OCEAN SHORE HOLDING CO OCEAN CITY, N.J., April 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Ocean Shore Holding Co. (NASDAQ: OSHC) today announced net income of $1.7 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 compared to $1.6 million earned in the first quarter of 2014. Diluted earnings per share were $0.28 for the first quarter of 2015 compared to $0.24 in the first quarter of 2014.
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Ocean Shore Holding Co. (the "Company") is the holding company for Ocean City Home Bank (the "Bank"), a federal savings bank headquartered in Ocean City, New Jersey. The Bank operates a total of eleven full-service banking offices in eastern New Jersey.
"We are pleased to report a strong start to 2015," said Steven E. Brady, President and Chief Executive Officer. "An improved asset mix and net interest margin resulted in improved profitability for the quarter. Our active capital management through our latest share repurchase program also helped us to deliver a 17% increase in earnings per share over the comparable quarter."
Balance Sheet Review
Total assets grew $5.0 million, or 0.5%, to $1,029.8 million at March 31, 2015 from $1,024.8 million at December 31, 2014. Loans receivable, net, decreased $3.7 million, or 0.5%, to $770.3 million at March 31, 2015 from $774.0 million at December 31, 2014. Investments and mortgage-backed securities increased $3.5 million, or 3.2%, to $114.8 million during the first quarter of 2015. Cash and cash equivalents increased $6.2 million, or 7.7%, to $86.5 million at March 31, 2015 from $80.3 million at December 31, 2014. Loan originations and other advances totaling $31.9 million were offset by payoffs and payments received of $35.6 million, resulting in a $3.7 million decrease in the portfolio. The increase in investments and mortgage-backed securities resulted from purchases offset by normal repayments, calls and maturities.
Deposits grew $5.8 million, or 0.7%, to $792.9 million at March 31, 2015 from $787.1 million at December 31, 2014. The Company continued its focus on core deposits, which increased $5.5 million, or 0.9%, to $613.8 million. Certificates of deposit increased $354,000, or 0.2%, to $179.1 million at March 31, 2015 compared to December 31, 2014. Total borrowings were unchanged at $117.2 million.
Stock Repurchase Plan
During the March 2015 quarter, the Company repurchased a total of 170,100 shares at a weighted average cost of $14.44. As of March 31, 2015, 65,600 shares remain to be purchased from the previously announced 130,000 share repurchase plan.
Asset Quality
The provision for loan losses totaled $153,000 for the first quarter of 2015 compared to $88,000 for the first quarter of 2014 and $200,000 for the fourth quarter of 2014. The allowance for loan losses totaled $3.4 million, or 0.44% of total loans, at March 31, 2015 compared to $3.8 million, or 0.49% of total loans, at December 31, 2014. The Company experienced $529,000 in net charge-off activity in the first quarter of 2015 as compared to $73,000 for the first quarter of 2014.
Non-performing assets totaled $7.0 million, or 0.68% of total assets, at March 31, 2015, compared to $6.9 million, or 0.68% of total assets, at December 31, 2014. Non-performing assets consisted of eighteen real estate residential mortgages totaling $3.4 million, four real estate commercial mortgages totaling $1.4 million, one real estate construction loan totaling $143,000, five consumer equity loans totaling $350,000, seven TDR non-accrual loans totaling $1.1 million and five real estate owned properties totaling $608,000.
Income Statement Analysis
Net interest income for the first quarter of 2015 increased $132,000, or 1.9%, to $7.1 million compared to the first quarter of 2014. Net interest margin increased 2 basis points to 3.19% for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 versus 3.17% for the quarter ended March 31, 2014. On a linked-quarter basis, net interest margin increased 3 basis points from 3.16% in the fourth quarter of 2014.
Other income increased $43,000, or 4.3%, to $1.0 million for the first quarter of 2015 compared to the first quarter of 2014. The increase in other income resulted from increases in deposit account fees and debit card commissions offset by decreases in cash surrender of life insurance and loan fees.
Other expenses was essentially unchanged at $5.4 million for the first quarter of 2015 compared to the first quarter of 2014. Decreases in occupancy and equipment and REO expense of $117,000, aided by REO income of $80,000, were offset by increases in salaries and benefits, marketing, FDIC insurance and other expenses of $113,000.
This press release, as well as other written communications made from time to time by the Company and its subsidiaries and oral communications made from time to time by authorized officers of the Company, may contain statements relating to the future results of the Company (including certain projections and business trends) that are considered "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the PSLRA). Such forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of such words as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "should," "planned," "estimated," "intend" and "potential." For these statements, the Company claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the PSLRA.
The Company cautions you that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated in any forward-looking statement. Such factors include, but are not limited to: prevailing economic and geopolitical conditions; changes in interest rates, loan demand, real estate values and competition; changes in accounting principles, policies, and guidelines; changes in any applicable law, rule, regulation or practice with respect to tax or legal issues; and other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory and technological factors affecting the Company's operations, pricing, products and services and other factors that may be described in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this release, and, except as may be required by applicable law or regulation, the Company assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements.
SELECTED FINANCIAL CONDITION DATA (Unaudited)
March 31, December 31,
2015 2014 % Change
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(Dollars in thousands)
Total
assets $1,029,809 $1,024,754 0.5%
Cash and
cash
equivalents 86,464 80,307 7.7
Investment
securities 114,830 111,317 3.2
Loans
receivable,
net 770,261 774,017 (0.5)
Deposits 792,891 787,078 0.7
FHLB
advances 110,000 110,000 0.0
Subordinated
debt 7,217 7,217 0.0
Stockholders'
equity 105,643 105,811 (0.2)
SELECTED OPERATING DATA (Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
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2015 2014 % Change
---- ---- --------
(Dollars in thousands, except per
share and share amounts)
Interest
and
dividend
income $8,787 $8,871 (1.0)%
Interest
expense 1,695 1,911 (11.3)
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Net
interest
income 7,092 6,960 1.9
Provision
for
loan
losses 153 88 73.9
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Net
interest
income
after
provision
for
loan
losses 6,939 6,872 1.0
----- -----
Other
income 1,049 1,006 4.3
Other
expense 5,442 5,446 (0.1)
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Income
before
taxes 2,546 2,432 4.7
Provision
for
income
taxes 833 845 (1.4)
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Net
income $1,713 $1,587 7.9%
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Earnings
per
share
basic $0.29 $0.25 16.0%
Earnings
per
share
diluted $0.28 $0.24 16.7%
Average
shares
outstanding
basic 5,985,347 6,412,372
Average
shares
outstanding
diluted 6,095,177 6,522,024
Three Months Ended Three Months Ended
March 31, 2015 March 31, 2014
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Average Balance Yield/Cost Average Balance Yield/Cost
--------------- ---------- --------------- ----------
(Dollars in thousands)
Loans $773,955 4.22% $750,205 4.36%
Investment securities 114,032 2.16% 126,813 2.17%
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Total interest-earning assets 887,987 3.96% 877,018 4.05%
Interest-bearing deposits 619,933 0.40% 695,984 0.37%
Total borrowings 117,217 3.69% 120,309 4.21%
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Total interest-bearing liabilities 737,150 0.92% 816,293 0.94%
Interest rate spread 3.04% 3.11%
Net interest margin 3.19% 3.17%
ASSET QUALITY DATA
(Unaudited)
Three Months
Ended Year Ended
March 31, 2015 December 31,
2014
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(Dollars in thousands)
Allowance for Loan
Losses:
Allowance at beginning
of period $3,760 $4,199
Provision for loan
losses 153 462
Charge-offs (529) (977)
Recoveries - 76
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Net charge-offs (529) (901)
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Allowance at end of
period $3,384 $3,760
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0.44% 0.49%
Allowance for loan
losses as a percent
of total loans
Allowance for loan
losses as a percent
of nonperforming
loans 52.7% 60.0%
At March 31, At December 31,
2015 2014
(Dollars in thousands)
Nonperforming
Assets:
Nonaccrual
loans:
Real estate
mortgage -
residential $3,425 $3,626
Real estate
mortgage -
commercial 1,384 803
Real estate
mortgage -
construction 143 143
Commercial - 501
Consumer 350 502
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Total 5,302 5,575
Trouble debt
restructurings
-nonaccrual 1,117 694
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Total nonaccrual
loans 6,419 6,269
Real estate
owned 608 650
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Total
nonperforming
assets $7,027 $6,919
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0.83% 0.81%
Nonperforming
loans as a
percent of
total loans
Nonperforming
assets as a
percent of
total assets 0.68% 0.68%
SELECTED FINANCIAL RATIOS (Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
---------
2015 2014
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Selected Performance Ratios:
Return on average assets (1) 0.66% 0.62%
Return on average equity (1) 6.43% 5.95%
Interest rate spread (1) 3.04% 3.11%
Net interest margin (1) 3.19% 3.17%
Efficiency ratio 66.84% 68.36%
(1) Annualized.
OCEAN SHORE HOLDING COMPANY - QUARTERLY DATA (Unaudited)
Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1
2015 2014 2014 2014 2014
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(In thousands except per share amounts)
Income Statement Data:
Net interest income $7,092 $6,997 $6,958 $6,885 $6,960
Provision for loan losses 153 200 125 50 88
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Net interest income after 6,872
provision for loan losses 6,939 6,797 6,833 6,835
Other income 1,049 1,052 1,102 1,086 1,006
Other expense 5,442 5,337 5,451 5,530 5,446
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Income before taxes 2,546 2,512 2,484 2,391 2,432
Provision for income taxes 833 914 904 859 845
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Net income $1,713 $1,598 $1,580 $1,532 $1,587
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Share Data:
Earnings per share basic $0.29 $0.26 $0.25 $0.24 $0.25
Earnings per share diluted $0.28 $0.26 $0.25 $0.24 $0.24
Average shares outstanding basic 5,985,347 6,068,184 6,226,913 6,361,499 6,412,372
Average shares outstanding diluted 6,095,177 6,178,602 6,361,856 6,495,037 6,522,024
Total shares outstanding 6,251,912 6,393,344 6,469,943 6,759,423 6,757,072
Balance Sheet Data:
Total assets $1,029,809 $1,024,754 $1,040,029 $1,013,305 $1,023,032
Investment securities 114,830 111,317 114,927 119,899 124,768
Loans receivable, net 770,261 774,017 773,796 769,556 757,639
Deposits 792,891 787,078 804,552 770,831 783,434
FHLB advances 110,000 110,000 110,000 110,000 110,000
Subordinated debt 7,217 7,217 7,217 10,309 10,309
Stockholders' equity 105,643 105,811 105,149 108,217 106,194
Asset Quality:
Non-performing assets $7,027 $6,919 $7,887 $7,349 $4,859
Non-performing loans to total loans 0.83% 0.81% 0.97% 0.91% 0.60%
Non-performing assets to total assets 0.68% 0.68% 0.76% 0.73% 0.47%
Allowance for loan losses $3,384 $3,760 $4,029 $4,067 $4,214
Allowance for loan losses to total 0.44% 0.49% 0.52% 0.53% 0.56%
loans
Allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans 52.7% 60.0% 53.7% 58.0% 93.3%
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