MANISTIQUE, Mich., April 26, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mackinac Financial Corporation (Nasdaq:MFNC) (the “Corporation”), the bank holding company for mBank, today announced first quarter 2017 income of $1.726 million, or $.28 per share, compared to net income of $1.132 million, or $.18 per share, for the first quarter of 2016.  As expected, the 2017 first quarter results were positively impacted by the operating scale garnered by the two 2016 acquisitions, as well as continued organic growth.  All transaction-related expenses from the acquisitions occurred in 2016 and no legacy costs are expected this year.  Total assets of the Corporation at March 31, 2017 were $976.635 million compared to $732.932 million at March 31, 2016.

Shareholders’ equity at March 31, 2017 totaled $80.009 million, compared to $77.395 million on March 31, 2016. The tangible book value per share equated to $11.47 on March 31, 2017 compared to $11.64 per share a year ago. Weighted average shares outstanding totaled 6,270,034 shares in the 2017 first quarter compared to 6,214,083 for the same period in 2016.

mBank, the Corporation’s primary asset, recorded net income of $2.061 million in the first quarter of 2017, compared to $1.486 million for the first quarter of 2016, equating to a 39% increase.

Some highlights for the first quarter include:

  • Quarterly dividend on common stock of $.12 per share compared to $.10 per share one year ago.
     
  • Total interest income of $10.596 million for 2017 compared to $8.310 million for the same period in 2016.
     
  • Net interest margin has remained strong at 4.19%.
     
  • Active secondary mortgage market activity with non-interest income stemming from that business line increasing from $.267 million to $.298 million year over year for the period.
     
  • Total loan production of $52.600 million in the first quarter of 2017.

Loans and Non-performing Assets

Total balance sheet loans at March 31, 2017 were $786.546 million, an increase from March 31, 2016 balances of $618.625 million.  Total loans under management now reside at $1.058 billion which includes $271.179 million of service retained loans. New loan production was solid in the 2017 first quarter at $52.6 million, with the Upper Peninsula generating $26.7 million of this total and increasing contributions from the acquired Wisconsin markets and our ABL business line Mackinac Commercial Credit.  Commercial originations accounted for $29.1 million, with retail, predominantly mortgage, equating to $23.5 million. Commenting on new loan production and overall lending activities, Kelly W. George, President and CEO of mBank stated, “We are pleased with our continued momentum and consistent loan production for the quarter, especially given some recent interest rate movement and the competitive lending landscape it fosters for good quality loans. We expect the strong production trend to continue as we move into our more seasonal lending origination months, particularly with our fully integrated and branded Wisconsin markets gaining continued traction. The performance of our asset based lending division through the first three months of the year has been strong, augmenting our well-rounded loan product mix.  Our loan product mix should serve us well in this rising rate environment.” 

Nonperforming loans totaled $3.730 million, .47% of total loans at March 31, 2017 compared to $1.717 million, or .28%, of total loans at March 31, 2016 and down from the $4.124 million from December 31, 2016.  Total loan delinquencies greater than 30 days resided at a nominal .79%, or $6.193 million, at the end of the period. Mr. George, commenting on credit quality, stated, “Our credit quality risk metrics and overall loan portfolio payment performance remains strong with no significant loan issues within the portfolio for the quarter. We remain comfortable with our diligence on the acquired loan portfolios and corresponding purchase accounting marks and would expect our metrics to continue to improve in the normal course of business in 2017.” 

Margin Analysis

Net interest income in the first quarter of 2017 resided at $9.166 million, or 4.19%, compared to $7.288 million, or 4.33%, in the first quarter of 2016.  Mr. George stated, “We have been successful in maintaining our strong net interest margin through the historically low interest rate cycle.  Interest rates have now begun to slowly increase, which will lead to increased net interest dollars given the asset structure of our balance sheet. We will continue to use targeted funding strategies and disciplined loan pricing in efforts to mitigate longer term interest rate risk while seeking opportunities that utilize the shape of the yield curve as we replace shorter term liabilities. We remain committed to our core banking philosophy, which emphasizes loan growth as the best asset to invest in to benefit and help grow the economic bases in our local communities, which in turn also provides the best overall returns to our shareholders.”

Deposits

Total deposits of $821.820 million at March 31, 2017 increased by $228.842 million from deposits of $592.978 million on March 31, 2016 and were slightly down from year end deposits of $823.512 million.  Mr. George, commenting on core deposits and overall liquidity, stated, “The Corporation maintains a strong liquidity position to fund operations and loan growth. We proactively review our short and long term funding needs and our pricing levels within the different segments of our deposit products to best manage our net interest margin and increase profitability.  We also continue to actively work to grow our core deposit base but we commonly experience some seasonality of deposit levels this time of year within our core client base given their locations and industry mix. This seasonality is factored into our funding plans.”

Noninterest Income/Expense

Noninterest income, at $.776 million in the first quarter of 2017, increased $.149 million from the first quarter 2016 level of $.627 million.  Year over year non-interest income levels improved partially due to an increase in SBAUSDA sales which totaled $.060 million in the 2017 first quarter. Secondary market fees increased $.031 million in the first quarter of 2017 compared to first quarter of 2016.  Noninterest expense, at $7.177 million in the first quarter of 2017, increased $.979 million from the first quarter of 2016. The expense increase from the first quarter of 2016 was largely attributable to the increased employee base from the two recent acquisitions and customary operating expenses necessary to ensure our platform infrastructure keeps pace with our growing asset base and the associated regulatory and risk management needs.  

Assets and Capital

Total assets of the Corporation at March 31, 2017 were $976.635 million, up $243.703 million from the $732.932 million reported at March 31, 2016. Common shareholders’ equity at March 31, 2017 totaled $80.009 million, or $12.74 per share, compared to $77.395 million, or $12.42 per share on March 31, 2016.  The Corporation is “adequately-capitalized” and the Bank is “well-capitalized” with Tier 1 Capital of 6.76% and 9.14%, respectively.

Paul D. Tobias, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Mackinac concluded, “We remain very pleased with the positive impact from our 2016 acquisitions as well as the prospect of rate increases for 2017.  We will continue to seek and evaluate potential acquisition partners opportunistically while organically growing assets and earnings. We are well positioned for continued value creation for our shareholders while maintaining our safe and sound risk profile.”

Mackinac Financial Corporation is a registered bank holding company formed under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 with assets in excess of $975 million and whose common stock is traded on the NASDAQ stock market as “MFNC.”   The principal subsidiary of the Corporation is mBank.  Headquartered in Manistique, Michigan, mBank has 23 branch locations; twelve in the Upper Peninsula, three in the Northern Lower Peninsula, one in Oakland County, Michigan, and seven in Northern Wisconsin.  The Company’s banking services include commercial lending and treasury management products and services geared toward small to mid-sized businesses, as well as a full array of personal and business deposit products and consumer loans.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains certain forward-looking statements.  Words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “should,” “will,” “view,” and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements: as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  These statements reflect management’s current beliefs as to expected outcomes of future events and are not guarantees of future performance.  These statements involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict with regard to timing, extent, likelihood, and degree of occurrence.  Therefore, actual results and outcomes may materially differ from what may be expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements.  Factors that could cause a difference include among others: changes in the national and local economies or market conditions; changes in interest rates and banking regulations; the impact of competition from traditional or new sources; and the possibility that anticipated cost savings and revenue enhancements from mergers and acquisitions, bank consolidations, branch closings and other sources may not be fully realized at all or within specified time frames as well as other risks and uncertainties including but not limited to those detailed from time to time in filings of the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  These and other factors may cause decisions and actual results to differ materially from current expectations.  Mackinac Financial Corporation undertakes no obligation to revise, update, or clarify forward-looking statements to reflect events or conditions after the date of this release.

   
MACKINAC FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES  
SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS  
   
            As of and For the   As of and For the   As of and For the  
            Quarter Ending   Year Ending   Quarter Ending  
            March 31,   December 31,   March 31,  
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)       2017     2016     2016  
            (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)  
Selected Financial Condition Data (at end of period):              
Assets           $ 976,635   $ 983,520   $ 732,932  
Loans             786,546     781,857     618,625  
Investment securities           83,882     86,273     54,021  
Deposits             821,820     823,512     592,978  
Borrowings           66,279     67,579     46,454  
Shareholders’ equity           80,009     78,609     77,395  
                       
                       
Selected Statements of Income Data:                
Net interest income         $ 9,166   $ 33,098   $ 7,288  
Income before taxes           2,615     6,766     1,717  
Net income           1,726     4,483     1,132  
Income per common share – Basic       .28   .72   .18  
Income per common share – Diluted     .28   .72   .18  
Weighted average shares outstanding       6,270,034     6,236,067     6,214,083  
Weighted average shares outstanding- Diluted       6,271,904     6,268,703     6,214,083  
                       
Selected Financial Ratios and Other Data:                
Performance Ratios:                    
Net interest margin           4.19 %   7.19 %   4.33 %
Return on average assets       .71   .52   .62  
Return on average equity         8.83     5.73     5.89  
                       
Average total assets         $ 980,491   $ 865,573   $ 737,088  
Average total shareholders’ equity         79,293     78,300     77,284  
Average loans to average deposits ratio       94.81 %   98.14 %   101.87 %
                       
                       
Common Share Data at end of period:                
Market price per common share       $ 13.72   $ 13.47   $ 10.25  
Book value per common share         12.71     12.55     12.42  
Tangible book value per share         11.47     11.29     11.64  
Dividends paid per share, annualized     .480   .400   .400  
Common shares outstanding         6,294,930     6,263,371     6,231,246  
                       
Other Data at end of period:                  
Allowance for loan losses       $ 5,146   $ 5,020   $ 4,824  
Non-performing assets         $ 8,196   $ 8,906   $ 4,401  
Allowance for loan losses to total loans     .66 % .64 % .78 %
Non-performing assets to total assets     .84 % .91 % .60 %
Texas ratio             10.60 %   11.76 %   5.61 %
                       
Number of:                      
Branch locations           23     23     17  
FTE Employees           221     222     178  
                       

MACKINAC FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
  March 31,   December 31,   March 31,
    2017       2015       2015  
  (Unaudited)       (Unaudited)
ASSETS          
           
Cash and due from banks $ 41,166     $ 44,620     $ 18,013  
Federal funds sold   3       2,135       3  
Cash and cash equivalents   41,169       46,755       18,016  
           
Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions   13,448       14,047       4,989  
Securities available for sale   83,882       86,273       54,021  
Federal Home Loan Bank stock   2,719       2,911       2,169  
           
Loans:          
Commercial   552,483       543,573       455,575  
Mortgage   215,042       218,171       147,600  
Consumer   19,021       20,113       15,450  
Total Loans   786,546       781,857       618,625  
Allowance for loan losses   (5,146 )     (5,020 )     (4,824 )
Net loans   781,400       776,837       613,801  
           
Premises and equipment   15,970       15,891       12,491  
Other real estate held for sale   4,466       4,782       2,684  
Deferred tax asset   7,651       8,760       8,523  
Deposit based intangibles   2,110       2,172       1,046  
Goodwill   5,694       5,694       3,805  
Other assets   18,126       19,398       11,387  
           
TOTAL ASSETS $ 976,635     $ 983,520     $ 732,932  
           
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY          
           
LIABILITIES:          
Deposits:          
Noninterest bearing deposits $ 147,106     $ 164,179     $ 117,704  
NOW, money market, interest checking   283,314       286,622       207,068  
Savings   61,171       58,315       31,994  
CDs<$250,000   141,569       141,629       116,995  
CDs>$250,000   8,802       8,489       7,910  
Brokered   179,858       164,278       111,307  
Total deposits   821,820       823,512       592,978  
           
Federal funds purchased   3,000       6,000       10,000  
Borrowings   66,279       67,579       46,454  
Other liabilities   5,527       7,820       6,105  
Total liabilities   896,626       904,911       655,537  
           
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:          
Common stock and additional paid in capital – No par value          
Authorized – 18,000,000 shares          
Issued and outstanding – 6,294,930; 6,263,371; and 6,231,246 shares respectively   61,683       61,583       61,184  
Retained earnings   18,176       17,206       15,746  
Accumulated other comprehensive income          
Unrealized gains (losses) on available for sale securities   228       (102 )     514  
Minimum pension liability   (78 )     (78 )     (49 )
           
Total shareholders’ equity   80,009       78,609       77,395  
           
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY $ 976,635     $ 983,520     $ 732,932  
           

 

MACKINAC FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 
        Three Months Ended
        March 31,
            2017       2016  
                     
        (Unaudited)
INTEREST INCOME:              
Interest and fees on loans:              
Taxable         $ 9,957     $ 7,960  
Tax-exempt           33       2  
Interest on securities:              
Taxable           399       262  
Tax-exempt           79       31  
Other interest income           128       55  
Total interest income           10,596       8,310  
               
INTEREST EXPENSE:              
Deposits           959       769  
Borrowings           471       253  
Total interest expense           1,430       1,022  
               
Net interest income           9,166       7,288  
Provision for loan losses           150        
Net interest income after provision for loan losses           9,016       7,288  
               
OTHER INCOME:              
Deposit service fees           272       216  
Income from loans sold on the secondary market           298       267  
SBA/USDA loan sale gains           60        
Mortgage servicing (amortization) income           (8 )     (54 )
Net security gains                 97  
Other           154       101  
Total other income           776       627  
               
OTHER EXPENSE:              
Salaries and employee benefits           3,797       3,387  
Occupancy           785       640  
Furniture and equipment           481       383  
Data processing           461       345  
Advertising           123       156  
Professional service fees           321       241  
Loan origination expenses and deposit and card related fees           179       127  
Writedowns and losses on other real estate held for sale           12       16  
FDIC insurance assessment           157       108  
Telephone           157       112  
Transaction related expenses                 106  
Other           704       577  
Total other expenses           7,177       6,198  
               
Income before provision for income taxes           2,615       1,717  
Provision for income taxes           889       585  
               
NET INCOME AVAILABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS         $ 1,726     $ 1,132  
               
INCOME PER COMMON SHARE:              
Basic         $ .28     $ .18  
Diluted         $ .28     $ .18  
               

MACKINAC FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
LOAN PORTFOLIO AND CREDIT QUALITY
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Loan Portfolio Balances (at end of period):
  March 31,   December 31,   March 31,
    2017     2016     2016
  (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)
Commercial Loans:          
Real estate – operators of nonresidential buildings $ 114,650   $ 121,861   $ 102,427
Hospitality and tourism   69,568     68,025     46,555
Lessors of residential buildings   30,118     27,590     29,194
Gasoline stations and convenience stores   20,187     20,509     21,614
Logging   16,096     19,903     17,306
Commercial construction   10,618     11,505     14,489
Other   291,246     274,180     223,990
Total Commercial Loans   552,483     543,573     455,575
           
1-4 family residential real estate   202,654     205,945     135,641
Consumer   19,021     20,113     15,450
Consumer construction   12,388     12,226     11,959
           
Total Loans $ 786,546   $ 781,857   $ 618,625
           

Credit Quality (at end of period):  
   
  March 31,   December 31,   March 31,  
    2017     2016     2016  
  (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)  
Nonperforming Assets :            
Nonaccrual loans $ 3,691   $ 3,959   $ 1,523  
Loans past due 90 days or more           44  
Restructured loans   39     165     150  
Total nonperforming loans   3,730     4,124     1,717  
Other real estate owned   4,466     4,782     2,684  
Total nonperforming assets $ 8,196   $ 8,906   $ 4,401  
Nonperforming loans as a % of loans .47 % .53 % .28 %
Nonperforming assets as a % of assets .84 % .91 % .60 %
Reserve for Loan Losses:            
At period end $ 5,146   $ 5,020   $ 4,824  
As a % of average loans .65 % .64 % .78 %
As a % of nonperforming loans   137.96 %   121.73 %   280.96 %
As a % of nonaccrual loans   139.42 %   126.80 %   316.74 %
Texas Ratio   10.60 %   11.76 %   5.61 %
             
Charge-off Information (year to date):            
Average loans $ 782,477   $ 703,047   $ 615,684  
Net charge-offs (recoveries) $ 24   $ 584   $ 180  
Charge-offs as a % of average            
loans, annualized .01 % .08 % .12 %
             

MACKINAC FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES  
QUARTERLY FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS  
                     
  QUARTER ENDED  
  (Unaudited)  
  March 31   December 31   September 30   June 30,   March 31,  
    2017       2016       2016       2016       2016    
BALANCE SHEET (Dollars in thousands)                    
                     
Total loans $ 786,546     $ 781,857     $ 756,804     $ 725,635     $ 618,625    
Allowance for loan losses   (5,146 )     (5,020 )     (4,862 )     (4,733 )     (4,824 )  
Total loans, net   781,400       776,837       751,942       720,902       613,801    
Total assets   976,635       983,520       959,121       892,328       732,932    
Core deposits   633,160       650,745       660,867       579,606       473,761    
Noncore deposits   188,660       172,767       146,313       158,757       119,217    
Total deposits   821,820       823,512       807,180       738,363       592,978    
Total borrowings   66,279       67,579       67,730       70,604       56,454    
Total shareholders’ equity   80,009       78,609       78,285       77,081       77,395    
Total tangible equity   72,205       70,743       70,356       69,916       72,544    
Total shares outstanding   6,294,930       6,263,371       6,263,371       6,226,246       6,231,246    
Weighted average shares outstanding   6,270,034       6,263,371       6,238,756       6,227,730       6,214,083    
                     
AVERAGE BALANCES (Dollars in thousands)                    
                     
Assets $ 980,491     $ 958,781     $ 930,353     $ 834,674     $ 737,088    
Loans   782,477       771,279       734,702       689,462       615,684    
Deposits   825,309       800,508       780,265       679,183       604,363    
Equity   79,293       78,406       78,027       79,481       77,284    
                                         
INCOME STATEMENT (Dollars in thousands)                                        
                                         
Net interest income $ 9,166     $ 9,118     $ 8,696     $ 7,996     $ 7,288    
Provision for loan losses   150       250       200       150          
Net interest income after provision   9,016       8,868       8,496       7,846       7,288    
Total noninterest income   776       1,141       1,489       896       627    
Total noninterest expense   7,177       7,509       7,285       8,893       6,198    
Income before taxes   2,615       2,500       2,700       (151 )     1,717    
Provision for income taxes   889       802       922       (26 )     585    
Net income available to common shareholders $ 1,726     $ 1,698     $ 1,778     $ (125 )   $ 1,132    
Income pre-tax, pre-provision $ 2,765     $ 2,750     $ 2,900     $ (1 )   $ 1,717    
                                         
PER SHARE DATA                                        
                                         
Earnings $ .28     $ .27     $ .29     $ (.02 )   $ .18    
Book value  per common share   12.71       12.55       12.50       12.38       12.42    
Tangible book value per share   11.47       11.29       11.23       11.23       11.64    
Market value, closing price   13.72       13.47       11.49       11.01       10.25    
Dividends per share   .120       .100       .100       .100       .100    
                     
ASSET QUALITY RATIOS                    
                     
Nonperforming loans/total loans   .47    %   .53   %   .62   %   .46   %   .28   %
Nonperforming assets/total assets   .84       .91       .83       .76       .60    
Allowance for loan losses/total loans   .65       .64       .64       .65       .78    
Allowance for loan losses/nonperforming loans   137.96       1.22       104.13       142.52       280.96    
Texas ratio   10.60       11.76       10.55       9.13       5.61    
                     
PROFITABILITY RATIOS                    
                     
Return on average assets   .71    %   .70   %   .76   %   (.06 ) %   .62   %
Return on average equity   8.83       8.62       9.06       (.63 )     5.89    
Net interest margin   4.19       4.14       4.18       4.19       4.33    
Average loans/average deposits   94.81       96.35       94.16       101.51       101.87    
                     
CAPITAL ADEQUACY RATIOS                    
                     
Tier 1 leverage ratio   6.77    %   7.18   %   7.29   %   7.68   %   9.55   %
Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets   8.49       8.80       8.22       8.76       10.82    
Total capital to risk weighted assets   9.15       9.45       8.81       9.39       11.57    
Average equity/average assets (for the quarter)   8.09       8.18       8.39       9.52       10.49    
Tangible equity/tangible assets (at quarter end)   7.45       7.25       7.40       7.90       9.96    
                     

 

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