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Form 8-K County Bancorp, Inc. For: Jun 21

June 21, 2021 4:02 PM EDT

Exhibit 99.1

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

COUNTY BANCORP ANNOUNCES IMPROVEMENT IN CREDIT QUALITY

Improved milk prices and risk management strategies strengthened the Company’s credit portfolio, resulting in a meaningful reduction in allowances for loan and lease losses

Manitowoc, WI, June 21, 2021 – County Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: ICBK; the “Company”), the parent company for Investors Community Bank, announced today that as of May 31, 2021, the Company's non-performing assets decreased $13.3 million or 29.7% compared to March 31, 2021.  In addition, the Company’s adverse classified assets (a non-GAAP measure; see below for a reconciliation to GAAP metrics) as of May 31, 2021, decreased $29.8 million or 34.9% compared to March 31, 2021.      

“A sustained recovery in the dairy market is benefiting our clients' cash flows, and in turn, reducing the credit risk in our loan portfolio," said Tim Schneider, President of County Bancorp. He continued, "Loans rated watch and worse have decreased $70.9 million between March 31, 2021 and May 31, 2021, including a $18.4 million decrease in substandard impaired loans, and we expect these trends to continue. Assuming credit quality trends continue as expected, we expect to see a benefit to our second quarter earnings due to improvements in our allowance for loan and lease losses assumptions because of the decrease in watch and worse rated loans and the release of specific reserves related to the decrease in substandard impaired loans.  We look forward to growing with our commercial, agricultural, and consumer customers.”

The following tables show certain of the Company’s unaudited, internal credit quality metrics as of March 31, 2021 and May 31, 2021:

 

 

May 31,

2021

 

 

March 31,

2021

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Loans by risk category:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Sound/Acceptable/Satisfactory/

        Low Satisfactory

 

$

831,164

 

 

$

757,160

 

     Watch

 

 

123,410

 

 

 

165,823

 

     Special Mention

 

 

575

 

 

 

605

 

     Substandard Performing

 

 

28,865

 

 

 

38,961

 

     Substandard Impaired

 

 

30,744

 

 

 

49,115

 

        Total loans

 

$

1,014,758

 

 

$

1,011,664

 

 

Investors.ICBK.com

 


 

 

 

May 31,

2021

 

 

March 31,

2021

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Non-Performing Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Nonaccrual loans

 

$

30,873

 

 

$

43,973

 

    Other real estate owned

 

 

554

 

 

 

739

 

      Total non-performing assets

 

$

31,427

 

 

$

44,712

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Performing TDRs not on nonaccrual

 

$

7,674

 

 

$

13,495

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-performing assets as a % of total loans

 

 

3.10

%

 

 

4.42

%

Non-performing assets as a % of total assets

 

 

2.08

%

 

 

3.00

%

Allowance for loan losses as a % of total loans

 

 

1.52

%

 

 

1.49

%

Net charge-offs (recoveries) quarter-to-date

 

$

(608

)

 

$

(32

)

 

 

 

May 31,

2021

 

 

March 31,

2021

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Adverse classified asset ratio (1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Substandard loans

 

$

59,609

 

 

$

88,076

 

   Other real estate owned

 

 

554

 

 

 

739

 

   Substandard unused commitments

 

 

3,612

 

 

 

5,091

 

   Less: Substandard government guarantees

 

 

(8,159

)

 

 

(8,485

)

       Total adverse classified assets (non-GAAP)

 

$

55,616

 

 

$

85,421

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Total equity (Bank)

 

$

204,321

 

 

$

202,200

 

   Accumulated other comprehensive gain

      on available for sale securities

 

 

(4,580

)

 

 

(1,652

)

    Allowance for loan losses

 

 

15,440

 

 

 

15,082

 

       Adjusted total equity (non-GAAP)

 

$

215,181

 

 

$

215,630

 

         Adverse classified asset ratio

 

 

25.85

%

 

 

39.61

%

 

(1)

Adverse classified asset ratio is a non-GAAP metric.  The adjustments made to non-performing assets allow management to better assess asset quality and monitor the amount of capital coverage necessary for non-performing assets

 

About County Bancorp, Inc.

County Bancorp, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation and registered bank holding company founded in May 1996, and our wholly-owned subsidiary Investors Community Bank, a Wisconsin-chartered bank, are headquartered in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.  The state of Wisconsin is often referred to as “America’s Dairyland,” and one of the niches we have developed is providing financial services to agricultural businesses statewide, with a primary focus on dairy-related lending.  We also serve business and retail customers throughout Wisconsin, with a focus on northeastern and central Wisconsin.  Our customers are served from our full-service locations in Manitowoc, Appleton, Green Bay, and Stevens Point and our loan production offices in Darlington, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac and Sheboygan. Visit our Investor Relations site for details: Investors.ICBK.com

 

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes "forward-looking statements”within the meaning of such term in the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and
unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which may be beyond the Company’s control. The Company
cautions you that the forward-looking statements presented in this press release are not a guarantee of
future events, and that actual events may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the
forward-looking information contained in this press release. Forward-looking statements generally can
be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "plan," "seek," "will," "expect,"
"intend," "estimate," "anticipate," "believe" or "continue" or the negative thereof or variations thereon
or similar terminology. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those made or
suggested by the forward-looking statements contained in this press release include those identified in
the Company’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, including the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and its potential effects on the
economic environment, our customers and our operations, as well as, any changes to federal, state, or local government laws, regulations, or orders in connection with the pandemic. Any forward-looking
statements presented herein are made only as of the date of this press release, and the Company does not
undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in
assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events, or otherwise.

Investors.ICBK.com

 


 

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Investor Relations Contact

Glen L. Stiteley

EVP - CFO, Investors Community Bank

Phone: (920) 686-5658

Email: [email protected]

 

 

Investors.ICBK.com

 



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