UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

FORM 10-Q  

 

x Quarterly report under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended        March 31, 2012

 

¨ Transition report under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act

 

For the transition period from _______________ to ________________

 

Commission File Number: 0-24169

 

PEOPLES BANCORP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland   52-2027776
(State or Other Jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)   Identification No.)
     
P.O. Box 210, 100 Spring Avenue, Chestertown, Maryland   21620
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(410) 778-3500

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter periods that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes R No £

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes R No £

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer £ Accelerated filer £
Non-accelerated filer £ Smaller reporting company R
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)  

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes £ No R

 

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS

 

State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common equity, as of the latest practicable date: 779,512 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of May 1, 2012

 

 
 

 

PEOPLES BANCORP, INC.

 

FORM 10-Q

INDEX

 

  Page
     
Part I – Financial Information  
     
Item 1. Financial Statements 3
     
  Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2012 (unaudited)  and December 31, 2011 3
     
  Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited) for the three months  ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 4
     
  Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (unaudited)  for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 6
     
  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the three months  ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 7
     
  Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) 9
     
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 27
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 38
Item 4. Controls and Procedures 38
     
Part II – Other Information  
     
Item 1. Legal Proceedings 39
Item 1A. Risk Factors 39
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 39
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities 39
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 39
Item 5. Other Information 39
Item 6. Exhibits 39
     
Signatures   40
Exhibit Index   41

 

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements.

 

PEOPLES BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

    March 31,     December 31,  
    2012     2011  
    (unaudited)        
ASSETS                
Cash and due from banks   $ 33,099,778     $ 27,613,717  
Federal funds sold     9,019,000       9,018,000  
Cash and cash equivalents     42,118,778       36,631,717  
Securities available for sale     8,049,200       9,076,990  
Securities held to maturity (fair value of $1,014,750 and $4,370)     1,013,192       4,303  
Federal Home Loan Bank and CBB Financial Corp. stock, at cost     1,601,400       1,601,400  
Loans, less allowance for loan losses of $4,861,379 and $4,295,541     182,385,906       188,876,206  
Premises and equipment     6,128,152       6,186,844  
Goodwill and intangible assets     534,182       547,932  
Accrued interest receivable     759,681       1,087,971  
Deferred income taxes     1,683,379       1,678,922  
Foreclosed real estate     3,705,473       4,122,400  
Other assets     3,808,913       3,343,543  
    $ 251,788,256     $ 253,158,228  
                 
      2012       2011  
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                
Deposits                
Noninterest bearing checking   $ 41,176,800     $ 42,207,291  
Savings and NOW     50,930,723       50,736,832  
Money market     13,791,537       13,095,200  
Other time     98,335,524       97,155,945  
      204,234,584       203,195,268  
                 
Securities sold under repurchase agreements     1,909,668       2,916,900  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances     19,000,000       20,000,000  
Accrued interest payable     338,364       345,359  
Other liabilities     1,988,164       1,886,780  
      227,470,780       228,344,307  
Stockholders' equity                
Common stock, par value $10 per share; authorized 1,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 779,512 shares     7,795,120       7,795,120  
Additional paid-in capital     2,920,866       2,920,866  
Retained earnings     14,354,619       14,844,222  
Accumulated other comprehensive income                
Unrealized gain on securities available for sale     6,865       13,707  
Unfunded liability for defined benefit plan     (759,994 )     (759,994 )
      24,317,476       24,813,921  
    $ 251,788,256     $ 253,158,228  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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PEOPLES BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

 

    For the three months ended March 31,  
    2012     2011  
             
Interest and dividend revenue                
Loans, including fees   $ 2,691,558     $ 2,888,493  
U.S. government agency securities     11,550       41,713  
Deposit in other banks     3,711       8  
Federal funds sold     2,048       693  
Equity securities     5,037       4,245  
Total interest and dividend revenue     2,713,904       2,935,152  
                 
Interest expense                
Deposits     543,771       672,450  
Borrowed funds     164,899       181,131  
Total interest expense     708,670       853,581  
                 
Net interest income     2,005,234       2,081,571  
                 
Provision for loan losses     1,675,000       1,500,000  
Net interest income after provision for loan losses     330,234       581,571  
Noninterest revenue                
Service charges on deposit accounts     212,539       245,185  
Insurance commissions     363,434       375,314  
Gain (loss) on sale of foreclosed real estate     3,791       (17,352 )
Other noninterest revenue     110,961       61,185  
Total noninterest revenue     690,725       664,332  
Noninterest expense                
Salaries     751,927       734,010  
Employee benefits     294,843       290,349  
Occupancy     113,225       120,798  
Furniture and equipment     91,064       84,702  
Data processing and correspondent fees     177,140       175,246  
Forclosed real estate expense     98,826       22,408  
Other operating     379,826       378,377  
Total noninterest expense     1,906,851       1,805,890  
                 
Loss before income tax benefits     (885,892 )     (559,987 )
                 
Income tax (benefit)     (396,289 )     (262,367 )
                 
Net loss   $ (489,603 )   $ (297,620 )
                 
Loss per common share - basic and diluted   $ (0.63 )   $ (0.38 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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PEOPLES BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

    For the three months ended March 31,  
    2012     2011  
             
Net income (loss)   $ (489,603 )   $ (297,620 )
                 
Other comprehensive income                
Unrealized gain/loss on securities available for sale     (11,299 )     (4,172 )
Change in underfunded status of defined benefit plan     -       -  
      (11,299 )     (4,172 )
Income tax benefit relating to items above     (4,457 )     (1,645 )
Other comprehensive income     (6,842 )     (2,527 )
                 
Total comprehensive income   $ (496,445 )   $ (300,147 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2012 and 2011

 

                            Accumulated        
                Additional           other     Total  
    Common stock     paid-in     Retained     comprehensive     stockholders  
    Shares     Par value     capital     earnings     income     equity  
                                     
Balance, December 31, 2010     779,512     $ 7,795,120     $ 2,920,866     $ 17,088,742     $ (412,564 )   $ 27,392,164  
                                                 
Net loss     -       -       -       (297,620 )     -       (297,620 )
Unrealized loss on investment securities available for sale net of income taxes of $1,645     -       -       -       -       (2,527 )     (2,527 )
Cash dividend, $.22 per share     -       -       -       (171,493 )     -       (171,493 )
                                                 
Balance, March 31, 2011     779,512     $ 7,795,120     $ 2,920,866     $ 16,619,629     $ (415,091 )   $ 26,920,524  
                                                 
Balance, December 31, 2011     779,512     $ 7,795,120     $ 2,920,866     $ 14,844,222     $ (746,287 )   $ 24,813,921  
                                                 
Net loss     -       -       -       (489,603 )     -       (489,603 )
Unrealized loss on investment securities available for sale net of income taxes of $4,457     -       -       -       -       (6,842 )     (6,842 )
Cash dividend, $.00 per share     -       -       -       -       -       -  
                                                 
Balance, March 31, 2012     779,512     $ 7,795,120     $ 2,920,866     $ 14,354,619     $ (753,129 )   $ 24,317,476  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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PEOPLES BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

    For the three months ended March 31,  
       
    2012     2011  
             
Cash flows from operating activities                
Interest received   $ 3,062,476     $ 3,305,576  
Fees and commissions received     686,934       681,684  
Interest paid     (625,890 )     (2,191,494 )
Cash paid to suppliers and employees     (2,122,284 )     (965,038 )
Income taxes paid     237,852       262,367  
      1,239,088       1,093,095  
Cash flows from investing activities                
Proceeds from maturities and calls of investment securities                
Held to maturity     194       2,000,194  
Available for sale     2,000,000       3,000,000  
Purchase of investment securities                
Held to maturity     (1,009,200 )     -  
Available for sale     (998,460 )     (4,049,654 )
Redemption of Federal Home Loan Bank stock     -       -  
Loans made, net of principal collected     4,360,796       703,240  
Purchase of premises, equipment, and software     (7,449 )     (48,040 )
Proceeds from sale of foreclosed real estate     870,008       164,248  
      5,215,889       1,769,988  
Cash flows from financing activities                
Net increase (decrease) in                
Time deposits     879,579       736,878  
Other deposits     159,737       5,339,708  
Securities sold under repurchase agreements and federal funds purchased     (1,007,232 )     (574,667 )
Federal Home Loan Bank advances, net of repayments     (1,000,000 )     (2,000,000 )
Dividends paid     -       (171,493 )
      (967,916 )     3,330,426  
                 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents     5,487,061       6,193,509  
                 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period     36,631,717       11,394,485  
                 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period   $ 42,118,778     $ 17,587,994  

 

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PEOPLES BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)

 

    For the three months ended March 31,  
             
    2012     2011  
             
Reconciliation of net loss to net cash provided by operating activities                
Net loss   $ (489,603 )   $ (297,620 )
                 
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities                
Amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts     15,068       11,629  
Provision for loan losses     1,675,000       1,500,000  
Depreciation and software amortization     66,141       80,281  
Amortization of intangible assets     13,750       16,918  
(Gain) loss on sale of foreclosed real estate     (3,791 )     17,352  
Deferred income taxes     -       -  
Decrease (increase) in                
Accrued interest receivable     328,290       348,128  
Other assets     (465,370 )     (418,392 )
Increase (decrease) in                
Deferred origination fees and costs, net     5,214       10,667  
Accrued interest payable     82,780       (111,457 )
Other liabilities     11,609       (64,411 )
    $ 1,239,088     $ 1,093,095  
                 
Non cash transactions                
Transfer of foreclosed real estate   $ 449,290     $ 350,000  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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Peoples Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

1. Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Peoples Bancorp, Inc. and its subsidiaries, The Peoples Bank, a Maryland-chartered bank (the “Bank”), and Fleetwood, Athey, Macbeth & McCown, Inc., a Maryland insurance agency (the “Insurance Agency”), have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all the information and notes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring entries) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2012 or any other future interim period. The consolidated financial statements contained herein should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes contained in the Annual Report of Peoples Bancorp, Inc. on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011. When used in these notes, the term “Company” refers to Peoples Bancorp, Inc. and unless the context requires otherwise, its consolidated subsidiaries.

 

Consolidation has resulted in the elimination of all significant intercompany accounts and transactions.

 

The Company has evaluated events and transactions occurring subsequent to the balance sheet date of March 31, 2012 through May 11, 2012 for items that should potentially be recognized of disclosed in these financial statements. No significant subsequent events were identified that would affect the presentation of the financial information.

 

2. Cash Flows

 

For purposes of reporting cash flows, cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, amounts due from banks and overnight investments in federal funds sold.

 

3. Comprehensive loss

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, total comprehensive loss, net of taxes was $496,445 and $300,147, respectively. Comprehensive loss is the sum of net loss and the change in the unrealized gain or loss on securities available for sale, net of income taxes.

 

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4. Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses

 

Major classifications of loans as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

    March 31, 2012     December 31, 2011  
Real estate                
Residential   $ 72,953,766     $ 72,620,650  
Commercial     57,520,035       64,164,400  
Other     21,291,997       19,773,892  
Construction     7,684,711       7,919,498  
Commercial     23,380,970       23,714,668  
Consumer     4,344,297       4,901,916  
      187,175,776       193,095,024  
Deferred costs, net of deferred fees     71,509       76,723  
Allowance for loan losses     (4,861,379 )     (4,295,541 )
    $ 182,385,906     $ 188,876,206  

 

Loan Origination/Risk Management

 

The Company has certain lending policies and procedures in place that are designed to maximize loan income within an acceptable level of risk. Management reviews and approves these policies and procedures on a regular basis. A reporting system supplements the review process by providing management with frequent reports related to loan production, loan quality, loan delinquencies and non-performing and potential problem loans.

 

Real Estate Loans

 

Real estate loans are segregated into the following categories: Residential; Commercial; Construction and Land Development; and Other Loans.

 

Residential real estate loans are underwritten based on management’s determination of the borrower’s ability and willingness to repay, and a loan-to-value ratio of offered collateral of not more than 80% of the appraised value of the collateral.

 

Commercial real estate loans are subject to underwriting standards and processes similar to commercial and industrial loans, in addition to those of real estate loans. These loans are assessed primarily based on cash flow and secondarily on the underlying real estate collateral. Commercial real estate lending typically involves higher loan principal amounts and, generally, the repayment of these loans is largely dependent on the successful operation of the property securing the loan or the business conducted on the property securing the loan. Commercial real estate loans may be more adversely affected by conditions in the real estate markets or in the general economy. Management monitors and evaluates commercial real estate loans based on collateral and cash flow. With respect to loans to developers and builders that are secured by non-owner occupied properties that the Bank may originate from time to time, the Bank generally requires the borrower to have had an existing relationship with the Company and have a proven record of success.

 

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Construction, including land development, loans are underwritten based on financial analyses of the developers and property owners, and estimates of costs and value associated with the complete project. These estimates may be inaccurate. Construction loans often involve the disbursement of substantial funds with repayment substantially dependent on the success of the ultimate project. Sources of repayment for these types of loans may be pre-committed permanent loans from approved long-term lenders, sales of developed property or an interim loan commitment from the Bank until permanent financing is obtained. These loans are monitored by on-site inspections and are considered to have higher risks than other real estate loans due to the fact that their ultimate repayment is sensitive to interest rate changes, governmental regulation of real property, general economic conditions and the availability of long-term financing.

 

Commercial Loans

 

Commercial loans are underwritten after evaluating and understanding the borrower’s ability to operate profitably and to prudently expand its business. The Bank’s management examines current and projected cash flows to determine the ability of the borrower to repay its obligations as agreed. Commercial loans are primarily made based on the identified cash flows of the borrower and secondarily on the underlying collateral provided by the borrower. The cash flows of borrowers, however, may not be as expected and the collateral securing these loans may fluctuate in value. Most commercial loans are secured by the assets being financed or other business assets, such as accounts receivable or inventory, and may incorporate a personal guarantee; however, some short-term loans may be made on an unsecured basis.

 

Consumer Loans

 

The Bank originates consumer loans. To monitor and manage consumer loan risk, underwriting policies and procedures are developed and modified as needed. The Bank believes that its monitoring activity, coupled with relatively small loan amounts that are spread across many individual borrowers, minimizes risk.

 

The Bank obtains an independent loan review from a third party vendor that reviews and evaluates the credit risk program on a periodic basis. Results of these reviews are presented to management. The loan review process complements and reinforces the risk identification and assessment decisions made by lenders and credit personnel, as well as the Bank’s policies and procedures. Most of the Bank’s lending activity occurs in Kent County, Northern Queen Anne’s County, and Southern Cecil County in Maryland.

 

The rate repricing and maturity distribution of the loan portfolio is as follows:

 

    March 31, 2012     December 31, 2011  
Within ninety days   $ 59,527,941     $ 75,837,962  
Over ninety days to one year     53,895,252       49,933,835  
Over one year to five years     73,661,463       66,925,514  
Over five years     91,120       397,713  
    $ 187,175,776     $ 193,095,024  
                 
Variable rate loans included in above   $ 44,432,760     $ 47,509,265  

 

The following table illustrates total impaired loans segmented by those with and without a related allowance as of March 31, 2012, March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2011.

 

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Total Impaired Loans Segmented With and Without a Related Allowance Recorded

March 31, 2012

 

    Number           Unpaid           Interest     Average  
    of     Recorded     Contractual     Related     Income     Recorded  
Description of Loans   loans     Investment     Balance     Allowance     Recognized     Investment  
                                     
With Related Allowance recorded                                                
Residential real estate     25     $ 4,587,280     $ 4,966,074     $ 707,451     $ 28,421     $ 4,908,137  
Commercial real estate     7       3,630,646       4,084,690       502,800       11,329       3,966,467  
Other real estate     4       1,511,659       1,520,751       136,476       14,712       1,632,034  
Construction and land development     2       260,027       357,925       123,810       2,253       336,942  
Commercial loans     1       149,658       149,701       141,596       507       149,711  
Consumer loans     -       -       -       -       -       -  
Total impaired loans     39     $ 10,139,270     $ 11,079,141     $ 1,612,133     $ 57,222     $ 10,993,291  
                                                 
With No Related Allowance recorded                                                
Residential real estate     45     $ 5,925,522     $ 6,805,309     $ -     $ 67,844     $ 6,720,979  
Commercial real estate     7       1,589,939       1,631,237       -       16,213       1,591,149  
Other real estate     1       186,866       186,866       -       3,273       184,984  
Construction and land development     5       535,354       691,790       -       1,481       672,966  
Commercial loans     -       -       -       -       -       -  
Consumer loans     -       -       -       -       -       -  
Total impaired loans     58     $ 8,237,681     $ 9,315,202     $ -     $ 88,811     $ 9,170,078  
                                                 
TOTAL                                                
Residential real estate     70     $ 10,512,802     $ 11,771,383     $ 707,451     $ 96,265     $ 11,629,116  
Commercial real estate     14       5,220,585       5,715,927       502,800       27,542       5,557,616  
Other real estate     5       1,698,525       1,707,617       136,476       17,985       1,817,018  
Construction and land development     7       795,381       1,049,715       123,810       3,734       1,009,908  
Commercial loans     1       149,658       149,701       141,596       507       149,711  
Consumer loans     -       -       -       -       -       -  
Total impaired loans     97     $ 18,376,951     $ 20,394,343     $ 1,612,133     $ 146,033     $ 20,163,369  

 

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Total Impaired Loans Segmented With and Without a Related Allowance Recorded

December 31, 2011

 

    Number           Unpaid           Interest     Average  
    of     Recorded     Contractual     Related     Income     Recorded  
Description of Loans   loans     Investment     Balance     Allowance     Recognized     Investment  
                                     
With Related Allowance recorded                                                
Residential real estate     18     $ 3,032,410     $ 3,407,124     $ 632,496     $ 104,883     $ 2,649,640  
Commercial real estate     3       3,177,730       3,614,975       444,903       102,048       3,497,395  
Other real estate     -       -       -       -       -       -  
Construction and land development     3       452,549       670,371       154,782       9,604       581,392  
Commercial loans     1       149,751       150,420       31,671       3,930       149,751  
Consumer loans     -       -       -       -       -       -  
Total impaired loans     25     $ 6,812,440     $ 7,842,890     $ 1,263,852     $ 220,465     $ 6,878,178  
                                                 
With No Related Allowance recorded                                        
Residential real estate     39     $ 5,916,089     $ 6,644,581     $ -     $ 308,487     $ 6,484,492  
Commercial real estate     6       1,541,699       2,367,015       -       69,761       1,931,087  
Other real estate     4       1,028,000       1,031,466       -       74,254       1,014,270  
Construction and land development     6       788,183       1,023,929       -       29,667       949,221  
Commercial loans     -       -       -       -       -       -  
Consumer loans     -       -       -       -       -       -  
Total impaired loans     55     $ 9,273,971     $ 11,066,991     $ -     $ 482,169     $ 10,379,070  
                                                 
TOTAL                                                
Residential real estate     57     $ 8,948,499     $ 10,051,705     $ 632,496     $ 413,370     $ 9,134,132  
Commercial real estate     9       4,719,429       5,981,990       444,903       171,809       5,428,482  
Other real estate     4       1,028,000       1,031,466       -       74,254       1,014,270  
Construction and land development     9       1,240,732       1,694,300       154,782       39,271       1,530,613  
Commercial loans     1       149,751       150,420       31,671       3,930       149,751  
Consumer loans     -       -       -       -       -       -  
Total impaired loans     80     $ 16,086,411     $ 18,909,881     $ 1,263,852     $ 702,634     $ 17,257,248  

 

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Total Impaired Loans Segmented With and Without a Related Allowance Recorded

March 31, 2011

 

    Number           Unpaid           Interest     Average  
    of     Recorded     Contractual     Related     Income     Recorded  
Description of Loans   loans     Investment     Balance     Allowance     Recognized     Investment  
                                     
With Related Allowance recorded                                                
Residential real estate     10     $ 1,605,699     $ 1,605,699     $ 794,111     $ 367,514     $ 1,609,815  
Commercial real estate     6       4,360,951       4,360,951       594,952       2,893,290       4,369,670  
Other real estate     -       -       -       -       -       -  
Construction and land development     4       3,966,355       3,966,355       546,957       832,566       4,169,626  
Commercial loans     1       26,523       26,523       26,523       995       26,821  
Consumer loans     -       -       -       -       -       -  
Total impaired loans     21     $ 9,959,528     $ 9,959,528     $ 1,962,543     $ 4,094,365     $ 10,175,932  
                                                 
With No Related Allowance recorded                                                
Residential real estate     10     $ 965,315     $ 965,315     $ -     $ 316,575     $ 1,020,772  
Commercial real estate     5       650,141       650,141       -       250,454       650,141  
Other real estate     -       -       -       -       -       -  
Construction and land development     3       625,967       625,967       -       191,308       625,968  
Commercial loans     2       75,000       75,000       -       8,441       75,000  
Consumer loans     -       -       -       -       -       -  
Total impaired loans     20     $ 2,316,423     $ 2,316,423     $ -     $ 766,778     $ 2,371,881  
                                                 
TOTAL                                                
Residential real estate     20     $ 2,571,014     $ 2,571,014     $ 794,111     $ 684,089     $ 2,630,587  
Commercial real estate     11       5,011,092       5,011,092       594,952       3,143,744       5,019,811  
Other real estate     -       -       -       -       -       -  
Construction and land development     7       4,592,322       4,592,322       546,957       1,023,874       4,795,594  
Commercial loans     3       101,523       101,523       26,523       9,436       101,821  
Consumer loans     -       -       -       -       -       -  
Total impaired loans     41     $ 12,275,951     $ 12,275,951     $ 1,962,543     $ 4,861,143     $ 12,547,813  

 

The following table represents the allowance for loan losses and loan balances that are individually evaluated for impairment and loan balances collectively evaluated for possible impairment.

 

Allowance for Loan Losses and Loan Balances that are Individually and Collectively Evaluated for Inherent Impairment

March 31, 2012

 

                            Construction                          
                Residential     Commercial     and land     Other                    
    Unallocated     Commercial     Real Estate     Real Estate     Development     Real Estate     Consumer     Overdraft     Total  
Allowance for loan losses                                                                        
Beginning balance   $ 22,431     $ 342,962     $ 1,467,947     $ 1,608,829     $ 777,031     $ 9,755     $ 65,539     $ 1,047     $ 4,295,541  
Charge-offs     -       (333,874 )     (466,146 )     (45,136 )     (66,907 )     (208,740 )     (19,392 )     (951 )     (1,141,146 )
Recoveries     -       3,300       1,591       18,779       6,000       -       2,051       263       31,984  
Provision     (18,035 )     565,857       656,661       78,719       33,460       342,590       15,038       710       1,675,000  
Ending balance   $ 4,396     $ 578,245     $ 1,660,053     $ 1,661,191     $ 749,584     $ 143,605     $ 63,236     $ 1,069     $ 4,861,379  
                                                                         
Ending balance allocated to:                                                                
Loans individually evaluated for impairment   $ -     $ 141,596     $ 707,451     $ 502,800     $ 123,810     $ 136,476     $ -     $ -     $ 1,612,133  
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment     4,396       436,649       952,602       1,158,391       625,774       7,129       63,236       1,069       3,249,246  
    $ 4,396     $ 578,245     $ 1,660,053     $ 1,661,191     $ 749,584     $ 143,605     $ 63,236     $ 1,069     $ 4,861,379  

 

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Allowance for Loan Losses and Loan Balances that are Individually and Collectively Evaluated for Inherent Impairment
December 31, 2011

 

                            Construction                          
                Residential     Commercial     and land     Other                    
    Unallocated     Commercial     Real Estate     Real Estate     Development     Real Estate     Consumer     Overdraft     Total  
Allowance for loan losses                                                                        
Beginning balance   $ 137,047     $ 676,113     $ 806,728     $ 1,124,851     $ 2,780,148     $ 2,122     $ 126,751     $ 3,028     $ 5,656,788  
Charge-offs     -       (669,862 )     (1,780,502 )     (2,786,202 )     (2,743,903 )     -       (17,330 )     (2,520 )     (8,000,319 )
Recoveries     -       6,498       31,414       6,051       16,100       -       27,825       1,184       89,072  
Provision     (114,616 )     330,213       2,410,307       3,264,129       724,686       7,633       (71,707 )     (645 )     6,550,000  
Ending balance   $ 22,431     $ 342,962     $ 1,467,947     $ 1,608,829     $ 777,031     $ 9,755     $ 65,539     $ 1,047     $ 4,295,541  
                                                                         
Ending balance allocated to:                                                                        
Loans individually evaluated for impairment   $ -     $ 31,671     $ 632,496     $ 444,903     $ 154,782     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 1,263,852  
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment     22,431       311,291       835,451       1,163,926       622,249       9,755       65,539       1,047       3,031,689  
    $ 22,431     $ 342,962     $ 1,467,947     $ 1,608,829     $ 777,031     $ 9,755     $ 65,539     $ 1,047     $ 4,295,541  

 

Allowance for Loan Losses and Loan Balances that are Individually and Collectively Evaluated for Inherent Impairment
March 31, 2011

 

                            Construction                          
                Residential     Commercial     and land     Other                    
    Unallocated     Commercial     Real Estate     Real Estate     Development     Real Estate     Consumer     Overdraft     Total  
Allowance for loan losses                                                                        
Beginning balance   $ 137,047     $ 676,113     $ 806,728     $ 1,124,851     $ 2,780,148     $ 2,122     $ 126,751     $ 3,028     $ 5,656,788  
Charge-offs     -       (491,329 )     (366,626 )     (185,626 )     (2,141,948 )     -       (8,904 )     (682 )     (3,195,115 )
Recoveries     -       210       1,575       -       -       -       24,084       608       26,477  
Provision     (134,645 )     350,135       995,276       276,093       38,425       91       (36,053 )     10,678       1,500,000  
Ending balance   $ 2,402     $ 535,129     $ 1,436,953     $ 1,215,318     $ 676,625     $ 2,213     $ 105,878     $ 13,632     $ 3,988,150  
                                                                         
Ending balance allocated to:                                                                        
Loans individually evaluated for impairment   $ -     $ 26,523     $ 794,111     $ 594,952     $ 546,957     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 1,962,543  
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment     2,402       508,606       642,842       620,366       129,668       2,213       105,878       13,632       2,025,607  
    $ 2,402     $ 535,129     $ 1,436,953     $ 1,215,318     $ 676,625     $ 2,213     $ 105,878     $ 13,632     $ 3,988,150  

 

As part of the on-going monitoring of the quality of the Bank’s loan portfolio, management tracks certain credit quality indicators. The Bank risk rates all loans. Loans are risk rated based on the scale below.

 

Grade 1 through 4 – These grades include “pass grade” loans to borrowers of acceptable credit quality and risk.

 

Grade 5 – This grade includes loans that are on Management’s “watch list” and is intended to be utilized on a temporary basis for pass grade borrowers where a significant risk-modifying action is anticipated in the near future.

 

Grade 6 – This grade is for “Other Assets Especially Mentioned” or “Special Mention” in accordance with regulatory guidelines. This grade is intended to be temporary and includes loans to borrowers whose credit quality has clearly deteriorated and are at risk of further decline unless active measures are taken to correct the situation. This grade may include loans not fully secured where a specific valuation allowance may be necessary.

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Grade 7 through 9 – This grade includes “Substandard” loans, in accordance with regulatory guidelines, for which accrual of interest may have stopped. This grade includes loans where loans are past due or not fully secured where a specific valuation allowance may be necessary.

 

The following table illustrates classified loans by class. Classified loans included loans in Risk Grades 5, 6, and 7 through 9.

 

                Special              
March 31, 2012   Pass     Pass Watch     Mention     Substandard     Total  
                               
Commercial   $ 21,913,696     $ 213,707     $ -     $ 1,253,567     $ 23,380,970  
Residential real estate     61,909,861       3,781,684       515,880       6,746,341       72,953,766  
Commercial real estate     52,992,693       927,749       -       3,599,593       57,520,035  
Construction and land development     7,088,918       -       -       595,793       7,684,711  
Other real estate     20,024,561       42,020       554,416       671,000       21,291,997  
Consumer     4,321,306       22,991       -       -       4,344,297  
    $ 168,251,035     $ 4,988,151     $ 1,070,296     $ 12,866,294     $ 187,175,776  

 

                Special              
December 31, 2011   Pass     Pass Watch     Mention     Substandard     Total  
                               
Commercial   $ 22,146,008     $ 675,334     $ -     $ 893,326     $ 23,714,668  
Residential real estate     62,105,761       4,435,904       65,025       6,013,960       72,620,650  
Commercial real estate     56,702,227       3,310,503       -       4,151,670       64,164,400  
Construction and land development     6,879,087       -       -       1,040,411       7,919,498  
Other real estate     17,778,764       -       1,951,473       43,655       19,773,892  
Consumer     4,855,566       36,453       -       9,897       4,901,916  
    $ 170,467,413     $ 8,458,194     $ 2,016,498     $ 12,152,919     $ 193,095,024  

 

The following table analyzes the age of past due loans, including both accruing and nonaccruing loans, segregated by class of loans as of the three months ended March 31, 2012, the year ended December 31, 2011 and the three months ended March 31, 2010.

 

                Greater than                          
    30-59 Days     60-89 Days     90 Days and     Total           Total     Loans 90 Days  
March 31, 2012   Past Due     Past Due     Nonaccruing     Past Due     Current     Loans     and Accruing  
                                           
Residential real estate   $ 2,286,361     $ 757,175     $ 6,046,844     $ 9,090,380     $ 63,863,386     $ 72,953,766     $ -  
Commercial real estate     777,825       -       3,523,621       4,301,446       53,218,589       57,520,035       -  
Other real estate     121,579       -       671,000       792,579       20,499,418       21,291,997       -  
Construction and land development     19,887       -       595,793       615,680       7,069,031       7,684,711       -  
Commercial loans     390,162       82,993       35,244       508,399       22,872,571       23,380,970       -  
Consumer loans     51,771       892       54,340       107,003       4,237,294       4,344,297       2,429  
Total   $ 3,647,585     $ 841,060     $ 10,926,842     $ 15,415,487     $ 171,760,289     $ 187,175,776     $ 2,429  

 

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                Greater than                          
    30-59 Days     60-89 Days     90 Days and     Total           Total     Loans 90 Days  
December 31, 2011   Past Due     Past Due     Nonaccruing     Past Due     Current     Loans     and Accruing  
                                           
Residential real estate   $ 2,435,288     $ 942,334     $ 3,730,214     $ 7,107,836     $ 65,512,814     $ 72,620,650     $ 107,206  
Commercial real estate     1,839,733       212,058       5,128,702       7,180,493       56,983,906       64,164,399       -  
Other real estate     122,533       -       -       122,533       19,651,359       19,773,892       -  
Construction and land development     20,093       -       662,139       682,232       7,237,267       7,919,499       -  
Commercial loans     208,884       28,003       13,377       250,264       23,464,404       23,714,668       -  
Consumer loans     59,857       49,321       38,204       147,382       4,754,534       4,901,916       -  
Total   $ 4,686,388     $ 1,231,716     $ 9,572,636     $ 15,490,740     $ 177,604,284     $ 193,095,024     $ 107,206  

 

                Greater than                          
    30-59 Days     60-89 Days     90 Days and     Total           Total     Loans 90 Days  
March 31, 2011   Past Due     Past Due     Nonaccruing     Past Due     Current     Loans     and Accruing  
                                           
Residential real estate   $ 4,355,588     $ 897,789     $ 4,496,886     $ 9,750,263     $ 64,435,920     $ 74,186,183     $ 1,739,984  
Commercial real estate     964,532       163,584       5,206,757       6,334,873       58,538,075       64,872,948       1,386,885  
Other real estate     -       -       43,318       43,318       24,216,629       24,259,947       43,318  
Construction and land development     465,120       240,609       4,100,296       4,806,025       8,644,726       13,450,751       1,022,686  
Commercial loans     509,101       35,236       238,631       782,968       25,907,492       26,690,460       52,819  
Consumer loans     133,511       38,325       43,233       215,069       4,970,981       5,186,050       5,843  
Total   $ 6,427,852     $ 1,375,543     $ 14,129,121     $ 21,932,516     $ 186,713,823     $ 208,646,339     $ 4,251,535  

 

Loans on which the accrual of interest has been discontinued or reduced, and the interest that would have been accrued at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, are as follows:

 

    March 31, 2012     December 31, 2011  
             
Residential real estate   $ 6,046,844     $ 3,623,008  
Commercial real estate     3,523,621       5,128,702  
Other real estate     671,000       -  
Construction and land development     595,792       662,139  
Commercial loans     35,245       13,377  
Consumer loans     51,911       38,204  
Total   $ 10,924,413     $ 9,465,430  
                 
Interest not accrued on nonaccrual loans   $ 696,660     $ 621,287  

 

A loan will be returned to accrual status when all of the principal and interest amounts contractually due are brought current and management believes that future principal and interest amounts contractually due are reasonably assured, which belief is typically evidenced by a sustained period (at least six months) of repayment performance by the borrower.

 

The modification of terms on a loan (restructuring) is considered a “troubled debt restructuring” if it is done to accommodate a borrower who is experiencing financial difficulties. The lender may forgive principal, lower the interest rate or payment amount, or may modify the payment due dates or maturity date of the loan for a troubled borrower. The Bank’s troubled debt restructurings at March 31, 2012, December 31, 2011 and March 31, 2011 are set forth in the following table:

 

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TROUBLED DEBT RESTRUCTURINGS

 

                Paying as agreed           Past due  
    Number of     Contract     under     Number of     30 days or more  
March 31, 2012   Contracts     balance     modified terms     Contracts     Or non-accruing  
Troubled Debt restructurings                                        
Residential real estate     57     $ 8,891,645     $ 4,538,066       29     $ 4,353,579  
Commercial real estate     15       4,992,256       1,540,349       9       3,451,907  
Other real estate     5       1,698,526       1,027,526       1       671,000  
Construction and land development     4       585,789       164,660       2       421,130  
Commercial loans     1       149,658       149,658       -       -  
Consumer loans     1       3,974       -       1       3,974  
      83     $ 16,321,849     $ 7,420,259       42     $ 8,901,590  

 

                Paying as agreed           Past due  
    Number of     Contract     under     Number of     30 days or more  
December 31, 2011   Contracts     balance     modified terms     Contracts     Or non-accruing  
Troubled Debt restructurings                                        
Residential real estate     41     $ 5,987,534     $ 4,090,470       17     $ 1,897,065  
Commercial real estate     28       6,857,017       2,230,550       17       4,626,466  
Other real estate     4       1,028,000       1,028,000       -       -  
Construction and land development     1       189,184       -       1       189,184  
Commercial loans     2       199,742       199,742       -       -  
Consumer loans     -       -       -       -       -  
      76     $ 14,261,477     $ 7,548,762       35     $ 6,712,715  

 

                Paying as agreed           Past due  
    Number of     Contract     under     Number of     30 days or more  
March 31, 2011   Contracts     balance     modified terms     Contracts     Or non-accruing  
Troubled Debt restructurings                                        
Residential real estate     34     $ 6,191,491     $ 3,458,447       12     $ 2,733,044  
Commercial real estate     20       6,097,347       4,410,926       5       1,686,421  
Other real estate     6       1,533,633       1,533,633       -       -  
Construction and land development     4       1,134,751       67,500       3       1,067,251  
Commercial loans     -       -       -       -       -  
Consumer loans     -       -       -       -       -  
      64     $ 14,957,221     $ 9,470,506       20     $ 5,486,715  

 

Outstanding loan commitments, unused lines of credit, and letters of credit as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

    March 31, 2012     December 31, 2011  
             
Check loan lines of credit   $ 539,691     $ 493,545  
Mortgage lines of credit and loan commitments     7,636,129       6,910,187  
Other lines of credit and commitments     11,064,942       10,942,715  
Undisbursed construction loan commitments     1,844,248       1,381,015  
    $ 21,085,010     $ 19,727,462  
                 
Standby letters of credit   $ 2,607,138     $ 2,685,138  

 

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Loan commitments and lines of credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition to the contract. Loan commitments generally have interest rates fixed at current market rates, fixed expiration dates, and may require payment of a fee. Lines of credit generally have variable interest rates. Such lines do not represent future cash requirements because it is unlikely that all customers will draw upon their lines in full at any time.

 

Letters of credit are commitments issued to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party.

 

Loan commitments, lines of credit, and letters of credit are made on the same terms, including collateral, as outstanding loans. The Bank’s exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the borrower is represented by the contract amount of the commitment. Management is not aware of any fact that could cause the Bank to incur an accounting loss as a result of funding these commitments.

 

The Bank lends to customers located primarily in and near Kent County, Queen Anne’s County, and Cecil County, Maryland. Although the loan portfolio is diversified, its performance will be influenced by the economy of the region.

 

4.       Earnings Per Share

 

Earnings (loss) per common share is derived by dividing net income (loss) available to holders of shares of common stock by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding of 779,512 for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011.

 

5.       Pension

 

The Bank maintains a defined benefit pension plan covering substantially all employees of the Bank. Benefits are based on years of service and the employee’s highest average rate of earnings for five consecutive years during the final ten full years before retirement. The Bank’s general funding policy is to contribute annually the maximum amount that can be deducted for income tax purposes, determined using the projected unit credit cost method. The assets of the plan are invested in various time deposits and held in trust as required by law.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, the Bank recognized net periodic costs for this plan of $75,000 and $75,844, respectively. The Bank contributed nothing to the plan during the first quarter of 2012 compared to $34,088 contributed during the first quarter of 2011.

 

6.       Segment Reporting

 

The Company operates two primary businesses: Community Banking and Insurance Products and Services. Through the Community Banking business, the Company provides services to consumers and small businesses on the upper Eastern Shore of Maryland through its seven branches. Community Banking activities include serving the deposit needs of small business and individual consumers by providing banking products and services to fit their needs. Loan products available to consumers include mortgage, home equity, automobile, marine, and installment loans and other secured and unsecured personal lines of credit. Small business lending includes commercial mortgages, real estate development loans, equipment and operating loans, as well as secured and unsecured lines of credit, accounts receivable financing arrangements, and merchant card services.

 

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Through the Insurance Products and Services business, the Company provides a full range of insurance products and services to businesses and consumers in the Company’s market areas. Products include property and casualty, life, marine, individual health and long-term care insurance.

 

Selected financial information by line of business is included in the following table:

 

          Insurance              
For the three months ended   Community     products     Intersegment     Consolidated  
March 31, 2012   banking     and services     Transactions     Total  
                         
Net interest income   $ 2,004,985     $ 249     $ -     $ 2,005,234  
Provision for loan losses     1,675,000       -       -       1,675,000  
Net interest income after provision     329,985       249       -       330,234  
                                 
Noninterest revenue     326,586       364,139       -       690,725  
Noninterest expense     1,653,206       253,645       -       1,906,851  
Income (loss) before income taxes     (996,635 )     110,743       -       (885,892 )
Income taxes (benefit)     (440,011 )     43,722       -       (396,289 )
Net income (loss)   $ (556,624 )   $ 67,021     $ -     $ (489,603 )
                                 
Average assets   $ 251,555,149     $ 1,912,879     $ (1,019,875 )   $ 252,448,153  

 

          Insurance              
For the three months ended   Community     products     Intersegment     Consolidated  
March 31, 2011   banking     and services     Transactions     Total  
                         
Net interest income   $ 2,081,253     $ 318     $ -     $ 2,081,571  
Provision for loan losses     1,500,000       -       -       1,500,000  
Net interest income after provision     581,253       318       -       581,571  
                                 
Noninterest revenue     288,417       375,915       -       664,332  
Noninterest expense     1,585,507       220,383       -       1,805,890  
Income (loss) before income taxes     (715,837 )     155,850       -       (559,987 )
Income taxes (benefit)     (323,842 )     61,475       -       (262,367 )
Net income (loss)   $ (391,995 )   $ 94,375     $ -     $ (297,620 )
                                 
Average assets   $ 247,669,212     $ 1,718,752     $ (756,434 )   $ 248,631,530  

 

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7.        Fair Value

 

The fair value of an asset or a liability is the price that would be received to sell that asset or paid to transfer that liability in an orderly transaction occurring in the principal market (or most advantageous market in the absence of a principal market) for such asset or liability. In estimating fair value, the Company utilizes valuation techniques that are consistent with the market approach, the income approach and/or the cost approach. Such valuation techniques are consistently applied. Inputs to valuation techniques include the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) valuation techniques include the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or a liability. FASB ASC Topic 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy for valuation inputs that gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs. The fair value hierarchy is as follows:

 

  Level 1 inputs — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date.
   
  Level 2 inputs — Inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These might include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (such as interest rates. volatilities, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.) or inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by market data by correlation or other means.
   
  Level 3 inputs — Unobservable inputs for determining the fair values of assets or liabilities that reflect an entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the assets or liabilities.

 

In general, fair value is based upon quoted market prices, where available. If such quoted market prices are not available, fair value is based upon internally developed models that primarily use, as inputs, observable market-based parameters. Valuation adjustments may be made to ensure that financial instruments are recorded at fair value. These adjustments may include amounts to reflect counterparty credit quality and the issuer’s creditworthiness, among other things, as well as unobservable parameters. Any such valuation adjustments are applied consistently over time. The Company’s valuation methodologies may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Although management believes the Company’s valuation methodologies are appropriate and consistent with those used by other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different estimate of fair value at the reporting date. Furthermore, the reported fair value amounts have not been comprehensively revalued since the presentation dates, and, therefore, estimates of fair value after the balance sheet date may differ significantly from the amounts presented herein. Transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy are recognized on the actual date of the event or circumstance that caused the transfer, which generally coincides with the Company’s monthly and quarterly valuation process.

 

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Fair value measured on a recurring basis

 

The Company measures securities available for sale at fair value on a recurring basis. The following table summarizes securities available for sale measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of the three months ended March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, segregated by the level of the valuation inputs within the fair value hierarchy utilized to measure fair value.

 

March 31, 2012                        
Available for Sale   Total     Level 1 Inputs     Level 2 Inputs     Level 3 Inputs  
U. S. Government Agency Securities   $ 8,049,200     $ 8,049,200     $ -     $ -  
                                 
December 31, 2011                                
Available for Sale     Total       Level 1 Inputs       Level 2 Inputs       Level 3 Inputs  
U. S. Government Agency Securities   $ 9,076,990     $ 9,076,990     $ -     $ -  

 

Fair values on a nonrecurring basis

 

The Company’s foreclosed real estate and impaired loans are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, which means that the assets are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis but are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances (for example, when there is evidence of reduced property value). Foreclosed real estate measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis during the three and twelve months ended March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 is reported at the fair value of the underlying collateral, assuming that the sale prices of the properties will be their current appraised values. Appraised values are estimated using Level 2 inputs based on observable market data and current property tax assessments. Impaired loans were measured at fair value during the same period and are reported at the fair value of the loan’s collateral. Fair value is generally determined using Level 3 inputs based upon independent appraisals of the properties, or discounted cash flows based upon the expected proceeds.

 

    Level     Level     Level        
    1 Inputs     2 Inputs     3 Inputs     Total  
March 31, 2012                                
Foreclosed real estate   $ -     $ 3,705,473     $ -     $ 3,705,473  
Impaired Loans     -       -       16,764,818       18,376,951  
    $ -     $ 3,705,473     $ 16,764,818     $ 22,082,424  
                                 
December 31, 2011                                
Foreclosed real estate   $ -     $ 4,122,400     $ -     $ 4,122,400  
Impaired Loans     -       -       14,822,559       16,086,411  
    $ -     $ 4,122,400     $ 14,822,559     $ 20,208,811  

 

FASB ASC Topic 825 requires disclosure of the fair value of financial assets and financial liabilities, including those financial assets and financial liabilities that are not measured and reported at fair value on a recurring basis.

 

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The Company does not measure the fair value of any of its other financial assets or liabilities on a recurring basis. The fair value of financial instruments equals the carrying value of the instruments except as noted.

 

    March 31, 2012     December 31, 2011  
    Carrying
amount
    Fair
value
    Carrying
amount
    Fair
value
 
                         
Financial assets                                
Level 2 inputs:                                
Cash and due from banks   $ 33,099,778     $ 33,099,778     $ 27,613,717     $ 27,613,717  
Federal funds sold     9,019,000       9,019,000       9,018,000       9,018,000  
Securities held to maturity     1,013,192       1,014,750       4,303       4,370  
Federal Home Loan Bank  and CBB                                
Financial Corp. stock     1,601,400       1,601,400       1,601,400       1,601,400  
Loans, net     182,385,906       182,280,475       188,876,206       189,419,727  
Accrued interest receivable     759,681       759,681       1,087,971       1,087,971  
                                 
Financial liabilities                                
Level 2 inputs:                                
Noninterest-bearing deposits   $ 41,176,800     $ 41,176,800     $ 42,207,291     $ 42,207,291  
Interest-bearing deposits     163,057,784       165,380,227       160,987,977       164,463,824  
Short-term borrowings     1,909,668       1,909,668       2,916,900       2,916,900  
Federal Home Loan                                
Bank advances     19,000,000       20,910,576       20,000,000       21,878,280  
Accrued interest payable     338,364       338,364       345,359       345,359  

 

The fair value of fixed-rate loans is estimated to be the present value of scheduled payments discounted using interest rates currently in effect. The fair value of variable-rate loans, including loans with a demand feature, is estimated to equal the carrying amount of the loan. The valuation of loans is adjusted for possible loan losses.

 

The fair value of interest-bearing checking, savings, and money market deposit accounts is equal to the carrying amount. The fair value of fixed-maturity time deposits and borrowings is estimated based on interest rates currently offered for deposits and borrowings of similar remaining maturities.

 

It is not practicable to estimate the fair value of outstanding loan commitments, unused lines of credit, and letters of credit.

 

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8 . Investment Securities

 

Investment securities are summarized as follows:

 

March 31, 2012   Amortized
cost
    Unrealized
gains
    Unrealized
losses
    Fair
value
 
Available for sale                                
U. S. government agency   $ 8,037,862     $ 16,299     $ 4,961     $ 8,049,200  
                                 
Held to maturity                                
U. S. government agency   $ 1,009,084     $ 1,516     $ -     $ 1,010,600  
Mortgage-backed securities     4,108       42       -       4,150  
    $ 1,013,192     $ 1,558     $ -     $ 1,014,750  
                                 
December 31, 2011                                
Available for sale                                
U. S. government agency   $ 9,054,353     $ 22,637     $ -     $ 9,076,990  
                                 
Held to maturity                                
Mortgage-backed securities   $ 4,303     $ 67     $ -     $ 4,370  

 

The table below shows the gross unrealized loss and fair value of securities that are in an unrealized loss position as of March 31, 2012, aggregated by length of time the individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position.

 

    Less than 12 months     12 months or more     Total  
    Fair
value
    Unrealized
loss
    Fair
value
    Unrealized
loss
    Fair
value
    Unrealized
loss
 
                                     
U. S. Government Agency   $ 3,017,400     $ 4,961     $ -     $ -     $ 3,017,400     $ 4,961  
                                                 
Total   $ 3,017,400     $ 4,961     $ -     $ -     $ 3,017,400     $ 4,961  

 

The debt securities for which an unrealized loss is recorded are issues of the U.S. Treasury, Federal Home Loan Bank (a U. S. government agency), and general and highly rated revenue obligations of states and municipalities. Fluctuations in fair value reflect market conditions, and are not indicative of an other-than-temporary impairment of the investment.

 

Contractual maturities and the amount of pledged securities are shown below. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

 

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    Available for sale     Held to maturity  
March 31, 2012   Amortized
cost
    Fair
value
    Amortized
cost
    Fair
value
 
Maturing                                
Within one year   $ 4,024,351     $ 4,030,200     $ -     $ -  
Over one to five years     4,013,511       4,019,000       1,009,084       1,010,600  
Mortgage-backed securities     -       -       4,108       4,150  
    $ 8,037,862     $ 8,049,200     $ 1,013,192     $ 1,014,750  
                                 
Pledged securities   $ 2,668,242     $ 2,676,811     $ -     $ -  
                                 
December 31, 2011                                
Maturing                                
Within one year   $ 4,011,267     $ 4,017,270     $ -     $ -  
Over one to five years     5,043,086       5,059,720       -       -  
Mortgage-backed securities     -       -       4,303       4,370  
    $ 9,054,353     $ 9,076,990     $ 4,303     $ 4,370  
                                 
Pledged securities   $ 2,671,734     $ 2,682,359     $ -     $ -  

 

Investments are pledged to secure the deposits of federal and local governments and as collateral for repurchase agreements.

 

9. Recent Accounting Standards

 

The following accounting pronouncements have been approved by the FASB but had not become effective as of March 31, 2012.  These pronouncements would apply to the Company if the Company were to enter into an applicable activity.

 

Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-11, “ Balance Sheet (Topic 210) - Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities, ” amends Balance Sheet (Topic 210), to require an entity to disclose both gross and net information about both financial instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the statement of financial position and instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting arrangement.  The financial instruments and transactions would include derivatives, sale and repurchase agreements and reverse sale and repurchase agreements, and securities borrowing and lending arrangements.  ASU 2011-11 is effective for annual and interim periods beginning on January 1, 2013.

 

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ASU No. 2011-05, “ Comprehensive Income (Topic 220) - Presentation of Comprehensive Income. ” ASU 2011-05 amends Topic 220, “ Comprehensive Income, ” to eliminate the option to present components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders’ equity, among other amendments.  An entity has the option to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements.  Additionally, ASU 2011-05 requires entities to present on the face of the financial statements reclassification adjustments for items that are reclassified from other comprehensive income to net income in the statement(s) where the components of net income and the components of other comprehensive income are presented.  ASU 2011-05 is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2011; however, certain provisions related to the presentation of reclassification adjustments have been deferred by ASU 2011-12 “ Comprehensive Income (Topic 220) - Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of Reclassifications of Items Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05, ” as further discussed below. 

 

ASU No. 2011-12 “ Comprehensive Income (Topic 220) - Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of Reclassifications of Items Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in ASU No. 2011-05 .”  ASU 2011-12 defers changes in ASU No. 2011-05 that relate to the presentation of reclassification adjustments to allow the FASB time to further deliberate whether to require presentation on the face of the financial statements the effects of reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income on the components of net income and other comprehensive income. ASU 2011-12 allows entities to continue to report reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income consistent with the presentation requirements in effect before ASU No. 2011-05.  All other requirements in ASU No. 2011-05 are not affected by ASU No. 2011-12.   

 

The accounting policies adopted by management are consistent with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and are consistent with those followed by peer banks.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 

Peoples Bancorp, Inc. is a Maryland corporation and a financial holding company registered under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, located in Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland. It was incorporated on December 10, 1996 to serve as the holding company of The Peoples Bank (the “Bank”), a Maryland commercial bank, which it acquired on March 24, 1997. On January 2, 2007, Peoples Bancorp, Inc. acquired Fleetwood, Athey, Macbeth & McCown, Inc. (the “Insurance Agency”). The Bank has one subsidiary, PB Land Trust, which is a Maryland statutory trust that was organized to acquire, hold and dispose of real estate that the Bank acquires through foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure.

 

The Bank was incorporated on April 13, 1910 and operates five branches located in Kent County, Maryland and two branches located in Queen Annes County, Maryland. The Bank offers a variety of services to satisfy the needs of consumers and small- to medium-sized businesses and professional enterprises. Most of the Bank’s deposit and loan customers are located in and derived from Kent County, northern Queen Anne's County, and southern Cecil County, Maryland. This primary service area is located between the Chesapeake Bay and the western border of Delaware.

 

The Insurance Agency has roots dating back to the 1920s, when The Fleetwood-Kirby Agency was formed. In 1977, that agency was merged with several other well-respected insurances agencies to form Fleetwood, Athey, Macbeth & McCown, Inc. The Insurance Agency operates from a main location in Kent County and one branch in Cecil County. It provides a full range of insurance products to businesses and consumers. Product lines include property, casualty, life, marine, long-term care and health insurance.

 

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the terms “Company”, “we”, “us” and “our” in this report refer collectively to Peoples Bancorp, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

 

Application of Critical Accounting Policies

 

The unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q. Application of these principles requires management to make estimates, assumptions, and judgments that affect the amounts reported in the unaudited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. These estimates, assumptions, and judgments are based on information available as of the date of the consolidated financial statements; accordingly, as this information changes, the unaudited consolidated financial statements could reflect different estimates, assumptions, and judgments. Certain policies inherently have a greater reliance on the use of estimates, assumptions, and judgments and as such have a greater possibility of producing results that could be materially different than originally reported. Estimates, assumptions, and judgments are necessary when assets and liabilities are required to be recorded at fair value, when a decline in the value of an asset not carried on the consolidated financial statements at fair value warrants an impairment write-down or valuation reserve to be established, or when an asset or liability needs to be recorded contingent upon a future event. Carrying assets and liabilities at fair value inherently results in more financial statement volatility. The fair values and information used to record valuation adjustments for certain assets and liabilities are based either on quoted market prices or are provided by other third-party sources, when available.

 

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The policies, along with the disclosures presented in the other financial statement notes and in this financial review, provide information on how significant assets and liabilities are valued in the financial statements and how those values are determined. Based on the valuation techniques used and the sensitivity of financial statement amounts to the methods, assumptions, and estimates underlying those amounts, management has identified the determination of the allowance for loan losses as the accounting area that requires the most subjective or complex judgments, and as such should be most subject to revision as new information becomes available.

 

The allowance for loan losses (“ALL”) represents management’s best estimate of identified and inherent losses in the loan portfolio as of the balance sheet date. Adequacy of the ALL is evaluated no less than quarterly. Determining the amount of the ALL is difficult and calls for numerous subjective judgments as it relies on estimates of potential loss on individual loans, the effects of portfolio trends due to evolving market conditions, and other internal and external factors.

 

The ALL consists of formula-based reserves for potential losses in the balances of specific segments of the loan portfolio, specific reserve amounts for potential losses on loans management has identified as impaired, and unallocated reserves not associated with a specific loan or portfolio segment.

 

The Bank evaluates loan portfolio risk for the purpose of establishing an adequate ALL. Management considers historical loss experience for all segments of the loan portfolio in order to determine an adequate level for the formula based portion of the ALL. Different segments of the loan portfolio are evaluated based on loss experience using a 36-month rolling historical loss ratio. Based on this evaluation, management applies a formula to current portfolio balances in the different portfolio segments, giving weight to portfolio segment size and loss experience for real estate construction and land development loans, other real estate secured loans, other loans to commercial borrowers and other personal loans to consumers.

 

Historical data may not present a complete prediction of loss potential in the current loan portfolio. Bearing this in mind, management also evaluates trends in delinquencies, lending volume, and changes in lending practices and policies. Management further considers external factors such as current local and national economic conditions and trends, reviews by independent loan review vendors, reviews by our outside auditors, and the results of examinations by bank regulatory authorities. Further information about the methodology used to determine the allowance is discussed below under the heading “Loan Quality”.

 

The following discussion is designed to provide a better understanding of the financial position of the Company and should be read in conjunction with the unaudited interim Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included elsewhere in this report, and in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations set forth in the Annual Report of Peoples Bancorp, Inc. on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

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Forward-Looking Information

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers of this quarterly report should be aware of the speculative nature of “forward-looking statements”. Statements that are not historical in nature, including the words “anticipate”, “estimate”, “should”, “expect”, “believe”, “intend”, and similar expressions, are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about (among other things) the industry and the markets in which we operate; they are not guarantees of future performance. Whether actual results will conform to expectations and predictions is subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, including risks and uncertainties discussed in this report, general economic, market or business conditions; changes in interest rates, deposit flow, the cost of funds, and demand for loan products and financial services; changes in our competitive position or competitive actions by other companies; changes in the quality or composition of loan and investment portfolios; the ability to manage growth; changes in laws or regulations or policies of federal and state regulators and agencies; and other circumstances beyond our control. These and other risks are discussed in detail in the periodic reports that Peoples Bancorp, Inc. files with the Securities and Exchange Commission (see Item 1A of Part II of this report for further information). All of the forward-looking statements made in this report are qualified by these cautionary statements, and there can be no assurance that the actual results anticipated will be realized, or if substantially realized, will have the expected consequences on our business or operations. Except as required by applicable laws, we do not intend to publish updates or revisions of any forward-looking statements we make to reflect new information, future events or otherwise.

 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

General

 

For the three-month period ended March 31, 2012, the Company reported a net loss of $489,603, or net loss attributable to common shareholders of $0.63 per share, compared to a net loss of $297,620, or net loss attributable to common shareholders of $0.38 per share, for the same period of 2011, which represents an increase in loss of $191,983 or 64.51%. This increase was the direct result of increased provision for loan loss and reduced net interest income. The Insurance Agency’s year to date income has decreased $27,354 to $67,021 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2012 over $94,375 for the same time period in 2011.

 

Net Interest Income

 

The primary source of income for the Company is net interest income, which is the difference between revenue on interest-earning assets, such as investment securities and loans, and interest incurred on interest-bearing sources of funds, such as deposits and borrowings.

 

The key performance measure for net interest income is the “net margin on interest-earning assets”, or net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets. The Company’s net interest margin for the three-month period ended March 31, 2012 was 3.84%, compared to 3.90% for the same period of 2011. The net margin may decline if competition increases, loan demand decreases, or the cost of funds rises faster than the return on loans and securities. The net margin may also be adversely impacted by a number of factors which cannot be predicted and are beyond our control.

 

Net interest income for the three-month period ended March 31, 2012 was $2,005,234, which represents a decrease of $76,337 or 3.67% over net interest income for the same period of 2011. The primary contributor to this decrease was the reduction in interest earning assets.

 

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Interest revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2012 totaled $2,713,904, compared to $2,935,152 for the same period last year, representing a decrease of $221,248 or 7.54%. We have experienced a $196,935 decrease in interest earned on loans as the direct result of loan balances decreasing when compared to the first three months of 2011. Additionally, there was a $30,163 decrease in income on U. S. Government Agency securities for the first three months of 2012 over the same time period in 2011. The decrease in U. S. Government securities income was the direct result of maturing securities being replaced with lower yielding securities.

 

Interest expense for the three-month period ended March 31, 2012 totaled $708,670, compared to $853,581 for the same period last year, representing a decrease of $144,911 or 16.98%. This decrease was the result of maturing deposits being replaced with lower yielding rates. The Bank decreased its FHLB borrowings during the first quarter of 2012 from $20,000,000 at December 31, 2011 to $19,000,000 at March 31, 2012. FHLB borrowings at March 31, 2011 were $22,000,000. As a result, interest expense on borrowed funds for the first quarter of 2012 dropped $16,232 when compared to the three months ended March 31, 2011.

 

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A table of the Company’s average balances, interest and yields follows.

 

    For the Quarter Ended
March 31, 2012
    For the Quarter Ended
March 31, 2011
 
    Average
Balance
    Interest     Yield     Average
Balance
    Interest     Yield  
Assets                                                
Federal funds sold   $ 9,018,022     $ 2,048       0.09 %   $ 1,016,000     $ 693       0.28 %
Interest-bearing deposits     7,717,448       3,712       0.19 %     5,103       9       0.67 %
Investment securities:                                                
U.  S.  government agency     8,842,500       12,214       0.56 %     11,218,568       44,114       1.59 %
FHLB of Atlanta &                                                
CBB Financial Corp..  Stock     1,601,400       5,327       1.34 %     2,151,600       4,489       0.85 %
Loans:                                                
Demand and time     23,493,690       351,027       6.01 %     27,124,118       390,616       5.84 %
Mortgage     162,721,480       2,297,418       5.68 %     177,737,461       2,651,306       6.05 %
Installment     4,531,602       74,737       6.63 %     5,405,876       87,026       6.53 %
Total loans     190,746,772       2,723,182       5.74 %     210,267,455       3,128,948       6.03 %
Allowance for loan losses     4,580,765                       4,828,491                  
Total loans, net of allowance     186,166,007       2,723,182       5.88 %     205,438,964       3,128,948       6.18 %
Total interest-earning assets     213,345,377       2,746,483       5.18 %     219,830,235       3,178,253       5.86 %
Non-interest-bearing cash     22,797,827                       15,400,343                  
Premises and equipment     6,165,950                       6,365,631                  
Other assets     10,138,999                       7,035,321                  
Total assets   $ 252,448,153                     $ 248,631,530                  
                                                 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity                                                
Interest-bearing Deposits                                                
Savings and NOW deposits   $ 49,615,218     $ 11,665       0.09 %   $ 46,626,954     $ 17,037       0.15 %
Money market and supernow     13,699,272       4,777       0.14 %     10,849,151       7,306       0.27 %
Other time deposits     97,824,083       527,329       2.17 %     98,610,504       648,107       2.67 %
Total interest-bearing deposits     161,138,573       543,771       1.36 %     156,086,609       672,450       1.75 %
Borrowed funds     22,327,822       164,899       2.97 %     25,897,427       181,131       2.84 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities     183,466,395       708,670       1.55 %     181,984,036       853,581       1.90 %
Noninterest-bearing deposits     42,036,487                       37,316,794                  
      225,502,882                       219,300,830                  
Other liabilities     2,329,683                       1,993,817                  
Stockholders’ equity     24,615,588                       27,336,883                  
Total liabilities and stockholders equity   $ 252,448,153                     $ 248,631,530                  
Net interest spread                     3.62 %                     3.96 %
Net interest income           $ 2,037,813                     $ 2,324,672          
Net margin on interest-earning assets                     3.84 %                     4.29 %

 

Interest on tax-exempt loans and investments are reported on fully taxable equivalent basis (a non GAAP financial measure).

 

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Analysis of Changes in Net Interest Income

 

    Three months ended March 31,
2012 compared with 2011
variance due to
    Three months ended March 31,
2011 compared with 2010
variance due to
 
    Total     Rate     Volume     Total     Rate     Volume  
Earning assets                                                
Federal funds sold   $ 1,355     $ (747 )   $ 2,102     $ (3 )   $ 542     $ (545 )
Interest-bearing deposits     3,703       (11 )     3,714       4       12       (8 )
Investment securities:                                                
U.  S.  government agency     (31,900 )     (24,049 )     (7,851 )     (69,609 )     (47,122 )     (22,487 )
FHLB & CBB Financial Corp. stock     838       2,191       (1,353 )     2,819       3,010       (191 )
Loans:                                                
Demand and time     (39,589 )     14,225       (53,814 )     5,034       (5,734 )     10,768  
Mortgage     (353,888 )     (137,233 )     (216,655 )     (100,121 )     (135,246 )     35,125  
Installment     (12,289 )     2,085       (14,374 )     (23,171 )     (4,975 )     (18,196 )
Total interest revenue     (431,770 )     (143,539 )     (288,231 )     (185,047 )     (189,513 )     4,466  
                                                 
Interest-bearing liabilities                                                
Savings and NOW deposits     (5,372 )     (6,405 )     1,033       (5,631 )     (4,975 )     (656 )
Money market and supernow     (2,529 )     (4,122 )     1,593       (6,048 )     (5,746 )     (302 )
Other time deposits     (120,778 )     (115,649 )     (5,129 )     (55,684 )     (79,926 )     24,242  
Other borrowed funds     (16,232 )     9,728       (25,960 )     (64,018 )     (41,331 )     (22,687 )
Total interest expense     (144,911 )     (116,448 )     (28,463 )     (131,381 )     (131,978 )     597  
                                                 
Net interest income   $ (286,859 )   $ (27,091 )   $ (259,768 )   $ (53,666 )   $ (57,535 )   $ 3,869  

 


Notes:

(1) Interest on tax-exempt loans and investments are reported on fully taxable equivalent basis (a non GAAP financial measure).
(2) The variance that is due both to rate and volume is divided proportionally between the rate and volume variance.

 

Provision for Loan Losses

 

The provision for loan losses was $1,675,000 for the first three months of 2012, compared to $1,500,000 for the same period of 2011. The increase in the provision was in response to specific allocations for impaired loans. Additional information regarding risk elements in the loan portfolio, the provision for loan losses and management’s assessment of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses is discussed below in the section entitled “Loan Quality”.

 

Noninterest Revenue

 

Noninterest revenue for the three-month period ended March 31, 2012 totaled $690,725, which represents an increase of $26,393 or 3.97% over noninterest revenue for the same period of 2011. This increase resulted primarily from the $49,766 or 81.35% increase in other noninterest revenue and a gain of $3,791 on the sale of foreclosed real estate over a loss of $17,352 for the same period of 2011. Insurance Agency contingency income earned during the first quarter of 2012 decreased $11,880 or 3.17% to $363,434 for the first quarter of 2012, from $375,314 for the first quarter of 2011. Insurance Agency contingency income is based on sales of new policies to customers and claims against existing policies for the prior year. In addition, we experienced a decrease in service charges on deposit accounts of $32,646 or 13.31% during the first quarter of 2012 when compared to the same period of 2011.

 

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Noninterest Expense

 

The Company recorded noninterest expense of $1,906,851 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2012, compared to $1,805,890 for the same period in 2011, an increase of $100,961 or 5.59%. This increase was mainly attributable to increased salaries and employee benefits of $22,411 or 2.19%, and foreclosed real estate expense of $76,418 or 341.03%.

 

Income Tax Expense

 

The Company’s effective tax rate for the three-month period ended March 31, 2012 was 44.7%, compared to 46.9% for the same period of 2011. The Company’s income tax benefit was $396,289 for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared to an income tax benefit of $262,367 for the same period of 2011, which represents an increase of $133,922 or 51.04%. Losses before income tax contributed to the increased tax benefit for the first quarter of 2012 when compared to the same quarter of 2011.

 

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

Overview

 

Total assets of the Company at March 31, 2012 were $251,788,256, compared to $253,158,228 at December 31, 2011, representing a decrease of $1,369,972 or 0.54% from December 31, 2011.

 

Total liabilities at March 31, 2012 were $227,470,780, compared to $228,344,307 at December 31, 2011, representing a decrease of $873,527 or 0.38%.

 

Stockholders’ equity was $24,317,476 as of March 31, 2012, compared to $24,813,921 as of December 31, 2011, a decrease of $496,445. The decrease was due to a net loss for the period totaling $489,603 and a decrease in the unrealized gain on securities available for sale net of income taxes of $6,842.

 

Return on average equity for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 was (4.46)%, compared to (4.42)% for the same period of 2011. Return on average assets was (0.44)% for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, compared to (0.49)% for the same period of 2011.

 

Composition of Loan Portfolio

 

At March 31, 2012, loans, net of unearned income, were $182,385,906, a decrease of $6,490,300 since December 31, 2011. Because loans are expected to produce higher yields than investment securities and other interest-earning assets, the absolute volume of loans and the volume as a percentage of total earning assets is an important determinant of net interest margin. Average loans, net of the allowance for loan losses, were $186,166,007 and $205,438,964 during the first quarters of 2012 and 2011, respectively, which constituted 87.26% and 93.45% of average interest-earning assets for the respective periods. For the quarter ended March 31, 2012, our average loan to deposit ratio was 91.63%, compared to 106.22% for the same period in 2011. The securities sold under repurchase agreements function like deposits, with the securities providing collateral in place of the FDIC insurance. Our ratio of average loans to deposits plus borrowed funds was 82.56% for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, compared to 93.68% for the same period of 2011. The Company extends credit primarily to customers located in and near the Maryland counties of Kent County, Queen Anne’s County, and Cecil County. There are no industry concentrations in our loan portfolio. A substantial portion of our loans are, however, secured by real estate, and the real estate market in the region, which is directly impacted by the local economy, will influence the performance of the Company’s portfolio and the value of the collateral securing the portfolio.

 

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Loan Quality

 

The allowance for loan losses represents a reserve for potential losses in the loan portfolio. The adequacy of the allowance for loan losses is evaluated periodically based on a review of all significant loans, with a particular emphasis on non-accruing, past due, and other loans that management believes require attention. The determination of the reserve level rests upon management's judgment about factors affecting loan quality and assumptions about the economy. Management believes that the allowance as of March 31, 2012 is adequate to cover possible losses in the loan portfolio identified as of that date; however, management's judgment is based upon a number of assumptions about future events, which are believed to be reasonable, but which may not prove valid. Thus, there can be no assurance that charge-offs in future periods will not exceed the allowance for loan losses or that additional increases in the loan loss allowance will not be required.

 

For significant problem loans, management's review consists of evaluation of the financial strengths of the borrowers and guarantors, the related collateral, and the effects of economic conditions. The overall evaluation of the adequacy of the total allowance for loan losses is based on an analysis of historical loan loss ratios, loan charge-offs, delinquency trends, and previous collection experience, along with an assessment of the effects of external economic conditions. The allowance may be increased to accommodate reserves for specific loans identified as substandard during management's loan review. Net recoveries and/or decreases in loans may cause the allowance as a percentage of gross loans to exceed our target. Historically, our regulators have discouraged negative provisions, however, management would consider a negative provision if warranted.

 

The provision for loan losses is a charge to earnings in the current period to replenish the allowance and maintain it at a level management has determined to be adequate.

 

The allowance for loan losses increased to $4,861,379 at March 31, 2012, from $4,295,541 at December 31, 2011. The provision for loan losses was $1,675,000 for the first three months of 2012, compared to $1,500,000 for the same period of 2011. The increase in the provision for loan losses in the first three months of 2012 when compared to the same period of 2011 was in response to the results of our quarterly review of the adequacy of the factors discussed previously, and specific allocations for impaired loans. As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the ratio of the allowance for loan losses to gross loans was 2.60% and 2.22%, respectively. As part of our loan review process, management has noted an increase in foreclosures and bankruptcies in the geographic areas where we operate. Additionally, the current nationwide recession has had a significant and adverse impact on real estate values and sales over the past 12 months. Consequently, we have closely reviewed our loan portfolio and applied sensitivity analyses to collateral values to ensure that we are adequately measuring potential future losses.

 

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Our policy is to obtain or perform updated collateral valuations on impaired loans at least annually to measure impaired loans for potential future losses. Our valuations use staff evaluations, tax assessments, government assessment information, and evaluations and updated appraisals from licensed appraisers. Impairment measurement is for potential future losses. Collateral valuation is assessed and adjusted quarterly in light of general market conditions, the age and condition of the property, and adjoining property values and conditions. Specific allocations of the allowance have been provided in instances in which management has determined that losses may occur.

 

The following table sets forth activity in the Company’s allowance for loan losses for the periods indicated:

 

Allowance for loan Losses

 

    Year ended
March 31,
2012
    Year ended
March 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
 
                   
Balance at beginning of year   $ 4,295,541     $ 5,656,788     $ 5,656,788  
Loan losses:                        
Commercial     333,875       491,329       669,862  
Mortgages     786,928       2,694,200       7,310,607  
Consumer     20,343       9,586       19,850  
Total loan losses     1,141,146       3,195,115       8,000,319  
Recoveries on loans previously charged off                        
Commercial     3,300       210       6,498  
Mortgages     26,370       1,576       53,565  
Consumer     2,314       24,691       29,009  
Total loan recoveries     31,984       26,477       89,072  
Net loan losses     1,109,162       3,168,638       7,911,247  
Provision for loan losses charged to expense     1,675,000       1,500,000       6,550,000  
Balance at end of year   $ 4,861,379     $ 3,988,150     $ 4,295,541  
                         
Allowance for loan losses to loans outstanding     2.60 %     1.91 %     2.22 %

 

As a general rule, a loan, or a portion thereof, is deemed uncollectable and is charged-off as and when required by bank regulatory guidelines, which provide that the loan, or portion thereof, should be charged-off when the Company becomes aware of the loss. The Company becomes aware of a loss upon the occurrence of one or more triggering events, including, among other things, the receipt of new information about the borrower’s intent and/or ability to repay the loan, the severity of delinquency, the borrower’s bankruptcy, the detection of fraud, or the borrower’s death. Management believes it has identified and charged off all significant losses in the loan portfolio, but there can be no assurance that additional losses will not occur in future periods. The ratio of the allowance for loan losses to loans outstanding has increased due to the economic conditions being felt in our market area.

 

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As a result of management’s ongoing review of the loan portfolio, loans are classified as nonaccrual when it is not reasonable to expect collection of interest under the original terms. These loans are classified as nonaccrual even though the presence of collateral or the borrower’s financial strength may be sufficient to provide for ultimate repayment. Interest on nonaccrual loans is recognized only when received. A loan is generally placed in nonaccrual status when it is specifically determined to be impaired and it becomes 90 days or more past due. When a loan is placed in nonaccrual status, all interest that had been accrued on the loan but remains unpaid is reversed and deducted from earnings as a reduction of reported interest income. No additional interest is accrued on the loan balance until the collection of both principal and interest becomes reasonably certain. A loan will be returned to accrual status when all of the principal and interest amounts contractually due are brought current and management believes that future principal and interest amounts contractually due are reasonably assured, which belief is typically evidenced by a sustained period (at least six months) of repayment performance by the borrower.

 

The Bank had loans past due 90 days or more, including nonaccrual loans, of $10,926,842, $14,129,121, and $9,572,636 at March 31, 2012, March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2011, respectively. These loans are detailed below:

 

Risk Elements of Loan Portfolio

 

      Three months
Ended
March 31,
2012
    Three months
Ended
March 31,
2011
    For the Year
Ended
December 31,
2011
 
Nonaccrual Loans                        
  Commercial   $ 35,245     $ 185,813     $ 13,377  
  Mortgage     10,837,257       9,654,383       9,413,849  
  Consumer     51,911       37,390       38,204  
        10,924,413       9,877,586       9,465,430  
                           
Accruing Loans Past Due 90 Days or More                        
  Commercial     -       52,819       -  
  Mortgage     -       4,192,874       107,206  
  Consumer     2,429       5,842       -  
        2,429       4,251,535       107,206  
      $ 10,926,842     $ 14,129,121     $ 9,572,636  

 

Loans are classified as impaired when the collection of contractual obligations, including principal and interest, is doubtful. Management believes it has identified all significant impaired loans as of March 31, 2012 and has made the appropriate change to the Bank’s loan loss reserve.

 

Deposits and Other Interest-Bearing Liabilities

 

Average interest-bearing deposits increased $5,051,964 or 3.24% to $161,138,573 for the three months ended March 31, 2012, from $156,086,609 for the same period of 2011. Average noninterest-bearing deposits increased $4,719,693 or 12.65% to $42,036,487 for the three months ended March 31, 2012, from $37,316,794 for the same period of 2011. Average total deposits have increased 5.05% or $9,771,657 to $203,175,060 for the three months ended March 31, 2012 from $193,403,403 for the same period of 2011. Borrowings, primarily from the FHLB, decreased to $19,000,000 from $20,000,000 at December 31, 2011, representing a decrease of 5.00%.

 

Deposits, particularly core deposits, have been our primary source of funding and have enabled us to meet both our short-term and long-term liquidity needs. Management anticipates that such deposits will grow and continue to be our primary source of funding for the foreseeable future. It should be noted, however, that investor confidence in alternatives to deposit accounts, which may pay yields that are higher than those paid on deposits, typically increases when the economy and stock markets perform well. Increased investor confidence in nondeposit investment products in future periods would likely have an adverse impact on our deposit growth. In addition, changes in governmental monetary policy, especially interest rates, may impact our ability to attract and retain deposits.

 

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Short-Term Borrowings

 

The following table sets forth the Company’s position with respect to short-term borrowings at March 31, 2012 and December 31 2011.

 

    Short Term Borrowings
March 31, 2012
    December 31, 2011  
    Amount     Rate     Amount     Rate  
                                 
Retail Repurchase Agreements   $ 1,909,668       0.24 %   $ 2,916,900       1.53 %

 

The Bank may borrow up to approximately 30% of its total assets from the FHLB of Atlanta through any combination of notes or line of credit advances. Both the notes payable and the line of credit are secured by a floating lien on the Bank’s real estate mortgage loans. The Bank was required to purchase shares of capital stock in the FHLB as a condition to obtaining the line of credit.

 

The Bank provides collateral of 105% of the repurchase agreement balances by pledging U.S. Government Agency securities.

 

As of March 31, 2012, the Bank has lines of credit of $6,650,000 in unsecured overnight federal funds and $5,000,000 in overnight federal funds with correspondent banks.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Liquidity describes our ability to meet financial obligations that arise out of the ordinary course of business. Liquidity is needed primarily to fund loans, meet depositor withdrawal requirements, and fund current and planned expenditures. The Company derives liquidity through increased customer deposits, maturities in the investment portfolio, loan repayments and income from earning assets. To the extent that deposits are not adequate to fund customer loan demand, liquidity needs can be met in the short-term funds markets through lines of credit totaling $11,650,000 from correspondent banks. The Bank is also a member of the FHLB of Atlanta, which provides another source of liquidity through a secured line of credit in the amount of $29,197,865 of which $19,000,000 has been advanced as of March 31, 2012. We also have the ability to borrow secured funds through the Federal Reserve’s Discount window as necessary.

 

Bank regulatory agencies have adopted various capital standards, including risk-based capital standards, that apply to financial institutions like the Company. The primary objectives of the risk-based capital framework are to provide a more consistent system for comparing capital positions of financial institutions and to take into account the different risks among financial institutions’ assets and off-balance sheet items.

 

Risk-based capital standards have been supplemented with requirements for a minimum Tier 1 capital to assets ratio (leverage ratio). In addition, regulatory agencies consider the published capital levels as minimum levels and may require a financial institution to maintain capital at higher levels. A comparison of the Company’s capital ratios as of March 31, 2012 to the minimum ratios required by federal banking regulators is presented below.

 

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    Actual     Minimum
Requirements
    To Be Well
Capitalized
 
Total risk -based capital     13.69 %     8.00 %     10.00 %
Tier1 risk-based capital     12.42 %     4.00 %     6.00 %
Tier 1 Leverage ratio     9.19 %     4.00 %     5.00 %

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

 

The Company is a “smaller reporting company” and is not required to include the information required by this Item.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

 

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that Peoples Bancorp, Inc. files under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 with the Securities and Exchange Commission, such as this quarterly report, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in those rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including its principal executive officer who also serves as the principal accounting officer (the “CEO”), to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the control. The design of any system of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions; over time, control may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

 

An evaluation of the effectiveness of these disclosure controls was carried out as of March 31, 2012 under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the CEO. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s management, including the CEO, has concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are, in fact, effective at the reasonable assurance level.

 

During the first quarter of 2012, there was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

 

None

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

 

The risks and uncertainties to which our Company’s financial condition and operations are subject are discussed in detail in Item 1A of Part I of the Annual Report of Peoples Bancorp, Inc. on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011. Management does not believe that any material changes in these risk factors have occurred since they were last discussed.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

 

None

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Other Information.

 

None.

 

Item 6. Exhibits.

 

The exhibits filed or furnished with this report are listed in the Exhibit Index that immediately follows the signatures, which Index is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

  PEOPLES BANCORP, INC.
     
Date: May 11, 2012 By: /s/ Thomas G. Stevenson
    Thomas G. Stevenson
    President/Chief Executive Officer
    & Chief Financial Officer
    (Principal Executive Officer)

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.   Description
       
31.1     Certifications of the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Accounting Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith)
       
32.1     Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith)
       
101.INS     XBRL Instance Document (furnished herewith)
       
101.SCH     XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema (furnished herewith)
       
101.CAL     XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase (furnished herewith)
       
101.DEF     XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase (furnished herewith)
       
101.LAB     XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase (furnished herewith)
       
101.PRE     XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase (furnished herewith)

 

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