SEATTLE, April 30, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq:SFBC), holding company for Sound Community Bank (the "Bank"), today reported net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 of $798,000, or $0.30 per diluted share, compared to net income of $546,000, or $0.21 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2012. Annualized return on average assets was 0.81% for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 compared to 0.64% for the quarter ended March 31, 2012. Total assets increased to $390.7 million as of March 31, 2013 compared to $381.0 million as of December 31, 2012 as net loans increased by $12.3 million or 3.8% to $334.8 million.
This is the thirteenth consecutive quarter of positive earnings for the Company.
Highlights as of and for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 include:
- The Bank opened a loan production office in the Madison Park neighborhood of Seattle to originate Fannie Mae conforming and jumbo portfolio residential real estate loans
- Provision for loan losses decreased to $250,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 from $1.5 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2012
- Losses and expenses related to other real estate owned increased to $674,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 from $469,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2012
- Non-performing loans to total loans declined to 0.63% as of March 31, 2013 compared to 1.20% as of December 31, 2012 as total non-performing loans decreased by $1.8 million or 45.7% to $2.1 million at March 31, 2013 from $3.9 million at December 31, 2012
- Non-performing assets to total assets decreased to 1.17% as of March 31, 2013 compared to 1.68% as of December 31, 2012 as non-performing assets decreased by $1.8 million or 28.6% to $4.6 million at March 31, 2013 from $6.4 million at December 31, 2012
- Gain on sale of loans was $447,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 compared to $251,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2012
Laurie Stewart, President and CEO, said, "Asset quality is improving. Non-performing loans are now less than one percent of our loans outstanding." Stewart also commented on the Company's loan growth, "Loan demand improved and outstanding balances grew during the past two quarters, both for our serviced loans sold to Fannie Mae and our on balance sheet loan portfolio. Establishing these lending relationships gives us the opportunity to offer these clients additional products such as rewards checking and mobile banking with remote deposit capture, or cash management products for small businesses."
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| As of |
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| 03/31/2013 | 12/31/2012 |
| Selected Consolidated Financial Condition Data: | (unaudited) |
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Total assets |
$ 390,656 |
$ 381,044 |
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Total loans, net |
334,820 |
322,496 |
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Loans held for sale |
2,083 |
1,725 |
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Available-for-sale securities, at fair value |
19,713 |
22,900 |
| Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost |
2,083 |
1,725 |
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Bank-owned life insurance, net |
10,798 |
7,220 |
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Other real estate owned and repossessed assets, net |
2,453 |
2,503 |
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Total deposits |
316,727 |
312,083 |
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Borrowings |
25,703 |
21,864 |
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Total stockholders' equity |
44,341 |
43,457 |
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| Quarter Ended |
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| 03/31/2013 | 03/31/2012 |
| Selected Consolidated Operating Data: | (unaudited) |
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Total interest income |
$ 4,636 |
$ 4,563 |
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Total interest expense |
569 |
601 |
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Net interest income |
4,067 |
3,962 |
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Provision for loan losses |
250 |
1,500 |
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Net interest income after provision for loan losses |
3,817 |
2,462 |
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Fees and service charges |
598 |
550 |
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Gain on sale of loans |
447 |
251 |
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Mortgage servicing income |
127 |
177 |
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Other than temporary impairment on securities |
(19) |
(91) |
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Fair value adjustment on mortgage servicing rights |
135 |
384 |
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Other non-interest income |
78 |
66 |
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Total non-interest income |
1,366 |
1,337 |
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Salaries and benefits expense |
1,687 |
1,283 |
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Operations expense |
967 |
582 |
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Occupancy expense |
299 |
310 |
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Losses and expenses related to other real estate owned |
674 |
469 |
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Other non-interest expense |
388 |
364 |
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Total non-interest expense |
4,015 |
3,008 |
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Income before provision for income taxes |
1,168 |
791 |
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Provision for income taxes |
370 |
245 |
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Net income |
$ 798 |
$ 546 |
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| Quarter Ended |
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| 03/31/2013 | 03/31/2012 |
| Selected Financial Ratios and Other Data: | (unaudited) |
| Performance ratios(1): |
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Return on average assets |
0.81% |
0.64% |
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Return on average equity |
7.24 |
7.42 |
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Net interest margin |
4.55 |
5.23 |
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Non-interest income to operating revenue(3) |
25.14 |
25.23 |
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Non-interest expense to average total assets |
4.09 |
3.52 |
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Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities |
116.26 |
108.51 |
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Efficiency ratio(4) |
61.49 |
47.91 |
| Asset quality ratios: |
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Nonperforming assets to total assets |
1.17 |
2.81 |
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Nonperforming loans to gross loans |
0.63 |
2.57 |
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Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans |
190.40 |
56.28 |
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Allowance for loan losses to gross loans |
1.19 |
1.45 |
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Net charge-offs to average loans outstanding |
0.54 |
2.14 |
| Per Share Data: |
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Diluted earnings per share |
$ 0.30 |
$ 0.21 |
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Average number of diluted shares outstanding |
2,645,109 |
2,603,585 |
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| (1) All performance ratios are annualized. |
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| (2) Net interest income divided by average interest earning assets. |
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| (3) Noninterest income divided by the sum of noninterest income and net interest income. |
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| (4) Noninterest expense, excluding other real estate owned and repossessed property expense, as a percentage of net interest income and total noninterest income, excluding net securities transactions. |
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| Regulatory Capital Ratios of Sound Community Bank at March 31, 2013(unaudited) |
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Actual |
Minimum Capital
Requirements |
Minimum Required
to
Be Well-Capitalized
Under Prompt
Corrective
Action Provisions |
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Amount |
Ratio |
Amount |
Ratio |
Amount |
Ratio |
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(Dollars in thousands) |
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Tier 1 leverage ratio | $39,214 |
10.11% | $15,510 |
4.0% | $19,387 |
5.0% |
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Tier 1 risk based capital ratio |
39,214 |
13.10% |
11,974 |
4.0% |
17,961 |
6.0% |
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Total risked-based capital ratio |
42,960 |
14.35% |
23,948 |
8.0% |
29,935 |
10.0% |
Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for Sound Community Bank, a full-service bank, providing personal and business banking services in communities across the greater Puget Sound region. The Seattle-based company operates five full-service banking offices in King, Pierce, Snohomish and Clallam Counties, and is on the web at www.soundcb.com.
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CONTACT: For additional information, contact:
Media:
Laurie Stewart
President/CEO
(206) 448-0884 x306
Financial:
Matt Deines
EVP/CFO
(206) 448-0884 x305
Source: Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc.