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Pacific Continental Reports Third Quarter 2008 Results

EUGENE, Ore., Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pacific Continental Corporation (Nasdaq: PCBK), the bank holding company for Pacific Continental Bank, today reported financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2008.

Net income for the third quarter and year-to-date 2008 were $3.0 million and $9.1 million, respectively. Operating revenue, which consists of net interest income plus noninterest income, was $13.4 million during the third quarter 2008, up 11.7% from the $12.0 million reported during the third quarter 2007. Improvement in operating revenue resulted from increases in noninterest income, plus loan and core deposit growth while maintaining a strong net interest margin. Contributing to the continued strong profitability was a better than expected net interest margin, declining nonperforming assets, improved credit quality statistics, and excellent growth in both loans and core deposits. These results were achieved while providing provisions to the allowance for loan losses to support the loan growth while prudently strengthening unallocated reserves. The Company's capital condition improved during the quarter strengthening its "well capitalized" position.

"The results achieved by Pacific Continental during a time of serious and unprecedented financial industry disruption are in sharp contrast to many of our peers," said Hal Brown, chief executive officer. "Our disciplined credit practices, improved credit quality and capital position provides a strong and safe financial institution for our many depositors and will allow Pacific Continental Bank to continue to meet the lending needs of our clients and the markets we serve," added Brown.

During the third quarter 2008, core deposits averaged $626.5 million, an increase of $32.3 million from the average core deposits reported for the second quarter 2008. At September 30, 2008, period end loans, including loans held for sale, totaled $924.5 million, an increase of $120.6 million over outstanding loans of $803.9 million at September 30, 2007, and up $27.1 million during the third quarter 2008.

The third quarter 2008 net interest margin was 5.08%, and while still strong, compressed sixteen basis points when compared to the second quarter 2008 margin of 5.24%. The year-to-date September 30, 2008 net interest margin of 5.18% was down six basis points from the 5.24% net interest margin reported for the same period last year. The margin compression experienced in the third quarter and year-to-date 2008 was primarily due to the continued liquidity squeeze that keeps wholesale borrowing costs relatively high, the expiration and lower renewal rates of active floors on a portion of the bank's variable rate loan portfolio, and a highly competitive market for core deposits creating somewhat higher deposit rates.

Credit quality of the bank's loan portfolio improved during the third quarter 2008. Nonperforming assets at September 30, 2008, were $6.3 million, a decrease of $1.3 million from June 30, 2008, levels, and represent 0.60% of period-end assets compared to 0.74% at June 30, 2008. The decline in nonperforming assets was primarily attributable to the loan pay offs and the disposition of residential construction properties that were previously classified as nonaccrual loans or other real estate owned. Nonperforming assets at September 30, 2008, consist of $3.1 million of loans on nonaccrual status, net of government guarantees, and $3.2 million in other real estate owned. The $3.1 million of nonaccrual loans at September 30, 2008, consist of nine consumer residential construction loans totaling approximately $1.3 million, one commercial real estate loan for $1.7 million, and one business loan for $100 thousand. The $3.2 million in other real estate owned consists of twenty consumer construction residential properties. Losses on these properties and current and possible future nonperforming loans in the residential consumer construction loan portfolio are not expected to be significant due to a cash-secured 20% principal guarantee supporting the majority of these loans.

For the third quarter 2008, the bank provided $1.05 million to the allowance for loan losses compared to $125 thousand for third quarter 2007. Year-to-date provisions to the allowance for loan loss totaled $2.55 million and $450 thousand for the years 2008 and 2007, respectively. The increase in the provision for loan losses during the third quarter and the first nine months of 2008 were primarily to support the nearly $100 million in loan growth year-to-date and, in light of the current economic conditions, to provide prudent additions to the bank's unallocated reserves. At September 30, 2008, unallocated reserves were 7.7% and at the high end of the approved range. At September 30, 2008, the ratio of the allowance for loan losses to total loans was 1.15%, compared to 1.05% and 1.09% at December 31, 2007, and September 30, 2007, respectively. For the third quarter and first nine months of 2008, the bank had net charge offs of $274 and $552 thousand, respectively. Based on the analysis of classified loan migration trends and independent third-party reviews of the loan portfolio, management believes that its calculation of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses has accurately captured the inherent risk in the bank's portfolio.

"In line with our projections at the end of last quarter, our total nonperforming assets declined during third quarter 2008. We are disposing of our foreclosed properties in an orderly and efficient fashion with no significant impact on the Bank's earnings," stated Casey Hogan, executive vice president and chief credit officer. "Nevertheless, and despite minimal losses and the reduction in nonperforming assets during the quarter, we determined it was prudent to continue to add to the allowance to maintain an appropriate unallocated reserve level. The uncertainty and apparent weakening in the regional and national economies combined with our conservative and cautious risk rating discipline, underscore the need for additional reserves," added Hogan.

Improvement in operating revenue resulted from increases in noninterest income and the loan growth while maintaining a strong net interest margin. Growth in noninterest expense abated during the quarter and on a linked-quarter basis was $7.5 million for third quarter 2008, the same as reported for second quarter 2008.

Net income for the third quarter 2008 was $3.0 million, a decline from 2007 third quarter net income of $3.4 million. Earnings per diluted share were $0.25 for the third quarter 2008, the same as reported for second quarter 2008, but down from the $0.29 reported for the prior year third quarter. Return on average assets, return on average equity, and return on average tangible equity for the third quarter 2008 were 1.16%, 10.68% and 13.42%, respectively, compared to 1.51%, 13.03% and 16.77%, respectively, for the comparable period in 2007.

Net income for the first nine months of 2008 was $9.1 million, a decline from the $9.6 million reported for the comparable period of 2007. Earnings per diluted share were $0.76 for the first nine months of 2008, compared to $0.80 per diluted share for the first nine months of 2007. Return on average assets for year-to-date September 30, 2008 and 2007 were 1.21% and 1.44%, respectively. Year-to-date September 30, 2008, return on average book equity and return on average tangible equity were 10.97% and 13.86%, respectively, compared to 12.66% and 16.46%, respectively, for the comparable period of 2007.

Pacific Continental Bank manages its capital to maintain a "well- capitalized" designation from the FDIC (the FDIC's highest designation). At September 30, 2008, the Bank's risk-weighted capital ratio was 10.81% at September 30, 2008 compared to 10.69% and 10.96% at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007.

    Third Quarter 2008 Highlights:
    --  Through disciplined credit practices reported improved credit quality
        statistics with nonperforming assets to total assets of 0.60%.
    --  Strong core deposit growth with average core deposits up $32.3 million
        on a linked-quarter basis.
    --  Excellent loan growth of $26.6 million for the quarter and
        $101.8 million year-to-date.
    --  Continued payment of the $0.10 per share quarterly dividend that when
        annualized represents a 14.3% increase over 2007 cash dividends.
    --  Achieved strong net interest margin of 5.08% for the third quarter
        2008 and 5.18% for the first nine months of 2008.

Conference Call and Audio Webcast:

Pacific Continental Corporation will conduct a live conference call and audio Webcast for interested parties relating to its results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2008, on Wednesday, October 15th at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time / 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time. To listen to the conference call, interested parties should call (866) 292-1418 and provide the pass code: "Pacific Continental third quarter earnings." The Webcast will be available via the Internet at Pacific Continental's Website (http://www.therightbank.com/). To listen to the live audio Webcast, click on the Webcast presentation link on the company's home page a few minutes before the presentation is scheduled to begin.

An audio Webcast replay will be available within twenty-four hours following the live Webcast and archived for one year on the Pacific Continental Web site. Any questions regarding the conference call presentation or Webcast should be directed to Michael Reynolds at (541) 686-8685.

About Pacific Continental Bank

Pacific Continental Bank, the operating subsidiary of Pacific Continental Corporation, delivers highly personalized services through fourteen banking offices inOregon andWashington. Pacific Continental has established one of the most unique and attractive metropolitan branch networks in the Pacific Northwest with offices in three of the region's largest metropolitan areas includingSeattle,Portland, andEugene. Pacific Continental targets the banking needs of community-based businesses, professional service providers, and nonprofit organizations; and provides private banking services for business owners and executives. Pacific Continental has rewarded its shareholders with consecutive cash dividends for twenty-four years.

Since its founding in 1972 Pacific Continental Bank has been honored with numerous awards from business and community organizations: in June 2008 - for the seventh consecutive year - the Seattle Times named Pacific Continental to its "Northwest 100" ranking of top publicly rated companies in the Pacific Northwest; in February 2008, Oregon Business magazine recognized Pacific Continental as the top ranked financial institution to work for in the state, marking the eighth consecutive year Pacific Continental has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Companies to Work for In Oregon; and in 2007, The Portland Business Journal recognized Pacific Continental as One of the Ten Most Admired Companies inOregon.

Pacific Continental Corporation's shares are listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "PCBK"; additionally, PCBK is listed in the Russell 2000 Index. Supplementary information about Pacific Continental can be found online at http://www.therightbank.com.

Pacific Continental Safe Harbor

This release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 ("PSLRA"). Such forward- looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, including but not limited to the following: the concentration of loans of the company's banking subsidiary, particularly with respect to commercial and residential real estate lending; a continued decline in the housing and real estate market, changes in the regulatory environment and increases in associated costs, particularly ongoing compliance expenses and resource allocation needs in response to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and related rules and regulations; vendor quality and efficiency; employee recruitment and retention, specifically in the Bank'sPortland andSeattle markets; the company's ability to control risks associated with rapidly changing technology both from an internal perspective as well as for external providers; increased competition among financial institutions; fluctuating interest rate environments; a tightening of available credit, and similar matters. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements. Pacific Continental Corporation undertakes no obligation to publicly revise or update the forward- looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date of this release. Readers should carefully review any risk factors described in Pacific Continental's Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other documents, including any Current Reports on Form 8-K furnished to or filed from time to time with the Securities Exchange Commission. This statement is included for the express purpose of invoking PSLRA's safe harbor provisions.



                       PACIFIC CONTINENTAL CORPORATION
                        CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
                Amounts in $ 000's, Except for Per Share Data
                                 (Unaudited)



                                  Three months ended  Nine months ended
                                      September 30,     September 30,
                                      2008     2007     2008     2007
    Interest and dividend income
      Loans                        $16,019  $16,931  $47,181  $50,453
      Securities                       647      472    2,070    1,310
      Dividends on Federal Home
       Loan Bank stock                   9        5      132       14
      Federal funds sold &
       Interest-bearing deposits
       with banks                        5       11       18       40
                                    16,680   17,419   49,401   51,817

    Interest expense
      Deposits                       2,696    4,946    7,844   14,350
      Federal Home Loan Bank &
       Federal Reserve
       borrowings                    1,463    1,160    4,552    4,549
      Junior subordinated
       debentures                      127      128      373      380
      Federal funds purchased           91      207      555      304
                                     4,377    6,441   13,324   19,583

         Net interest income        12,303   10,978   36,077   32,234

    Provision for loan losses        1,050      125    2,550      450
         Net interest income
          after provision for
          loan losses               11,253   10,853   33,527   31,784

    Noninterest income
      Service charges on deposit
       accounts                        421      342    1,217    1,032
      Other fee income,
       principally bankcard            470      426    1,378    1,206
      Loan servicing fees               20       25       68       74
      Mortgage banking income           72       90      291      279
      Other noninterest income          64      114      273      303
                                     1,047      997    3,227    2,894

    Noninterest expense
      Salaries and employee
       benefits                      4,670    3,938   13,705   11,773
      Premises and equipment           995      799    2,967    2,331
      Bankcard processing              143      141      421      397
      Business development             315      308      966    1,130
      Other noninterest expense      1,374    1,213    4,068    3,639
                                     7,497    6,399   22,127   19,270

    Income before provision for
     income taxes                    4,803    5,451   14,627   15,408
    Provision for income taxes       1,783    2,030    5,521    5,781

         Net income                 $3,020   $3,421   $9,106   $9,627

    Earnings per share
       Basic                         $0.25    $0.29    $0.76    $0.82
       Diluted                       $0.25    $0.29    $0.76    $0.80

    Weighted average shares
     outstanding
         Basic                      11,978   11,848   11,960   11,808

         Common stock
          equivalents
          attributable to
          stock-based awards            55      133       60      153
         Diluted                    12,033   11,981   12,020   11,961

    PERFORMANCE RATIOS
      Return on average assets        1.16%    1.51%    1.21%    1.44%
      Return on average equity
       (book)                        10.68%   13.03%   10.97%   12.66%
      Return on average equity
       (tangible) (1)                13.42%   16.77%   13.86%   16.46%
      Net interest margin             5.08%    5.25%    5.18%    5.24%
      Efficiency ratio (2)           56.16%   53.44%   56.30%   54.86%



                       PACIFIC CONTINENTAL CORPORATION
                         CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                              Amounts in $ 000's
                                 (Unaudited)


                                             September   December   September
                                                 30,        31,         30,
                                                2008       2007        2007
    ASSETS
      Cash and due from banks                 $21,510     $23,809     $20,357
      Federal funds sold                          290         410         410
      Interest-bearing deposits with banks          -       1,857         130
                Total cash and cash
                 equivalents                   21,800      26,076      20,897

      Securities available-for-sale            49,848      53,994      50,345
      Loans held for sale                         447           -           -
      Loans, less allowance for loan
       losses                                 913,430     813,647     795,184
      Interest receivable                       4,096       3,652       4,277
      Federal Home Loan Bank stock              9,198       3,795       3,480
      Property, net of accumulated
       depreciation                            21,000      20,876      19,934
      Goodwill and other intangible assets     22,960      23,127      23,182
      Other assets                              9,105       4,104       3,590

                Total assets               $1,051,884    $949,271    $920,889

    LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
      Deposits
        Noninterest-bearing demand           $178,632    $175,941    $175,932
        Savings and interest-bearing
         checking                             413,688     401,714     405,578
        Time $100,000 and over                 61,850      31,856      47,025
        Other time                             57,470      34,913      54,679
           Total deposits                     711,640     644,424     683,214

      Federal funds purchased                  38,460       5,360      13,500
      Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal
       Reserve borrowings                     176,000     179,500     107,500
      Junior subordinated debentures            8,248       8,248       8,248
      Accrued interest and other payables       4,338       4,230       4,010
                Total liabilities             938,686     841,762     816,472

    Stockholders' equity
      Common stock, 25,000,000 shares
       authorized                              62,037      77,909      60,304
      Retained earnings                        52,003      29,622      44,251
      Accumulated other comprehensive loss       (842)        (22)       (138)
                                              113,198     107,509     104,417

                Total liabilities and
                 stockholders' equity      $1,051,884    $949,271    $920,889


    OTHER FINANCIAL DATA
      Shares outstanding at end of period  11,994,363  11,934,866  11,865,541
      Stockholder's equity (tangible) (1)     $90,238     $84,382     $81,235
      Book value                                $9.44       $9.01       $8.80
      Tangible book value                       $7.52       $7.07       $6.85



                       PACIFIC CONTINENTAL CORPORATION
               SELECTED OTHER FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND RATIOS
                              Amounts in $ 000's
                                 (Unaudited)

                                  Quarters Ended           Nine Months Ended
                          September  December  September  September  September
                              30,       31,       30,        30,         30,
                             2008      2007      2007       2008        2007
    LOANS BY TYPE (net of
     fees)
      Real estate secured
       loans:
       Multifamily
        residential        $53,812   $39,925    $38,066
       Residential 1-4
        family              70,702    51,959     47,123
       Residential 1-4
        family
        construction        86,382    96,918     98,804
       Other construction  155,986   126,809    120,287
       Commercial real
        estate             329,688   306,161    302,892
       Other                 3,801     3,999      4,177
         Total real
          estate loans     700,371   625,771    611,349
      Commercial loans     209,710   186,619    185,253
      Consumer loans         8,001     8,225      7,153
      Other loans            6,020     1,707        163
              Total Loans $924,102  $822,322   $803,918

    ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN
     LOSSES
      Balance at
       beginning of
       period               $9,896    $8,734     $8,595     $8,675    $8,284
       Provision for loan
        losses               1,050       275        125      2,550       450
       Loan charge offs       (310)     (335)       (18)      (723)      (61)
       Loan recoveries          36         1         32        171        61
         Net (charge
          offs)
          recoveries          (274)     (334)        14       (552)        -
      Balance at end of
       period              $10,672    $8,675     $8,734    $10,673    $8,734

    NONPERFORMING ASSETS
      Non-accrual loans     $3,316    $4,122     $1,325
      90-day past due
       loans                     -         -        229
         Gross
          nonperforming
          loans              3,316     4,122      1,554

      Government
       guarantees on non-
       accrual and 90-day
        past due loans        (239)     (451)         -
         Nonperforming
          loans, net of
          government
          guarantees         3,077     3,671      1,554

      Other real estate
       owned                 3,186       423          -
              Nonperforming
               assets,
               net of
               government
               guarantees   $6,263    $4,094     $1,554

    LOAN QUALITY RATIOS
      Allowance for loan
       losses as a
       percentage of
       total loans
        outstanding, net
         of loans held
         for sale             1.15%     1.05%      1.09%
      Allowance for loan
       losses as a
       percentage of
       total
        nonperforming
         loans, net of
         government
         guarantees         346.83%   236.31%    562.03%
      Net loan charge
       offs (recoveries)
       as a percentage of
        average loans,
         annualized           0.12%     0.16%     -0.01%      0.08%     0.00%
      Nonperforming loans
       as a percentage of
       total loans            0.36%     0.50%      0.16%
      Nonperforming
       assets as a
       percentage of
       total assets           0.60%     0.43%      0.17%



                       PACIFIC CONTINENTAL CORPORATION
         SELECTED OTHER FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND RATIOS (Continued)
                              Amounts in $000's
                                 (Unaudited)

                                  Quarters Ended           Nine Months Ended
                        September   December   September  September  September
                            30,        31,        30,         30,       30,
                           2008       2007       2007        2008      2007
    BALANCE SHEET
     AVERAGES
      Loans              $913,356   $812,870   $793,551   $876,491   $787,325
      Allowance for
       loan losses        (10,115)    (8,871)    (8,649)    (9,456)    (8,551)
        Loans, net of
         allowance        903,241    803,999    784,902    867,035    778,774
      Securities and
       short-term
       deposits            59,862     58,812     45,053     62,932     43,446
        Earning assets    963,103    862,811    829,955    929,967    822,220
      Non-interest-earning
       assets              74,112     70,563     69,942     72,037     71,790
          Assets       $1,037,215   $933,374   $899,897 $1,002,004   $894,010

      Interest-bearing
       core deposits (3) $455,363   $437,808   $435,294   $441,931   $416,242
      Non-interest-
       bearing core
       deposits (3)       171,103    173,706    171,624    169,421    167,461
        Core deposits (3) 626,466    611,514    606,918    611,352    583,703
      Non-core interest-
       bearing deposits    71,799     49,588     67,525     51,118     68,747
        Deposits          698,265    661,102    674,443    662,470    652,450
      Borrowings          222,003    160,575    116,788    224,504    135,704
      Non-interest-
       bearing
       liabilities          4,416      4,326      4,502      4,200      4,210
          Liabilities     924,684    826,003    795,733    891,174    792,364
      Stockholders' equity
       (book)             112,531    107,371    104,164    110,830    101,646
          Liabilities
           and equity  $1,037,215   $933,374   $899,897 $1,002,004   $894,010

      Stockholders'
       equity
       (tangible) (1)     $89,540    $84,213    $80,951    $87,784    $78,197

    SELECTED MARKET DATA
      Eugene market loans,
       net of fees       $224,327   $217,962   $216,602
      Portland market
       loans, net of
       fees               423,194    389,053    390,186
      Seattle market
       loans, net of
       fees               276,581    215,307    197,130
        Total loans, net
         of fees         $924,102   $822,322   $803,918

      Eugene market core
       deposits (3)      $413,240   $405,351   $398,190
      Portland market
       core deposits (3)  122,310    109,698    125,458
      Seattle market core
       deposits (3)       103,889    100,843     95,817
        Total core
         deposits (3)     639,439    615,892    619,465
      Other deposits       72,201     28,532     63,750
        Total            $711,640   $644,424   $683,215

      Eugene market core
       deposits,
       average (3)       $400,461   $393,030   $387,334   $402,132   $382,843
      Portland market
       core deposits,
       average (3)        117,472    121,687    129,648    113,364    119,261
      Seattle market core
       deposits,
       average (3)        108,533     96,797     89,936     95,856     81,599
        Total core
         deposits,
         average (3)      626,466    611,514    606,918    611,352    583,703
      Other deposits,
       average             71,799     49,588     67,525     51,118     68,747
        Total            $698,265   $661,102   $674,443   $662,470   $652,450

    NET INTEREST MARGIN
     RECONCILIATION
      Yield on average
       loans                 7.06%      8.23%      8.56%      7.27%      8.66%
      Yield on average
       securities            4.39%      4.59%      4.30%      4.71%      4.20%
        Yield on average
         earning assets      6.89%      7.98%      8.33%      7.10%      8.43%

      Rate on average
       interest-bearing
       core deposits         1.85%      3.24%      3.69%      1.94%      3.74%
      Rate on average
       interest-bearing
       non-core deposits     3.21%      5.21%      5.29%      3.69%      5.24%
        Rate on average
         interest-bearing
         deposits            2.03%      4.03%      6.19%      3.89%      1.42%

      Rate on average
       borrowings            3.01%      4.78%      5.08%      3.26%      5.16%
        Cost of interest-
         bearing funds       2.32%      3.77%      4.12%      2.48%      4.22%

        Interest rate
         spread              4.57%      4.21%      4.21%      4.62%      4.21%

          Net interest
           margin            5.08%      5.15%      5.25%      5.18%      5.24%

    (1) Tangible equity excludes goodwill and core deposit intangible related
        to acquisitions.
    (2) Efficiency ratio is noninterest expense divided by operating revenues.
        Operating revenues are net interest income plus noninterest income.
    (3) Core deposits include all demand, savings, & interest checking
        accounts, plus all local time deposits including local time deposits
        in excess of $100,000.

SOURCE Pacific Continental Corporation

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