RUSTON, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Century Next Financial Corporation (OTCQB: CTUY), the holding company of Bank of Ruston with $170.8 million in assets, today announced financial results for the 1st quarter ended March 31, 2015.
Financial Performance
For the three months ended March 31, 2015, Century Next Financial Corporation (the “Company”) had net income after tax of $354,000 compared to net income of $226,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014, an increase of $128,000 or 56.6%. Earnings per share (EPS) for the three months ended were $0.37 and $0.36 per basic and diluted share, respectively, compared to $0.23 per basic and diluted share reported for the three months ended March 31, 2014.
Balance Sheet
Overall, total assets increased by $1.1 million or 0.64% to $170.8 million at March 31, 2015 compared to $169.7 million at December 31, 2014.
The largest component of assets, loans, net of deferred fees and costs and the allowance for loan losses, increased $1.6 million or 1.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2015 compared to December 31, 2014. Total net loans at March 31, 2015 were $144.2 million compared to $142.6 million at December 31, 2014. The growth was primarily the result of demand for 1-4 family and commercial real estate loans.
Total deposits at March 31, 2015 increased $2.5 million or 1.8% to $138.3 million compared to $135.8 million at December 31, 2014. Interest-bearing checking and money market deposits were the growth areas mainly contributing to the increase in overall deposits.
Total short-term borrowings decreased to $8.5 million at March 31, 2015 from $10.5 million at December 31, 2014, a decrease of $2.0 million or 19.1%. This reduction came from funding provided by deposit growth as mentioned above.
Income Statement
Net interest income was $1.76 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 compared to $1.47 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014. This was an increase of $297,000, or 20.3%. The increase for the quarter was primarily from interest income earned on loans from increased volume.
The provision for loan losses amounted to $72,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2015, compared to $48,000 in provision for the three months ended March 31, 2014. The increase in loan loss provision for the quarter as compared to the prior year quarter is not a result of increased loss activity but more appropriately a result of increased risk awareness and identification to strengthen the allowance for loan losses.
Total non-interest income amounted to $200,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 compared to $189,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014, an increase of $11,000 or 5.8%. The increase was primarily from income generated from mortgage activity and service charges on deposits.
Total non-interest expense increased by $122,000 or 9.7% to $1.38 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 compared to $1.26 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2014. The Company continues to show improvement in its efficiency ratio, a measure of expense as a percent of total income, to 70.4% for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 compared to 76.1% for the same period in 2014.
Dividends Declaration
The Board of Directors has approved a cash dividend of $0.10 per share and a 5% stock dividend each payable on June 5, 2015 to shareholders of record as of May 26, 2015. The stock dividend will increase the number of shares currently outstanding by approximately 51,875 shares bringing total outstanding shares to approximately 1,089,382. The final number of shares outstanding may vary slightly for any factional shares that will be paid in cash.
Additional Information
Century Next Financial Corporation is the holding company for Bank of Ruston (the “Bank”) which conducts business from its main office and full-service branch office, located in Ruston, Louisiana. The Company was formed in 2010 and is subject to the regulatory oversight of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The Bank is a wholly-owned subsidiary and is an insured federally-chartered stock savings association subject to the regulatory oversight of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Bank was established in 1905 and is headquartered in Ruston, Louisiana. The Bank is a full-service bank with two banking offices in Ruston. The Bank emphasizes professional and personal banking service directed primarily to small and medium-sized businesses, professionals, and individuals. The Bank provides a full range of banking services including its primary business of real estate lending to residential and commercial customers.
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Century Next Financial Corporation and Subsidiary Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) |
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| March 31, 2015 | December 31, 2014 | |||||||
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ASSETS |
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| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 10,508 | $ | 11,140 | ||||
| Investment securities | 6,529 | 6,427 | ||||||
| Loans, net | 144,211 | 142,616 | ||||||
| Other assets | 9,534 | 9,514 | ||||||
| TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 170,782 | $ | 169,697 | ||||
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |
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| Deposits | $ | 138,307 | $ | 135,812 | ||||
| Short-term borrowings (FHLB advances) | 8,500 | 10,500 | ||||||
| Long-term borrowings (FHLB advances) | 253 | 264 | ||||||
| Other liabilities | 1,642 | 1,503 | ||||||
| Total Liabilities | 148,702 | 148,079 | ||||||
| Stockholders' equity | 22,080 | 21,618 | ||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | $ | 170,782 | $ | 169,697 | ||||
| Book Value per share | $ | 21.28 | $ | 20.84 | ||||
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Century Next Financial Corporation and Subsidiary Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited)
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| Three Months Ended March 31 | ||||||||
| 2015 | 2014 | |||||||
| Interest Income | $ | 1,922 | $ | 1,620 | ||||
| Interest Expense | 159 | 154 | ||||||
| Net Interest Income | 1,763 | 1,466 | ||||||
| Provision for Loan Losses | 72 | 48 | ||||||
| Net interest income after provision for loan losses | 1,691 | 1,418 | ||||||
| Noninterest Income | 200 | 189 | ||||||
| Noninterest Expense | 1,382 | 1,260 | ||||||
| Income Before Taxes | 509 | 347 | ||||||
| Provision For Income Taxes | 155 | 121 | ||||||
| NET INCOME | $ | 354 | $ | 226 | ||||
| EARNINGS PER SHARE | ||||||||
| Basic | $ | 0.37 | $ | 0.23 | ||||
| Diluted | $ | 0.36 | $ | 0.23 | ||||