EX-99.1 2 ex-99-1.htm PRESS RELEASE

Old Point Releases Third Quarter 2016 Results

·
Total assets exceed $900 million
·
Net interest margin holds steady at 3.67%
·
Low-cost deposits grow $14.7 million

November 3, 2016 Hampton, VA          Old Point Financial Corporation (NASDAQ "OPOF") reported quarterly net income of $1.3 million ($0.27 per diluted share) for the third quarter of 2016, $489 thousand higher than the net income of $840 thousand ($0.17 per diluted share) for the third quarter of 2015. Higher net interest income and lower noninterest expense were the primary drivers of the increase in quarterly net income. Year-to-date through September 30, net income was $2.9 million in 2016 and $3.3 million in 2015.

Income for the first nine months was impacted by a variety of factors, of which three were the most significant: the early payoff of an advance from the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB), a new strategy for our investment portfolio, and a charge-off on a single loan relationship.

The FHLB advance, which would have matured in June, was instead paid off in February. In the past, the prepayment fee on this advance made an early payoff prohibitively expensive, but in the first quarter of 2016, we were able to take advantage of volatility in the markets. The prepayment penalty on the advance was $391 thousand, compared to $456 thousand in interest expense that we would have paid if we had allowed the advance to mature. Lower interest expense improved our net interest margin to 3.67% for the first nine months of 2016, from 3.56% for the first nine months of 2015.

The second major influence on year-to-date net income was our new strategy for our investment portfolio. Our new strategy has two main goals. The first is to manage the portfolio's susceptibility to interest rate risk in the future, and the second is to provide us with liquidity to fund loan growth. We implemented this strategy in the first and second quarters of 2016 by selling securities in certain classes and purchasing new securities in different classes. These sales also resulted in net gains of $522 thousand in the first nine months of 2016, with $509 thousand of that in the first quarter.

The third major influence on year-to-date net income was a charge-off in the second quarter of 2016, which resulted in an increased provision for loan losses. This charge-off was on a single borrowing relationship whose condition deteriorated rapidly. We identified the impairment on this relationship in the second quarter and charged off $786 thousand accordingly. Primarily as a result of this charge-off, annualized net charge-offs as a percent of total loans increased to 0.28% in the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to a net recovery of 0.02% in the same period last year.
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"During the past year, the management team has worked diligently to restructure the balance sheet, strengthen our credit culture, and improve our sales management process," said Rob Shuford, Jr., Old Point National Bank's President and CEO. "As a direct result, our core earnings continue to improve, and we are experiencing the strongest organic loan growth since 2008."

Third Quarter Results
Unless otherwise noted, all comparisons in this section are between the third quarter of 2016 and the third quarter of 2015.

Net interest income after the provision increased $159 thousand, due to a lower provision for loan losses and lower interest expense. Reduced interest expense on FHLB advances had the most significant impact on total interest expense. The $5.0 million net decrease in FHLB advances shown on the balance sheet makes it appear that we partially paid off our existing advance. In reality, we paid off the entire $25.0 million outstanding at December 31, 2015 in the first quarter of 2016 and took out new advances in the second quarter. The new advances we took out in 2016 had rates between 0.43% and 0.59%, compared to a rate of 4.83% on the advance we paid off. Ignoring the effect of any new advances, the payoff of the old advance will reduce our annual interest expense by $1.2 million. If we need to take out additional advances in 2016 or 2017, we expect the rates on those advances to be significantly less than the rate on the advance we paid off.

A lower provision for loan losses also contributed to the improved net interest income after the provision. We reversed $100 thousand from the provision for loan losses in the third quarter of 2016, compared to a reversal of $50 thousand in the third quarter of 2015. These declines in interest expense and the provision more than compensated for declines in interest income.

Noninterest income was $104 thousand higher between the two quarters, with increased income from Old Point Mortgage offsetting decreases in other service charges, commissions and fees. Old Point Mortgage has worked to improve its efficiency and sales processes, work that is paying off in 2016.

Noninterest expense was down $462 thousand over all, though some categories did increase. The most significant changes were in four line items:
·
Salaries and employee benefits: In the third quarter of 2015, we expensed the benefits package given to a retiring executive officer. This elevated our expense for that quarter, but even excluding the retirement package, our expense would have been almost $100 thousand lower between the two quarters.
·
FDIC insurance: Beginning in the third quarter of 2016, the FDIC made changes to the way that insurance premiums are calculated. We expect the lower levels of expense to continue into the foreseeable future.
·
Legal and audit expenses: Our 2016 proxy statement included numerous proposals, including changes to our articles of incorporation, the addition of an employee stock purchase plan, and the addition of a new stock incentive plan, all of which required extensive review by outside legal counsel.
·
Loss on other real estate owned: We made significant progress on reducing our holdings of other real estate owned, with the balance decreasing from $2.7 million at December 31, 2015 to $1.1 million at September 30, 2016. As we sell these properties, we expect to have fewer write-downs and lower foreclosed property expenses in the future.
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Balance Sheet Review
Unless otherwise noted, all comparisons in this section are between December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2016.

Assets as of September 30, 2016 were $905.8 million, an increase of $9.0 million or 1.00%. This follows the de-leveraging of the balance sheet in the first quarter of 2016, which included the payoff of the FHLB advance and re-structuring of the investment portfolio discussed above and reduced total assets to $856.8 million at March 31, 2016. Since that point, our total assets have grown $48.9 million, or 5.71%. Our year-to-date asset growth was driven mainly by the liabilities side of the balance sheet, with deposits increasing $18.0 million, or 2.41%, to $764.5 million at September 30, 2016. Low-cost deposits in particular grew $14.7 million, which we expect will help protect our interest margin in coming quarters. At the same time, securities available-for-sale decreased $52.0 million, mainly due to the sales discussed above.

The increase in deposits and decrease in securities provided us with liquidity to cover the $7.7 million decline in overnight repurchase agreements and the $5.0 million net decrease in FHLB advances, as well as fund net loan growth of $25.4 million. Although net loans did decrease $4.1 million between June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2016, a large part of the decrease was due to lower balances on warehouse lines that provide funding to mortgage companies. The balances on these lines typically peak during the summer months and decline again in third quarter.

As part of our strategy to grow loans, we re-opened our dealer lending division in September 2016. Since the program was only open a few weeks, it had minimal impact on the quarter-end balance sheet, but we anticipate this program should help our interest margin and net income in future quarters.

Our remaining liquidity was held in cash and cash equivalents, mostly in a noninterest-bearing account at a correspondent. Although this account doesn't pay interest, the earnings credit rate is higher than the interest rate we would have earned from any of our interest-bearing accounts. As a result, the reduction in noninterest expense (and thus the increase in net income) is higher than the reduction in interest income.

This earnings credit is available to offset certain noninterest expenses, the most obvious of which are the fees charged by the correspondent. Beginning in the third quarter of 2016, we began to make more strategic use of this earnings credit, which can also be used to pay data processing and courier expenses. By using this strategy, we were able to save $39 thousand and $52 thousand in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, and we expect to save more in the remainder of the year.

Other items of note:
Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) increased from $10.7 million as of December 31, 2015 to $12.3 million as of September 30, 2016. Although this category increased, we anticipate that the cash flow and collateral on these loans will cover the outstanding principal. NPAs do not include restructured loans that are performing in accordance with their modified terms. Loans past due 90 days or more but still accruing interest, a component of NPAs, totaled $2.6 million as of September 30, 2016, substantially all of which were student loans with principal and interest amounts that are 97-98% guaranteed by the U.S. Government. We expect to experience minimal losses on these government-guaranteed loans. Loans past due 90 days or more but still accruing interest totaled $3.4 million as of December 31, 2015, of which $3.1 million were student loans with principal and interest amounts that are 97-98% guaranteed by the U.S. government.

Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses (ALLL) was 1.31% of total loans as of September 30, 2016, compared to 1.36% at December 31, 2015.
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For information about our commitment to the community, pick up a copy of Old Point's Community Engagement Report in any of our branches or request a PDF via email (lwright@oldpoint.com). For information about upcoming initiatives, please visit our website (www.oldpoint.com), our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/oldpoint), or join us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/opnb).

Safe Harbor Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements. Statements in this press release which use language such as "believes," "expects," "plans," "may," "will," "should," "projects," "contemplates," "anticipates,"  "forecasts," "intends" and similar expressions, identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs of Old Point's management, as well as estimates and assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management. These statements are inherently uncertain, and there can be no assurance that the underlying estimates or assumptions will prove to be accurate. Actual results could differ materially from historical results or those anticipated by such statements. Forward-looking statements in this release include, without limitation, statements regarding future financial performance, strategic business initiatives, management's efforts to reposition the balance sheet, levels and sources of liquidity, use of proceeds from the sale of securities, future levels of charge-offs or net recoveries, and the performance of Old Point's purchased student loan portfolio.

Factors that could have a material adverse effect on the operations and future prospects of Old Point include, but are not limited to, changes in: interest rates and yields; general economic and business conditions, including unemployment levels; demand for loan products; the legislative/regulatory climate; monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. Government, including policies of the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board; the quality or composition of the loan or securities portfolios; changes in the volume and mix of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities; the effects of management's investment strategy and strategy to manage the net interest margin; the U.S. Government's guarantee of repayment of student loans purchased by Old Point; the level of net charge-offs on loans; deposit flows; competition; demand for financial services in Old Point's market area; technology; reliance on third parties for key services; the use of inaccurate assumptions in management's modeling systems; the real estate market; accounting principles, policies and guidelines; and other factors detailed in Old Point's publicly filed documents, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015. These risks and uncertainties should be considered in evaluating the forward-looking statements contained herein, and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements, which speak only as of date of the release.

Old Point Financial Corporation ("OPOF" - Nasdaq) is the parent company of The Old Point National Bank of Phoebus, a locally owned and managed community bank serving all of Hampton Roads and Old Point Trust & Financial Services, N.A., a Hampton Roads wealth management services provider. Web: www.oldpoint.com. For more information, contact Erin Black, Senior Vice President/Marketing Director, Old Point National Bank at 757- 251-2792.
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Old Point Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries
           
Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
2016
   
2015
 
   
(unaudited)
       
Assets
           
             
Cash and due from banks
 
$
59,551
   
$
33,514
 
Interest-bearing due from banks
   
13,951
     
1,064
 
Federal funds sold
   
1,391
     
2,412
 
Cash and cash equivalents
   
74,893
     
36,990
 
Securities available-for-sale, at fair value
   
162,219
     
214,192
 
Restricted securities
   
1,820
     
2,016
 
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses of $7,780 and $7,738
   
586,140
     
560,737
 
Premises and equipment, net
   
39,834
     
41,282
 
Bank-owned life insurance
   
25,058
     
24,411
 
Other real estate owned, net of valuation allowance of $1,051 and $2,549
   
1,141
     
2,741
 
Other assets
   
14,651
     
14,418
 
Total assets
 
$
905,756
   
$
896,787
 
                 
Liabilities & Stockholders' Equity
               
                 
Deposits:
               
Noninterest-bearing deposits
 
$
226,020
   
$
215,090
 
Savings deposits
   
325,188
     
321,370
 
Time deposits
   
213,289
     
210,011
 
Total deposits
   
764,497
     
746,471
 
Overnight repurchase agreements
   
18,239
     
25,950
 
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
   
20,000
     
25,000
 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
   
6,553
     
6,190
 
Total liabilities
   
809,289
     
803,611
 
                 
Commitments and contingencies
               
                 
Stockholders' equity:
               
Common stock, $5 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized;
         
4,959,009 shares issued and outstanding
   
24,795
     
24,795
 
Additional paid-in capital
   
16,392
     
16,392
 
Retained earnings
   
56,565
     
55,151
 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net
   
(1,285
)
   
(3,162
)
Total stockholders' equity
   
96,467
     
93,176
 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
 
$
905,756
   
$
896,787
 
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Old Point Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries
                   
Consolidated Statements of Income
                       
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
   
2016
   
2015
   
2016
   
2015
 
   
(unaudited)
   
(unaudited)
 
Interest and Dividend Income:
                       
Interest and fees on loans
 
$
6,646
   
$
6,565
   
$
19,619
   
$
19,405
 
Interest on due from banks
   
25
     
1
     
30
     
11
 
Interest on federal funds sold
   
2
     
0
     
4
     
1
 
Interest on securities:
                               
Taxable
   
357
     
597
     
1,376
     
1,898
 
Tax-exempt
   
371
     
413
     
1,131
     
1,251
 
Dividends and interest on all other securities
   
35
     
33
     
76
     
97
 
Total interest and dividend income
   
7,436
     
7,609
     
22,236
     
22,663
 
                                 
Interest Expense:
                               
Interest on savings deposits
   
56
     
60
     
165
     
169
 
Interest on time deposits
   
538
     
539
     
1,572
     
1,611
 
Interest on federal funds purchased, securities sold under
                         
agreements to repurchase and other borrowings
   
6
     
7
     
20
     
23
 
Interest on Federal Home Loan Bank advances
   
33
     
309
     
177
     
923
 
Total interest expense
   
633
     
915
     
1,934
     
2,726
 
Net interest income
   
6,803
     
6,694
     
20,302
     
19,937
 
Provision for loan losses
   
(100
)
   
(50
)
   
1,300
     
250
 
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
   
6,903
     
6,744
     
19,002
     
19,687
 
                                 
Noninterest Income:
                               
Income from fiduciary activities
   
858
     
846
     
2,636
     
2,740
 
Service charges on deposit accounts
   
1,039
     
1,032
     
3,035
     
3,008
 
Other service charges, commissions and fees
   
968
     
1,031
     
3,019
     
3,094
 
Income from bank-owned life insurance
   
215
     
221
     
647
     
664
 
Income from Old Point Mortgage
   
187
     
50
     
276
     
208
 
Gain on sale of available-for-sale securities, net
   
7
     
0
     
522
     
0
 
Other operating income
   
53
     
43
     
143
     
145
 
Total noninterest income
   
3,327
     
3,223
     
10,278
     
9,859
 
                                 
Noninterest Expense:
                               
Salaries and employee benefits
   
5,063
     
5,510
     
15,107
     
15,616
 
Occupancy and equipment
   
1,373
     
1,335
     
4,121
     
3,966
 
Data processing
   
419
     
421
     
1,276
     
1,186
 
FDIC insurance
   
66
     
154
     
387
     
454
 
Customer development
   
146
     
154
     
450
     
469
 
Legal and audit expenses
   
372
     
237
     
869
     
511
 
Other outside service fees
   
200
     
186
     
561
     
495
 
Employee professional development
   
147
     
146
     
474
     
439
 
Capital stock tax
   
128
     
113
     
390
     
338
 
ATM and check losses
   
131
     
101
     
301
     
380
 
Prepayment fee on Federal Home Loan Bank advance
   
0
     
0
     
391
     
0
 
Loss on other real estate owned
   
45
     
166
     
153
     
238
 
Other operating expenses
   
599
     
628
     
1,785
     
1,840
 
Total noninterest expense
   
8,689
     
9,151
     
26,265
     
25,932
 
Income before income taxes
   
1,541
     
816
     
3,015
     
3,614
 
Income tax expense (benefit)
   
212
     
(24
)
   
113
     
290
 
Net income
 
$
1,329
   
$
840
   
$
2,902
   
$
3,324
 
                                 
Basic Earnings per Share:
                               
Average shares outstanding
   
4,959,009
     
4,959,009
     
4,959,009
     
4,959,009
 
Net income per share of common stock
 
$
0.27
   
$
0.17
   
$
0.59
   
$
0.67
 
                                 
Diluted Earnings per Share:
                               
Average shares outstanding
   
4,959,009
     
4,959,009
     
4,959,009
     
4,959,009
 
Net income per share of common stock
 
$
0.27
   
$
0.17
   
$
0.59
   
$
0.67
 
                                 
Cash Dividends Declared per Share:
 
$
0.10
   
$
0.09
   
$
0.30
   
$
0.25
 
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Old Point Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries
                   
Selected Ratios
 
September 30,
   
June 30,
   
December 31,
   
September 30,
 
   
2016
   
2016
   
2015
   
2015
 
Net Interest Margin Year-to-Date
   
3.67
%
   
3.67
%
   
3.56
%
   
3.56
%
NPAs/Total Assets
   
1.36
%
   
1.00
%
   
1.19
%
   
1.01
%
Annualized Net Charge Offs/Total Loans
   
0.28
%
   
0.40
%
   
0.06
%
   
-0.02
%
Allowance for Loan Losses/Total Loans
   
1.31
%
   
1.33
%
   
1.36
%
   
1.30
%
                                 
                                 
Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) (in thousands)
                               
Nonaccrual Loans
 
$
8,550
   
$
3,910
   
$
4,582
   
$
1,784
 
Loans > 90 days past due, but still accruing interest
   
2,620
     
3,222
     
3,356
     
3,069
 
Non-Performing Restructured Loans
   
0
     
0
     
0
     
0
 
Other real estate owned
   
1,141
     
1,887
     
2,741
     
4,034
 
Total Non-Performing Assets
 
$
12,311
   
$
9,019
   
$
10,679
   
$
8,887
 
                                 
                                 
Other Selected Numbers (in thousands)
                               
Loans Charged Off Year-to-Date, net of recoveries
 
$
1,258
   
$
1,204
   
$
362
   
$
(94
)
Year-to-Date Average Loans
 
$
580,900
   
$
575,812
   
$
563,534
   
$
561,125
 
Year-to-Date Average Assets
 
$
874,501
   
$
861,243
   
$
884,386
   
$
883,920
 
Year-to-Date Average Earning Assets
 
$
762,048
   
$
759,537
   
$
775,987
   
$
775,595
 
Year-to-Date Average Deposits
 
$
734,300
   
$
726,831
   
$
730,046
   
$
728,039
 
Year-to-Date Average Equity
 
$
95,171
   
$
94,682
   
$
90,433
   
$
90,050
 

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