EX-13 3 j8705_ex13.htm EX-13

Exhibit 13

 

Capital Corp of the West

Selected Financial Data

 

(Amounts in thousands,
except per share data)

 

2002

 

2001

 

2000

 

1999

 

1998

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary income data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

$

58,811

 

$

58,167

 

$

50,888

 

$

39,361

 

$

34,614

 

Interest expense

 

18,223

 

22,699

 

20,768

 

14,040

 

13,634

 

Net interest income

 

40,588

 

35,468

 

30,120

 

25,321

 

20,980

 

Provision for loan losses

 

4,151

 

4,115

 

3,286

 

2,659

 

3,903

 

Noninterest income

 

8,244

 

6,274

 

5,407

 

5,089

 

4,838

 

Noninterest expense

 

31,798

 

26,897

 

22,774

 

20,538

 

18,244

 

Income before provision for income taxes

 

12,883

 

10,730

 

9,467

 

7,213

 

3,671

 

Provision for income taxes

 

2,455

 

2,819

 

2,761

 

2,104

 

930

 

Net income

 

$

10,428

 

$

7,911

 

$

6,706

 

$

5,109

 

$

2,741

 

Share Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average common shares outstanding(1)

 

5,538

 

5,345

 

5,244

 

5,280

 

5,328

 

Basic earnings per share(1)

 

$

1.88

 

$

1.48

 

$

1.28

 

$

.97

 

$

0.51

 

Diluted earnings per share(1)

 

1.83

 

1.44

 

1.25

 

.94

 

0.50

 

Book value per share

 

14.49

 

12.39

 

10.65

 

8.81

 

8.43

 

Tangible book value per share

 

$

13.87

 

$

11.72

 

$

9.80

 

$

7.79

 

$

7.28

 

Balance Sheet Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

1,034,210

 

$

894,327

 

$

683,021

 

$

563,550

 

$

499,859

 

Total securities

 

287,020

 

271,411

 

191,052

 

147,368

 

154,867

 

Total loans

 

633,773

 

532,420

 

412,664

 

331,268

 

268,933

 

Total deposits

 

834,379

 

732,641

 

601,498

 

494,901

 

444,210

 

Shareholders’ equity

 

$

77,169

 

$

64,120

 

$

53,451

 

$

43,677

 

$

42,804

 

Operating Ratios:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on average equity

 

14.94

%

13.40

%

14.33

%

11.86

%

6.48

%

Return on average assets

 

1.09

 

1.03

 

1.09

 

.99

 

.60

 

Average equity to average assets ratio

 

7.29

 

7.69

 

7.64

 

8.35

 

9.06

 

Net interest margin

 

4.64

 

5.09

 

5.46

 

5.55

 

5.19

 

Credit Quality Ratios:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonperforming loans to total loans(2)

 

0.38

%

0.91

%

0.57

%

0.60

%

0.54

%

Allowance for loan losses to total loans

 

1.91

 

1.83

 

1.99

 

1.97

 

1.78

 

Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans

 

509.15

 

200.65

 

350.66

 

328.83

 

310.87

 

Capital Ratios:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Risk-based tier 1 capital

 

9.49

%

9.49

%

9.66

%

9.99

%

10.69

%

Total risk-based capital

 

10.74

 

10.74

 

10.92

 

11.24

 

11.94

 

Leverage ratio

 

7.68

 

7.72

 

7.56

 

7.50

 

7.58

 

 


(1)                               Adjusted for 5% stock dividend declared February 25, 2003.

 

(2)                               Nonperforming loans consist of loans on nonaccrual, loans past due 90 days or more and restructured loans.

 



 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

The following discussion and analysis is designed to provide a better understanding of the significant changes and trends related to Capital Corp of the West (the “Company”). The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements of the Company and the notes thereto. The consolidated financial statements of the Company include its subsidiaries, County Bank (the “Bank”), Capital West Group (“CWG”) and Regency Investment Advisors (“RIA”). It also includes the Bank’s subsidiaries, Merced Area Investment Development, Inc. (“MAID”), County Asset Advisor, Inc. (“CAA”) and County Investment Trust (“REIT”).

 

In addition to historical information, this discussion and analysis includes certain forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties and include information about possible or assumed future results of operations. Many possible events or factors could affect the future financial results and performance of the Company. This could cause results or performance to differ materially from those expressed in our forward-looking statements. Words such as “expects”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “estimates”, variations of such words and other similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions which are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in, or implied by, such forward-looking statements.

 

Readers of the Company’s Annual Report and Form 10-K should not rely solely on forward looking statements and should consider all uncertainties and risks discussed throughout this report. These statements are representative only on the date hereof, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements made. Some possible events or factors that could occur that may cause differences from expected results include the following: the Company’s loan growth is dependent on economic conditions, as well as various discretionary factors, such as decisions to sell, or purchase certain loans or loan portfolios; participations of loans and the management of borrower, industry, product and geographic concentrations and the mix of the loan portfolio. The rate of charge-offs and provision expense can be affected by local, regional and international economic and market conditions, concentrations of borrowers, industries, products and geographical conditions, the mix of the loan portfolio and management’s judgements regarding the collectibility of loans. Liquidity requirements may change as a result of fluctuations in assets and liabilities and off-balance sheet exposures, which will impact the capital and debt financing needs of the Company and the mix of funding sources. Decisions to purchase, hold, or sell securities are also dependent on liquidity requirements and market volatility, as well as on and off-balance sheet positions. Factors that may impact interest rate risk include local, regional and international economic conditions, levels, mix, maturities, yields or rates of assets and liabilities and the wholesale and retail funding sources of the Company. The Company is also exposed to the potential of losses arising from adverse changes in market rates and prices which can adversely impact the value of financial products, including securities, loans, and deposits. In addition, the banking industry in general is subject to various monetary and fiscal policies and regulations, which include those determined by the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and state regulators, whose policies and regulations could affect the Company’s results.

 

Other factors that may cause actual results to differ from the forward-looking statements include the following: competition with other local and regional banks, savings and loan associations, credit unions and other non-bank financial institutions, such as investment banking firms, investment advisory firms, brokerage firms, mutual funds and insurance companies, as well as other entities which offer financial services; interest rate, market and monetary fluctuations; inflation; market volatility; general economic conditions; introduction and acceptance of new banking-related products, services and enhancements; fee pricing strategies, mergers and acquisitions and their integration into the Company and management’s ability to manage these and other risks.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates The company’s discussion and analysis of its financial condition and results of operations are based upon the Company’s consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires the Company to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, the Company evaluates its estimates, including those related to the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses, investments, and intangible assets. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. The one accounting estimate that materially affects the financial statements is the allowance for loan losses. The policies related to the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses and the determination of impairment of investments and intangible assets that govern the Company’s accounting in these areas can be found in footnote 1, the sections titled “Allowance for Loan Losses”, “Investment Securities”, “Intangible Assets” and “Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed Of” as well as in footnote 3, titled “Loans”, within the Company’s 2002 Annual Report.

 

Overview During 2002, earnings increased $2,517,000 or 32% to $10,428,000 which compares favorably to earnings of $7,911,000 and $6,706,000 achieved in 2001 and 2000. Basic earnings per share were $1.88 in 2002 compared to $1.48 and $1.28 in 2001 and 2000.

 

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Diluted earnings per share were $1.83 in 2002 compared to $1.44 and $1.25 in 2001 and 2000. The Company’s return on average total assets was 1.09% in 2002 compared with 1.03% and 1.09% in 2001 and 2000. The $2,517,000 earnings improvement in 2002 was primarily the result of an increase of growth in interest-earning assets which resulted in net interest income growth of 5,120,000 or 14%, an increase in noninterest income of 1,970,000 or 31% and a lower effective tax rate when compared to the prior year. The earnings improvement in 2001 when compared to 2000 was primarily the result of growth in interest-earning assets which created growth in interest income and improvement in noninterest income that was partially offset by an increase in loan loss provisions. The Company achieved strong asset growth in 2002, reaching total assets at December 31, 2002 of $1,034,210,000, up $139,883,000 or 16% from $894,327,000 at December 31, 2001. Net loans grew to $621,639,000 at December 31, 2002, an increase of $98,962,000 or 19% from the $522,677,000 outstanding at December 31, 2001. Deposits grew to $834,379,000 at December 31, 2002, an increase of $101,738,000 or 14% over the $732,641,000 outstanding as of December 31, 2001. Total shareholder’s equity grew to $77,169,000 at December 31, 2002, an increase of $13,049,000 or 20% over the year-end 2001 total of $64,120,000 and the Company continues to be well capitalized by regulatory definitions. The Company’s return on average equity was 14.94%, 13.40%, and 14.33% in 2002, 2001, and 2000.

 

Results of Operations Capital Corp of the West’s earnings were a record $10,428,000 during 2002, driven primarily by an improvement in net interest income, an increase in noninterest income of $1,970,000 or 31% and a lower effective tax rate. Net interest income increased by $5,120,000, or 14%, to $40,588,000 during 2002 as compared to an increase in net interest income of $5,348,000 in 2001 over 2000 levels. The improvement in earnings during 2002 compared to 2001 and during 2000 was driven primarily by an increase in average earning asset balances.

 

The Company’s primary source of revenue is net interest income, which is the difference between interest income and fees derived from earning assets and interest paid on liabilities obtained to fund those assets. Total interest and fee income on earning assets increased from $58,167,000 in 2001 to $58,811,000, a $644,000 or 1% increase in 2002. During 2001, there was an increase of $7,279,000 or 14% to $58,167,000 compared to $50,888,000 in 2000. The level of interest income is affected by changes in the volume and the rates earned on interest-earning assets. During 2002, the increase in interest income is due to growth in interest-earning assets and partially offset by lower yields on those assets. Average interest-earning assets in 2002 were $884,885,000 as compared with $703,388,000 in 2001, an increase of $181,497,000 or 26%. The average rate earned on interest-earning assets was 6.70% in 2002, a decrease of 1.50% over the 8.20% earned in 2001.

 

Interest expense is a function of the volume and rates paid for interest-bearing liabilities. Interest-bearing liabilities consist primarily of certain deposits and borrowed funds. Average interest-bearing liabilities in 2002 were $743,322,000 as compared with $592,533,000 in 2001, an increase of $150,789,000 or 25%. Total interest expense decreased $4,476,000 or 20% to $18,223,000 in 2002 as compared to $22,699,000 for 2001. Total interest expense in 2000 totaled $20,768,000. Total cost of interest-bearing funds were 2.45%, 3.83%, and 4.39% in 2002, 2001, and 2000. If the current rate environment holds during 2003, it is anticipated that the average interest paid on certificates of deposit should continue to modestly decline as these accounts reprice at their maturities to a prevailing lower interest rate level.

 

The Company’s net interest margin, the ratio of net interest income to average interest-earning assets for 2002 was 4.64%. This is a decrease of 45 basis points compared to the 2001 margin of 5.09%. The decrease in net interest margin during 2002 was primarily the result of a larger decrease in the yields on interest-earning assets than the decrease in the cost of interest bearing funds. If the current interest rate environment continues throughout 2003, it is anticipated the Company’s overall net interest margin will continue to decline modestly during 2003. A modest increase in rates should cause the Company’s net interest margin to slightly increase. The net interest margin decrease of 37 basis points during 2001 from the 5.46% achieved in 2000 was primarily the result of an overall decline in prevailing interest rates during the period. In 2002, loans comprised 65% of average interest-earning assets as compared with 64% and 67% in 2001 and 2000. Securities comprised 32% of average interest-earning in 2002 compared with 33% and 30% in 2001 and 2000.

 

The Company’s net interest income is affected by changes in the amount and mix of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. It is also affected by changes in yields earned on interest-earning assets and rates paid on interest-bearing deposits and other borrowed funds. The changes due to both rate and volume have been allocated to rate and volume in proportion to the relationship of the absolute dollar amount of the change in each.

 

The increase in taxable equivalent interest income of $780,000 in 2002 is comprised of a $13,666,000 volume increase attributable to an increase in interest-earning assets of $181,497,000 between 2002 and 2001 which is partially offset by a $12,924,000 rate decrease during this same period. The decrease in total interest expense of $4,476,000 in 2002 related to a $5,648,000 volume increase attributable to an increase in average interest-bearing liabilities of $150,789,000 during 2002 when compared to 2001 which was more than offset by a $10,124,000 rate decrease during this same period.

 

The increase in taxable equivalent interest income of $7,395,000 in 2001 is comprised of a $12,232,000 volume increase primarily attributable to an increase in interest-earning assets of $14,796,000 between 2001 and 2000 which is partially offset by a $4,837,000 rate decrease during this same period. The increase in total interest expense of $1,931,000 in 2001 related to a $118,952,000 increase in

 

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average interest-bearing liabilities between 2001 and 2000 coupled with a $3,713,000 rate decrease during this same period.

 

Provision for Loan Losses The Company maintains an allowance for loan losses at a level considered by management to be adequate to cover the inherent risks of loss associated with its loan portfolio under prevailing and anticipated economic conditions. The provision for loan losses is charged against income and increases the allowance for loan losses. The provision for loan losses for the year ended December 31, 2002 was $4,151,000 compared to $4,115,000 in 2001 and $3,286,000 in 2000. The increased level of provision for loan losses in 2002 when compared to 2001 was primarily the result of an overall increase in the size of the portfolio. The increased level of provision for loan losses in 2001 when compared to 2000 was primarily the result of an increase in nonperforming loans and an overall increase in the size of the portfolio. The methodology used to determine the level of provision for loan losses includes an analysis of relevant risk factors within the entire loan portfolio, including nonperforming loans. The methodology is based, in part, on management’s use of a loan grading and classification system. The Bank’s management grades its loans through internal reviews and periodically subjects loans to external reviews. These external reviews are presented to and assessed by the Bank’s audit committee. Credit reviews are performed quarterly and the quality grading process occurs on a monthly basis. The level of provision for loan losses in 2002, 2001, and 2000 also supports the general loan growth of the Company, as gross loans increased 19% in 2002 and 29% in 2001.

 

Other Income The following table summarizes other income for the years ended December 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2002

 

2001

 

2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposit service charges

 

$

5,076

 

$

3,981

 

$

3,527

 

Income from real estate held for sale or development

 

33

 

 

390

 

Earnings on bank owned insurance

 

994

 

662

 

311

 

Loan packaging fees

 

206

 

236

 

116

 

Gain on sale of loans

 

141

 

166

 

82

 

Retail investment income

 

538

 

222

 

78

 

Other

 

1,256

 

1,007

 

903

 

Total other income

 

$

8,244

 

$

6,274

 

$

5,407

 

 

Total other income increased by $1,970,000 or 31% to $8,244,000 in 2002 which compares with $6,274,000 and $5,407,000 earned in 2001 and 2000. Deposit service charges increased by $1,095,000 or 28% during 2002. The 2002, 2001, and 2000 increase in deposit service charges was primarily the result of an increase in demand deposit and NOW accounts in each of these years as well as service charge increases on certain products and services. Earnings on bank owned life insurance increased by $372,000 or 60% and this was due to additional investments made in late 2001 and 2002. Retail investment income grew by $316,000 or 142% which is primarily due to the acquisition of RIA. Other income increased by $249,000 or 25% to $1,256,000 in 2002, compared to $1,007,000 and $903,000 in 2001 and 2000.

 

Other Expense Total noninterest expense increased $4,901,000 or 18% to $31,798,000 in 2002 as compared with an increase of $4,123,000 or 18% to $26,897,000 in 2001. Noninterest expense totaled $22,774,000 in 2000.

 

Salaries and related benefits increased by $3,059,000 or 22% to $16,674,000 in 2002, compared with an increase of $2,549,000 or 23% to $13,615,000 in 2001. Salaries and related benefits totaled $11,066,000 in 2000. The salary increases were primarily due to staff additions to support growth, the acquisition of RIA in 2002 and normal salary progression.

 

Premises and occupancy expenses increased 393,000 or 18% to $2,526,000 in 2002 compared with an increase of $419,000 or 24% to $2,133,000 in 2001. Premises and occupancy expense totaled $1,714,000 in 2000. The increases in 2002 and 2001 were caused primarily by the addition of new branch facilities and expansion for general company growth.

 

Equipment expenses increased $215,000, or 8% to $2,954,000 in 2002 compared with an increase of $181,000 or 7% to $2,739,000 in 2001. Equipment expenses were $2,558,000 in 2000. The increase in 2002 and 2001 was primarily due to equipment purchases relating to branch expansion and general growth of the company.

 

The Company’s professional fees include legal, consulting, audit and accounting fees. These expenses increased by $710,000 or 152% to $1,177,000 in 2002 as compared with a decrease of $634,000 or 58% to $467,000 in 2001. Total professional fees were $1,101,00 in 2000. The increase in 2002 is attributable to increased use of consulting services used to identify new business opportunities, tax saving

 

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strategies and fees related to the RIA acquisition. The decrease in 2001 was due to a decreased use of consulting firms for the Company.

 

Supplies decreased by $105,000 or 12% to $780,000 in 2002 as compared with an increase of $225,000 or 34% to $885,000 in 2001. Supplies expense totaled $660,000 in 2000. The increase in 2001 was primarily related to increased volumes caused by branch expansion and general growth of the company.

 

Marketing expenses decreased by $49,000 or 5% to $900,000 in 2002 as compared with an increase of $59,000 or 7% to $949,000 in 2001. Marketing expenses totaled $890,000 in 2000. Marketing expenses have been fairly stable over the past few years as the Company has actively promoted various deposit and loan products using television, newspaper, and other media sources to assist in attracting new and retaining existing customers.

 

Other expenses increased $790,000 or 15% to $6,107,000 in 2002. During 2001, other expenses increased $1,324,000 or 33% to $5,317,000 in 2001. Other expenses were $3,993,000 in 2000. These expense increases are generally the result of company growth.

 

Provision for Income Taxes The Company’s provision for income taxes was $2,455,000 in 2002 compared to a provision for income taxes of $2,819,000 and $2,761,000 in 2001 and 2000. The effective income tax rates (computed as income taxes as a percentage of income before income taxes) were 19%, 26%, and 29% for 2002, 2001, and 2000. During 2002 and 2001, the effective tax rate was lowered by the implementation of new tax strategies designed to reduce state income taxes. These strategies lowered taxable state income by approximately $16,000,000, $3,100,000 and $0 in 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively. During 2002, 2001 and 2000 the tax rate was lower than the statutory rate due also in part, to tax credits earned from the investment of low-income housing partnerships that qualify for housing tax credits. Total housing tax credits for 2002, 2001, and 2000 were approximately $750,000, $600,000, and $550,000. In addition, during 2002, 2001, and 2000, the Company realized tax benefits of $407,000, $386,000, and $390,000 from nontaxable interest income received from bank qualified municipal securities.

 

Financial Condition Total assets increased 139,883,000 or 16% to $1,034,210,000 at December 31, 2002, compared to $894,327,000 at December 31, 2001. Net loans increased to $621,639,000 at year end 2002, a 19% increase from the balance of $522,677,000 at December 31, 2001. Deposits grew by $101,738,000 or 14% in 2002 to $834,379,000 which compares to $732,641,000 at December 31, 2001.

 

Securities The following table sets forth the carrying amount (fair value) of available for sale securities at December 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2002

 

2001

 

2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury & U.S. Government agencies

 

$

66,130

 

$

78,712

 

$

35,939

 

State and political subdivisions

 

25,619

 

24,269

 

24,170

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

64,655

 

54,797

 

54,409

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

40,952

 

33,346

 

29,015

 

Corporate securities

 

3,559

 

13,560

 

9,833

 

Total debt securities

 

200,915

 

204,684

 

153,366

 

Agency preferred stock

 

14,613

 

15,012

 

 

Trust preferred stock

 

4,927

 

4,897

 

 

Equity securities

 

10,937

 

5,259

 

2,464

 

Total carrying value and fair value

 

$

231,392

 

$

229,852

 

$

155,830

 

 

The following table sets forth the carrying amount (amortized cost) and fair value of held to maturity securities at December 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2002

 

2001

 

2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury and U.S. Government agencies

 

$

4,629

 

$

4,611

 

$

4,595

 

State and political subdivisions

 

4,347

 

4,361

 

4,375

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

46,652

 

31,900

 

22,736

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

687

 

3,516

 

Carrying amount (amortized cost)

 

$

55,628

 

$

41,559

 

$

35,222

 

Fair value

 

$

57,905

 

$

42,185

 

$

35,412

 

 

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Available for sale securities increased $1,540,000 or 0.7% at December 31, 2002 over the comparable year-end in 2001. Held to maturity securities increased $14,069,000 or 34% to $55,628,000 at December 31, 2002 compared to $41,559,000 outstanding at December 31, 2001. The increases achieved within both segments of the securities portfolio were made possible by increased deposit liabilities and increased borrowings. The single largest component of the Company’s investment portfolio during the last three years has been mortgage-backed securities. At December 31, 2002 and 2001 the Company did not hold any structured notes. See Note 1 and 3 to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements for further information concerning the securities portfolio.

 

Loans Total loans increased $101,353,000 or 19% to $633,773,000 at December 31, 2002, compared to the $532,420,000 outstanding at December 31, 2001. The increase in loan volumes in 2002 were due to increased penetration into existing geographic markets.

 

The Company concentrates its lending activities in five principal areas: commercial, agricultural, real estate construction, real estate mortgage, and consumer loans. Interest rates charged for loans made by the Company vary with the degree of risk, the size and term of the loan, and borrowers’ depository relationships with the Company and prevailing market rates.

 

As a result of the Company’s loan portfolio mix, the future quality of these assets could be affected by adverse trends in its region or in the broader community. These trends are beyond the control of the Company.

 

Credit Risk Management and Asset Quality The Company closely monitors the markets in which it conducts its lending operations and adjusts its strategy to control exposure to loans with higher credit risk. Asset reviews are performed using grading standards and criteria similar to those employed by bank regulatory agencies. Assets receiving lesser grades become “classified assets” which include all nonperforming assets and potential problem loans and receive an elevated level of attention to improve the likelihood of collection. The policy of the Company is to review each loan in the portfolio to identify problem credits. There are three classifications for problem loans: “substandard,” “doubtful” and “loss.” Substandard loans have one or more defined weaknesses and are characterized by the distinct possibility that the Company will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected. Doubtful loans have the weaknesses of substandard loans with the additional characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions and values questionable, and there is a high possibility of loss. A loan classified as loss is considered uncollectible and its continuance as an asset is not warranted. The level of nonperforming loans and real estate acquired through foreclosure are two indicators of asset quality. Nonperforming loans are those in which the borrower fails to perform under the original terms of the obligation and are categorized as loans past due 90 days or more but still accruing, loans on nonaccrual status and restructured loans. Loans are generally placed on nonaccrual status and accrued but unpaid interest is reversed against current year income when interest or principal payments become 90 days past due unless the outstanding principal and interest is adequately secured and, in the opinion of management, are deemed to be in the process of collection. Loans that are not 90 days past due may also be placed on nonaccrual status if management reasonably believes the borrower will not be able to comply to the contractual loan repayment terms and the collection of principal or interest is in question.

 

Management defines impaired loans as those loans, regardless of past due status, in which principal and interest are not expected to be collected under the original contractual loan repayment terms. An impaired loan is charged off at the time management believes the collection of principal and interest process has been exhausted. Partial charge-offs are recorded when portions of impaired loans are deemed uncollectable. At December 31, 2002 and 2001, impaired loans were measured based upon the present value of future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective rate, the loan’s observable market price, or the fair value of collateral if the loan is collateral dependent.

 

The Company had impaired loans at December 31, 2002 of $2,383,000 as compared with $4,856,000 at December 31, 2001. The 2002 and 2001 totals contain no loans secured by first deeds of trust on real property. Impaired loans as of December 31, 2002 were $2,383,000 which had specific allowances for loan loss of $406,000 as compared with impaired loans of $4,856,000 as of December 31, 2001, which had specific allowance for loan losses of $644,000. Other forms of collateral, such as inventory, chattel, and equipment secure the remaining nonperforming loans as of each date.

 

At December 31, 2002 the Bank had $60,000 of real estate acquired through foreclosure. This compares with a balance of $472,000 at December 31, 2001. At December 31, 2002 the Company owned one residential foreclosure property. At December 31, 2001 the Company owned one residential, one commercial, and one agricultural foreclosure property.

 

Allowance for Loan Losses In determining the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses, management takes into consideration the growth trend in the portfolio, examinations by financial institution supervisory authorities, internal and external credit reviews, prior loan loss experience of the Company, concentrations of credit risk, delinquency trends, general economic conditions and the interest rate environment. The allowance for loan losses is based on estimates and ultimate future losses may vary from current estimates. It is always possible that future economic or other factors may adversely affect the Company’s borrowers, and thereby cause loan losses to exceed the

 

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current allowance for loan losses.

 

The balance in the allowance for loan losses was affected by the amounts provided from operations, amounts charged-off and recoveries of loans previously charged off. The Company had provisions to the allowance in 2002 of $4,151,000 as compared to $4,115,000 and $3,286,000 in 2001 and 2000. See “Results of Operations - Provision for Loan Losses.”

 

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The following table summarizes the loan loss experience of the Company for the years ended December 31,

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2002

 

2001

 

2000

 

1999

 

1998

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for loan losses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at beginning of year

 

$

9,743

 

$

8,207

 

$

6,542

 

$

4,775

 

$

3,833

 

Provision for loan losses

 

4,151

 

4,115

 

3,286

 

2,659

 

3,903

 

Charge-offs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial and agricultural

 

1,504

 

864

 

423

 

531

 

2,539

 

Real-estate - mortgage

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

Consumer

 

1,085

 

2,288

 

1,971

 

1,323

 

983

 

Total charge-offs

 

2,589

 

3,152

 

2,394

 

1,854

 

3,526

 

Recoveries:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial and agricultural

 

233

 

159

 

410

 

715

 

135

 

Real-estate - mortgage

 

 

 

 

 

100

 

Consumer

 

596

 

414

 

363

 

247

 

330

 

Total recoveries

 

829

 

573

 

773

 

962

 

565

 

Net charge-offs

 

1,760

 

2,579

 

1,621

 

892

 

2,961

 

Balance at end of year

 

$

12,134

 

$

9,743

 

$

8,207

 

$

6,542

 

$

4,775

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans outstanding at year-end

 

$

633,773

 

$

532,420

 

$

412,664

 

$

331,268

 

$

268,993

 

Average loans outstanding

 

576,156

 

453,503

 

$

369,367

 

$

303,463

 

$

242,989

 

Net charge-offs to average loans

 

.31

%

.57

%

0.44

%

0.29

%

1.22

%

Allowance for loan losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To total loans

 

1.91

%

1.83

%

1.99

%

1.97

%

1.78

%

To nonperforming loans

 

509.15

%

200.65

%

350.66

%

328.83

%

310.87

%

To nonperforming assets

 

496.56

%

182.85

%

317.12

%

292.45

%

291.69

%

 

The Company’s charge-offs, net of recoveries, were $1,760,000 in 2002 as compared with $2,579,000 and $1,621,000 in 2001 and 2000. This represents loan loss experience ratios of 0.31%, 0.57% and 0.44% in those respective years stated as a percentage of average loans outstanding for each year. The decrease in net charge-offs in 2002 when compared to 2001 is due to decreased net charge offs within the consumer portfolio. As of December 31, 2002 the allowance for loan losses was $12,134,000 or 1.91% of total loans outstanding. This compares with an allowance for loan losses of $9,743,000 or 1.83% in 2001 and $8,207,000 or 1.99% in 2000. The increase in net charge-offs in 2001 compared to 2000 was due to increased net charge-offs within the consumer portfolio coupled with increased net charge-offs on agricultural and commercial loans.

 

Liquidity To maintain adequate liquidity requires that sufficient resources be available at all times to meet cash flow requirements of the Company. The need for liquidity in a banking institution arises principally to provide for deposit withdrawals, the credit needs of its customers and to take advantage of investment opportunities as they arise. A company may achieve desired liquidity from both assets and liabilities. The Company considers cash and deposits held in other banks, federal funds sold, other short term investments, maturing loans and investments, receipts of principal and interest on loans, available for sale investments and potential loan sales as sources of asset liquidity. Deposit growth and access to credit lines established with correspondent banks and market sources of funds are considered by the Company as sources of liquidity. The Holding Company’s primary source of liquidity is from dividends received from the Bank. Dividends from the Bank are subject to certain regulatory limitations.

 

The Company reviews its liquidity position on a regular basis based upon its current position and expected trends of loans and deposits. Management believes that the Company maintains adequate amounts of liquid assets to meet its liquidity needs. These assets include cash and deposits in other banks, available for sale securities and federal funds sold. The Company’s liquid assets totaled $305,075,000 and $279,640,000 at December 31, 2002 and 2001 and were 29% and 31% of total assets on December 31, 2002 and 2001. Cash and noninterest-bearing deposits in other banks increased $8,625,000 or 23% to $46,628,000 at December 31, 2002, compared to $38,003,000 at December 31, 2001. The increase in the 2002 cash position when compared to 2001 was the result of increased in-transit cash items at December 31, 2002 when compared to December 31, 2001. Liquidity is also affected by collateral requirements of its public agency deposits and certain borrowings. Total pledged securities were $193,962,000 and $141,386,000 at December 31, 2002 and 2001.

 

Although the Company’s primary sources of liquidity include liquid assets and a stable deposit base, the Company maintains lines of credit

 

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with certain correspondent banks, the Federal Reserve Bank, and the Federal Home Loan Bank aggregating $160,546,000 of which $100,841,000 was outstanding as of December 31, 2002. This compares with lines of credit of $87,719,000 of which $73,759,000 was outstanding as of December 31, 2001.

 

Market and Interest Rate Risk Management In the normal course of business, the Company is exposed to market risk which includes both price and liquidity risk. Price risk is created from fluctuations in interest rates and the mismatch in repricing characteristics of assets, liabilities, and off-balance sheet instruments at a specified point in time. Mismatches in interest rate repricing among assets and liabilities arise primarily through the interaction of the various types of loans versus the types of deposits that are maintained as well as from management’s discretionary investment and funds gathering activities. Liquidity risk arises from the possibility that the Company may not be able to satisfy current and future financial commitments or that the Company may not be able to liquidate financial instruments at market prices. Risk management policies and procedures have been established and are utilized to manage the Company’s exposure to market risk. Quarterly testing of the Company’s assets and liabilities under both increasing and decreasing interest rate environments are performed to insure the Company does not assume a magnitude of risk that is outside approved policy limits.

 

The Company’s success is largely dependent upon its ability to manage interest rate risk. Interest rate risk can be defined as the exposure of the Company’s net interest income to adverse movements in interest rates. Although the Company manages other risks, such as credit and liquidity risk in the normal course of its business, management considers interest rate risk to be its most significant market risk and could potentially have the largest material effect on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. Correspondingly, the overall strategy of the Company is to manage interest rate risk, primarily through balance sheet structure, to be interest rate neutral. The Company does engage in the use derivative instruments to control interest rate risk. During the third quarter of 2001, the Company entered into a $20,000,000 hedge transaction exchanging a fixed interest rate for a variable rate tied to the prime rate. This hedge transaction was designed to give some interest income protection in a falling rate environment. This type of hedging activity is permitted subject to the approval of the Board of Directors.

 

The Company’s interest rate risk management is the responsibility of the Asset/Liability Management Committee (ALCO), which reports to the Board of Directors. ALCO establishes policies that monitor and coordinate the Company’s sources, uses and pricing of funds. ALCO is also involved in formulating the economic projections for the Company’s budget and strategic plan. ALCO sets specific rate sensitivity limits for the Company. ALCO monitors and adjusts the Company’s exposure to changes in interest rates to achieve predetermined risk targets that it believes are consistent with current and expected market conditions. Balance sheet management personnel monitor the asset and liability changes on an ongoing basis and provide report information and recommendations to the ALCO committee in regards to those changes.

 

Earnings Sensitivity The Company’s net income is dependent on its net interest income. Net interest income is susceptible to interest rate risk to the degree that interest-bearing liabilities mature or reprice on a different basis than interest-earning assets. When interest-bearing liabilities mature or reprice more quickly than interest-earning assets in a given period, a significant increase in market rates of interest could adversely affect net interest income. Similarly, when interest-earning assets mature or reprice more quickly than interest-bearing liabilities, falling interest rates could result in a decrease in net interest income.

 

The primary analytical tool used by the Company to gauge interest rate sensitivity is a net interest income simulation model used by many other financial institutions. The model, which is updated quarterly, incorporates all of the Company’s assets and liabilities and off-balance sheet funding commitments, together with assumptions that reflect the current interest rate environment. The Company does utilize off-balance sheet derivative financial instruments such as interest rate swaps, futures contracts, or other financial hedging instruments in managing interest rate risk. The model projects changes in cash flow of the various interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities in both rising and falling interest rate environments. Based on the current portfolio mix, this model is used to estimate the effects of changes in market rates on the Company’s net interest income under interest rate conditions that simulate an immediate and sustained shift in the yield curve of up 2 percent and down 1 percent, as well as the effect of immediate and sustained flattening or steepening of the yield curve. This model’s estimate of interest rate sensitivity takes into account the differing time intervals and differing rate change increments of each type of interest sensitive asset and liability.

 

The estimated impact of immediate changes in interest rates at the specified levels at December 31, 2002 and 2001 is presented in the following tables:

 

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December 31, 2002

 

Change in
interest rates
(In basis points)

 

Change in
net interest
Income(1)

 

Percentage
change in
net interest
income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+200

 

$

552,000

 

+1.4

%

!100

 

$

(766,000

)

!1.8

%

 


(1)                               The amount in this column represents the change in net interest income for 12 months in a stable interest rate environment versus the net interest income in the various rate scenarios.

 

December 31, 2001

 

Change in
interest rates
(In basis points)

 

Change in
net interest
Income(1)

 

Percentage
change in
net interest
income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+200

 

$

535,000

 

+1.5

%

!100

 

$

(639,000

)

!1.8

%

 


(1)                               The amount in this column represents the change in net interest income for 12 months in a stable interest rate environment versus the net interest income in the various rate scenarios.

 

It should be emphasized that the results are dependent on material assumptions such as those discussed above. For instance, asymmetrical interest rate behavior can have a material impact on the simulation results.

 

The Company’s primary objective in managing interest rate risk is to minimize the adverse impact of changes in interest rates on the Company’s net interest income and capital, while structuring the Company’s asset-liability structure to obtain the maximum yield-cost spread on that structure. The Company relies primarily on its asset-liability structure to control interest rate risk.

 

Based upon the December 31, 2002 mix of interest sensitive assets and liabilities, given sustained increase in the federal funds rate of 2.0%, this model estimated the Company’s cumulative net interest income over the next year would increase by $552,000. This compares with a cumulative one year expected increase in net interest income of $535,000 as of December 31, 2001. If prevailing market interest rates sustained a decrease of 1.0% at December 31, 2002, this model estimated the Company’s cumulative one year expected decrease in net interest income would be $766,000. This compares with an expected cumulative one year decrease in net interest income of $639,000 as of December 31, 2001. The model shows that at December 31, 2002 if interest rates increase or decrease, the Company has similar interest rate risk exposure as compared to December 31, 2001, with slightly more negative results in a decreasing rate environment. As the total measure of interest rate risk indicates, the Company is modestly asset sensitive.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements During 2001, the Company entered into an interest rate exchange agreement with the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) of San Francisco that was recorded as a cash flow hedge transaction. The notional amount of the swap is $20 million with a term of 3 years expiring on August 23, 2004. This swap is subject to collateral requirements that are established by the FHLB. For more information regarding this swap transaction, see Footnote 1, the section titled “Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” in the Company’s 2002 annual report.

 

The Bank has also extended firm lending commitments in the form of unused credit lines to loan customers. These commitments may or may not ever be drawn upon, depending on the credit needs of the Bank’s loan customers. For more information regarding these loan commitments, See Footnote 10, titled “Commitments and Financial Instruments With Off-Balance Sheet Credit Risk” in the Company’s 2002 annual report.

 

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Capital Resources The Company is subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate mandatory and possibly additional discretionary actions by the regulators that, if undertaken, could have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements. Management believes, as of December 31, 2002, that the Company and the Bank meet all capital requirements to which they are subject. The Company’s leverage capital ratio at December 31, 2002 was 7.68% as compared with 7.72% as of December 31, 2001. The Company’s total risk-based capital ratio at December 31, 2002 was 10.74% as compared to 10.74% as of December 31, 2001.

 

Capital ratios are reviewed on a regular basis to ensure that capital exceeds the prescribed regulatory minimums and is adequate to meet the Company’s future needs. All ratios are in excess of the regulatory definitions of “well capitalized”. Management believes that, under the current regulations, the Company will continue to meet its minimum capital requirements in the foreseeable future.

 

The Company has no formal dividend policy, and dividends are issued solely at the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors, subject to compliance with regulatory requirements. In order to pay any cash dividend, the Company must receive payments of dividends or management fees from the Bank. There are certain regulatory limitations on the payment of cash dividends by banks. Notwithstanding regulatory restrictions, in order for the Bank to maintain a 10% risk weighted capital ratio, the Company had the ability to pay cash dividends at December 31, 2002 of $5,988,000. The Bank had the ability to pay cash dividends to the Company at December 31, 2002 of $4,047,000.

 

Impact of Inflation The primary impact of inflation on the Company is its effect on interest rates. The Company’s primary source of income is net interest income which is affected by changes in interest rates. The Company attempts to limit inflation’s impact on its net interest margin through management of rate-sensitive assets and liabilities and the analysis of interest rate sensitivity. The effect of inflation on premises and equipment, as well as noninterest expenses, has not been significant for the periods covered in this report.

 

Market for Company’s Common Stock and Related Stock Matters The Company’s stock is included for quotation on the NASDAQ National Market System with a stock quotation symbol of CCOW.

 

The following table indicates the range of high and low sales prices for the period shown, based upon information provided by the NASDAQ National Market System.

 

2002

 

High

 

Low

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4th quarter

 

$

23.95

 

$

17.11

 

3rd quarter

 

20.05

 

16.85

 

2nd quarter

 

22.00

 

17.68

 

1st quarter

 

$

19.15

 

$

13.81

 

 

2001

 

High

 

Low

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4th quarter

 

$

15.48

 

$

12.39

 

3rd quarter

 

16.19

 

13.38

 

2nd quarter

 

15.51

 

11.67

 

1st quarter

 

$

13.10

 

$

10.87

 

 

Generally, the Company has retained earnings to support the growth of the Company and has not paid regular cash dividends.

 

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Independent Auditors’ Report

 

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Capital Corp of the West:

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Capital Corp of the West and subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2002 and 2001, and the related consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income, cash flows, and shareholders’ equity for each of the years in the three year period ended December 31, 2002. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Capital Corp of the West and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2002 and 2001 and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the three year period ended December 31, 2002, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

/s/  KPMG

Sacramento, California

January 28, 2003

 

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Capital Corp of the West

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

 

 

As of December 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2002

 

2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and noninterest-bearing deposits in other banks

 

$

46,628

 

$

38,003

 

Federal funds sold

 

26,555

 

11,285

 

Time deposits at other financial institutions

 

500

 

500

 

Investment securities available for sale, at fair value

 

231,392

 

229,852

 

Investment securities held to maturity, at cost; market values of $57,905 and $42,185 in 2002 and 2001

 

55,628

 

41,559

 

Loans, net

 

621,639

 

522,677

 

Interest receivable

 

5,532

 

5,757

 

Premises and equipment, net

 

13,942

 

13,143

 

Goodwill and other intangible assets

 

3,325

 

3,493

 

Other assets

 

29,069

 

28,058

 

Total assets

 

$

1,034,210

 

$

894,327

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest-bearing demand

 

$

164,852

 

$

132,496

 

Negotiable orders of withdrawal

 

120,449

 

102,055

 

Savings

 

223,404

 

203,721

 

Time, under $100,000

 

164,959

 

163,195

 

Time, $100,000 and over

 

160,715

 

131,174

 

Total deposits

 

834,379

 

732,641

 

Borrowed funds

 

110,204

 

80,685

 

Accrued interest, taxes and other liabilities

 

6,427

 

10,881

 

Total liabilities

 

951,010

 

824,207

 

Trust Preferred Securities and Minority Interests

 

6,031

 

6,000

 

Shareholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, no par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; none outstanding none outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, no par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; 5,325,082 and 5,173,838 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2002 and 2001

 

46,436

 

40,089

 

Retained earnings

 

27,824

 

22,372

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income, net

 

2,909

 

1,659

 

Total shareholders’ equity

 

77,169

 

64,120

 

Total Liabilities, Trust Preferred Securities, and Shareholders’ Equity

 

$

1,034,210

 

$

894,327

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

 

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Capital Corp of the West

Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

2002

 

2001

 

2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and fees on loans

 

$

43,503

 

$

43,495

 

$

38,643

 

Interest on deposits with other financial institutions

 

10

 

16

 

39

 

Interest on investment securities held to maturity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable

 

3,561

 

2,524

 

2,055

 

Non-taxable

 

220

 

223

 

223

 

Interest on investment securities available for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable

 

10,091

 

10,030

 

8,154

 

Non-taxable

 

1,089

 

1,088

 

1,124

 

Interest on federal funds sold

 

337

 

791

 

650

 

Total interest income

 

58,811

 

58,167

 

50,888

 

Interest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Negotiable orders of withdrawal

 

189

 

254

 

503

 

Savings

 

3,172

 

5,856

 

7,095

 

Time, under $100,000

 

5,560

 

8,370

 

6,613

 

Time, $100,000 and over

 

4,704

 

5,911

 

5,029

 

Total interest on deposits

 

13,625

 

20,391

 

19,240

 

Other borrowings

 

4,598

 

2,308

 

1,528

 

Total interest expense

 

18,223

 

22,699

 

20,768

 

Net interest income

 

40,588

 

35,468

 

30,120

 

Provision for loan losses

 

4,151

 

4,115

 

3,286

 

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

 

36,437

 

31,353

 

26,834

 

Other income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service charges on deposit accounts

 

5,076

 

3,981

 

3,527

 

Income from sale of real estate

 

33

 

 

390

 

Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance policies

 

994

 

662

 

311

 

Other

 

2,141

 

1,631

 

1,179

 

Total other income

 

8,244

 

6,274

 

5,407

 

Other expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries and related benefits

 

16,674

 

13,615

 

11,066

 

Premises and occupancy

 

2,526

 

2,133

 

1,714

 

Equipment

 

2,954

 

2,739

 

2,558

 

Professional fees

 

1,177

 

467

 

1,101

 

Supplies

 

780

 

885

 

660

 

Marketing

 

900

 

949

 

890

 

Goodwill and intangible amortization

 

680

 

792

 

792

 

Other

 

6,107

 

5,317

 

3,993

 

Total other expenses

 

31,798

 

26,897

 

22,774

 

Income before provision for income taxes

 

12,883

 

10,730

 

9,467

 

Provision for income taxes

 

2,455

 

2,819

 

2,761

 

Net income

 

$

10,428

 

$

7,911

 

$

6,706

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized gain on securities arising during the period, net

 

1,250

 

1,575

 

2,743

 

Comprehensive income

 

$

11,678

 

$

9,486

 

$

9,449

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

 

$

1.88

 

$

1.48

 

$

1.28

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

$

1.83

 

$

1.44

 

$

1.25

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

 

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Capital Corp of the West

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

Retained
Earnings

 

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss,
Net)

 

Total

 

Common Stock

Number
of shares

 

Amounts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 1999

 

4,496

 

$

35,593

 

$

10,743

 

$

(2,659

)

$

43,677

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercise of stock options

 

50

 

253

 

 

 

253

 

Issuance of shares pursuant to 401K and ESOP plans

 

6

 

72

 

 

 

72

 

Net change in fair market value of available for sale investment securities, net of tax effect of $1,768

 

 

 

 

2,743

 

2,743

 

Net income

 

 

 

6,706

 

 

6,706

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2000

 

4,552

 

$

35,918

 

$

17,449

 

$

84

 

$

53,451

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5% stock dividend, including cash payment for fractional shares

 

228

 

2,981

 

(2,988

)

 

(7

)

Exercise of stock options

 

98

 

595

 

 

 

595

 

Issuance of shares pursuant to 401K and ESOP plans

 

49

 

595

 

 

 

595

 

Net change in fair market value of investment securities, net of tax effect of $1,060

 

 

 

 

1,575

 

1,575

 

Net income

 

 

 

7,911

 

 

7,911

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2001

 

4,927

 

$

40,089

 

$

22,372

 

$

1,659

 

$

64,120

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercise of stock options, including tax benefit

 

116

 

846

 

 

 

846

 

Issuance of shares pursuant to 401K and ESOP plans

 

35

 

537

 

 

 

537

 

Net change in fair market value of investment securities, net of tax effect of $840

 

 

 

 

1,250

 

1,250

 

5% stock dividend, including cash payment for fractional shares

 

247

 

4,964

 

(4,976

)

 

(12

)

Net income

 

 

 

10,428

 

 

10,428

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2002

 

5,325

 

$

46,436

 

$

27,824

 

$

2,909

 

$

77,169

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

 

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Capital Corp of the West

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2002

 

2001

 

2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

10,428

 

$

7,911

 

$

6,706

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for loan losses

 

4,151

 

4,115

 

3,286

 

Depreciation, amortization and accretion, net

 

3,851

 

3,142

 

2,291

 

Benefit for deferred income taxes

 

(2,097

)

(902

)

(405

)

Gain (loss) on sale of available for sale investment securities

 

180

 

 

(235

)

Gain on sale of real estate

 

(33

)

 

(390

)

Net increase in interest receivable & other assets

 

(1,150

)

(10,939

)

(1,167

)

Net (increase) decrease in accrued interest payable & other liabilities

 

(2,179

)

5,236

 

1,539

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

$

13,151

 

$

8,563

 

$

11,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment security purchases - available for sale securities

 

$

(15,625

)

$

(73,329

)

$

(25,062

)

Investment security purchases - held to maturity securities

 

 

 

(4,594

)

Investment security purchases - mortgage-backed securities and collaterized mortgage obligations-available for sale

 

(57,500

)

(25,974

)

(36,312

)

Investment security purchases - mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations - held to maturity

 

(28,029

)

(18,303

)

(5,989

)

Proceeds from maturities of available for sale investment securities

 

23,736

 

3,958

 

869

 

Proceeds from maturities of held to maturity investment securities

 

 

 

1,017

 

Proceeds from maturities of mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations - available for sale

 

32,921

 

22,995

 

8,035

 

Proceeds from maturities of mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations - held to maturity

 

13,961

 

11,968

 

3,898

 

Proceeds from sales of available for sale investment securities

 

7,952

 

 

8,423

 

Proceeds from sales of mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations - available for sale

 

8,048

 

 

10,623

 

Net (increase) decrease in time deposits in other financial institutions

 

 

(400

)

750

 

Proceeds from sales of commercial and real estate loans

 

2,246

 

3,094

 

3,397

 

Origination of loans

 

(445,741

)

(319,958

)

(224,921

)

Proceeds from repayment of loans

 

339,242

 

194,350

 

138,727

 

Purchases of premises and equipment

 

(2,702

)

(2,028

)

(1,804

)

Proceeds from sales of real estate

 

275

 

 

381

 

Purchase of subsidiary

 

(520

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

$

(121,736

)

$

(203,627

)

$

(122,562

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase in demand, NOW and savings deposits

 

$

70,433

 

$

62,097

 

$

51,612

 

Net increase in certificates of deposit

 

31,305

 

69,046

 

54,933

 

Proceeds from borrowings

 

29,519

 

74,358

 

19,213

 

Repayment of borrowings

 

 

(16,100

)

(17,600

)

Issued shares for benefit plan purchases

 

537

 

595

 

72

 

Payment for fractional shares

 

(12

)

(7

)

 

Issuance of Trust Preferred Securities and Minority Interests

 

31

 

6,000

 

 

Exercise of stock options, net

 

667

 

595

 

253

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

$

132,480

 

$

196,584

 

$

108,483

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

23,895

 

1,520

 

(2,454

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

 

49,288

 

47,768

 

50,222

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

 

$

73,183

 

$

49,288

 

$

47,768

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment securities unrealized gains, net of taxes

 

$

1,250

 

$

1,575

 

$

2,743

 

Interest paid

 

18,436

 

22,586

 

20,657

 

Income tax payments

 

4,531

 

4,325

 

2,880

 

Loans transferred to other real estate owned

 

$

 

$

610

 

$

443

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

 

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NOTE 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Capital Corp of the West (the “Company”) is a registered bank holding company, which provides a full range of banking services to individual and business customers primarily in the Central San Joaquin Valley, through its subsidiaries. The following is a description of the more significant policies.

 

Principles of Consolidation: The consolidated financial statements of Capital Corp of the West include its subsidiaries: County Bank (the “Bank”), Capital West Group (“CWG”), Regency Investment Advisors (“RIA”), and the subsidiaries of County Bank which include County Asset Advisor, Inc. (“CAA”), Merced Area Investment Development, Inc. (“MAID”), and County Investment Trust (“REIT”). CWG, a subsidiary formed in 1996, became inactive in 1997. Regency Investment Advisors was acquired in June 2002. All significant intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated.

 

The consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could differ from those estimates applied in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements. A material estimate that is particularly susceptible to change in the near term relates to the determination of the allowance for loan losses.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents: The Company maintains deposit balances with various banks which are necessary for check collection and account activity charges. Cash in excess of immediate requirements is invested in federal funds sold or other short-term investments. Generally, federal funds are sold for periods from one to thirty days. Cash, noninterest-bearing deposits in other banks and federal funds sold are considered to be cash and cash equivalents for the purposes of the consolidated statements of cash flows. Banks are required to maintain minimum average reserve balances with the Federal Reserve Bank. The amount of those reserve balances was approximately $25,000, and $159,000 at December 31, 2002 and 2001.

 

Investment Securities: Investment securities consist of U.S. treasury, federal agencies, state and county municipal securities, corporate bonds, mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations, agency preferred stock, trust preferred stock and equity securities. Investment securities are classified into one of three categories. These categories include trading, available for sale, and held to maturity. The category of each security is determined based on the Company’s investment objectives, operational needs and intent. The Company has not purchased securities with the intent of actively trading them.

 

Securities available for sale may be sold prior to maturity and are available for future liquidity requirements. These securities are carried at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses on securities available for sale are excluded from earnings and reported net of tax as a separate component of shareholders’ equity until realized.

 

Securities held to maturity are classified as such where the Company has the ability and positive intent to hold them to maturity. These securities are carried at cost, adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts.

 

Premiums and discounts are amortized or accreted over the life of the related investment security as an adjustment to yield using the effective interest method. Dividend and interest income are recognized when earned. Realized gains and losses for securities classified as available for sale or held to maturity are included in earnings and are derived using the specific identification method for determining the cost of securities sold. Unrealized losses due to fluctuations in fair value of securities held to maturity or available for sale are recognized through earnings when it is determined that a permanent decline in value has occurred.

 

Loans: Loans are carried at the principal amount outstanding, net of unearned income, including deferred loan origination fees and costs. Nonrefundable loan origination and commitment fees and the direct costs associated with originating or acquiring the loans are deferred and amortized as an adjustment to interest income over the life of the related loan using a method that approximates the level yield method.

 

Interest income on loans is accrued based on contract interest rates and principal amounts outstanding. Loans which are more than 90 days delinquent, with respect to interest or principal, are placed on non-accrual status, unless the outstanding principal and interest is adequately secured and, in the opinion of management, remains collectable. Uncollected accrued interest is reversed against interest income, and interest is subsequently recognized only as received until the loan is returned to accrual status. Interest accruals are resumed when such loans are brought fully current with respect to interest and principal and when, in the judgment of management, the loans are estimated to be fully collectable as to both principal and interest.

 

A loan is considered impaired, if it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal and interest

 

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when due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Any allowance for loan losses on impaired loans is measured based upon the present value of future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective rate, the loan’s observable market price, or the fair value of collateral if the loan is collateral dependent. Interest on impaired loans is recognized on a cash basis. In general, these statements are not applicable to large groups of small balance homogenous loans that are collectively evaluated for impairment, such as residential mortgage and consumer installment loans. Income recognition on impaired loans conforms to the method the Company uses for income recognition on nonaccrual loans. Interest income on nonaccrual loans is recorded on a cash basis. Payments may be treated as interest income or return of principal depending upon management’s opinion of the ultimate risk of loss on the individual loan. Cash payments are treated as interest income when management believes the remaining principal balance is fully collectable.

 

Allowance for Loan Losses: The allowance for loan losses is maintained at the level considered to be adequate for inherent loan losses based on management’s assessment of various factors affecting the loan portfolio, which include: growth trends in the portfolio, historical experience, concentrations of credit risk, delinquency trends, general economic conditions, and internal and external credit reviews. In addition, various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review the Company’s allowance for loan losses. Such agencies may require the Company to recognize additions to the allowance for loan losses based on their judgment of information available to them at the time of their examination. Additions to the allowance for loan losses, in the form of provision for loan losses, are reflected in current operating results, while charge-offs to the allowance for loan losses are made when a loss is determined to have occurred. Management uses the best information available on which to base estimates, however, ultimate losses may vary from current estimates.

 

Gain or Loss on Sale of Loans: Transfers of real estate mortgage loans held for sale in which the Company surrenders control over those loans are accounted for as a sale to the extent that consideration other than beneficial interests in the transferred loans is received in exchange. There were no loans held for sale as of December 31, 2002 and 2001. Gains or losses are recognized at the time of sale and are calculated based on the amounts received and the book value of the loans sold.

 

Premises and Equipment: Premises and equipment are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization are computed on the straight line basis over the estimated useful life of each type of asset. Estimated useful lives range up to 39 years for buildings, up to the lease term for leasehold improvements, and 3 to 15 years for furniture and equipment.

 

Real Estate Held for Sale or Development: Real estate held for sale or development is recorded at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Revenue recognition on the disposition of real estate is dependent upon the transaction meeting certain criteria relating to the nature of the property sold and the terms of the sale. Under certain circumstances, revenue recognition may be deferred until these criteria are met.

 

Other Real Estate: Other real estate is comprised of property acquired through foreclosure proceedings or acceptance of deeds-in-lieu of foreclosure. Losses recognized at the time of acquiring property in full or partial satisfaction of debt are charged against the allowance for loan losses. Other real estate is recorded at the lower of the related loan balance or fair value, less estimated disposition costs. Fair value of other real estate is generally based on an independent appraisal of the property. Any subsequent costs or losses are recognized as noninterest expense when incurred.

 

Intangible Assets: Goodwill, representing the excess of purchase price paid over the fair value of net assets acquired in an acquisition, was generated with the purchase of the Town and County Finance and Thrift (the “Thrift”) in June 1996. The Thrift’s assets, including intangible assets, were subsequently merged into County Bank in November 1999, and the Thrift’s charter was eliminated. Goodwill associated with the purchase of the Thrift is no longer being amortized beginning on January 1, 2002 and had a balance of $1,405,000 as of December 31, 2002 and 2001. The goodwill associated with the purchase of Regency Investment Advisors Inc. in June 2002 was $520,000. Core deposit intangibles, representing the excess of purchase price paid over the fair value of net savings deposits acquired, were generated by the purchase of the Thrift in June 1996 and the purchase of three branches from the Bank of America in December, 1997. Core deposit intangibles resulting from these acquisitions are being amortized over 10 and 7 years, respectively. Core deposit intangibles had a balance of $1,399,000 and $2,064,000 as of December 31, 2002 and 2001. Amortization of core deposit premiums was $680,000 for the years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000. Core deposit premiums are scheduled to amortize at a rate of approximately $170,000 per quarter through the quarter ended September 30, 2004 and at a rate of $47,000 during the fourth quarter of 2004. Goodwill and intangible assets are reviewed on a periodic basis for impairment. If such impairment is indicated, recoverability of the asset is assessed based upon expected undiscounted net cash flows.

 

In July 2001, the FASB issued Statement No. 141, Business Combinations, and Statement No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. Statement 141 requires that the purchase method of accounting be used for all business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001 and specifies criteria that intangible assets acquired in a purchase method business combination must meet to be recognized and reported apart from goodwill. Statement 142 requires that goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives no longer be amortized after 2001, but instead be periodically evaluated for impairment. Intangible assets with definite useful lives are required to be amortized over their respective estimated useful lives to their estimated residual values, and also reviewed for impairment. The Company was required to adopt the provisions of Statement 141 immediately and Statement 142 effective January 1, 2002. Accordingly, the goodwill from the Thrift

 

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purchase has not been amortized beginning January 1, 2002, but has been evaluated for impairment in accordance with the appropriate accounting literature. The Company had no transitional impairment losses recognized as a cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle related to the adoption of this statement. As a result of adoption of Statement 141, the Company has ceased amortizing $1,405,000 of goodwill, which eliminates $122,000 of annual goodwill expense amortization.

 

From July 1, 1996 through December 31, 2001, goodwill attributable to the T&C acquisition was amortized at a rate of $28,000 per quarter. During 2001 and 2000 the goodwill amortization lowered earnings by $112,000 or $0.02 per share on an after tax basis when compared with the same period in 2002. There has been no recorded amortization of the RIA acquisition and there has been no impairment losses recognized on the T&C and RIA recorded goodwill as of December 31, 2002.

 

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of: Long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangibles are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to future net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceed the fair value of the assets. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell.

 

Deferred Compensation: The Company has purchased single premium universal life insurance policies in conjunction with implementation of salary continuation plans for certain members of management, a deferred compensation plan for certain members of the Board of Directors, and for general investment purposes. The Company is the owner and beneficiary of these policies. The Bank has also formed a Rabbi trust and has irrevocably assigned some of these universal life insurance policies to the Rabbi trust in support of these salary continuation and deferred compensation benefits. The cash surrender value of the insurance policies is recorded in other assets and these values totaled $17,240,000 and $16,160,000 as of December 31, 2002 and 2001. Income from these policies is recorded in other income and the load, mortality and surrender charges have been recorded in other expenses. An accrued liability of $2,487,000 and $1,859,000 as of December 31, 2002 and 2001 was recorded to reflect the present value of the expected retirement benefits for the salary continuation plans and the deferred compensation benefits and was included in other liabilities. Deferred compensation expense of $656,000 and $476,000 was recorded for the years ending December 31, 2002 and 2001.

 

Income Taxes: The Company files a consolidated federal income tax return and a combined state franchise tax return. The provision for income taxes includes federal income and state franchise taxes. Income tax expense is allocated to each entity of the Company based upon the analysis of the tax consequences of each company on a stand alone basis.

 

The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method. Under the asset and liability method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.

 

Income Tax Credits: The Company has investments in limited partnerships which own low income affordable housing projects that generate tax benefits in the form of federal and state housing tax credits. As an investor in these partnerships, the Company receives tax benefits in the form of tax deductions from partnership operating losses and income tax credits. These income tax credits are earned over a 10-year period as a result of the investment meeting certain criteria and are subject to recapture over a 15-year period. The expected benefit resulting from the affordable housing income tax credits is recognized in the period in which the tax benefit is recognized in the Company’s consolidated tax returns. These investments are accounted for using the effective yield method and are evaluated at each reporting period for impairment. The Bank had gross investments in these partnerships of $8,368,000 and $6,809,000 as of December 31, 2002 and 2001 which were included in other assets.

 

Exit or Disposal Activities: In June 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 146, “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities.” SFAS No. 146 addresses financial accounting and reporting for costs associated with exit or disposal activities. The statement supersedes Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue No. 94-3 “Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity (Including Certain Costs Incurred in a Restructuring).” SFAS No. 146 is effective for exit or disposal activities that are initiated after December 31, 2002, with early application encouraged. The Company does not believe the adoption of this Statement will have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

 

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities: All derivative instruments are recognized in the consolidated balance sheet at fair value. The accounting treatment for gains or losses from changes in the derivative instrument’s fair value is contingent on whether the derivative instrument qualifies as a hedge under the accounting standard. On the date the Company enters into a derivative contract, the Company designates the derivative instruments as (1) a hedge of the fair value of a recognized asset or liability or of an unrecognized firm commitment (fair value hedge), (2) a hedge of a forecasted transaction or of the variability of cash flows to be received or paid related to a

 

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recognized asset or liability (cash flow hedge) or (3) hedge for trading, customer accommodation or not qualifying for hedge accounting (free-standing derivative instruments). For a fair value hedge, changes in the far value of the derivative instrument and changes in the fair value of the hedged asset or liability or of an unrecognized firm commitment attributable to the hedged risk are recorded in current period net income. For a cash flow hedge, changes in the fair value of the derivative instrument to the extent that it is effective are recorded in other comprehensive income, net of tax, within shareholders’ equity and subsequently reclassified to net income in the same period(s) that the hedged transaction impacts net income. For free-standing derivative instruments, changes in the fair values are reported in current period net income. The Company formally documents the relationship between hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as the risk management objective and strategy for undertaking any hedge transaction. This process includes linking all derivative instruments that are designated as fair value or cash flow hedges to specific assets and liabilities on the balance sheet or to specific forecasted transactions. The Company also formally assesses both at the inception of the hedge and on an ongoing basis, whether the derivative instruments used are highly effective in offsetting changes in fair values or cash flows of hedged items. If it is determined that the derivative instrument is not highly effective as a hedge, hedge accounting is discontinued. During the third quarter of 2001, the Company entered into an interest rate exchange agreement with the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco that was recorded as a cash flow hedge transaction. The notional amount of the swap is $20 million with a term of 3 years expiring on August 23, 2004. The Company entered into the interest rate swap to convert floating-rate loans (based on prime) to a fixed rate (7.46%). The Company will pay prime rate, which at the time of the transaction was 6.50%. The Company intends to use the swap as a hedge of the related loans for 3 years. At December 31, 2002, the fair market value of this interest rate swap of $750,000 was reported as an other asset in the consolidated balance sheet and included as other comprehensive income in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. Management has determined that the amount of the hedge ineffectiveness from inception of the hedge to December 31, 2002 was not significant.

 

Earnings Per Share: Basic earnings per share (EPS) includes no dilution and is computed by dividing income available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution of securities that could share in the earnings of an entity.

 

The following table provides a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the basic and diluted earnings per share computation of the twelve month periods ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000:

 

(Dollars in thousands,

 

For The Twelve Months Ended
December 31,

 

except per share data)

 

2002

 

2001

 

2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic EPS computation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

10,428

 

$

7,911

 

$

6,706

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average common shares outstanding

 

5,274

 

5,090

 

4,994

 

5% stock dividend in April, 2003

 

264

 

255

 

250

 

Average common shares outstanding, adjusted for 5% stock dividend

 

5,538

 

5,345

 

5,244

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic EPS

 

$

1.88

 

$

1.48

 

$

1.28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted EPS computations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

10,428

 

$

7,911

 

$

6,706

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average common shares outstanding

 

5,274

 

5,090

 

4,994

 

5% stock dividend in April, 2003

 

264

 

255

 

250

 

Effect of stock options

 

152

 

155

 

122

 

Total weighted average shares and common stock equivalents

 

5,690

 

5,500

 

5,366

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted EPS

 

$

1.83

 

$

1.44

 

$

1.25

 

 

In 2002, 2001, and 2000 there were options covering 0, 24,675, and 44,211 shares that were not considered in the earnings per share computations because the option exercise price was in excess of the stock closing price on December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000 making these shares antidilutive.

 

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Stock Option Plan: Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No 148, “Accounting for Stock Based Compensation-Transition and Disclosure” an amendment of FASB Statement No. 123 and Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” establishes financial accounting and reporting standards for stock-based compensation plans, including employee stock purchase plans, stock options and restricted stock. Statement No. 148 and 123 encourages all entities to adopt a fair value method of accounting for stock-based compensation plans, whereby compensation cost is measured at the grant date upon the fair value of the award and is realized as an expense over the service or vesting period. However, Statement No. 148 and 123 also allow an entity to continue to measure compensation cost for these plans using the intrinsic value method of accounting prescribed by Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” as long as proforma fair market method disclosures of net income and basic and diluted earnings per share and stock-based compensation costs, net of related tax effects, are prominently disclosed. The Company accounts for stock-based awards to employees and directors using the intrinsic value method of accounting in accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25. Under the intrinsic value method, compensation cost is generally the excess, if any, of the quoted market price of the stock at the grant or other measurement date over the exercise price. See Note 13 for additional disclosure information relative to options granted and outstanding.

 

The Company applies APB Opinion No. 25 in accounting for its plan and, accordingly, no compensation cost has been recognized for its stock options in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Had the Company determined compensation cost based on the fair value at the grant date for its stock options under SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, the Company’s net income would have been reduced to the proforma amounts indicated as follows:

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2002

 

2001

 

2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As reported

 

$

10,428

 

$

7,911

 

$

6,706

 

Proforma

 

10,004

 

7,557

 

6,547

 

Basic earnings per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As reported

 

1.88

 

1.48

 

1.28

 

Proforma

 

1.80

 

1.41

 

1.25

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As reported

 

1.83

 

1.44

 

1.25

 

Proforma

 

1.75

 

1.37

 

1.22

 

 

Total compensation expense related to the issuance of options that would have been reported was $449,000, $402,000, and $168,000 during 2002, 2001 and 2000.

 

The per share weighted average fair value of stock options granted during 2002, 2001, and 2000 was $7.57, $5.47, and $3.45 on the date of grant using the Black Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions: 2002-2000 expected dividend yield 0%; 2002 expected volatility of 29%, 2001 expected volatility of 29%, 2000 expected volatility of 26% and a risk free interest rate of 4.75%, 4.75%, and 5.05% for 2002, 2001, and 2000; and an expected life of 7 years in 2002, 2001, and 2000, respectively.

 

Comprehensive Income: Comprehensive income consists of net income and unrealized gains (losses) on securities and certain derivative instruments and is presented in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.

 

NOTE 2. Investment Securities

 

The amortized cost and estimated market value of investment securities at December 31, are summarized below:

 

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(Dollars in thousands)

 

Amortized
Cost

 

Gross
Unrealized

Gains

 

Gross
Unrealized

Losses

 

Estimated
Fair
Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available for sale securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury and U.S. Government agencies

 

$

64,812

 

$

1,318

 

$

 

$

66,130

 

State & political subdivisions

 

24,565

 

1,054

 

 

25,619

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

62,451

 

2,204

 

 

64,655

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

40,661

 

291

 

 

40,952

 

Corporate debt securities

 

3,553

 

6

 

 

3,559

 

Total debt securities

 

196,042

 

4,873

 

 

200,915

 

Agency preferred stock

 

14,912

 

110

 

409

 

14,613

 

Trust preferred stock

 

5,518

 

 

591

 

4,927

 

Equity securities

 

10,882

 

55

 

 

10,937

 

Total available for sale securities

 

227,354

 

5,038

 

1,000

 

231,392

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Held to maturity securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury & U.S. government agencies

 

4,629

 

251

 

 

4,880

 

State and political subdivisions

 

4,347

 

310

 

 

4,657

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

46,652

 

1,831

 

115

 

48,368

 

Total held to maturity securities

 

$

55,628

 

$

2,392

 

$

115

 

$

57,905

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available for sale securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury and U.S. Government agencies

 

$

77,534

 

$

1,275

 

$

97

 

$

78,712

 

State & political subdivisions

 

24,601

 

91

 

423

 

24,269

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

53,678

 

1,134

 

15

 

54,797

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

32,903

 

551

 

108

 

33,346

 

Corporate debt securities

 

13,382

 

235

 

57

 

13,560

 

Total debt securities

 

202,098

 

3,286

 

700

 

204,684

 

Agency preferred stock

 

15,006

 

174

 

168

 

15,012

 

Trust preferred stock

 

5,503

 

 

606

 

4,897

 

Equity securities

 

5,259

 

 

 

5,259

 

Total available for sale securities

 

227,866

 

3,460

 

1,474

 

229,852

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Held to maturity securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury & U.S. government agencies

 

4,611

 

198

 

 

4,809

 

State and political subdivisions

 

4,361

 

33

 

 

4,394

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

31,900

 

552

 

172

 

32,280

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

687

 

15

 

 

702

 

Total held to maturity securities

 

$

41,559

 

$

798

 

$

172

 

$

42,185

 

 

At December 31, 2002 and 2001, investment securities with carrying values of approximately $193,962,000 and $141,386,000, respectively, were pledged as collateral for deposits of public funds, government deposits, the Bank’s use of the Federal Reserve Bank’s discount window and Federal Home Loan Bank line of credit. The Bank is a member of the Federal Reserve Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank. The Bank carried balances, stated at cost, of $6,258,000 and $3,942,000 of Federal Home Loan Bank stock and $1,066,000 and $886,000 of Federal Reserve Bank stock as of December 31, 2002 and 2001. Gross losses on sale of available for sale securities of $99,000, $0, and $235,000, were recognized in 2002, 2001, and 2000. Gross gain on sale of available for sale securities of $279,000, $0, and $0 were recognized in 2002, 2001, and 2000.

 

The carrying and estimated fair values of debt securities at December 31, 2002 by contractual maturity, are shown on the following table. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because issuers generally have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

 

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(Dollars in thousands)

 

Amortized
Cost

 

Estimated
Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available for sale debt securities:

 

 

 

 

 

One year or less

 

$

20,702

 

$

20,901

 

One to five years

 

47,849

 

48,997

 

Five to ten years

 

17,239

 

17,995

 

Over ten years

 

7,140

 

7,416

 

Mortgage-backed securities and CMOs

 

103,112

 

105,606

 

Total available for sale debt securities

 

$

196,042

 

$

200,915

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Held to maturity debt securities:

 

 

 

 

 

One year or less

 

$

 

$

 

One to five years

 

 

 

Five to ten years

 

4,629

 

4,880

 

Over ten years

 

4,347

 

4,657

 

Mortgage-backed securities and CMOs

 

46,652

 

48,368

 

Total held to maturity debt securities

 

$

55,628

 

$

57,905

 

 

NOTE 3. Loans

 

Loans at December 31 consisted of the following:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2002

 

2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

$

145,364

 

$

118,626

 

Agricultural

 

96,793

 

96,489

 

Real estate - mortgage

 

244,468

 

187,586

 

Real estate - construction

 

78,064

 

57,989

 

Consumer

 

69,084

 

71,730

 

Gross loans

 

633,773

 

532,420

 

Less allowance for loan losses

 

(12,134

)

(9,743

)

Net loans

 

$

621,639

 

$

522,677

 

 

Loans are net of deferred loan fees of $2,021,000 and $1,352,000 and deferred loan costs of $660,000 and $1,120,000 as of December 31, 2002 and 2001.

 

Nonaccrual loans totaled $2,381,000 and $4,247,000 at December 31, 2002 and 2001. Foregone interest on nonaccrual loans was approximately $131,000, $170,000, and $224,000 for the years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000.

 

Impaired loans are loans for which it is probable that the Company will not be able to collect all amounts due. At December 31, 2002 and 2001, the recorded investment in impaired loans was $2,383,000, and $4,856,000 which had a related allowance for loan losses of $406,000, and $644,000 in 2002 and 2001. As of December 31, 2002 and 2001, there were no impaired loans without a related allowance for loan loss assigned to them. The average outstanding balance of impaired loans for the years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000 was $5,134,000, $3,629,000, and $2,165,000 on which $210,000, $105,000, and $79,000 was recognized as interest income on a cash basis.

 

At December 31, 2002 and 2001, the collateral value method was used to measure impairment for all loans classified as impaired. The following table shows the recorded investment in impaired loans by loan category at December 31:

 

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(Dollars in thousands)

 

2002

 

2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

$

234

 

$

552

 

Agricultural

 

2,090

 

4,254

 

Consumer and other

 

59

 

50

 

 

 

$

2,383

 

$

4,856

 

 

The following is a summary of changes in the allowance for loan losses during the years ended December 31:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2002

 

2001

 

2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at beginning of year

 

$

9,743

 

$

8,207

 

$

6,542

 

Loans charged-off

 

(2,589

)

(3,152

)

(2,394

)

Recoveries of loans previously charged-off

 

829

 

573

 

773

 

Provision for loan losses

 

4,151

 

4,115

 

3,286

 

Balance at end of year

 

$

12,134

 

$

9,743

 

$

8,207

 

 

In the ordinary course of business, the Company, through its subsidiaries, has made loans to certain directors and officers and their related businesses. In management’s opinion, these loans are granted on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing on comparable transactions with unrelated parties, and do not involve more than the normal risk of collectibility.

 

Activity in loans to, or guaranteed by, directors and executive officers and their related businesses at December 31, are summarized as follows:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2002

 

2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at beginning of year

 

$

2,744

 

$

2,226

 

Loan advances and renewals

 

1,154

 

1,171

 

Loans matured or collected

 

(1,725

)

(653

)

Balance at end of year

 

$

2,173

 

$

2,744

 

 

The Bank’s business activity is with customers located primarily in the counties of Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, San Francisco, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne. Consumer lending and small working capital loans represents approximately 20% of the total loan portfolio and consists of consumer lending, loans to small businesses, credit cards and the purchase of financing contracts principally from automobile dealers. Individual loans and lines are made in a variety of ways. In many cases collateral such as real estate, automobiles and equipment are used to support the extension of credit. Repayment, however, is largely dependent upon the borrower’s personal cash flow.

 

Real estate, construction, agricultural, and large business loans make up approximately 80% of the Bank’s loan portfolio. Lending activities are spread across a wide spectrum including commercial loans to businesses, construction and permanent real estate financing, short and long term agricultural loans for production and real estate purposes and SBA financing. Where appropriate, collateral is taken to secure and reduce the Bank’s credit risk. Each loan is submitted to an individual risk grading process but the borrowers’ ability to repay is dependent, in part, upon factors affecting the local and national economies.

 

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NOTE 4.  Premises and Equipment

 

Premises and equipment consisted of the following at December 31:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2002

 

2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land

 

$

1,849

 

$

1,349

 

Buildings

 

10,709

 

9,516

 

Leasehold improvements

 

1,729

 

1,758

 

Furniture and equipment

 

13,346

 

12,522

 

Subtotal

 

27,633

 

25,145

 

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

13,691

 

12,002

 

Premises and equipment, net

 

$

13,942

 

$

13,143

 

 

Included in the totals to the left are construction in progress of $378,000 and $120,000 at December 31, 2002 and 2001 respectively. Depreciation expense totaled $1,903,000, $1,906,000 and $1,946,000 in 2002, 2001 and 2000.

 

NOTE 5. Borrowed Funds

 

The following is a summary of selected information for short term borrowings. These borrowings generally mature in less than one year.

 

As of December 31,

 

(Dollars in Millions)

 

2002

 

Interest
Rate(s)

 

2001

 

Interest
Rate(s)

 

2000

 

Interest
Rate(s)

 

Amount

Amount

Amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Treasury Tax Loan(1)

 

$

6,303

 

.98

%

$

3,810

 

2.03

%

$

4,672

 

6.25

%

FHLB advances

 

23,700

 

1.37 - 4.47

%

31,700

 

1.87 - 4.92

%

8,600

 

6.62 - 6.65

%

Total short term borrowings

 

$

30,003

 

 

 

$

35,510

 

 

 

$

13,272

 

 

 

 


(1)                               The Treasury tax loan is a variable rate product that reprices weekly based on the Federal Funds rate. The account is payable on a daily basis.

 

The Company maintains a secured line of credit with the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLB). Based on the FHLB stock requirements at December 31, 2002, this line provided for maximum borrowings of $100,841,000 of which $100,841,000 was outstanding. At December 31, 2002 this borrowing line is collateralized by securities with a market value of $105,797,000. At December 31, 2001, the line of credit collateralized by securities totaled $77,419,000 of which $73,759,000 was outstanding leaving $3,660,000 available. The Company had additional secured, unused lines of credit of $19,705,000 and unsecured unused lines of credit of $40,000,000 at December 31, 2002. This compares with secured, unused lines of credit of $7,945,000 and unsecured unused lines of credit of $10,000,000 as of December 31, 2001.

 

The following is a summary of selected information for long-term borrowings. These borrowings generally mature in greater than one year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2002

 

2001

 

2000

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

Interest Rate(s)

 

Maturity Dates

 

Amount

 

Amount

 

Amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage note

 

7.80

%

2007

 

$

3,060

 

$

3,116

 

$

3,155

 

FHLB advances

 

3.30 - 6.83

%

2004 - 2011

 

77,141

 

42,059

 

6,000

 

Total long term borrowings

 

3.30 - 7.80

%

 

 

$

80,201

 

$

45,175

 

$

9,155

 

 

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Interest expense related to FHLB borrowings totaled $4,265,000, $1,884,000, and $951,000 in 2002, 2001, and 2000. Interest expense related to the mortgage note totaled $245,000, $262,000, and $249,000 in 2002, 2001, and 2000. This long term note is secured by Company land and buildings. Interest expense on federal funds purchased was $22,000, $5,000 and $16,000 in 2002, 2001, and 2000. Compensating balance arrangements are not significant to the operations of the Company.

 

Principal payments required to service the Company’s borrowings during the next five years are:

 

 

Years ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

2003

 

$

30,003

 

2004

 

11,000

 

2005

 

17,000

 

2006

 

12,641

 

2007

 

26,500

 

Thereafter

 

13,060

 

 

 

 

 

Total borrowed funds

 

$

110,204

 

 

NOTE 6. Trust Preferred Securities

 

County Statutory Trust I is a Connecticut statutory trust, which was formed for the purpose of issuing County Statutory Trust I Capital Securities (Trust Preferred Securities). The Trust Preferred Securities are described below. Interest on the Trust Preferred Securities is payable semi-annually and is deferrable, at the option of the Company for up to five years. Following the issuance of the Trust Preferred Securities, the Trust used the proceeds from the Trust Preferred Securities offering to purchase a like amount of Junior Subordinated Debt Securities (the Debt Securities) of the Company. The debt securities bear the same terms and interest rates as the related Trust Preferred Securities. The Debt Securities are the sole assets of the Trust and are eliminated, along with the related income statement effects, in the consolidated financial statements. The Company has fully and unconditionally guaranteed all of the obligations of the Trust. Under applicable regulatory guidelines, the Trust Preferred Securities will qualify as Tier I capital. The following Trust Preferred Securities were outstanding at December 31, 2002.

 

Security title

 

Issuer

 

Amount
Outstanding

 

Date of Original
Issue

 

Stated
Maturity

 

Optional
Redemption Date

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.20% Capital Securities

 

County Statutory Trust I

 

$

6,000,000

 

Feb. 22, 2001

 

Feb. 22, 2031

 

Feb. 22, 2021

 

 

The Trust Preferred Securities are mandatorily redeemable, in whole or in part, upon repayment of their underlying Debt Securities at their respective stated maturities or their earlier redemption. The Debt Securities are redeemable prior to maturity at the option of the Company on or after their respective optional redemption dates.

 

The total amount of Trust Preferred Securities outstanding at December 31, 2002 was $6,000,000. The Trust Preferred Securities accrue interest at an annual rate of 10.20%. The dividends expense on Trust Preferred Securities were $612,000 and $522,000 in 2002 and 2001 and is included in other expense.

 

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NOTE 7. Real Estate Operations

 

As of December 31, 2002, MAID owned the County Bank Administrative Headquarters building. During 2002, MAID agreed that the only real estate holdings the company would own would be branch premises property. During 2000, the last remaining real estate parcel held by MAID was sold for $390,000. Prior to the time the parcel was sold, the book value had been completely written off.

 

NOTE 8. Income Taxes

 

The provision for income taxes for the years ended December 31 is comprised of the following:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Federal

 

State

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

$

4,416

 

$

136

 

$

4,552

 

Deferred

 

(1,124

)

(973

)

(2,097

)

 

 

3,292

 

$

(837

)

$

2,455

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

$

3,304

 

$

417

 

$

3,721

 

Deferred

 

(804

)

(98

)

(902

)

 

 

$

2,500

 

$

319

 

$

2,819

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

$

2,612

 

$

554

 

$

3,166

 

Deferred

 

(597

)

192

 

(405

)

 

 

$

2,015

 

$

746

 

$

2,761

 

 

The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities at December 31, 2002 and 2001 consists of the following:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2002

 

2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for loan losses

 

$

4,994

 

$

3,294

 

Deferred compensation

 

1,023

 

803

 

Intangible amortization

 

744

 

583

 

Nonaccrual interest

 

224

 

70

 

Fixed assets

 

37

 

117

 

Other

 

102

 

100

 

Total gross deferred tax assets

 

7,124

 

4,967

 

Less valuation allowance

 

(20

)

(20

)

Deferred tax assets

 

$

7,104

 

$

4,947

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Investment securities unrealized gain

 

1,879

 

1,115

 

Investment in partnerships

 

393

 

354

 

Insurance accrual

 

43

 

38

 

FHLB stock dividends

 

158

 

147

 

Other

 

81

 

 

Total gross deferred tax liabilities

 

2,554

 

1,654

 

Net deferred tax assets

 

$

4,550

 

$

3,293

 

 

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In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. Based upon the level of historical taxable income and projections for future taxable income over the periods which the deferred tax assets are deductible, management believes it is more likely than not the Company will realize the benefits of these deductible differences, net of the existing valuation allowances at December 31, 2002 and 2001.

 

A reconciliation of income tax at the federal statutory rate to the provision for income taxes follows:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2002

 

2001

 

2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statutory (34%) federal income tax rate due

 

$

4,380

 

$

3,648

 

$

3,218

 

State franchise tax, at statutory rate, net of federal income tax benefit

 

(552

)

211

 

504

 

Tax exempt interest income, net

 

(407

)

(386

)

(390

)

Housing tax credits

 

(750

)

(600

)

(550

)

Dividends received deduction

 

(168

)

(163

)

 

Intangible amortization

 

 

43

 

43

 

Cash surrender value life insurance

 

(309

)

(225

)

(106

)

Other

 

261

 

291

 

42

 

Provision for income taxes

 

$

2,455

 

$

2,819

 

$

2,761

 

 

NOTE 9. Regulatory Matters

 

The Company is subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate mandatory and possibly, additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Company’s financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Company must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of the Company’s assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The Company’s capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weighting and other factors.

 

First, a bank must meet a minimum Tier I (as defined in the regulations) capital ratio ranging from 3% to 5% based upon the bank’s CAMEL (“capital adequacy, asset quality, management, earnings and liquidity”) rating.

 

Second, a bank must meet minimum total risk based capital to risk weighted assets ratio of 8%. Risk based capital and asset guidelines vary from Tier I capital guidelines by redefining the components of capital, categorizing assets into different risk classes, and including certain off-balance sheet items in the calculation of the capital ratio. The effect of the risk based capital guidelines is that banks with high exposure will be required to raise additional capital while institutions with low risk exposure could, with the concurrence of regulatory authorities, be permitted to operate with lower capital ratios. In addition, a bank must meet minimum Tier I capital to average assets ratio of 4%.

 

Management believes, as of December 31, 2002 that the Company and the Bank meet all capital adequacy requirements to which they are subject, including the ratio test for a well capitalized bank under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. The most recent notification from the FRB categorized the Company and the Bank as well capitalized under the FDICIA regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. Subsequent to this notification, there are no conditions or events that management believes have changed the risk based capital category of the Company and the Bank. To be categorized as well capitalized, the Bank must meet minimum ratios.

 

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The Company has no formal dividend policy, and dividends are issued solely at the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors subject to compliance with regulatory requirements. In order to pay any cash dividends, the Company must receive payments of dividends from the Bank. There are certain regulatory limitations on the payment of cash dividends by banks.

 

Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Company to maintain minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in the following table).

 

The Company’s and Bank’s actual capital amounts and ratios as of December 31, 2002 are as follows:

 

 

 

Actual

 

For Capital
Adequacy Purposes

 

To Be Well Capitalized
Under Prompt Corrective
Action Provisions

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Amount

 

Ratio

 

Amount

 

Ratio

 

Amount

 

Ratio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Company:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total capital (to risk weighted assets)

 

$

86,794

 

10.74

%

$

64,645

 

8.0

%

$

80,806

 

10.0

%

Tier I capital (to risk weighted assets)

 

76,668

 

9.49

 

32,322

 

4.0

 

48,483

 

6.0

 

Leverage ratio(1)

 

$

76,668

 

7.68

%

$

39,925

 

4.0

%

$

49,907

 

5.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Bank:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total capital (to risk weighted assets)

 

$

84,613

 

10.50

%

$

64,453

 

8.0

%

$

80,566

 

10.0

%

Tier I capital (to risk weighted assets)

 

74,517

 

9.25

 

32,226

 

4.0

 

48,339

 

6.0

 

Leverage ratio(1)

 

$

74,517

 

7.48

%

$

39,864

 

4.0

%

$

49,830

 

5.0

%

 


(1)                               The leverage ratio consists of Tier 1 capital divided by quarterly average assets. The minimum leverage ratio is 3 percent for banking organizations that do not anticipate significant growth and that have well diversified risk, excellent asset quality and in general, are considered top-rated banks.

 

The Company’s and Bank’s actual capital amounts and ratios as of December 31, 2001 are as follows:

 

 

 

Actual

 

For Capital
Adequacy Purposes

 

To Be Well Capitalized
Under Prompt Corrective
Action Provisions

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Amount

 

Ratio

 

Amount

 

Ratio

 

Amount

 

Ratio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Company:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total capital (to risk weighted assets)

 

$

73,554

 

10.74

%

$

54,783

 

8.0

%

$

68,479

 

10.0

%

Tier I capital (to risk weighted assets)

 

64,997

 

9.49

 

27,392

 

4.0

 

41,088

 

6.0

 

Leverage ratio(1)

 

$

64,997

 

7.72

%

$

33,690

 

4.0

%

$

42,112

 

5.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Bank:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total capital (to risk weighted assets)

 

$

69,771

 

10.28

%

$

54,297

 

8.0

%

$

67,871

 

10.0

%

Tier I capital (to risk weighted assets)

 

61,269

 

9.03

 

27,148

 

4.0

 

40,722

 

6.0

 

Leverage ratio(1)

 

$

61,269

 

7.33

%

$

33,453

 

4.0

%

$

41,816

 

5.0

%

 


(1)                               The leverage ratio consists of Tier 1 capital divided by quarterly average assets. The minimum leverage ratio is 3 percent for banking organizations that do not anticipate significant growth and that have well-diversified risk, excellent asset quality and in general, are considered top-rated banks.

 

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NOTE 10. Commitments and Financial Instruments With Off-Balance Sheet Credit Risk

 

At December 31, 2002, the Company has operating lease rental commitments for remaining terms of one to ten years. The Company has options to renew two of its leases for a period of 10 and 15 years. The minimum future commitments under non-cancelable lease agreements having terms in excess of one year at December 31, 2002 are as follows:

 

Years ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2003

 

$

885

 

2004

 

822

 

2005

 

743

 

2006

 

602

 

2007

 

432

 

Thereafter

 

1,206

 

 

 

 

 

Total minimum lease payments

 

$

4,690

 

 

Rent expense was approximately $873,000, $811,000, and $598,000, for the years ended December 31, 2002, 2001, and 2000.

 

In the ordinary course of business, the Company enters into various types of transactions which involve financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk. These instruments include commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit and are not reflected in the accompanying balance sheet. These transactions may involve, to varying degrees, credit and interest risk in excess of the amount, if any, recognized in the balance sheet.

 

The Company’s off-balance sheet credit risk exposure is the contractual amount of commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit. The Company applies the same credit standards to these contracts as it uses in its lending process. Additionally, commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit bear similar credit risk characteristics as outstanding loans.

 

Financial instruments whose contractual amount represents risk:

 

 

 

As of December 31

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2002

 

2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments to extend credit

 

$

235,140

 

$

188,802

 

Standby letters of credit

 

6,522

 

3,852

 

 

Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to customers. These commitments have specified interest rates and generally have fixed expiration dates, but may be terminated by the Company if certain conditions of the contract are violated. Although currently subject to draw down, many of these commitments are expected to expire or terminate without funding. Therefore, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. Collateral held relating to these commitments varies, but may include securities, equipment, inventory and real estate.

 

Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Company to guarantee the performance of the customer to a third party. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loan facilities to customers. Collateral held for standby letters of credit is based on an individual evaluation of each customer’s credit worthiness, but may include cash, equipment, inventory and securities.

 

The Company because of the nature of its business, is subject to various threatened or filed legal cases. The Company, based on the advice of legal counsel, does not expect such cases will have a material, adverse effect on its financial position or results of operations.

 

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NOTE 11. Time Deposits

 

At December 31, 2002 the aggregate maturities for time deposits are as follows:

 

Years ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2003

 

$

244,700

 

2004

 

64,135

 

2005

 

16,154

 

2006

 

395

 

2007

 

156

 

Thereafter

 

134

 

 

 

 

 

Total time deposits

 

$

325,674

 

 

NOTE 12.  Employee and Director Benefit Plans

 

The Company has a noncontributory employee stock ownership plan (“ESOP”) and an employee savings plan covering substantially all employees. During 2002, 2001, and 2000, the Company contributed approximately $468,000, $326,000, and $288,000, to the ESOP and $173,000, $116,000, and $95,000 to the employee savings plan.

 

Under provisions of the ESOP, the Company can make discretionary contributions to be allocated based on eligible individual annual compensation, as approved by the Board of Directors. Contributions to the ESOP are recognized as compensation expense. For the years December 31, 2002, 2001, and 2000, the ESOP owned 206,100, 180,079, and 164,800 shares of the Company’s stock. ESOP shares are included in the weighted average number of shares outstanding for earnings per share computations.

 

The employee savings plan allowed participating employees to contribute up to $12,000 each in 2002. The Company matched 25% of the employees’ elective contribution, as defined, not to exceed 10% of eligible annual compensation.

 

The Company maintains a non-qualified salary continuation plan for certain senior executive officers of the Company and the Bank. Under the plan, the Company has agreed to pay these executives retirement benefits for a ten to fifteen year period after their retirement so long as they meet certain length of service vesting requirements. The plan is informally linked to several single premium universal life insurance policies that provide life insurance on certain senior executive officers with the Company named as the owner and beneficiary of these policies. The Bank has a Rabbi trust and specific life insurance contracts have been irrevocably assigned to the trust in support of the salary continuation plans. Salary continuation expense totaled $656,000, $406,000, and $595,000, in 2002, 2001, and 2000.

 

The Company also maintains a non-qualified deferred compensation plan for members of the board of directors of the Company and the Bank. Under the deferred compensation plan, members of the board of directors have the ability to defer compensation they receive as directors until they reach retirement age, so long as they meet certain length of service vesting requirements. Upon reaching retirement age, the Company has agreed to pay these directors retirement benefits over a ten year period. The plan is informally linked to several single premium universal life insurance policies that provide life insurance on certain directors with the Company named as the owner and beneficiary of these policies. The Bank has a Rabbi trust and specific life insurance contracts have been irrevocably assigned to the trust in support of the deferred compensation plans. Deferred compensation expense totaled $59,000, $70,000, and $63,000 in 2002, 2001, and 2000.

 

NOTE 13. Stock Option Plan

 

In 1992, shareholders approved the adoption of an incentive stock option plan for bank management and a non-statutory stock option plan

 

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for directors. The maximum number of shares issuable under the plans was 126,000 and was amended by the shareholders in 1995 and 2001 to 450,000 and 675,000 options available for grant. Options are available for grant under the plans at prices that approximate fair market value of the stock at the date of grant. Options granted under both plans become exercisable 25% at the time of grant and 25% each year thereafter and expire 10 years from the date of grant.

 

A summary of the status of the Company’s stock options as of and for the years ended December 31, 2002, 2001, and 2000 and changes during the years ended on those dates, follows:

 

 

 

Number of
shares

 

Weighted
average
exercise price

 

Number of
shares

 

Weighted
average

exercise price

 

Number of
shares

 

Weighted
average
exercise price

 

 

 

2002

 

2001

 

2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at beginning of year

 

416,201

 

$

9.29

 

411,575

 

$

7.55

 

398,317

 

$

6.83

 

Granted

 

82,775

 

17.77

 

111,735

 

12.48

 

71,104

 

9.47

 

Exercised

 

(116,026

)

5.75

 

(102,460

)

5.70

 

(54,091

)

4.54

 

Forfeited

 

(26,467

)

10.66

 

(4,649

)

10.86

 

(3,755

)

10.74

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at end of year

 

356,483

 

$

12.31

 

416,201

 

$

9.29

 

411,575

 

$

7.55

 

Options exercisable at end of year

 

236,784

 

$

11.10

 

287,318

 

$

8.38

 

311,991

 

$

6.88

 

 

The following table summarizes information about options outstanding at December 31, 2002:

 

Range of
exercise
prices

 

Number
of shares

outstanding

 

Weighted
remaining

contractual life

 

Weighted
average
exercise price

 

Number
exercisable

 

Weighted
average
exercise price

 

 

 

Options
outstanding

 

 

 

Options
exercisable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$ 6 - 10

 

97,874

 

6.07 Years

 

$

8.67

 

87,951

 

$

8.65

 

 10 - 14

 

162,846

 

7.09

 

11.56

 

120,243

 

11.49

 

 14 - 18

 

50,138

 

8.84

 

15.20

 

17,183

 

15.18

 

 18 - 22

 

45,625

 

9.56

 

19.57

 

11,407

 

19.57

 

$ 6 - 22

 

356,483

 

7.37 Years

 

$

12.31

 

236,784

 

$

11.10

 

 

The number of shares and exercise price per share has been adjusted for stock dividends and stock splits during the period. See footnote 1 for additional information related to total compensation and effects on net income.

 

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NOTE 14. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The Company in estimating its fair value disclosures for financial instruments used the following methods and assumptions:

 

Financial Assets:

 

Cash and cash equivalents: For these assets, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate for fair value.

 

Investments: Fair values for available for sale and held to maturity investment securities are based on quoted market prices where available. If quoted market prices were not available, fair values were based upon quoted market prices of comparable instruments.

 

Net loans: The fair value of loans is estimated by utilizing discounted future cash flow calculations using the interest rates currently being offered for similar loans to borrowers with similar credit risks and for the remaining or estimated maturities considering prepayments. The carrying value of loans is net of the allowance for loan losses and unearned loan fees.

 

Financial Liabilities:

 

Deposits: The fair values disclosed for deposits generally paid upon demand (i.e. noninterest-bearing and interest-bearing demand) savings and money market accounts are considered equal to their respective carrying amounts as reported on the consolidated balance sheets. The fair value of fixed rate certificates of deposit is estimated using the rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities.

 

Borrowings: For these instruments, the fair value is estimated using rates currently available for similar loans with similar credit risk and for the remaining maturities.

 

Commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit: The fair value of commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit is estimated using the fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements, taking into account the remaining terms of the agreements and the present credit worthiness of the counter parties. For fixed rate loan commitments, fair value also considers the difference between current levels of interest rates and the committed rate. The fair value of letters of credit is based on fees currently charged for similar arrangements or on the estimated cost to terminate them or otherwise settle the obligation with the counter parties at the recording date.

 

Fair values for financial instruments are management’s estimates of the values at which the instruments could be exchanged in a transaction between willing parties. These estimates are subjective and may vary considerably from amounts that would be realized in actual transactions. In addition, other significant assets are not considered financial assets including, any deferred tax assets and premises and equipment. Further, the tax ramifications related to the realization of the unrealized gains and losses can have a significant effect on the fair value estimates and have not been considered in any of these estimates.

 

(Dollars in thousands)
2002

 

Carrying
Amount

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

73,183

 

$

73,183

 

Time deposits at other financial institutions

 

500

 

500

 

Available for sale investment securities

 

231,392

 

231,392

 

Held to maturity investment securities

 

55,628

 

57,905

 

Net loans

 

621,639

 

625,497

 

Financial liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest-bearing demand

 

164,852

 

164,852

 

Negotiable orders of withdrawl

 

120,449

 

120,449

 

Savings

 

223,404

 

223,404

 

Time deposits

 

325,674

 

329,568

 

Borrowings

 

110,204

 

112,764

 

Trust Preferred Securities

 

$

6,000

 

$

5,880

 

 

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Contract
Amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off-balance sheet:

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments

 

$

235,140

 

$

23,514

 

Standby letters of credit

 

6,522

 

65

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)
2001

 

Carrying
Amount

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

49,288

 

$

49,288

 

Time deposits at other financial institutions

 

500

 

500

 

Available for sale investment securities

 

229,852

 

229,852

 

Held to maturity investment securities

 

41,559

 

42,185

 

Net loans

 

522,677

 

529,604

 

Financial liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest-bearing demand

 

132,496

 

132,496

 

Negotiable orders of withdrawl

 

102,055

 

102,055

 

Savings

 

203,721

 

203,721

 

Time deposits

 

294,369

 

297,009

 

Borrowings

 

80,685

 

82,396

 

Trust Preferred Securities

 

$

6,000

 

$

5,960

 

 

 

 

Contract
Amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off-balance sheet:

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments

 

$

188,802

 

$

18,880

 

Standby letters of credit

 

3,852

 

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NOTE 15. Parent Company Only Financial Information

 

This information should be read in conjunction with the other notes to the consolidated financial statements. The following are the condensed balance sheets of the Company as of December 31, 2002 and 2001 and the condensed statements of income and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2002, 2001, and 2000:

 

Condensed balance sheets

 

 

 

December 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2002

 

2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and short-term investments

 

$

502

 

$

1,812

 

Investment in County Bank

 

80,520

 

66,388

 

Investment in Regency Investment Advisors

 

602

 

 

Net premises and equipment

 

859

 

5,623

 

Other assets

 

1,787

 

1,050

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

84,270

 

$

74,873

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowed funds

 

$

 

$

3,116

 

Capitalized lease

 

320

 

638

 

Other liabilities

 

750

 

999

 

Total liabilities

 

1,070

 

4,753

 

Trust Preferred Securities and minority interests

 

6,031

 

6,000

 

Total shareholders’ equity

 

77,169

 

64,120

 

Total liabilities, Preferred Securities, and shareholders’ equity

 

$

84,270

 

$

74,873

 

 

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Condensed statements of income

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2002

 

2001

 

2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

$

31

 

$

169

 

$

1

 

Lease income

 

45

 

502

 

502

 

Management fees from subsidiaries

 

6,556

 

5,654

 

4,918

 

Total income

 

6,632

 

6,325

 

5,421

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest on borrowings

 

 

274

 

282

 

Capitalized lease interest

 

45

 

64

 

80

 

Salaries and related benefits

 

3,928

 

3,205

 

2,975

 

Other noninterest expense

 

3,514

 

2,940

 

2,650

 

Total other expenses

 

7,487

 

6,483

 

5,987

 

Loss before income taxes and equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries

 

(855

)

(158

)

(566

)

Income tax benefit

 

333

 

21

 

211

 

Equity in undistributed income of subsidiaries

 

10,950

 

8,048

 

7,061

 

Net income

 

$

10,428

 

$

7,911

 

$

6,706

 

 

Condensed statements of cashflows

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2002

 

2001

 

2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

10,428

 

$

7,911

 

$

6,706

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation of fixed assets

 

416

 

604

 

629

 

Equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries

 

(10,950

)

(8,048

)

(7,061

)

Increase in other assets

 

(781

)

(132

)

(573

)

(Decrease) increase in other liabilities

 

(249

)

(38

)

668

 

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

 

(1,136

)

297

 

369

 

Investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital contribution to subsidiary bank

 

 

(6,000

)

 

Purchase of subsidiary and capital contributions

 

(645

)

 

 

 

 

Purchase of premises and equipment

 

(609

)

(296

)

(459

)

Issuance of minority interest in REIT preferred stock

 

31

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(1,223

)

(6,296

)

(459

)

Financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of Trust Preferred Securities

 

 

6,000

 

 

Net (decrease) increase in other borrowings and capitalized lease

 

(322

)

(332

)

71

 

Issuance of common stock related to exercise of stock options and employee benefit plans

 

1,383

 

1,190

 

325

 

Cash dividends and fractional shares

 

(12

)

(7

)

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

1,049

 

6,851

 

396

 

(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

(1,310

)

852

 

306

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

 

1812

 

960

 

654

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

 

$

502

 

$

1,812

 

$

960

 

 

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NOTE 16. Quarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited)

 

 

 

2002 Quarter Ended

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Dec 31

 

Sept 30

 

June 30

 

Mar 31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

$

15,052

 

$

15,292

 

$

14,590

 

$

13,877

 

Interest expense

 

4,299

 

4,716

 

4,657

 

4,551

 

Net interest income

 

10,753

 

10,576

 

9,933

 

9,326

 

Provision for loan losses

 

730

 

1,190

 

1,451

 

780

 

Other income

 

2,049

 

2,286

 

2,130

 

1,779

 

Other expenses

 

8,530

 

8,330

 

7,513

 

7,425

 

Income before income taxes

 

3,542

 

3,342

 

3,099

 

2,900

 

Income taxes

 

708

 

356

 

715

 

676

 

Net income

 

$

2,834

 

$

2,986

 

$

2,384

 

$

2,224

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share(1)

 

$

.51

 

$

.53

 

$

.43

 

$

.41

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share(1)

 

$

.50

 

$

.52

 

$

.42

 

$

.40

 

 

 

 

2001 Quarter Ended

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Dec 31

 

Sept 30

 

June 30

 

Mar 31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

$

14,520

 

$

15,215

 

$

14,146

 

$

14,286

 

Interest expense

 

5,391

 

5,769

 

5,668

 

5,871

 

Net interest income

 

9,129

 

9,446

 

8,478

 

8,415

 

Provision for loan losses

 

1,036

 

1,540

 

789

 

750

 

Other income

 

1,776

 

1,571

 

1,574

 

1,353

 

Other expenses

 

7,295

 

6,787

 

6,476

 

6,339

 

Income before income taxes

 

2,574

 

2,690

 

2,787

 

2,679

 

Income taxes

 

465

 

781

 

806

 

767

 

Net income

 

$

2,109

 

$

1,909

 

$

1,981

 

$

1,912

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share(1)

 

$

.39

 

$

.35

 

$

.37

 

$

.36

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share(1)

 

$

.38

 

$

.34

 

$

 .36

 

$

 .35

 

 


(1)                               Basic and diluted earnings per share calculations are based upon the weighted average number of shares outstanding during each period. Full year weighted average shares differ from quarterly weighted average shares and, therefore, annual earnings per share may not equal the sum of the quarters.

 

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