Severn Bancorp Announces Second Quarter Earnings

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Jul 16, 2013, 02:24 ET

ANNAPOLIS, Md., July 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Severn Bancorp, Inc., (Nasdaq: SVBI) parent company of Severn Savings Bank, FSB ("Severn"), today announced net income of $232,000 or $(.01) per share for the second quarter of 2013 compared to net income of $1,203,000 or $.08 per share for the second quarter of 2012 and compared to net income of $621,000 or $.03 per share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2013. Earnings per share is calculated using net income available for common shareholders, which is net income less preferred stock dividends.

"Although we had what amounts to a break even quarter, Severn continues to make great strides in resolving problem assets. Severn is aggressively liquidating foreclosed real estate, and is rapidly and decisively taking steps to rid itself of the remaining 'legacy assets' that were originated some years ago," stated Alan J. Hyatt, president and chief executive officer. Mr. Hyatt continued, "We expect to see earnings improve shortly after we rid ourselves of the last remnants of these assets. Despite absorbing over $2 million in expenses related to relieving the balance sheet of these problems during the first half of this year, Severn was able to generate a profit. We have a strong company emerging, and we should continue to increase our market share as one of the remaining community banks in the Anne Arundel County marketplace."

About Severn Savings Bank:

Founded in 1946, Severn is a full-service community bank offering a wide array of personal and commercial banking products as well as residential and commercial mortgage lending. It has assets of approximately $840 million and four branches located in Annapolis, Edgewater and Glen Burnie, Maryland. The bank specializes in exceptional customer service and holds itself and its employees to a high standard of community contribution. Severn is on the Web at www.severnbank.com.

Forward Looking Statements

In addition to the historical information contained herein, this press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that may be affected by various factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained herein include, but are not limited to, those with respect to management's determination of the amount of loan loss reserve and statements about the economy. The words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "will," "would," "could," "should," "guidance," "potential," "continue," "project," "forecast," "confident," and similar expressions are typically used to identify forward-looking statements. Severn's operations and actual results could differ significantly from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Some of the factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, changes in the economy and interest rates both in the nation and in Severn's general market area, federal and state regulation, competition and other factors detailed from time to time in Severn's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including "Item 1A. Risk Factors" contained in Severn's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.

Severn Bancorp, Inc.
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				For the Three Months Ended
				June 30,	March 31,	December 31,	September 30,	June 30,
				2013	2013	2012	2012	2012

Summary Operating Results:
	Interest income			$ 8,574	$ 8,913	$ 9,412	$ 9,104	$ 10,276
	Interest expense			2,364	2,315	2,587	3,027	3,336
		Net interest income		6,210	6,598	6,825	6,077	6,940
	Provision for loan losses			300	320	300	-	-
		Net interest income after provision
			for loan losses	5,910	6,278	6,525	6,077	6,940
	Non-interest income			1,881	1,572	1,478	1,039	835
	Non-interest expense			7,470	6,785	5,815	5,961	5,732
	Income before income tax provision			321	1,065	2,188	1,155	2,043
	Income tax provision			89	444	914	481	840
		Net income		$ 232	$ 621	$ 1,274	$ 674	$ 1,203

Per Share Data:
	Basic earnings per share			($ 0.01)	$ 0.03	$ 0.09	$ 0.03	$ 0.08
	Diluted earnings per share			($ 0.01)	$ 0.03	$ 0.09	$ 0.03	$ 0.08
	Common stock dividends per share			$ -	$ -	$ -	$ -	$ -
	Average basic shares outstanding			10,066,679	10,066,679	10,066,679	10,066,679	10,066,679
	Average diluted shares outstanding			10,108,470	10,100,454	10,066,679	10,066,679	10,066,679

Performance Ratios:
	Return on average assets			0.03%	0.07%	0.14%	0.08%	0.13%
	Return on average equity			0.21%	0.57%	1.19%	0.63%	1.13%
	Net interest margin			3.29%	3.47%	3.33%	3.09%	3.41%
	Efficiency ratio*			76.42%	72.01%	63.70%	71.19%	64.96%

		*	The efficiency ratio is general and administrative expenses as a percentage of net interest income plus non-interest income

				As of
				June 30,	March 31,	December 31,	September 30,	June 30,
				2013	2013	2012	2012	2012

Balance Sheet Data:
	Total assets			$ 839,053	$ 849,598	$ 852,118	$ 862,628	$ 897,390
	Total loans receivable			642,801	653,595	669,187	688,405	687,796
	Allowance for loan losses			(12,765)	(15,465)	(17,478)	(23,180)	(24,097)
		Net loans		630,036	638,130	651,709	665,225	663,699
	Deposits			583,271	593,900	599,394	609,772	643,653
	Borrowings			115,000	115,000	115,000	115,000	115,000
	Stockholders' equity			109,313	109,349	108,996	108,004	107,612
	Bank's Tier 1 core capital to total assets			14.9%	14.8%	14.6%	14.1%	13.4%
	Book value per share			$ 8.21	$ 8.22	$ 8.18	$ 8.08	$ 8.04

Asset Quality Data:
	Non-accrual loans			$ 37,537	$ 35,064	$ 37,495	$ 42,596	$ 38,965
	Foreclosed real estate			13,297	14,895	11,441	13,801	16,329
		Total non-performing assets		50,834	49,959	48,936	56,397	55,294
	Total non-accrual loans to net loans			6.0%	5.5%	5.8%	6.4%	5.9%
	Total non-accrual loans to total assets			4.5%	4.1%	4.4%	4.9%	4.3%
	Allowance for loan losses			12,765	15,465	17,478	23,180	24,097
	Allowance for loan losses to total loans			2.0%	2.4%	2.6%	3.4%	3.5%
	Allowance for loan losses to total
		non-accrual loans		34.0%	44.1%	46.6%	54.4%	61.8%
	Total non-performing assets to total assets			6.1%	5.9%	5.7%	6.5%	6.2%
	Non-accrual troubled debt restructurings (included above)			6,771	6,774	5,635	12,574	9,515
	Performing troubled debt restructurings			41,544	46,607	56,448	51,230	51,034