First Resource Bank Announces Record Annual Earnings; Net Income Grew 32% Over The Prior Year

EXTON, Pa., Jan. 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- First Resource Bank (OTCQX: FRSB) announced financial results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2017.

Highlights for the year ended December 31, 2017 included:

• Net income grew 32%
• Total interest income grew 15%
• Non-interest bearing deposits grew 33%
• NIM was 3.86% in 2017 as compared to 3.78% in 2016
• Sold $4.1 million in common stock
• Named to 2018 OTCQX Best 50 list based on 2017 stock performance

Glenn B. Marshall, President & CEO, stated, "2017 was an amazing year for First Resource Bank, led by record profitability progressively improving year after year. We exceeded our budget for the year and have built a balance sheet that is well positioned for 2018. The improvement in our deposit mix is ongoing, however we made tremendous headway in 2017 as non-interest bearing deposits grew 33% during the year. Our focus on growing shareholder value was rewarded with First Resource Bank being ranked #11 in the OTCQX Best 50 ranking due to strong stock price appreciation and improved liquidity in our common stock in 2017."  

Net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2017 was $401,757, which compares to $461,704 for the previous quarter and $390,990 for the fourth quarter of the prior year. Included in fourth quarter results was $110,547 in additional Federal income tax expense recorded due to the revaluation of the Bank's deferred tax asset in connection with lower corporate tax rates enacted via the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on December 22, 2017. Excluding the one-time tax charge of $110,547, adjusted net income for the three months ended December 31, 2017 would have been $512,304, an 11% increase over the previous quarter. (Adjusted net income is a non-GAAP measure.)

Net income for the year ended December 31, 2017 was $1,687,715, a 32% increase as compared to the prior year. This increase in net income is due to 17% higher net interest income and higher SBA loan sale gains in 2017 as compared to 2016, partially offset by higher operating expenses as compared to the prior year. Gains on sales of SBA loans totaled $197 thousand in 2017 as compared to $55 thousand in 2016. Net income available to common shareholders increased 32% as compared to the prior year, increasing from $1,278,656 for the year ended December 31, 2016 to $1,687,715 for the year ended December 31, 2017. The first quarter of 2016 was the last quarter to incur preferred stock dividends due to the redemption of all preferred stock during that quarter. 2017 results include the previously mentioned $110,547 additional Federal income tax expense related to the revaluation of the Bank's deferred tax asset due to lower corporate tax rates in effect in the future. Excluding the one-time tax charge of $110,547, adjusted net income for the year ended December 31, 2017 would have been $1,798,262, a 40% increase over the prior year. (Adjusted net income is a non-GAAP measure.)

Net interest income was $2,348,581 for the quarter ended December 31, 2017 as compared to $2,311,949 for the previous quarter, an improvement of 2%.  The net interest margin decreased 6 basis points from 3.96% for the quarter ended September 30, 2017 to 3.90% for the quarter ended December 31, 2017. The overall yield on interest earning assets decreased 5 basis points during the fourth quarter led by a 2 basis point decrease in loan yields to 5.20%. The cost of interest bearing deposits increased 2 basis points during the fourth quarter to 0.93%. 

Net interest income for the year ended December 31, 2017 was $8,960,606 as compared to $7,663,971 for the year ended December 31, 2016, an improvement of 17%. The net interest margin for the year ended December 31, 2017 was 3.86% as compared to 3.78% for the prior year. Loan yields increased 12 basis points to 5.18% in 2017, as compared to 5.06% in the prior year, and the cost of interest bearing deposits declined from 0.95% in 2016 to 0.91% in 2017.

Non-interest income for the quarter ended December 31, 2017 was $93,721, as compared to $135,806 for the previous quarter and $139,274 for the fourth quarter of the prior year. There were no gains on sales of SBA loan recognized during the fourth quarter of 2017, as compared to $42 thousand in gains on sales of SBA loans recognized during the third quarter of 2017 and $55 thousand in the fourth quarter of 2016.

Non-interest income for the year ended December 31, 2017 was $590,349 as compared to $370,897 for the prior year. This increase is mainly attributed to an increase in gains on the sale of SBA loans, which were $197 thousand during 2017 and $55 thousand during 2016.

Non-interest expense decreased $20 thousand, or 1%, in the three months ended December 31, 2017 as compared to the prior quarter. The decrease was primarily due to a decline in salaries and benefits, occupancy and advertising costs, partially offset by an increase in professional fees, data processing costs and other expenses.

Non-interest expense increased $648 thousand, or 11%, in the year ended December 31, 2017 as compared to the prior year. This increase was due to higher salaries and benefits expense associated with a higher headcount, as well as higher professional fees, advertising, data processing, software and SBA loan expenses, partially offset by lower occupancy and equipment costs.

Deposits grew a net $1.4 million from $209.5 million at September 30, 2017 to $210.9 million at December 31, 2017. During the fourth quarter, non-interest bearing deposits increased $137 thousand, or 1%, from $24.9 million at September 30, 2017 to $25.0 million at December 31, 2017. Interest-bearing checking balances increased $1.9 million, or 24%, from $7.9 million at September 30, 2017 to $9.8 million at December 31, 2017. Money market deposits grew $2.8 million, or 3%, from $105.7 million at September 30, 2017 to $108.5 million at December 31, 2017. Certificates of deposit decreased $3.5 million, or 5%, from $71.1 million at September 30, 2017 to $67.7 million at December 31, 2017.

During 2017, total deposits increased $8.2 million, or 4%, from $202.7 million at December 31, 2016 to $210.9 million at December 31, 2017. During 2017, non-interest bearing deposits grew 33%, interest checking deposits grew 20%, money market deposits grew 18% and certificates of deposit declined 19%. Strong growth in checking and money market deposit balances have allowed the Bank to strategically shed higher cost certificates of deposit throughout the year ended December 31, 2017.

The loan portfolio grew $9.3 million, or 4%, during the fourth quarter from $208.2 million at September 30, 2017 to $217.5 million at December 31, 2017, with growth in commercial business loans, commercial real estate loans, and consumer loans, partially offset by a decline in construction loans.

During 2017, the loan portfolio grew $19.6 million, or 10%, from $197.8 million at December 31, 2016 to $217.5 million at December 31, 2017, with the majority of that growth in commercial real estate loans.

The following table illustrates the composition of the loan portfolio:

The allowance for loan losses to total loans was 0.81% at December 31, 2017 as compared to 0.86% at September 30, 2017 and 0.80% at December 31, 2016. Non-performing assets consisted of non-performing loans of $3.0 million at December 31, 2017, a 5% decrease as compared to the prior quarter. Non-performing assets to total assets decreased from 1.28% at September 30, 2017 to 1.13% at December 31, 2017.

During the year ended December 31, 2017, total stockholder's equity increased $5.5 million, or 31%, from $17.6 million at December 31, 2016 to $23.2 million at December 31, 2017. This growth is primarily due to 513,100 shares of common stock sold during the second quarter of 2017 with net proceeds of $3.8 million and net income for the year of $1.7 million. Total stockholder's equity increased 1% from $22.8 million at September 30, 2017 to $23.2 million at December 31, 2017, primarily due to net income generated. Book value per share increased 11 cents during the fourth quarter of 2017 to $8.83.

During the year ended December 31, 2017, total assets grew $27.6 million, or 11%. This growth was the result of $19.6 million in loan growth and $7.9 million in investment securities growth, funded by an $8.2 million increase in deposits, a $13.7 million increase in borrowings and $4.1 million in new capital raised.

About First Resource Bank

First Resource Bank is a locally owned and operated Pennsylvania state-chartered bank with two full-service branches, serving the banking needs of businesses, professionals and individuals in Chester County, Pennsylvania. The Bank offers a full range of deposit and credit services with a high level of personalized service. First Resource Bank also offers a broad range of traditional financial services and products, competitively priced and delivered in a responsive manner to small businesses, professionals and residents in the local market. For additional information visit our website at. Member FDIC.

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