Unity Bancorp Reports 22.0% Increase in Quarterly Net Income


CLINTON, N.J., July 25, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Unity Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:UNTY), parent company of Unity Bank, reported a 22.0% increase in quarterly earnings and a 19.4% increase in year-to-date earnings.  The year-to-date results exclude the effect of a nonrecurring gain during the prior year’s period.   Contributing factors included strong loan and deposit growth, increased net interest income and expanded net interest margins.

Net income for the three months ended June 30, 2017 was $3.4 million, or $0.32 per diluted share, a 22.0 percent increase compared to net income of $2.8 million, or $0.30 per diluted share, for the three months ended June 30, 2016.  Return on average assets and average common equity for the quarter were 1.11% and 12.47%, respectively, compared to 1.03% and 13.59% for the same period a year ago.

Year-to-date net income was $6.6 million, or $0.62 per diluted share, for the six months ended June 30, 2017.  Year-to-date net income, excluding the nonrecurring gain on the repurchase of subordinated debentures, was $5.6 million, or $0.59 per diluted share, for the same period a year ago.  Current year-to-date net income represents a 19.4% increase over the prior year’s year-to-date net income excluding the nonrecurring gain.  Return on average assets and average common equity for the period were 1.09% and 12.25%, respectively, compared to 1.01% and 13.63% for the same period a year ago.

In February 2016, the Company repurchased $5.0 million of its outstanding subordinated “capital qualifying” debentures at a price of $0.5475 per dollar, thus reducing its outstanding subordinated debt to $10.3 million.  The repurchase resulted in a nonrecurring pre-tax gain of approximately $2.26 million.  Management believes excluding the nonrecurring gain from net income and reporting it in a format which is not in compliance with generally accepted accounting principles (“non-GAAP”) is beneficial to the reader and provides better comparability of the Company’s performance over both periods.

Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2017 declined 5.6% compared to the prior year period net income, which included the nonrecurring gain on the repurchase of subordinated debentures, of $7.0 million or $0.74 per diluted share.   Return on average assets and average common equity for the six months ended June 30, 2017 was 1.09% and 12.25%, respectively compared to 1.28% and 17.25% for the prior year period, including the nonrecurring gain.

Second quarter highlights included:

  • 7.5% loan growth from year-end:  15.4% increase in consumer loans, 9.1% increase in residential mortgage loans and 7.1% increase in commercial loans.
  • 6.2% deposit growth:  11.1% increase in savings deposits and 7.7% increase in noninterest-bearing demand deposits.
  • Net interest income increased 19.4% to $11.2 million compared to the prior year’s quarter due to earning asset growth and improved margins.
  • Net interest margin increased to 3.79% this quarter compared to 3.61% in the prior year’s quarter due to strong loan growth and the benefit of a rising rate environment.
  • Credit quality continues to improve.  Nonperforming loans fell 21.5% to $5.7 million.

“We had another quarter of record earnings,” stated James A. Hughes, President and CEO.  “Loan and deposit growth remains extremely robust and I expect that to continue for the remainder of this year.  Our newest branches add geographic presence and situational opportunity to our growth plans and are ahead of our projections.  We are actively looking for new branch opportunities, and we feel confident that we can continue to expand our franchise while we grow our profitability.  Our balance sheet is well positioned and has benefited from the increase in interest rates.”

Net Interest Income

Net interest income, our core driver of earnings, increased $1.8 million to $11.2 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2017 compared to the prior year’s quarter.  In addition, the net interest margin expanded 18 basis points to 3.79%, compared to 3.61% for the prior year’s quarter.  For the six months ended June 30, 2017, net interest income increased $3.2 million to $21.5 million, and the net interest margin expanded 20 basis points to 3.75%.  Each period benefited from strong loan growth and the rising interest rate environment.  We expect continued improvement in our net interest margin due to rising rates.

The yield on earning assets increased 14 basis points to 4.58% for the quarter ended June 30, 2017 compared to 4.44% for the prior year’s quarter.  This increase was the result of strong commercial, residential mortgage and consumer loan growth over the prior year’s period and the benefit of a rising rate environment.  Quarterly average commercial loans increased $58.1 million, average residential mortgage loans have increased $47.1 million and consumer loans increased $18.6 million compared to the second quarter in 2016.  Our loan growth was somewhat mitigated by unusually high levels of payoffs.

The cost of interest-bearing liabilities fell 2 basis points to 1.03% for the quarter ended June 30, 2017.  While the cost of deposits increased 3 basis points to 0.85%, the cost of borrowed funds and subordinated debentures decreased 46 basis points compared to the prior year due to the modification of borrowings with the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) and the addition of new borrowing at lower rates over the past year.   The increase in the cost of deposits was primarily driven by the growth in savings deposits.

Provision for Loan Losses

The provision for loan losses was $400 thousand for each of the quarters ended June 30, 2017 and June 30, 2016.  Year-to-date the provision for loan losses increased $50 thousand to $650 thousand for the six months ended June 30, 2017.  Quarterly net charge-offs were flat at $281 thousand and $276 thousand for each quarter, respectively.  Year-to-date charge-offs declined $172 thousand to $429 thousand for the six months ended June 30, 2017.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income decreased $213 thousand to $2.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017, compared to the same period last year due to a lower volume of sales of both mortgage and SBA loans.  Year-to-date noninterest income remained relatively flat at $4.2 million for the six month period.

Quarterly gains on the sale of mortgage loans declined $329 thousand and year-to-date gains dropped $512 thousand due to lower sales volumes in each period.  The decline in sales was a result of management electing to hold more residential loans in portfolio for long term investment.  Mortgage loan sale volume totaled $16.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 compared to $26.0 million in sales in the prior year’s period.  Year-to-date, mortgage loan sales volume totaled $42.3 million and $51.1 million for the periods ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Gains on the sale of SBA loans decreased due to a lower volume of loan sales this quarter compared with the prior year’s quarter.  SBA loan sales totaled $5.3 million with net gains on sale of $479 thousand for the quarter ended June 30, 2017, compared to $7.2 million in sales and a net gain of $637 thousand in the prior year’s quarter.   Year-to-date, gains on the sale of $11.3 million in SBA loans were $963 thousand compared to $945 thousand on $10.6 million sold in the prior year-to-date period.

Other notable items included branch fee income and service and loan income.  Branch fee income increased in the quarterly and year-to-date periods due to increased fees from commercial checking accounts and overdraft fees.  Service and loan fee income increased $245 thousand and $502 thousand in the quarterly and year-to-date periods, respectively due to loan payoff fees and processing fees.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense increased $693 thousand, or 10.3%, to $7.4 million for the quarter and increased $1.5 million, or 11.4%, to $14.9 million for the six month period ended June 30, 2017.  These increases are  attributed to costs of expanding our retail and lending network, such as compensation and occupancy expenses.  Notable items for the periods include:

  • Compensation and benefits expense increased $590 thousand to $4.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and increased $1.1 million to $8.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017.  Compensation and benefit expenses have risen in each of these periods due to the addition of two new retail branches, additional lending and operational staff.
  • Occupancy expenses increased $77 thousand for the quarter and $59 thousand year-to-date due to the addition of two new retail branches.
  • Furniture and equipment expense increased $118 thousand and $209 thousand for the quarter and year-to-date periods, respectively due to continued investment in technology in the form of equipment, network maintenance and software.
  • Year-to-date, loan collection and OREO expenses increased as the result of a $253 thousand loss on the sale of an OREO property in the first quarter of 2017.
  • Deposit insurance expense declined for the quarter and year-to-date period as our assessment rate dropped as a result of the capital raise in December 2016.

Financial Condition

At June 30, 2017, total assets were $1.3 billion, an increase of $85.6 million from year-end 2016:

  • Total securities increased $13.5 million due to purchases of $25.7 million during the period.
  • Total loans increased $73.4 million or 7.5%, from year-end 2016 to $1.0 billion at June 30, 2017. Commercial, residential mortgage and consumer loan portfolios increased $36.1 million, $26.3 million and $14.1 million, respectively.  SBA loans declined on sales of $11.3 million.  Our pipeline in all categories remains strong and loan growth is expected in future quarters.
  • Total deposits increased $58.2 million or 6.2%, to $1.0 billion at June 30, 2017.  Savings deposits and noninterest-bearing demand deposits have increased $40.3 million and $16.6 million, respectively.
  • Borrowed funds increased $21.0 million to $142.0 million at June 30, 2017 due to increased overnight borrowings.
  • Shareholders’ equity was $112.4 million at June 30, 2017, an increase of $6.2 million from year-end 2016, due to retained net income.
  • Book value per common share was $10.64 as of June 30, 2017.
  • At June 30, 2017, the leverage, common equity Tier I, Tier I and Total Risk Based Capital ratios were 9.66%, 11.32%, 12.34% and 13.59% respectively, all in excess of the ratios required to be deemed “well-capitalized”.

Credit Quality

  • Nonperforming assets totaled $6.3 million at June 30, 2017, or 0.60% of total loans and OREO, compared to $8.3 million or 0.85% of total loans and OREO at year-end 2016.
  • The allowance for loan losses totaled $12.8 million at June 30, 2017, or 1.22% of total loans compared to $12.8 million and 1.39% at June 30, 2016.
  • Net charge-offs were $281 thousand for the three months ended June 30, 2017, compared to $276 thousand for the same period a year ago.  Year-to-date net charge-offs were $429 thousand compared to $601 thousand for the prior year’s period.

Unity Bancorp, Inc. is a financial service organization headquartered in Clinton, New Jersey, with approximately $1.3 billion in assets and $1.0 billion in deposits.  Unity Bank provides financial services to retail, corporate and small business customers through its 17 retail service centers located in Bergen, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Somerset, Union and Warren Counties in New Jersey and Northampton County in Pennsylvania.  For additional information about Unity, visit our website at www.unitybank.com, or call 800- 618-BANK.

This news release contains certain forward-looking statements, either expressed or implied, which are provided to assist the reader in understanding anticipated future financial performance.  These statements may be identified by use of the words “believe”, “expect”, “intend”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “project” or similar expressions.  These statements involve certain risks, uncertainties, estimates and assumptions made by management, which are subject to factors beyond the company’s control and could impede its ability to achieve these goals.  These factors include those items included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K under the heading “Item IA-Risk Factors” as well as general economic conditions, trends in interest rates, the ability of our borrowers to repay their loans, our ability to manage and reduce the level of our nonperforming assets, and results of regulatory exams, among other factors.

This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction.

                 
UNITY BANCORP, INC.
SUMMARY FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
NON-GAAP
June 30, 2017
                 
                 
         June 30, 2017 vs.  
         March 31, 2017 June 30, 2016  
(In thousands, except percentages and per share amounts) June 30, 2017 March 31, 2017 June 30, 2016   %   %   
BALANCE SHEET DATA:                
Total assets $  1,275,517   $1,226,168  $1,128,370   4.0 %13.0 % 
Total deposits    1,003,967    980,703   912,198   2.4  10.1   
Total loans    1,046,804    1,000,677   915,043   4.6  14.4   
Total securities    75,066    73,022   73,994   2.8  1.4   
Total shareholders' equity    112,447    109,305   84,967   2.9  32.3   
Allowance for loan losses    (12,800)  (12,681)  (12,758)  (0.9) 0.3   
                 
FINANCIAL DATA - QUARTER TO DATE:                
Income before provision for income taxes $  5,350   $4,904  $4,448   9.1  20.3   
Provision for income taxes    1,906    1,712   1,624   11.3  17.4   
Net income before gain on subordinated debenture $  3,444   $3,192  $2,824   7.9  22.0   
                 
Net income per:                
Common share - basic $  0.33   $0.30  $0.30   10.0  10.0   
Common share - diluted $  0.32   $0.30  $0.30   6.7  6.7   
                 
Performance ratios:                
Return on average assets    1.11  % 1.07 % 1.03 % 3.7  7.8   
Return on average equity    12.47  % 12.02 % 13.59 % 3.7  (8.2)  
Efficiency ratio    56.41  % 59.08 % 58.53 % (4.5) (3.6)  
Net interest margin    3.79  % 3.70 % 3.61 % 2.4  5.0   
                 
FINANCIAL DATA - YEAR TO DATE:                
Income before provision for income taxes and gain on subordinated debenture $  10,254      $8,643     18.6   
Provision for income taxes    3,618       3,087     17.2   
Net income before gain on subordinated debenture $  6,636      $5,556     19.4   
Gain on subordinated debenture, net of tax    -        1,473     NM   
Net income $  6,636      $7,029     (5.6)  
                 
Net income before gain on subordinated debenture per:                
Common share - basic $  0.63      $0.60     5.0   
Common share - diluted $  0.62      $0.59     5.1   
                 
Net income per:                
Common share - basic $  0.63      $0.75     (16.0)  
Common share - diluted $  0.62      $0.74     (16.2)  
                 
Net income before gain on subordinated debenture performance ratios:               
Return on average assets    1.09  %    1.01 %   (14.8)  
Return on average equity    12.25  %    13.63 %   (29.0)  
Efficiency ratio    57.71  %    59.53 %   6.8   
                 
Performance ratios:                
Return on average assets    1.09  %    1.28 %   (14.8)  
Return on average equity    12.25  %    17.25 %   (29.0)  
Efficiency ratio    57.71  %    54.06 %   6.8   
Net interest margin    3.75  %    3.55 %   5.6   
                 
SHARE INFORMATION:                
Market price per share $  17.20   $16.95  $11.56   1.5  48.8   
Dividends paid quarterly $  0.06   $0.05  $0.04   0.2  0.5   
Book value per common share $  10.64   $10.38  $9.10   2.5  16.9   
Average diluted shares outstanding (QTD)    10,735    10,705   9,468   0.3  13.4   
                 
CAPITAL RATIOS:                
Total equity to total assets    8.82  % 8.91 % 7.53 % (1.0) 17.1   
Leverage ratio    9.66  % 9.72 % 8.52 % (0.6) 13.4   
Common equity tier 1 risk-based capital ratio    11.32  % 11.46 % 9.70 % (1.2) 16.7   
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio    12.34  % 12.53 % 10.85 % (1.5) 13.7   
Total risk-based capital ratio    13.59  % 13.78 % 12.11 % (1.4) 12.2   
                 
CREDIT QUALITY AND RATIOS:                
Nonperforming assets $  6,262   $8,930  $8,243   (29.9) (24.0)  
QTD net chargeoffs (annualized) to QTD average loans    0.11  % 0.06 % 0.12 % 83.3  (8.3)  
Allowance for loan losses to total loans    1.22  % 1.27 % 1.39 % (3.9) (12.2)  
Nonperforming assets to total loans and OREO    0.60  % 0.89 % 0.90 % (32.6) (33.3)  
Nonperforming assets to total assets    0.49  % 0.73 % 0.73 % (32.9)%(32.9)% 
                 
                 
All share information has been adjusted for the 10% stock dividend paid September 30, 2016             
              


                 
UNITY BANCORP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
June 30, 2017
                 
                 
            June 30, 2017 vs.  
            December 31, 2016 June 30, 2016  
(In thousands, except percentages) June 30, 2017 December 31, 2016 June 30, 2016   %   %   
ASSETS                
Cash and due from banks $  21,745   $22,105  $20,169   (1.6)%7.8 % 
Fed funds, interest bearing deposits and repos    83,070    83,790   75,908   (0.9) 9.4   
Cash and cash equivalents    104,815    105,895   96,077   (1.0) 9.1   
Securities:                
Securities available for sale    54,825    40,568   45,266   35.1  21.1   
Securities held to maturity    20,241    20,979   28,728   (3.5) (29.5)  
Total securities    75,066    61,547   73,994   22.0  1.4   
Loans:                
SBA loans held for sale    13,950    14,773   13,245   (5.6) 5.3   
SBA loans held for investment    43,329    42,492   40,006   2.0  8.3   
SBA 504 loans    23,153    26,344   27,038   (12.1) (14.4)  
Commercial loans    545,308    509,171   481,713   7.1  13.2   
Residential mortgage loans    315,396    289,093   268,774   9.1  17.3   
Consumer loans    105,668    91,541   84,267   15.4  25.4   
Total loans    1,046,804    973,414   915,043   7.5  14.4   
Allowance for loan losses    (12,800)  (12,579)  (12,758)  1.8  0.3   
Net loans    1,034,004    960,835   902,285   7.6  14.6   
Premises and equipment, net    23,134    23,398   20,397   (1.1) 13.4   
Bank owned life insurance ("BOLI")    13,936    13,758   13,568   1.3  2.7   
Deferred tax assets    5,617    5,512   6,223   1.9  (9.7)  
Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") stock    7,101    6,037   5,092   17.6  39.5   
Accrued interest receivable    4,669    4,462   3,953   4.6  18.1   
Other real estate owned ("OREO")    581    1,050   1,702   (44.7) (65.9)  
Goodwill and other intangibles    1,516    1,516   1,516   -  -   
Other assets    5,078    5,896   3,563   (13.9) 42.5   
Total assets $  1,275,517   $1,189,906  $1,128,370   7.2 %13.0 % 
                 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY             
Liabilities:                
Deposits:                
Noninterest-bearing demand $  232,545   $215,963  $210,024   7.7 %10.7 % 
Interest-bearing demand    149,703    145,654   117,189   2.8  27.7   
Savings    403,722    363,462   318,184   11.1  26.9   
Time, under $100,000    123,225    123,724   144,394   (0.4) (14.7)  
Time, $100,000 and over, under $250,000    72,926    75,567   91,770   (3.5) (20.5)  
Time, $250,000 and over    21,846    21,353   30,637   2.3  (28.7)  
Total deposits    1,003,967    945,723   912,198   6.2  10.1   
Borrowed funds    142,000    121,000   114,000   17.4  24.6   
Subordinated debentures    10,310    10,310   10,310   -  -   
Accrued interest payable    410    430   368   (4.7) 11.4   
Accrued expenses and other liabilities    6,383    6,152   6,527   3.8  (2.2)  
Total liabilities    1,163,070    1,083,615   1,043,403   7.3  11.5   
Shareholders' equity:                
Common stock    86,112    85,383   59,844   0.9  43.9   
Retained earnings    26,137    20,748   25,916   26.0  0.9   
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)    198    160   (793)  NM  NM   
Total shareholders' equity    112,447    106,291   84,967   5.8  32.3   
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $  1,275,517   $1,189,906  $1,128,370   7.2 %13.0 % 
                 
Issued and outstanding common shares  10,567   10,477   9,336        
                 
NM=Not meaningful                
                 


                        
UNITY BANCORP, INC.
QTD CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME 
June 30, 2017
                        
       
             June 30, 2017 vs.  
   For the three months ended   March 31, 2017 June 30, 2016 
(In thousands, except percentages and per share amounts) June 30, 2017 March 31, 2017 June 30, 2016   $   %   $   %  
INTEREST INCOME                       
Fed funds, interest bearing deposits and repos $  203  $129 $41   $74   57.4 %$162   395.1 %
FHLB stock    73   93  55    (20)  (21.5)  18   32.7  
Securities:                       
Taxable    538   491  427    47   9.6   111   26.0  
Tax-exempt    44   44  55    -   -   (11)  (20.0) 
Total securities    582   535  482    47   8.8   100   20.7  
Loans:                       
SBA loans    886   854  788    32   3.7   98   12.4  
SBA 504 loans    309   301  344    8   2.7   (35)  (10.2) 
Commercial loans    6,573   6,166  5,860    407   6.6   713   12.2  
Residential mortgage loans    3,584   3,384  2,937    200   5.9   647   22.0  
Consumer loans    1,267   1,132  980    135   11.9   287   29.3  
Total loans    12,619   11,837  10,909    782   6.6   1,710   15.7  
Total interest income    13,477   12,594  11,487    883   7.0   1,990   17.3  
INTEREST EXPENSE                       
Interest-bearing demand deposits    161   153  124    8   5.2   37   29.8  
Savings deposits    678   583  381    95   16.3   297   78.0  
Time deposits    814   804  954    10   1.2   (140)  (14.7) 
Borrowed funds and subordinated debentures    674   664  686    10   1.5   (12)  (1.7) 
Total interest expense    2,327   2,204  2,145    123   5.6   182   8.5  
Net interest income    11,150   10,390  9,342    760   7.3   1,808   19.4  
Provision for loan losses    400   250  400    150   60.0   -   -  
Net interest income after provision for loan losses    10,750   10,140  8,942    610   6.0   1,808   20.2  
NONINTEREST INCOME                       
Branch fee income    344   331  286    13   3.9   58   20.3  
Service and loan fee income    512   512  267    -   -   245   91.8  
Gain on sale of SBA loans held for sale, net    479   485  637    (6)  (1.2)  (158)  (24.8) 
Gain on sale of mortgage loans, net    264   531  593    (267)  (50.3)  (329)  (55.5) 
BOLI income    89   88  93    1   1.1   (4)  (4.3) 
Net security gains    16   -  81    16   100.0   (65)  (80.2) 
Other income    317   257  277    60   23.3   40   14.4  
Total noninterest income    2,021   2,204  2,234    (183)  (8.3)  (213)  (9.5) 
NONINTEREST EXPENSE                       
Compensation and benefits    4,299   4,095  3,709    204   5.0   590   15.9  
Occupancy    590   600  513    (10)  (1.7)  77   15.0  
Processing and communications    632   604  643    28   4.6   (11)  (1.7) 
Furniture and equipment    513   511  395    2   0.4   118   29.9  
Professional services    251   226  239    25   11.1   12   5.0  
Loan collection & OREO expenses    38   341  100    (303)  (88.9)  (62)  (62.0) 
Other loan expenses    18   83  (2)   (65)  (78.3)  20   1,000.0  
Deposit insurance    144   76  165    68   89.5   (21)  (12.7) 
Advertising    323   236  303    87   36.9   20   6.6  
Director fees    149   197  139    (48)  (24.4)  10   7.2  
Other expenses    464   471  524    (7)  (1.5)  (60)  (11.5) 
Total noninterest expense    7,421   7,440  6,728    (19)  (0.3)  693   10.3  
Income before provision for income taxes    5,350   4,904  4,448    446   9.1   902   20.3  
Provision for income taxes    1,906   1,712  1,624    194   11.3   282   17.4  
Net income $  3,444  $3,192 $2,824   $252   7.9 %$620   22.0 %
                        
Effective tax rate    35.6 %34.9% 36.5 %             
                        
Net income per common share - Basic $  0.33  $0.30 $0.30               
Net income per common share - Diluted $  0.32  $0.30 $0.30               
                        
Weighted average common shares outstanding - Basic    10,546   10,509  9,318               
Weighted average common shares outstanding - Diluted    10,735   10,705  9,468               
                        

 

                
UNITY BANCORP, INC.
YTD CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
NON-GAAP
June 30, 2017
                
        
   For the six months ended June 30,   Current YTD vs. Prior YTD  
(In thousands, except percentages and per share amounts) 2017 2016   $   %   
INTEREST INCOME               
Fed funds, interest bearing deposits and repos $  332  $85  $247   290.6 % 
FHLB stock    166   107   59   55.1   
Securities:               
Taxable    1,030   791   239   30.2   
Tax-exempt    88   117   (29)  (24.8)  
Total securities    1,118   908   210   23.1   
Loans:               
SBA loans    1,739   1,509   230   15.2   
SBA 504 loans    610   729   (119)  (16.3)  
Commercial loans    12,740   11,538   1,202   10.4   
Residential mortgage loans    6,967   5,878   1,089   18.5   
Consumer loans    2,400   1,911   489   25.6   
Total loans    24,456   21,565   2,891   13.4   
Total interest income    26,072   22,665   3,407   15.0   
INTEREST EXPENSE               
Interest-bearing demand deposits    314   261   53   20.3   
Savings deposits    1,261   748   513   68.6   
Time deposits    1,618   1,904   (286)  (15.0)  
Borrowed funds and subordinated debentures    1,338   1,421   (83)  (5.8)  
Total interest expense    4,531   4,334   197   4.5   
Net interest income    21,541   18,331   3,210   17.5   
Provision for loan losses    650   600   50   8.3   
Net interest income after provision for loan losses    20,891   17,731   3,160   17.8   
NONINTEREST INCOME               
Branch fee income    675   619   56   9.0   
Service and loan fee income    1,024   522   502   96.2   
Gain on sale of SBA loans held for sale, net    963   945   18   1.9   
Gain on sale of mortgage loans, net    796   1,308   (512)  (39.1)  
BOLI income    178   187   (9)  (4.8)  
Net security gains    16   175   (159)  (90.9)  
Other income    573   494   79   16.0   
Total noninterest income    4,225   4,250   (25)  (0.6)  
NONINTEREST EXPENSE               
Compensation and benefits    8,394   7,258   1,136   15.7   
Occupancy    1,190   1,131   59   5.2   
Processing and communications    1,236   1,287   (51)  (4.0)  
Furniture and equipment    1,024   815   209   25.6   
Professional services    477   494   (17)  (3.4)  
Loan collection & OREO expenses    379   172   207   120.3   
Other loan expenses    102   101   1   1.0   
Deposit insurance    220   326   (106)  (32.5)  
Advertising    560   544   16   2.9   
Director fees    346   274   72   26.3   
Other expenses    934   936   (2)  (0.2)  
Total noninterest expense    14,862   13,338   1,524   11.4   
Income before provision for income taxes and gain on subordinated debenture    10,254   8,643   1,611   18.6   
Provision for income taxes    3,618   3,087   531   17.2   
Net income before gain on subordinated debenture    6,636   5,556   1,080   19.4   
Gain on subordinated debenture, net of tax    -    1,473   (1,473)  (100.0)  
Net income $  6,636  $7,029  $(393)  (5.6)% 
                
Effective tax rate    35.3 % 35.6%        
                
Net income before gain on subordinated debenture per:               
Common share - basic $0.63 $0.60         
Common share - diluted $0.62 $0.59         
                
Net income per:               
Common share - basic $0.63 $0.75         
Common share - diluted $0.62 $0.74         
                
Weighted average common shares outstanding - Basic    10,528     9,311         
Weighted average common shares outstanding - Diluted    10,720     9,456         
                

 

                     
UNITY BANCORP, INC.
QUARTER TO DATE NET INTEREST MARGIN
June 30, 2017
                     
               
(Dollar amounts in thousands, interest amounts and interest rates/yields on a fully tax-equivalent basis)  
  For the three months ended  
  June 30, 2017 March 31, 2017  
  Average Balance Interest  Rate/Yield  Average Balance Interest  Rate/Yield   
ASSETS                    
Interest-earning assets:                    
Fed funds, interest bearing deposits and repos $76,656  $203     1.06 %$77,943  $129   0.67% 
FHLB stock  5,912   73     4.95   5,776   93   6.53  
Securities:                    
Taxable  67,102   538     3.22   64,148   491   3.10  
Tax-exempt  6,764   67     3.97   6,443   67   4.22  
Total securities (A)  73,866   605     3.29   70,591   558   3.21  
Loans:                    
SBA loans  55,650   886     6.39   57,960   854   5.98  
SBA 504 loans  23,986   309     5.17   26,050   301   4.69  
Commercial loans  532,659   6,573     4.95   512,543   6,166   4.88  
Residential mortgage loans  311,730   3,584     4.61   297,203   3,384   4.62  
Consumer loans  100,889   1,267     5.04   94,217   1,132   4.87  
Total loans (B)  1,024,914   12,619     4.94   987,973   11,837   4.86  
Total interest-earning assets $1,181,348  $13,500     4.58 %$1,142,283  $12,617   4.48% 
                     
Noninterest-earning assets:                    
Cash and due from banks  23,055         23,578         
Allowance for loan losses    (12,916)        (12,785)        
Other assets  55,367         55,493         
Total noninterest-earning assets  65,506         66,286         
Total assets $1,246,854        $1,208,569         
                     
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                    
Interest-bearing liabilities:                    
Total interest-bearing demand deposits $157,896  $161     0.41 %$152,392  $153   0.41% 
Total savings deposits  397,813   678     0.68   378,439   583   0.62  
Total time deposits  221,636   814     1.47   222,307   804   1.47  
Total interest-bearing deposits  777,345   1,653     0.85   753,138   1,540   0.83  
Borrowed funds and subordinated debentures  126,057   674     2.14   125,499   664   2.15  
Total interest-bearing liabilities $903,402  $2,327     1.03 %$878,637  $2,204   1.02% 
                     
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:                    
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits  225,909         215,405         
Other liabilities  6,752         6,792         
Total noninterest-bearing liabilities  232,661         222,197         
Total shareholders' equity  110,791         107,735         
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $1,246,854        $1,208,569         
                     
Net interest spread    $11,173     3.55 %   $10,413   3.46% 
Tax-equivalent basis adjustment       (23)        (23)     
Net interest income    $11,150        $10,390      
Net interest margin          3.79 %       3.70% 
                     
(A) Yields related to securities exempt from federal and state income taxes are stated on a fully tax-equivalent basis.  They are reduced by the nondeductible portion of interest expense, assuming a federal tax rate of 35 percent and applicable state rates.
(B) The loan averages are stated net of unearned income, and the averages include loans on which the accrual of interest has been discontinued.
                     


                     
UNITY BANCORP, INC.
QUARTER TO DATE NET INTEREST MARGIN
June 30, 2017
                     
                     
(Dollar amounts in thousands, interest amounts and interest rates/yields on a fully tax-equivalent basis)  
  For the three months ended  
  June 30, 2017 June 30, 2016  
  Average Balance Interest  Rate/Yield  Average Balance Interest  Rate/Yield   
ASSETS                    
Interest-earning assets:                    
Fed funds, interest bearing deposits and repos $76,656  $203     1.06 %$62,652  $41   0.26% 
FHLB stock  5,912   73     4.95   4,904   55   4.51  
Securities:                    
Taxable  67,102   538     3.22   62,561   427   2.75  
Tax-exempt  6,764   67     3.97   8,177   83   4.08  
Total securities (A)  73,866   605     3.29   70,738   510   2.90  
Loans:                    
SBA loans  55,650   886     6.39   56,719   788   5.59  
SBA 504 loans  23,986   309     5.17   27,273   344   5.07  
Commercial loans  532,659   6,573     4.95   474,573   5,860   4.97  
Residential mortgage loans  311,730   3,584     4.61   264,599   2,937   4.46  
Consumer loans  100,889   1,267     5.04   82,295   980   4.79  
Total loans (B)  1,024,914   12,619     4.94   905,459   10,909   4.85  
Total interest-earning assets $1,181,348  $13,500     4.58 %$1,043,753  $11,515   4.44% 
                     
Noninterest-earning assets:                    
Cash and due from banks  23,055         25,993         
Allowance for loan losses    (12,916)        (12,850)        
Other assets  55,367         49,250         
Total noninterest-earning assets  65,506         62,393         
Total assets $1,246,854        $1,106,146         
                     
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                    
Interest-bearing liabilities:                    
Total interest-bearing demand deposits $157,896  $161     0.41 %$129,263  $124   0.39% 
Total savings deposits  397,813   678     0.68   310,329   381   0.49  
Total time deposits  221,636   814     1.47   275,700   954   1.39  
Total interest-bearing deposits  777,345   1,653     0.85   715,292   1,459   0.82  
Borrowed funds and subordinated debentures  126,057   674     2.14   106,277   686   2.60  
Total interest-bearing liabilities $903,402  $2,327     1.03 %$821,569  $2,145   1.05% 
                     
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:                    
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits  225,909         194,649         
Other liabilities  6,752         6,370         
Total noninterest-bearing liabilities  232,661         201,019         
Total shareholders' equity  110,791         83,558         
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $1,246,854        $1,106,146         
                     
Net interest spread    $11,173     3.55 %   $9,370   3.39% 
Tax-equivalent basis adjustment       (23)        (28)     
Net interest income    $11,150        $9,342      
Net interest margin          3.79 %       3.61% 
                     
(A) Yields related to securities exempt from federal and state income taxes are stated on a fully tax-equivalent basis.  They are reduced by the nondeductible portion of interest expense, assuming a federal tax rate of 35 percent and applicable state rates.
(B) The loan averages are stated net of unearned income, and the averages include loans on which the accrual of interest has been discontinued.
                     

 

 

                     
UNITY BANCORP, INC.
YEAR TO DATE NET INTEREST MARGIN
June 30, 2017
                     
                     
(Dollar amounts in thousands, interest amounts and interest rates/yields on a fully tax-equivalent basis)  
  For the six months ended  
  June 30, 2017 June 30, 2016  
  Average Balance Interest  Rate/Yield  Average Balance Interest  Rate/Yield   
ASSETS                    
Interest-earning assets:                    
Fed funds, interest bearing deposits and repos $77,297  $332     0.87 %$70,666  $85   0.24% 
FHLB stock  5,844   166     5.73   4,726   107   4.55  
Securities:                    
Taxable  65,635   1,030     3.16   60,856   791   2.61  
Tax-exempt  6,603   132     4.03   8,863   176   3.99  
Total securities (A)  72,238   1,162     3.24   69,719   967   2.79  
Loans:                    
SBA loans  56,798   1,739     6.17   55,331   1,509   5.48  
SBA 504 loans  25,012   610     4.92   28,253   729   5.19  
Commercial loans  522,658   12,740     4.92   469,248   11,538   4.94  
Residential mortgage loans  304,507   6,967     4.61   264,403   5,878   4.47  
Consumer loans  97,571   2,400     4.96   80,312   1,911   4.79  
Total loans (B)  1,006,546   24,456     4.90   897,547   21,565   4.83  
Total interest-earning assets $1,161,925  $26,116     4.53 %$1,042,658  $22,724   4.38% 
                     
Noninterest-earning assets:                    
Cash and due from banks  23,315         26,500         
Allowance for loan losses    (12,851)        (12,888)        
Other assets  55,428         47,369         
Total noninterest-earning assets  65,892         60,981         
Total assets $1,227,817        $1,103,639         
                     
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                    
Interest-bearing liabilities:                    
Total interest-bearing demand deposits $155,159  $314     0.41 %$130,301  $261   0.40% 
Total savings deposits  388,179   1,261     0.66   310,290   748   0.48  
Total time deposits  221,970   1,618     1.47   278,904   1,904   1.37  
Total interest-bearing deposits  765,308   3,193     0.84   719,495   2,913   0.81  
Borrowed funds and subordinated debentures  125,780   1,338     2.15   105,314   1,421   2.71  
Total interest-bearing liabilities $891,088  $4,531     1.02 %$824,809  $4,334   1.05% 
                     
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:                    
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits  220,686         190,938         
Other liabilities  6,771         5,948         
Total noninterest-bearing liabilities  227,457         196,886         
Total shareholders' equity  109,272         81,944         
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $1,227,817        $1,103,639         
                     
Net interest spread    $21,585     3.51 %   $18,390   3.33% 
Tax-equivalent basis adjustment       (44)        (59)     
Net interest income    $21,541        $18,331      
Net interest margin          3.75 %       3.55% 
                     
(A) Yields related to securities exempt from federal and state income taxes are stated on a fully tax-equivalent basis.  They are reduced by the nondeductible portion of interest expense, assuming a federal tax rate of 35 percent and applicable state rates.
(B) The loan averages are stated net of unearned income, and the averages include loans on which the accrual of interest has been discontinued.
                     

 

 

                 
UNITY BANCORP, INC.
QUARTERLY ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES AND LOAN QUALITY SCHEDULES
June 30, 2017
                 
                 
Amounts in thousands, except percentages  Jun. 30, 2017 Mar. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2016 Sept. 30, 2016 Jun. 30, 2016 
ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES:                
Balance, beginning of period $12,681 $12,579  $12,685 $12,758 $12,634 
Provision for loan losses charged to expense  400  250   200  420  400 
   13,081  12,829   12,885  13,178  13,034 
Less: Chargeoffs                
SBA loans  150  109   189  140  142 
Commercial loans  120  76   19  376  152 
Residential mortgage loans    -   -   101  -  - 
Consumer loans  17  66   2  -  - 
Total chargeoffs  287  251   311  516  294 
Add: Recoveries                
SBA loans  3  37   1  17  4 
Commercial loans  3  53   4  6  13 
Residential mortgage loans    -   12   -  -  - 
Consumer loans    -   1   -  -  1 
Total recoveries  6  103   5  23  18 
Net chargeoffs (recoveries)  281  148   306  493  276 
Balance, end of period $12,800 $12,681  $12,579 $12,685 $12,758 
                 
LOAN QUALITY INFORMATION:                
Nonperforming loans (1) $5,681 $7,758  $7,237 $6,527 $6,541 
Other real estate owned ("OREO")  581  1,172   1,050  1,703  1,702 
Nonperforming assets  6,262  8,930   8,287  8,230  8,243 
Less:  Amount guaranteed by SBA  41  60   60  624  134 
Net nonperforming assets $6,221 $8,870  $8,227 $7,606 $8,109 
                 
Loans 90 days past due & still accruing $230 $-  $- $- $485 
                 
Performing Troubled Debt Restructurings (TDRs) $  -  $-  $- $665 $772 
(1) Nonperforming TDRs included in nonperforming loans    -   -   153  154  161 
Total TDRs $  -  $-  $153 $819 $933 
                 
Allowance for loan losses to:                
Total loans at quarter end    1.22 % 1.27 % 1.29% 1.34% 1.39%
Nonperforming loans (1)    225.31   163.46   173.82  194.35  195.05 
Nonperforming assets    204.41   142.00   151.79  154.13  154.77 
Net nonperforming assets    205.75   142.97   152.90  166.78  157.33 
                 
QTD net chargeoffs (annualized) to QTD average loans:                
SBA loans    1.06 % 0.50 % 1.26% 0.86% 0.98%
Commercial loans    0.09   0.02   0.01  0.30  0.12 
Residential mortgage loans    -    (0.02)  0.14  -  - 
Consumer loans    0.07   0.28   0.01  -  - 
Total loans    0.11 % 0.06 % 0.13% 0.21% 0.12%
                 
Nonperforming loans to total loans    0.54 % 0.78 % 0.74% 0.69% 0.71%
Nonperforming loans and TDRs to total loans    0.54   0.78   0.74  0.76  0.80 
Nonperforming assets to total loans and OREO    0.60   0.89   0.85  0.86  0.90 
Nonperforming assets to total assets    0.49   0.73   0.70  0.71  0.73 
                 


                  
UNITY BANCORP, INC.
QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA
June 30, 2017
                  
                  
(In thousands, except percentages and per share amounts) Jun. 30, 2017 Mar. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2016 Sept. 30, 2016 Jun. 30, 2016  
SUMMARY OF INCOME:                 
Total interest income $13,477  $12,594  $12,280  $12,081  $11,487   
Total interest expense  2,327   2,204   2,225   2,208   2,145   
Net interest income  11,150   10,390   10,055   9,873   9,342   
Provision for loan losses  400   250   200   420   400   
Net interest income after provision for loan losses  10,750   10,140   9,855   9,453   8,942   
Total noninterest income  2,021   2,204   2,373   2,173   2,234   
Total noninterest expense  7,421   7,440   7,303   6,993   6,728   
Income before provision for income taxes  5,350   4,904   4,925   4,633   4,448   
Provision for income taxes  1,906   1,712   1,765   1,613   1,624   
Net income $3,444  $3,192  $3,160  $3,020  $2,824   
                  
Net income per common share - Basic $  0.33   $0.30  $0.33  $0.32  $0.30   
Net income per common share - Diluted $  0.32   $0.30  $0.32  $0.32  $0.30   
                  
COMMON SHARE DATA:                 
Market price per share $  17.20   $16.95  $15.70  $12.82  $11.56   
Dividends paid $  0.06   $0.05  $0.05  $0.05  $0.04   
Book value per common share $  10.64   $10.38  $10.14  $9.45  $9.10   
                  
Weighted average common shares outstanding - Basic  10,546   10,509   9,700   9,339   9,318   
Weighted average common shares outstanding - Diluted  10,735   10,705   9,878   9,496   9,468   
Issued and outstanding common shares  10,567   10,535   10,477   9,331   9,336   
                  
PERFORMANCE RATIOS (Annualized):                 
Return on average assets    1.11  %1.07 % 1.07 % 1.05 % 1.03 % 
Return on average equity    12.47    12.02   13.47   13.90   13.59   
Efficiency ratio    56.41    59.08   59.90   58.11   58.53   
                  
BALANCE SHEET DATA:                 
Total assets $1,275,517  $1,226,168  $1,189,906  $1,152,896  $1,128,370   
Total deposits  1,003,967   980,703   945,723   933,320   912,198   
Total loans  1,046,804   1,000,677   973,414   949,832   915,043   
Total securities  75,066   73,022   61,547   72,360   73,994   
Total shareholders' equity  112,447   109,305   106,291   88,152   84,967   
Allowance for loan losses    (12,800)  (12,681)  (12,579)  (12,685)  (12,758)  
                  
TAX EQUIVALENT YIELDS AND RATES:                 
Interest-earning assets    4.58  %4.48 % 4.40 % 4.45 % 4.44 % 
Interest-bearing liabilities    1.03    1.02   1.03   1.04   1.05   
Net interest spread    3.55    3.46   3.37   3.41   3.39   
Net interest margin    3.79    3.70   3.60   3.63   3.61   
                  
CREDIT QUALITY:                 
Nonperforming assets $6,262   $8,930   $8,287  $8,230  $8,243   
QTD net chargeoffs (annualized) to QTD average loans    0.11  %0.06 % 0.13 % 0.21 % 0.12 % 
Allowance for loan losses to total loans    1.22    1.27   1.29   1.34   1.39   
Nonperforming assets to total loans and OREO    0.60    0.89   0.85   0.86   0.90   
Nonperforming assets to total assets    0.49    0.73   0.70   0.71   0.73   
                  
CAPITAL RATIOS AND OTHER:                 
Total equity to total assets    8.82  %8.91 % 8.93 % 7.65 % 7.53 % 
Leverage ratio    9.66    9.72   9.73   8.49   8.52   
Common equity tier 1 risk-based capital ratio    11.32    11.46   11.49   9.63   9.70   
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio    12.34    12.53   12.58   10.74   10.85   
Total risk-based capital ratio    13.59    13.78   13.84   11.48   12.11   
Number of banking offices    17    17   17   15   15   
Number of ATMs    18    18   18   16   16   
Number of employees    186    181   184   180   172   
                  



            

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