EX-99.1 2 pressreleasefirstqtr2007.htm PRESS RELEASE FIRST QUARTER 2007 FINANCIALS press release first quarter 2007 financials
Exhibit 99.1
 
Contact:  Kathleen Campbell, Marketing Director
    First Citizens National Bank
    15 South Main Street
    Mansfield, PA 16933
    570-662-0422
    570-662-8512 (fax)
 
 
Citizens Financial Services, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2007 Earnings

MANSFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA— April 19, 2007 - Citizens Financial Services, Incorporated (OTC BB: CZFS), parent company of First Citizens National Bank, has released its unaudited financial performance for the first quarter of 2007.

Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2007 was $1,380,000, which compares to $1,276,000 for the first quarter last year. This is an increase of $104,000, or 8.2%. Earnings per share for the first quarter are $.49 compared with $.44 last year, representing an increase of 11.4%. Return on equity for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 was 12.10% and 11.84%, respectively. Non-interest expenses have decreased $113,000 or 2.9% from a year ago.

CEO and President Randall E. Black stated, “Throughout this very difficult and abnormal yield curve environment, we have been able to achieve improved financial performance through cost control and deposit pricing discipline.”

Since last year, total assets have increased $26.2 million, or 4.8%. At the end of March, total assets were $566.4 million compared to $540.2 million last March. Net loans have increased $23.2 million since last March, an increase of 6.0%. Deposits have increased $29.6 million while borrowed funds have decreased $8.4 million.

Stockholders’ Equity, excluding accumulated other comprehensive income, has increased $2.8 million, or 6.4% since last March. Book value per share at March 31, 2007 was $16.31 compared with $15.32 last year, an increase of 6.5%. In April, a cash dividend of $.22 ½ per share was declared and will be paid to shareholders on April 27, 2007 to record holders as of April 13, 2007. This represents an increase of 4.7% over the dividend paid last April.

Citizens Financial Services, Inc., has over 1,500 shareholders, the majority of whom reside in Potter, Tioga, and Bradford Counties, Pennsylvania and Allegany County, New York, where their 16 offices are located.

Note: This press release may contain forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results and trends could differ materially from those set forth in such statements due to various factors. These factors include operating, legal and regulatory risks; changing economic and competitive conditions and other risks and uncertainties.



CITIZENS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
             
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
             
(UNAUDITED)
             
               
   
March 31
 
December 31
 
March 31
 
(in thousands except share data)
 
2007
 
2006
 
2006
 
ASSETS:
             
Cash and due from banks:
             
  Noninterest-bearing
 
$
7,491
 
$
10,007
 
$
9,781
 
  Interest-bearing
   
2
   
8
   
21
 
Total cash and cash equivalents
   
7,493
   
10,015
   
9,802
 
                     
Available-for-sale securities
   
109,320
   
109,743
   
105,220
 
 
                   
Loans (net of allowance for loan losses:
                   
  2007, $3,972; December 31, 2006, $3,876; and March 31, 2006, $3,709)
   
408,285
   
410,897
   
385,116
 
 
                   
Premises and equipment
   
12,898
   
12,892
   
12,195
 
Accrued interest receivable
   
2,577
   
2,458
   
2,316
 
Goodwill
   
8,605
   
8,605
   
8,605
 
Bank owned life insurance
   
8,126
   
8,047
   
7,815
 
Other assets
   
9,064
   
9,511
   
9,134
 
               
TOTAL ASSETS
 
$
566,368
 
$
572,168
 
$
540,203
 
               
LIABILITIES:
                   
Deposits:
                   
  Noninterest-bearing
 
$
50,865
 
$
48,509
 
$
52,360
 
  Interest-bearing
   
406,183
   
398,006
   
375,087
 
Total deposits
   
457,048
   
446,515
   
427,447
 
Borrowed funds
   
58,686
   
75,775
   
67,042
 
Accrued interest payable
   
2,167
   
2,287
   
1,657
 
Other liabilities
   
4,081
   
4,091
   
2,786
 
TOTAL LIABILITIES
   
521,982
   
528,668
   
498,932
 
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
                   
Common Stock
                   
$1.00 par value; authorized 10,000,000 shares;
                   
  issued 2,992,896 shares in 2007 and at December 31, 2006
                   
  and 2,965,257 shares at March 31, 2006
   
2,993
   
2,993
   
2,965
 
Additional paid-in capital
   
11,933
   
11,933
   
11,359
 
Retained earnings
   
34,767
   
34,007
   
31,930
 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
   
(1,605
)
 
(1,737
)
 
(1,942
)
Treasury Stock, at cost: 173,204 shares for
                   
  2007, 172,954 shares at December 31, 2006
                   
  and 144,088 shares at March 31, 2006
   
(3,702
)
 
(3,696
)
 
(3,041
)
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
   
44,386
   
43,500
   
41,271
 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
                   
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
$
566,368
 
$
572,168
 
$
540,203
 
 
 


CITIZENS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
         
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
         
(UNAUDITED)
         
   
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
March 31,
 
(in thousands, except per share data)
 
2007
 
2006
 
INTEREST INCOME:
         
Interest and fees on loans
 
$
7,357
 
$
6,519
 
Investment securities:
             
  Taxable
   
1,014
   
819
 
  Nontaxable
   
224
   
226
 
  Dividends
   
91
   
67
 
TOTAL INTEREST INCOME
   
8,686
   
7,631
 
INTEREST EXPENSE:
             
Deposits
   
3,309
   
2,601
 
Borrowed funds
   
926
   
663
 
TOTAL INTEREST EXPENSE
   
4,235
   
3,264
 
NET INTEREST INCOME
   
4,451
   
4,367
 
Provision for loan losses
   
120
   
60
 
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER
             
  PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES
   
4,331
   
4,307
 
NON-INTEREST INCOME:
             
Service charges
   
748
   
706
 
Trust
   
138
   
129
 
Brokerage
   
15
   
58
 
Insurance
   
4
   
36
 
Investment securities losses, net
   
-
   
(6
)
Earnings on bank owned life insurance
   
79
   
72
 
Other
   
143
   
137
 
TOTAL NON-INTEREST INCOME
   
1,127
   
1,132
 
NON-INTEREST EXPENSES:
             
Salaries and employee benefits
   
2,093
   
2,036
 
Occupancy
   
301
   
308
 
Furniture and equipment
   
128
   
152
 
Professional fees
   
165
   
140
 
Amortization
   
36
   
144
 
Other
   
1,055
   
1,111
 
TOTAL NON-INTEREST EXPENSES
   
3,778
   
3,891
 
Income before provision for income taxes
   
1,680
   
1,548
 
Provision for income taxes
   
300
   
272
 
NET INCOME
 
$
1,380
 
$
1,276
 
 
             
Earnings Per Share
 
$
0.49
 
$
0.44
 
Cash Dividends Paid
 
$
0.22
 
$
0.21
 
               
Weighted average number of shares outstanding
   
2,819,775
   
2,867,964
 
 
 


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
         
(UNAUDITED - IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AND RATIO DATA)
         
           
   
2007
 
2006
 
Three Months Ended March 31
         
Net Income
 
$
1,380
 
$
1,276
 
Comprehensive Income
   
1,512
   
875
 
Per common share data:
             
Earnings per share
 
$
0.49
 
$
0.44
 
Cash dividends paid per share
 
$
0.22
 
$
0.21
 
Performance Ratios:
             
Return on average assets (annualized)
   
0.96
%
 
0.96
%
Return on average equity (annualized)
   
12.10
%
 
11.84
%
               
               
               
At March 31
             
Assets
 
$
566,368
 
$
540,203
 
Investment securities:
             
Available for sale
   
109,320
   
105,220
 
Loans (net of unearned income)
   
412,257
   
388,825
 
Allowance for loan losses
   
3,972
   
3,709
 
Deposits
   
457,048
   
427,447
 
Stockholders' Equity
   
44,386
   
41,271
 
Non-performing assets
   
2,946
   
3,007
 
Average Leverage Ratio
   
7.90
%
 
7.91
%
Per common share data:
             
Book value
 
$
16.31
 
$
15.32
 
Market value (average of bid/ask price)
 
$
22.77
 
$
22.30
 
Market price to book value ratio
   
139.60
%
 
145.59
%
               
Per share calculations give retroactive effect to stock dividends declared by the Company
             
 
 

           
Cash Dividends
 
Common Stock Information:
 
Bid
 
Ask
 
Paid Per Share
 
               
Quarter Ended:
             
               
March 31, 2007
 
$
22.55
 
$
23.00
 
$
0.220
 
December 31, 2006
 
$
22.00
 
$
23.50
 
$
0.220
 
September 30, 2006
 
$
22.00
 
$
23.00
 
$
0.215
 
June 30, 2006
 
$
21.60
 
$
23.00
 
$
0.215
 
                     
March 31, 2006
 
$
21.35
 
$
23.25
 
$
0.210
 
December 31, 2005
 
$
20.80
 
$
21.00
 
$
0.210
 
September 30, 2005
 
$
20.10
 
$
20.50
 
$
0.205
 
June 30, 2005
 
$
21.00
 
$
21.70
 
$
0.205