LEWISTON, Maine, April 25, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Northeast Bancorp (“Northeast” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:NBN), a Maine-based full-service financial services company and parent of Northeast Bank (the “Bank”), today reported net income of $3.5 million, or $0.39 per diluted common share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, compared to net income of  $1.8 million, or $0.19 per diluted common share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2016. Net income for the nine months ended March 31, 2017 was $8.3 million, or $0.93 per diluted common share, compared to $5.4 million, or $0.57 per diluted common share, for the nine months ended March 31, 2016.

The Board of Directors has also declared a cash dividend of $0.01 per share, payable on May 22, 2017 to shareholders of record as of May 8, 2017.

“Our strong growth in fiscal year 2017 continued in the third quarter,” said Richard Wayne, President and Chief Executive Officer. “We achieved record earnings of 39 cents per share through solid loan volume, purchased loan transactional income and SBA gains. Our Loan Acquisition and Servicing Group produced $89.7 million of loans, our SBA Division closed $22.6 million of loans, the purchased loan portfolio yielded 11.9%, and the SBA gain on sale was $951 thousand. In addition, in the current quarter, we strategically repositioned our balance sheet with the payoff of $48.0 million of secured loans to broker-dealers and the sale of a commercial loan portfolio of $18.3 million. The payoff of these lower yielding assets provides capacity for higher yielding loan growth in the future. This quarterly activity helped drive our return on equity to 12.0%, our return on assets to 1.4%, and our efficiency ratio to 59.9%.”

As of March 31, 2017, total assets were $1.0 billion, an increase of $40.9 million, or 4.2%, from total assets of $986.2 million as of June 30, 2016. The principal components of the change in the balance sheet follow:

1.  Bank wide, the Company originated $125.4 million of loans during the quarter ended March 31, 2017. Loans generated by the Bank’s Loan Acquisition and Servicing Group (“LASG”) totaled $89.7 million, which consisted of $7.9 million of purchased loans, at an average price of 91.3% of unpaid principal balance, and $81.8 million of originated loans. The Bank’s Small Business Administration and United States Department of Agriculture (“SBA”) Division closed $22.6 million of new loans during the quarter, of which $16.5 million were funded. In addition, the Company sold $9.9 million of the guaranteed portion of SBA loans in the secondary market, of which $2.6 million were originated in the current quarter and $7.3 million were originated or purchased in prior quarters. Residential loan production sold in the secondary market totaled $15.5 million for the quarter.

In totality, the loan portfolio – excluding loans held for sale – increased by $49.3 million, or 7.1%, compared to June 30, 2016, and decreased by $25.2 million, or 3.3%, compared to December 31, 2016. The decrease from December 31, 2016 is primarily attributable to the payoff of $48.0 million of secured loans to broker-dealers and the sale of a commercial loan portfolio of $18.3 million which, combined, had a weighted average yield of 1.92%.

The following table highlights the changes in the loan portfolio for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2017:

  Loan Portfolio Changes
  Three months ended
March 31, 2017
    Nine months ended
March 31, 2017
  (Dollars in thousands)
LASG originations and acquisitions $ 89,667       $ 237,578  
SBA and USDA funded originations   16,549         56,853  
Community Banking Division originations   13,036         63,776  
Payoff of secured loans to broker-dealers   (48,000 )       (48,000 )
Commercial loan portfolio sale   (18,259 )       (18,259 )
SBA and residential loan sales   (25,471 )       (92,956 )
Payoffs, pay-downs and amortization, net   (52,732 )       (149,700 )
Net change $ (25,210 )     $ 49,292  

As previously discussed in the Company’s SEC filings, the Company made certain commitments to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in connection with the merger of FHB Formation LLC with and into the Company in December 2010. The Company’s loan purchase and commercial real estate loan availability under these conditions follow:

Basis for
Regulatory Condition
  Condition   Availability at March 31, 2017
        (Dollars in millions)
Total Loans   Purchased loans may not exceed 40% of total loans   $ 101.0
Regulatory Capital   Non-owner occupied commercial real estate loans may not exceed 300% of total capital   $ 172.3
           

An overview of the Bank’s LASG portfolio follows:

  LASG Portfolio
  Three Months Ended March 31,
  2017   2016
  Purchased (1) Originated   Secured Loans to
Broker-Dealers
Total LASG   Purchased   Originated Secured Loans to 
Broker-Dealers
Total LASG
  (Dollars in thousands)
Loans purchased or originated during the period:                                                        
Unpaid principal balance $ 8,609   $ 81,806     $   $ 90,415     $ 24,400     $ 27,846   $   $ 52,246  
Net investment basis   7,861     81,806           89,667       21,934     27,846         49,780  
                                                         
Loan returns during the period:                                                        
Yield   11.89 %   6.44 %   1.13 %   8.68 %     9.88 %   5.83 %   0.50 %   7.15 %
Total Return (2)   11.95 %   6.44 %   1.13 %   8.71 %     9.88 %   5.82 %   0.50 %   7.15 %
                               
                                     
   
  Nine Months Ended March 31,
  2017   2016
  Purchased (1) Originated   Secured Loans to 
Broker-Dealers
Total LASG   Purchased     Originated Secured Loans to
Broker-Dealers
Total LASG
  (Dollars in thousands)
Loans purchased or originated during the period:                                                        
Unpaid principal balance $ 76,511   $ 169,831     $   $ 246,342     $ 88,128       $ 78,752   $   $ 166,880  
Net investment basis   67,747     169,831           237,578       81,245         78,752         159,997  
                                                         
Loan returns during the period:                                                    
Yield   11.77 %   6.10 %     0.82 %   8.36 %     11.54 %       5.75 %   0.50 %   7.97 %
Total Return (2)   11.80 %   6.10 %     0.82 %   8.37 %     11.57 %       5.74 %   0.50 %   7.98 %
                                                         
                                                         
Total loans as of period end:                                                        
Unpaid principal balance $ 268,651   $ 299,340     $   $ 567,991     $ 266,223       $ 170,085   $ 60,000   $ 496,308  
Net investment basis   237,569     299,340           536,909       233,650         170,085     60,000     463,735  
                                     
   
(1) Purchased loan balances include loans held for sale of $973 thousand.
(2) The total return on purchased loans represents scheduled accretion, accelerated accretion, gains on asset sales, and other noninterest income recorded during the period divided by the average invested balance, which includes loans held for sale, on an annualized basis.  The total return does not include the effect of purchased loan charge-offs or recoveries in the quarter.
 

2.  Deposits increased by $9.9 million, or 1.2% for the quarter, attributable primarily to growth in non-maturity (demand, savings and interest checking, and money market) accounts, which increased by $24.5 million, or 4.9%, offset by a decrease in time deposits of $14.6 million, or 4.3%. For the nine months ended March 31, 2017, deposits increased $49.0 million, or 6.1%, due to growth in non-maturity accounts of $79.2 million, or 17.6%, offset by a decrease in time deposits of $30.1 million, or 8.6%.

3.  Shareholders’ equity increased by $2.1 million from June 30, 2016, primarily due to earnings of $8.3 million, offset by $6.9 million in share repurchases (representing 645,238 shares). Additionally, there was stock-based compensation of $689 thousand, a decrease in accumulated other comprehensive loss of $313 thousand and $268 thousand in dividends paid on common stock.

Net income increased by $1.7 million to $3.5 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, compared to $1.8 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2016.

1.  Net interest and dividend income before provision for loan losses increased by $3.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2016. The increase is primarily due to higher transactional income on purchased loans and higher average balances in the total loan portfolio.  This increase was partially offset by higher rates and volume in the deposit portfolio and the effect of the issuance of subordinated debt. 

The following table summarizes interest income and related yields recognized on the loan portfolios:

  Interest Income and Yield on Loans  
  Three Months Ended March 31,  
  2017   2016  
  Average   Interest       Average   Interest      
  Balance (1)   Income   Yield   Balance (1)   Income   Yield  
  (Dollars in thousands)  
Community Banking Division $ 188,748   $ 2,402   5.16 %   $ 219,001   $ 2,592   4.76 %  
SBA   44,538     678   6.17 %     28,193     402   5.73 %  
LASG:                                
Originated   256,778     4,075   6.44 %     159,976     2,317   5.83 %  
Purchased   245,135     7,184   11.89 %     224,710     5,518   9.88 %  
Secured Loans to Broker-Dealers   27,933     78   1.13 %     60,001     75   0.50 %  
Total LASG   529,846     11,337   8.68 %     444,687     7,910   7.15 %  
Total $ 763,132   $ 14,417   7.66 %   $ 691,881   $ 10,904   6.34 %  
                                     
  Nine Months Ended March 31,  
  2017   2016  
  Average   Interest       Average   Interest      
  Balance (1)   Income   Yield   Balance (1)   Income   Yield  
  (Dollars in thousands)  
Community Banking Division $ 199,566   $ 7,150   4.77 %   $ 220,582   $ 7,893   4.76 %  
SBA   38,867     1,771   6.07 %     21,590     957   5.90 %  
LASG:                                
Originated   219,140     10,030   6.10 %     138,760     5,991   5.75 %  
Purchased   236,822     20,925   11.77 %     211,519     18,347   11.54 %  
Secured Loans to Broker-Dealers   41,409     256   0.82 %     60,004     225   0.50 %  
Total LASG   497,371     31,211   8.36 %     410,283     24,563   7.97 %  
Total $ 735,804   $ 40,132   7.27 %   $ 652,455   $ 33,413   6.82 %  
 
 
(1)  Includes loans held for sale.
 

The various components of transactional income are set forth in the table below entitled “Total Return on Purchased Loans.” When compared to the three and nine months ended March 31, 2016, transactional income increased by $1.4 million and $831 thousand, respectively. The total return on purchased loans for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2017 was 11.95% and 11.80%, respectively. The increase over the prior comparable periods was primarily due to higher average balances and transactional income in the three and nine months ended March 31, 2017. The following table details the total return on purchased loans:

  Total Return on Purchased Loans
  Three Months Ended March 31,
  2017     2016  
  Income   Return (1)   Income   Return (1)
  (Dollars in thousands)
Regularly scheduled interest and accretion $ 4,914   8.13 %   $ 4,606   8.25 %
Transactional income:  
Gain on loan sales   0.00 %     0.00 %
Gain on sale of real estate owned 36   0.06 %   1   0.00 %
Other noninterest income   0.00 %     0.00 %
Accelerated accretion and loan fees   2,270   3.76 %     912   1.63 %
Total transactional income 2,306   3.82 %   913   1.63 %
Total $ 7,220   11.95 %   $ 5,519   9.88 %
                       
  Nine Months Ended March 31,
  2017     2016  
  Income   Return (1)   Income   Return (1)
  (Dollars in thousands)
Regularly scheduled interest and accretion $ 14,383   8.09 %   $ 12,615   7.94 %
Transactional income:  
Gain on loan sales   0.00 %     0.00 %
Gain on sale of real estate owned 55   0.03 %   23   0.01 %
Other noninterest income   0.00 %   11   0.01 %
Accelerated accretion and loan fees   6,542   3.68 %     5,732   3.61 %
Total transactional income 6,597   3.71 %   5,766   3.63 %
Total $ 20,980   11.80 %   $ 18,381   11.57 %
                       
   
(1)  The total return on purchased loans represents scheduled accretion, accelerated accretion, gains on asset sales, gains on real estate owned and other noninterest income recorded during the period divided by the average invested balance, which includes loans held for sale, on an annualized basis.  The total return does not include the effect of purchased loan charge-offs or recoveries in the quarter. Total return is considered a non-GAAP financial measure.
 

 

2.  Noninterest income increased by $273 thousand for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2016, principally due to the following:

  • An increase in gain on sale of other loans of $365 thousand, due to the sale of a Community Banking Division commercial loan portfolio;
  • An increase in fees for other services to customers of $88 thousand, due to an increase in SBA loan servicing fees; and
  • An increase in gain recognized on real estate owned and other repossessed collateral, net of $74 thousand, due to the sale of Community Banking Division real estate owned (“REO”).
  • The increases in noninterest income were partially offset by a decrease in gain on sale of SBA loans of $254 thousand, due to a lower volume sold in the quarter.

3.  Noninterest expense increased by $430 thousand for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2016, primarily due to the following:

  • An increase in loan expense of $431 thousand, largely driven by the expense related to increased loan acquisition and refinance activity, as well as increased REO activity and expense in the period; and
  • An increase in salaries and employee benefits of $357 thousand, primarily due to severance expense of $304 thousand recognized in the three months ended March 31, 2017.
  • The increases in noninterest expense were partially offset by a decrease in other noninterest expense of $390 thousand, primarily resulting from a mortgage insurance recovery from a legacy mortgage insurance premium plan of $167 thousand and a decrease in impairment on servicing assets as no impairment was booked in the three months ended March 31, 2017.

As of March 31, 2017, nonperforming assets totaled $18.6 million, or 1.81% of total assets, as compared to $13.3 million, or 1.32% of total assets, as of December 31, 2016, and $9.5 million, or 0.96% of total assets, as of June 30, 2016. The increase of $5.3 million from December 31, 2016 is primarily due to three loans placed on non-accrual totaling $4.6 million.

As of March 31, 2017, past due loans totaled $24.1 million, or 3.25% of total loans, as compared to $21.9 million, or 2.85% of total loans, as of December 31, 2016, and $6.9 million, or 1.00% of total loans as of June 30, 2016. The increase of $2.2 million from December 31, 2016 includes two loans totaling $2.1 million which were 30-59 days past due as of March 31, 2017, and have been paid current in April.

As of March 31, 2017, the Company’s Tier 1 Leverage Ratio was 12.5%, compared to 13.3% at June 30, 2016, and the Total Capital Ratio was 19.3%, compared to 20.4% at June 30, 2016. The decreases resulted primarily from loan growth and the effect of purchases under the Company’s share repurchase program.

Investor Call Information
Richard Wayne, Chief Executive Officer of Northeast Bancorp, and Brian Shaughnessy, Chief Financial Officer of Northeast Bancorp, will host a conference call to discuss third quarter earnings and business outlook at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, April 26th. Investors can access the call by dialing 877.878.2762 and entering the following passcode: 10568713. The call will be available via live webcast, which can be viewed by accessing the Company’s website at www.northeastbank.com and clicking on the About Us – Investor Relations section. To listen to the webcast, attendees are encouraged to visit the website at least fifteen minutes early to register, download and install any necessary audio software. Please note there will also be a slide presentation that will accompany the webcast. For those who cannot listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available online for one year at www.northeastbank.com.

About Northeast Bancorp
Northeast Bancorp (NASDAQ:NBN) is the holding company for Northeast Bank, a full-service bank headquartered in Lewiston, Maine. We offer traditional banking services through the Community Banking Division, which operates ten full-service branches that serve customers located in western, central, and southern Maine. From our Maine and Boston locations, we also lend throughout the New England area. Our Loan Acquisition and Servicing Group (“LASG”) purchases and originates commercial loans on a nationwide basis. In addition, our SBA Division supports the needs of growing businesses nationally. ableBanking, a division of Northeast Bank, offers savings products to consumers online. Information regarding Northeast Bank can be found on its website at www.northeastbank.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to results presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), this press release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures, including tangible common shareholders’ equity, tangible book value per share, total return, and efficiency ratio. Northeast’s management believes that the supplemental non-GAAP information is utilized by regulators and market analysts to evaluate a company’s financial condition and therefore, such information is useful to investors. These disclosures should not be viewed as a substitute for financial results determined in accordance with GAAP, nor are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be presented by other companies. Because non-GAAP financial measures are not standardized, it may not be possible to compare these financial measures with other companies’ non-GAAP financial measures having the same or similar names.

Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this press release that are not historical facts are 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, and are intended to be covered by the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Although Northeast believes that these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable estimates and assumptions, they are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors. You should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. You should exercise caution in interpreting and relying on forward-looking statements because they are subject to significant risks, uncertainties and other factors which are, in some cases, beyond the Company’s control. The Company’s actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of, among other factors, changes in interest rates and real estate values; competitive pressures from other financial institutions; the effects of weakness in general economic conditions on a national basis or in the local markets in which the Company operates, including changes which adversely affect borrowers’ ability to service and repay our loans; changes in loan defaults and charge-off rates; changes in the value of securities and other assets, adequacy of loan loss reserves, or deposit levels necessitating increased borrowing to fund loans and investments; changing government regulation; the risk that the Company may not be successful in the implementation of its business strategy; the risk that intangibles recorded in the Company’s financial statements will become impaired; changes in assumptions used in making such forward-looking statements; and the other risks and uncertainties detailed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and updated by the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other filings submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission. These statements speak only as of the date of this release and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any of these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this communication or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

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NORTHEAST BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
  March 31, 2017   June 30, 2016
Assets          
Cash and due from banks $ 3,559     $ 2,459  
Short-term investments   143,883       148,698  
Total cash and cash equivalents   147,442       151,157  
           
           
Available-for-sale securities, at fair value   98,865       100,572  
           
Residential real estate loans held for sale   1,424       6,449  
SBA loans held for sale   3,210       1,070  
Total loans held for sale   4,634       7,519  
           
           
Loans          
Commercial real estate   479,260       426,568  
Residential real estate   103,254       113,962  
Commercial and industrial   154,343       145,956  
Consumer   4,871       5,950  
Total loans   741,728       692,436  
Less: Allowance for loan losses   3,375       2,350  
Loans, net   738,353       690,086  
           
           
Premises and equipment, net   7,002       7,801  
Real estate owned and other repossessed collateral, net   3,761       1,652  
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost   1,938       2,408  
Intangible assets, net   1,408       1,732  
Bank owned life insurance   16,065       15,725  
Other assets   7,578       7,501  
Total assets $ 1,027,046     $ 986,153  
           
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity          
Deposits          
Demand $ 72,369     $ 66,686  
Savings and interest checking   108,507       107,218  
Money market   347,658       275,437  
Time   320,945       351,091  
Total deposits   849,479       800,432  
           
Federal Home Loan Bank advances   20,017       30,075  
Subordinated debt   23,544       23,331  
Capital lease obligation   938       1,128  
Other liabilities   14,393       14,596  
Total liabilities   908,371       869,562  
           
Commitments and contingencies          
           
           
Shareholders’ equity          
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized; no shares        
issued and outstanding at March 31, 2017 and June 30, 2016          
Voting common stock, $1.00 par value, 25,000,000 shares authorized;          
7,824,085 and 8,089,790 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2017 and June 30, 2016, respectively   7,824     8,089  
Non-voting common stock, $1.00 par value, 3,000,000 shares authorized;          
991,194 and 1,227,683 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2017 and June 30, 2016, respectively   991     1,228  
Additional paid-in capital   77,249       83,020  
Retained earnings   34,204       26,160  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (1,593 )     (1,906 )
Total shareholders’ equity   118,675       116,591  
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $ 1,027,046     $ 986,153  
NORTHEAST BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
  Three Months Ended March 31,   Nine Months Ended March 31,
  2017   2016   2017   2016
Interest and dividend income:                      
Interest and fees on loans $ 14,417   $ 10,904     $ 40,132   $ 33,413  
Interest on available-for-sale securities   261     236       748     700  
Other interest and dividend income   282     119       669     295  
Total interest and dividend income   14,960     11,259       41,549     34,408  
                       
Interest expense:                      
Deposits   1,855     1,566       5,407     4,356  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances   159     255       634     774  
Wholesale repurchase agreements                 65  
Short-term borrowings       5           19  
Subordinated debt   475     164       1,401     476  
Obligation under capital lease agreements   12     15       39     49  
Total interest expense   2,501     2,005       7,481     5,739  
                       
Net interest and dividend income before provision for loan losses   12,459     9,254       34,068     28,669  
Provision for loan losses   384     236       1,205     1,301  
Net interest and dividend income after provision for loan losses   12,075     9,018       32,863     27,368  
                       
Noninterest income:                      
Fees for other services to customers   516     428       1,405     1,264  
Gain on sales of residential loans held for sale   281     335       1,160     1,292  
Gain on sales of SBA loans   951     1,205       3,411     2,558  
Gain on sale of other loans   365           365      
Gain (loss) recognized on real estate owned and other repossessed collateral, net   20     (54 )     9     (127 )
Bank-owned life insurance income   113     112       341     336  
Other noninterest income   62     9       115     39  
Total noninterest income   2,308     2,035       6,806     5,362  
                       
Noninterest expense:                      
Salaries and employee benefits   5,203     4,846       15,678     13,956  
Occupancy and equipment expense   1,299     1,327       3,781     3,937  
Professional fees   370     348       1,265     1,042  
Data processing fees   455     394       1,286     1,109  
Marketing expense   89     64       272     200  
Loan acquisition and collection expense   728     297       1,502     961  
FDIC insurance premiums   78     125       224     354  
Intangible asset amortization   107     108       324     369  
Other noninterest expense   513     903       2,093     2,489  
Total noninterest expense   8,842     8,412       26,425     24,417  
                       
Income before income tax expense   5,541     2,641       13,244     8,313  
Income tax expense   2,080     832       4,932     2,892  
Net income   3,461     1,809       8,312     5,421  
                       
                       
Weighted-average shares outstanding:                      
Basic   8,830,442     9,456,198       8,923,280     9,526,302  
Diluted   8,893,534     9,459,611       8,963,483     9,531,747  
                       
Earnings per common share:                      
Basic $ 0.39   $ 0.19     $ 0.93   $ 0.57  
Diluted   0.39     0.19       0.93     0.57  
                           
Cash dividends declared per common share $ 0.01   $ 0.01     $ 0.03   $ 0.03  
                           

NORTHEAST BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS AND ANNUALIZED YIELDS
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)
  Three Months Ended March 31,
  2017   2016
      Interest   Average       Interest   Average
  Average   Income/   Yield/   Average   Income/   Yield/
  Balance   Expense   Rate   Balance   Expense   Rate
Assets:                              
Interest-earning assets:                              
Investment securities $ 96,868   $ 261   1.09 %   $ 100,904   $ 236   0.94 %
Loans (1) (2) (3)   763,132     14,435   7.67 %     691,881     10,922   6.35 %
Federal Home Loan Bank stock   1,938     24   5.02 %     2,571     22   3.44 %
Short-term investments (4)   128,082     258   0.82 %     80,789     97   0.48 %
Total interest-earning assets   990,020     14,978   6.14 %     876,145     11,277   5.18 %
Cash and due from banks   2,875               3,841          
Other non-interest earning assets   31,606               34,045          
Total assets $ 1,024,501             $ 914,031          
                               
Liabilities & Stockholders’ Equity:                              
Interest-bearing liabilities:                              
NOW accounts $ 69,773   $ 49   0.28 %   $ 65,985   $ 42   0.28 %
Money market accounts   338,662     807   0.97 %     223,835     491   0.88 %
Savings accounts   36,940     13   0.14 %     36,453     12   0.13 %
Time deposits   329,442     986   1.21 %     357,857     1,021   1.15 %
Total interest-bearing deposits   774,817     1,855   0.97 %     684,130     1,566   0.92 %
Short-term borrowings         0.00 %     2,136     5   0.94 %
Federal Home Loan Bank advances   20,021     159   3.22 %     30,117     255   3.41 %
Subordinated debt   23,506     475   8.20 %     8,746     164   7.54 %
Capital lease obligations   961     12   5.06 %     1,211     15   4.98 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities   819,305     2,501   1.24 %     726,340     2,005   1.11 %
                               
Non-interest bearing liabilities:                              
Demand deposits and escrow accounts   81,901               66,384          
Other liabilities   6,659               6,429          
Total liabilities   907,865               799,153          
Stockholders’ equity   116,636               114,878          
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 1,024,501             $ 914,031          
                               
Net interest income (5)       $ 12,477             $ 9,272    
                               
Interest rate spread             4.90 %               4.07 %
Net interest margin (6)             5.11 %               4.26 %
                               
(1)  Interest income and yield are stated on a fully tax-equivalent basis using a 34% tax rate.
(2)  Includes loans held for sale.
(3)  Nonaccrual loans are included in the computation of average, but unpaid interest has not been included for purposes of determining interest income.
(4)  Short term investments include FHLB overnight deposits and other interest-bearing deposits.
(5)  Includes tax exempt interest income of $18 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and March 31, 2016.
(6)  Net interest margin is calculated as net interest income divided by total interest-earning assets.

NORTHEAST BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS AND ANNUALIZED YIELDS
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)
  Nine Months Ended March 31,
  2017   2016
      Interest   Average       Interest   Average
  Average   Income/   Yield/   Average   Income/   Yield/
  Balance   Expense   Rate   Balance   Expense   Rate
Assets:                              
Interest-earning assets:                              
Investment securities $ 94,824   $ 748   1.05 %   $ 102,890   $ 700   0.91 %
Loans (1) (2) (3)   735,804     40,185   7.28 %     652,455     33,467   6.83 %
Federal Home Loan Bank stock   2,250     70   4.14 %     3,089     90   3.88 %
Short-term investments (4)   132,280     599   0.60 %     84,258     205   0.32 %
Total interest-earning assets   965,158     41,602   5.74 %     842,692     34,462   5.44 %
Cash and due from banks   2,860               3,405          
Other non-interest earning assets   32,554               35,345          
Total assets $ 1,000,572             $ 881,442          
                               
Liabilities & Stockholders’ Equity:                              
Interest-bearing liabilities:                              
NOW accounts $ 70,814   $ 152   0.29 %   $ 67,078   $ 130   0.26 %
Money market accounts   314,259     2,242   0.95 %     197,962     1,273   0.86 %
Savings accounts   35,964     37   0.14 %     36,027     36   0.13 %
Time deposits   327,664     2,976   1.21 %     347,847     2,917   1.12 %
Total interest-bearing deposits   748,701     5,407   0.96 %     648,914     4,356   0.89 %
Short-term borrowings         0.00 %     2,029     19   1.25 %
Federal Home Loan Bank advances   25,768     634   3.28 %     33,207     839   3.36 %
Subordinated debt   23,431     1,401   7.97 %     8,698     476   7.28 %
Capital lease obligations   1,024     39   5.07 %     1,272     49   5.13 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities   798,924     7,481   1.25 %     694,120     5,739   1.10 %
                               
Non-interest bearing liabilities:                              
Demand deposits and escrow accounts   79,352               66,619          
Other liabilities   7,738               6,720          
Total liabilities   886,014               767,459          
Stockholders’ equity   114,558               113,983          
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 1,000,572             $ 881,442          
                               
Net interest income (5)       $ 34,121             $ 28,723    
                               
Interest rate spread             4.49 %               4.34 %
Net interest margin (6)             4.71 %               4.54 %
                               
(1)  Interest income and yield are stated on a fully tax-equivalent basis using a 34% tax rate.
(2)  Includes loans held for sale.
(3)  Nonaccrual loans are included in the computation of average, but unpaid interest has not been included for purposes of determining interest income.
(4)  Short term investments include FHLB overnight deposits and other interest-bearing deposits.
(5)  Includes tax exempt interest income of $53 thousand and $54 thousand for the nine months ended March 31, 2017 and March 31, 2016, respectively.
(6)  Net interest margin is calculated as net interest income divided by total interest-earning assets.

NORTHEAST BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS AND OTHER DATA
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
  Three Months Ended:
  March 31, 2017   December 31, 2016   September 30, 2016   June 30, 2016   March 31, 2016
Net interest income $ 12,459     $ 11,833     $ 9,775     $ 10,713     $ 9,254  
Provision for loan losses   384       628       193       317       236  
Noninterest income   2,308       2,690       1,808       2,411       2,035  
Noninterest expense   8,842       8,956       8,626       9,396       8,412  
Net income   3,461       3,100       1,751       2,199       1,809  
                   
Weighted average common shares outstanding:                  
Basic   8,830,442       8,831,235       9,106,144       9,319,522       9,456,198  
Diluted   8,893,534       8,864,618       9,133,383       9,342,439       9,459,611  
Earnings per common share:                  
Basic $ 0.39     $ 0.35     $ 0.19     $ 0.24     $ 0.19  
Diluted   0.39       0.35       0.19       0.24       0.19  
Dividends per common share   0.01       0.01       0.01       0.01       0.01  
                   
Return on average assets   1.37 %     1.24 %     0.70 %     0.93 %     0.80 %
Return on average equity   12.03 %     10.92 %     6.07 %     7.67 %     6.33 %
Net interest rate spread (1)   4.90 %     4.72 %     3.86 %     4.55 %     4.06 %
Net interest margin (2)   5.11 %     4.94 %     4.07 %     4.73 %     4.25 %
Efficiency ratio (non-GAAP) (3)   59.88 %     61.67 %     74.47 %     71.59 %     74.52 %
Noninterest expense to average total assets   3.50 %     3.59 %     3.47 %     3.97 %     3.70 %
Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities   120.84 %     120.73 %     120.86 %     119.99 %     120.62 %
                   
  As of:
  March 31, 2017   December 31, 2016   September 30, 2016   June 30, 2016   March 31, 2016
Nonperforming loans:                  
Originated portfolio:                  
Residential real estate $ 3,265     $ 2,827     $ 3,273     $ 2,613     $ 3,566  
Commercial real estate   420       396       361       474       602  
Home equity   48       48       48       48        
Commercial and industrial   2,636       2,659       347       17       2  
Consumer   65       48       121       163       216  
Total originated portfolio   6,434       5,978       4,150       3,315       4,386  
Total purchased portfolio   8,388       4,219       4,773       4,512       4,364  
Total nonperforming loans   14,822       10,197       8,923       7,827       8,750  
Real estate owned and other possessed collateral, net   3,761       3,145       3,774       1,652       690  
Total nonperforming assets $ 18,583     $ 13,342     $ 12,697     $ 9,479     $ 9,440  
                   
Past due loans to total loans   3.25 %     2.85 %     1.36 %     1.00 %     2.52 %
Nonperforming loans to total loans   2.00 %     1.33 %     1.24 %     1.13 %     1.25 %
Nonperforming assets to total assets   1.81 %     1.32 %     1.29 %     0.96 %     1.02 %
Allowance for loan losses to total loans   0.46 %     0.41 %     0.35 %     0.34 %     0.32 %
Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans   22.77 %     30.47 %     28.08 %     30.02 %     25.41 %
                   
Commercial real estate loans to risk-based capital (4)   181.83 %     197.11 %     179.96 %     174.12 %     217.09 %
Net loans to core deposits (5)   87.46 %     92.04 %     90.22 %     87.15 %     93.48 %
Purchased loans to total loans, including held for sale   31.87 %     32.91 %     32.54 %     34.25 %     33.17 %
Equity to total assets   11.55 %     11.35 %     11.32 %     11.82 %     12.41 %
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio   15.80 %     14.94 %     15.34 %     17.97 %     17.46 %
Total capital ratio   19.30 %     18.31 %     18.81 %     20.39 %     17.78 %
Tier 1 leverage capital ratio   12.46 %     12.60 %     12.25 %     13.27 %     13.57 %
                   
Total shareholders’ equity $ 118,675     $ 114,942     $ 111,553     $ 116,591     $ 114,526  
Less: Preferred stock                            
Common shareholders’ equity   118,675       114,942       111,553       116,591       114,526  
Less: Intangible assets (6)   (3,898 )     (3,856 )     (3,797 )     (3,503 )     (3,469 )
Tangible common shareholders’ equity (non-GAAP) $ 114,777     $ 111,086     $ 107,756     $ 113,088     $ 111,057  
                   
Common shares outstanding   8,815,279       8,831,235       8,831,235       9,317,473       9,330,873  
Book value per common share $ 13.46     $ 13.02     $ 12.63     $ 12.51     $ 12.27  
Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP) (7)   13.02       12.58       12.20       12.14       11.90  
                   
(1) The net interest rate spread represents the difference between the weighted-average yield on interest-earning assets and the weighted-average cost of interest-bearing liabilities for the period.
(2) The net interest margin represents net interest income as a percent of average interest-earning assets for the period.
(3) The efficiency ratio represents non-interest expense divided by the sum of net interest income (before the loan loss provision) plus non-interest income.
(4) For purposes of calculating this ratio, commercial real estate includes all non-owner occupied commercial real estate loans defined as such by regulatory guidance, including all land development and construction loans.
(5) Core deposits include all non-maturity deposits and maturity deposits less than $250 thousand. Loans include loans held-for-sale.
(6) Includes the core deposit intangible asset, as well as the servicing rights asset which is included in other assets in the consolidated balance sheets.
(7) Tangible book value per share represents total shareholders’ equity less the sum of preferred stock and intangible assets divided by common shares outstanding.
 

 

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Brian Shaughnessy, CFO
Northeast Bank, 500 Canal Street, Lewiston, ME 04240 
207.786.3245 ext. 3220
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