43    125    290.70%
Gain (loss) on sales of securities, net   543    (9)   552    (6133.33%)
Other   789    615    174    28.29%
Total noninterest income   4,329    3,259    1,070    32.83%
                     
Noninterest expenses                    
Salaries and employee benefits   5,162    5,057    105    2.08%
Occupancy   633    640    (7)   (1.09%)
Furniture and equipment   220    245    (25)   (10.20%)
Other real estate owned expense   376    634    (258)   (40.69%)
FDIC and state assessments   218    313    (95)   (30.35%)
Other   3,279    2,767    512    18.50%
Total noninterest expenses   9,888    9,656    232    2.40%
Income before provision for income taxes   1,877    595    1,282    215.46%
Provision for income taxes   616    115    501    435.65%
Net income  $1,261   $480   $781    162.71%
                     
Common Share Data                    
Earnings per share                    
Basic  $0.18   $0.07   $0.11    157.14%
Diluted  $0.18   $0.07   $0.11    157.14%
                     
Weighted average shares outstanding   6,835,192    6,833,752           
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted   6,845,484    6,833,752           
Book value per share  $14.18   $13.31           
Tangible book value  $14.15   $13.26           
Shares outstanding   6,835,192    6,833,752           
 
 

NORTH VALLEY BANCORP
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)

 

   March 31,   December 31,   March 31, 
   2013   2012   2012 
Balance Sheet Data               
Assets               
Cash and due from banks  $15,890   $22,654   $19,314 
Federal funds sold   35,925    15,865    16,400 
Time deposits at other financial institutions   2,219    2,219    1,960 
Available-for-sale securities - at fair value   283,721    285,815    354,154 
Held-to-maturity securities - at amortized cost   6    6    6 
                
Loans   488,606    492,211    448,649 
Allowance for loan losses   (9,651)   (10,458)   (12,274)
Net loans   478,955    481,753    436,375 
                
Premises and equipment, net   8,978    9,181    8,738 
Other real estate owned   21,365    22,423    16,906 
Core deposit intangibles, net   219    255    364 
Accrued interest receivable and other assets   63,456    62,172    59,512 
Total assets  $910,734   $902,343   $913,729 
                
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity               
Deposits:               
Demand, noninterest bearing  $174,495   $177,855   $156,030 
Demand, interest bearing   193,846    185,315    184,408 
Savings and money market   245,094    233,034    223,475 
Time   162,485    172,376    208,651 
Total deposits   775,920    768,580    772,564 
                
Accrued interest payable and other liabilities   16,217    15,951    18,215 
Subordinated debentures   21,651    21,651    31,961 
Total liabilities   813,788    806,182    822,740 
Shareholders’ equity   96,946    96,161    90,989 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity  $910,734   $902,343   $913,729 
                
Asset Quality               
Nonaccrual loans  $6,449   $5,835   $15,634 
Loans past due 90 days and accruing interest            
Other real estate owned   21,365    22,423    16,906 
Total nonperforming assets  $27,814   $28,258   $32,540 
                
Classified assets  $39,113   $45,297   $51,441 
Bank Tier 1 Capital + ALLL  $117,245   $115,580   $128,110 
Classified assets ratio   33.36%   39.19%   40.15%
                
Allowance for loan losses to total loans   1.98%   2.12%   2.74%
Allowance for loan losses to NPL’s   149.65%   179.23%   78.51%
 
 

NORTH VALLEY BANCORP
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)

 

   Three Months Ended 
   March 31, 
   2013   2012 
Selected Financial Ratios          
Return on average total assets   0.57%   0.21%
Return on average shareholders’ equity   5.30%   2.12%
Net interest margin (tax equivalent basis)   3.81%   3.61%
Efficiency ratio   84.05%   90.66%
           
Selected Average Balances          
Loans  $484,415   $451,479 
Taxable investments   270,493    316,776 
Tax-exempt investments   9,840    12,985 
Federal funds sold and other   33,113    48,950 
Total earning assets  $797,861   $830,190 
Total assets  $897,178   $916,176 
           
Demand deposits - interest bearing  $188,138   $175,999 
Savings and money market   238,785    219,729 
Time deposits   166,198    212,900 
Other borrowings   21,651    31,961 
Total interest bearing liabilities  $614,772   $640,589 
Demand deposits - noninterest bearing  $169,080   $158,384 
Shareholders’ equity  $96,483   $90,725 
 
 

NORTH VALLEY BANCORP
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

   For the Quarter Ended 
   March   December   September   June 
   2013   2012   2012   2012 
Interest income  $7,868   $8,276   $8,426   $8,420 
Interest expense   432    504    713    1,091 
Net interest income   7,436    7,772    7,713    7,329 
                     
Provision for loan losses           700    1,000 
Noninterest income   4,329    4,269    4,204    4,687 
Noninterest expense   9,888    11,336    9,759    9,228 
                     
Income before provision (benefit) for income taxes   1,877    705    1,458    1,788 
Provision (benefit) for income taxes   616    160    (2,546)   527 
Net income  $1,261   $545   $4,004   $1,261 
                     
Earnings per common share:                    
Basic  $0.18   $0.08   $0.59   $0.18 
Diluted  $0.18   $0.08   $0.59   $0.18