The Community Financial Corporation Reports a 39% Increase in Income Before Taxes for the Year Ended December 31, 2017


WALDORF, Md., Jan. 29, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Community Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:TCFC) (the “Company”), the holding company for Community Bank of the Chesapeake (the “Bank”), reported its results of operations for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2017. The Company reported a net loss for the fourth quarter of 2017 of $459,000 or a diluted loss per share of $0.10 compared to net income of $2.0 million or $0.44 per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2016. The current quarter’s results included $2.7 million in additional income tax expense from the revaluation of deferred tax assets as a result of the reduction in the corporate income tax rate under the recently enacted Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and merger and acquisition costs of $230,000, net of tax. The combined impact of these items resulted in a reduction to quarterly earnings per share of approximately $0.64 per share.

Net income for year ended December 31, 2017 was $7.2 million or $1.56 per diluted share after the inclusion of the additional tax expense under the recently enacted Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and the expenses associated with the pending acquisition of County First Bank. The additional income tax and merger and acquisition costs of $724,000, net of tax, resulted in a reduction of earnings per share of approximately $0.75 per share for 2017.  Net income for the year ended December 31, 2016 was $7.3 million or $1.59 per diluted share.

Income before taxes (pretax income) increased $619,000 or 18.3% to $4.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2017 compared to $3.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2016. The Company’s pretax returns on average assets and common stockholders’ equity for the fourth quarter of 2017 were 1.14% and 14.15%, respectively, compared to 1.04% and 12.84%, respectively, for the fourth quarter of 2016. The Company’s after-tax returns on average assets and common stockholders’ equity for the fourth quarter of 2017 were (0.13%) and (1.62%), respectively, compared to 0.62% and 7.68%, respectively, for the fourth quarter of 2016. Pretax income increased $4.6 million or 39.3% to $16.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2017 compared to $11.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2016.  The Company’s pretax returns on average assets and common stockholders’ equity for 2017 were 1.19% and 14.88%, respectively, compared to 0.96% and 11.36%, respectively, for 2016. The Company’s after-tax returns on average assets and common stockholders’ equity for 2017 were 0.52% and 6.55%, respectively, compared to 0.60% and 7.09%, respectively, for 2016.

“Although the increased tax expense related to the deferred tax revaluation and merger and acquisition costs decreased net income, earnings per share and returns on average assets and common equity for the quarter and the year, we believe the reduced federal income tax rate and the efficiencies from the County First acquisition will be accretive in 2018. We completed a very strong 2017 with operating net income1 growing at a record pace for the Company.  Operating earnings per share increased to $2.31 per share, an increase of $0.72 or 45% from $1.59 per share in 2016.  Operating return on average assets and operating return on average common equity increased to 0.78% and 9.70%, respectively, compared to 0.60% and 7.09% in 2016,” stated William J. Pasenelli, Chief Executive Officer and Vice-Chairman of the Board. “We accomplished this primarily by controlling expense growth and improved asset quality. The Company’s efficiency ratio2 averaged in the low 60s for the year ended December 31, 2017.”

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1 The Company defines operating net income as net income before merger and acquisition costs and the deferred tax adjustment for Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.  Operating earnings per share, operating return on average assets and operating return on average common equity is calculated using adjusted operating net income. See Non-GAAP reconciliation schedules.

2 Efficiency Ratio - noninterest expense divided by the sum of net interest income and noninterest income. The Company maintains a GAAP and Non-GAAP ratio. See Non-GAAP reconciliation schedules.

Average loans increased $125.5 million or 12.7% from $988.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2016 to $1,113.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2017. Overall end of period loan growth for 2017 of $61.1 million or 5.6% was lower than the Company’s planned 8% to 9% growth. The Company’s two largest portfolios, commercial real estate and residential rentals grew $60.2 million or 9.0% to $727.3 million and $8.3 million or 8.2% to $110.2 million, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2017. Other portfolios decreased a net of $7.5 million or 2.3% to $312.5 million. The decrease in other portfolios included a $630,000 decrease in the residential first mortgage portfolio to $170.4 million and a $9.1 million decrease in the construction and land development to $27.9 million. During 2017, management directed its focus to higher yielding commercial real estate and construction loans and deemphasized residential first mortgage lending.

“We had a very positive year originating construction loans, but funding of construction projects was slower in 2017 than the prior year. As of December 31, 2017, our commercial construction and construction and land development loans had $24.8 million more unfunded than the prior year end. Available and unfunded settled construction loans were $77.2 million at year end compared to $52.4 million at December 31, 2016, stated,” Gregory Cockerham, Chief Lending Officer and Executive Vice President. “We are optimistic that settled construction loans will begin funding in 2018 and positively impact loan growth. In addition, we had over $31 million in expected settlements in commercial real estate and construction loans in our pipeline move from the third and fourth quarter of 2017 to the first quarter of 2018.”  
  
Net interest margin decreased during the fourth quarter of 2017 compared to the third quarter of 2017, decreasing nine basis points from 3.38% to 3.29%, respectively. The NIM compression was primarily attributable to a decrease in loans yields of five basis points to 4.44% and an increase in the Company’s cost of funds of four basis points to 0.88%. Loan yields decreased three basis points due to approximately $80,000 in nonaccrual interest reversals during the quarter. The decreases in loan yields were partially offset by increased yields due to the scheduled repricing of loans at higher rates, the purchase of securities and the production of commercial real estate loans. During the second half of 2017, due to rising interest rates, the Company’s commercial portfolios with pricing tied to the prime rate began exceeding interest rate floors that were established when rates were much lower. This is expected to have a positive impact on yields in 2018.

Loan yields on repricing and new loans began to rise in the second half of 2017, influenced by increases in the federal funds target rate (1.50% as of December 13, 2017) and loan growth in higher yielding portfolios. End of period projected loan yields increased between the third and fourth quarter of 2017. The following table is based on contractual interest rates and does not include the amortization of deferred costs and fees or assumptions regarding non-accrual interest:


      
  December 31, 2017 September 30, 2017 
  EOP Contractual EOP Contractual 
(dollars in thousands) Interest rate Interest rate 
      
Commercial real estate 4.43% 4.38% 
Residential first mortgages 3.88% 3.87% 
Residential rentals 4.63% 4.60% 
Construction and land development 4.99% 4.88% 
Home equity and second mortgages 4.77% 4.54% 
Commercial loans 5.01% 4.89% 
Consumer loans 7.57% 7.47% 
Commercial equipment  4.41% 4.49% 
Total Loans 4.41% 4.37% 
        

The increase in cost of funds to 0.88% for the three months ended December 31, 2017 from 0.84% for the third quarter 2017 was primarily due to rising short-term wholesale funding rates during 2017.

“We completed our acquisition of County First Bank on January 1, 2018. We are very excited about opportunities for the Bank in 2018 to enhance net interest income and continue our focus on creating operating leverage by growing top line revenue faster than operating expenses. Cash and securities acquired of approximately $72 million will allow the Bank to pay down more costly wholesale funding in the first quarter of 2018,” stated Todd L. Capitani, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice-President. “In addition, we added $200 million of deposits of which approximately $160 million were stable low-cost transaction accounts that will fund planned loan growth in 2018. The closing of four of the five acquired branches this spring should begin to positively impact the Company’s expense run rate in the second half of 2018.” 

County First Acquisition
On January 1, 2018, the Company completed its previously announced merger of County First Bank (“County First”) with and into the Bank, with the Bank as the surviving bank (the “Merger”) pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 31, 2017, by and among the Company, the Bank and County First. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”), each share of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of County First issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time was converted into the right to receive 0.9543 shares of Company common stock and $2.20 in cash (the “Merger Consideration”). The $2.20 in cash represents the sum of (i) $1.00 in cash consideration (the “Cash Consideration”) plus (ii) $1.20 in Contingent Cash Consideration that was determined before the completion of the Merger in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement. The aggregate merger consideration consisted of approximately 919,000 shares of the Company’s common stock and approximately $2.1 million in cash. Based upon the $38.78 per share closing price of the Company’s common stock on December 28, 2017, the transaction value was approximately $37.7 million.

The County First Bank acquisition is being accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting with the Company treated as the acquirer. Under the acquisition method of accounting, the assets and liabilities of County First Bank, as of January 1, 2018, will be recorded by the Company at their respective fair values, and the excess of the merger consideration over the fair value of County First Bank's net assets will be allocated to goodwill. At December 31, 2017, County First had total assets of approximately $227 million, total loans of $143 million and total deposits of $200 million. County First has five branch offices in La Plata, Waldorf, New Market, Prince Frederick and California, Maryland. The Bank intends to keep the La Plata branch open and consolidate the remaining four branches with legacy Community Bank of the Chesapeake branch offices in May of 2018. The calculations to determine fair values are not expected to be complete at the time of filing of the 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Until the determination of the fair values is complete, it is impractical to include disclosures related to the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as required by the accounting guidance.

Merger related costs, which included mainly professional fees and investment banking costs, for the three months and year ended December 31, 2017 were $335,000 and $829,000, respectively.

Net Interest Income

Net interest income increased 2.9% or $300,000 to $10.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2017 compared to $10.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2016. Net interest margin at 3.29% for the three months ended December 31, 2017 decreased 16 basis points from 3.45% for the three months ended December 31, 2016. Average interest-earning assets were $1,307.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2017, an increase of $94.4 million or 7.8%, compared to $1,213.5 million for the same quarter of 2016.

Net interest income increased 8.7% or $3.5 million to $43.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2017 compared to $39.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2016. Net interest margin at 3.37% for the year ended December 31, 2017, decreased 11 basis points from 3.48% for the year ended December 31, 2016. Average interest-earning assets were $1,288.8 million for 2017, an increase of $143.3 million or 12.5%, compared to $1,145.5 million for 2016.

Net interest margin declined during the year ended December 31, 2017, primarily due to reduced yields on loans and an increase in cost of funds. Yields on the loan portfolio decreased from 4.55% for the year ended December 31, 2016 to 4.45% for year ended December 31, 2017. Yields were reduced compared to the prior year due primarily to the Bank’s increased investment in residential mortgages during 2016, competition for commercial real estate loans and other commercial loans and the timing of scheduled repricing of the Bank’s loan portfolios.

An increase in the cost of funds impacted net interest margin for the comparable periods. The cost of funds increased eight basis points to 0.81% for the year ended December 31, 2017 compared to 0.73% for the year ended December 31, 2016. The Company continued to control deposit costs by increasing transaction deposits as a percentage of overall deposits. Average transaction deposits, which include savings, money market, interest-bearing demand and noninterest bearing demand accounts, for the years ended December 31, 2017 increased $56.0 million, or 9.8%, to $627.6 million compared to $571.6 million for the comparable period in 2016. Average transaction accounts as a percentage of total deposits remained stable at 58.3% for the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to 58.6% for the years ended December 31, 2017.

Wholesale and time-based funding rates are typically more sensitive to rising interest rates than transactional deposits. Compared to the year ended December 31, 2016, average interest rates in 2017 increased by 14 basis points to 1.00% on certificates of deposit, while interest-bearing transactional deposits increased by five basis points to 0.32%. Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) short-term borrowings increased by 66 basis points to 1.15% for the year ended December 31, 2017 compared to 0.49% for the same period during 2016. The Company’s increases in transaction deposits during the last twelve months have decreased downward pressure on net interest margin. The ability to increase transaction deposits faster than wholesale funding could mitigate possible downward pressure on net interest margin in a rising rate environment.

Noninterest Income and Noninterest Expense

Noninterest income increased by $109,000 to $1.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2017 compared to $891,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2016. Noninterest income increased by $724,000 to $4.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2017 compared to $3.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2016. The increase in income for the year was principally due to OREO losses recognized in 2016 not recognized in 2017 and gains on loans held for sale in 2017 and investment gains, partially offset by a small reduction in service charge income.  

For the three months ended December 31, 2017, noninterest expense increased 5.9%, or $430,000, to $7.7 million from $7.3 million for the comparable period in 2016. Fourth quarter 2017 noninterest expense included $335,000 of merger related costs, comprising primarily of professional fees and investment banking costs. The Company’s GAAP efficiency ratio for the three months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 was 65.79% and 64.38%, respectively.  The Non-GAAP efficiency ratio, which excludes merger and acquisition costs, OREO gains and losses and other non-core activities, was 62.16% and 62.18% for the same comparable periods.

Noninterest expense averaged just below $7.3 million per quarter during 2016. During 2016, the Company focused on controlling the growth of expenses by streamlining internal processes and reviewing vendor relationships. These efforts resulted in a reduction in nine FTEs, from 171 employees to 162 employees, during the year ended December 31, 2016. The Company’s strategy to create operating leverage through continued asset growth combined with controlling the growth in expenses continued during 2017.

The Company’s GAAP net operating expense ratio3 as a percentage of average assets for the three months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 was 1.93% and 1.98%, respectively. The Non-GAAP net operating expense ratio, which excludes merger and acquisition costs, OREO gains and losses and other non-core activities, was 1.81% and 1.90% for the same comparable periods.

The following is a summary breakdown of noninterest expense:

         
  Three Months Ended December 31,    
(dollars in thousands)  2017  2016 $ Change % Change
Compensation and Benefits $  4,191 $  4,193 $  (2) (0.0%)
OREO Valuation Allowance and Expenses    123    252    (129) (51.2%)
Merger and acquisition costs    335    -    335  n/a 
Operating Expenses    3,097    2,871    226  7.9%
Total Noninterest Expense $  7,746 $  7,316 $  430  5.9%
         

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3 Net Operating Expense Ratio - noninterest expense less noninterest income divided by average assets. The Company maintains a GAAP and Non-GAAP ratio. See Non-GAAP reconciliation schedules.

For the year ended December 31, 2017, noninterest expense increased 3.2%, or $938,000, to $30.1 million from $29.2 million for the comparable period in 2016. The Company controlled growth in 2017 in compensation and benefits expense, reducing expense $52,000 or 0.3%, compared to the same period in the prior year. Total growth in compensation and benefit costs was 2.7% and 3.2%, respectively for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015. Year to date 2017 noninterest expense included $829,000 of merger related costs, comprising primarily professional fees and investment banking costs. The Company’s GAAP efficiency ratio for the year ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 was 63.40% and 67.40%, respectively. The Non-GAAP efficiency ratio was 60.42% and 64.82% for the same comparable periods. The Company’s GAAP net operating expense ratio as a percentage of average assets for the year ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 was 1.89% and 2.10%, respectively. The Non-GAAP net operating expense ratio was 1.79% and 2.00% for the same comparable periods.

The following is a summary breakdown of noninterest expense:

       
  Years Ended December 31,    
(dollars in thousands)  2017  2016 $ Change % Change
Compensation and Benefits $  16,758  $  16,810  $  (52) (0.3%)
OREO Valuation Allowance and Expenses    746     861     (115) (13.4%)
Merger and acquisition costs    829     -     829   n/a 
Operating Expenses    11,764     11,488     276   2.4%
Total Noninterest Expense $  30,097  $  29,159  $  938   3.2%
         


Balance Sheet and Asset Quality

Balance Sheet

Total assets at December 31, 2017 were $1.40 billion, an increase of $71.7 million or 5.4%, compared to total assets of $1.33 billion at December 31, 2016. The increase in total assets was primarily attributable to growth in loans. Net loans increased $61.1 million, or 5.7%, from $1,079.5 million at December 31, 2016 to $1,140.6 million at December 31, 2017, principally due to increases in the commercial real estate and residential rentals portfolios.  The following is a breakdown of the Company’s loan portfolio at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016:

             
             
(dollars in thousands) December 31, 2017 % December 31, 2016 % $ Change % Change
             
Commercial real estate $  727,314  63.25% $  667,105  61.25% $  60,209  9.03%
Residential first mortgages    170,374  14.81%    171,004  15.70%    (630) -0.37%
Residential rentals    110,228  9.58%    101,897  9.36%    8,331  8.18%
Construction and land development    27,871  2.42%    36,934  3.39%    (9,063) -24.54%
Home equity and second mortgages    21,351  1.86%    21,399  1.97%    (48) -0.22%
Commercial loans    56,417  4.91%    50,484  4.64%    5,933  11.75%
Consumer loans    573  0.05%    422  0.04%    151  35.78%
Commercial equipment     35,916  3.12%    39,737  3.65%    (3,821) -9.62%
     1,150,044  100.00%    1,088,982  100.00%    61,062  5.61%
Less:            
Deferred loan fees and premiums    (1,086) -0.09%    (397) -0.04%    (689) 173.55%
Allowance for loan losses    10,515  0.91%    9,860  0.91%    655  6.64%
     9,429       9,463       (34) -0.36%
  $  1,140,615    $  1,079,519    $  61,096  5.66%
             


Deposits increased by 6.5%, or $67.4 million, to $1,106.2 million at December 31, 2017 compared to $1,038.8 million at December 31, 2016.  The Company uses both traditional and reciprocal brokered deposits. Traditional brokered deposits at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 were $118.9 million and $131.0 million, respectively. Reciprocal brokered deposits are used to maximize FDIC insurance available to our customers. Reciprocal brokered deposits at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 were $92.9 million and $70.7 million, respectively. The following is a breakdown of the Company’s deposit portfolio at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016:


             
  December 31, 2017 December 31, 2016    
(dollars in thousands) Balance % Balance % $ Change % Change
Noninterest-bearing demand $  159,843 14.45% $  144,877 13.95% $  14,966  10.33%
Interest-bearing:            
Demand    215,448 19.48%    162,823 15.67%    52,625  32.32%
Money market deposits    226,351 20.46%    248,049 23.88%    (21,698) -8.75%
Savings    52,990 4.79%    50,284 4.84%    2,706  5.38%
Certificates of deposit    451,605 40.82%    432,792 41.66%    18,813  4.35%
Total interest-bearing    946,394 85.55%    893,948 86.05%    52,446  5.87%
             
Total Deposits $  1,106,237 100.00% $  1,038,825 100.00% $  67,412  6.49%
             
Transaction accounts $   654,632  59.18% $   606,033  58.34%    48,599   8.02%
             

FHLB long-term debt and short-term borrowings decreased $1.6 million from $144.6 million at December 31, 2016 to $143.0 million at December 31, 2017. The Company uses brokered deposits and other wholesale funding to supplement funding when loan growth exceeds core deposit growth and for asset-liability management purposes.

During the year ended December 31, 2017, stockholders’ equity increased $5.5 million to $110.0 million. The increase in stockholders’ equity was due to net income of $7.2 million, net stock related activities related to stock-based compensation of $670,000 and a net fair market value adjustment of $110,000 for leveraged ESOP shares. These increases to capital were partially offset by quarterly common dividends paid of $1.8 million, a current year increase in accumulated other comprehensive loss of $67,000 and the net increase in unearned ESOP shares of $586,000. During the year ended December 31, 2017, $237,000 or 10,157 ESOP shares were allocated with the payment of promissory notes. This was offset by the purchase of 23,503 shares of the Company’s common shares for $823,000 by the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”) during the third quarter of 2017. The ESOP has promissory notes with the Company for the purchase of TCFC common stock for the benefit of the participants in the Plan. Loan terms are at prime rate plus one-percentage point and amortize over seven (7) years. As principal is repaid, common shares are allocated to participants based on the participant account allocation rules described in the Plan. The Bank is a guarantor of the ESOP debt with the Company. Unencumbered shares held by the ESOP are treated as outstanding in computing earnings per share. Shares issued to the ESOP but pledged as collateral for loans obtained to provide funds to acquire the shares are not treated as outstanding in computing earnings per share.

Common stockholders' equity of $110.0 million at December 31, 2017 resulted in a book value of $23.65 per common share compared to $22.54 at December 31, 2016. The Company remains well-capitalized at December 31, 2017 with a Tier 1 capital to average assets ratio of 8.77%.

Asset Quality

The Company continues to pursue its approach of maximizing contractual rights with individual classified customer relationships. The objective is to move non-performing or substandard credits that are not likely to become performing or passing credits in a reasonable timeframe off the balance sheet. Management believes this strategy is in the best long-term interest of the Company. Because of these efforts, non-accrual loans and OREO to total assets have decreased from 1.83% at December 31, 2015, to 1.21% at December 31, 2016, and to 1.00% at December 31, 2017.  Non-accrual loans, OREO and TDRs to total assets decreased from 2.98% at December 31, 2015, to 1.99%, at December 31, 2016, and to 1.71% at December 31, 2017. Classified assets increased $9.8 million from $30.6 million at December 31, 2016 to $40.4 million at December 31, 2017. The net increase was primarily due to two customer relationships that that are well-secured by commercial real estate that were downgraded to substandard in the third quarter ($4.9 million) and fourth quarter ($10.4 million). There was no impairment on these relationships based on our analysis at December 31, 2017.

Management considers classified assets to be an important measure of asset quality. The following is a breakdown of the Company’s classified and special mention assets at December 31, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively:

           
Classified Assets and Special Mention Assets  
(dollars in thousands)  As of
12/31/2017
  As of
12/31/2016
 As of
12/31/2015
 As of
12/31/2014
 As of
12/31/2013
Classified loans          
Substandard $  40,306 $  30,463 $  31,943 $  46,735 $  47,645
Doubtful    -    137    861    -    -
Loss    -    -    -    -    -
Total classified loans    40,306    30,600    32,804    46,735    47,645
Special mention loans    96    -    1,642    5,460    9,246
Total classified and
  special mention loans
 $  40,402 $  30,600 $  34,446 $  52,195 $  56,891
           
Classified loans    40,306    30,600    32,804    46,735    47,645
Classified securities    651    883    1,093    1,404    2,438
Other real estate owned    9,341    7,763    9,449    5,883    6,797
Total classified assets $  50,298 $  39,246 $  43,346 $  54,022 $  56,880
           
As a percentage of  Total Assets  3.58%  2.94%  3.79%  4.99%  5.56%
As a percentage of
  Risk Based Capital
  32.14%  26.13%  30.19%  39.30%  43.11%
           

The allowance for loan losses was 0.91% of gross loans at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016. Management’s determination of the adequacy of the allowance is based on a periodic evaluation of the portfolio with consideration given to: overall loss experience; current economic conditions; size, growth and composition of the loan portfolio; financial condition of the borrowers; current appraised values of underlying collateral and other relevant factors that, in management’s judgment, warrant recognition in determining an adequate allowance. Improvements to baseline charge-off factors for the periods used to evaluate the adequacy of the allowance as well as improvements in some qualitative factors, such as slower portfolio growth, were offset by increases in other qualitative factors, such as concentration to capital factors. The specific allowance is based on management’s estimate of realizable value for particular loans. Management believes that the allowance is adequate.

The following is a breakdown of the Company’s general and specific allowances as a percentage of gross loans at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively:

          
     % of Gross    % of Gross 
 (dollar in thousands) December 31, 2017  Loans December 31, 2016 Loans
          
 General Allowance $  9,491 0.82% $  8,571 0.79%
 Specific Allowance    1,024 0.09%    1,289 0.12%
 Total Allowance $  10,515 0.91% $  9,860 0.91%
          


The historical loss experience factor is tracked over various time horizons for each portfolio segment. The following table provides net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans for the three months and years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and a five-year trend:

 

                  
  Three Months Ended December 31, Years Ended December 31,
(dollars in thousands)  2017   2016    2017   2016   2015   2014   2013   2012 
Average loans $  1,132,232  $  1,049,998   $  1,113,822  $  988,288  $  874,186  $  819,381  $  741,369  $  719,798 
Net charge-offs    (50)    472      355     1,039     1,374     2,309     1,049     1,937 
Net charge-offs
  to average loans
  -0.02%  0.18%   0.03%  0.11%  0.16%  0.28%  0.14%  0.27%
                  

About The Community Financial Corporation - Headquartered in Waldorf, MD, The Community Financial Corporation is the bank holding company for Community Bank of the Chesapeake, a full-service commercial bank with assets of approximately $1.6 billion.  Through its branch offices and commercial lending centers, Community Bank of the Chesapeake offers a broad range of financial products and services to individuals and businesses.  The Company’s banking centers are located at its main office in Waldorf, Maryland, and branch offices in Waldorf, Bryans Road, Dunkirk, Leonardtown, La Plata, Charlotte Hall, Prince Frederick, Lusby and California, Maryland; and downtown Fredericksburg, Virginia. More information about Community Bank of the Chesapeake can be found at www.cbtc.com.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures - Statements included in this press release include non-GAAP financial measures and should be read along with the accompanying tables, which provide a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP financial measures.  The Company’s management uses these non-GAAP financial measures, and believes that non-GAAP financial measures provide additional useful information that allows readers to evaluate the ongoing performance of the Company.  Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as an alternative to any measure of performance or financial condition as promulgated under GAAP, and investors should consider the Company’s performance and financial condition as reported under GAAP and all other relevant information when assessing the performance or financial condition of the Company.  Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools, and investors should not consider them in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the results or financial condition as reported under GAAP.

Forward-looking Statements - This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements can generally be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They often include words like “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate” and “intend” or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could” or “may.” Statements in this release that are not strictly historical are forward-looking and are based upon current expectations that may differ materially from actual results. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, those relating to the Company’s and Community Bank of the Chesapeake’s future growth and management’s outlook or expectations for revenue, assets, asset quality, profitability, business prospects, net interest margin, non-interest revenue, allowance for loan losses, the level of credit losses from lending, liquidity levels, capital levels, or other future financial or business performance strategies or expectations. These forward-looking statements may also include: any statements of the plans and objectives of management for future operations products or services, including the execution of integration plans relating to the County First acquisition; plans regarding branch closings or consolidation; any statement of expectation or belief; projections related to certain financial metrics; and any statement of assumptions underlying the foregoing. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by the statements made herein. These risks and uncertainties involve general economic trends, changes in interest rates; loss of deposits and loan demand to other financial institutions; substantial changes in financial markets; changes in real estate value and the real estate market; regulatory changes; the possibility of unforeseen events affecting the industry generally; the uncertainties associated with newly developed or acquired operations; the outcome of litigation that may arise; market disruptions and other effects of terrorist activities; and the matters described in “Item 1A Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2016, and in its other Reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The Company’s forward-looking statements may also be subject to other risks and uncertainties, including those that it may discuss elsewhere in this news release or in its filings with the SEC, accessible on the SEC’s Web site at www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unforeseen events, except as required under the rules and regulations of the SEC.

Data is unaudited as of December 31, 2017. This selected information should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

CONTACTS: 
William J. Pasenelli, Chief Executive Officer
Todd L. Capitani, Chief Financial Officer
888.745.2265

 

THE COMMUNITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION         
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME  (UNAUDITED)     
          
          
  Three Months Ended December 31, Years Ended December 31, 
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts )  2017   2016   2017  2016  
Interest and Dividend Income         
  Loans, including fees  $  12,560  $  11,744  $  49,611 $  44,919  
  Interest and dividends on investment securities    999     835     3,906    3,108  
  Interest on deposits with banks    14     5     53    20  
Total Interest and Dividend Income    13,573     12,584     53,570    48,047  
          
Interest Expense         
  Deposits    1,712     1,210     5,946    4,695  
  Short-term borrowings    323     73     1,057    196  
  Long-term debt    765     828     3,179    3,251  
Total Interest Expense    2,800     2,111     10,182    8,142  
          
Net Interest Income    10,773     10,473     43,388    39,905  
  Provision for loan losses    30     670     1,010    2,359  
Net Interest Income After Provision For Loan Losses     10,743     9,803     42,378    37,546  
Noninterest Income         
Loan appraisal, credit, and miscellaneous charges    73     66     157    289  
Gain on sale of asset    -     8     47    12  
Net gains (losses) on sale of OREO    7     4     43    (436) 
Net gains on sale of investment securities    42     (8)    175    31  
Income from bank owned life insurance    192     196     773    789  
Service charges    686     625     2,595    2,675  
Gain on sale of loans held for sale    -     -     294    -  
Total Noninterest Income    1,000     891     4,084    3,360  
Noninterest Expense         
Salary and employee benefits    4,191     4,193     16,758    16,810  
Occupancy expense    691     666     2,632    2,488  
Advertising    139     138     543    647  
Data processing expense     588     589     2,354    2,267  
Professional fees    472     455     1,662    1,568  
Merger and acquisition costs    335     -     829    -  
Depreciation of furniture, fixtures, and equipment    192     204     786    812  
Telephone communications    49     41     191    174  
Office supplies    33     31     119    136  
FDIC Insurance    133     97     638    739  
OREO valuation allowance and expenses    123     252     746    861  
Other    800     650     2,839    2,657  
Total Noninterest Expense    7,746     7,316     30,097    29,159  
  Income before income taxes    3,997     3,378     16,365    11,747  
  Income tax expense    4,456     1,356     9,157    4,416  
Net (Loss) Income $  (459) $  2,022  $  7,208 $  7,331  
          
Earnings Per Common Share         
Basic  $  (0.10) $  0.44  $  1.56 $  1.59  
Diluted  $  (0.10) $  0.44  $  1.56 $  1.59  
Cash dividends paid per common share $  0.10  $  0.10  $  0.40 $  0.40  
          


THE COMMUNITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP AND NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
      
Reconciliation of US GAAP Net Income, Earnings Per Share (EPS), Return on Average Assets (ROAA) and Return on Average Common Equity  (ROACE) to Non-GAAP Operating Net Income, EPS, ROAA and ROACE(a)
 
This press release, including the accompanying financial statement tables, contains financial information determined by methods other than in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP. This financial information includes certain operating performance measures, which exclude merger and acquisition costs, primarily the additional income tax expense from the revaluation of deferred tax assets as a result of the reduction in the corporate income tax rate under the recently enacted Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, that are not considered part of recurring operations, such as “operating net income,”  “operating earnings per share,” “operating return on average assets,” and “operating return on average common equity.” These non-GAAP measures are included because the Company believes they may provide useful supplemental information for evaluating the underlying performance trends of the Company.
 
 Three Months Ended  Years Ended 
 December 31, 2017December 31, 2016 December 31, 2017December 31, 2016
      
GAAP Net  (loss) income$  (459) $  2,022  $  7,208  $  7,331 
Impact of  Tax Cuts and Jobs Act   2,740     -     2,740     - 
Merger and acquisition costs (net of tax)   230     -       724     - 
      
Non-GAAP Operating Net income before merger and acquisition $  2,511  $  2,022  $  10,672  $  7,331 
  costs and deferred tax adjustment for Tax Cuts and Jobs Act               
                
GAAP diluted EPS$  (0.10) $  0.44  $  1.56  $  1.59 
Non-GAAP Operating diluted EPS before merger and acquisition
  costs and  deferred tax adjustment for Tax Cuts and Jobs Act 
$  0.54  $  0.44  $  2.31  $  1.59 
      
GAAP ROAA -0.13%  0.62%  0.52%  0.60%
Non-GAAP Operating ROAA before merger and acquisition costs
  and deferred tax adjustment for Tax Cuts and Jobs Act 
 0.72%  0.62%  0.78%  0.60%
      
GAAP ROACE -1.62%  7.68%  6.55%  7.09%
Non-GAAP Operating ROACE before merger and acquisition
  costs and deferred tax adjustment for Tax Cuts and Jobs Act 
 8.89%  7.68%  9.70%  7.09%
                
Weighted average common shares outstanding:   4,616,515     4,606,676     4,629,228     4,599,502 
Average Assets$  1,398,945  $  1,297,729  $  1,376,983  $  1,229,470 
Average Equity   113,017     105,245     109,979     103,397 
      
 (a) There were no merger and acquisition costs or deferred tax adjustments for the year ended December 31, 2016.  
      

 

THE COMMUNITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AVERAGE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AND NET INTEREST INCOME 
UNAUDITED
                        
 For the Three Months Ended December 31, For the Years Ended December 31,
    2017      2016      2017      2016  
     Average     Average     Average     Average
 Average   Yield/ Average   Yield/ Average   Yield/ Average   Yield/
dollars in thousandsBalance Interest Cost Balance Interest Cost Balance Interest Cost Balance Interest Cost
Assets                       
Interest-earning assets:                       
Loan portfolio $  1,132,232 $  12,560 4.44% $  1,049,998 $  11,744 4.47% $  1,113,822 $  49,611 4.45% $  988,288 $  44,919 4.55%
Investment securities, federal funds                       
sold and interest-bearing deposits   175,663    1,013 2.31%    163,548    840 2.05%    175,027    3,959 2.26%    157,173    3,128 1.99%
Total Interest-Earning Assets   1,307,895    13,573 4.15%    1,213,546    12,584 4.15%    1,288,849    53,570 4.16%    1,145,461    48,047 4.19%
Cash and cash equivalents   16,368        12,725        15,012        11,858    
Other assets   74,682        71,458        73,122        72,151    
Total Assets$   1,398,945      $   1,297,729      $   1,376,983      $   1,229,470     
                        
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity                       
Interest-bearing liabilities:                       
Savings$  54,127 $  7 0.05% $  50,631 $  7 0.06% $  53,560 $  27 0.05% $  48,878 $  39 0.08%
Interest-bearing demand and money                       
market accounts   424,767    408 0.38%    408,823    291 0.28%    419,817    1,481 0.35%    380,592    1,128 0.30%
Certificates of deposit   445,467    1,297 1.16%    415,251    912 0.88%    443,181    4,438 1.00%    409,621    3,528 0.86%
Long-term debt    55,503    286 2.06%    65,564    373 2.28%    58,704    1,313 2.24%    60,503    1,456 2.41%
Short-term debt   95,767    323 1.35%    58,658    73 0.50%    91,797    1,057 1.15%    39,802    196 0.49%
Subordinated Notes   23,000    359 6.24%    23,000    360 6.26%    23,000    1,438 6.25%    23,000    1,438 6.25%
Guaranteed preferred beneficial interest                        
in junior subordinated debentures   12,000    120 4.00%    12,000    95 3.17%    12,000    428 3.57%    12,000    357 2.98%
                        
Total Interest-Bearing Liabilities   1,110,631    2,800 1.01%    1,033,927    2,111 0.82%    1,102,059    10,182 0.92%    974,396    8,142 0.84%
                        
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits   164,515        148,327        154,225        142,116    
Other liabilities   10,782        10,230        10,720        9,561    
Stockholders' equity   113,017        105,245        109,979        103,397    
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity$   1,398,945      $   1,297,729      $   1,376,983      $   1,229,470     
                        
Net interest income  $  10,773     $  10,473     $  43,388     $  39,905  
                        
Interest rate spread    3.14%     3.33%     3.24%     3.35%
Net yield on interest-earning assets    3.29%     3.45%     3.37%     3.48%
Ratio of average interest-earning                       
assets to average interest bearing                       
liabilities    117.76%     117.37%     116.95%     117.56%
                        
Cost of funds    0.88%     0.71%     0.81%     0.73%
Cost of deposits    0.63%     0.47%     0.56%     0.48%
Cost of debt    2.34%     2.26%     2.28%     2.55%
                        
Note: Loan average balance includes non-accrual loans. There are no tax equivalency adjustments.              


THE COMMUNITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION    
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS    
     
  December 31, 2017  
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) (Unaudited) December 31, 2016
Assets    
Cash and due from banks  $  13,315  $  9,948 
Interest-bearing deposits with banks    2,102     1,315 
Securities available for sale (AFS), at fair value    68,285     53,033 
Securities held to maturity (HTM), at amortized cost    99,246     109,247 
Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) stock - at cost    7,276     7,235 
Loans receivable - net of allowance for loan losses of $10,515 and $9,860    1,140,615     1,079,519 
Premises and equipment, net    21,391     22,205 
Premises and equipment held for sale    -     345 
Other real estate owned (OREO)    9,341     7,763 
Accrued interest receivable    4,511     3,979 
Investment in bank owned life insurance    29,398     28,625 
Other assets    10,481     11,043 
Total Assets $  1,405,961  $  1,334,257 
     
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity    
Liabilities    
Deposits    
Non-interest-bearing deposits $  159,844  $  144,877 
Interest-bearing deposits    946,393     893,948 
Total deposits    1,106,237     1,038,825 
Short-term borrowings    87,500     79,000 
Long-term debt    55,498     65,559 
Guaranteed preferred beneficial interest in    
  junior subordinated debentures (TRUPs)    12,000     12,000 
Subordinated notes - 6.25%    23,000     23,000 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities    11,769     11,447 
Total Liabilities    1,296,004     1,229,831 
     
Stockholders' Equity    
Common stock - par value $.01; authorized - 15,000,000 shares;    
  issued 4,649,658 and 4,633,868 shares, respectively    46     46 
Additional paid in capital    48,209     47,377 
Retained earnings    63,452     58,100 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss    (995)    (928)
Unearned ESOP shares    (755)    (169)
Total Stockholders' Equity    109,957     104,426 
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity $  1,405,961  $  1,334,257 
     


THE COMMUNITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION      
SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA      
    
   Three Months Ended (Unaudited)   Years Ended (Unaudited) 
  December 31, 2017 December 31, 2016 December 31, 2017 December 31, 2016
KEY OPERATING RATIOS        
Return on average assets     (0.13)%    0.62%    0.52%    0.60%
Return on average common equity    (1.62)    7.68     6.55     7.09 
Average total equity to average total assets    8.08     8.11     7.99     8.41 
Interest rate spread    3.14     3.33     3.24     3.35 
Net interest margin     3.29     3.45     3.37     3.48 
Cost of funds    0.88     0.71     0.81     0.73 
Cost of deposits    0.63     0.47     0.56     0.48 
Cost of debt    2.34     2.26     2.28     2.55 
Efficiency ratio     65.79     64.38     63.40     67.40 
Efficiency ratio - Non-GAAP    62.16     62.18     60.42     64.82 
Non-interest expense to average assets    2.21     2.26     2.19     2.37 
Net operating expense to average assets    1.93     1.98     1.89     2.10 
Net operating exp. to average assets - Non-GAAP    1.81     1.90     1.79     2.00 
Avg. int-earning assets to avg. int-bearing liabilities    117.76     117.37     116.95     117.56 
Net charge-offs to average loans    (0.02)    0.18     0.03     0.11 
COMMON SHARE DATA        
Basic net income per common share $  (0.10) $  0.44  $  1.56  $  1.59 
Diluted net income per common share    (0.10)    0.44     1.56     1.59 
Cash dividends paid per common share    0.10     0.10     0.40     0.40 
Weighted average common shares outstanding:        
  Basic    4,616,515     4,574,707     4,627,776     4,599,502 
  Diluted    4,616,515     4,606,676     4,629,228     4,599,502 
         
  (Unaudited)      
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) December 31, 2017 December 31, 2016 $ Change % Change
ASSET QUALITY        
Total assets $  1,405,961  $  1,334,257  $  71,704     5.4%
Gross loans    1,150,044     1,088,982     61,062     5.6 
Classified Assets    39,172     39,246     (74)    (0.2)
Allowance for loan losses    10,515     9,860     655     6.6 
         
Past due loans (PDLs) (31 to 89 days)    9,227     1,034     8,193     792.4 
Nonperforming loans (NPLs) (>=90 days)    2,483     7,705     (5,222)    (67.8)
         
Non-accrual loans (a)    4,693     8,374     (3,681)    (44.0)
Accruing troubled debt restructures (TDRs) (b)    10,021     10,448     (427)    (4.1)
Other real estate owned (OREO)    9,341     7,763     1,578     20.3 
Non-accrual loans, OREO and TDRs $  24,055  $  26,585  $  (2,530)    (9.5)
ASSET QUALITY RATIOS        
Classified assets to total assets    3.58    2.94    
Classified assets to risk-based capital    32.14     26.13     
Allowance for loan losses to total loans    0.91     0.91     
Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans    423.48     127.97     
Past due loans (PDLs) to total loans     0.80     0.09     
Nonperforming loans (NPLs) to total loans    0.22     0.71     
Loan delinquency (PDLs + NPLs) to total loans    1.02     0.80     
Non-accrual loans to total loans     0.41     0.77     
Non-accrual loans and TDRs to total loans     1.28     1.73     
Non-accrual loans and OREO to total assets    1.00     1.21     
Non-accrual loans, OREO and TDRs to total assets     1.71     1.99     
COMMON SHARE DATA        
Book value per common share $  23.65  $  22.54     
Common shares outstanding at end of period    4,649,658     4,633,868     
OTHER DATA        
Full-time equivalent employees    165     162     
Branches  11   12     
Loan Production Offices  5   5     
REGULATORY CAPITAL RATIOS         
Tier 1 capital to average assets    8.77    9.02    
Tier 1 common capital to risk-weighted assets    9.49     9.54     
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets    10.51     10.62     
Total risk-based capital to risk-weighted assets    13.38     13.60     
         
         
(a) Non-accrual loans include all loans that are 90 days or more delinquent and loans that are non-accrual due to the operating results or cash flows of a customer. Non-accrual loans can include loans that are current with all loan payments.
         
(b)  At December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Bank had total TDRs of $10.8 million and $15.1 million, respectively, with $769,000 and $4.7 million, respectively, in non-accrual status. These loans are classified as non-accrual loans for the calculation of financial ratios.
         
         
THE COMMUNITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION      
SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED) - Continued    
         
This press release, including the accompanying financial statement tables, contains financial information determined by methods other than in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP. This financial information includes certain operating performance measures, which exclude merger and acquisition costs, OREO gains and losses and OREO expenses, and gains and losses on sales of investments or other assets, that are not considered part of recurring operations.  These non-GAAP measures are included because the Company believes they may provide useful supplemental information for evaluating the underlying performance trends of the Company.
     
   Three Months Ended (Unaudited)   Years Ended (Unaudited) 
  December 31, 2017 December 31, 2016 December 31, 2017 December 31, 2016
         
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP AND NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES    
Efficiency ratio - GAAP basis        
Noninterest expense $  7,746  $  7,316  $  30,097  $  29,159 
Net interest income plus noninterest income    11,773     11,364     47,472     43,265 
         
Efficiency ratio - GAAP basis  65.79%  64.38%  63.40%  67.40%
         
Efficiency ratio - Non-GAAP basis        
Noninterest Expense $  7,746  $  7,316  $  30,097  $  29,159 
Non-GAAP adjustments:        
Merger and acquisition costs    (335)    -     (829)    - 
OREO valuation allowance and expenses    (123)    (252)    (746)    (861)
Noninterest expense - as adjusted    7,288     7,064     28,522     28,298 
         
Net interest income plus noninterest income    11,773     11,364     47,472     43,265 
Non-GAAP adjustments:        
(Gains) losses on sale of asset    -     (8)    (47)    (12)
Net (gains) losses on sale of OREO    (7)    (4)    (43)    436 
Net (gains) losses on sale of investment securities    (42)    8     (175)    (31)
Net interest income plus noninterest income - adjusted $  11,724  $  11,360  $  47,207  $  43,658 
         
Efficiency ratio -Non-GAAP basis  62.16%  62.18%  60.42%  64.82%
         
         
Net operating exp. to average assets ratio - GAAP basis      
Average Assets $  1,398,945  $  1,297,729  $  1,376,983  $  1,229,470 
         
Noninterest expense    7,746     7,316     30,097     29,159 
less: noninterest income    (1,000)    (891)    (4,084)    (3,360)
Net operating exp. $  6,746  $  6,425  $  26,013  $  25,799 
Net operating exp. to average assets - GAAP basis  1.93%  1.98%  1.89%  2.10%
         
Net operating exp. to average assets ratio -Non-GAAP basis      
Average Assets $  1,398,945  $  1,297,729  $  1,376,983  $  1,229,470 
         
Net operating exp.    6,746     6,425     26,013     25,799 
Non-GAAP adjustments noninterest expense:         
Merger and acquisition costs    (335)    -     (829)    - 
OREO valuation allowance and expenses    (123)    (252)    (746)    (861)
Non-GAAP adjustments noninterest income:        
Gains (losses) on sale of asset    -     8     47     12 
Net gains (losses) on sale of OREO    7     4     43     (436)
Net gains (losses) on sale of investment securities    42     (8)    175     31 
Net operating exp.-adjusted $  6,337  $  6,177  $  24,703  $  24,545 
Net operating exp. to average assets - Non-GAAP basis 1.81%  1.90%  1.79%  2.00%
         


 
THE COMMUNITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION
SUPPLEMENTAL QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)
 Three Months Ended 
  December 31, September 30, June 30, March 31, December 31,
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts )  2017   2017   2017   2017   2016 
Interest and Dividend Income          
  Loans, including fees  $  12,560  $  12,671  $  12,410  $  11,970  $  11,744 
  Interest and dividends on securities    999     988     973     946     835 
  Interest on deposits with banks    14     21     12     6     5 
Total Interest and Dividend Income    13,573     13,680     13,395     12,922     12,584 
           
Interest Expense          
  Deposits    1,712     1,563     1,403     1,269     1,210 
  Short-term borrowings    323     304     283     147     73 
  Long-term debt    765     805     776     832     828 
Total Interest Expense    2,800     2,672     2,462     2,248     2,111 
           
Net Interest Income (NII)    10,773     11,008     10,933     10,674     10,473 
  Provision for loan losses    30     224     376     380     670 
           
NII After Provision For Loan Losses     10,743     10,784     10,557     10,294     9,803 
           
Noninterest Income          
Loan appraisal, credit, and misc. charges    73     28     9     47     66 
Gain on sale of asset    -     -     47     -     8 
Net gains (losses) on sale of OREO    7     -     9     27     4 
Net gains (losses) on sale of investment securities    42     -     133     -     (8)
Income from bank owned life insurance    192     196     194     191     196 
Service charges    686     639     660     610     625 
Gain on sale of loans held for sale    -     294     -     -     - 
Total Noninterest Income    1,000     1,157     1,052     875     891 
           
Noninterest Expense          
Salary and employee benefits    4,191     4,056     4,198     4,313     4,193 
Occupancy expense    691     630     658     653     666 
Advertising    139     156     140     108     138 
Data processing expense     588     555     634     577     589 
Professional fees    472     510     360     320     455 
Merger & acquisition costs    335     239     238     17   
Depr.of furniture, fixtures, and equipment    192     191     204     199     204 
Telephone communications    49     46     45     51     41 
Office supplies    33     26     28     32     31 
FDIC Insurance    133     178     161     166     97 
OREO valuation allowance and expenses    123     283     145     195     252 
Other    800     572     719     748     650 
Total Noninterest Expense    7,746     7,442     7,530     7,379     7,316 
           
  Income before income taxes    3,997     4,499     4,079     3,790     3,378 
  Income tax expense    4,456     1,717     1,536     1,448     1,356 
Net (Loss) Income  $  (459) $  2,782  $  2,543  $  2,342  $  2,022 
           
 
 
 
THE COMMUNITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION
SUPPLEMENTAL QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED) - Continued
 
 Three Months Ended 
  December 31, September 30, June 30, March 31, December 31,
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts )  2017   2017   2017   2017   2016 
KEY OPERATING RATIOS          
Return on average assets     (0.13)%    0.80    0.74    0.70    0.62
Return on average common equity    (1.62)    9.99     9.36     8.78     7.68 
Average total equity to average total assets    8.08     7.97     7.91     7.98     8.11 
Interest rate spread    3.14     3.24     3.27     3.29     3.33 
Net interest margin     3.29     3.38     3.39     3.40     3.45 
Cost of funds    0.88     0.84     0.79     0.74     0.71 
Cost of deposits    0.63     0.58     0.53     0.48     0.47 
Cost of debt    2.34     2.34     2.22     2.24     2.26 
Efficiency ratio     65.79     61.18     62.83     63.89     64.38 
Efficiency ratio - Non-GAAP    62.16     56.88     60.59     62.20     62.18 
Non-interest expense to average assets    2.21     2.13     2.19     2.21     2.26 
Net operating expense to average assets    1.93     1.80     1.89     1.94     1.98 
Net operating expense to average assets - Non-GAAP    1.81     1.65     1.83     1.89     1.90 
Avg. int-earning assets to avg. int-bearing liabilities    117.76     116.64     117.07     116.29     117.37 
Net charge-offs to average loans    (0.02)    0.08     0.02     0.05     0.18 
COMMON SHARE DATA          
Basic net income per common share $  (0.10) $  0.60  $  0.55  $  0.51  $  0.44 
Diluted net income per common share    (0.10)    0.60     0.55     0.51     0.44 
Cash dividends paid per common share    0.10     0.10     0.10     0.10     0.10 
Weighted average common shares outstanding:         
  Basic    4,616,515     4,633,391     4,632,911     4,628,357     4,574,707 
  Diluted    4,616,515     4,633,417     4,635,483     4,630,398     4,606,676 
ASSET QUALITY          
Total assets $  1,405,961  $  1,402,172  $  1,392,688  $  1,356,073  $  1,334,257 
Gross loans    1,150,044     1,145,406     1,142,010     1,113,742     1,088,982 
Classified Assets    39,172     39,172     35,413     36,458     39,246 
Allowance for loan losses    10,515     10,435     10,434     10,109     9,860 
           
Past due loans (PDLs) (31 to 89 days)    9,227     1,642     1,081     231     1,034 
Nonperforming loans (NPLs) (>=90 days)    2,483     2,741     3,782     7,168     7,705 
           
Non-accrual loans     4,693     3,012     4,442     7,830     8,374 
Accruing troubled debt restructures (TDRs)    10,021     10,069     10,228     10,264     10,448 
Other real estate owned (OREO)    9,341     9,741     9,154     6,747     7,763 
Non-accrual loans, OREO and TDRs $  24,055  $  22,822  $  23,824  $  24,841  $  26,585 
ASSET QUALITY RATIOS          
Classified assets to total assets    3.58    2.79    2.54    2.69    2.94
Classified assets to risk-based capital    32.14     24.97     22.81     23.91     26.13 
Allowance for loan losses to total loans    0.91     0.91     0.91     0.91     0.91 
Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans    423.48     380.70     275.89     141.03     127.97 
Past due loans (PDLs) to total loans     0.80     0.14     0.09     0.02     0.09 
Nonperforming loans (NPLs) to total loans    0.22     0.24     0.33     0.64     0.71 
Loan delinquency (PDLs + NPLs) to total loans    1.02     0.38     0.43     0.66     0.80 
Non-accrual loans to total loans     0.41     0.26     0.39     0.70     0.77 
Non-accrual loans and TDRs to total loans     1.28     1.14     1.28     1.62     1.73 
Non-accrual loans and OREO to total assets    1.00     0.91     0.98     1.07     1.21 
Non-accrual loans, OREO and TDRs to total assets     1.71     1.63     1.71     1.83     1.99 
           
COMMON SHARE DATA          
Book value per common share $  23.65  $  23.85  $  23.51  $  22.96  $  22.54 
Common shares outstanding at end of period    4,649,658     4,649,302     4,648,199     4,641,342     4,633,868 
           
OTHER DATA          
Full-time equivalent employees    165     169     165     165     162 
Branches    11     11     12     12     12 
Loan Production Offices    5     5     5     5     5 
           
REGULATORY CAPITAL RATIOS           
Tier 1 capital to average assets    8.77%    8.82    8.85    8.91    9.02%
Tier 1 common capital to risk-weighted assets    9.49     9.81     9.70     9.62     9.54 
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets    10.51     10.87     10.77     10.69     10.62 
Total risk-based capital to risk-weighted assets    13.38     13.81     13.72     13.66     13.60 
           
           
           
THE COMMUNITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION
SUPPLEMENTAL QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED) - Continued
 
This press release, including the accompanying financial statement tables, contains financial information determined by methods other than in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP. This financial information includes certain operating performance measures, which exclude merger and acquisition costs, OREO gains and losses and OREO expenses, and gains and losses on sales of investments or other assets, that are not considered part of recurring operations.  These non-GAAP measures are included because the Company believes they may provide useful supplemental information for evaluating the underlying performance trends of the Company.
 
 Three Months Ended 
  December 31, September 30, June 30, March 31, December 31,
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts )  2017   2017   2017   2017   2016 
           
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP AND NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES      
Efficiency ratio - GAAP basis          
Noninterest expense $  7,746  $  7,442  $  7,530  $  7,379  $  7,316 
Net interest income plus noninterest income    11,773     12,165     11,985     11,549     11,364 
           
Efficiency ratio - GAAP basis  65.79%  61.18%  62.83%  63.89%  64.38%
           
Efficiency ratio - Non-GAAP basis          
Noninterest Expense $  7,746  $  7,442  $  7,530  $  7,379  $  7,316 
Non-GAAP adjustments:          
Merger and acquisition costs    (335)    (239)    (238)    (17)    - 
OREO valuation allowance and expenses    (123)    (283)    (145)    (195)    (252)
Noninterest expense - as adjusted    7,288     6,920     7,147     7,167     7,064 
           
Net interest income plus noninterest income    11,773     12,165     11,985     11,549     11,364 
Non-GAAP adjustments:          
(Gains) losses on sale of asset    -     -     (47)    -     (8)
Net (gains) losses on sale of OREO    (7)    -     (9)    (27)    (4)
Net (gains) losses on sale of investment securities    (42)    -     (133)    -     8 
Net interest income plus noninterest income - adjusted$  11,724  $  12,165  $  11,796  $  11,522  $  11,360 
           
Efficiency ratio -Non-GAAP basis  62.16%  56.88%  60.59%  62.20%  62.18%
           
           
Net operating exp. to average assets ratio - GAAP basis        
Average Assets $  1,398,945  $  1,396,459  $  1,373,832  $  1,337,814  $  1,297,729 
           
Noninterest expense    7,746     7,442     7,530     7,379     7,316 
less: noninterest income    (1,000)    (1,157)    (1,052)    (875)    (891)
Net operating exp. $  6,746  $  6,285  $  6,478  $  6,504  $  6,425 
Net operating exp. to average assets - GAAP basis  1.93%  1.80%  1.89%  1.94%  1.98%
           
Net operating exp. to average assets ratio -Non-GAAP basis        
Average Assets $  1,398,945  $  1,396,459  $  1,373,832  $  1,337,814  $  1,297,729 
           
Net operating exp.    6,746     6,285     6,478     6,504     6,425 
Non-GAAP adjustments noninterest expense:           
Merger and acquisition costs    (335)    (239)    (238)    (17)    - 
OREO valuation allowance and expenses    (123)    (283)    (145)    (195)    (252)
Non-GAAP adjustments noninterest income:          
Gains (losses) on sale of asset    -     -     47     -     8 
Net gains (losses) on sale of OREO    7     -     9     27     4 
Net gains (losses) on sale of investment securities    42     -     133     -     (8)
Net operating exp.-adjusted $  6,337  $  5,763  $  6,284  $  6,319  $  6,177 
Net operating exp. to average assets - Non-GAAP basis 1.81%  1.65%  1.83%  1.89%  1.90%