Summit Bank Reports 2018 and 4th Quarter Earnings

EUGENE, Ore.--()--Summit Bank (OTC Pink: SBKO) reported net income for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 of $5.76 million or $1.10 per fully diluted share. Strong contributions from all of Summit’s operating units combined with a lower effective federal tax rate during 2018 allowed the Bank to achieve a 71 percent increase in fully diluted earnings per share compared to the previous year. 2018 earnings represented a $0.45 per fully diluted share increase over fiscal 2017 earnings of $3.28 million or $0.65 per share. Fully diluted pre-tax earnings per share for the fiscal year 2018 increased 27 percent compared to fiscal year 2017.

Earnings for the fourth quarter were similarly as strong with pre-tax fully diluted earnings per share of $0.47, an increase over the 4th quarter of 2017 of $0.17 or 58 percent.

Summit achieved its sixth consecutive year of annual loan growth in excess of 20 percent during 2018. Total net loans as of December 31, 2018, were $342.1 million, representing a 24 percent increase over the fiscal 2017 total of $276.5 million. Deposit growth mirrored loan increases, with total deposits increasing by $72.8 million or 24 percent over the previous year. The Bank has maintained its profitability during the recent rapid growth, with return on average equity for 2018 of 15.3 percent marking Summit’s sixth consecutive year producing return on equity in excess of 10 percent.

“The organizations and individuals we work with continued to prosper in 2018,” said Craig Wanichek, President and CEO, “Summit did as well. We are also excited about the significant new relationships that were added throughout the year.”

Earlier this year, the Bank announced it took the first steps toward entering Oregon’s largest market, by hiring seven colleagues based in downtown Portland. The team currently operates a loan production office out of a professional suite. Summit Bank will open a full service office in downtown Portland in the near future. “We are excited to introduce Summit Bank to our Portland business, professional and non-profit community and are filling a niche that has been vacated by M&A activity in this town,” said Steve Watts, the Portland team’s Senior Vice President. “As entrepreneurial bankers, we provide our clients with nimble, creative and sensible solutions for their business banking needs.”

Summit’s liquidity and capital positions have remained strong as deposit growth has matched the Bank’s loan growth and operating earnings have continued to increase as the Bank grows. Cash and short-term investments of $61.1 million, increased by $13.8 million or 29 percent over the trailing twelve months since December 31, 2017. Over the same period, total shareholders’ equity increased by $6.0 million to $40.6 million, an increase of 17.5 percent.

The Bank continues to hold very low levels of non-performing assets with total non-performing assets at December 31st, 2018 representing just 0.55 percent of total assets, a slight increase over 0.42 percent at December 31st 2017.

With offices in Eugene, Bend and a Loan Production office in Portland, Summit Bank is a community bank that specializes in providing high-level service to professionals and medium-sized businesses and their owners. Summit Bank is quoted on the NASDAQ Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board as SBKO. Summit Bank is the number one community bank lender in Oregon for SBA Financing.

       

QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT – DECEMBER 2018

 
(in thousands except per share data) Unaudited Unaudited
  As of As of
Summary Statements of Condition Dec. 31, 2018 Dec. 31, 2017
Cash and short term investments $ 56,519 $ 40,965
Securities 4,507 6,242
Loans:
Commercial 110,198 88,533
Commercial real estate 200,097 161,846
Other 38,167 32,285
Loan loss reserve and unearned income (6,369 ) (4,933 )
Total net loans 342,093 276,502
Property and other assets 12,584 10,949
Repossessed property 765 1,031
Total assets $ 416,468   $ 335,689  
 
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing demand $ 92,610 $ 86,498
Interest-bearing demand 259,137 185,882
Certificates of deposit 19,657 26,233
Total deposits 371,404 298,613
Other liabilities 4,499 2,543
Shareholders' equity 40,564 34,534
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 416,468   $ 335,689  
 
Book value per share $ 7.88 $ 6.74
 
               
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Summary Statements of Income Dec. 31, 2018 Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018 Dec. 31, 2017
Interest income $ 21,538 $ 16,368 $ 6,057 $ 4,469
Interest expense (2,080 ) (677 ) (638 ) (209 )
Net interest income 19,458 15,692 5,419 4,259
Provision for loan losses (2,167 ) (2,280 ) (433 ) (512 )
Noninterest income 1,733 1,358 437 301
Noninterest expense (11,277 ) (8,847 ) (2,947 ) (2,515 )
Net income before income taxes 7,748 5,922 2,476 1,533
Provision for income taxes (1,986 ) (2,638 ) (507 ) (930 )
Net income $ 5,762   $ 3,284   $ 1,968   $ 603  
 
Net income per share, basic $ 1.12 $ 0.65 $ 0.38 $ 0.12
Net income per share, fully diluted $ 1.10 $ 0.65 $ 0.38 $ 0.12

Contacts

Craig Wanichek, President & Chief Executive Officer 541-684-7500

Contacts

Craig Wanichek, President & Chief Executive Officer 541-684-7500