EX-99.1 2 dex991.htm PRESS RELEASE Press Release

Exhibit 99.1

The Bancorp, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2008 Earnings

Wilmington, De – April 28, 2008—The Bancorp, Inc. ("Bancorp") (Nasdaq NM: TBBK), a bank holding company, today reported results for the quarter ended March 31, 2008.

Betsy Z. Cohen, Bancorp's Chief Executive Officer, said, “During the first full quarter of operations after the acquisition of Stored Value Solutions ("SVS"), significant opportunities were identified, many of which have been consummated and which we expect will impact Bancorp in the second and third quarters of 2008. Additionally, average deposits generated by SVS were $173 million, approximately 10% above our estimate, at an average cost of 172 bps. However, our first quarter results were impacted significantly by the timing of the steep and immediate decline in asset yields as a result of the Federal Reserve Board’s lowering of interest rates in contrast to the lagging re-pricing of deposit costs. These factors put downward pressure on the net interest margin in the short term. We anticipate that the net interest margin will rebound over the coming quarters as deposit costs re-price. Further, as part of our desire to build the loan loss reserve coverage ratio throughout 2008, the provision in the quarter was increased by $600,000.”

Bancorp reported net income available to common shareholders for the three months ended March 31, 2008 of $2.8 million, or $0.19 diluted earnings per share, based on diluted shares of 14,669,003, compared to net income available to common shareholders of $2.9 million, or $0.20 diluted earnings per share, based on diluted shares of 14,382,223, for the three months ended December 31, 2007.

Bancorp reported net income available to common shareholders for the three months ended March 31, 2008 of $2.8 million, or $0.19 diluted earnings per share, based on diluted shares of 14,669,003, compared to net income available to common shareholders of $3.5 million, or $0.25 diluted earnings per share, based on diluted shares of 14,417,329, for the three months ended March 31, 2007.

At March 31, 2008, Bancorp's total assets were $1.6 billion, an increase of $253.2 million or 18.2% from March 31, 2007 and an increase of $79.1 million or 5.0% from December 31, 2007. Loans grew to $1.363 billion, an increase of $260.3 million or 23.6% from March 31, 2007 and an increase of $75.9 million or 5.9% from those of December 31, 2007. Deposits grew to $1.255 billion, an increase of $26.7 million or 2.2% from March 31, 2007 and a decrease of $23.5 million or 1.8%, from deposits at December 31, 2007.

Conference Call Webcast

Interested parties can access the LIVE webcast of Bancorp's Quarterly Earnings Conference Call at 10:00 AM EDT on Monday, April 28, 2008 by clicking on the webcast link on Bancorp's homepage at www.thebancorp.com. The conference call may also be listened to by dialing 800.901.5213 using passcode 58765009. For those who are not available to listen to the live broadcast, the replay of the webcast will be available following the live call on Bancorp's investor relations website and telephonically until Monday, May 5, 2008 by dialing 888-286-8010, access code 20551183.

About Bancorp

The Bancorp, Inc. is a bank holding company that operates The Bancorp Bank, an FDIC-insured commercial bank that delivers a full array of financial services and products both directly and through private-label affinity partner programs nationwide. The Bancorp Bank’s regional community bank division serves the needs of small and mid-size businesses and their principals in the Philadelphia-Wilmington region.

The Bancorp, Inc. Contact

Andres Viroslav

215-861-7990

andres.viroslav@thebancorp.com


The Bancorp, Inc.

Financial Highlights

(unaudited)

 

     Three months ended  
     March 31,  
Condensed income statement    2008     2007  
     (dollars in thousands except per share data)  
    

Net interest income

   $ 12,896     $ 12,554  

Provision for loan and lease losses

     1,350       750  

Non-interest income

     3,476       1,506  

Non-interest expense

     10,362       7,435  
                

Net income before income tax expense

     4,660       5,875  

Income tax expense

     1,833       2,293  
                

Net income

     2,827       3,582  

Less preferred stock dividends and accretion

     (17 )     (18 )

Income allocated to Series A preferred shareholders

     (21 )     (29 )
                

Net income available to common shareholders

   $ 2,789     $ 3,535  
                

Basic earnings per share

   $ 0.19     $ 0.26  
                

Diluted earnings per share

   $ 0.19     $ 0.25  
                

Weighted average shares - basic

     14,561,640       13,753,476  

Weighted average shares - diluted

     14,669,003       14,417,329  

 

     March 31,     December 31,     September 30     March 31  
Condensed balance sheet    2008     2007     2007     2007  
        

Assets

        

Federal funds sold

   $ 45,714     $ 40,783     $ 87,394     $ 148,832  

Investment securities

     127,962       122,215       117,790       114,794  

Loans

     1,362,653       1,286,789       1,262,333       1,102,372  

Allowance for loan and lease losses

     (11,328 )     (10,233 )     (9,527 )     (8,857 )

Other assets

     122,453       128,828       50,197       37,118  
                                

Total assets

   $ 1,647,454     $ 1,568,382     $ 1,508,187     $ 1,394,259  
                                

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

        

Transaction accounts

   $ 829,611     $ 864,254     $ 705,858     $ 747,514  

Time deposits

     425,159       414,064       400,066       480,521  
                                

Total deposits

     1,254,770       1,278,318       1,105,924       1,228,035  

Short term borrowings

     177,658       93,846       233,845       4,116  

Subordinated debt

     13,401       13,401       —         —    

Long term borrowings

     15,000       —         —         —    

Other liabilities

     6,438       6,558       5,834       8,658  

Shareholder's equity

     180,187       176,259       162,584       153,450  
                                

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 1,647,454     $ 1,568,382     $ 1,508,187     $ 1,394,259  
                                

 


     First     Fourth     Third     First  
     quarter     Quarter     quarter     quarter  
Average condensed balance sheet    average 2008     average 2007     average 2007     average 2007  

Assets

        

Federal funds sold

   $ 28,708     $ 31,880     $ 30,536     $ 108,008  

Investment securities

     122,161       118,313       114,361       115,313  

Loans

     1,330,566       1,269,324       1,213,002       1,072,293  

Allowance for loan and lease losses

     (10,928 )     (9,863 )     (9,748 )     (8,746 )

Other assets

     124,654       60,842       43,868       36,461  
                                

Total assets

   $ 1,595,161     $ 1,470,496     $ 1,392,019     $ 1,323,329  
                                

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

        

Transaction accounts

   $ 886,567     $ 731,571     $ 725,666     $ 605,375  

Time deposits

     392,594       423,617       385,387       488,344  
                                

Total deposits

     1,279,161       1,155,188       1,111,053       1,093,719  

Short term borrowings

     134,922       144,937       116,144       68,186  

Other borrowings

     165       —         —         —    

Other liabilities

     3,515       6,325       6,876       11,304  

Shareholders' equity

     177,398       164,046       157,946       150,120  
                                

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 1,595,161     $ 1,470,496     $ 1,392,019     $ 1,323,329  
                                
        
     March 31     December 31     September 30     March 31  
     2008     2007     2007     2007  
Loan Portfolio    Amount     Amount     Amount     Amount  

Commercial

   $ 324,824     $ 325,166     $ 282,339     $ 226,888  

Commercial mortgage

     419,764       369,124       383,397       323,741  

Construction

     348,133       307,614       314,543       293,915  
                                

Total commercial loans

     1,092,721       1,001,904       980,279       844,544  

Direct financing leases, net

     87,772       89,519       89,564       83,211  

Residential mortgage

     48,764       50,193       50,553       57,287  

Consumer loans and others

     132,671       144,882       142,221       117,595  
                                
     1,361,928       1,286,498       1,262,617       1,102,637  

Unamortized costs (fees)

     725       291       (284 )     (265 )
                                

Total loans, net of unamortized fees and costs

   $ 1,362,653     $ 1,286,789     $ 1,262,333     $ 1,102,372  
                                

Supplemental loan data (1):

        
        

Construction 1-4 family

   $ 177,843     $ 167,485      

Construction commercial, land acquisition and development

     170,290       140,129      
                    
   $ 348,133     $ 307,614      
                    

 

(1) Prior to December 31, 2007 Construction loans were tracked as a single category.


     Three months ended  
     March 31,  
Selected operating ratios    2008     2007  

Return on average assets

     0.71 %     1.08 %

Return on average equity

     6.37 %     9.54 %

Return on average tangible equity (1)

     9.80 %     9.80 %

Net interest margin

     3.45 %     3.87 %

Efficiency ratio

     63.29 %     52.88 %

Book value per share

   $ 12.28     $ 11.05  

(1) Reconciliation table for Non-GAAP financial measure

    

Return on average equity

     6.37 %     9.54 %

Effect of goodwill and intangibles

     3.43 %     0.26 %
                

Return on average tangible equity

     9.80 %     9.80 %

Average tangible equity excludes acquisition related average goodwill and intangibles:

    

Average shareholders’ equity

     177,398       150,120  

Average goodwill and intangibles

     (62,061 )     (3,951 )
                

Average tangible equity

     115,337       146,169  
     As of or for the period ended  
     March 31,  
Asset quality ratios    2008     2007  

Nonperforming loans to total loans

     0.70 %     0.03 %

Nonperforming assets to total assets

     0.58 %     0.02 %

Allowance for loan and lease losses to total loans

     0.83 %     0.80 %

Nonaccrual loans

     8,488       —    

Loans 90 days past due still accruing interest

     985       279