CLEARFIELD, Pa., April 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CNB Financial Corporation (“CNB”) (NASDAQ:CCNE), the parent company of CNB Bank, today announced its earnings for the first quarter of 2018. Highlights include the following:
Joseph B. Bower, Jr., President and CEO, stated, “We are pleased with the growth in the quarter of both deposits and loans. The increases have come from across all four brands. The growth in non-interest expenses in the quarter consist of several items that are isolated to the first quarter. We believe that the expense growth will slow throughout the rest of 2018.”
Net Interest Margin
Net interest margin on a fully tax equivalent basis was 3.72% and 3.67% for the quarters ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The yield on earning assets increased 21 basis points to 4.53% for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 from 4.32% for the quarter ended March 31, 2017. The cost of interest-bearing liabilities increased 17 basis points to 0.93% for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 from 0.76% for the quarter ended March 31, 2017.
Total interest and dividend income increased by 17.1% to $29.4 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 from $25.1 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2017. Net interest income increased by 13.7% to $24.1 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 from $21.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2017.
Asset Quality
During the quarter ended March 31, 2018, CNB recorded a provision for loan losses of $1.6 million, as compared to a provision for loan losses of $1.0 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2017. Net chargeoffs in the first quarter of 2018 were $569 thousand, compared to net chargeoffs of $800 thousand in the first quarter of 2017. CNB Bank net chargeoffs totaled $45 thousand and $111 thousand during the quarters ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, or 0.01% and 0.02%, respectively, of average CNB Bank loans. Holiday Financial Services Corporation is CNB’s consumer discount company and recorded net chargeoffs totaling $524 thousand and $689 thousand during the quarters ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
In the first quarter of 2018, one commercial real estate loan that was impaired at year end 2017 experienced further deterioration in the financial condition of the borrower, resulting in an additional provision for loan losses of $1.8 million. In spite of the strong organic loan growth in the first quarter of 2018, CNB was able to decrease its general loan loss reserve due to CNB’s continued low historical loan loss experience and its forecast of probable incurred losses inherent in the loan portfolio as of March 31, 2018.
Non-Interest Income
Net realized gains on available-for-sale securities were $0 during the quarter ended March 31, 2018, compared to $1.4 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2017. Net realized and unrealized gains on trading securities were $14 thousand during the quarter ended March 31, 2018, compared to $188 thousand during the quarter ended March 31, 2017. Excluding the effects of securities transactions, non-interest income was $4.7 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, compared to $4.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2017.
As a result of CNB’s continued focus on growing its Private Client Solutions division, wealth and asset management revenues were $1.0 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2018, an increase of 18.3% from $871 thousand during the quarter ended March 31, 2017. In addition, as a result of its organic deposit growth, CNB experienced an increase in service charges in deposit accounts of $157 thousand, or 14.4%, in the first quarter of 2018 compared to the first quarter of 2017.
Non-Interest Expenses
Total non-interest expenses were $19.0 million and $17.0 million during the quarters ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Salaries and benefits expense increased $530 thousand, or 5.9%, during the quarter ended March 31, 2018 compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2017. As of March 31, 2018, CNB had 526 full-time equivalent staff, compared to 487 full-time equivalent staff as of March 31, 2017, an increase of 8.0%. The remainder of the increase in non-interest expenses is primarily a result CNB’s continued growth and the servicing of a larger customer base, along with expenses totaling $698 thousand resulting from stock-based compensation, the change in value of deferred compensation accounts, and a sales tax assessment.
Income Tax Expense
As a result of the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in the fourth quarter of 2017, income tax expense decreased $1.3 million, or 54.0%, during the quarter ended March 31, 2018 compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2017. CNB’s effective tax rate was 13.7% in the first quarter of 2018 compared to 27.4% in the first quarter of 2017.
About CNB Financial Corporation
CNB Financial Corporation is a financial holding company with consolidated assets of approximately $2.9 billion that conducts business primarily through CNB Bank, CNB Financial Corporation’s principal subsidiary. CNB Bank is a full-service bank engaging in a full range of banking activities and services, including trust and wealth management services, for individual, business, governmental, and institutional customers. CNB Bank operations include a private banking division, one loan production office, and 41 full-service offices in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New York. CNB Bank’s divisions include ERIEBANK, based in Erie, Pennsylvania with offices in northwest Pennsylvania and northeast Ohio; FCBank, based in Worthington, Ohio with offices in central Ohio; and BankOnBuffalo, based in Buffalo, New York with offices in northwest New York. CNB Bank is headquartered in Clearfield, Pennsylvania with offices in central and north central Pennsylvania. More information about CNB Financial Corporation and CNB Bank may be found on the Internet at www.cnbbank.bank.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, with respect to CNB’s financial condition, liquidity, results of operations, future performance and business. These forward-looking statements are intended to be covered by the safe harbor for “forward-looking statements” provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are those that are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements include statements with respect to beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, expectations, anticipations, estimates and intentions that are subject to significant risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based on various factors (some of which are beyond CNB’s control). Forward-looking statements often include the words “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “forecasts,” “intends,” “plans,” “targets,” “potentially,” “probably,” “projects,” “outlook” or similar expressions or future conditional verbs such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “would” and “could.” CNB’s actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements, which are neither statements of historical fact nor guarantees or assurances of future performance. For more information about factors that could cause actual results to differ from those discussed in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” sections of and the forward-looking statement disclaimers in CNB’s annual and quarterly reports.
The forward-looking statements are based upon management’s beliefs and assumptions and are made as of the date of this press release. CNB undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements included in this press release or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those contained in such statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent required by law. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events discussed in this press release might not occur and you should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements.
Financial Tables
The following tables supplement the financial highlights described previously for CNB Financial Corporation.
| (unaudited) | ||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||||
| March 31, | ||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data) | ||||||||||
| 2018 | 2017 | % change | ||||||||
| Income Statement | ||||||||||
| Interest income | $ | 29,387 | $ | 25,104 | 17.1 | % | ||||
| Interest expense | 5,287 | 3,902 | 35.5 | % | ||||||
| Net interest income | 24,100 | 21,202 | 13.7 | % | ||||||
| Provision for loan losses | 1,631 | 1,016 | 60.5 | % | ||||||
| Net interest income after provision for loan losses | 22,469 | 20,186 | 11.3 | % | ||||||
| Non-interest income | ||||||||||
| Service charges on deposit accounts | 1,247 | 1,090 | 14.4 | % | ||||||
| Other service charges and fees | 618 | 529 | 16.8 | % | ||||||
| Wealth and asset management fees | 1,030 | 871 | 18.3 | % | ||||||
| Net realized gains on available-for-sale securities | - | 1,383 | NA | |||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gains on trading securities | 14 | 188 | -92.6 | % | ||||||
| Mortgage banking | 208 | 184 | 13.0 | % | ||||||
| Bank owned life insurance | 400 | 352 | 13.6 | % | ||||||
| Card processing and interchange income | 971 | 878 | 10.6 | % | ||||||
| Other | 263 | 298 | -11.7 | % | ||||||
| Total non-interest income | 4,751 | 5,773 | -17.7 | % | ||||||
| Non-interest expenses | ||||||||||
| Salaries and benefits | 9,535 | 9,005 | 5.9 | % | ||||||
| Net occupancy expense of premises | 2,496 | 2,540 | -1.7 | % | ||||||
| FDIC insurance premiums | 298 | 204 | 46.1 | % | ||||||
| Core Deposit Intangible amortization | 248 | 331 | -25.1 | % | ||||||
| Card processing and interchange expenses | 734 | 422 | 73.9 | % | ||||||
| Other | 5,688 | 4,532 | 25.5 | % | ||||||
| Total non-interest expenses | 18,999 | 17,034 | 11.5 | % | ||||||
| Income before income taxes | 8,221 | 8,925 | -7.9 | % | ||||||
| Income tax expense | 1,124 | 2,445 | -54.0 | % | ||||||
| Net income | $ | 7,097 | $ | 6,480 | 9.5 | % | ||||
| Average diluted shares outstanding | 15,200,979 | 14,893,514 | ||||||||
| Diluted earnings per share | $0.46 | $0.43 | 7.0 | % | ||||||
| Cash dividends per share | $0.165 | $0.165 | 0.0 | % | ||||||
| Payout ratio | 36% | 38% | ||||||||
| Average Balances | ||||||||||
| Loans, net of unearned income | $ | 2,208,282 | $ | 1,908,783 | ||||||
| Total earning assets | 2,627,992 | 2,398,522 | ||||||||
| Total assets | 2,831,335 | 2,591,694 | ||||||||
| Total deposits | 2,173,503 | 1,998,046 | ||||||||
| Shareholders' equity | 244,436 | 227,542 | ||||||||
| Tangible shareholders' equity (*) | 204,167 | 186,072 | ||||||||
| Performance Ratios (quarterly information annualized) | ||||||||||
| Return on average assets | 1.00% | 1.00% | ||||||||
| Return on average equity | 11.61% | 11.39% | ||||||||
| Return on average tangible equity (*) | 13.90% | 13.93% | ||||||||
| Net interest margin (FTE) | 3.72% | 3.67% | ||||||||
| Loan Charge-Offs | ||||||||||
| Net loan charge-offs | $ | 569 | $ | 800 | ||||||
| Net loan charge-offs / average loans | 0.10% | 0.17% | ||||||||
| The following is a non-GAAP disclosure of pre-tax net income excluding the effects of net realized gains on the sale of available for sale securities: | ||||||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||||
| December 31, | ||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||
| 2018 | 2017 | % change | ||||||||
| Pre-tax net income, GAAP basis | $ | 8,221 | $ | 8,925 | -7.9 | % | ||||
| Net realized gains on available-for-sale securities | - | (1,383) | NA | |||||||
| Pre-tax net income, non-GAAP | $ | 8,221 | $ | 7,542 | 9.0 | % | ||||
| (unaudited) | (unaudited) | ||||||||||||||
| March 31 | December 31 | March 31 | % change versus | ||||||||||||
| 2018 | 2017 | 2017 | 12/31/17 | 3/31/17 | |||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data) | |||||||||||||||
| Ending Balance Sheet | |||||||||||||||
| Loans, net of unearned income | $ | 2,276,124 | $ | 2,145,959 | $ | 1,908,951 | 6.1 | % | 19.2 | % | |||||
| Loans held for sale | 1,460 | 852 | 9,156 | 71.4 | % | -84.1 | % | ||||||||
| Investment securities | 425,555 | 416,859 | 480,659 | 2.1 | % | -11.5 | % | ||||||||
| FHLB and other equity interests | 26,564 | 21,517 | 20,185 | 23.5 | % | 31.6 | % | ||||||||
| Other earning assets | 2,298 | 2,199 | 1,730 | 4.5 | % | 32.8 | % | ||||||||
| Total earning assets | 2,732,001 | 2,587,386 | 2,420,681 | 5.6 | % | 12.9 | % | ||||||||
| Allowance for loan losses | (20,756) | (19,693) | (16,546) | 5.4 | % | 25.4 | % | ||||||||
| Goodwill | 38,730 | 38,730 | 38,730 | 0.0 | % | 0.0 | % | ||||||||
| Core deposit intangible | 1,377 | 1,625 | 2,523 | -15.3 | % | -45.4 | % | ||||||||
| Other assets | 157,531 | 160,725 | 146,919 | -2.0 | % | 7.2 | % | ||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 2,908,883 | $ | 2,768,773 | $ | 2,592,307 | 5.1 | % | 12.2 | % | |||||
| Non interest-bearing deposits | $ | 311,052 | $ | 321,858 | $ | 291,579 | -3.4 | % | 6.7 | % | |||||
| Interest-bearing deposits | 1,899,003 | 1,845,957 | 1,733,900 | 2.9 | % | 9.5 | % | ||||||||
| Total deposits | 2,210,055 | 2,167,815 | 2,025,479 | 1.9 | % | 9.1 | % | ||||||||
| Borrowings | 356,398 | 257,359 | 229,079 | 38.5 | % | 55.6 | % | ||||||||
| Subordinated debt | 70,620 | 70,620 | 70,620 | 0.0 | % | 0.0 | % | ||||||||
| Deposits held for sale | - | - | 6,513 | NA | NA | ||||||||||
| Other liabilities | 26,999 | 29,069 | 26,398 | -7.1 | % | 2.3 | % | ||||||||
| Common stock | - | - | - | NA | NA | ||||||||||
| Additional paid in capital | 96,786 | 97,042 | 96,283 | -0.3 | % | 0.5 | % | ||||||||
| Retained earnings | 152,872 | 148,298 | 138,250 | 3.1 | % | 10.6 | % | ||||||||
| Treasury stock | (602) | (1,087) | (287) | -44.6 | % | 109.8 | % | ||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (4,245) | (343) | (28) | 1137.6 | % | 15060.7 | % | ||||||||
| Total shareholders' equity | 244,811 | 243,910 | 234,218 | 0.4 | % | 4.5 | % | ||||||||
| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ | 2,908,883 | $ | 2,768,773 | $ | 2,592,307 | 5.1 | % | 12.2 | % | |||||
| Ending shares outstanding | 15,285,639 | 15,264,740 | 15,297,225 | ||||||||||||
| Book value per share | $ | 16.02 | $ | 15.98 | $ | 15.31 | |||||||||
| Tangible book value per share (*) | $ | 13.39 | $ | 13.33 | $ | 12.61 | |||||||||
| Capital Ratios | |||||||||||||||
| Tangible common equity / tangible assets (*) | 7.14% | 7.46% | 7.56% | ||||||||||||
| Tier 1 leverage ratio | 8.28% | 8.45% | 8.50% | ||||||||||||
| Common equity tier 1 ratio | 9.58% | 10.00% | 10.51% | ||||||||||||
| Tier 1 risk based ratio | 10.48% | 10.97% | 11.58% | ||||||||||||
| Total risk based ratio | 13.69% | 14.32% | 15.12% | ||||||||||||
| Asset Quality | |||||||||||||||
| Non-accrual loans | $ | 19,319 | $ | 19,232 | $ | 19,962 | |||||||||
| Loans 90+ days past due and accruing | 475 | 477 | 698 | ||||||||||||
| Total non-performing loans | 19,794 | 19,709 | 20,660 | ||||||||||||
| Other real estate owned | 555 | 710 | 939 | ||||||||||||
| Total non-performing assets | $ | 20,349 | $ | 20,419 | $ | 21,599 | |||||||||
| Loans modified in a troubled debt restructuring (TDR): | |||||||||||||||
| Performing TDR loans | $ | 8,234 | $ | 8,344 | $ | 8,579 | |||||||||
| Non-performing TDR loans ** | 9,125 | 8,959 | 3,017 | ||||||||||||
| Total TDR loans | $ | 17,359 | $ | 17,303 | $ | 11,596 | |||||||||
| Non-performing assets / Loans + OREO | 0.89% | 0.95% | 1.13% | ||||||||||||
| Non-performing assets / Total assets | 0.70% | 0.74% | 0.83% | ||||||||||||
| Allowance for loan losses / Loans | 0.91% | 0.92% | 0.87% | ||||||||||||
| * - Tangible common equity, tangible assets and tangible book value per share are non-GAAP financial measures calculated using GAAP amounts. Tangible common equity is calculated by excluding the balance of goodwill and other intangible assets from the calculation of stockholders’ equity. Tangible assets is calculated by excluding the balance of goodwill and other intangible assets from the calculation of total assets. Return on average tangible equity is calculated by dividing annualized net income by average tangible assets. Tangible book value per share is calculated by dividing tangible common equity by the number of shares outstanding. CNB believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide information to investors that is useful in understanding its financial condition. Because not all companies use the same calculation of tangible common equity and tangible assets, this presentation may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures calculated by other companies. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures is provided below (dollars in thousands, except per share data). | |||||||||||||||
| ** - Nonperforming TDR loans are also included in the balance of non-accrual loans in the previous table. | |||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data) | |||||||||||||||
| (unaudited) | (unaudited) | ||||||||||||||
| March 31 | December 31 | March 31 | |||||||||||||
| 2018 | 2017 | 2017 | |||||||||||||
| Shareholders' equity | $ | 244,811 | $ | 243,910 | $ | 234,218 | |||||||||
| Less goodwill | 38,730 | 38,730 | 38,730 | ||||||||||||
| Less core deposit intangible | 1,377 | 1,625 | 2,523 | ||||||||||||
| Tangible common equity | $ | 204,704 | $ | 203,555 | $ | 192,965 | |||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 2,908,883 | $ | 2,768,773 | $ | 2,592,307 | |||||||||
| Less goodwill | 38,730 | 38,730 | 38,730 | ||||||||||||
| Less core deposit intangible | 1,377 | 1,625 | 2,523 | ||||||||||||
| Tangible assets | $ | 2,868,776 | $ | 2,728,418 | $ | 2,551,054 | |||||||||
| Ending shares outstanding | 15,285,639 | 15,264,740 | 15,297,225 | ||||||||||||
| Tangible book value per share | $ | 13.39 | $ | 13.33 | $ | 12.61 | |||||||||
| Tangible common equity/Tangible assets | 7.14% | 7.46% | 7.56% | ||||||||||||
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