BROOKLYN, NY -- (Marketwire) -- 10/25/12 -- Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: DCOM) (the "Company" or "Dime"), the parent company of The Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh (the "Bank"), today reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2012.
Consolidated net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 was $11.8 million, or 34 cents per diluted share, compared to $11.5 million, or 34 cents per diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2012, and $11.2 million, or 33 cents per diluted share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2011.
Vincent F. Palagiano, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Dime, commented, "The most recent quarter's operating results reflected elevated loan refinance activity, and related prepayment fee income, which contributed approximately $0.05 to earnings per share. In addition, during the most recent quarter, Dime experienced reductions in both non-performing and delinquent loan balances, and net recoveries of previous charge-offs. As a result, meaningfully lower credit costs also boosted earnings per share. As of September 30, 2012, non-performing loans represented only 32 basis points of total loans, the allowance level approximated 200% of total non-performing loans, and our capital levels continued to grow."
Mr. Palagiano continued, "For those regular readers of our quarterly earnings releases, you know that we had been following a slow-growth strategy, with the expectation that the economy would improve and the Federal Reserve would move away from its low interest rate policy. In fact, the Fed has now pushed its horizon for maintaining low short-term interest rates out through the end of the year 2015. Against that backdrop, and with the Bank's expanding capital base and lower credit costs, the Company has re-entered the lending market in a significant way." The Company closed the September 2012 quarter with a loan commitment pipeline of $415 million, as well as nearly another $160 million of additional loan applications currently in process and expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2012.
Mr. Palagiano continued, "By year's end, over $1.1 billion of loans will have been originated, and the loan portfolio is expected to expand between 3% and 5% from December 31, 2011 to December 31, 2012. The Bank typically ranks among the top 5 multifamily lenders in its delineated lending market (primarily Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens counties), and our expectation is that we will continue to be among the leaders again this year when the final results are reported. The revenue growth from an expanding balance sheet will also mitigate some of the pressure from a contracting net interest margin."
Significant Transactions (Post-Closing)
In October 2012, post quarter-end, the Bank repaid $155 million of borrowed funds ("securities sold under agreements to repurchase") with a weighted average cost of 4.6% and weighted term to maturity approximating 4 years. The after-tax prepayment fee on these borrowings amounted to $14.0 million, or $0.41 cents per diluted share, and will be reflected in the fourth quarter's reported earnings. Commenting on this transaction, Kenneth J. Mahon, First Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, stated, "The negative carry associated with these borrowings has been a drag both on earnings and on net interest margin due to the fact that the securities pledged against the borrowings are short-term in nature. If there were any expectation that yields on short-term securities would rise over our planning horizon, we probably would not have taken this step. As it is, we are relying on the Federal Reserve's explicit stated intention to stay the course regarding short-term rates and quantitative easing through the year 2015. The short-term securities that were pledged against these borrowings have yields that have steadily declined over the past several years, and now average 0.5%. This transaction has a breakeven of 3.5 years, and will have a positive contribution to net interest margin of 18 basis points going forward, which will neutralize much of the negative impact on net interest margin of new and repricing loans over the next two quarters."
The Company also expects to record gains on property sales during either or both of the December 2012 and March 2013 quarters, which, if successful, will go a long way toward offsetting the capital charge associated with the prepayment transaction outlined above. Real estate values in New York City have climbed steadily over the past 15 years, and the Bank owns certain New York City properties with market values greatly exceeding their recorded book values. In October 2012 the Bank entered into a definitive agreement to sell one of these properties and management is in negotiations to sell two more, although the timing of these transactions is somewhat uncertain. Although negotiations are in process, there are no assurances that the sales will be completed. Mr. Mahon noted, "The attractiveness of these sales at this time, measured against the balance sheet restructuring, is that it enables the Company to use previously unrecognized off-balance sheet value in a way that both enhances earnings and meaningfully restores capital used in the prepayment transaction."
Through the first three fiscal quarters of 2012, the Bank has also recorded $10.9 million of loan prepayment fee income. In addition, the Company also sold an investment in a large capitalization U.S. equities mutual fund in October 2012, raising approximately $2.0 million in cash, and recognizing an after-tax gain of $477,000 on the sale.
OPERATING RESULTS FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2012
Net Interest Margin
Net interest margin ("NIM") decreased 4 basis points from 3.63% to 3.59% on a linked quarter basis, due to a decline of 5 basis points in the yield on, and a reduction of $61.9 million in the average balance of, real estate loans (the Company's highest yielding and largest interest earning asset). The reduction in the average balance of real estate loans resulted from historically high portfolio refinance and amortization activities experienced during the first nine months of 2012. New loans in the pipeline will not be reflected on the balance sheet until the fourth quarter. The reduction in the average yield on real estate loans reflected both the portfolio refinance and amortization activities, and increased marketplace competition which produced tighter spreads on multifamily loans, as U.S. Treasury yields continue to hover at historically low levels.
Partially offsetting the adverse impact upon NIM from lower asset yields, was a reduction of 8 basis points linked quarter in the average cost of interest bearing liabilities, that reflected declines of 4 basis points in the average costs of both deposits and borrowings, as well as the benefit of continued growth in stockholders' equity.
NIM, excluding the effect of loan prepayment fees, declined slightly from 3.26% during the June 2012 quarter to 3.24% during the September 2012 quarter, reflecting a decline of 7 basis points in the average yield on interest earning assets that was partially offset by a decline of 8 basis points in the average cost of interest bearing liabilities.
During the September 2012 quarter, the Company experienced its third consecutive quarterly period in which loan amortization exceeded new originations. The Company also added approximately $63.5 million of deposits during the most recent quarter. As a result of these events, the Company's cash position rose to nearly $200 million as of September 30, 2012. A large portion of this cash was utilized to prepay the $155 million in higher cost borrowings in October 2012, and the Company currently expects to end 2012 with cash balances below the level that existed as of September 30, 2012.
Net Interest Income
Net interest income was $33.4 million in the quarter ended September 30, 2012, down $1.1 million from the June 2012 quarter and down $773,000 from the $34.2 million reported in the September 2011 quarter. Prepayment fee income totaled $3.3 million during the September 2012 quarter, compared to $3.5 million recognized in the June 2012 quarter and $1.3 million during the September 2011 quarter. Absent the impact of loan prepayment fee income, net interest income was $30.1 million during the September 30, 2012 quarter, down $944,000 from the June 2012 quarter and $2.8 million from the September 30, 2011 quarter. The decline in net interest income (absent the impact of loan prepayment fee income) from the September 2011 quarter resulted primarily from a decline of 48 basis points in the average yield earned on the Company's interest earning assets (excluding the impact of prepayment fee income), reflecting the ongoing low interest rate environment.
Interest Rate Risk Management Activities
At September 30, 2012, the Company had $335.0 million of callable borrowings outstanding, with a weighted average maturity of 4.3 years. As noted above, the Bank repaid $155.00 million of these borrowings in October 2012. Since the weighted average cost of the remaining $180.0 million of these borrowings is significantly above current market rates, they are not anticipated to be called in the near term.
Provision/Allowance For Loan Losses
At September 30, 2012, the allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans stood at 0.62%, up slightly from 0.60% at the close of the prior quarter. Non-performing loans held in portfolio declined from $13.3 million at June 30, 2012 to $10.7 million at September 30, 2012, and loans delinquent between 30 and 89 days totaled $4.3 million as of September 30, 2012, compared to $7.5 million as of June 30, 2012. The Company also recognized net recoveries of $325,000 on real estate loans during the most recent quarterly period. As a result, the Company determined that only a slight provision for loan losses of $126,000 was warranted during the September 2012 quarter, reflecting higher estimated losses on non-impaired loans. The allowance for loan losses increased $451,000 during the quarter ended September 30, 2012.
Non-Interest Income
Non-interest income was $2.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, a decline of $415,000 below the previous quarter, primarily due to a reduction of $836,000 in mortgage banking income. During the quarter ended June 30, 2012, the Company recognized a recovery of $967,000 to the liability for the first loss position on loans sold to Fannie Mae with recourse, which, even though the Fannie Mae recourse liability is subject to review quarterly, was significantly higher than normal. During the quarter ended September 30, 2012, the Company recognized a more normalized recovery of $141,000 to the liability for the first loss position on loans sold to Fannie Mae with recourse reflecting both ongoing reductions in the balance, and continued stabilization in the credit quality, of this portfolio. Partially offsetting the reduction in mortgage banking income was an increase of approximately $400,000 in fees recognized during the September 2012 quarter related to both increased loan application processing and seasonal loan servicing fees.
Non-Interest Expense
Non-interest expense was $15.8 million in the quarter ended September 30, 2012, up $95,000 from the prior quarter, and in line with the forecasted level of $16.0 million.
Non-interest expense was 1.62% of average assets during the most recent quarter, resulting in an efficiency ratio of 43.9%. This remains among the lowest efficiency ratios in the industry, and a longstanding hallmark of Dime.
Income Tax Expense
The effective tax rate approximated the 41% level forecasted in the Company's previous earnings release.
BALANCE SHEET
Total assets were $3.95 billion at September 30, 2012, up $74.4 million from June 30, 2012. Cash and due from banks increased by $105.1 million during the quarter ended September 30, 2012, and was partially offset by a reduction of $26.1 million in real estate loans. The decline in real estate loans reflected the historically high levels of prepayment and refinance activity experienced during the September 2012 quarter. The growth in cash balances reflected both deposit inflows of $63.5 million and net cash inflows from loans experienced during the September 2012 quarter.
Real Estate Loans
As stated above, real estate loans declined $26.1 million during the most recent quarter. Real estate loan originations were $257.6 million during the September 2012 quarter, at an average rate of 3.63%. Of this amount, $144.5 million represented loan refinances from the existing portfolio. Loan amortization and satisfactions, including refinances of existing loans, totaled $290.1 million during the quarter, or 34.8% of the average portfolio balance on an annualized basis. The average rate on amortized or satisfied loan balances during the most recent quarter was 5.90%. The loan commitment pipeline stood at $415.0 million at September 30, 2012, with a weighted average rate of 3.41%. The average yield on the loan portfolio (excluding prepayment fee income) during the quarter ended September 30, 2012 was 5.12%, compared to 5.16% during the June 2012 quarter and 5.61% during the September 2011 quarter.
Credit Summary
Non-performing loans (excluding held for sale loans) were $10.7 million, or 0.32% of total loans, at September 30, 2012, down from $13.3 million, or 0.40% of total loans, at June 30, 2012. The reduction resulted primarily from the disposal of five non-performing portfolio loans totaling $3.3 million during the September 2012 quarter. Loans delinquent between 30 and 89 days and accruing interest were $4.3 million, or approximately 0.13% of total loans, at September 30, 2012, compared to $7.5 million, or 0.22% of total loans, at June 30, 2012.
The sum of non-performing assets and accruing loans past due 90 days or more represented 2.7% of tangible capital plus the allowance for loan losses (a statistic otherwise known as the "Texas Ratio") at September 30, 2012 (see table on page 13). This number compares very favorably to both industry and regional averages.
Within the pool of serviced loans previously sold to Fannie Mae with recourse exposure, total loans delinquent 30 days or more approximated $2.0 million at both September 30, 2012 and June 30, 2012. The remaining pool of loans serviced for Fannie Mae totaled $279.8 million as of September 30, 2012, down from $291.7 million as of June 30, 2012. Due to both ongoing amortization and stabilization of problem loans within the Fannie Mae portfolio, the Company determined that its liability for the first loss position could be reduced by $141,000, which was recognized during the quarter ended September 30, 2012.
Deposits and Borrowed Funds
Deposits increased $63.5 million from June 30, 2012 to September 30, 2012, due primarily to net inflows of $84.0 million in money market deposits. At September 30, 2012, average deposit balances approximated $93.0 million per branch. The Bank remains selective in the products, rates and terms on which it competes for deposits, focusing on products that encourage long-term customer retention, and discouraging renewals of promotional deposits in cases where customer relationships have not proved durable.
During the September 2012 quarter, the Company reduced its FHLBNY advances by $10.0 million. The Company intends to continue the use of FHLBNY advances as funding needs arise.
Capital
The Company's total tangible common equity ratio grew this quarter as a result of retained earnings. Consolidated tangible capital was 8.76% of tangible assets at September 30, 2012, an increase of 13 basis points from June 30, 2012. The Company also had approximately $70.7 million of trust preferred securities that were issued as debt outstanding at September 30, 2012, which, when added to Tier 1 (tangible) capital, increased its consolidated Tier 1 (tangible) capital ratio to approximately 10.2%.
The Bank's tangible capital ratio was 9.83% at September 30, 2012, compared to 9.93% at June 30, 2012. The Bank's tier-one risk-based capital ratio was 13.56% at September 30, 2012, up from 13.10% at June 30, 2012, and its total risk-based capital ratio was 14.33% at September 30, 2012, compared to 13.83% at June 30, 2012.
Reported earnings per share exceeded the quarterly cash dividend rate per share by 143% during the most recent quarter, resulting in a 41% payout ratio. Tangible book value per share increased $0.25 sequentially during the most recent quarter, to $9.58 at September 30, 2012. This growth was fueled by a return of approximately 14.1% on average tangible equity during the most recent quarter.
OUTLOOK FOR THE QUARTER ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2012
At September 30, 2012, Dime had outstanding loan commitment agreements totaling $415.0 million (of which $82 million related to loan refinances from the current portfolio), plus approximately $160 million of additional loan applications currently in process (of which $69 million related to loan refinances from the current portfolio), all of which are likely to close during the quarter ending December 31, 2012. As a result, total loan originations for the final quarter of 2012 are expected to exceed $500 million, well in excess of the quarterly levels experienced during the first nine months of 2012. The average interest rate on the fourth quarter originations is expected to approximate 3.5%.
As discussed earlier in the release, rather than maintaining a static balance sheet, the Company is moving into a period of moderate loan portfolio and balance sheet growth, primarily to mitigate the effects of contracting margin. By the end of 2012, year-over-year balance sheet growth should be about 3.5%. For 2013, balance sheet growth is targeted for 5.0%, subject to change to reflect market conditions. Loan prepayments and amortization have slowed in recent weeks, leading us to conclude that the annualized pace of loan prepayments and amortization in the fourth quarter, and leading into the new year, may fall below full year 2012 levels of approximately 30%.
Satisfaction and amortization rates (including prepayments and loan refinancing activity), which approximated 34.8% on an annualized basis during the most recent quarter, are expected to moderate to 25% - 30% during the December 2012 quarter.
On the liability side, deposit funding costs are expected to remain near current historically low levels through the fourth quarter of 2012. The Bank has $125.1 million of CDs maturing at an average cost of 1.05% during the quarter ending December 31, 2012. Offering rates on 12-month term CDs currently approximate 50 basis points. The Company has no borrowings due to mature during the quarter ending December 31, 2012.
If current positive credit trends continue, as expected, loan loss provisioning will simply be a function of continued portfolio growth. The third quarter was positively impacted by lower levels of nonperforming loans. However, the fourth quarter's provision will be slightly higher due to the expected growth in the loan portfolio.
Absent any unforeseen items, non-interest expense is expected to approximate $15.5 million during the December 2012 quarter.
The real estate parcel under contract for sale is scheduled to close in the fourth quarter. The $0.41 per share borrowing prepayment charge could be partially offset by gains from any property sale occurring in the fourth quarter.
The Company projects that the consolidated effective tax rate will approximate 41.0% in the December 2012 quarter.
ABOUT DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.
The Company (NASDAQ: DCOM) had $3.95 billion in consolidated assets as of September 30, 2012, and is the parent company of the Bank. The Bank was founded in 1864, is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, and currently has twenty-six branches located throughout Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Nassau County, New York. More information on the Company and Dime can be found on the Dime's Internet website at www.dime.com.
This News Release contains a number of forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). These statements may be identified by use of words such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "outlook," "plan," "potential," "predict," "project," "should," "will," "would" and similar terms and phrases, including references to assumptions.
Forward-looking statements are based upon various assumptions and analyses made by the Company in light of management's experience and its perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors it believes are appropriate under the circumstances. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors (many of which are beyond the Company's control) that could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, without limitation, the following: the timing and occurrence or non-occurrence of events may be subject to circumstances beyond the Company's control; there may be increases in competitive pressure among financial institutions or from non-financial institutions; changes in the interest rate environment may reduce interest margins; changes in deposit flows, loan demand or real estate values may adversely affect the business of Dime; changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines may cause the Company's financial condition to be perceived differently; changes in corporate and/or individual income tax laws may adversely affect the Company's financial condition or results of operations; general economic conditions, either nationally or locally in some or all areas in which the Company conducts business, or conditions in the securities markets or the banking industry may be less favorable than the Company currently anticipates; legislation or regulatory changes may adversely affect the Company's business; technological changes may be more difficult or expensive than the Company anticipates; success or consummation of new business initiatives may be more difficult or expensive than the Company anticipates; or litigation or other matters before regulatory agencies, whether currently existing or commencing in the future, may delay the occurrence or non-occurrence of events longer than the Company anticipates.
DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
(In thousands except share amounts)
September 30, June 30, December 31,
2012 2012 2011
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ASSETS:
Cash and due from banks $ 194,702 $ 89,584 $ 43,309
Investment securities held to
maturity 5,957 5,997 6,511
Investment securities available
for sale 55,026 104,772 174,868
Trading securities 3,432 3,354 1,774
Mortgage-backed securities
available for sale 81,792 94,625 93,877
Federal funds sold and other
short-term investments 59,999 - 951
Real Estate Loans:
One-to-four family and
cooperative apartment 88,825 93,726 100,712
Multifamily and underlying
cooperative (1) 2,490,470 2,504,099 2,599,456
Commercial real estate (1) 739,509 748,064 751,586
Construction and land
acquisition 528 570 3,199
Unearned discounts and net
deferred loan fees 4,169 3,128 3,463
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Total real estate loans 3,323,501 3,349,587 3,458,416
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Other loans 2,492 2,861 2,449
Allowance for loan losses (20,694) (20,243) (20,254)
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Total loans, net 3,305,299 3,332,205 3,440,611
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Loans held for sale 387 343 3,022
Premises and fixed assets, net 33,363 32,918 32,646
Federal Home Loan Bank of New
York capital stock 41,636 42,086 49,489
Goodwill 55,638 55,638 55,638
Other assets 117,127 118,394 118,484
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TOTAL ASSETS $ 3,954,358 $ 3,879,916 $ 4,021,180
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY:
Deposits:
Non-interest bearing checking $ 151,269 $ 149,887 $ 141,079
Interest Bearing Checking 91,514 94,217 99,308
Savings 365,977 365,164 353,708
Money Market 885,388 801,418 772,055
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Sub-total 1,494,148 1,410,686 1,366,150
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Certificates of deposit 925,018 945,012 977,551
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Total Due to Depositors 2,419,166 2,355,698 2,343,701
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Escrow and other deposits 111,066 105,145 71,812
Securities sold under
agreements to repurchase 155,000 155,000 195,000
Federal Home Loan Bank of New
York advances 767,500 777,500 939,775
Trust Preferred Notes Payable 70,680 70,680 70,680
Other liabilities 43,408 39,594 39,178
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TOTAL LIABILITIES 3,566,820 3,503,617 3,660,146
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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Common stock ($0.01 par,
125,000,000 shares authorized,
51,905,791 shares, and
51,566,098 shares issued at
September 30, 2012, and
December 31, 2011,
respectively,and 35,598,196
shares and 35,109,045 shares
outstanding at September 30,
2012 and December 31, 2011,
respectively) 519 517 516
Additional paid-in capital 237,192 233,469 231,521
Retained earnings 377,266 370,294 358,079
Unallocated common stock of
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (3,065) (3,123) (3,239)
Unearned common stock of
Restricted Stock Awards (3,594) (4,065) (3,037)
Common stock held by the
Benefit Maintenance Plan (8,800) (8,800) (8,655)
Treasury stock (16,307,595
shares and 16,457,053 shares
at September 30, 2012 and
December 31, 2011,
respectively) (202,584) (202,584) (204,442)
Accumulated other comprehensive
loss, net (9,396) (9,409) (9,709)
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TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 387,538 376,299 361,034
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY $ 3,954,358 $ 3,879,916 $ 4,021,180
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(1) While the loans within both of these categories are often considered
"commercial real estate" in nature, they are classified separately in the
statement above to provide further emphasis of the discrete composition of
their underlying real estate collateral.
DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Dollars In thousands except per share amounts)
For the Three Months Ended
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September 30, June 30, September 30,
2012 2012 2011
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Interest income:
Loans secured by real
estate $ 45,963 $ 47,259 $ 49,139
Other loans 28 28 24
Mortgage-backed securities 677 832 1,192
Investment securities 223 505 321
Federal funds sold and
other short-term
investments 582 639 640
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Total interest income 47,473 49,263 51,316
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Interest expense:
Deposits and escrow 5,302 5,422 6,498
Borrowed funds 8,773 9,343 10,646
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Total interest expense 14,075 14,765 17,144
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Net interest income 33,398 34,498 34,172
Provision for loan losses 126 2,275 2,217
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Net interest income after
provision for loan losses 33,272 32,223 31,955
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Non-interest income:
Service charges and other
fees 1,244 802 1,172
Mortgage banking income,
net 259 1,095 136
Other than temporary
impairment ("OTTI")
charge on securities (1) - - (59)
Gain on sale of other real
estate owned and other
assets - 44 14
Gain (loss) on trading
securities 67 (36) (150)
Other 1,004 1,083 1,036
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Total non-interest income 2,574 2,988 2,149
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Non-interest expense:
Compensation and benefits 9,220 9,477 8,662
Occupancy and equipment 2,527 2,434 2,649
Federal deposit insurance
premiums 502 457 591
Other 3,522 3,308 3,062
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Total non-interest
expense 15,771 15,676 14,964
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Income before taxes 20,075 19,535 19,140
Income tax expense 8,280 8,004 7,976
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Net Income $ 11,795 $ 11,531 $ 11,164
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Earnings per Share:
Basic $ 0.34 $ 0.34 $ 0.33
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Diluted $ 0.34 $ 0.34 $ 0.33
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Average common shares
outstanding for Diluted EPS 34,497,817 34,229,202 33,881,323
(1) Total OTTI charges on securities are summarized as
follows for the periods presented:
Credit component (shown above) $ - $ - $ 59
Non-credit component not
included in earnings - - 24
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Total OTTI charges $ - $ - $ 83
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For the Nine Months Ended
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September 30, September 30,
2012 2011
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Interest income:
Loans secured by real
estate $ 143,735 $ 151,625
Other loans 76 74
Mortgage-backed securities 2,456 3,974
Investment securities 1,043 1,019
Federal funds sold and -
other short-term
investments 1,895 2,089
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Total interest income 149,205 158,781
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Interest expense:
Deposits and escrow 16,449 20,081
Borrowed funds 31,465 33,325
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Total interest expense 47,914 53,406
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Net interest income 101,291 105,375
Provision for loan losses 3,858 5,305
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Net interest income after
provision for loan losses 97,433 100,070
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Non-interest income:
Service charges and other
fees 2,840 2,836
Mortgage banking income,
net 1,475 433
Other than temporary
impairment ("OTTI")
charge on securities (1) (181) (695)
Gain on sale of other real
estate
owned and other assets 44 28
Gain (loss) on trading
securities 136 (97)
Other 3,037 3,288
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Total non-interest income 7,351 5,793
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Non-interest expense:
Compensation and benefits 28,635 27,404
Occupancy and equipment 7,431 7,741
Federal deposit insurance
premiums 1,557 2,163
Other 10,232 9,599
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Total non-interest
expense 47,855 46,907
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Income before taxes 56,929 58,956
Income tax expense 23,356 24,374
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Net Income $ 33,573 $ 34,582
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Earnings per Share:
Basic $ 0.98 $ 1.03
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Diluted $ 0.98 $ 1.02
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Average common shares
outstanding for Diluted EPS 34,287,779 33,783,408
(1) Total OTTI charges on securities are summarized as
follows for the periods presented:
Credit component (shown above) $ 181 $ 695
Non-credit component not
included in earnings 6 25
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Total OTTI charges $ 187 $ 720
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DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(Dollars In thousands except per share amounts)
For the Three Months Ended
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September 30, June 30, September 30,
2012 2012 2011
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Performance Ratios (Based upon Reported
Earnings):
Reported EPS (Diluted) $ 0.34 $ 0.34 $ 0.33
Return on Average Assets 1.21% 1.17% 1.10%
Return on Average Stockholders'
Equity 12.32% 12.39% 12.70%
Return on Average Tangible
Stockholders' Equity 14.05% 14.17% 14.81%
Net Interest Spread 3.38% 3.37% 3.39%
Net Interest Margin 3.59% 3.63% 3.58%
Non-interest Expense to Average
Assets 1.62% 1.59% 1.48%
Efficiency Ratio 43.92% 41.83% 40.98%
Effective Tax Rate 41.25% 40.97% 41.67%
Book Value and Tangible Book
Value Per Share:
Stated Book Value Per Share $ 10.89 $ 10.65 $ 10.13
Tangible Book Value Per Share 9.58 9.33 8.71
Average Balance Data:
Average Assets $ 3,900,029 $ 3,944,607 $ 4,052,159
Average Interest Earning Assets 3,716,268 3,801,149 3,821,747
Average Stockholders' Equity 383,031 372,283 351,615
Average Tangible Stockholders'
Equity 335,709 325,523 301,534
Average Loans 3,332,417 3,394,100 3,413,596
Average Deposits 2,395,680 2,377,079 2,410,033
Asset Quality Summary:
Net charge-offs (recoveries) $ ( 325) $ 1,562 $ 148
Non-performing Loans 10,690 13,318 17,468
Non-performing Loans/ Total
Loans 0.32% 0.40% 0.51%
Nonperforming Assets (1) $ 11,580 $ 14,233 $ 18,483
Nonperforming Assets/Total
Assets 0.29% 0.37% 0.46%
Allowance for Loan Loss/Total
Loans 0.62% 0.60% 0.63%
Allowance for Loan Loss/Non-
performing Loans 193.59% 152.00% 123.31%
Loans Delinquent 30 to 89 Days
at period end $ 4,322 $ 7,536 $ 33,855
Consolidated Tangible
Stockholders' Equity to
Tangible Assets at period end 8.76% 8.63% 7.66%
Regulatory Capital Ratios (Bank
Only):
Leverage Capital Ratio 9.83% 9.93% 8.84%
Tier One Risk Based Capital
Ratio 13.56% 13.10% 12.10%
Total Risk Based Capital Ratio 14.33% 13.83% 12.88%
For the Nine Months Ended
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September 30, September 30,
2012 2011
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Performance Ratios (Based upon Reported
Earnings):
Reported EPS (Diluted) $ 0.98 $ 1.02
Return on Average Assets 1.13% 1.12%
Return on Average Stockholders'
Equity 11.98% 13.46%
Return on Average Tangible
Stockholders' Equity 13.69% 15.75%
Net Interest Spread 3.32% 3.41%
Net Interest Margin 3.57% 3.62%
Non-interest Expense to Average
Assets 1.61% 1.52%
Efficiency Ratio 44.05% 41.91%
Effective Tax Rate 41.03% 41.34%
Book Value and Tangible Book
Value Per Share:
Stated Book Value Per Share $ 10.89 $ 10.13
Tangible Book Value Per Share 9.58 8.71
Average Balance Data:
Average Assets $ 3,965,917 $ 4,106,344
Average Interest Earning Assets 3,787,299 3,880,803
Average Stockholders' Equity 373,559 342,456
Average Tangible Stockholders'
Equity 326,992 292,678
Average Loans 3,389,404 3,446,310
Average Deposits 2,376,987 2,399,270
Asset Quality Summary:
Net charge-offs (recoveries) $ 3,500 $ 3,061
Non-performing Loans 10,690 17,468
Non-performing Loans/ Total
Loans 0.32% 0.51%
Nonperforming Assets (1) $ 11,580 $ 18,483
Nonperforming Assets/Total
Assets 0.29% 0.46%
Allowance for Loan Loss/Total
Loans 0.62% 0.63%
Allowance for Loan Loss/Non-
performing Loans 193.59% 123.31%
Loans Delinquent 30 to 89 Days
at period end $ 4,322 $ 33,855
Consolidated Tangible
Stockholders' Equity to
Tangible Assets at period end 8.76% 7.66%
Regulatory Capital Ratios (Bank
Only):
Leverage Capital Ratio 9.83% 8.84%
Tier One Risk Based Capital
Ratio 13.56% 12.10%
Total Risk Based Capital Ratio 14.33% 12.88%
(1) Amount comprised of total non-accrual loans (including held for sale
loans), other real estate owned and the recorded balance of two pooled
bank trust preferred security investments for which the Bank has not
received any contractual payments of interest or principal in over 90
days.
DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED AVERAGE BALANCES AND NET INTEREST INCOME
(Dollars In thousands)
For the Three Months Ended
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September 30, 2012
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Average
Average Yield/
Balance Interest Cost
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Assets:
Interest-earning assets:
Real estate loans $ 3,329,996 $ 45,963 5.52%
Other loans 2,421 28 4.63
Mortgage-backed securities 86,037 677 3.15
Investment securities 97,926 223 0.91
Other short-term investments 199,888 582 1.16
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Total interest earning assets 3,716,268 $ 47,473 5.11%
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Non-interest earning assets 183,761
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Total assets $ 3,900,029
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Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Interest Bearing Checking accounts $ 93,132 $ 48 0.21%
Money Market accounts 850,288 1,155 0.54
Savings accounts 365,976 141 0.15
Certificates of deposit 935,278 3,958 1.68
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Total interest bearing deposits 2,244,674 5,302 0.94
Borrowed Funds 993,289 8,773 3.51
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Total interest-bearing liabilities 3,237,963 $ 14,075 1.73%
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Non-interest bearing checking accounts 151,006
Other non-interest-bearing liabilities 128,028
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Total liabilities 3,516,997
Stockholders' equity 383,032
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Total liabilities and stockholders'
equity $ 3,900,029
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Net interest income $ 33,398
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Net interest spread 3.38%
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Net interest-earning assets $ 478,305
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Net interest margin 3.59%
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Ratio of interest-earning assets to
interest-bearing liabilities 114.77%
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Deposits (including non-interest bearing
checking accounts) $ 2,395,680 $ 5,302 0.88%
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SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Loan prepayment and late payment fee
income $ 3,332
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Real estate loans (excluding prepayment
and late payment fees) 5.12%
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Interest earning assets (excluding
prepayment and late payment fees) 4.75%
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Net Interest income (excluding loan
prepayment and late payment fees) $ 30,066
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Net Interest margin (excluding loan
prepayment and late payment fees and
borrowing prepayment costs) 3.24%
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For the Three Months Ended
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June 30, 2012
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Average
Average Yield/
Balance Interest Cost
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Assets:
Interest-earning assets:
Real estate loans $ 3,391,986 $ 47,259 5.57%
Other loans 2,114 28 5.30
Mortgage-backed securities 97,719 832 3.41
Investment securities 108,939 505 1.85
Other short-term investments 200,391 639 1.28
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Total interest earning assets 3,801,149 $ 49,263 5.18%
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Non-interest earning assets 143,458
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Total assets $ 3,944,607
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Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Interest Bearing Checking accounts $ 96,453 $ 43 0.18%
Money Market accounts 797,802 1,046 0.53
Savings accounts 363,941 139 0.15
Certificates of deposit 967,503 4,194 1.74
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Total interest bearing deposits 2,225,699 5,422 0.98
Borrowed Funds 1,058,271 9,343 3.55
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Total interest-bearing liabilities 3,283,970 $ 14,765 1.81%
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Non-interest bearing checking accounts 151,380
Other non-interest-bearing liabilities 136,974
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Total liabilities 3,572,324
Stockholders' equity 372,283
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Total liabilities and stockholders'
equity $ 3,944,607
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Net interest income $ 34,498
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Net interest spread 3.37%
==========
Net interest-earning assets $ 517,179
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Net interest margin 3.63%
==========
Ratio of interest-earning assets to
interest-bearing liabilities 115.75%
==========
Deposits (including non-interest bearing
checking accounts) $ 2,377,079 $ 5,422 0.92%
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SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Loan prepayment and late payment fee
income $ 3,488
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Real estate loans (excluding prepayment
and late payment fees) 5.16%
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Interest earning assets (excluding
prepayment and late payment fees) 4.82%
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Net Interest income (excluding loan
prepayment and late payment fees) $ 31,010
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Net Interest margin (excluding loan
prepayment and late payment fees and
borrowing prepayment costs) 3.26%
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For the Three Months Ended
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September 30, 2011
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Average
Average Yield/
Balance Interest Cost
----------- ---------- ----------
Assets:
Interest-earning assets:
Real estate loans $ 3,412,553 $ 49,139 5.76%
Other loans 1,043 24 9.20
Mortgage-backed securities 105,886 1,192 4.50
Investment securities 150,930 321 0.85
Other short-term investments 151,335 640 1.69
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Total interest earning assets 3,821,747 $ 51,316 5.37%
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Non-interest earning assets 230,412
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Total assets $ 4,052,159
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Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Interest Bearing Checking accounts $ 93,649 $ 66 0.28%
Money Market accounts 775,697 1,295 0.66
Savings accounts 345,237 180 0.21
Certificates of deposit 1,053,415 4,957 1.87
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Total interest bearing deposits 2,267,998 6,498 1.14
Borrowed Funds 1,171,433 10,646 3.61
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Total interest-bearing liabilities 3,439,431 $ 17,144 1.98%
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Non-interest bearing checking accounts 142,035
Other non-interest-bearing liabilities 119,078
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Total liabilities 3,700,544
Stockholders' equity 351,615
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Total liabilities and stockholders'
equity $ 4,052,159
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Net interest income $ 34,172
==========
Net interest spread 3.39%
==========
Net interest-earning assets $ 382,316
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Net interest margin 3.58%
==========
Ratio of interest-earning assets to
interest-bearing liabilities 111.12%
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Deposits (including non-interest bearing
checking accounts) $ 2,410,033 $ 6,498 1.07%
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SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Loan prepayment and late payment fee
income $ 1,319
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Real estate loans (excluding prepayment
and late payment fees) 5.61%
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Interest earning assets (excluding
prepayment and late payment fees) 5.23%
----------- ---------- ----------
Net Interest income (excluding loan
prepayment and late payment fees) $ 32,853
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Net Interest margin (excluding loan
prepayment and late payment fees and
borrowing prepayment costs) 3.44%
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DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED SCHEDULE OF NON-PERFORMING ASSETS AND TROUBLED DEBT
RESTRUCTURINGS
(Dollars In thousands)
At At
September 30, At June 30, September 30,
Non-Performing Loans 2012 2012 2011
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One- to four-family and
cooperative apartment $ 1,150 $ 1,161 $ 72
Multifamily residential and
mixed use residential (1) 1,008 3,622 4,542
Mixed Use Commercial (1) 721 720 3,672
Commercial real estate 7,805 7,813 6,310
Construction - - 2,865
Other 6 2 7
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Total Non-Performing Loans (2) $ 10,690 $ 13,318 $ 17,468
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Other Non-Performing Assets
Other real estate owned - - -
Non-performing one- to four-
family loans held for sale - -
Non-performing multifamily
loans held for sale - - -
Non-performing construction
loans held for sale - - -
Pooled bank trust preferred
securities 890 915 1,015
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Total Non-Performing Assets $ 11,580 $ 14,233 $ 18,483
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Troubled Debt Restructurings ("TDRs") not
included in non-performing loans
One- to four-family and
cooperative apartment 290 623 414
Multifamily residential and
mixed use residential (1) 2,298 2,434 2,026
Mixed use commercial (1) 736 741 1,154
Commercial real estate 39,782 39,924 28,605
Construction - - -
Other - - -
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Total Performing TDRs $ 43,106 $ 43,722 $ 32,199
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(1) While the loans within these categories are often considered
"commercial real estate" in nature, they are classified separately in the
statement above to provide further emphasis of the discrete composition of
their underlying real estate collateral.
(2) Total non-performing loans include some loans that have been modified
in a manner that would meet the criteria for a TDR. These non-accruing
TDR's, which totaled $8.1 million at September 30, 2012, $7.8 million at
June 30, 2012 and $7.0 million at September 30, 2011, are included in the
non-performing loan table, but excluded from the TDR amount shown above.
PROBLEM ASSETS AS A PERCENTAGE OF TANGIBLE CAPITAL AND
RESERVES
At At
September 30, At June 30, September 30,
2012 2012 2011
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Total Non-Performing Assets $ 10,690 $ 14,233 $ 18,483
Loans 90 days or more past due
on accrual status (3) - 2,634 4,105
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PROBLEM ASSETS $ 10,690 $ 16,867 $ 22,588
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Tier One Capital - The Dime
Savings Bank of Williamsburgh $ 381,700 $ 378,191 $ 350,684
Allowance for loan losses 20,694 20,243 21,539
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TANGIBLE CAPITAL PLUS
RESERVES $ 402,394 $ 398,434 $ 372,223
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PROBLEM ASSETS AS A PERCENTAGE
OF TANGIBLE CAPITAL AND
RESERVES 2.7% 4.2% 6.1%
(3) These loans were, as of the respective dates indicated, expected to be
either satisfied, made current or re-financed within the next twelve
months, and are not expected to result in any loss of contractual
principal or interest. These loans are not included in non-performing
loans.
Contact:
Kenneth Ceonzo
Director of Investor Relations
718-782-6200 extension 8279
