Oak Ridge Financial Services, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2017 Earnings


OAK RIDGE, N.C., Oct. 25, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oak Ridge Financial Services, Inc. (the “Company”) (OTCPink:BKOR), the parent company of Bank of Oak Ridge (the “Bank”), announced unaudited financial results for the third quarter of 2017.

Third Quarter 2017 Highlights

  • Net income available to common stockholders of $807,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2017, up $95,000, or 13.3%, from $712,000 for the same period in 2016  
  • Basic and diluted earnings per share of $0.34 for the three months ended September 30, 2017, up $0.04, or 13.3%, from $0.30 for the same period in 2016
  • Return on average common stockholders’ equity of 10.82% for the three months ended September 30, 2017, compared to 10.30% for the same period in 2016
  • Period end loans of $334.9 million, up 9.3% (12.4% annualized) from December 31, 2016
  • Period end deposits of $350.1 million, up 6.2% (8.3% annualized) from December 31, 2016
  • Period end noninterest-bearing deposits of $55.9 million, up 17.9% (23.9% annualized) from December 31, 2016
  • Nonperforming assets of $3.0 million, down 14.3% from $3.5 million at December 31, 2016

Tom Wayne, President and Chief Financial Officer, reported, “I am very pleased with the Bank’s performance in the third quarter of 2017. Our net income and net income available to common stockholders increased from 2016 to 2017, and we saw strong growth on the asset and liability sides of the balance sheet. It was also pleasing to see our noninterest expense remain relatively flat and our efficiency ratio improve year over year, reflecting our focus in 2017 of combining growth with expense management. Lastly, we continue to pay close attention to asset quality, and nonperforming assets declined 14.3% from December 31, 2016 to September 30, 2017, and was 0.71% of total assets as of September 30, 2017.  I am thankful to our dedicated employees, the Board of Directors, and our clients for their continued support.”

Bank of Oak Ridge’s capital ratios remain strong and exceeded all regulatory requirements at September 30, 2017. The Company’s stockholders’ equity was 7.2% and 7.0% of total assets as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. Tangible book value per common share was $12.66 as of September 30, 2017, compared to $11.37 as of December 31, 2016, an increase of $1.29 or 11.3% (15.2% annualized).

Net interest income was $3.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, a $451,000 increase from $3.3 million during the same period in 2016. Total interest and dividend income increased approximately $515,000 from 2016 to 2017, with increases in interest on loans and fees on loans of $464,000 accounting for most of the increase. Smaller increases in other interest and dividend income categories contributed to the remaining overall net increase. The increase in loan interest and fees was mostly due to increases in loan balances from 2016 to 2017. Total interest expense increased $64,000 from 2016 to 2017 due mostly to an increase in interest expense on short-term and long-term debt of $56,000. The increase in interest expense on short-term and long-term debt is mostly due to greater interest expense on Federal Home Loan Bank advances due to higher borrowings in 2017 compared to 2016.

The Company recorded a negative provision expense of $40,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2017, compared to a negative provision expense of $100,000 for the comparable period in 2016. The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans was 1.08% at September 30, 2017 compared to 1.20% at December 31, 2016. Nonperforming assets ($3.0 million of nonperforming loans and $4,000 of other real estate owned) represented 0.71% of total assets at September 30, 2017, compared to 0.89% at December 31, 2016.

Noninterest income totaled $684,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2017, compared with $978,000 for the same period in 2016, reflecting a decrease of $294,000 or 30.1%. The biggest noninterest income category contributing to the decline was a gain on sale of securities of $275 thousand in the 2016 period with no gain on sale of securities in the 2017 period. Other smaller increases and decreases in noninterest income contributed to the overall net decrease.

Noninterest expense totaled $3.4 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2017, up slightly from $3.3 million in the comparable 2016 period.

About Oak Ridge Financial Services, Inc.
Oak Ridge Financial Services, Inc. (OTCPink:BKOR) is the holding company for Bank of Oak Ridge. Bank of Oak Ridge is an employee-owned community bank that delivers personal attention and convenience for every client. Bank of Oak Ridge has been named Best Bank in the Triad six years in a row, a 2017 Top Workplace, one of the Triad’s Healthiest Employers, and was the winner of the Better Business Bureau’s Torch award for ethics in 2016. We offer a complete range of banking services for individuals and businesses. Bank of Oak Ridge is a member of the FDIC and an Equal Housing Lender.

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Visit Us | To learn more, visit us during our extended weekday and Saturday hours at one of our convenient locations in Greensboro, Summerfield and Oak Ridge, North Carolina, or call 336.644.9944, or online at www.BankofOakRidge.com.

Forward-looking Information
This form contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to the financial condition, results of operations and business of the Company.  These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and are based on the beliefs and assumptions of management of the Company and on the information available to management at the time that these disclosures were prepared. These statements can be identified by the use of words like “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate” and “believe,” variations of these words and other similar expressions.  Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements.  Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, (1) competition in the Company’s markets, (2) changes in the interest rate environment, (3) general national, regional or local economic conditions may be less favorable than expected, resulting in, among other things, a deterioration in credit quality and the possible impairment of collectability of loans, (4) legislative or regulatory changes, including changes in accounting standards, (5) significant changes in the federal and state legal and regulatory environment and tax laws, (6) the impact of changes in monetary and fiscal policies, laws, rules and regulations and (7) other risks and factors identified in the Company’s other filings with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.  The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

Oak Ridge Financial Services, Inc. 
Consolidated Balance Sheets
September 30, 2017 (unaudited) and December 31, 2016 (audited)
(Dollars in thousands) 
    
  September 30,
2017
 December 31,
2016
 
Assets      
       
Cash and due from banks $9,191 $7,718
Interest-bearing deposits with banks  8,515  10,626
Federal Funds sold  2,759  1,203
       
Total cash and cash equivalents  20,465  19,547
Securities available-for-sale  44,636  44,563
Securities held-to-maturity (fair values of $1,319 in 2017 and $1,520 in 2016)  1,167  1,397
Federal Home Loan Bank Stock, at cost  1,133  811
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses of $3,614 in 2017 and $3,678 in 2016  331,272  302,798
Property and equipment, net  8,582  8,795
Foreclosed assets  4  4
Accrued interest receivable  1,343  1,272
Bank owned life insurance  5,609  5,536
Other assets  4,451  3,086
Total assets $418,662 $387,809
       
       
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity      
       
Liabilities      
Deposits:      
Noninterest-bearing $55,919 $47,426
Interest-bearing  294,156  282,148
    
Total deposits  350,075  329,574
Short-term borrowings  18,500  11,500
Long-term borrowings  1,125  1,500
Junior subordinated notes related to trust preferred securities  8,248  8,248
Subordinated debentures  5,547  5,526
Accrued interest payable  137  98
Other liabilities  4,821  4,227
Total liabilities  388,453  360,673
       
       
Stockholders’ equity      
Common stock, no par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 2,360,680 and 2,386,514 issued and outstanding
in 2017 and 2016, respectively
  20,212  20,064
Retained earnings  8,868  6,664
Accumulated other comprehensive income  1,129  408
Total stockholders’ equity  30,209  27,136
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $418,662 $387,809
       


Oak Ridge Financial Services, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands except per share data)
              
  Three months ended September 30,
 Nine months ended September 30, 
  2017
201620172016
Interest and dividend income    
Loans and fees on loans $4,088 $3,624 $11,606 $10,598 
Interest on deposits in banks  44  12  101  38 
Federal Home Loan Bank stock dividends  15  4  36  16 
Investment securities  362  354  1,004  1,110 
     
Total interest and dividend income  4,509  3,994  12,747  11,762 
     
Interest expense    
Deposits  495  487  1,360  1,456 
Short-term and long-term debt  232  176  665  301 
     
Total interest expense  727  663  2,025  1,757 
     
Net interest income  3,782  3,331  10,722  10,005 
Provision for loan losses  (40) (100) (60) (150)
     
Net interest income after provision for loan losses  3,822  3,431  10,782  10,155 
     
Noninterest income    
Service charges on deposit accounts  163  181  462  528 
Gain on sale of securities  -  275  (4) 275 
Gain (loss) on sale of property and equipment  5  -  5  (1)
Gain on sale of mortgage loans  52  61  88  102 
Investment commissions  4  20  29  38 
Insurance commissions  81  74  216  178 
Gain on sale of SBA loans  -  -  61  - 
Fee income from accounts receivable financing  53  46  142  150 
Debit card interchange income  223  229  649  685 
Income earned on bank owned life insurance  25  24  73  73 
Impairment loss on securities  (6) (11) (19) (18)
Other service charges and fees  84  79  252  296 
     
Total noninterest income  684  978  1,954  2,306 
     
Noninterest expense    
Salaries  1,583  1,683  4,626  4,750 
Employee benefits  216  247  571  702 
Occupancy expense  190  181  597  566 
Equipment expense  146  186  422  505 
Data and item processing  447  379  1,310  1,124 
Professional and advertising  294  212  732  617 
Stationary and supplies  79  59  186  184 
Net cost of foreclosed assets  -  -  6  13 
Telecommunications expense  102  104  339  311 
FDIC assessment  62  60  176  174 
Accounts receivable financing expense  17  14  47  45 
Other expense  252  217  667  582 
     
Total noninterest expense  3,388  3,342  9,679  9,573 
     
Income before income taxes  1,118  1,067  3,057  2,888 
Income tax expense  311  355  853  872 
     
Net income $807 $712 $2,204 $2,016 
     
Preferred stock dividends  -  -  -  (294)
     
Net income available to common stockholders $807 $712 $2,204 $1,722 
     
Basic net income per common share $0.34 $0.30 $0.93 $0.73 
     
Diluted income per common share $0.34 $0.30 $0.93 $0.73 
     
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding  2,360,680  2,386,514  2,364,713  2,348,571 
     
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding   2,371,239  2,397,723  2,375,092  2,359,667 
     


Oak Ridge Financial Services, Inc.
Selected Quarterly Financial Ratios (unaudited)
       
Selected Financial Data September 30,
2017
 June 30,
2017
 March 31,
2017
 December 31,
2016
 September 30,
2016
 June 30,
2016
Return on average common stockholders' equity1 10.82% 10.82% 9.21% 8.89% 10.30% 8.69%
Tangible book value per share $12.66 $12.28 $11.77 $11.37 $11.56 $11.37
Return on average assets1 0.77% 0.76% 0.65% 0.64% 0.76% 0.81%
Net interest margin1 3.96% 3.91% 3.73% 3.83% 3.77% 3.81%
Net interest income to average assets1 3.62% 3.58% 3.47% 3.51% 3.54% 3.65%
Efficiency ratio 75.9% 76.4% 76.1% 79.1% 77.6% 77.3%
Nonperforming assets to total assets 0.71% 0.70% 0.85% 0.89% 0.90% 0.82%
             
1Annualized            
             

Contact: Thomas W. Wayne, President and CFO
Phone: 336-644-9944