Ocean Shore Holding Co. Reports 1st Quarter 2016 Earnings

OCEAN CITY, N.J., April 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Ocean Shore Holding Co. (NASDAQ: OSHC) today announced net income of $1,756,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 compared to $1,713,000 earned in the first quarter of 2015.  Diluted earnings per share were unchanged at $0.28 for the first quarter of 2016 as compared the first quarter of 2015.

Ocean Shore Holding Co. (the "Company") is the holding company for Ocean City Home Bank (the "Bank"), a federal savings bank headquartered in Ocean City, New Jersey. The Bank operates a total of eleven full-service banking offices in eastern New Jersey.

"We are pleased to report a strong start to 2016," said Steven E. Brady, President and Chief Executive Officer.  "An improved asset mix and net interest margin resulted in improved profitability for the quarter."

Balance Sheet Review

Total assets grew $8.7 million, or 0.8%, to $1,052.1 million at March 31, 2016 from $1,043.4 million at December 31, 2015.  Loans receivable, net, increased $8.9 million, or 1.1%, to $792.8 million at March 31, 2016 from $783.9 million at December 31, 2015.  Investments and mortgage-backed securities decreased $5.4 million, or 4.7%, to $107.6 million during the first quarter of 2016.  Cash and cash equivalents increased $5.8 million, or 6.7%, to $93.6 million at March 31, 2016 from $87.7 million at December 31, 2015.  Loan originations and other advances totaling $39.5 million were offset by payoffs and payments received of $30.8 million, resulting in an $8.7 million increase in the portfolio.  The decrease in investments and mortgage-backed securities resulted from calls, maturities and normal repayments offset by purchases.   

Deposits grew $6.3 million, or 0.8%, to $818.3 million at March 31, 2016 from $812.0 million at December 31, 2015.  The Company continued its focus on core deposits, which increased $2.1 million, or 0.3%, to $634.2 million.  Certificates of deposit increased $4.2 million, or 2.3%, to $184.1 million at March 31, 2016 compared to December 31, 2015.  Total borrowings were unchanged at $105.0 million. 

Asset Quality

The provision for loan losses totaled $152,000 for the first quarter of 2016 compared to $153,000 for the first quarter of 2015 and $192,000 for the fourth quarter of 2015.  The allowance for loan losses totaled $3.2 million, or 0.41% of total loans, at March 31, 2016 compared to $3.2 million, or 0.41% of total loans, at December 31, 2015.  The Company experienced $122,000 in net charge-off activity in the first quarter of 2016 as compared to $529,000 for the first quarter of 2015. 

Non-performing assets totaled $6.9 million, or 0.66% of total assets, at March 31, 2016, compared to $7.5 million, or 0.72% of total assets, at December 31, 2015.  Non-performing assets consisted of eighteen real estate residential mortgages totaling $2.8 million, four real estate commercial mortgages totaling $926,000, one commercial loan totaling $41,000, nine consumer equity loans totaling $385,000, four TDR non-accrual loans totaling $559,000 and ten real estate owned properties totaling $2.3 million.

Income Statement Analysis

Net interest income increased $187,000, or 2.6%, to $7.3 million for the first quarter of 2016 compared to the first quarter of 2015.  Net interest margin increased four basis points to 3.24% for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 versus 3.19% for the quarter ended March 31, 2015.  On a linked-quarter basis, net interest margin increased 2 basis points from 3.22% in the fourth quarter of 2015. 

Other income decreased $51,000, or 4.9%, to $1.0 million for the first quarter of 2016 compared to the first quarter of 2015.  The decrease in other income resulted from decreases in deposit account fees offset by increases loan and other fees. 

Other expenses increased $49,000, or 0.9%, to $5.5 million for the first quarter of 2016 compared to $5.4 million for the first quarter of 2015.  Increases in salaries and benefits, FDIC insurance, REO expense and other expenses of $109,000 were offset by decreases in occupancy and equipment and marketing expense of $60,000. 

This press release, as well as other written communications made from time to time by the Company and its subsidiaries and oral communications made from time to time by authorized officers of the Company, may contain statements relating to the future results of the Company (including certain projections and business trends) that are considered "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the PSLRA). Such forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of such words as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "should," "planned," "estimated," "intend" and "potential." For these statements, the Company claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the PSLRA.

The Company cautions you that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated in any forward-looking statement. Such factors include, but are not limited to: prevailing economic and geopolitical conditions; changes in interest rates, loan demand, real estate values and competition; changes in accounting principles, policies, and guidelines; changes in any applicable law, rule, regulation or practice with respect to tax or legal issues; and other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory and technological factors affecting the Company's operations, pricing, products and services and other factors that may be described in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this release, and, except as may be required by applicable law or regulation, the Company assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

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