SANFORD, Fla., July 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- James V. Suskiewich, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Federal Trust Corporation , today announced earnings for the quarter ending June 30, 2006. Net earnings were $897,000, compared to $1,171,000 for the second quarter of 2005. On a per share basis, second quarter earnings were $.10 per basic and diluted share, compared to $.15 per basic and $.14 per diluted share for the second quarter of 2005. For the first six months of 2006, net earnings were $2,048,000, a 14% decrease from the $2,386,000 earned in the first half of 2005. On a per share basis, the six-month net earnings for 2006 were $.24 per basic and $.23 per diluted share, compared to $.30 and $.29 per basic and diluted share, respectively, for 2005.
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At June 30, 2006, Federal Trust's total assets were $742.7 million, an increase of $81.3 million, or 12% from June 30, 2005. Shareholders' equity at the end of the second quarter of 2006 was $53.1 million, up 26% from the second quarter of 2005. The increase was primarily due to the successfully completed $79 million PIPE offering closed on April 14, 2006. The book value per share at June 30, 2006, was $5.69 compared to $5.14 a year earlier.
"Our second quarter earnings for 2006 were affected by several factors," noted Chairman Suskiewich. "Personnel expense increased $570,000, or 44% year-over-year, as we continued to build our branch network and increased the size of our lending staff. In addition, our second quarter results were impacted by expenses associated with our annual shareholders meeting and the related proxy contest." Mr. Suskiewich concluded by saying, "We are on target with our plans to become the premier Central Florida financial institution. In doing so, it is necessary for the Company to incur additional expenses associated with increasing our presence in our markets. At the same time, we are encouraged by the fact that our net interest income increased $639,000 or 18% while total assets increased 12%."
Federal Trust Corporation is a unitary thrift holding company and is the parent company of Federal Trust Bank, a $738 million federally chartered, FDIC insured savings bank. Federal Trust Bank operates from eight full-service offices in Florida that are located in Seminole, Volusia and Orange Counties. The Executive and Administrative offices of the Company and its subsidiaries, Federal Trust Bank and Federal Trust Mortgage Company, are located in Sanford, Florida.
Federal Trust Corporation's common stock is traded on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol "FDT." On July 27, 2006, the closing price was $10.77 per share.
The following information is in thousands except per share data.
At Quarter End
June 30, June 30, %
2006 2005 Change
Total assets $742,689 $661,351 12%
Investment securities 70,716 45,631 55%
Loans 620,186 568,635 9%
Deposits 489,387 428,283 14%
Shareholders' equity 53,130 42,030 26%
Book value per share $5.69 $5.14 11%
Three Months Ended
June 30, June 30, %
2006 2005 Change
Interest income $ 11,108 $8,019 39%
Interest expense 6,930 4,480 55%
Net interest income 4,178 3,539 18%
Provision for loan losses 95 120 -21%
Non-interest income 553 803 -31%
Non-interest expenses 3,305 2,410 37%
Provision for income taxes 434 641 -32%
Net earnings 897 1,171 -23%
Earnings per share-basic $.10 $.15 -32%
Earnings per share-fully diluted $.10 $.14 -32%
Average common shares
Outstanding - basic 9,069 7,999 13%
Average common shares
Outstanding - diluted 9,209 8,230 12%
Return on average assets 0.48% 0.72% -33%
Return on average equity 6.77% 11.41% -41%
Net interest margin 2.37% 2.28% 4%
Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30, %
2006 2005 Change
Interest income $ 21,761 $15,471 41%
Interest expense 13,369 8,142 64%
Net interest income 8,392 7,329 15%
Provision for loan losses 234 300 -22%
Non-interest income 1,202 1,432 -16%
Non-interest expenses 6,297 4,764 32%
Provision for income taxes 1,015 1,311 -23%
Net earnings 2,048 2,386 -14%
Earnings per share-basic $.24 $.30 -21%
Earnings per share-fully diluted $.23 $.29 -20%
Average common shares
Outstanding - basic 8,676 7,975 9%
Average common shares
Outstanding - diluted 8,801 8,208 7%
Return on average assets 0.55% 0.75% -26%
Return on average equity 8.36% 11.72% -29%
Net interest margin 2.39% 2.44% -2%
Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
Certain statements in this press release may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which statements generally can be identified by the use of forward- looking terminology, such as "may," "will," "expect," "estimate," "anticipate," "believe," "target," "plan," "project," or "continue" or the negatives thereof or other variations thereon or similar terminology, and are made on the basis of management's plans and current analyses of Federal Trust Corporation, its business and the industry as a whole. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, economic conditions, competition, interest rate sensitivity and exposure to regulatory and legislative changes. The above factors, in some cases, have affected, and in the future could affect, Federal Trust Corporation's financial performance and could cause actual results for fiscal 2006 and beyond to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward- looking statements. Federal Trust Corporation does not undertake to publicly update or revise its forward-looking statements even if experience or future changes make it clear that any projected results expressed or implied therein will not be realized.
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Marcia Zdanys
Corporate Secretary/Investor Relations
(407) 323-1833
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