FAIRFAX, Va., Jan. 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- MainStreet Bancshares, Inc. (OTCQB: MNSB), the holding company for MainStreet Bank, reported record performance for the Bank's year-end 2016 earnings. Net income of $3.9 million for 2016 was 77% higher than 2015 net income of $2.2 million. Earnings per share for year-end 2016 is $0.91 versus $0.51 for 2015.

Net Interest income of $18.5 million for 2016 improved $2.9 million over net interest income for 2015. The net interest margin for 2016 held strong at 3.78% compared to 3.96% for 2015, only a 4.5% decline, due mainly to continued industry interest rate compression.

Non-interest income increased 45% for the year. Non-interest income (no securities gains) was $1.53 million for 2016 compared to $1.05 million (net of securities gains) for 2015. This increase is attributable primarily to the new payment systems group and secondarily to increased fee income on deposit accounts.

Non-interest expense for 2016 was $13.9 million compared to $12.4 million for 2015. This is primarily due to an increase in salaries in support of balance sheet growth. The efficiency ratio continues to show marked improvement, trending down to 69% for 2016 compared to 73% for 2015. The efficiency ratio continues to improve each month for the Bank.

MainStreet Bancshares's balance sheet grew 20% to $576 million during 2016, against December 2015 total assets of $478 million.

Net loans outstanding at year-end 2016 total $464 million against net loans outstanding at year-end 2015 of $398 million, an increase of $66 million, or a nearly 17% improvement. Asset quality remains very strong. Nonperforming loans were a mere four basis points of total gross loans on December 31, 2016.

Non-interest bearing deposits increased to $107.7 million as of year-end 2016, with another $41.6 million of very low cost deposits. This is up substantially from the balance of $68.4 million of no-cost deposits carried at year-end 2015. Non-interest deposits represent 23% of total deposits and very low cost deposits represent another 8.8% of total deposits. Total deposits as of year-end 2016 were $475.2 million an increase of $89.6 million from year-end 2015 deposits of $385.6 million.

MainStreet Bancshares successfully issued $14.3 million in Subordinated Debt as of December 31, 2016. The holding company immediately down streamed $12.5 million to the Bank which is treated as Tier one capital. This capital will be used for general corporate purposes to and support the future growth of the Bank.

The book value per common share was $10.85 as of December 31, 2016. According to OTC Markets, the share price closed on December 31, 2016 at $14.20 per share, or 131% of book value. During 2016, there were 753 trades totaling 987,141 shares with a dollar value of $12,131,702. The high share price for 2016 was $14.20 and the low was $11.02 per share. The mean price was $12.30 and the median was $12.20.

QUOTES: "We had another great year of growth and opportunity," says Jeff W. Dick, Chairman and CEO of MainStreet Bank. "We experienced a significant improvement in non-or-low interest bearing deposit account balances, which aid greatly in funding our balance sheet growth. We continue to make headway in our assets per employee, which is a direct correlation to efficiency. This continuous improvement, combined with the improvements made in fee income and other revenue streams, will make MainStreet an even stronger and higher performing community bank going forward."

Chris Brockett, MainStreet Bank President added, "I spent several months evaluating the local banking market and the various institutions within it. I couldn't be more pleased to be a part of MainStreet Bank - especially with where we are today. The current momentum of the Bank, the additional capital, and the market disruption created by mergers should allow us to further bolster growth and profitability."

ABOUT MAINSTREET BANK: MainStreet operates five branches in Herndon, Fairfax, Fairfax City, McLean and Clarendon. In addition, MainStreet has 55,000 free ATMs and a fully integrated online and mobile banking solution. The Bank is not restricted by a conventional branching system, as it can offer business customers the ability to Put Our Bank in Your Office((R)). With robust and easy-to-use online business banking technology, MainStreet has literally "put our bank" in well over 800 businesses in the Metropolitan area.

MainStreet also offers a full complement of payment system services for third party payment providers. MainStreet has a nationally known and leading market expert on-staff ready to help payment providers create a solution perfect for their needs.

MainStreet offers a full complement of business and professional lending products, including government contracting lines of credit, commercial lines and term loans, residential and commercial construction and commercial real estate. MainStreet also works with the SBA to offer 7A and 504 lending solutions. From mobile banking and Apple Pay to instant-issue Debit Cards, MainStreet Bank is always looking for ways to improve its customer experience. Additionally, MainStreet released Aircharity((R)) in 2012. Aircharity((R)) is a unique solution that empowers people and organizations to raise money via email, websites and social media. The product allows a customer to open an account and accept donations from debit cards, credit cards and electronic checks.

MainStreet Bank was the first community bank in the Washington, DC Metropolitan area to offer a full online business banking solution. MainStreet Bank was also the first bank headquartered in the Commonwealth of Virginia to offer CDARS - a solution that provides multi-million-dollar FDIC insurance. Further information on the Bank can be obtained by visiting its website at mstreetbank.com.

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This release contains forward-looking statements, including our expectations with respect to future events that are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from management's projections, forecasts, estimates and expectations include: fluctuation in market rates of interest and loan and deposit pricing, adverse changes in the overall national economy as well as adverse economic conditions in our specific market areas, maintenance and development of well-established and valued client relationships and referral source relationships, and acquisition or loss of key production personnel. Other risks that can affect the Bank are detailed from time to time in our annual reports. We caution readers that the list of factors above is not exclusive. The forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this release, and we may not undertake steps to update the forward-looking statements to reflect the impact of any circumstances or events that arise after the date the forward-looking statements are made. In addition, our past results of operations are not necessarily indicative of future performance.







                                                            BALANCE SHEETS

                                                        (Bank-only Unaudited)

                                                    (In thousands, except ratios)


                                           12/31/16               9/30/16            6/30/16       3/31/16          12/31/15
                                           --------               -------            -------       -------          --------

    ASSETS

    Cash and cash equivalents

      Cash and due from banks               $17,273                $13,142             $17,483         $9,463             $7,211

      Federal funds sold                        797                    797                                 805         
                                                ---                    ---    ---                        ---  ---

          Total cash and cash
           equivalents                       18,070                 13,939              17,483         10,268              7,211

    Investment securities
     available for sale, at
     fair value                              37,354                 26,434              25,869         33,111             33,657

    Investment securities held
     to maturity                             26,714                 26,518              24,357         21,955             19,857

    Restricted equity
     securities, at cost                      3,426                  3,423               3,420          3,843              3,508

    Loans, net of allowance for
     loan losses                            463,926                441,335             417,640        412,685            398,291

    Premises and equipment, net              12,309                 12,500              12,339         12,449             12,526

    Other real estate owned,
     net                                        135                    135                 135            135                135

    Accrued interest and other
     receivables                              2,261                  2,265               2,194          2,076              1,857

    Bank owned life insurance                10,202                  8,126               8,051                         

    Other assets                              1,314                  1,234               1,437          1,286              1,208
                                              -----                  -----               -----          -----              -----

       Total Assets                        $575,711               $535,909            $512,925       $497,808           $478,250
                                           ========               ========            ========       ========           ========


    LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

    Liabilities:

    Non-interest bearing
     deposits                              $107,669               $114,128             $98,505        $81,072            $68,409

    Interest bearing DDA
     deposits                                41,611                                                                        

    Savings and NOW deposits                 44,833                 41,896              40,243         38,877             38,770

    Money market deposits                    75,670                 76,152              59,906         54,455             59,580

    Other time deposits                     205,402                214,636             224,753        228,819            218,795
                                            -------                -------             -------        -------            -------

       Total deposits                       475,185                446,812             423,407        403,223            385,554

    Securities sold under
     agreements to repurchase                                         2,736                                                      19

    Federal Home Loan Bank
     advances and other
     borrowings                              40,192                 40,204              44,409         50,229             49,509

    Other liabilities                         1,540                    872                 957          1,209              1,044
                                              -----                    ---                 ---          -----              -----

       Total Liabilities                    516,917                490,624             468,773        454,661            436,126


    Stockholders' Equity:

    Common stock                             16,650                 16,645              16,634         16,624             16,515

    Capital surplus                          34,652                 21,995              21,913         21,814             21,837

    Retained earnings                         7,700                  6,724               5,712          4,839              3,924

    Accumulated other
     comprehensive income
     (loss)                                   (208)                  (79)              (107)         (130)             (152)
                                               ----                    ---                ----           ----               ----

       Total Stockholders' Equity            58,794                 45,285              44,152         43,147             42,124
                                             ------                 ------              ------         ------             ------


       Total Liabilities and
        Stockholders' Equity               $575,511               $535,909            $512,925       $497,808           $478,250
                                           ========               ========            ========       ========           ========



    Other Financial Highlights

       Annualized return on
        average assets                        0.76%                 0.75%              0.73%         0.76%             0.53%

       Annualized return on
        average equity                        8.72%                 8.52%              8.25%         8.56%             5.33%

       Annualized net interest
        margin                                3.78%                 3.79%              3.82%         3.84%             3.96%

       Efficiency ratio                      69.47%                71.09%             71.02%        70.06%            73.01%

       Gross loans to deposits               98.58%                99.16%             99.74%       103.52%           104.57%

       Allowance for loan losses
        to total loans                        0.85%                 0.82%              0.87%         0.88%             0.91%

       Past due loans 30-89 days
        to total gross loans                  0.07%                 0.02%              0.01%         0.01%             0.03%

       Past due loans 90 days or
        more to total gross loans             0.00%                 0.00%              0.00%         0.01%             0.00%

       Non-accrual loans to total
        gross loans                           0.04%                 0.09%              0.09%         0.17%             0.17%

       Quarterly net loan charge-
        offs (recoveries)                       $30                   $109                $111            $97               $208

       Book value per share                  $10.85                 $10.65              $10.39         $10.16             $10.00

       Closing stock price                   $14.20                 $12.60              $11.90         $11.95             $12.35


    Regulatory Capital Ratios

       Tier 1 risk-based capital
        ratio                                11.74%                 9.67%             10.02%        10.22%            10.27%

       Common equity tier 1
        capital ratio                        11.74%                 9.67%             10.02%        10.22%            10.27%

       Total risk-based capital
        ratio                                12.53%                10.46%             10.86%        11.09%            11.17%

       Leverage ratio                        10.95%                 8.66%              8.91%         8.98%             8.90%






                                                                                         STATEMENTS OF INCOME

                                                                                              (Bank-only)



                                             Year-to-Date        Three Months Ended
                                             ------------        ------------------

                                                        12/31/16               12/31/15           12/31/16       9/30/16       6/30/16          3/31/16           12/31/15
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    INTEREST INCOME:

    Interest and fees on
     loans                                               $20,192                 $17,010              $5,267         $5,111         $4,969            $4,845              $4,793

    Interest on
     investment
     securities                                            1,287                     932                 351            339            292               305                 245

    Interest on federal
     funds sold                                               93                      45                  19             29             21                24                  15
                                                             ---                     ---                 ---            ---            ---               ---                 ---

       Total interest
        income                                            21,572                  17,987               5,637          5,479          5,282             5,174               5,053


    INTEREST EXPENSE:

    Interest on interest
     bearing DDA
     deposits                                                 11                                           11                                                            

    Interest on savings
     and NOW deposits                                        167                     150                  44             43             41                39                  40

    Interest on money
     market deposits                                         300                     170                  96             83             62                59                  55

    Interest on other
     time deposits                                         2,327                   1,929                 579            605            589               554                 528

    Interest on Federal Home Loan Bank

       advances and other
        borrowings                                           266                      93                  74             71             65                56                  45
                                                             ---                     ---                 ---            ---            ---               ---                 ---

         Total interest
          expense                                          3,071                   2,342                 804            802            757               708                 668
                                                           -----                   -----                 ---            ---            ---               ---                 ---



    Net interest income                                   18,501                  15,645               4,833          4,677          4,525             4,466               4,385

    Provision for loan
     losses                                                  645                   1,500                 335             90            135                85                 145
                                                             ---                   -----                 ---            ---            ---               ---                 ---

         Net interest income after provision

            for loan losses                               17,856                  14,145               4,498          4,587          4,390             4,381               4,240

    OTHER INCOME:

    Deposit account
     service charges                                         736                     487                 183            205            218               130                 135

    Gain on securities
     available for sale                                                               214                                                                                 

    Bank owned life
     insurance income                                        202                                           76             75             51                            

    Other fee income                                         589                     564                 194            156            153                86                 125
                                                             ---                     ---                 ---            ---            ---               ---                 ---

         Total other income                                1,527                   1,265                 453            436            422               216                 260

    OTHER EXPENSES:

    Salaries and
     employee benefits                                     8,588                   7,526               2,038          2,208          2,241             2,101               1,873

    Furniture and
     equipment expenses                                    1,143                   1,114                 301            297            267               278                 290

    Advertising and
     marketing                                               276                     394                  56            102             78                40                 157

    Occupancy expenses                                       734                     684                 158            200            203               173                 162

    Outside services                                         615                     387                 202            167            136               110                 156

    Administrative
     expenses                                                350                     327                  89             93             99                69                  84

    Other operating
     expenses                                              2,209                   1,914                 595            571            534               509                 549
                                                           -----                   -----                 ---            ---            ---               ---                 ---

         Total other expenses                             13,915                  12,346               3,439          3,638          3,558             3,280               3,271
                                                          ------                  ------               -----          -----          -----             -----               -----



    INCOME BEFORE INCOME
     TAXES                                                 5,468                   3,064               1,512          1,385          1,254             1,317               1,229



    Income tax expense                                     1,593                     894                 436            373            381               403                 283
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    NET INCOME                                            $3,875                  $2,170              $1,076         $1,012           $873              $914                $946
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    Net income per
     common share,                                         $0.91                   $0.51               $0.25          $0.24          $0.20             $0.22               $0.22

       basic and diluted

    Weighted average
     number of shares,                                 4,256,442               4,230,717           4,260,232      4,260,232      4,261,118         4,244,104           4,226,098

       basic and diluted

Contact:
Jeff W. Dick
(703) 481-4567

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