425

Filed by United Community Financial Corp. pursuant to

Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933.

Subject Company: United Community Financial Corp.

Commission File No.: 000-24399

 

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275 West Federal Street

Youngstown, Ohio 44503-1203

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Media Contact:   Investor Contact:
Kathy Bushway   Gary M. Small
Senior Vice President, Marketing   President and Chief Executive Officer
Home Savings   United Community Financial Corp.
(330) 742-0638   (330) 742-0472
kbushway@homesavings.com  

UCFC ANNOUNCES STRONG THIRD QUARTER EARNINGS

AND DECLARES DIVIDEND

Third quarter 2016 highlights compared with the third quarter of 2015:

 

    Net quarterly income of $5.2 million, up 24.4%
    Diluted earnings per share of $0.11, up 27.9%
    ROA of 0.98% — ROE of 8.38% compared to ROA of 0.85% — ROE of 6.87%
    Net interest margin improved to 3.25% compared to 3.18%
    Net loans increased 15.4%
    Efficiency ratio improved to 59.4% compared to 63.5%
    Dividend of $0.03 per common share declared

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (October 18, 2016) – United Community Financial Corp. (Company) (Nasdaq: UCFC), parent company of The Home Savings and Loan Company (Home Savings), announced today that net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2016, was $5.2 million, up 24.4% from the $4.1 million reported for the quarter ended September 30, 2015. Third quarter diluted earnings per share increased 27.9% to $0.110 from $0.086 per share reported at the same time last year. Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 totaled $13.8 million, up 15.5% from the $12.0 million reported for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. For the same time period, diluted earnings per share increased to $0.292, up 19.2% from the $0.245 per share previously reported.

Gary M. Small, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, commented, “We are very pleased to post another strong quarter with revenue up 14% and loan growth in excess 12% vs. the same period in 2015. Earnings momentum is excellent as reflected in our pre provision, pretax comparisons, up 6.3% on a linked quarter basis and 30% vs 2015. The entire Home Savings team remains focused on growth and has put the organization in a very good position as we prepare for the successful integration of Premier Bank & Trust in the first quarter of 2017.”

 

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Balance Sheet Highlights

Total Loans

Total net loans, including loans held for sale, increased $218.7 million, or 16.6% to $1.5 billion at September 30, 2016, compared to September 30, 2015, and 18.0% on an annualized basis through the third quarter compared to December 31, 2015. This positive growth is being driven primarily by the commercial loan portfolio. Commercial loan balances grew over 44.2%, or $151.5 million when compared to the same time period last year. Commercial loan production totaled $232.8 million for the first nine months of the year and was approximately 43.1% higher than the first nine months of 2015. Unfunded commercial loan commitments increased $37.7 million, or 36.5%, to $141.2 million, during the first nine months of 2016.

Residential loans, including residential loans held for sale, grew as planned at a measured pace, increasing $49.5 million, or 6.2%, at September 30, 2016 compared to September 30, 2015. During the same time period, residential loan production grew by 18.5%, when comparing the third quarter of 2016 to the same time period in the previous year. Pipeline levels remain strong at the end of the third quarter.

Total Deposits

Total deposits increased $62.6 million, or 4.4% to $1.5 billion at September 30, 2016, compared to September 30, 2015, and 3.5% on an annualized basis during the first nine months of 2016 compared to December 31, 2015. The Company continues to see improvement in growing public funds, which grew $37.9 million, or 49.0%, to $115.3 million at September 30, 2016, compared to $77.4 million at September 30, 2015. Noninterest bearing deposit balances grew $44.3 million, or 21.2% at September 30, 2016, compared to September 30, 2015. Furthermore, the Company has seen an increase in the average balance of business deposits of $23.2 million, or 19.5%, during the first nine months of 2016. As the deposit mix changes, the Company has realized the benefit of lowering its overall cost of deposits to 38 basis points for the three months ended September 30, 2016.

Third Quarter and Year-to-date Results

Net Interest Income and Margin

Net interest income on a fully taxable equivalent basis was $15.9 million in the third quarter of 2016, up 11.3% from the $14.3 million recorded in the third quarter of 2015. The improvement in net interest income was primarily due to the growth in average net loan balances and a decline in funding costs, quarter versus quarter. Net interest income on a fully taxable equivalent basis was $46.4 million in the first nine months of 2016, up 10.4% from the $42.1 million recorded in the first nine months of 2015.

Net interest margin was 3.25% for the third quarter of 2016, an increase from 3.18% reported in the third quarter of 2015. This increase was due to the prepayment of high cost debt at the end of 2015 and the repricing of higher cost certificates of deposit during the year.

 

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Net interest margin was 3.23% for the first nine months of 2016, an increase from 3.19% reported in the first nine months of 2015. The increase was also due to the prepayment of the high-cost debt and the reduction of the cost of deposits.

Provision for Loan Losses

The Company recognized a provision for loan loss expense of $1.3 million in the third quarter of 2016 compared to a provision of $395,000 in the second quarter of 2016. Net chargeoffs for the quarter totaled eight basis points. The majority of the provision expense was related to the growth of the loan portfolio.

The Company recognized a provision for loan loss expense of $3.9 million in the first nine months of 2016 compared to an expense of $1.2 million in the comparable period of 2015.

Non-Interest Income

Non-interest income increased 23.2% to $6.0 million in the third quarter of 2016 compared to $4.9 million in the third quarter of 2015. Favorably impacting the change was the benefit of insurance agency income of $451,000 coupled with a 14.5% increase in mortgage banking income. The Company also recognized security gains of $218,000 in the quarter as the investment portfolio is realigned to include higher-yielding municipal securities.

Non-interest income increased 15.2% to $16.4 million in the first nine months of 2016 compared to $14.3 million in the comparable period last year. Positively affecting the comparison was the benefit of insurance agency income totaling $1.3 million. Also contributing to the change was an increase of 7.7% of deposit related fees along with an increase of 29.3% in brokerage income and a 5.0% increase in debit/credit card fees, for a total of $668,000. The first nine months of 2016 also saw security gains totaling $604,000. These increases were partially offset by a $610,000 increase in the valuation adjustment of mortgage servicing rights.

Non-Interest Expense

Non-interest expense was $13.0 million for the third quarter of 2016, which represented an increase of $693,000, or 5.6%, from the third quarter of 2015. Included in this increase were expenses of $432,000 related to the operation of the insurance agency acquired in 2016. The efficiency ratio continues to show improvement at 59.4% for the third quarter of 2016 as compared to 63.5% in the same time period last year.

Non-interest expense was essentially flat, in comparison to the same period last year after giving consideration to the insurance company acquisition. Non-interest expense was $38.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, which represented an increase of $1.1 million, or 3.0%, from the nine months ended September 30, 2015. As in the quarter-to-quarter comparison, the acquisition of the insurance company and its operating expenses to date of $948,000 was the primary reason for the increase. The efficiency ratio was 61.3% for the first nine months of 2016 compared to 65.6% for the same period last year.

Pre-tax, Pre-provision Income

Pre-tax, pre-provision income was $8.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016, up $1.9 million, or 27.5%, from the $6.9 million recorded for the three months ended September 30, 2015. Pre-tax, pre-provision income was $24.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, up $5.0 million, or 26.1%, from the $19.1 million recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. Pre-tax, pre-provision income is derived by adding provision for loan losses and income tax expense to net income. The Company believes this non-GAAP measure presentation removes volatility that can occur quarter to quarter due to changes in factors used in calculating the provision for loan losses.

 

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Equity

Tangible book value per common share at September 30, 2016 improved to $5.48, as compared to $5.14 at December 31, 2015. This change was due to changes in accumulated other comprehensive income paralleling the drop in long-term interest rates which resulted in a higher valuation of the Company’s securities portfolio. Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, along with purchases of treasury stock also contributed to the change.

Dividend to be Paid

On October 18, 2016, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.03 per common share payable November 14, 2016 to shareholders of record at the close of business October 31, 2016.

Conference Call

United Community Financial Corp. will host an earnings conference call on Wednesday, October 19, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. ET., to provide an overview of the Company’s third quarter 2016 results and highlights. The conference call may be accessed by calling 1-877-272-7661 ten minutes prior to the start time. Please ask to be joined into the United Community Financial Corp. (UCFC) call. Additionally, a live webcast may be accessed from the Company’s website ir.ucfconline.com. Click on 3rd Quarter 2016 Conference Call on our corporate profile page to join the webcast.

United Community Financial Corp.

Home Savings is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and operates retail banking offices and loan production centers in Ohio, western Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Additional information on the Company, Home Savings and James & Sons Insurance may be found on the Company’s web site: ir.ucfconline.com.

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When used in this press release, the words or phrases “believes,” “will likely result,” “are expected to,” “will continue,” “is anticipated,” “estimate,” “project”, “will have”, “can expect” or similar expressions are intended to identify “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including changes in economic conditions in the Company’s market area, changes in policies by regulatory agencies, fluctuations in interest rates, demand for loans in the Company’s market area, and competition that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical earnings and those presently anticipated or projected. The Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. The Company advises readers that the factors listed above could affect the Company’s financial performance and could cause the Company’s actual results for future periods to differ materially from any opinions or statements expressed with respect to future periods in any current statements.

 

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The Company does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to release publicly the result of any revisions that may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.

Important Information for Investors and Shareholders

This earnings release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities of United Community. United Community will file a registration statement on Form S-4 and other documents regarding the proposed merger with Ohio Legacy with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to register the shares of the Company’s common shares to be issued to the shareholders of Ohio Legacy. The registration statement will include a proxy statement/prospectus, which will be sent to the shareholders of Ohio Legacy in advance of its special meeting of shareholders to be held to consider the proposed merger. Investors and security holders are urged to read the proxy statement/prospectus and any other relevant documents to be filed with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction because they contain important information about United Community, Ohio Legacy and the proposed transaction. Investors and security holders may obtain a free copy of these documents (when available) through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov, on the NASDAQ website at http://www.nasdaq.com and from either the United Community or Ohio Legacy websites at http://www.ucfconline.com or at http://www.ohiolegacycorp.com.

 

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UNITED COMMUNITY FINANCIAL CORP.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

(Unaudited)

 

     September 30,
2016
    December 31,
2015
 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Assets:

    

Cash and deposits with banks

   $ 23,861      $ 20,528   

Federal funds sold

     20,087        15,382   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cash and cash equivalents

     43,948        35,910   

Securities:

    

Available for sale, at fair value

     354,469        357,670   

Held to maturity (fair value of $105,209 and $109,664, respectively)

     103,202        110,699   

Loans held for sale, at lower of cost or market

     378        9,085   

Loans held for sale, at fair value

     59,967        26,716   

Loans, net of allowance for loan losses of $18,234 and $17,712

     1,473,949        1,316,192   

Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost

     18,068        18,068   

Premises and equipment, net

     20,565        20,678   

Accrued interest receivable

     6,066        5,978   

Real estate owned and other repossessed assets

     1,793        2,727   

Customer list intangible

     1,538        —     

Core deposit intangible

     6        30   

Cash surrender value of life insurance

     55,474        54,366   

Other assets

     20,811        29,870   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 2,160,234      $ 1,987,989   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

    

Liabilities:

    

Deposits:

    

Interest bearing

   $ 1,220,120      $ 1,208,238   

Non-interest bearing

     252,923        227,505   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deposits

     1,473,043        1,435,743   

Borrowed funds:

    

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

    

Long-term advances

     47,561        46,975   

Short-term advances

     358,000        232,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Federal Home Loan Bank advances

     405,561        278,975   

Repurchase agreements and other

     517        535   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total borrowed funds

     406,078        279,510   

Advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance

     14,758        21,174   

Accrued interest payable

     117        53   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     9,835        7,264   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     1,903,831        1,743,744   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shareholders’ Equity:

    

Preferred stock-no par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized and no shares outstanding

     —          —     

Common stock-no par value; 499,000,000 shares authorized; 54,138,910 shares

    

issued and 46,542,388 and 47,517,644 shares, respectively, outstanding

     173,383        174,304   

Retained earnings

     149,750        140,819   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (10,251     (19,220

Treasury stock, at cost, 7,596,522 and 6,621,266 shares, respectively

     (56,479     (51,658
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

     256,403        244,245   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 2,160,234      $ 1,987,989   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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UNITED COMMUNITY FINANCIAL CORP.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

 

    For the Three Months Ended      For the Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,     June 30     September 30,      September 30,     September 30,  
    2016     2016     2015      2016     2015  
   

(Dollars in thousands, except per

share data)

              

Interest income

          

Loans

  $ 14,633      $ 14,184      $ 13,426       $ 42,618      $ 39,007   

Loans held for sale

    482        363        390         1,177        1,025   

Securities:

          

Available for sale, nontaxable

    339        290        —           752        —     

Available for sale, taxable

    1,630        1,781        2,599         5,346        8,139   

Held to maturity, nontaxable

    66        62        33         183        45   

Held to maturity, taxable

    466        524        17         1,567        17   

Federal Home Loan Bank stock dividends

    180        180        181         542        541   

Other interest earning assets

    19        15        8         49        25   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest income

    17,815        17,399        16,654         52,234        48,799   

Interest expense

  

    

Deposits

    1,389        1,496        1,690         4,497        4,862   

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

    661        563        340         1,754        947   

Repurchase agreements and other

    5        6        323         16        958   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest expense

    2,055        2,065        2,353         6,267        6,767   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net interest income

    15,760        15,334        14,301         45,967        42,032   

Taxable equivalent adjustment

    185        186        19         466        25   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net interest income (FTE) (1)

    15,945        15,520        14,320         46,433        42,057   

Provision for loan losses

    1,344        395        673         3,894        1,242   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net interest income after provision for loan losses (FTE)

    14,601        15,125        13,647         42,539        40,815   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-interest income

          

Insurance agency income

    451        516        —           1,269        —     

Brokerage income

    337        396        259         1,033        799   

Service fees and other charges:

          

Deposit related fees

    1,418        1,362        1,405         4,106        3,811   

Mortgage servicing fees

    715        701        683         2,114        2,038   

Mortgage servicing rights valuation

    25        (292     (138      (702     (92

Mortgage servicing rights amortization

    (525     (567     (449      (1,560     (1,355

Other service fees

    43        47        19         108        56   

Net gains (losses):

          

Securities available for sale

    218        233        —           604        11   

Mortgage banking income

    1,957        1,869        1,709         5,208        5,303   

Real estate owned and other repossessed assets charges, net

    —          (63     (119      (76     (311

Debit/credit card fees

    915        1,120        1,036         2,916        2,777   

Other income

    449        458        468         1,421        1,229   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total non-interest income

    6,003        5,780        4,873         16,441        14,266   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-interest expense

          

Salaries and employee benefits

    6,950        7,186        6,894         21,224        20,968   

Occupancy

    847        855        819         2,564        2,505   

Equipment and data processing

    1,926        1,887        1,714         5,648        5,105   

Financial institutions tax

    411        431        272         1,284        924   

Advertising

    290        221        183         638        546   

Amortization of intangible assets

    72        10        14         95        41   

FDIC insurance premiums

    155        287        313         768        946   

Other insurance premiums

    89        73        84         251        253   

Professional fees:

          

Legal and consulting fees

    211        214        361         622        889   

Other professional fees

    341        351        469         762        1,231   

Real estate owned and other repossessed asset expenses

    41        77        134         190        293   

Other expenses

    1,645        1,268        1,028         4,256        3,473   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total non-interest expenses

    12,978        12,860        12,285         38,302        37,174   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

    7,626        8,045        6,235         20,678        17,907   

Taxable equivalent adjustment

    185        186        19         466        25   

Income tax expense

    2,288        2,529        2,073         6,409        5,928   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

  $ 5,153      $ 5,330      $ 4,143       $ 13,803      $ 11,954   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings per common share:

          

Basic

  $ 0.111      $ 0.113      $ 0.087       $ 0.293      $ 0.246   

Diluted

    0.110        0.112        0.086         0.292        0.245   

 

(1) Net interest income is also presented on a fully taxable equivalent (FTE) basis, the Company believes this non-GAAP measure is the preferred industry measurement for this item.

 

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UNITED COMMUNITY FINANCIAL CORP.

CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE BALANCES

(Unaudited)

 

     For the three months ended  
     September 30, 2016     June 30, 2016     September 30, 2015  
     Average
outstanding
balance
     Interest
earned/
paid
     Yield/
rate
    Average
outstanding
balance
     Interest
earned/
paid
     Yield/
rate
    Average
outstanding
balance
     Interest
earned/
paid
     Yield/
rate
 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Interest earning assets:

                        

Net loans (1)

   $ 1,422,294       $ 14,634         4.12   $ 1,369,683       $ 14,186         4.14   $ 1,249,316       $ 13,426         4.30

Loans held for sale

     49,095         482         3.93     37,521         363         3.87     39,078         390         3.99

Securities:

                        

Available for sale-taxable

     300,522         1,630         2.17     315,583         1,781         2.26     469,049         2,599         2.22

Available for sale-nontaxable (2)

     49,489         489         3.95     42,394         440         4.15     —           —           —  

Held to maturity-taxable

     92,077         466         2.02     95,933         524         2.18     2,256         17         3.01

Held to maturity-nontaxable (2)

     13,563         100         2.95     12,971         96         2.96     6,211         52         3.35

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

     18,068         180         3.98     18,068         180         3.98     18,068         181         4.01

Other interest earning assets

     20,028         19         0.38     18,978         15         0.32     17,779         8         0.18
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total interest earning assets

     1,965,136         18,000         3.66     1,911,131         17,585         3.68     1,801,757         16,673         3.70

Non-interest earning assets

     132,922              132,780              137,495         
  

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

       

Total assets

   $ 2,098,058            $ 2,043,911            $ 1,939,252         
  

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

       

Interest bearing liabilities:

                        

Deposits:

                        

Checking accounts

   $ 491,553         238         0.19   $ 505,284         261         0.21   $ 488,924         262         0.21

Savings accounts

     290,998         24         0.03     291,820         34         0.05     279,894         41         0.06

Certificates of deposit

     425,307         1,127         1.06     434,053         1,201         1.11     450,917         1,387         1.23

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

                        

Long-term advances

     47,432         319         2.69     47,237         307         2.60     46,651         266         2.28

Short-term advances

     326,250         342         0.42     246,967         256         0.41     164,489         74         0.18

Repurchase agreements and other

     520         5         3.85     527         6         4.55     30,544         323         4.23
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total interest bearing liabilities

   $ 1,582,060         2,055         0.52   $ 1,525,888         2,065         0.54   $ 1,461,419         2,353         0.64
     

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

    

Non-interest bearing liabilities

                        

Total noninterest bearing deposits

     242,310              241,098              211,923         

Other noninterest bearing liabilities

     27,769              29,751              24,524         
  

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

       

Total noninterest bearing liabilities

     270,079              270,849              236,447         
  

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

       

Total liabilities

   $ 1,852,139            $ 1,796,737            $ 1,697,866         

Shareholders’ equity

     245,919              247,174              241,386         
  

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

       

Total liabilities and equity

   $ 2,098,058            $ 2,043,911            $ 1,939,252         
  

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

       

Net interest income and interest rate spread

      $ 15,945         3.14      $ 15,520         3.14      $ 14,320         3.06
     

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

    

Net interest margin

           3.25           3.25           3.18

Average interest earning assets to average interest bearing liabilities

           124.21           125.25           123.29

Total interest bearing deposits

   $ 1,207,858       $ 1,389         $ 1,231,157       $ 1,496         $ 1,219,735       $ 1,690      

Non-interest bearing deposits

     242,310         —             241,098         —             211,923         —        
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total average deposits and cost of deposits

     1,450,168         1,389         0.38     1,472,255         1,496         0.41     1,431,658         1,690         0.47
        

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

 

Other interest bearing liabilities

     374,202         666           294,731         569           241,684         663      
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total average deposits and other interest bearing liabilities and total cost of funds

   $ 1,824,370       $ 2,055         0.45   $ 1,766,986       $ 2,065         0.47   $ 1,673,342       $ 2,353         0.56
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Nonaccrual loans are included in the average balance at a yield of 0%.     
(2) Yields are on a fully taxable equivalent basis.    

 

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UNITED COMMUNITY FINANCIAL CORP.

SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(Unaudited)

 

     At or for the quarters ended  
     September 30,
2016
    June 30,
2016
    March 31,
2016
    December 31,
2015
    September 30,
2015
 
     (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)  

Financial Data

          

Total assets

   $ 2,160,234      $ 2,080,542      $ 2,036,430      $ 1,987,989      $ 1,970,887   

Total loans, net

     1,473,949        1,398,106        1,359,146        1,316,192        1,277,330   

Total securities

     457,671        474,707        473,207        468,369        479,817   

Total deposits

     1,473,043        1,455,746        1,466,614        1,435,743        1,410,484   

Average interest-bearing deposits

     1,207,858        1,231,157        1,212,701        1,209,063        1,219,735   

Average noninterest-bearing deposits

     242,310        241,098        228,308        219,379        211,923   

Total shareholders’ equity

     256,403        254,075        251,804        244,245        243,929   

Net interest income

     15,760        15,334        14,873        14,490        14,301   

Net interest income (FTE) (1)

     15,945        15,520        14,967        14,535        14,320   

Provision for loan losses

     1,344        395        2,155        893        673   

Noninterest income

     6,003        5,780        4,658        5,451        4,873   

Noninterest expense

     12,978        12,860        12,464        12,755        12,285   

Income tax expense

     2,288        2,529        1,592        1,965        2,073   

Net income

     5,153        5,330        3,320        4,328        4,143   

Share Data

          

Basic earnings per common share

   $ 0.111      $ 0.113      $ 0.070      $ 0.091      $ 0.087   

Diluted earnings per common share

     0.110        0.112        0.069        0.090        0.086   

Book value per common share

     5.51        5.46        5.30        5.14        5.12   

Tangible book value per common share

     5.48        5.43        5.27        5.14        5.12   

Market value per common share

     7.11        6.08        5.87        5.90        5.00   

Common shares outstanding at end of period

     46,542        46,493        47,507        47,518        47,614   

Weighted average shares outstanding—basic

     46,167        46,869        47,272        47,356        47,480   

Weighted average shares outstanding—diluted

     46,392        47,117        47,551        47,636        47,744   

Key Ratios

          

Return on average assets (2)

     0.98     1.04     0.66     0.88     0.85

Return on average equity (3)

     8.38     8.63     5.33     7.02     6.87

Net interest margin

     3.25     3.25     3.21     3.16     3.18

Efficiency ratio (4)

     59.40     60.81     63.90     63.74     63.54

Nonperforming loans to net loans, end of period

     1.32     1.45     1.48     1.27     1.20

Nonperforming assets to total assets, end of period

     0.98     1.06     1.08     0.98     0.95

Allowance for loan loss as a percent of loans, end of period

     1.22     1.21     1.23     1.33     1.35

Delinquent loans to total net loans, end of period

     1.48     1.49     1.50     1.70     1.62

 

(1)  Net interest income is presented on a fully taxable equivalent (FTE) basis, the Company believes this non-GAAP measure is the preferred industry measurement for this item    
(2)  Net income divided by average total assets    
(3)  Net income divided by average total equity    
(4)  Excludes penalty on the prepayment of repurchase agreements    

 

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UNITED COMMUNITY FINANCIAL CORP.

SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(Unaudited)

 

     At or for the quarters ended  
     September 30,
2016
    June 30,
2016
    March 31,
2016
    December 31,
2015
    September 30,
2015
 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Loan Portfolio Composition

          

Commercial loans

          

Multi-family

   $ 107,066      $ 81,022      $ 80,581      $ 80,170      $ 74,042   

Owner/nonowner occupied commercial real estate

     225,699        196,110        184,279        175,456        167,366   

Land

     9,401        9,748        8,938        9,301        9,709   

Construction

     45,137        61,744        49,858        38,812        26,545   

Commercial and industrial

     106,880        88,804        83,256        66,013        65,004   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     494,183        437,428        406,912        369,752        342,666   

Residential mortgage loans

          

Real estate

     755,893        747,530        741,401        733,685        723,619   

Construction

     35,875        35,275        38,994        40,898        40,723   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     791,768        782,805        780,395        774,583        764,342   

Consumer loans

          

Consumer

     203,851        193,272        187,323        188,258        186,661   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     203,851        193,272        187,323        188,258        186,661   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total loans

     1,489,802        1,413,505        1,374,630        1,332,593        1,293,669   

Less:

          

Allowance for loan losses

     18,234        17,172        16,903        17,712        17,482   

Deferred loan costs, net

     (2,381     (1,773     (1,419     (1,311     (1,143
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     15,853        15,399        15,484        16,401        16,339   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total loans, net

     1,473,949        1,398,106        1,359,146        1,316,192        1,277,330   

Loans held for sale, net

     60,345        43,847        35,998        35,801        38,274   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total loans

   $ 1,534,294      $ 1,441,953      $ 1,395,144      $ 1,351,993      $ 1,315,604   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     At or for the quarters ended  
     September 30,
2016
    June 30,
2016
    March 31,
2016
    December 31,
2015
    September 30,
2015
 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Deposit Portfolio Composition

          

Checking accounts

          

Interest bearing checking accounts

   $ 170,348      $ 182,713      $ 194,586      $ 160,264      $ 168,025   

Non-interest bearing checking accounts

     252,923        236,173        230,831        227,505        208,598   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total checking accounts

     423,271        418,886        425,417        387,769        376,623   

Savings accounts

     290,325        292,232        288,324        280,889        277,313   

Money market accounts

     312,124        314,081        312,577        312,125        309,004   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total non-time deposits

     1,025,720        1,025,199        1,026,318        980,783        962,940   

Retail certificates of deposit

     422,370        430,547        440,296        454,960        447,544   

Brokered certificates of deposit

     24,953        —          —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total certificates of deposit

     447,323        430,547        440,296        454,960        447,544   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deposits

   $ 1,473,043      $ 1,455,746      $ 1,466,614      $ 1,435,743      $ 1,410,484   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Certificates of deposit as a percent of total deposits

     30.37     29.58     30.02     31.69     31.73

 

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UNITED COMMUNITY FINANCIAL CORP.

SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(Unaudited)

 

     At or for the quarters ended  
     September 30,
2016
    June 30,
2016
    March 31,
2016
    December 31,
2015
    September 30,
2015
 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Allowance For Loan Losses

          

Beginning balance

   $ 17,172      $ 16,903      $ 17,712      $ 17,482      $ 16,881   

Provision

     1,344        395        2,155        893        673   

Net chargeoffs

     (282     (126     (2,964     (663     (72
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

   $ 18,234      $ 17,172      $ 16,903      $ 17,712      $ 17,482   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     At or for the quarters ended  
     September 30,
2016
    June 30,
2016
    March 31,
2016
    December 31,
2015
    September 30,
2015
 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Net (Charge-offs) Recoveries

          

Commercial loans

          

Multi-family

   $ 35      $ 3      $ 7      $ 7      $ 9   

Owner/nonowner occupied commercial real estate

     17        (117     (2,213     (67     (109

Land

     (250     —          —          (100     (12

Construction

     —          —          —          21        (88

Commercial and industrial

     192        62        (74     141        137   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     (6     (52     (2,280     2        (63

Residential mortgage loans

          

Real estate

     (146     (59     (300     (611     (17

Construction

     —          —          —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     (146     (59     (300     (611     (17

Consumer loans

          

Consumer

     (130     (15     (384     (54     8   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     (130     (15     (384     (54     8   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net chargeoffs

   $ (282   $ (126   $ (2,964   $ (663   $ (72
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     At or for the quarters ended  
     September 30,
2016
    June 30,
2016
    March 31,
2016
    December 31,
2015
    September 30,
2015
 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Nonperforming Loans

          

Commercial loans

          

Multi-family

   $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —     

Owner/nonowner occupied commercial real estate

     6,879        7,362        7,557        3,599        3,694   

Land

     134        384        384        384        484   

Construction

     —          —          —          —          415   

Commercial and industrial

     4,242        4,633        4,652        4,016        4,016   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     11,255        12,379        12,593        7,999        8,609   

Residential mortgage loans

          

Real estate

     5,835        5,713        5,312        6,181        4,845   

Construction

     —          —          —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     5,835        5,713        5,312        6,181        4,845   

Consumer loans

          

Consumer

     2,358        2,249        2,200        2,567        1,887   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     2,358        2,249        2,200        2,567        1,887   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total nonperforming loans

   $ 19,448      $ 20,341      $ 20,105      $ 16,747      $ 15,341   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Nonperforming Loans and Nonperforming Assets

          

Past due 90 days and on nonaccrual status

   $ 15,350      $ 15,819      $ 15,663      $ 16,279      $ 14,890   

Past due 90 days and still accruing

     —          —          —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Past due 90 days

     15,350        15,819        15,663        16,279        14,890   

Past due less than 90 days and on nonaccrual

     4,098        4,522        4,442        468        451   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total nonperforming loans

     19,448        20,341        20,105        16,747        15,341   

Other real estate owned

     1,790        1,613        1,832        2,651        3,262   

Repossessed assets

     3        3        14        76        54   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total nonperforming assets

   $ 21,241      $ 21,957      $ 21,951      $ 19,474      $ 18,657   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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