Comm Bancorp, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2010 Earnings


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CLARKS SUMMIT, Pa., July 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Comm Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: CCBP) today reported second quarter 2010 earnings of $1,190 thousand or $0.69 per share compared to $1,215 thousand or $0.70 per share for the second quarter of 2009. Year-to-date earnings totaled $2,340 thousand or $1.36 per share in 2010 compared to $2,990 thousand or $1.73 per share in 2009. Return on average assets was 0.74% for the second quarter and 0.73% for the six months ended June 30, 2010, compared to 0.79% and 0.97% for the same periods of 2009. Return on average stockholders' equity equaled 9.22% for the second quarter and 9.19% year-to-date 2010, compared to 8.18% and 10.21% for the respective periods of the prior year.

INCOME STATEMENT REVIEW

Tax-equivalent net interest income for the first half of 2010 totaled $9,876 thousand, a decrease of $2,020 thousand or 17.0% from $11,896 thousand for the same period of 2009. Despite an increase of $24.0 million in average earning assets, tax-equivalent interest income for the six months ended June 30, decreased $2,103 thousand to $14,944 thousand in 2010, from $17,047 thousand in 2009. The decline in tax-equivalent interest income was due, for the most part, to a $43.7 million or 8.5% reduction in average loans.  Average tax-exempt loans decreased $36.3 million, while taxable loans declined $7.4 million. With regard to tax-exempt loans, several large tax anticipation notes of local municipalities, which were outstanding during the first half of 2009, matured by year end. As part of our tax planning strategy for 2010, we chose not to actively compete for these types of loans. The maturities and repayments received from the loan portfolio were reinvested in lower-yielding assets, which contributed to a 92 basis point decrease in the tax-equivalent yield on earning assets to 4.91% in 2010 from 5.83% in 2009. Slightly mitigating the reduction in interest income was an $83 thousand decrease in interest expense. Our cost of funds decreased 15 basis points to 2.04% for the six months ended June 30, 2010, from 2.19% for the same period last year. The cost of funds was influenced primarily by a 53 basis point decrease in the average rate paid for time deposits. Partially offsetting the positive effect from the reduction in funding costs was growth in the average balance of interest-bearing liabilities of $27.5 million or 5.8% to $502.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010, from $474.6 million for the same six months of 2009. For the first half of the year, our tax-equivalent net interest margin contracted 82 basis points to 3.25% in 2010 compared to 4.07% in 2009.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, the provision for loan losses amounted to $300 thousand and $1,300 thousand, compared to $520 thousand and $1,090 thousand for the respective periods of 2009.

Noninterest income totaled $2,327 thousand for the six months ended June 30, 2010, a decrease of $569 thousand or 19.6% from 2,896 thousand for the same six months of 2009. Included in noninterest revenue in 2009 was a net gain of $294 thousand from the disposition of our former Tunhannock and Eaton Township, Pennsylvania branch offices. For the six months ended June 30, we recorded gains on the sale of available-for-sale investment securities of $361 thousand in 2010 and $114 thousand in 2009. Activity in our secondary mortgage banking division subsided, which caused a $397 thousand decrease in mortgage banking income comparing the first half of 2010 and 2009. Service charges, fees and commissions decreased $125 thousand to $1,471 thousand in 2010 from $1,596 thousand in 2009. For the second quarter, noninterest income decreased $378 thousand when comparing 2010 and 2009, which reflected reductions in service charges, fees and commissions and mortgage banking income.

For the six months ended June 30, 2010, noninterest expense amounted to $8,720 thousand, a decrease of $635 thousand or 6.8% from $9,355 thousand for the same period last year. Decreases of $108 thousand in net occupancy and equipment expense and $593 thousand in other expenses were partially offset by a $66 thousand increase in salaries and employee benefits expense. Reductions in equipment and software depreciation and rental expense contributed to the 8.5% decrease in net occupancy and equipment expense. With regard to the 15.6% decline in other expenses, reductions in marketing-related expenses, directors' fees and deposit insurance were the primary factors influencing the overall decline. Comparing the second quarter of 2010 and 2009, noninterest expense decreased $641 thousand for primarily the same reasons as discussed for the year-to-date changes.

BALANCE SHEET REVIEW

Total assets equaled $641.8 million at June 30, 2010, an increase of $31.0 million from $610.8 million at June 30, 2009. Subdued loan demand, coupled with tax-planning strategies, resulted in a decrease of $45.8 million in loans, net of unearned income, to $465.1 million at the close of the second quarter of 2010 from $510.9 million one year earlier. Total deposits grew to $576.7 million at the end of the second quarter of 2010, from $538.8 million at June 30, 2009.  Noninterest-bearing deposits increased $5.3 million, while interest-bearing deposits rose $32.6 million. Due to the decline in loan volumes, the investment portfolio played a more prominent role in our balance sheet composition. Available-for-sale investment securities increased $39.7 million or 54.2%. In addition, we had federal funds sold outstanding of $31.7 million at June 30, 2010. Comparatively, we had short-term borrowings outstanding of $8.0 million at June 30, 2009.

Stockholders' equity grew to $53.6 million or $31.13 per share at June 30, 2010. In comparison, stockholders' equity was $51.1 million or $29.66 per share at March 31, 2010, and $50.3 million or $34.64 per share at December 31, 2009. Net income of $1,190 thousand for the second quarter of 2010 and $2,340 thousand year-to-date was the primary factor leading to the capital improvement. At June 30, 2010, we reported a Tier I capital, Total capital and Leverage ratios of 10.4%, 13.3% and 8.0%. In addition, our subsidiary, Community Bank and Trust Company reported Tier I capital, Total capital and Leverage ratios of 9.4%, 12.3% and 7.2%. Community Bank and Trust Company continued to exceed the requirements to be categorized as well capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action at the close of the second quarter of 2010.

Nonperforming assets decreased $2.7 million or 9.6% to $25.5 million or 5.41% of loans, net of unearned income and foreclosed assets at June 30, 2010, compared to $28.2 million or 5.86% at December 31, 2009. Specifically, the improvement from year end resulted from decreases of $2.4 million in nonaccrual loans, $2.3 million in restructured loans and $1.1 million in loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing. Partially offsetting these decreases was an increase in foreclosed assets of $3.1 million. Loans charged-off, net of recoveries, for the six months ended June 30, equaled 1.64% of average loans outstanding in 2010 and 0.13% in 2009. The allowance for loan losses equaled $14.9 million or 3.21% of loans, net of unearned income, at June 30, 2010, compared to $17.5 million or 3.65% at December 31, 2009, and $6.0 million or 1.18% at June 30, 2009.

Comm Bancorp, Inc. serves six Pennsylvania counties through Community Bank and Trust Company's 15 community-banking offices and one loan production office. Each office, interdependent with the community, offers a comprehensive array of financial products and services to individuals, businesses, not-for-profit organizations and government entities. In addition, customers can take advantage of Klick(SM) Banking, on-line banking services, by accessing the Company's website at http://www.combk.com. The Company's business philosophy includes offering direct access to senior management and other officers and providing friendly, informed and courteous service, local and timely decision-making, flexible and reasonable operating procedures and consistently-applied credit policies.

[TABULAR MATERIAL FOLLOWS].


Summary Data

Comm Bancorp, Inc.

Five Quarter Trend

(In thousands, except per share data)








June 30,

March 31,

Dec. 31,

Sept. 30,

June 30,


2010

2010

2009

2009

2009







Key performance data:












Per share data:






Net income (loss)

$  0.69

$  0.67

$(2.65)

$(1.95)

$  0.70

Cash dividends declared



$  0.14

$  0.28

$  0.28

Book value

$31.13

$29.66

$29.25

$32.30

$34.64

Tangible book value

$30.93

$29.46

$29.05

$32.10

$34.44

Market value:






High

$23.56

$23.53

$34.50

$40.00

$40.00

Low

$17.50

$18.00

$21.80

$31.00

$35.31

Closing

$17.50

$18.50

$21.84

$34.50

$40.00

Market capitalization

$30,151

$31,874

$37,587

$59,286

$68,651

Common shares outstanding

1,722,923

1,722,923

1,721,007

1,718,439

1,716,263







Selected ratios:












Return on average stockholders' equity

9.22%

9.16%

(29.70)%

(22.63)%

8.18%







Return on average assets

0.74%

0.72%

(2.60)%

(2.19)%

0.79%







Leverage

7.99%

7.77%

7.90%

8.68%

9.25%







Total risk-based capital

13.29%

12.94%

12.61%

11.42%

11.97%







Efficiency

79.37%

71.45%

87.17%

60.78%

74.60%







Nonperforming assets to loans, net, and foreclosed assets

5.41%

5.43%

5.86%

5.59%

5.45%







Net charge-offs to average loans, net

0.23%

3.05%

1.38%

2.42%

0.03%







Allowance for loan losses to loans, net

3.21%

3.19%

3.65%

2.28%

1.18%







Earning assets yield (FTE)

4.82%

5.01%

5.01%

5.35%

5.79%







Cost of funds

1.99%

2.08%

2.01%

2.07%

2.11%







Net interest spread (FTE)

2.83%

2.93%

3.00%

3.28%

3.68%







Net interest margin (FTE)

3.19%

3.30%

3.37%

3.70%

4.09%





Comm Bancorp, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Income

(In thousands, except per share data)




Six Months Ended

June 30,

June 30,


2010

2009




Interest income:



Interest and fees on loans:



Taxable

$11,883

$12,884

Tax-exempt

640

1,285

Interest and dividends on investment securities available-for-sale:



Taxable

1,252

664

Tax-exempt

540

1,010

Dividends

4

20

Interest on federal funds sold

17

1

Total interest income

14,336

15,864




Interest expense:



Interest on deposits

4,748

5,059

Interest on short-term borrowings


92

Interest on long-term debt

320


Total interest expense

5,068

5,151

Net interest income

9,268

10,713

Provision for loan losses

1,300

1,090

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

7,968

9,623




Noninterest income:



Service charges, fees and commissions

1,471

1,596

Mortgage banking income

495

892

Net gain on sale of premises and equipment


294

Net gain on sale of investment securities available-for-sale

361

114

Total noninterest income

2,327

2,896




Noninterest expense:



Salaries and employee benefits expense

4,370

4,304

Net occupancy and equipment expense

1,150

1,258

Other expenses

3,200

3,793

Total noninterest expense

8,720

9,355

Income before income taxes

1,575

3,164

Provision for income tax expense (benefit)

(765)

174

Net income

$ 2,340

$ 2,990




Other comprehensive income:



Unrealized holding gains on investment securities available-for-sale

$ 1,755

$    355

Reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income

(361)

(114)

Income tax expense related to other comprehensive income

474

82

Other comprehensive income, net of income taxes

920

159

Comprehensive income

$ 3,260

$ 3,149




Per share data:



Net income

$   1.36

$  1.73

Cash dividends declared


$  0.56

Average common shares outstanding

1,722,923

1,725,310





Comm Bancorp, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Income

(In thousands, except per share data)







Three months ended

June 30,

March 31,

Dec. 31,

Sept. 30,

June 30,


2010

2010

2009

2009

2009







Interest income:






Interest and fees on loans:






Taxable

$5,942

$ 5,941

$ 6,169

$6,194

$6,436

Tax-exempt

318

322

602

598

619

Interest and dividends on investment securities available-for-sale:






Taxable

523

729

118

205

315

Tax-exempt

238

302

326

407

473

Dividends

2

2

(20)

9

9

Interest on federal funds sold

9

8

14

4


Total interest income

7,032

7,304

7,209

7,417

7,852







Interest expense:






Interest on deposits

2,315

2,433

2,511

2,433

2,426

Interest on short-term borrowings




5

36

Interest on long-term debt

160

160




Total interest expense

2,475

2,593

2,511

2,438

2,462

Net interest income

4,557

4,711

4,698

4,979

5,390

Provision for loan losses

300

1,000

7,670

8,670

520

Net interest income (loss) after provision for loan losses

4,257

3,711

(2,972)

(3,691)

4,870







Noninterest income:






Service charges, fees and commissions

730

741

825

848

832

Mortgage banking income

214

281

185

287

490

Net gain on sale of investment securities available-for-sale


361

91

1,385


Total noninterest income

944

1,383

1,101

2,520

1,322







Noninterest expense:






Salaries and employee benefits expense

2,183

2,187

2,184

2,025

2,164

Net occupancy and equipment expense

547

603

589

591

583

Other expenses

1,636

1,564

2,282

1,942

2,260

Total noninterest expense

4,366

4,354

5,055

4,558

5,007

Income (loss) before income taxes

835

740

(6,926)

(5,729)

1,185

Provision for income tax benefit

(355)

(410)

(2,741)

(2,354)

(30)

Net income (loss)

$1,190

$1,150

$(4,185)

$(3,375)

$1,215







Other comprehensive income (loss):






Unrealized holding gains (losses) on investment securities available-for-sale

$2,030

$ (275)

$(1,174)

$ 1,118

$     13

Reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income


(361)

(91)

(1,385)


Income tax expense (benefit) related to other comprehensive income (loss)

690

(216)

(430)

(91)

4

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes

1,340

(420)

(835)

(176)

9

Comprehensive income (loss)

$2,530

$   730

$(5,020)

$(3,551)

$1,224







Per share data:






Net income (loss)

$  0.69

$  0.67

$  (2.43)

$  (1.95)

$  0.70

Cash dividends declared



$   0.14

$   0.28

$  0.28

Average common shares outstanding

1,722,923

1,722,923

1,721,007

1,718,439

1,722,282




Comm Bancorp, Inc.

Details of Net Interest and Net Interest Margin

(In thousands, fully taxable equivalent basis)







Three months ended

June 30,

March 31,

Dec. 31,

Sept. 30,

June 30,


2010

2010

2009

2009

2009







Net interest income:






Interest income






Loans, net:






Taxable

$5,942

$5,941

$6,169

$6,194

$6,436

Tax-exempt

482

488

912

906

938

Total loans, net

6,424

6,429

7,081

7,100

7,374

Investments:






Taxable

525

731

98

214

324

Tax-exempt

360

458

494

616

717

Total investments

885

1,189

592

830

1,041

Federal funds sold

9

8

14

4


Total interest income

7,318

7,626

7,687

7,934

8,415

Interest expense:






Deposits

2,315

2,433

2,511

2,433

2,426

Borrowed funds

160

160


5

36

Total interest expense

2,475

2,593

2,511

2,438

2,462

Net interest income

$4,843

$5,033

$5,176

$5,496

$5,953







Loans, net:






Taxable

5.48%

5.44%

5.46%

5.45%

5.80%

Tax-exempt

6.23%

6.29%

5.96%

5.89%

5.66%

Total loans, net

5.53%

5.50%

5.52%

5.50%

5.78%

Investments:






Taxable

2.23%

3.31%

1.80%

3.10%

3.92%

Tax-exempt

7.49%

7.46%

7.33%

7.07%

7.43%

Total investments

3.13%

4.21%

4.86%

5.32%

5.81%

Federal funds sold

0.12%

0.11%

0.11%

0.11%


Total earning assets

4.82%

5.01%

5.01%

5.35%

5.79%

Interest expense:






Deposits

1.89%

1.98%

2.01%

2.08%

2.18%

Borrowed funds

8.02%

8.08%


0.67%

0.68%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

1.99%

2.08%

2.01%

2.07%

2.11%

Net interest spread

2.83%

2.93%

3.00%

3.28%

3.68%

Net interest margin

3.19%

3.30%

3.37%

3.70%

4.09%



Comm Bancorp, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except per share data)








June 30,

March 31,

Dec. 31,

Sept. 30,

June 30,

At period end

2010

2010

2009

2009

2009







Assets:






Cash and due from banks

$   10,050

$   8,798

$   23,978

$   8,728

$   8,315

Federal funds sold

31,700

33,800

25,300

46,100


Investment securities available-for-sale

112,851

116,593

108,005

38,302

73,169

Loans held for sale, net

110

811

2,016


787

Loans, net of unearned income

465,143

466,296

476,944

507,094

510,870

Less: allowance for loan losses

14,928

14,891

17,462

11,566

6,019

Net loans

450,215

451,405

459,482

495,528

504,851

Premises and equipment, net

11,425

11,480

11,616

11,631

11,709

Accrued interest receivable

1,962

2,213

2,122

2,597

2,526

Other assets

23,452

23,512

19,634

11,386

9,456

Total assets

$641,765

$648,612

$652,153

$614,272

$610,813













Liabilities:






Deposits:






Noninterest-bearing

$  87,348

$  90,999

$  88,335

$  79,591

$  82,002

Interest-bearing

489,370

495,361

502,448

475,509

456,795

Total deposits

576,718

586,360

590,783

555,100

538,797

Short-term borrowings





7,950

Long-term debt

8,000

8,000

8,000



Accrued interest payable

1,284

1,623

1,296

1,185

1,696

Other liabilities

2,124

1,520

1,740

2,478

2,912

Total liabilities

588,126

597,503

601,819

558,763

551,355













Stockholders' equity:






Common stock, par value $0.33 authorized






12,000,000, shares issued and outstanding 1,722,923;






1,722,923; 1,721,007; 1,718,439; 1,716,263

569

569

568

567

566

Capital surplus

8,010

8,010

7,966

7,881

7,799

Retained earnings

43,321

42,131

40,981

45,407

49,263

Accumulated other comprehensive income

1,739

399

819

1,654

1,830

Total stockholders' equity

53,639

51,109

50,334

55,509

59,458

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$641,765

$648,612

$652,153

$614,272

$610,813



Comm Bancorp, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except per share data)








June 30,

March 31,

Dec. 31,

Sept. 30,

June 30,

Average quarterly balances

2010

2010

2009

2009

2009







Assets:






Loans, net:






Taxable

$435,316

$442,821

$448,359

$451,025

$444,905

Tax-exempt

30,960

31,479

60,710

61,000

66,500

Total loans, net

466,276

474,300

509,069

512,025

511,405

Investments:






Taxable

94,305

89,635

21,598

27,354

33,115

Tax-exempt

19,269

24,889

26,740

34,562

38,729

Total investments

113,574

114,524

48,338

61,916

71,844

Federal funds sold

28,930

29,093

51,706

14,709

37

Total earning assets

608,780

617,917

609,113

588,650

583,286

Other assets

33,439

29,344

29,950

22,649

30,625

Total assets

$642,219

$647,261

$639,063

$611,299

$613,911







Liabilities and stockholders' equity:






Deposits:






Interest-bearing

$490,502

$497,712

$495,714

$464,411

$446,992

Noninterest-bearing

89,285

86,711

84,139

81,047

82,221

Total deposits

579,787

584,423

579,853

545,458

529,213

Short-term borrowings

1

33


2,970

21,359

Long-term debt

8,000

8,000

87



Other liabilities

2,646

3,881

3,223

3,710

3,743

Total liabilities

590,434

596,337

583,163

552,138

554,315

Stockholders' equity

51,785

50,924

55,900

59,161

59,596

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$642,219

$647,261

$639,063

$611,299

$613,911



Comm Bancorp, Inc.

Asset Quality Data

(In thousands)








June 30,

March 31,

Dec. 31,

Sept. 30,

June 30,

At quarter end

2010

2010

2009

2009

2009







Nonperforming assets:






Nonaccrual loans

$16,678

$17,302

$19,015

$20,567

$20,166

Restructured loans

1,975

1,980

4,302

4,773

4,888

Accruing loans past due 90 days or more

553

392

1,634

1,177

1,139

Foreclosed assets

6,322

5,979

3,209

1,932

1,726

Total nonperforming assets

$25,528

$25,653

$28,160

$28,449

$27,919







Three months ended












Allowance for loan losses:






Beginning balance

$14,891

$17,462

$11,566

$  6,019

$  5,531

Charge-offs

437

3,591

1,814

3,133

147

Recoveries

174

20

40

10

115

Provision for loan losses

300

1,000

7,670

8,670

520

Ending balance

$14,928

$14,891

$17,462

$11,566

$  6,019















Except for the historical information contained, herein, the matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties in the banking industry and overall economy. Such risks and uncertainties are detailed in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission reports, including the Annual Report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.

SOURCE Comm Bancorp, Inc.


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