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Alliance Financial Announces Second Quarter Earnings


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Jul 17, 2012, 04:15 ET

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SYRACUSE, N.Y., July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Alliance Financial Corporation ("Alliance" or the "Company") (NasdaqGM: ALNC), the holding company for Alliance Bank, N.A., announced today net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 of $2.9 million or $0.61 per diluted common share, compared with $3.5 million or $0.73 per diluted common share in the year-ago quarter and $2.6 million or $0.55 per diluted common share in the first quarter of 2012. 

Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2012 was $5.6 million or $1.16 per diluted share, compared with $6.8 million or $1.43 per diluted share in the first half of 2011.

Net interest income decreased $1.3 million and $2.4 million in the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared with the year-ago periods due to the continuing pressure on our net interest margin caused by the exceptionally low interest rate environment, which was partially mitigated by strong loan growth.

Jack H. Webb, President and CEO of Alliance said, "Our loan portfolio grew at an annualized rate of 13% in the second quarter with broad-based loan growth in each of our commercial, residential, and indirect portfolios as we continue to capture market share. Loan originations across all our business lines totaled more than $106 million in the second quarter, which was an increase of 98% from the second quarter of 2011, and was up 47% from the first quarter of this year."

Webb added, "While we grew our loan portfolio, we also continued to improve on our already low levels of non-performing and delinquent loans. Our non-performing loans dropped 25% in the second quarter as a direct result of successful workouts and payoffs of non-performing loans.  Total loan delinquencies were also down 12% in the second quarter."

Balance Sheet Highlights 

Total assets were $1.4 billion at June 30, 2012, which was an increase of $7.2 million from March 31, 2012.  Total loans and leases (net of unearned income) increased $28.6 million from the previous quarter to $898.5 million at June 30, 2012.

Loan origination volumes in the second quarter increased $52.5 million, or 97.5%, to $106.4 million, compared with $53.8 million in the year-ago quarter and $72.5 million in the first quarter of 2012 on strong origination growth in each of our commercial, residential mortgage and indirect lending businesses.    

Commercial loans and mortgages increased $9.3 million in the second quarter and totaled $283.1 million at June 30, 2012.  Originations of commercial loans and mortgages in the second quarter (excluding lines of credit) totaled $21.6 million, compared with $8.3 million in the first quarter of 2012 and $17.7 million in the year-ago quarter.  The $13.3 million increase in commercial originations during the second quarter resulted from the capture of additional market share through a sustained sales effort.

Residential mortgages outstanding increased $7.1 million in the second quarter to $320.9 million.  Originations of residential mortgages totaled $44.2 million in the second quarter of 2012, compared with $30.0 million in the first quarter of 2012 and $18.0 million in the year-ago quarter.  Alliance retained in portfolio approximately $22.0 million of the second quarter originations that were bi-weekly payment mortgages or monthly payment mortgages with maturities of 15 years or less.            

Indirect auto loan balances were $188.8 million at the end of the second quarter, which was an increase of $16.9 million from the end of the first quarter of 2012.  Alliance originated $39.8 million of indirect auto loans in the second quarter, compared with $33.2 million in the first quarter of 2012 and $17.3 million in the year-ago quarter. The increase in originations this year is attributable to a change in the Company's rate structure designed to increase its market share without lowering its underwriting standards, along with the implementation of an electronic application system. Alliance originates auto loans through a network of reputable, well established automobile dealers located in central and western New York.  Applications received through the Company's indirect lending program are subject to the same comprehensive underwriting criteria and procedures as employed in its direct lending programs.  

The Company's investment securities portfolio totaled $341.8 million at June 30, 2012, compared with $346.4 million at March 31, 2012.  The Company's portfolio is comprised entirely of investment grade securities, the majority of which are rated "AAA" by one or more of the nationally recognized rating agencies. The breakdown of the securities portfolio at June 30, 2012 was 77.0% government-sponsored entity-guaranteed mortgage-backed securities, 21.6% municipal securities and 0.5% obligations of U.S. government-sponsored corporations.  Mortgage-backed securities, which totaled $263.4 million at June 30, 2012, are comprised primarily of pass-through securities backed by conventional residential mortgages and guaranteed by Fannie-Mae, Freddie-Mac or Ginnie Mae, which in turn are backed by the U.S. government. The Company's municipal securities portfolio, which totaled $73.7 million at the end of the second quarter, is primarily comprised of highly rated general obligation bonds issued by local municipalities in New York State. Net unrealized gains on our securities portfolio totaled $11.3 million at the end of the second quarter.

Deposits increased $5.6 million in the second quarter, and were $1.1 billion at June 30, 2012. Low-cost transaction accounts comprised 75.6% of total deposits at the end of the second quarter, compared with 75.7% at March 31, 2012 and 69.7% at June 30, 2011. Alliance's liability mix remained favorably weighted towards transaction accounts in the second quarter as retail and municipal depositors continue to refrain from locking up funds in time accounts in the low interest rate environment, and also because of the buildup of cash on commercial customers' balance sheets.

Shareholders' equity was $146.8 million at June 30, 2012, compared with $145.0 million at the end of the first quarter.  Net income for the quarter increased shareholders' equity by $2.9 million and was partially offset by common stock dividends declared of $1.5 million or $0.31 per common share. 

The Company's Tier 1 leverage ratio was 9.38% and its total risk-based capital ratio was 15.75% at the end of the second quarter.  The Company's tangible common equity capital ratio (a non-GAAP financial measure) was 7.85% at June 30, 2012.

Asset Quality and the Provision for Credit Losses

Delinquent loans and leases (including non-performing) totaled $12.6 million at June 30, 2012, compared with $14.4 million at March 31, 2012 and $17.0 million at December 31, 2011. The largest decline in delinquent loans in the second quarter occurred in loans delinquent 90 days or more or on non-accrual status, which declined $2.3 million or 25.3%.       

Non-performing assets were $6.7 million or 0.47% of total assets at June 30, 2012, compared with $9.2 million or 0.65% of total assets at March 31, 2012 and $11.7 million or 0.83% of total assets at December 31, 2011.  The decline in non-performing assets in the second quarter resulted primarily from non-accrual loans returning to accrual status as a result of satisfactory payment performance and to pay-offs of non-performing loans. Included in non-performing assets at the end of the second quarter are non-performing loans and leases totaling $6.7 million, compared with $8.9 million at March 31, 2012 and $11.3 million at December 31, 2011.   

Conventional residential mortgages comprised $2.5 million (39 loans) or 38.3% of non-performing loans and leases, and commercial loans and mortgages totaled $3.3 million (25 loans) or 50.2% of non-performing loans and leases at the end of the second quarter. 

Net charge-offs were $166,000 and $1.6 million in the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared with $155,000 and $360,000 in the year-ago periods.  Net charge-offs annualized equaled 0.08% and 0.36%, respectively, of average loans and leases during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2012, compared with 0.07% and 0.08% in the year-ago periods, respectively. Gross charge-offs were $460,000 and recoveries were $294,000 in the second quarter of 2012.       

A negative provision expense resulted in $300,000 of income being recorded in the second quarter, compared with provision expense of $160,000 in the year-ago quarter and no provision expense in the first quarter of 2012. Alliance assesses a number of quantitative and qualitative factors at the individual portfolio level in determining the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses and the required provision expense each quarter.  In addition, Alliance analyzes certain broader, non-portfolio specific factors in assessing the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses, such as the allowance as a percentage of total loans and leases, the allowance as a percentage of non-performing loans and leases and the provision expense as a percentage of net charge-offs.  As the Company's asset quality metrics and net charge-off levels have improved in recent quarters (excluding the charge-offs related to a $3.6 million commercial relationship previously discussed in the Company's Form 10-Q for the first quarter of 2012), an increasing portion of the allowance for credit losses has been considered "unallocated," which means it is not based on either quantitative or qualitative factors, but on the broader, non-portfolio specific factors.  At June 30, 2012, $1.3 million or 14% of the allowance for credit losses was considered to be "unallocated," compared to $991,000 or 9% at December 31, 2011.  Absent any material deterioration in credit quality or material growth in the loan and lease portfolio, some portion of this "unallocated" allowance may be reduced by future credit losses and/or negative credit loss provisions, which would have the effect of lowering the amount of provision expense relative to net charge-offs compared with past quarters (i.e.  provision expense being less than net charge-offs), or a negative provision expense, which was the case in the second quarter of 2012.  

The provision for credit losses as a percentage of net charge-offs was not meaningful in the second quarter due to the negative provision that was recorded. The provision for credit losses as a percentage of net charge-offs was 103% in the year-ago quarter and 0% in the first quarter of 2012.     

The allowance for credit losses was $8.9 million at June 30, 2012, compared with $9.4 million at March 31, 2012 and $10.8 million at December 31, 2011.  The ratio of the allowance for credit losses to total loans and leases was 0.99% at June 30, 2012, compared with 1.08% at March 31, 2012 and 1.24% at December 31, 2011.  The ratio of the allowance for credit losses to non-performing loans and leases was 134% at June 30, 2012, compared with 105% at March 31, 2012 and 96% at December 31, 2011.

Net Interest Income

Net interest income totaled $10.0 million in the three months ended June 30, 2012, compared with $11.3 million in the year-ago quarter, and $9.8 million in the first quarter of 2012.  The tax-equivalent net interest margin decreased 27 basis points in the second quarter compared with the year-ago quarter due to the effect of persistently low interest rates on the Company's interest-earning assets. The rate of margin decline slowed considerably in the first quarter of 2012 in large part due to a slowing in prepayments on our mortgage-backed securities portfolio. The net interest margin increased 4 basis points from the first to the second quarter of 2012 with most of the increase attributable to the accrual of $133,000 of interest on non-accrual loans which were returned to performing status in the second quarter.    

The net interest margin on a tax-equivalent basis was 3.26% in the second quarter of 2012, compared with 3.53% in the year-ago quarter of 2011 and 3.22% in the first quarter of 2012. The net interest margin in the second quarter adjusted for the accrual of non-accrual interest was 3.22%. The decrease in the net interest margin compared with the second quarter of 2011 was the result of a decrease in the tax-equivalent earning asset yield of 54 basis points in the second quarter compared with the year-ago quarter, which was partially offset by a decrease in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities of 29 basis points over the same period.  On a linked-quarter basis, the decline in our earning-assets yield was 9 basis points in the second quarter, which was offset by a 15 basis-point drop in the cost of our interest-bearing liabilities.  Adjusted for the recovery of non-accrual interest in the second quarter, our tax-equivalent earning asset yield declined 58 basis points and 13 basis points, compared with the year-ago quarter and the first quarter of 2012, respectively.   

Average interest-earning assets were $1.3 billion in the second quarter, which was a decrease of 4.0% from the year-ago quarter but was unchanged from the first quarter of 2012.  Most of the decline from the year-ago quarter occurred in our securities portfolio, with the average balance down 25% due to our decision to temporarily shrink the portfolio in the second half of 2011 due to the very low yields available on the types of securities in which we invest. Average loans and leases was roughly equal in the second quarter compared with the year-ago quarter as growth in our average commercial loan and consumer loan portfolios offset lower average lease balances. Total average loans and leases were 68.4% of total interest-earning assets in the second quarter of 2012, compared with 65.6% in the year-ago quarter and 67.1% in the first quarter of 2012.       

Net interest income for the six months ended June 30, 2012 totaled $19.8 million, which was down $2.4 million or 11.0% compared with the year-ago period.  The tax equivalent net interest margin was 3.24% for the six months ended June 30, 2012, compared to 3.49% for the first half of 2011.  The tax-equivalent earning asset yield decreased 46 basis points in the first half of 2012 compared with the year-ago period, which was partially offset by a decrease of 22 basis points in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities of basis points over the same period.

Average interest-earning assets were $1.3 billion in the first half of 2012, which was a decrease of 3.9% from the first half of 2011.  The changes in the average balances of securities and loans for the first half of 2012 compared with the year-ago period were similar to that as discussed above for the second quarter. Total average loans and leases were 67.7% of total interest-earning assets in the first half of 2012, compared with 65.7% in the year-ago period.

Net interest margin is expected to remain under pressure in coming quarters as the persistently low interest rate environment continues to negatively affect the return on loan and investment portfolios, while the ability to further reduce funding costs is limited.

Non-Interest Income and Non-Interest Expenses

Non-interest income was $4.5 million in the second quarter of 2012, compared with $4.4 million in the second quarter of 2011 and $4.5 million in the first quarter of 2012. Gains on the sale of loans increased $259,000 compared with the second quarter of 2011 due to higher volumes of mortgages originated and sold in 2012.

Non-interest income totaled $9.0 million in the first six months of 2012 and 2011.  Gains on the sale of loans increased $330,000, compared with the first half of 2011 and were partially offset by a $243,000 decrease in other non-interest income.

Non-interest income accounted for 31.1% of total revenue in the second quarter of 2012, compared with 28.2% in the year-ago quarter.  Non-interest income accounted for   31.2% of total revenue in the first half of 2012, compared with 28.8% in the year-ago period.

Non-interest expenses were $11.0 million in the quarter ended June 30, 2012, compared with $10.8 million in the year-ago quarter and $10.9 million in the first quarter of 2012.  Non-interest expenses were $21.9 million in the six months ended June 30, 2012, compared with $21.8 million in the first half of 2011.

The Company's efficiency ratio was 75.8% in the second quarter of 2012, compared with 68.8% in the year-ago quarter.  The Company's efficiency ratio was 75.9% in the six months ended June 30, 2012, compared with 69.6% in the year-ago period.

The Company's effective tax rate was 23.5% and 23.3% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared with 26.9% and 25.8% in the year-ago periods, respectively.  The decrease in our effective tax rate from 2011 was due to a higher level of tax-exempt income as a percentage to total taxable income.

About Alliance Financial Corporation    

Alliance Financial Corporation is a financial holding company with Alliance Bank, N.A. as its principal subsidiary that provides retail, commercial and municipal banking, and trust and investment services through 29 offices in Cortland, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga and Oswego counties.  Alliance also operates an investment management administration center in Buffalo, N.Y. and an equipment lease financing company, Alliance Leasing, Inc. 

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to the financial condition, results of operations and business of Alliance Financial Corporation.  These forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties.  Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements include, among others, the following possibilities: an increase in competitive pressure in the banking industry; changes in the interest rate environment which may affect the net interest margin; changes in the regulatory environment; general economic conditions, either nationally or regionally, resulting, among other things, in a deterioration in credit quality; changes in business conditions and inflation; changes in the securities markets; changes in technology used in the banking business; our ability to maintain and increase market share and control expenses; increases in FDIC insurance premiums may cause earnings to decrease; and other risks set forth under the caption "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, and in subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Contact:

 Alliance Financial Corporation


 J. Daniel Mohr, Executive Vice President and CFO                                


(315) 475-4478

Alliance Financial Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)








Three months ended June 30,


Six months ended June 30,



2012


2011


2012


2011



(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)

Interest income:









Loans, including fees


$9,718


$10,621


$19,543


$21,283

Federal funds sold and interest bearing deposits


41


1


75


5

Securities


2,458


3,872


5,062


7,468

Total interest income


12,217


14,494


24,680


28,756










Interest expense:









Deposits:









  Savings accounts


24


55


55


113

  Money market accounts


252


447


530


894

  Time accounts


891


1,446


2,032


2,933

  NOW accounts


28


61


66


129

Total


1,195


2,009


2,683


4,069










Borrowings:









  Repurchase agreements


202


203


405


410

  FHLB advances


645


818


1,403


1,673

  Junior subordinated obligations


170


158


343


315

Total interest expense


2,212


3,188


4,834


6,467










Net interest income


10,005


11,306


19,846


22,289

Provision for credit losses


(300)


160


(300)


360

Net interest income after provision for credit losses


10,305


11,146


20,146


21,929










Non-interest income:









Investment management income


1,949


1,986


3,804


3,902

Service charges on deposit accounts


1,050


1,096


2,093


2,106

Card-related fees


720


699


1,371


1,352

Income from bank-owned life insurance


246


255


493


509

Gain on the sale of loans


347


88


706


376

Other non-interest income


212


311


533


776

Total non-interest income


4,524


4,435


9,000


9,021










Non-interest expense:









Salaries and employee benefits


5,651


5,305


11,342


10,835

Occupancy and equipment expense


1,694


1,816


3,595


3,646

Communication expense


157


173


316


323

Office  supplies and postage expense


325


301


607


585

Marketing expense


262


217


499


480

Amortization of intangible asset


222


241


444


482

Professional fees


828


860


1605


1,684

FDIC insurance premium


211


401


426


794

Other operating expense


1,666


1,509


3,070


2,973

Total non-interest expense


11,016


10,823


21,904


21,802










Income before income tax expense


3,813


4,758


7,242


9,148

Income tax expense


895


1,279


1,684


2,363

Net income


$2,918


$3,479


$5,558


$6,785










Share and Per Share Data









Basic average common shares outstanding


4,700,992


4,662,752


4,699,780


4,662,400

Diluted average common shares outstanding


4,700,992


4,670,530


4,699,780


4,670,611

Basic earnings per common share


$  0.61


$  0.73


$  1.16


$  1.43

Diluted earnings per common share


$  0.61


$  0.73


$  1.16


$  1.43

Cash dividends declared


$  0.31


$  0.30


$  0.62


$  0.60

Alliance Financial Corporation

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)




   June 30, 2012   


December 31, 2011



(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)

Assets





Cash and due from banks


$      70,908


$      52,802

Securities available-for-sale


341,849


374,306

Federal Home Loan Bank of NY ("FHLB") Stock and

  Federal Reserve Bank ("FRB") Stock


7,974


8,478

Loans and leases held for sale


1,149


1,217

Total loans and leases, net of unearned income


898,452


872,721

Less allowance for credit losses


(8,892)


(10,769)

Net loans and leases


889,560


861,952






Premises and equipment, net


17,094


17,541

Accrued interest receivable


3,733


3,960

Bank-owned life insurance


29,923


29,430

Goodwill


30,844


30,844

Intangible assets, net


7,250


7,694

Other assets


22,554


20,866

Total assets


$1,422,838


$1,409,090






Liabilities and shareholders' equity





Liabilities:





Deposits:





    Non-interest bearing


$   203,885


$   185,736

    Interest bearing


902,687


897,329

Total deposits


1,106,572


1,083,065






Borrowings


125,318


136,310

Accrued interest payable


874


1,578

Other liabilities


17,456


18,366

Junior subordinated obligations issued to

   unconsolidated subsidiary trusts


25,774


25,774

Total liabilities


1,275,994


1,265,093






Shareholders' equity:





Common stock


5,107


5,092

Surplus


47,517


47,147

Undivided profits


102,471


99,879

Accumulated other comprehensive income


4,096


3,951

Directors' stock-based deferred compensation plan


(3,691)


(3,416)

Treasury stock


(8,656)


(8,656)

Total shareholders' equity


146,844


143,997

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity


$1,422,838


$1,409,090











Common shares outstanding


4,784,698


4,769,241

Book value per common share


$30.69


$30.19

Tangible book value per common share


$22.73


$22.11

                                                                                                                               






Alliance Financial Corporation

Consolidated Average Balances (Unaudited)




Three months ended June 30,


Six months ended June 30,



2012


2011


2012


2011



(Dollars in thousands)

Earning assets:









Federal funds sold and interest bearing deposits


$    60,602


$     2,590


$    62,117


$    9,243

Securities(1)


344,608


457,076


351,499


449,123

Loans and leases receivable:









   Residential real estate loans(2)


319,128


330,713


316,761


331,601

   Commercial loans


273,100


252,950


272,521


246,404

   Leases, net of unearned income(2)


15,663


35,427


19,110


37,422

   Indirect loans


181,277


167,679


171,338


170,297

   Other consumer loans


88,124


89,923


88,651


90,347

Loans and leases receivable, net of unearned income


877,292


876,692


868,381


876,071

Total earning assets


1,282,502


1,336,358


1,281,997


1,334,437










Non-earning assets


136,538


130,353


136,209


130,009

Total assets


$1,419,040


$1,466,711


$1,418,206


$1,464,446










Interest bearing liabilities:









Interest bearing checking accounts


$  151,199


$   148,821


$  151,446


$  153,228

Savings accounts


114,261


107,897


111,022


105,286

Money market accounts


371,722


380,558


365,279


379,797

Time deposits


271,898


339,578


283,258


340,238

Borrowings


127,020


139,863


129,633


138,246

Junior subordinated obligations issued to unconsolidated

  trusts


25,774


25,774


25,774


25,774

Total interest bearing liabilities


1,061,874


1,142,491


1,066,412


1,142,569










Non-interest bearing deposits


198,538


175,565


193,583


175,179

Other non-interest bearing liabilities


16,393


15,490


16,777


15,741

Total liabilities


1,276,805


1,333,546


1,276,772


1,333,489

Shareholders' equity


142,235


133,165


141,434


130,957

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity


$1,419,040


$1,466,711


$1,418,206


$1,464,446










(1) The amounts shown are amortized cost and include FHLB and FRB stock

(2) Includes loans and leases held for sale

Alliance Financial Corporation

Investments, Loans and Leases, and Deposits (Unaudited)


The following table sets forth the amortized cost and fair value of the Company's available-for-sale securities portfolio:




June 30, 2012


March 31, 2012


December 31, 2011



Amortized Cost


Fair Value


Amortized

Cost


Fair

Value


Amortized

Cost


Fair

Value

Securities available-for-sale


(Dollars in thousands)

Debt securities:













Obligations of U.S. government- sponsored corporations


$    1,614


$    1,636


$    1,794


$   1,835


$    3,134


$    3,190

Obligations of states and political subdivisions


69,067


73,692


76,776


80,919


77,541


82,299

Mortgage-backed securities(1)


256,882


263,376


253,728


260,546


279,393


285,706

Total debt securities


327,563


338,704


332,298


343,300


360,068


371,195














Stock investments:













Mutual funds


3,000


3,145


3,000


3,105


3,000


3,111

Total stock investments


3,000


3,145


3,000


3,105


3,000


3,111














Total available-for-sale


$330,563


$341,849


$335,298


$346,405


$363,068


$374,306














(1) Comprised of pass-through debt securities collateralized by conventional residential mortgages and guaranteed by either Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or Ginnie Mae, which are, in turn, backed by the United States government.









The following table sets forth the composition of the Company's loan and lease portfolio at the dates indicated:












June 30, 2012


March 31, 2012


December 31, 2011



Amount


Percent


Amount


Percent


Amount


Percent

Loan portfolio composition


(Dollars in thousands)

Residential real estate loans


$320,899


35.9%


$313,803


36.2%


$316,823


36.4%

Commercial loans


153,542


17.2%


147,334


17.0%


151,420


17.4%

Commercial real estate


129,508


14.5%


126,456


14.6%


126,863


14.6%

Leases, net of unearned income


13,563


1.5%


18,339


2.1%


25,636


3.0%

Indirect loans


188,765


21.1%


171,822


19.9%


158,813


18.3%

Other consumer loans


88,092


9.8%


88,607


10.2%


89,776


10.3%

Total loans and leases


894,369


100.0%


866,361


100.0%


869,331


100.0%














Net deferred loan costs


4,083




3,532




3,390



Allowance for credit losses   


(8,892)




(9,358)




(10,769)



Net loans and leases


$889,560




$860,535




$861,952


















The following table sets forth the composition of the Company's deposits at the dates indicated:














June 30, 2012


March 31, 2012


December 31, 2011



Amount


Percent


Amount


Percent


Amount


Percent

Deposit composition


(Dollars in thousands)

Non-interest bearing checking


$203,885


18.5%


$   190,566


17.3%


$   185,736


17.1%

Interest bearing checking


158,701


14.3%


148,850


13.5%


145,885


13.5%

Total checking


362,586


32.8%


339,416


30.8%


331,621


30.6%














Savings


116,664


10.5%


110,667


10.1%


107,311


9.9%

Money market


358,025


32.4%


383,167


34.8%


330,000


30.5%

Time deposits


269,297


24.3%


267,674


24.3%


314,133


29.0%

Total deposits


$1,106,572


100.0%


$1,100,924


100.0%


$1,083,065


100.0%



























Alliance Financial Corporation

Asset Quality (Unaudited)


The following table represents a summary of delinquent loans and leases grouped by the number of days delinquent at the dates indicated:


Delinquent loans and leases


June 30, 2012


March 31, 2012


December 31, 2011



$

%(1)


$

%(1)


$

%(1)



(Dollars in thousands)

30 days past due


$   5,220

0.58%


$  4,481

0.52%


$  5,202

0.60%

60 days past due


732

0.08%


966

0.11%


584

0.06%

90 days past due and still accruing


—

—


12

—


—

—

Non-accrual


6,660

0.75%


8,904

1.03%


11,261

1.30%

Total


$12,612

1.41%


$14,363

1.66%


$17,047

1.96%


(1) As a percentage of total loans and leases, excluding deferred costs

The following table represents information concerning the aggregate amount of non-performing assets:


Non-performing assets


June 30, 2012


March 31, 2012


December 31, 2011



(Dollars in thousands)

Non-accruing loans and leases







   Residential real estate loans


$2,549


$2,649


$  3,062

   Commercial loans


1,464


1,787


3,375

   Commercial real estate


1,879


3,847


4,051

   Leases


74


83


107

   Indirect loans


288


270


293

   Other consumer loans


406


268


373

Total non-accruing loans and leases


6,660


8,904


11,261

Accruing loans and leases delinquent 90 days or more


—


12


—

Total non-performing loans and leases


6,660


8,916


11,261

Other real estate and repossessed assets


51


317


485

Total non-performing assets


$6,711


$9,233


$11,746

Troubled debt restructurings not included in above


$2,133


$1,949


$  1,653

The following table summarizes changes in the allowance for credit losses arising from loans and leases charged off, recoveries on loans and leases previously charged off and additions to the allowance which have been charged to expense:


 

Allowance for credit losses


Three months ended

June 30,


Six months ended

June 30,



2012


2011


2012


2011



(Dollars in thousands)

Allowance for credit losses, beginning of period


$9,358


$10,678


$10,769


$10,683










Loans and leases charged-off


(460)


(571)


(2,357)


(1,053)

Recoveries of loans and leases previously charged-off


294


416


780


693

Net loans and leases charged-off


(166)


(155)


(1,577)


(360)










Provision for credit losses


(300)


160


(300)


360

Allowance for credit losses, end of period


$8,892


$10,683


$8,892


$10,683










Alliance Financial Corporation

Consolidated Financial Information (Unaudited)






 

Key Ratios


At or for the three months

ended June 30,


At or for the six months

 ended June 30,



2012


2011


2012


2011

Return on average assets


0.82%


0.95%


0.78%


0.93%

Return on average equity


8.21%


10.45%


7.86%


10.36%

Return on average tangible equity


11.22%


14.80%


10.78%


14.79%

Yield on earning assets


3.95%


4.49%


4.00%


4.46%

Cost of funds


0.83%


1.12%


0.91%


1.13%

Net interest margin (tax equivalent) (1)


3.26%


3.53%


3.24%


3.49%

Non-interest income to total income (2)


31.14%


28.17%


31.20%


28.81%

Efficiency ratio (3)


75.82%


68.76%


75.93%


69.63%

Common dividend payout ratio (4)


50.82%


41.10%


53.45%


41.96%










Net loans and leases charged-off to average loans

  and leases, annualized


0.08%


0.07%


0.36%


0.08%

Provision for credit losses to average loans and

  leases, annualized


(0.14)%


0.07%


(0.07)%


0.08%

Allowance for credit losses to total loans and leases


0.99%


1.21%


0.99%


1.21%

Allowance for credit losses to non-performing loans

  and leases


133.5%


128.1%


133.5%


128.1%

Non-performing loans and leases to total loans and

  leases


0.74%


0.95%


0.74%


0.95%

Non-performing assets to total assets


0.47%


0.63%


0.47%


0.63%










(1)  Tax equivalent net interest income divided by average earning assets

(2)  Non-interest income (excluding net realized gains and losses on securities and other non-recurring gains and losses) divided by the sum of net interest income and non-interest income (as adjusted)

(3)  Non-interest expense divided by the sum of net interest income and non-interest income (as adjusted)

(4)  Cash dividends declared per share divided by diluted earnings per share

Alliance Financial Corporation

Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)



2012


2011


Second


First


Fourth


Third


Second


(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)

Interest income

$12,217


$12,463


$12,942


$14,061


$14,494

Interest expense

2,212


2,622


2,928


3,064


3,188

Net interest income

10,005


9,841


10,014


10,997


11,306

Provision for credit losses

(300)


--


800


750


160

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

10,305


9,841


9,214


10,247


11,146

Other non-interest income

4,524


4,476


5,062


5,919


4,435

Other non-interest expense

11,016


10,888


10,640


11,139


10,823

Income before income tax expense

3,813


3,429


3,636


5,027


4,758

Income tax expense

895


790


791


1,360


1,279

Net income

$ 2,918


$ 2,639


$ 2,845


$ 3,667


$ 3,479











Stock and related per share data










Basic earnings per common share

$   0.61


$   0.55


$   0.60


$   0.77


$   0.73

Diluted earnings per common share

$   0.61


$   0.55


$   0.60


$   0.77


$   0.73

Basic weighted average common shares outstanding

4,700,992


4,698,567


4,687,802


4,667,355


4,662,752

Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

4,700,992


4,698,567


4,689,427


4,673,908


4,670,530

Cash dividends paid per common share

$   0.31


$   0.31


$   0.31


$   0.31


$   0.30

Common dividend payout ratio (1)

50.82%


56.36%


51.67%


40.26%


41.10%

Common book value

$ 30.69


$ 30.30


$ 30.19


$ 30.15


$ 29.53

Tangible common book value (2)

$ 22.73


$ 22.30


$ 22.11


$ 21.99


$ 21.31











Capital Ratios










Holding Company










Tier 1 leverage ratio

9.38%


9.26%


9.09%


8.80%


8.52%

Tier 1 risk based capital

14.74%


14.99%


14.71%


14.42%


14.02%

Tier 1 risk based common capital (3)

11.89%


12.05%


11.81%


11.52%


11.13%

Total risk based capital

15.75%


16.09%


15.97%


15.68%


15.26%

Tangible common equity to tangible assets(4)

7.85%


7.75%


7.69%


7.50%


7.04%











Bank










Tier 1 leverage ratio

8.81%


8.68%


8.50%


8.25%


7.94%

Tier 1 risk based capital

13.86%


14.10%


13.80%


13.58%


13.12%

Total risk based capital

14.89%


15.21%


15.05%


14.84%


14.37%











Selected ratios










Return on average assets

0.82%


0.74%


0.80%


1.01%


0.95%

Return on average equity

8.21%


7.51%


8.19%


10.69%


10.45%

Return on average tangible common equity

11.22%


10.33%


11.34%


14.91%


14.80%

Yield on earning assets

3.95%


4.04%


4.15%


4.41%


4.49%

Cost of funds

0.83%


0.98%


1.08%


1.10%


1.12%

Net interest margin (tax equivalent) (5)

3.26%


3.22%


3.24%


3.48%


3.53%

Non-interest income to total income (6)

31.14%


31.26%


33.58%


29.47%


28.17%

Efficiency ratio (7)

75.52%


76.05%


70.58%


71.45%


68.76%











Asset quality ratios










Net loans and leases charged off to average loans

  and leases, annualized

0.08%


0.66%


0.61%


0.06%


0.07%

Provision for credit losses to average loans and

  leases, annualized

(0.14)%


--


0.37%


0.34%


0.07%

Allowance for credit losses to total loans and leases

0.99%


1.08%


1.24%


1.30%


1.21%

Allowance for credit losses to non-performing loans

  and leases

133.5%


105.0%


95.6%


92.6%


128.1%

Non-performing loans and leases to total loans and leases

0.74%


1.03%


1.30%


1.40%


0.95%

Non-performing assets to total assets

0.47%


0.65%


0.83%


0.90%


0.63%













(1)  Cash dividends declared per common share divided by diluted earnings per common share

(2)  Common shareholders' equity less goodwill and intangible assets divided by common shares outstanding

(3)  Tier 1 capital excluding junior subordinated obligations issued to unconsolidated trusts divided by total risk-adjusted assets

(4)  The Company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures, such as the Tangible Common Equity to Tangible Assets ratio (TCE), to provide information for investors to effectively analyze financial trends of ongoing business activities, and to enhance comparability with peers across the financial sector. The Company believes TCE is useful because it is a measure utilized by regulators, market analysts and investors in evaluating a company's financial condition and capital strength. TCE, as defined by the Company, represents common equity less goodwill and intangible assets. A reconciliation from the Company's GAAP Total Equity to Total Assets ratio to the Non-GAAP Tangible Common Equity to Tangible Assets ratio is presented below:


June 30,

 2012


March 31,

 2012


December 31,

2011


September 30,

2011


June 30,

 2011


(Dollars in thousands)

Total assets

$1,422,838


$1,415,594


$1,409,090


$1,430,783


$1,475,425

Less:  Goodwill and intangible assets, net

38,094


38,317


38,538


38,760


39,000

Tangible assets (non-GAAP)

1,384,744


1,377,277


1,370,552


1,392,023


1,436,425











Total Common Equity

146,844


144,992


143,997


143,137


140,134

Less:  Goodwill and intangible assets, net

38,094


38,317


38,538


38,760


39,000

Tangible Common Equity (non-GAAP)

108,750


106,675


105,459


104,377


101,134











Total Equity/Total Assets

10.32%


10.24%


10.22%


10.00%


9.50%

Tangible Common Equity/Tangible Assets   (non-GAAP) 

7.85%


7.75%


7.69%


7.50%


7.04%


(5) Tax equivalent net interest income divided by average earning assets

(6) Non-interest income (net of realized gains and losses on securities and other non-recurring items) divided by the sum of net interest income and non-interest income (as adjusted)

(7) Non-interest expense divided by the sum of net interest income and non-interest income (as adjusted)

SOURCE Alliance Financial Corporation

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