HARRISBURG, PA--(Marketwired - Aug 20, 2015) - Riverview Financial Corporation (
Riverview Financial Corporation (the "Company") is the financial holding company of Riverview Bank, which operates 14 retail banking offices and provides wealth management services in many Central Pennsylvania markets.
Second Quarter Highlights
- Net loss of $0.50 per share driven by the following events:
- One-time, prepayment expense of $238,000 associated with the repayment of FHLB borrowings totaling $5.0 million;
- The planned closing of a branch office resulted in a lease termination fee of $96,000 and accelerated leasehold improvement expense of $122,000;
- Severance charges of $1.5 million related to the mutually agreed upon departure of former CEO, Robert Garst; and
- Merger-related charges of $79,000 associated with the pending merger of The Citizens National Bank of Meyersdale.
- Asset quality remained strong. As of June 30, 2015, non-performing assets were 1.43% of total loans and real estate owned, compared with 1.72% as of December 31, 2014.
- Despite the challenging low interest rate environment, the net interest margin was stable at 3.74% for the June 2015 quarter compared with 3.80% for the quarter ending March 31, 2015.
- The company paid a quarterly cash dividend of $0.1375 per share on June 30, 2015.
Kirk Fox, Chief Executive Officer, commented: "I am pleased with our solid fundamental results for the second quarter. Our reported net loss for the June quarter included previously announced one-time charges, which included the balance sheet restructuring and branch closure along with severance expenses."
"On an operating basis," added President Brett Fulk, "we expect restructuring and efficiency initiatives taken this quarter will result in ongoing expense reductions of approximately $870,000, or $0.25 per share (after-tax), all other things remaining equal."
Income Statement Summary
Net interest income, on a fully tax-equivalent basis, for the three months ending June 30, 2015 was $3.8 million, which represented a $604,000, or 13.7%, decrease compared with the three months ending June 30, 2014, but a slight increase from net interest income for the three months ending March 31, 2015. Net interest income for the three months ending June 30, 2014 was inflated by a one-time recovery of $603,000 associated with the payoff of a purchased impaired loan. On a consecutive quarter basis, the net interest margin for the second quarter of 2015 remained strong at 3.74% compared with 3.80% for the first quarter of 2015. The net interest margin continues to face pressure due to the low-interest rate environment and intense pricing competition for quality lending business.
The loan loss provision was $450,000 for the second quarter of 2015, compared with no provision for both the second quarter of 2014 and the quarter ending March 31, 2015. While credit quality ratios and trends remain strong, continuing to trend positively compared to December 31, 2014, the Bank identified an impaired commercial credit relationship during the quarter and established an additional loan loss provision based upon management's current assessment of potential losses associated with this impaired credit relationship. Management believes the identified impairment to be isolated and borrower industry driven, and is not reflective of the credit portfolio quality as a whole. Management is not aware of any additional credit exposure within the aforementioned industry.
Total non-interest income for the second quarter of 2015 was $522,000, which was a $149,000, or 39.9% increase, from the second quarter of 2014. Excluding gain (loss) on the sale of investment securities, total non-interest income increased $237,000 or 72.7%.
Balance Sheet Summary
As of June 30, 2015, total assets were $448.3 million compared with $436.1 million as of December 31, 2014. Total loans grew $9.0 million or 2.6% (not annualized) to $351.7 million as of June 30, 2015, from $342.7 million as of December 31, 2014.
Total core deposits of $375.5 million, grew 2.8% (not annualized) during the first half of 2015 and were 98.4% of total deposits as of June 30, 2015.
Asset Quality Summary
Asset quality remained strong as demonstrated by the net charge-off ratio of 0.05% for the quarter ending June 30, 2015. Total non-performing assets, including loans and other real estate owned, were $5.0 million as of June 30, 2015, compared with $5.9 million as of December 31, 2014. The ratio of non-performing assets to total assets was 1.12%, and non-performing loans were 1.33% of total loans as of June 30, 3015. As of the same date, the allowance for loan losses to total loans ratio was 1.18%.
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Riverview Financial Corporation, headquartered in Harrisburg, PA, is the financial holding company for Riverview Bank and its operating divisions Halifax Bank, Marysville Bank, and Riverview Financial Wealth Management. Riverview operates 14 retail banking offices throughout Dauphin, Berks, Cumberland, Schuylkill, Perry, and Cumberland counties, PA and a Wealth Management Office in Schuylkill County, PA. Riverview Financial Corporation's shares are traded on the OTCQX Market under the symbol RIVE. The Company's Investor Relations site can be found at http://riverviewbankpa.com/.
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