First Capital Bancorp, Inc. Reports Continued Improvement in Core Operating Results and Capital Levels

GLEN ALLEN, Va., April 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- First Capital Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ: FCVA) parent company to First Capital Bank ("the Bank") reported today its financial results for the First Quarter of 2011.  For the three months ended March 31, 2011, the Company had net income of $452 thousand and net income available to common shareholders of $283 thousand, or $0.10 per fully diluted share, compared to net income of $352 thousand and net income available to common shareholders of $183 thousand, or $0.06 per fully diluted share, for the same period in 2010.  These results also compared favorably to the fourth quarter of 2010, which had net income of $312 thousand and net income available to common shareholders of $142 thousand.

Total assets at March 31, 2011 were $529 million, down $7 million, or 1.31% from December 31, 2010.  Total loans, net of allowance, decreased $3.9 million to $382 million down 1.01% from December 31, 2010.  This was the result of a focused effort by the bank to decrease its exposure to speculative real estate loans and decrease the amount of nonperforming assets, while at the same time increase our already strong capital levels. Deposits decreased $8.1 million to $419 million, down 1.90% from December 31, 2010.  Our deposit strategy was focused on decreasing noncore funding sources and single service CD relationships and increasing noninterest-bearing deposits accounts which increased $1.1 million or 2.8% from December 31, 2010.

Core operating results as measured by pre-provision, pre-tax earnings continued to show significant improvement on a quarterly basis.  For the three months ended March 31, 2011 pre-provision, pre-tax earnings were $1.3 million, up $373 thousand or 39%, from $957 thousand for the quarter ended March 31, 2010.

Contributing to the improvement in pre-provision, pre-tax earnings was the improvement in net interest margin.  For the quarter ended March 31, 2011, net interest margin increased 6 basis points to 3.32% from 3.26% for the fourth quarter of 2010 and increased 10 basis points from 3.22% for the first quarter of 2010.  This improvement in net interest margin is attributable to decreasing cost of interest-bearing liabilities.  Interest-bearing liabilities were 1.99% for the first quarter of 2011 down 49 basis points from 2.48% for the first quarter of 2010.  The margin continues to improve as the net interest margin for the month of March 2011 was 3.34%.

Net interest income increased $177 thousand or 4.51% to $4.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 compared to $3.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010.   The increase in quarter over quarter net interest income was due to relatively stable loan portfolio yields and a decrease in total funding costs.  

Provisions for loan losses amounted to $700 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2011 compared to $461 thousand for the same period in 2010.  For the quarter ended March 31, 2011 the company had net charge-offs of $1.2 million.  The Allowance for Loan Losses ended the quarter at 2.69% of total loans compared to 1.65% at the end of the same period in 2010.  We continue to focus on improving overall asset quality in these uncertain economic times while focused on reducing the level of nonperforming assets.  

The following table reflects details related to asset quality and allowance for loan losses of First Capital Bank:

In the last 13 quarters, the company has increased its allowance for loan losses by $14.1 million while net charge-offs totaled $6.1 million over the same period.

The Company's regulatory capital ratios continue to improve.  Total Risk Based Capital improved to 14.04% up 34 basis points from December 31, 2010, 404 basis points above the regulatory minimum for well capitalized institutions.  Tier One Risk capital increased 33 basis points during the quarter to 12.37%.

In a joint statement, First Capital Bancorp, Inc. Managing Director and CEO John Presley, and First Capital Bank President Bob Watts stated, "We are starting to see signs of improvement in the economy and the positive effects that it is having on our customer base.  While this economy has taken a heavy toll on our region and our customers, we are encouraged by the early indications of increased economic activity.  We are also encouraged by the work our team has done to lessen our exposure to certain asset classes and identify issues in our portfolio.  Given this work and our strong capital and reserve levels we look forward to serving our existing customers and establishing new relationships as well."

The Company currently operates seven branches in Innsbrook, Chesterfield Towne Center, near Willow Lawn on Staples Mill Road, in Ashland, at Three Chopt and Patterson in Henrico County, at the James Center in downtown, Richmond, and our newest branch in Bon Air, Chesterfield County.  

Readers are cautioned that this press release contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are based on management's current knowledge, assumptions, and analyses, which it believes are appropriate in the circumstances regarding future events, and may address issues that involve significant risks including, but not limited to: changes in interest rates; changes in accounting principles, policies, or guidelines; significant changes in general economic, competitive, and business conditions; significant changes in or additions to laws and regulatory requirements; and significant changes in securities markets. Additionally, such aforementioned uncertainties, assumptions, and estimates, may cause actual results to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements.

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