OAKDALE, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 01/22/14 --
Oak Valley Bancorp (NASDAQ: OVLY), the bank holding company for Oak Valley Community Bank and Eastern Sierra Community Bank, recently reported consolidated financial results. For the three months ended December 31, 2013, consolidated net income available to common shareholders was a record $1.7 million, or $0.22 per diluted share. This compared to consolidated net income available to common shareholders of $1.4 million, or $0.18 per diluted share for the three months ended December 31, 2012 and represented a 21.5% increase over the prior year.
Net income for 2013 totaled $5.9 million compared to $5.8 million for 2012. After adjustment for preferred stock dividends and accretion, consolidated net income available to common shareholders was $5.8 million, or $0.74 per diluted share, compared to consolidated net income of $5.3 million, or $0.69 per diluted common share, in 2012. This represents a 9.2% increase in consolidated net income available to common shareholders and marks a new annual earnings record for Oak Valley Bancorp.
Total assets grew to $672.1 million as of December 31, 2013, which was an increase of $11.5 million, or 1.7% over the prior year. Deposits increased to $602.6 million, which was an increase of $15.6 million, or 2.7% over the prior year. Gross loans at year end totaled $419.4 million, reflecting an increase of $28.5 million, or 7.3%, over December 31, 2012.
"We are pleased to report another year of solid earnings. Our commitment to customer care and relationship building is unwavering and the cornerstone of our success," stated Chris Courtney, President and CEO of the Company and the Bank. "Our results are a reflection of emerging consumer confidence and economic expansion in the communities we serve."
Non-performing assets were $3.3 million, or 0.48% of total assets at December 31, 2013. This is down from $6.9 million, or 1.05% at December 31, 2012. There are currently six properties remaining with the non-performing classification; five of which remain as loans, along with one property taken into OREO.
The allowance for loan losses totaled 1.83% of gross loans at December 31, 2013 compared to 2.04% at December 31, 2012. The annual provision for loan losses of $300,000 in 2013 was down from $1.2 million in 2012. Given the high quality of the loan portfolio, limited provisioning was required to support the growth of the portfolio.
Net interest income of $24.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2013, decreased by $570,000, or 2.3%, from the prior year. The year began with margin compression, corresponding to low loan pricing and high cash balances. The margin stabilized in the second half of the year, as cash was deployed into new loans. The Company's net interest margin was 4.13% for the year ended December 31, 2013, compared to 4.53% for the year ended December 31, 2012. Net interest margin for the three months ended December 31, 2013 was 4.19%, compared to 4.15% for the three months ended December 31, 2012.
Non-interest income was $3.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2013, compared to $3.1 million the prior year. The increase is partially attributable to additional fee income related to deposit growth and commissions corresponding to growth in Oak Valley Investments.
Non-interest expense was $18.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2013, compared to $18.2 million for the prior year, an increase of $411,000, or 2.3%. This increase consists primarily of costs associated with servicing deposit growth across all branches.
The Company currently operates through 14 branches in Oakdale, Sonora, Turlock, Stockton, Patterson, Ripon, Escalon, Manteca, three branches in Modesto, and three branches in their Eastern Sierra Division, which includes Bridgeport, Mammoth Lakes, and Bishop.
For more information, please call 1-866-844-7500 or visit www.ovcb.com.
This press release includes forward-looking statements about the corporation for which the corporation claims the protection of safe harbor provisions contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking statements are based on management's knowledge and belief as of today and include information concerning the corporation's possible or assumed future financial condition, and its results of operations and business. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Those factors include fluctuations in interest rates, government policies and regulations (including monetary and fiscal policies), legislation, economic conditions, including increased energy costs in California, credit quality of borrowers, operational factors and competition in the geographic and business areas in which the company conducts its operations. All forward-looking statements included in this press release are based on information available at the time of the release, and the Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement.
Oak Valley Bancorp
Financial Highlights (unaudited)
($ in thousands, 4th 3rd 2nd 1st 4th
except per share) Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter
Selected Quarterly
Operating Data: 2013 2013 2013 2013 2012
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Net interest
income $ 6,372$ 6,030$ 6,024$ 5,849$ 6,115
Provision for loan
losses - 100 100 100 250
Non-interest
income 812 866 818 785 855
Non-interest
expense 4,668 4,619 4,734 4,639 4,513
Income before
income taxes 2,516 2,177 2,008 1,895 2,207
Provision for
income taxes 809 672 634 595 718
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Net income 1,707 1,505 1,374 1,300 1,489
Preferred stock
dividends and
accretion - - - (68) (84)
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Net income
available to
common
shareholders $ 1,707$ 1,505$ 1,374$ 1,232$ 1,405
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Earnings per
common share -
basic $ 0.22$ 0.19$ 0.18$ 0.16$ 0.18
Earnings per
common share -
diluted $ 0.22$ 0.19$ 0.18$ 0.16$ 0.18
Return on average
common equity 10.47% 9.45% 8.48% 7.82% 8.87%
Return on average
assets 1.01% 0.92% 0.86% 0.81% 0.91%
Net interest
margin (1) 4.19% 4.12% 4.18% 4.05% 4.15%
Efficiency ratio
(1) 63.05% 64.65% 67.17% 67.95% 63.23%
Capital - Period End
Book value per
share $ 8.24$ 7.99$ 8.01$ 8.10$ 7.99
Credit Quality -
Period End
Nonperforming
assets/ total
assets 0.48% 0.68% 0.65% 0.99% 1.05%
Loan loss reserve/
gross loans 1.83% 1.85% 1.94% 1.99% 2.04%
Period End Balance
Sheet
($ in thousands)
Total assets $ 672,060$ 659,192$ 644,230$ 648,418$ 660,581
Gross loans 419,438 413,856 390,647 389,992 390,986
Nonperforming
assets 3,256 4,495 4,189 6,439 6,923
Allowance for loan
losses 7,659 7,669 7,570 7,743 7,975
Deposits 602,633 591,642 577,129 580,215 586,993
Common equity 65,310 63,379 63,457 64,098 63,219
Total capital (2) 65,310 63,379 63,457 64,098 69,969
Non-Financial Data
Full-time
equivalent staff 136 135 134 134 130
Number of banking
offices 14 14 14 14 14
Common Shares
outstanding
Period end 7,929,730 7,929,730 7,924,730 7,914,730 7,907,780
Period average -
basic 7,803,247 7,802,705 7,802,012 7,778,333 7,762,261
Period average -
diluted 7,859,380 7,851,157 7,842,964 7,830,439 7,793,523
Market Ratios
Stock Price $ 8.37$ 7.96$ 7.67$ 8.14$ 7.45
Price/Earnings 9.64 10.40 10.86 12.67 10.38
Price/Book 1.02 1.00 0.96 1.01 0.93
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2013 2012
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($ in thousands,
except per share)
Selected Quarterly
Operating Data:
Net interest
income $ 24,275$ 24,845
Provision for loan
losses 300 1,150
Non-interest
income 3,281 3,148
Non-interest
expense 18,660 18,249
Income before
income taxes 8,596 8,594
Provision for
income taxes 2,710 2,813
---------- ----------
Net income 5,886 5,781
Preferred stock
dividends and
accretion (68) (452)
---------- ----------
Net income
available to
common
shareholders $ 5,818$ 5,329
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Earnings per
common share -
basic $ 0.75$ 0.69
Earnings per
common share -
diluted $ 0.74$ 0.69
Return on average
common equity 9.07% 8.80%
Return on average
assets 0.90% 0.95%
Net interest
margin (1) 4.13% 4.53%
Efficiency ratio
(1) 65.65% 63.83%
Capital - Period End
Book value per
share $ 8.24$ 7.99
Credit Quality -
Period End
Nonperforming
assets/ total
assets 0.48% 1.05%
Loan loss reserve/
gross loans 1.83% 2.04%
Period End Balance
Sheet
($ in thousands)
Total assets $ 672,060$ 660,581
Gross loans 419,438 390,986
Nonperforming
assets 3,256 6,923
Allowance for loan
losses 7,659 7,975
Deposits 602,633 586,993
Common equity 65,310 63,219
Total capital (2) 65,310 69,969
Non-Financial Data
Full-time
equivalent staff 136 130
Number of banking
offices 14 14
Common Shares
outstanding
Period end 7,929,730 7,907,780
Period average -
basic 7,796,659 7,740,990
Period average -
diluted 7,846,078 7,766,745
Market Ratios
Stock Price $ 8.37$ 7.45
Price/Earnings 11.22 10.85
Price/Book 1.02 0.93
(1) Ratio computed on a fully tax equivalent basis using a marginal
federal tax rate of 34%.
(2) Includes preferred stock issued to the U.S. Treasury under the SBLF
Program of $6.75 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2012. There
was no preferred stock outstanding as of March 31, June 30, September
30, and December 31, 2013.
Contact:
Chris Courtney/Rick McCarty
Phone: (209) 848-2265
www.ovcb.com
Source: Oak Valley Bancorp