Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. Reports Earnings for the Second Quarter 2015

PIKEVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTBI):

Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTBI) reports earnings for the second quarter 2015 of $12.4 million, or $0.71 per basic share, compared to $12.2 million, or $0.70 per basic share, earned during the second quarter 2014 and $10.9 million, or $0.63 per basic share, earned during the first quarter 2015. Earnings for the six months ended June 30, 2015 were $23.3 million, or $1.34 per basic share compared to $22.3 million, or $1.29 per basic share, for the six months ended June 30, 2014.

Our overall core banking metrics continued to improve during the second quarter 2015 as we experienced significant loan growth, improvements in asset quality, stable loan charge-offs, increased noninterest income, and a nominal increase in noninterest expense.

2nd Quarter 2015 Highlights

• Our loan portfolio increased $160.2 million from June 30, 2014 and $46.3 million during the quarter.
• Our investment portfolio decreased $66.3 million from June 30, 2014 and $45.1 million during the quarter.
• Deposits, including repurchase agreements, increased $49.7 million from June 30, 2014 but decreased $29.3 million during the quarter. Additional funding for loan growth was provided through an increase in short-term FHLB borrowings of $50 million during the quarter.
• Nonperforming loans at $33.4 million decreased $11.1 million from June 30, 2014 and $1.7 million from March 31, 2015. Nonperforming assets at $70.0 million decreased $7.6 million from June 30, 2014 and $4.0 million from March 31, 2015.
• Net loan charge-offs for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 were $1.7 million, or 0.25% of average loans annualized, compared to $0.7 million, or 0.11%, experienced for the second quarter 2014 and $1.7 million, or 0.26%, for the first quarter 2015.
• CTBI invests in limited partnerships that offer low income housing, new markets, and historic tax credits in exchange for investments in low income housing and other community related investments. Our investments in these partnerships increased by $7.2 million during the quarter and $9.3 million year-to-date. Our tax credits for the second quarter 2015, used to offset current income tax expense, totaled $0.9 million compared to $0.3 million in the second quarter 2014 and the first quarter 2015. Year-to-date credits used to offset current income tax expense totaled $1.2 million compared to $0.5 million for the first six months of 2014. The amortization of our investment in these partnerships increased as well. Amortization for the second quarter 2015 totaled $0.7 million compared to $0.2 million for the second quarter 2014 and $0.3 million for the first quarter 2015. Year-to-date amortization was $1.0 million compared to $0.4 million for the first six months of 2014.

Net Interest Income

Net interest income for the quarter increased $0.3 million, or 1.1%, from prior year second quarter and $0.3 million, or 0.8%, from prior quarter, while our net interest margin decreased 7 basis points and 4 basis points during the respective time periods. Average earning assets increased $100.1 million, or 2.9%, from second quarter 2014 and $33.2 million, or 1.0%, from prior quarter, while our yield on average earning assets decreased 8 basis points and 4 basis points, respectively, during these time periods. The cost of interest bearing funds decreased 2 basis points from prior year same quarter but remained flat to prior quarter. Our ratio of average loans to deposits, including repurchase agreements, for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 were 87.1% compared to 83.2% for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 and 86.6% for the quarter ended March 31, 2015. Year-to-date net interest income increased $0.5 million, or 0.8% from prior year.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 increased $1.3 million, or 11.4%, from prior year same quarter and $1.5 million, or 13.9%, from prior quarter. We experienced increases in gains on sales of loans, deposit service charges, trust revenue, and loan related fees year over year and quarter over quarter. Year-to-date noninterest income increased $1.9 million, or 9.2% from prior year. Gains on sales of loans increased $0.6 million, loan related fees increased $0.7 million, trust revenue increased $0.3 million, and deposit service charges increased $0.2 million. The increase in loan related fees resulted primarily from the $0.5 million fluctuation in the fair value adjustments of our mortgage servicing rights.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 increased $1.1 million, or 4.2%, from prior year second quarter and $0.5 million, or 1.9%, from prior quarter. Occupancy and equipment expense and data processing expense for the second quarter 2015 both decreased $0.2 million from same period last year and prior quarter. However, these decreases were offset year over year by a $0.5 million increase in amortization expense related to tax credits and a $0.3 million increase in personnel expense and quarter over quarter by a $0.4 million increase in amortization expense and a $0.3 million increase in net other real estate owned expense. Year-to-date noninterest expense remained relatively flat to prior year as a $0.6 million increase in amortization expense related to tax credits and a $0.6 million increase in personnel expense due to an increase in group medical and life insurance were offset by a $1.0 million decrease in net other real estate owned expense.

Balance Sheet Review

CTBI’s total assets at $3.8 billion increased $117.5 million, or 3.2%, from June 30, 2014 and $10.7 million, or an annualized 1.1%, during the quarter. Loans outstanding at June 30, 2015 were $2.8 billion, increasing $160.2 million, or 6.1%, from June 30, 2014 and $46.3 million, or an annualized 6.8%, during the quarter. We experienced growth during the quarter of $25.5 million in the commercial loan portfolio, $21.7 million in the indirect loan portfolio, and $1.6 million in consumer direct loan portfolio, partially offset by a decrease of $2.5 million in the residential loan portfolio. CTBI’s investment portfolio decreased $66.3 million, or 10.2%, from June 30, 2014 and $45.1 million, or an annualized 28.8%, during the quarter. The decline in the investment portfolio was utilized to provide additional liquidity to support loan growth. Deposits, including repurchase agreements, at $3.2 billion increased $49.7 million, or 1.6%, from June 30, 2014 but decreased $29.3 million, or an annualized 3.7%, from prior quarter. Additional funding for loan growth was provided through an increase in short-term FHLB borrowings of $50 million during the quarter.

Shareholders’ equity at June 30, 2015 was $461.6 million compared to $433.9 million at June 30, 2014 and $457.4 million at March 31, 2015. CTBI’s annualized dividend yield to shareholders as of June 30, 2015 was 3.44%.

Asset Quality

CTBI’s total nonperforming loans were $33.4 million at June 30, 2015, a 25.0% decrease from the $44.5 million at June 30, 2014 and a 4.7% decrease from the $35.1 million at March 31, 2015. Nonaccrual loans decreased $0.8 million for the quarter and loans 90+ days past due decreased $0.9 million. Loans 30-89 days past due at $16.0 million was a decrease of $1.8 million from March 31, 2015. Our loan portfolio management processes focus on the immediate identification, management, and resolution of problem loans to maximize recovery and minimize loss. Impaired loans, loans not expected to meet contractual principal and interest payments other than insignificant delays, at June 30, 2015 totaled $50.2 million, a $16.0 million decline from the $66.2 million at June 30, 2014 and a $6.3 million decline from the $56.5 million at March 31, 2015.

Our level of foreclosed properties at $36.4 million at June 30, 2015 was an increase from $33.1 million at June 30, 2014 but a decrease from the $38.7 million at March 31, 2015. Sales of foreclosed properties for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 totaled $2.4 million while new foreclosed properties totaled $0.4 million. At June 30, 2015, the book value of properties under contracts to sell was $2.3 million; however, the closings had not occurred at quarter-end.

Net loan charge-offs for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 were $1.7 million, or 0.25% of average loans annualized, compared to $0.7 million, or 0.11%, experienced for the second quarter 2014 and $1.7 million, or 0.26%, for the first quarter 2015. Of the net charge-offs for the quarter, $1.0 million were in commercial loans, $0.3 million were in indirect auto loans, $0.2 million were in residential real estate mortgage loans, and $0.2 million were in consumer direct loans. Allocations to loan loss reserves were $2.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 compared to $0.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 and $1.9 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2015. Our provision increased from prior quarter due to higher loan growth. Our reserve coverage (allowance for loan and lease loss reserve to nonperforming loans) at June 30, 2015 was 105.4% compared to 75.5% at June 30, 2014 and 98.7% at March 31, 2015. Our loan loss reserve as a percentage of total loans outstanding decreased from the 1.28% at June 30, 2014 but remained at 1.26% from March 31, 2015.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain of the statements contained herein that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. CTBI’s actual results may differ materially from those included in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words or phrases such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “may increase,” “may fluctuate,” and similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “should,” “would,” and “could.” These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, economic conditions, portfolio growth, the credit performance of the portfolios, including bankruptcies, and seasonal factors; changes in general economic conditions including the performance of financial markets, the performance of coal and coal related industries, prevailing inflation and interest rates, realized gains from sales of investments, gains from asset sales, and losses on commercial lending activities; results of various investment activities; the effects of competitors’ pricing policies, of changes in laws and regulations on competition and of demographic changes on target market populations’ savings and financial planning needs; industry changes in information technology systems on which we are highly dependent; failure of acquisitions to produce revenue enhancements or cost savings at levels or within the time frames originally anticipated or unforeseen integration difficulties; the adoption by CTBI of an FFIEC policy that provides guidance on the reporting of delinquent consumer loans and the timing of associated credit charge-offs for financial institution subsidiaries; and the resolution of legal proceedings and related matters. In addition, the banking industry in general is subject to various monetary and fiscal policies and regulations, which include those determined by the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and state regulators, whose policies and regulations could affect CTBI’s results. These statements are representative only on the date hereof, and CTBI undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements made.

Community Trust Bancorp, Inc., with assets of $3.8 billion, is headquartered in Pikeville, Kentucky and has 70 banking locations across eastern, northeastern, central, and south central Kentucky, six banking locations in southern West Virginia, four banking locations in northeastern Tennessee, four trust offices across Kentucky, and one trust office in Tennessee.

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