Gross Loans Up 11% Year-over-Year
LAKEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Solera National Bancorp, Inc. (OTCQB: SLRK), the holding company
for Solera National Bank, reported today net income more than doubled to
$168,000, or $0.07 per share, in the first nine months of 2012, compared
to $76,000, or $0.03 per share in the like period a year ago. Improving
loan demand, increased noninterest income and continued improvements in
asset quality, contributed to profitability in the third quarter and the
first nine months of 2012. In the third quarter of 2012, Solera earned
$74,000, or $0.03 per share, compared to $133,000, or $0.05 per share in
the preceding quarter, and $159,000, or $0.06 per share in the third
quarter a year ago.
“Our third quarter results marks our eighth profitable quarter out of
the last ten quarters. And, although our third quarter results were
impacted by a legal settlement and associated legal expenses, our
profits are a positive result in this slow-growing economy,” said
Douglas Crichfield, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Asset
quality continues to improve, with only one nonperforming loan and two
foreclosed commercial businesses in nonperforming assets. With solid
asset quality and recoveries on previously charged-off loans of
approximately $25,000 in the quarter, we were able to maintain strong
reserves without a provision for loan losses in the third quarter.” At
the end of September 2012, the allowance for loan and lease losses was
$1.0 million, or 1.68% of total loans.
Financial Highlights (at or for the period ended September 30, 2012)
-
Net income increased 121% to $168,000 for the first nine months of
2012, compared to $76,000 for the first nine months of 2011.
-
Solera earned $0.03 per share in the third quarter of 2012, compared
to $0.05 in the preceding quarter and $0.06 in the like quarter a year
ago.
-
Gross loans increased 5% to $61.7 million from the preceding quarter
and grew 11% compared to the third quarter of 2011.
-
Total assets grew 10% to $154.7 million from $140.7 million reported
in the like quarter a year ago.
-
Total deposits grew 11% from a year ago to $125.5 million, with a 6%
increase in noninterest-bearing demand deposits.
-
Solera’s capital ratios continue to significantly exceed regulatory
requirements for a well-capitalized financial institution with total
risk-based capital at 19.1%.
-
Tangible book value, excluding unrealized gains on securities,
improved to $7.34 per share up 2% from $7.19 per share a year earlier.
-
Solera’s tangible common equity ratio, excluding unrealized gains on
securities, was 12.1% at September 30, 2012.
-
In July 2012, Solera National Bank was recognized as the Diversity
Corporation of the Year by ColoradoBiz magazine, for their service to
the diverse business community in Denver.
“Job gains in Metro Denver continue to help fuel the local economy.
Metro Denver employers added 3,900 jobs during July and August. From
strengthening commercial and residential real estate markets to
increasing consumer confidence, it's clear that the Metro Denver economy
continues to emerge from the recession,” according to data compiled by
the Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation in its Monthly
Economic Summary for October 2012. Commenting on residential real estate
the publication continued, “The total number of August sales was 17.9%
higher than the August 2011 sales total, and the total number of homes
placed under contract in August was a striking 20.5% higher than the
comparable 2011 figure.”
The Bank is taking advantage of these market conditions and the rebound
in Metro Denver residential real estate. “We are in the process of
recruiting residential mortgage loan professionals to expand our loan
portfolio to include the full spectrum of residential loans,” added
Crichfield. “Offering residential mortgages to our customers will
complement our relationship-focused approach to banking and is in line
with our strategic plan to grow our franchise.”
Balance Sheet and Credit Quality
Solera National Bancorp’s total assets were $154.7 million at September
30, 2012, up slightly compared to $154.6 million at the end of the
preceding quarter, and 10% higher than the $140.7 million reported a
year ago.
“Loan demand continues to pick up as reflected in the 5% increase in
gross loans from the preceding quarter and 11% from a year ago,” said
Crichfield. “We generated approximately $5.8 million in new loan
originations during the quarter, primarily in commercial and industrial,
and residential real estate loans. After $2.7 million of payoffs during
the quarter, primarily in commercial real estate, net loans generated
were $3.1 million. We are actively marketing our SBA program and expect
demand to develop as we go forward. We believe we have a competitive
edge in this market as we continue to focus on serving the Hispanic
community and reaching out to credit-worthy customers.”
Gross loans were $61.7 million at the end of the third quarter 2012,
compared to $58.5 million at June 30, 2012, and $55.7 million at the end
of the third quarter a year ago. The loan portfolio remains
well-diversified with owner-occupied commercial real estate loans
representing 30% of the portfolio, investor-owned commercial real estate
loans at 29%, commercial and industrial loans representing 17%,
residential real estate loans 21% and construction and consumer loans
totaling 3% of the loan portfolio. Commercial real estate concentrations
are substantially below regulatory guidance.
The investment securities portfolio totaled $84.9 million at September
30, 2012, up 4% from $81.9 million at September 30, 2011. At September
30, 2012, the investment portfolio was comprised primarily of U.S.
Government-sponsored agency mortgage-backed securities.
Deposits totaled $125.5 million at September 30, 2012, compared to
$125.2 million at June 30, 2012 and $112.6 million at September 30,
2011. Excluding certificates of deposits, core deposits accounted for
54% of total deposits at the end of September 2012. According to data
recently released by the FDIC, Solera now ranks fourth in deposit market
share among the fifteen banks operating within a three mile radius of
our main office.
Key credit metrics further improved during the third quarter of 2012. At
September 30, 2012, Solera’s non-performing assets, consisting primarily
of other real estate owned, were 1.16% of total assets, compared to
1.35% at June 30, 2012 and 1.34% a year ago. Non-performing loans were
down sharply from a year ago with non-performing loans to total loans at
0.02% at September 30, 2012, compared to 1.77% of total loans a year
earlier.
Stockholders’ equity was $20.0 million and tangible book value,
excluding unrealized gains on securities, was $7.34 a share at September
30, 2012. Solera’s tangible common equity, excluding unrealized gains on
securities, was 12.1% of tangible assets at the end of the third quarter
of 2012.
Review of Operations
Total revenue (net interest income plus noninterest income) increased
11% to $1.4 million in the third quarter, compared to $1.3 million in
the preceding quarter. Revenue in the quarter ended September 30, 2011
was $1.4 million.
Net interest income increased 3% to $1.1 million in the third quarter of
2012, compared to $1.0 million in the second quarter of 2012. Net
interest income after the provision for loan and lease losses remained
the same for the first nine months of 2012 and 2011 at $3.1 million.
Largely due to the $289,000 gain on the sale of securities, third
quarter noninterest income was $329,000, compared to $230,000 for the
second quarter of 2012, and $327,000 in the third quarter a year ago.
“We are able to generate gains on the sale of securities periodically;
consequently, we continue to maintain a relatively large securities
portfolio, which we actively manage for liquidity and interest rate risk
purposes,” said Robert J. Fenton, Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer. Solera’s securities portfolio is comprised of
high-quality bonds with relatively short maturities. In the first nine
months of 2012, noninterest income was $697,000, up 19% compared to
$588,000 in the first nine months a year earlier, due primarily to
increased cash surrender value on bank-owned life insurance acquired
during the first quarter of 2012, and higher gains from the sale of
loans and securities.
“As a result of further improvements in asset quality, we found it
unnecessary to record a provision for loan and lease losses thus far in
2012,” added Fenton. “By comparison, we recorded a $10,000 provision in
the third quarter a year ago and $130,000 for the first nine months of
2011.”
“Our net interest margin (NIM) remains under pressure from this
continued low interest rate environment,” Fenton said. In the third
quarter of 2012, Solera’s NIM was 2.83%, down slightly from 2.85% in the
second quarter of 2012 and down 16 basis points from 2.99% in the third
quarter a year ago. Year-to-date, NIM was 2.82% compared to 3.15% in the
first nine months of 2011. The yield on investments fell 96 basis points
to 2.42% while the yield on loans decreased 8 basis points to 5.71%.
For the third quarter of 2012, noninterest expense was $1.3 million,
compared to $1.1 million for the second quarter of 2012 and $1.2 million
for the third quarter a year ago. For the first nine months of 2012 and
2011, noninterest expense was $3.6 million for each period. “Noninterest
expense increased in the third quarter mainly due to a legal settlement
and associated legal fees totaling approximately $0.05 per share,”
commented Crichfield. “We felt we could successfully defend against the
claims at trial, but on the advice of our attorney we decided to settle
to avoid the high cost of litigation. Aside from this anomaly, we
continue to keep a tight control over expenses.”
About Solera National Bancorp, Inc.
Solera National Bancorp, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 to organize and
serve as the holding company for Solera National Bank which opened for
business on September 10, 2007. Solera National Bank is a traditional,
community, commercial bank with a specialized focus serving the Hispanic
market. It prides itself in delivering personalized customer service —
welcoming, inclusive and respectful — combined with leading-edge banking
capabilities. The Bank is also actively involved in the community in
which it serves. For more information, visit http://www.solerabank.com.
Cautions Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains statements that may constitute
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995.The statements contained in this
release, which are not historical facts and that relate to future plans
or projected results of Solera National Bancorp, Inc. (“Company”) and
its wholly-owned subsidiary, Solera National Bank (“Bank”), are
forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those projected, anticipated or implied.These risks and
uncertainties can include the risks associated with the ability to grow
the Bank and the services it provides, the ability to successfully
integrate new business lines and expand into new markets, competition in
the marketplace, general economic conditions and many other risks
described in the Company’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings.The most significant of these uncertainties are described in our
Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly reports on Form 10-Q all of
which any reader of this release is encouraged to study (including all
amendments to those reports) and exhibits to those reports, and include
(but are not limited to) the following: the Company has a limited
operating history upon which to base an estimate of its future financial
performance; general economic conditions may be less favorable than
expected, causing an adverse impact on our financial performance; and
the Company is subject to extensive regulatory oversight, which could
restrain its growth and profitability.We undertake no obligation
to update or revise any forward-looking statement.Readers of
this release are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking
statements.
| SOLERA NATIONAL BANCORP, INC. |
| CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS |
| (unaudited) |
|
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
| | | | | | | | | |
|
| | | | | | | | | |
|
| ($000s) | | | | 9/30/12 | | | 6/30/12 | | | 9/30/11 |
| ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Cash and due from banks
| | | |
$
|
869
| | | |
$
|
849
| | | |
$
|
283
| |
|
Federal funds sold
| | | | |
1,075
| | | | |
-
| | | | |
-
| |
|
Interest-bearing deposits with banks
| | | | |
357
| | | | |
357
| | | | |
357
| |
|
Investment securities, available-for-sale
| | | | |
84,921
| | | | |
89,141
| | | | |
81,877
| |
| FHLB and Federal Reserve Bank stocks, at cost
| | | | |
1,175
| | | | |
1,164
| | | | |
1,148
| |
|
Gross loans
| | | | |
61,664
| | | | |
58,537
| | | | |
55,710
| |
|
Net deferred (fees)/expenses
| | | | |
215
| | | | |
94
| | | | |
(58
|
)
|
|
Allowance for loan and lease losses
| | | |
|
(1,033
|
)
| | |
|
(1,009
|
)
| | |
|
(1,069
|
)
|
|
Net loans
| | | | |
60,846
| | | | |
57,622
| | | | |
54,583
| |
|
Premises and equipment, net
| | | | |
530
| | | | |
550
| | | | |
623
| |
|
Other real estate owned
| | | | |
1,776
| | | | |
1,776
| | | | |
903
| |
|
Accrued interest receivable
| | | | |
707
| | | | |
718
| | | | |
566
| |
|
Bank-owned life insurance
| | | | |
2,047
| | | | |
2,027
| | | | |
-
| |
|
Other assets
| | | |
|
419
|
| | |
|
348
|
| | |
|
312
|
|
| TOTAL ASSETS | | | |
$
|
154,722
|
| | |
$
|
154,552
|
| | |
$
|
140,652
|
|
| | | | | | | | | |
|
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits
| | | |
$
|
2,958
| | | |
$
|
3,312
| | | |
$
|
2,792
| |
|
Interest-bearing demand deposits
| | | | |
8,299
| | | | |
8,950
| | | | |
10,480
| |
|
Savings and money market deposits
| | | | |
56,519
| | | | |
56,740
| | | | |
61,505
| |
|
Time deposits
| | | |
|
57,694
|
| | |
|
56,199
|
| | |
|
37,793
|
|
| TOTAL DEPOSITS | | | | |
125,470
| | | | |
125,201
| | | | |
112,570
| |
| | | | | | | | | |
|
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and federal funds
purchased
| | | | |
254
| | | | |
814
| | | | |
387
| |
|
Accrued interest payable
| | | | |
74
| | | | |
63
| | | | |
66
| |
|
FHLB borrowings
| | | | |
8,500
| | | | |
8,500
| | | | |
8,500
| |
|
Accounts payable and other liabilities
| | | |
|
456
|
| | |
|
336
|
| | |
|
491
|
|
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | | | | |
134,754
| | | | |
134,914
| | | | |
122,014
| |
| | | | | | | | | |
|
|
Common stock
| | | | |
26
| | | | |
26
| | | | |
26
| |
|
Additional paid-in capital
| | | | |
26,184
| | | | |
26,172
| | | | |
26,138
| |
|
Accumulated deficit
| | | | |
(7,472
|
)
| | | |
(7,546
|
)
| | | |
(7,806
|
)
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income
| | | |
|
1,230
|
| | |
|
986
|
| | |
|
280
|
|
| TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | | | |
|
19,968
|
| | |
|
19,638
|
| | |
|
18,638
|
|
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | | | |
$
|
154,722
|
| | |
$
|
154,552
|
| | |
$
|
140,652
|
|
| | | | | | | | | |
|
| SOLERA NATIONAL BANCORP, INC. |
| CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS |
| (unaudited) |
|
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| For the |
| | | | For the Three Months Ended: | | | Nine Months Ended: |
| ($000s, except per share data) | | | | 9/30/12 | | | 6/30/12 | | | 9/30/11 | | | 9/30/12 |
|
| 9/30/11 |
| Interest and dividend income | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Interest and fees on loans
| | | |
$
|
862
| | | |
$
|
787
| | | |
$
|
841
| | | |
$
|
2,437
| | | |
$
|
2,512
| |
|
Investment securities
| | | | |
505
| | | | |
540
| | | | |
578
| | | | |
1,548
| | | | |
1,897
| |
|
Dividends on bank stocks
| | | | |
11
| | | | |
10
| | | | |
8
| | | | |
29
| | | | |
25
| |
|
Other
| | | |
|
3
|
| | |
|
3
|
| | |
|
2
|
| | |
|
8
|
| | |
|
5
|
|
|
Total interest income
| | | |
|
1,381
|
| | |
|
1,340
|
| | |
|
1,429
|
| | |
|
4,022
|
| | |
|
4,439
|
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
| Interest expense | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Deposits
| | | | |
285
| | | | |
279
| | | | |
343
| | | | |
864
| | | | |
1,066
| |
|
FHLB borrowings
| | | | |
34
| | | | |
33
| | | | |
51
| | | | |
98
| | | | |
157
| |
|
Other borrowings
| | | |
|
1
|
| | |
|
2
|
| | |
|
2
|
| | |
|
4
|
| | |
|
9
|
|
|
Total interest expense
| | | |
|
320
|
| | |
|
314
|
| | |
|
396
|
| | |
|
966
|
| | |
|
1,232
|
|
|
Net interest income
| | | | |
1,061
| | | | |
1,026
| | | | |
1,033
| | | | |
3,056
| | | | |
3,207
| |
| Provision for loan and lease losses | | | |
|
-
|
| | |
|
-
|
| | |
|
10
|
| | |
|
-
|
| | |
|
130
|
|
|
Net interest income after provision for loan and lease losses
| | | | |
1,061
| | | | |
1,026
| | | | |
1,023
| | | | |
3,056
| | | | |
3,077
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
| Noninterest income | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Customer service and other fees
| | | | |
20
| | | | |
19
| | | | |
16
| | | | |
54
| | | | |
52
| |
|
Other income
| | | | |
20
| | | | |
20
| | | | |
3
| | | | |
49
| | | | |
5
| |
|
Gain on loans sold
| | | | |
-
| | | | |
25
| | | | |
-
| | | | |
25
| | | | |
-
| |
|
(Loss) on sale of other real estate owned
| | | | |
-
| | | | |
-
| | | | |
(25
|
)
| | | |
-
| | | | |
(25
|
)
|
|
Gain on sale of available-for-sale securities
| | | |
|
289
|
| | |
|
166
|
| | |
|
333
|
| | |
|
569
|
| | |
|
556
|
|
|
Total noninterest income
| | | |
|
329
|
| | |
|
230
|
| | |
|
327
|
| | |
|
697
|
| | |
|
588
|
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
| Noninterest expense | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Salaries and employee benefits
| | | | |
635
| | | | |
587
| | | | |
613
| | | | |
1,789
| | | | |
1,930
| |
|
Occupancy
| | | | |
120
| | | | |
120
| | | | |
135
| | | | |
367
| | | | |
395
| |
|
Professional fees
| | | | |
123
| | | | |
78
| | | | |
129
| | | | |
345
| | | | |
355
| |
|
Other general and administrative
| | | |
|
438
|
| | |
|
338
|
| | |
|
314
|
| | |
|
1,084
|
| | |
|
909
|
|
|
Total noninterest expense
| | | |
|
1,316
|
| | |
|
1,123
|
| | |
|
1,191
|
| | |
|
3,585
|
| | |
|
3,589
|
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
| Net income | | | |
$
|
74
|
| | |
$
|
133
|
| | |
$
|
159
|
| | |
$
|
168
|
| | |
$
|
76
|
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
|
Earnings per share
| | | |
$
|
0.03
| | | |
$
|
0.05
| | | |
$
|
0.06
| | | |
$
|
0.07
| | | |
$
|
0.03
| |
|
Tangible book value per share
| | | |
$
|
7.34
| | | |
$
|
7.30
| | | |
$
|
7.19
| | | |
$
|
7.34
| | | |
$
|
7.19
| |
|
Net interest margin
| | | | |
2.83
|
%
| | | |
2.85
|
%
| | | |
2.99
|
%
| | | |
2.82
|
%
| | | |
3.15
|
%
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Asset Quality: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Non-performing loans to gross loans
| | | | |
0.02
|
%
| | | |
0.52
|
%
| | | |
1.77
|
%
| | | | | | |
|
Non-performing assets to total assets
| | | | |
1.16
|
%
| | | |
1.35
|
%
| | | |
1.34
|
%
| | | | | | |
|
Allowance for loan losses to gross loans
| | | | |
1.68
|
%
| | | |
1.72
|
%
| | | |
1.92
|
%
| | | | | | |
|
Allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans
| | | |
NM*
| | | |
328.66
|
%
| | | |
108.42
|
%
| | | | | | |
|
Other real estate owned
| | | |
$
|
1,776
| | | |
$
|
1,776
| | | |
$
|
903
| | | | | | | |
|
* Not meaningful due to the insignificant amount of non-performing
loans.
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Select Financial Ratios: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Tier 1 leverage ratio (1) | | | | |
10.6
|
%
| | | |
10.9
|
%
| | | |
11.5
|
%
| | | | | | |
|
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio (1) | | | | |
17.9
|
%
| | | |
17.8
|
%
| | | |
19.9
|
%
| | | | | | |
|
Total risk-based capital ratio (1) | | | | |
19.1
|
%
| | | |
18.9
|
%
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21.2
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| (1)Solera National Bank only
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Solera National Bancorp, Inc.
President & CEO
Douglas
Crichfield, 303-937-6429
or
EVP & CFO
Robert J.
Fenton, 303-202-0933
Source: Solera National Bancorp, Inc.