COLONY BANKCORP INC - Quarter Report: 2007 September (Form 10-Q)
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 20549
FORM
10-Q
QUARTERLY
REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15 (D) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
FOR
QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007
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COMMISSION
FILE NUMBER 0-12436
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COLONY
BANKCORP, INC.
(EXACT
NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
GEORGIA
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58-1492391
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(STATE
OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION)
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(I.R.S.
EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)
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115
SOUTH GRANT STREET, FITZGERALD, GEORGIA 31750
ADDRESS
OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES
229/426-6000
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THE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING OF EACH OF THE ISSUER’S CLASSES OF COMMON
STOCK, AS OF THE LATEST PRACTICABLE DATE.
CLASS
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OUTSTANDING
AT NOVEMBER 7, 2007
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COMMON
STOCK, $1 PAR VALUE
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7,204,775
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TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
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PART
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Item
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Item
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Item
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PART
II – Other Information
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Item
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Item
1A.
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Item
2.
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Item
3.
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Item
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Item
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Item
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Signatures |
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Forward
Looking Statement Disclosure
Statements
in this Quarterly Report regarding future events or performance are
“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the PSLRA) and are made pursuant to the safe
harbors of the PSLRA. Actual results of Colony Bankcorp, Inc. (the
Company) could be quite different from those expressed or implied by the
forward-looking statements. Any statements containing the words
“could,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “plan,” “believe,” “anticipates,” “estimates,”
“predicts,” “expects,” “projections,” “potential,” “continue,” or words of
similar import, constitute “forward-looking statements”, as do any other
statements that expressly or implicitly predict future events, results, or
performance. Factors that could cause results to differ from
results expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements include, among
others, risks discussed in the text of this Quarterly Report as well as the
following specific items:
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·
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General
economic conditions, whether national or regional, that could affect
the
demand for loans or lead to increased loan
losses;
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·
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Competitive
factors, including increased competition with community, regional,
and
national financial institutions, that may lead to pricing pressures
that
reduce yields the Company achieves on loans and increase rates
the Company
pays on deposits, loss of the Company’s most valued customers, defection
of key employees or groups of employees, or other
losses;
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Increasing
or decreasing interest rate environments, including the shape and
level of
the yield curve, that could lead to decreases in net interest margin,
lower net interest and fee income, including lower gains on sales
of
loans, and changes in the value of the Company’s investment
securities;
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Changing
business or regulatory conditions, or new legislation, affecting
the
financial services industry that could lead to increased costs,
changes in
the competitive balance among financial institutions, or revisions
to our
strategic focus;
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·
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Changes
or failures in technology or third party vendor relationships in
important
revenue production or service areas, or increases in required investments
in technology that could reduce our revenue, increase our costs
or lead to
disruptions in our business.
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Readers
are cautioned not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking
statements, which reflect management’s analysis only as of the date of the
statements. The Company does not intend to publicly revise or
update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances
that
arise after the date of this
report.
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Readers
should carefully review all disclosures we file from time to time with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
PART
1. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM
1.
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
THE
FOLLOWING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE PROVIDED FOR COLONY BANKCORP, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES: COLONY BANK OF FITZGERALD, COLONY BANK ASHBURN, COLONY BANK
WILCOX, COLONY BANK OF DODGE COUNTY, COLONY BANK WORTH, COLONY BANK SOUTHEAST,
COLONY MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC., AND COLONY BANK QUITMAN, FSB.
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A.
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CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS – SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 AND DECEMBER 31,
2006.
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B.
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CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF INCOME – FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 AND
2006 AND FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 AND
2006.
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C.
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CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME – FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER
30, 2007 AND 2006 AND FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007
AND
2006.
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D.
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CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS – FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007
AND 2006.
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THE
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FURNISHED HAVE NOT BEEN AUDITED BY INDEPENDENT
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS, BUT REFLECT, IN THE OPINION OF MANAGEMENT,
ALL
ADJUSTMENTS (CONSISTING SOLELY OF NORMAL RECURRING ADJUSTMENTS) NECESSARY
FOR A
FAIR PRESENTATION OF THE RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE PERIODS
PRESENTED.
THE
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE NINE
MONTH PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 ARE NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF THE
RESULTS TO BE EXPECTED FOR THE FULL YEAR.
Part
I (Continued)
Item
1
(Continued)
COLONY
BANKCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
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SEPTEMBER
30, 2007 AND DECEMBER 31, 2006
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(DOLLARS
IN THOUSANDS)
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September
30, 2007
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December
31, 2006
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ASSETS
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(Unaudited)
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Cash
and Cash Equivalents
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||||||||
Cash
and Due from Banks
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$ |
22,405
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$ |
27,231
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Federal
Funds Sold
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17,129
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45,149
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39,534
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72,380
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|||||||
Interest-Bearing
Deposits
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3,616
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3,076
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Investment
Securities
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||||||||
Available
for Sale, at Fair Value
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155,605
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149,236
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Held
to Maturity, at Cost (Fair Value of $69 and $71, as of September
30, 2007
and December 31, 2006, Respectively)
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69
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71
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155,674
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149,307
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Federal
Home Loan Bank Stock, at Cost
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5,533
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5,087
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Loans
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968,292
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942,273
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Allowance
for Loan Losses
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(13,821 | ) | (11,989 | ) | ||||
Unearned
Interest and Fees
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(405 | ) | (501 | ) | ||||
954,066
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929,783
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Premises
and Equipment
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27,541
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27,453
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Other
Real Estate
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1,240
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970
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Goodwill
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2,412
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2,412
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Other
Intangible Assets
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411
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439
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Other
Assets
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23,243
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22,597
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Total
Assets
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$ |
1,213,270
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$ |
1,213,504
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LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
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Deposits
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Noninterest-Bearing
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$ |
74,158
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$ |
77,336
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Interest-Bearing
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944,597
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965,110
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1,018,755
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1,042,446
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Borrowed
Money
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||||||||
Federal
Funds Purchased
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476
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1,070
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Subordinated
Debentures
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29,384
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24,229
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Other
Borrowed Money
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73,600
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61,500
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103,460
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86,799
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|||||||
Other
Liabilities
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8,134
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7,648
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Commitments
and Contingencies
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||||||||
Stockholders'
Equity
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||||||||
Common
Stock, Par Value $1 a Share, Authorized 20,000,000 Shares, Issued
7,204,775 and 7,189,937 Shares as of September 30, 2007 and December
31,
2006, Respectively
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7,205
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7,190
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Paid-In
Capital
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24,503
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24,257
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Retained
Earnings
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52,019
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46,417
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Restricted
Stock - Unearned Compensation
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(343 | ) | (278 | ) | ||||
Accumulated
Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Tax
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(463 | ) | (975 | ) | ||||
82,921
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76,611
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Total
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
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$ |
1,213,270
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$ |
1,213,504
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
Part
I (Continued)
Item
1
(Continued)
COLONY
BANKCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF INCOME
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THREE
MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 AND 2006
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AND
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 AND 2006
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(UNAUDITED)
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(DOLLARS
IN THOUSANDS)
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Three
Months Ended
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Nine
Months Ended
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9/30/2007
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9/30/2006
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9/30/2007
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9/30/2006
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Interest
Income
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||||||||||||||||
Loans,
Including Fees
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$ |
20,735
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$ |
19,665
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$ |
60,923
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$ |
55,070
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Federal
Funds Sold
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237
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462
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1,204
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1,458
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Deposits
with Other Banks
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36
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38
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111
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92
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Investment
Securities
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||||||||||||||||
U.S.
Government Agencies
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1,632
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1,370
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4,749
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3,716
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State,
County and Municipal
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136
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95
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407
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274
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Corporate
Obligations and Asset-Backed Securities
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79
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43
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205
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116
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Dividends
on Other Investments
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76
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75
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225
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203
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22,931
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21,748
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67,824
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60,929
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Interest
Expense
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Deposits
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10,853
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9,762
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32,133
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25,938
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||||||||||||
Federal
Funds Purchased
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13
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12
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50
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28
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Borrowed
Money
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1,272
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1,180
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3,572
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3,556
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12,138
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10,954
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35,755
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29,522
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Net
Interest Income
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10,793
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10,794
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32,069
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31,407
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||||||||||||
Provision
for Loan Losses
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850
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1,021
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2,678
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2,990
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||||||||||||
Net
Interest Income After Provision for Loan Losses
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9,943
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9,773
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29,391
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28,417
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Noninterest
Income
|
||||||||||||||||
Service
Charges on Deposits
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1,224
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1,193
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3,556
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3,380
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||||||||||||
Other
Service Charges, Commissions and Fees
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218
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207
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703
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625
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||||||||||||
Mortgage
Fee Income
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225
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180
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763
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516
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||||||||||||
Securities
Gains (Losses)
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(2 | ) |
----
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184
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Other
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181
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318
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806
|
1,003
|
||||||||||||
1,846
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1,898
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6,012
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5,524
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|||||||||||||
Noninterest
Expenses
|
||||||||||||||||
Salaries
and Employee Benefits
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4,464
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4,350
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13,693
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12,676
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||||||||||||
Occupancy
and Equipment
|
1,025
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1,047
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3,036
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3,035
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||||||||||||
Other
|
2,267
|
2,283
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6,901
|
6,655
|
||||||||||||
7,756
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7,680
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23,630
|
22,366
|
|||||||||||||
Income
Before Income Taxes
|
4,033
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3,991
|
11,773
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11,575
|
||||||||||||
Income
Taxes
|
1,414
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1,369
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3,978
|
4,034
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||||||||||||
Net
Income
|
$ |
2,619
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$ |
2,622
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$ |
7,795
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$ |
7,541
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||||||||
Net
Income Per Share of Common Stock
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||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
$ |
0.36
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$ |
0.36
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$ |
1.08
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$ |
1.05
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||||||||
Diluted
|
$ |
0.36
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$ |
0.36
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$ |
1.08
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$ |
1.05
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||||||||
Cash
Dividends Declared Per Share of Common Stock
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$ |
0.09
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$ |
0.08
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$ |
0.27
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$ |
0.24
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||||||||
Weighted
Average Basic Shares Outstanding
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7,193,603
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7,181,894
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7,187,586
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7,176,186
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||||||||||||
Weighted
Average Diluted Shares Outstanding
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7,202,424
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7,181,894
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7,198,270
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7,177,042
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
Part
I (Continued)
Item
1
(Continued)
COLONY
BANKCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
THREE
MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 AND 2006
AND
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 AND 2006
(UNAUDITED)
(DOLLARS
IN THOUSANDS)
Three
Months Ended
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Nine
Months Ended
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|||||||||||||||
09/30/07
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09/30/06
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09/30/07
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09/30/06
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Net
Income
|
$ |
2,619
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$ |
2,622
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$ |
7,795
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$ |
7,541
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||||||||
Other
Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax
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||||||||||||||||
Gains
(Losses) on Securities Arising During the Year
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1,040
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1,209
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633
|
242
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||||||||||||
Reclassification
Adjustment
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2
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0
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(121 | ) |
0
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Unrealized
Gains (Losses) on Securities
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1,042
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1,209
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512
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242
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||||||||||||
Comprehensive
Income
|
$ |
3,661
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$ |
3,831
|
$ |
8,307
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$ |
7,783
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
Part
I (Continued)
Item
1
(Continued)
COLONY
BANKCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
NINE
MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 AND 2006
(UNAUDITED)
(DOLLARS
IN THOUSANDS)
2007
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2006
|
|||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
||||||||
Net
Income
|
$ |
7,795
|
$ |
7,541
|
||||
Adjustments
to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash
|
||||||||
Provided
by Operating Activities:
|
||||||||
Depreciation
|
1,391
|
1,441
|
||||||
Provision
for Loan Losses
|
2,678
|
2,990
|
||||||
Securities
Gains
|
(184 | ) |
----
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|||||
Amortization
and Accretion
|
428
|
573
|
||||||
(Gain)
Loss on Sale of Other Real Estate and Repossessions
|
53
|
(111 | ) | |||||
Gain
on Sale of Equipment
|
(6 | ) |
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Decrease
(Increase) in Cash Surrender Value of Life Insurance
|
20
|
(106 | ) | |||||
Other
Prepaids, Deferrals and Accruals, Net
|
(692 | ) | (732 | ) | ||||
11,483
|
11,596
|
|||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
|
||||||||
Federal
Home Loan Bank Stock
|
(446 | ) | (188 | ) | ||||
Purchases
of Investment Securities Available for Sale
|
(39,256 | ) | (34,121 | ) | ||||
Proceeds
from Maturities, Calls, and Paydowns of
|
||||||||
Investment
Securities:
|
||||||||
Available
for Sale
|
16,786
|
18,545
|
||||||
Held
to Maturity
|
8
|
9
|
||||||
Proceeds
from Sale of Investment Securities
|
||||||||
Available
for Sale
|
16,985
|
---
|
||||||
Other
Investments
|
---
|
(200 | ) | |||||
Interest-Bearing
Deposits in Other Banks
|
(542 | ) | (1,521 | ) | ||||
Net
Loans to Customers
|
(29,526 | ) | (84,190 | ) | ||||
Purchase
of Premises and Equipment
|
(1,730 | ) | (3,328 | ) | ||||
Other
Real Estate and Repossessions
|
2,209
|
4,590
|
||||||
Proceeds
from Sale of Premises and Equipment
|
258
|
5
|
||||||
Investment
in Capital Trust
|
(434 | ) | (155 | ) | ||||
Liquidation
of Statutory Trust
|
279
|
---
|
||||||
(35,409 | ) | (100,554 | ) | |||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
||||||||
Noninterest-Bearing
Customer Deposits
|
(3,178 | ) | (6,745 | ) | ||||
Interest-Bearing
Customer Deposits
|
(20,513 | ) |
78,714
|
|||||
Federal
Funds Purchased
|
(594 | ) |
---
|
|||||
Dividends
Paid
|
(1,890 | ) | (1,671 | ) | ||||
Proceeds
from Other Borrowed Money
|
41,100
|
35,500
|
||||||
Principal
Payments on Other Borrowed Money
|
(29,000 | ) | (42,226 | ) | ||||
Proceeds
from Issuance of Subordinated Debentures
|
14,434
|
5,155
|
||||||
Principal
Payments on Subordinated Debentures
|
(9,279 | ) |
---
|
|||||
(8,920 | ) |
68,727
|
||||||
Net
Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents
|
(32,846 | ) | (20,231 | ) | ||||
Cash
and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period
|
72,380
|
79,062
|
||||||
Cash
and Cash Equivalents at End of Period
|
$ |
39,534
|
$ |
58,831
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
Part
I (Continued)
Item
1
(Continued)
COLONY
BANKCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(1)
Summary
of Significant Accounting Policies
Principles
of Consolidation
Colony
Bankcorp, Inc. (the Company) is a multi-bank holding company located in
Fitzgerald, Georgia. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts
of Colony Bankcorp, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Colony Bank of
Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald, Georgia; Colony Bank Ashburn (which includes its
wholly-owned subsidiary, Georgia First Mortgage Company), Ashburn, Georgia;
Colony Bank Worth, Sylvester, Georgia; Colony Bank of Dodge County, Eastman,
Georgia; Colony Bank Wilcox, Rochelle, Georgia; Colony Bank Southeast, Broxton,
Georgia; Colony Bank Quitman, FSB, Quitman, Georgia (the Banks); and Colony
Management Services, Inc., Fitzgerald, Georgia. All significant intercompany
accounts have been eliminated in consolidation. The accounting and reporting
policies of Colony Bankcorp, Inc. conform to generally accepted accounting
principles and practices utilized in the commercial banking
industry.
All
dollars in notes to consolidated financial statements are rounded to the
nearest
thousand.
Nature
of Operations
The
Banks
provide a full range of retail and commercial banking services for consumers
and
small to medium size businesses located primarily in middle and south Georgia.
Lending and investing activities are funded primarily by deposits gathered
through its retail branch office network.
Use
of Estimates
In
preparing the financial statements, management is required to make estimates
and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as
of the
balance sheet date and revenues and expenses for the period. Actual results
could differ significantly from those estimates. Material estimates that
are
particularly susceptible to significant change in the near term relate to
the
determination of the allowance for loan losses, the valuation of real estate
acquired in connection with foreclosures or in satisfaction of loans and
the
valuation of goodwill and other intangible assets.
Reclassifications
In
certain instances, amounts reported in prior years’ consolidated financial
statements have been reclassified to conform to statement presentations selected
for 2007. Such reclassifications had no effect on previously reported
stockholders’ equity or net income.
Concentrations
of Credit Risk
Lending
is concentrated in commercial and real estate loans to local borrowers. The
Company has a high concentration of real estate loans; however, these loans
are
well collateralized and, in management’s opinion, do not pose an adverse credit
risk. In addition, the balance of the loan portfolio is sufficiently diversified
to avoid significant concentration of credit risk. Although the Company has
a
diversified loan portfolio, a substantial portion of borrowers’ ability to honor
their contracts is dependent upon the viability of the real estate economic
sector.
The
success of Colony is dependent, to a certain extent, upon the economic
conditions in the geographic markets it serves. No assurance can be given
that
the current economic conditions will continue. Adverse changes in the economic
conditions in these geographic markets would likely have a material adverse
effect on the Company’s results of operations and financial condition. The
operating results of Colony depend primarily on its net interest income.
Accordingly, operations are subject to risks and uncertainties surrounding
the
exposure to changes in the interest rate environment.
Accounting
Policies
The
accounting and reporting policies of Colony Bankcorp, Inc. and its subsidiaries
are in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted and conform
to
general practices within the banking industry. The significant accounting
policies followed by Colony and the methods of applying those policies are
summarized hereafter.
Part
I (Continued)
Item
1
(Continued)
(1)
Summary
of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
Investment
Securities
Investment
securities are recorded under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
(SFAS)
No. 115, whereby the Company classifies its securities as trading, available
for
sale or held to maturity. Securities that are held principally for resale
in the
near term are classified as trading. Trading securities are carried at fair
value, with realized and unrealized gains and losses included in noninterest
income. Securities acquired with both the intent and ability to be held to
maturity are classified as held to maturity and reported at amortized cost.
All
other securities not classified as trading or held to maturity are considered
available for sale.
Securities
available for sale are reported at estimated fair value. Unrealized gains
and
losses on securities available for sale are excluded from earnings and are
reported, net of deferred taxes, in accumulated other comprehensive income,
a
component of stockholders’ equity. Declines in the fair value of
held-to-maturity and available-for-sale securities below their cost that
are
deemed to be other than temporary are reflected in earnings as realized losses.
In estimating other-than-temporary impairment losses, management considers
(1)
the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than
cost, (2) the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer and
(3)
the intent and ability of the Company to retain its investment in the issuer
for
a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair
value.
Gains and losses from sales of securities available for sale are computed
using
the specific identification method. This caption includes securities, which
may
be sold to meet liquidity needs arising from unanticipated deposit and loan
fluctuations, changes in regulatory capital requirements, or unforeseen changes
in market conditions.
Federal
Home Loan Bank Stock
Investment
in stock of a Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) is required
for every federally insured institution that utilizes its services. FHLB
stock
is considered restricted, as defined in SFAS No. 115; accordingly, the
provisions of SFAS No. 115 are not applicable to this investment. The FHLB
stock
is reported in the consolidated financial statements at cost. Dividend income
is
recognized when earned.
Loans
Loans
that the Company has the ability and intent to hold for the foreseeable future
or until maturity are recorded at their principal amount outstanding, net
of
unearned interest and fees. Loan origination fees, net of certain
direct origination costs, are deferred and amortized over the estimated terms
of
the loans using the straight-line method. Interest income on loans is
recognized using the effective interest method.
A
loan is
considered to be delinquent when payments have not been made according to
contractual terms, typically evidenced by nonpayment of a monthly installment
by
the due date.
When
management believes there is sufficient doubt as to the collectibility of
principal or interest on any loan or generally when loans are 90 days or
more
past due, the accrual of applicable interest is discontinued and the loan
is
designated as nonaccrual, unless the loan is well secured and in the process
of
collection. Interest payments received on nonaccrual loans are either applied
against principal or reported as income, according to management’s judgment as
to the collectibility of principal. Loans are returned to an accrual status
when
factors indicating doubtful collectibility on a timely basis no longer
exist.
Allowance
for Loan Losses
The
allowance for loan losses is established as losses are estimated to have
occurred through a provision for loan losses charged to earnings. Loan losses
are charged against the allowance when management believes the uncollectibility
of a loan balance is confirmed. Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited
to
the allowance.
Part
I (Continued)
Item
1
(Continued)
(1)
Summary
of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
Allowance
for Loan Losses (Continued)
The
allowance for loan losses is evaluated on a regular basis by management and
is
based upon management’s periodic review of the collectibility of the loans in
light of historical experience, the nature and volume of the loan portfolio,
adverse situations that may affect the borrower’s ability to repay, estimated
value of any underlying collateral and prevailing economic conditions. This
evaluation is inherently subjective, as it requires estimates that are
susceptible to significant revisions as more information becomes
available.
The
allowance consists of specific, general and unallocated components. The specific
component relates to loans that are classified as either doubtful or
substandard. For such loans that are also classified as impaired, an allowance
is established when the discounted cash flows (or collateral value or observable
market price) of the impaired loan is lower than the carrying value of
that
loan.
The
general component covers nonclassified loans and is based on historical loss
experience adjusted for qualitative factors. An unallocated component is
maintained to cover uncertainties that could affect management’s estimate of
probable losses. The unallocated component of the allowance reflects the
margin
of imprecision inherent in the underlying assumptions used in the methodologies
for estimating specific and general losses in the portfolio.
A
loan is
considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is
probable that the Company will be unable to collect the scheduled payments
of
principal or interest when due according to the contractual terms of the
loan
agreement. Factors considered by management in determining impairment include
payment status, collateral value and the probability of collecting scheduled
principal and interest payments when due. Loans that experience insignificant
payment delays and payment shortfalls generally are not classified as impaired.
Management determines the significance of payment delays and payment shortfalls
on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration all of the circumstances
surrounding the loan and the borrower, including the length of the delay,
the
reasons for the delay, the borrower’s prior payment record and the amount of the
shortfall in relation to the principal and interest owed. Impairment is measured
on a loan-by-loan basis by either the present value of expected future cash
flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, the loan’s obtainable
market price or the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral
dependent.
Premises
and Equipment
Premises
and equipment are recorded at acquisition cost net of accumulated
depreciation.
Depreciation
is charged to operations over the estimated useful lives of the assets. The
estimated useful lives and methods of depreciation are as follows:
Description
|
Life
in Years
|
Method
|
||
Banking
Premises
|
15-40
|
Straight-Line
and Accelerated
|
||
Furniture
and Equipment
|
5-10
|
Straight-Line
and Accelerated
|
||
Leasehold
Improvements
|
5-20
|
Straight-Line
and Accelerated
|
Expenditures
for major renewals and betterments are capitalized. Maintenance and repairs
are
charged to operations as incurred. When property and equipment are retired
or
sold, the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the respective
accounts and any gain or loss is reflected in other income or
expense.
Goodwill
and Intangible Assets
Goodwill
represents the excess of the cost over the fair value of the net assets
purchased in a business combination. Impairment testing of goodwill
is performed annually or more frequently if events or circumstances indicate
possible impairment. No impairment has been identified as a result of
the testing performed.
Part
I (Continued)
Item
1
(Continued)
(1)
Summary
of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
Goodwill
and Intangible Assets (Continued)
Intangible
assets consist of core deposit intangibles acquired in connection with a
business combination. The core deposit intangible is initially
recognized based on a valuation performed as of the consummation
date. The core deposit intangible is amortized by the straight-line
method over the average remaining life of the acquired customer
deposits. Amortization periods are reviewed annually in connection
with the annual impairment testing of goodwill.
Transfers
of Financial Assets
Transfers
of financial assets are accounted for as sales, when control over the assets
has
been surrendered. Control over transferred assets is deemed to be surrendered
when (1) the assets have been isolated from the Company, (2) the transferee
obtains the right (free of conditions that constrain it from taking advantage
of
that right) to pledge or exchange the transferred assets and (3) the Company
does not maintain effective control over the transferred assets through an
agreement to repurchase them before their maturity.
Statement
of Cash Flows
For
reporting cash flows, cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand,
noninterest-bearing amounts due from banks and federal funds sold. Cash flows
from demand deposits, NOW accounts, savings accounts, loans and certificates
of
deposit are reported net.
Income
Taxes
The
provision for income taxes is based upon income for financial statement
purposes, adjusted for nontaxable income and nondeductible expenses. Deferred
income taxes have been provided when different accounting methods have been
used
in determining income for income tax purposes and for financial reporting
purposes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized based on future
tax
consequences attributable to differences arising from the financial statement
carrying values of assets and liabilities and their tax bases. The differences
relate primarily to depreciable assets (use of different depreciation methods
for financial statement and income tax purposes) and allowance for loan losses
(use of the allowance method for financial statement purposes and
the
direct write-off method for tax purposes). In the event of changes in the
tax
laws, deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted in the period of the
enactment of those changes, with effects included in the income tax provision.
The Company and its subsidiaries file a consolidated federal income tax return.
Each subsidiary pays its proportional share of federal income taxes to the
Company based on its taxable income.
Other
Real Estate
Other
real estate generally represents real estate acquired through foreclosure
and is
initially recorded at the lower of cost or estimated market value at the
date of
acquisition. Losses from the acquisition of property in full or partial
satisfaction of debt are recorded as loan losses. Subsequent declines in
value,
routine holding costs and gains or losses upon disposition are included in
other
losses.
Comprehensive
Income
Accounting
principles generally require that recognized revenue, expenses, gains and
losses
be included in net income. Certain changes in assets and liabilities, such
as
unrealized gains and losses on securities available for sale, represent equity
changes from economic events of the period other than transactions with owners
and are not reported in the consolidated statements of income but as a separate
component of the equity section of the consolidated balance sheets. Such
items
are considered components of other comprehensive income. SFAS No. 130,
Reporting Comprehensive Income, requires the presentation in the
financial statements of net income and all items of other comprehensive income
as total comprehensive income.
Off-Balance
Sheet Credit Related Financial Instruments
In
the
ordinary course of business, the Company has entered into commitments to
extend
credit, commercial letters of credit and standby letters of credit. Such
financial instruments are recorded when they are funded.
Part
I (Continued)
Item
1
(Continued)
(1)
Summary
of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
Changes
in Accounting Principles and Effects of New Accounting
Pronouncements
In
February 2006, the Financial Accounting Standard Board (FASB) issued SFAS
No.
155, Accounting for Certain Hybrid FinancialInstruments – an
amendment of FASB Statements No. 133 and 140. This
statement provides entities with relief from having to separately
determine the fair value of an embedded derivative that would otherwise be
required to be bifurcated from its host contract in accordance with the
requirements of SFAS 133. Entities can make an irrevocable election
to measure such hybrid financial instruments at fair value in its entirety,
with
subsequent changes in fair value recognized in earnings. This
election can be made on an instrument-by-instrument basis. The
effective date of this standard is for all financial instruments acquired,
issued or subject to a remeasurement event occurring after the beginning
of an
entity’s first fiscal year that begins after September 15, 2006. The
adoption of this statement did not have an impact on our financial position,
results of operations or disclosures.
In
March
2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 156, Accounting for Servicing of Financial
Assets. This statement, which is an amendment to SFAS No. 140,
will simplify the accounting for servicing assets and liabilities, such as
those
common with mortgage securitization activities. Specifically, SFAS
No. 156 addresses the recognition and measurement of separately recognized
servicing assets and liabilities and provides an approach to simplify efforts
to
obtain hedge-like (offset) accounting. SFAS No. 156 also clarifies
when an obligation to service financial assets should be separately recognized
as a servicing initially measured at fair value, if practicable, and permits
an
entity with a separately recognized servicing asset or servicing liability
to
choose either the amortization or fair value methods for subsequent
measurement. The provisions of SFAS No. 156 are effective as of the
beginning of the first fiscal year that begins after September 15,
2006. The adoption of this statement did not have an impact on our
financial position, results of operations or disclosures.
In
July
2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty
in Income Taxes: An Interpretation of FASBStatement No. 109 (FIN
48), which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in tax
positions. This Interpretation requires that the Company recognize in
the financial statements, the impact of a tax position, if that position
is more
likely than not to be sustained on audit, based on the technical merits of
the
position. The provisions of FIN 48 are effective as of the beginning
of the 2007 fiscal year, with the cumulative effect of the change in accounting
principle recorded as an adjustment to opening retained earnings. The
cumulative change in accounting recorded directly to retained earnings and
the
effect on 2007 income from operations was not material.
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value
Measurements. SFAS No. 157 enhances existing guidance for
measuring assets and liabilities using fair value. Before the
issuance of SFAS No. 157, guidance for applying fair value was incorporated
in
several accounting pronouncements. SFAS No. 157 provides a single
definition of fair value, together with a framework for measuring it, and
requires additional disclosure about the use of fair value to measure assets
and
liabilities. SFAS No. 157 also emphasizes that fair value is
market-based measurement, not an entity-specific measurement, and sets out
a
fair value hierarchy with the highest priority being quoted prices in active
markets. Under SFAS No. 157, fair value measurements are disclosed by
level within that hierarchy. While SFAS No. 157 does not add any new
fair value measurements, it does change current practice. Changes to
practice include: (1) a requirement for an entity to include its own credit
standing in the measurement of its liabilities; (2) a modification of the
transaction price presumption; (3) a prohibition on the use of block discounts
when valuing large blocks of securities for broker-dealers and investment
companies; and (4) a requirement to adjust the value of restricted stock
for the
effect of the restriction even if the restriction lapses within one
year. SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statement issued for
fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within
those
fiscal years. The Company does not expect the adoption of this
standard to have a material effect on the financial position, results of
operations or disclosures.
In
September 2006, the FASB issued No. 158, Employers’ Accounting for Defined
Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans - anAmendment of FASB
Statements No. 87, 88, 106 and 123(R) (FASB 158). This statement
requires companies to recognize a net liability or asset to report the funded
status of their defined benefit pension and other post retirement plans on
the
balance sheet. SFAS 158 requires additional new disclosures to be
made in companies’ financial statements. SFAS 158 is effective for
publicly-held companies for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2006,
except
for the measurement date provisions, which are effective for fiscal years
ending
after December 15, 2008. The adoption of this standard did not have
an effect on the Company’s results of operations or financial
position.
In
September 2006, the Emerging Issues Task Force issued EITF Issue No. 06-04,
Accounting for Deferred Compensation and Postretirement Benefit Aspects
of
Endorsement Split-Dollar Life Insurance Arrangements (“EITF
06-04”). EITF 06-04 establishes that for certain split-dollar life
insurance arrangements, an employer should recognize a liability for future
benefits in accordance with currently existing accounting pronouncements
based
on the substantive agreement with the employee. EITF 06-04 will be
effective
Part
I (Continued)
Item
1
(Continued)
(1)
Summary
of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
Changes
in Accounting Principles and Effects of New Accounting Pronouncements
(Continued)
for
fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2007. Colony is currently
evaluating the impact of the adoption of EITF 06-04 and has not yet determined
the impact EITF 06-04 will have on the Colony’s consolidated financial
statements upon adoption.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for
Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities – Includingan Amendment to
FASB Statement No. 115. This statement permits entities to
choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair
value that are not currently required to be measured at fair
value. The objective is to improve financial reporting by providing
entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings
caused
by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to
apply
complex hedge accounting provisions. This statement requires a
business entity to report
unrealized
gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected
in
earnings at each subsequent reporting date. An entity may decide
whether to elect the fair value option for each eligible item on its election
date, subject to certain requirements described in the
statement. This statement shall be effective as of the beginning of
each reporting entity’s first fiscal year that begins
after
November 15, 2007. The Company is currently assessing the impact of
SFAS No. 159 on its financial position, results of operations and
disclosures.
(2)
Cash
and Due from Banks
Components
of cash and balances due from banks are as follows as of September 30, 2007
and
December 31, 2006:
September
30, 2007
|
December
31, 2006
|
|||||||
Cash
on Hand and Cash Items
|
$ |
8,746
|
$ |
8,308
|
||||
Noninterest-Bearing
Deposits with Other Banks
|
13,659
|
18,923
|
||||||
$ |
22,405
|
$ |
27,231
|
As
of September 30, 2007, the Banks had required deposits of
approximately $3,517 with the Federal Reserve that was
satisfied
with cash on hand.
(3)
Investment
Securities
Investment
securities as of September 30, 2007 are summarized as follows:
Amortized
Cost
|
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
|
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
|
Fair
Value
|
|||||||||||||
Securities
Available for Sale:
|
||||||||||||||||
U.S.
Government Agencies
|
||||||||||||||||
Mortgage
Backed
|
$ |
95,783
|
$ |
186
|
$ | (715 | ) | $ |
95,254
|
|||||||
Other
|
41,306
|
147
|
(177 | ) |
41,276
|
|||||||||||
State,
County & Municipal
|
14,438
|
17
|
(136 | ) |
14,319
|
|||||||||||
Corporate
Obligations
|
3,777
|
--
|
(23 | ) |
3,754
|
|||||||||||
Asset-Backed
Securities
|
1,000
|
--
|
--
|
1,000
|
||||||||||||
Marketable
Equity Securities
|
2
|
--
|
--
|
2
|
||||||||||||
$ |
156,306
|
$ |
350
|
$ | (1,051 | ) | $ |
155,605
|
||||||||
Securities
Held to Maturity:
|
||||||||||||||||
State,
County and Municipal
|
$ |
69
|
$ |
--
|
$ |
--
|
$ |
69
|
The
amortized cost and fair value of investment securities as of September 30,
2007,
by contractual maturity, are shown hereafter. Expected maturities
will differ from contractual maturities because issuers have the right to
call
or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment
penalties.
Part
I (Continued)
Item
1
(Continued)
Securities
|
||||||||||||||||
Available
for Sale
|
Held
to Maturity
|
|||||||||||||||
Amortized
Cost
|
|
Fair
Value
|
Amortized Cost
|
Fair
Value
|
||||||||||||
Due
in One Year or Less
|
$ |
15,909
|
$ |
15,821
|
||||||||||||
Due
After One Year Through Five Years
|
31,957
|
31,884
|
||||||||||||||
Due
After Five Years Through Ten Years
|
8,628
|
8,623
|
$ |
69
|
$ |
69
|
||||||||||
Due
After Ten Years
|
4,027
|
4,021
|
--
|
--
|
||||||||||||
60,521
|
60,349
|
69
|
69
|
|||||||||||||
Mortgage
Backed Securities
|
95,783
|
95,254
|
--
|
--
|
||||||||||||
Marketable
Equity Securities
|
2
|
2
|
--
|
--
|
||||||||||||
$ |
156,306
|
$ |
155,605
|
$ |
69
|
$ |
69
|
Investment
securities as of December 31, 2006 are summarized as follows:
Amortized
Cost
|
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
|
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
|
Fair
Value
|
|||||||||||||
Securities
Available for Sale:
|
||||||||||||||||
U.S.
Government Agencies
|
||||||||||||||||
Mortgage
Backed
|
$ |
80,053
|
$ |
107
|
$ | (1,124 | ) | $ |
79,036
|
|||||||
Other
|
54,870
|
65
|
(569 | ) |
54,366
|
|||||||||||
State,
County & Municipal
|
11,840
|
36
|
(136 | ) |
11,740
|
|||||||||||
Corporate
Obligations
|
3,787
|
--
|
(42 | ) |
3,745
|
|||||||||||
Marketable
Equity Securities
|
163
|
193
|
(7 | ) |
349
|
|||||||||||
$ |
150,713
|
$ |
401
|
$ | (1,878 | ) | $ |
149,236
|
||||||||
Securities
Held to Maturity:
|
||||||||||||||||
State,
County and Municipal
|
$ |
71
|
$ |
--
|
$ |
--
|
$ |
71
|
Proceeds
from the sale of investments available for sale during first nine months
of 2007
totaled $16,985 compared to $0 for nine months of 2006. The sale of
investments available for sale during 2007 resulted in gross realized gains
of
$214 and gross realized losses of $30.
Investment
securities having a carry value approximating $80,534 and $86,141 as of
September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively, were pledged to secure
public deposits and for other purposes.
Information
pertaining to securities with gross unrealized losses at September 30, 2007
and
December 31, 2006 aggregated by investment category and length of time that
individual securities have been in a continuous loss position,
follows:
Part
I (Continued)
Item
1
(Continued)
Less
Than 12 Months
|
12
Months or Greater
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Fair
Value
|
Gross
Unrealized Losses
|
Fair
Value
|
Gross
Unrealized Losses
|
Fair
Value
|
Gross
Unrealized Losses
|
|||||||||||||||||||
September
30, 2007
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
U.S.
Government Agencies
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mortgage
Backed
|
$ |
21,210
|
$ | (75 | ) | $ |
45,367
|
$ | (640 | ) | $ |
66,577
|
$ | (715 | ) | |||||||||
Other
|
--
|
--
|
24,941
|
(177 | ) |
24,941
|
(177 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
State,
County and Municipal
|
6,301
|
(83 | ) |
4,737
|
(53 | ) |
11,038
|
(136 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Corporate
Obligations
|
984
|
(16 | ) |
997
|
(7 | ) |
1,981
|
(23 | ) | |||||||||||||||
$ |
28,495
|
$ | (174 | ) | $ |
76,042
|
$ | (877 | ) | $ |
104,537
|
$ | (1,051 | ) | ||||||||||
December
31, 2006
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
U.S.
Government Agencies
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mortgage
Backed
|
$ |
11,989
|
$ | (55 | ) | $ |
52,140
|
$ | (1,070 | ) | $ |
64,129
|
$ | (1,125 | ) | |||||||||
Other
|
5,462
|
(25 | ) |
31,033
|
(544 | ) |
36,495
|
(569 | ) | |||||||||||||||
State,
County and Municipal
|
2,709
|
(69 | ) |
5,397
|
(67 | ) |
8,106
|
(136 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Corporate
Obligations
|
1,750
|
(24 | ) |
995
|
(17 | ) |
2,745
|
(41 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Marketable
Equity Securities
|
--
|
--
|
53
|
(7 | ) |
53
|
(7 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
$ |
21,910
|
$ | (173 | ) | $ |
89,618
|
$ | (1,705 | ) | $ |
111,528
|
$ | (1,878 | ) |
Management
evaluates securities for other-than-temporary impairment at least on a quarterly
basis, and more frequently when economic or market concerns warrant such
evaluation. Consideration is given to (1) the length of time and the
extent to which the fair
value
has
been less than cost, (2) the financial condition and near-term prospects
of the
issuer and (3) the intent and ability of the Company to retain its investment
in
the issuer for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery
in fair value.
At
September 30, 2007, the debt securities with unrealized losses have depreciated
1.00 percent from the Company’s amortized cost basis. These
securities are guaranteed by either U.S. Government or other
governments. These unrealized losses relate principally to current
interest rates for similar type of securities. In analyzing an
issuer’s financial condition, management considers whether the securities are
issued by the federal government or its agencies, whether downgrades by bond
rating agencies have occurred and the results of reviews of the issuer’s
financial condition. As management has the ability to hold debt
securities until maturity, or for the foreseeable future if classified as
available-for-sale, no declines are deemed to be
other-than-temporary.
(4)
Loans
The
composition of loans as of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006
was as follows:
September
30, 2007
|
December
31, 2006
|
|||||||
Commercial,
Financial and Agricultural
|
$ |
60,742
|
$ |
61,887
|
||||
Real
Estate – Construction
|
220,069
|
193,952
|
||||||
Real
Estate – Farmland
|
44,869
|
40,936
|
||||||
Real
Estate – Other
|
546,212
|
549,601
|
||||||
Installment
Loans to Individuals
|
74,358
|
76,930
|
||||||
All
Other Loans
|
22,042
|
18,967
|
||||||
$ |
968,292
|
$ |
942,273
|
Nonaccrual
loans are loans for which principal and interest are doubtful of collection
in
accordance with original loan terms and for which accruals of interest have
been
discontinued due to payment delinquency. Nonaccrual loans totaled
$6,087 and $8,069 as of
September
30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively and total recorded investment
in
loans past due 90 days or more and still
accruing
interest approximated $32 and $9, respectively.
Part
I (Continued)
Item
1
(Continued)
(5)
Allowance
for Loan Losses
Transactions
in the allowance for loan losses are summarized below for nine months ended
September 30, 2007 and
September
30, 2006 as follows:
September
30, 2007
|
September
30, 2006
|
|||||||
Balance,
Beginning
|
$ |
11,989
|
$ |
10,762
|
||||
Provision
Charged to Operating Expenses
|
2,678
|
2,990
|
||||||
Loans
Charged Off
|
(1,971 | ) | (2,021 | ) | ||||
Loan
Recoveries
|
1,125
|
577
|
||||||
Balance,
Ending
|
$ |
13,821
|
$ |
12,308
|
(6)
Premises
and Equipment
Premises
and equipment are comprised of the following as of September 30, 2007 and
December 31, 2006:
September
30, 2007
|
December
31, 2006
|
|||||||
Land
|
$ |
7,799
|
$ |
7,414
|
||||
Building
|
20,987
|
20,886
|
||||||
Furniture,
Fixtures and Equipment
|
12,613
|
12,060
|
||||||
Leasehold
Improvements
|
994
|
994
|
||||||
Construction
in Progress
|
108
|
114
|
||||||
42,501
|
41,468
|
|||||||
Accumulated
Depreciation
|
(14,960 | ) | (14,015 | ) | ||||
$ |
27,541
|
$ |
27,453
|
Depreciation
charged to operations totaled $1,391 and $1,441 for September 30, 2007 and
September 30, 2006, respectively.
Certain
Company facilities and equipment are leased under various operating
leases. Rental expense approximated $273 and $243 for nine months
ended September 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006, respectively.
(7)
Goodwill
and Intangible Assets
The
following is an analysis of the goodwill and core deposit intangible asset
activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and September 30,
2006:
Nine
Months Ended
September
30, 2007
|
Nine
Months Ended
September
30, 2006
|
|||||||
Goodwill
|
||||||||
Balance,
Beginning
|
$ |
2,412
|
$ |
2,412
|
||||
Goodwill
Acquired
|
--
|
--
|
||||||
Balance,
Ending
|
$ |
2,412
|
$ |
2,412
|
||||
Net
Core Deposit, Intangible
|
||||||||
Balance,
Beginning
|
$ |
439
|
$ |
520
|
||||
Amortization
Expense
|
(28 | ) | (72 | ) | ||||
Balance,
Ending
|
$ |
411
|
$ |
448
|
Part
I (Continued)
Item
1
(Continued)
(7)
Goodwill
and Intangible Assets (Continued)
The
following table reflects the expected amortization for the core deposit
intangible at September 30, 2007:
2007
|
$ |
9
|
||
2008
|
36
|
|||
2009
|
36
|
|||
2010
|
36
|
|||
2011
and thereafter
|
294
|
|||
$ |
411
|
(8)
Income
Taxes
The
Company records income taxes under SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes,
which requires an asset and liability approach to financial accounting and
reporting for income taxes. Deferred income tax assets and
liabilities are computed annually for differences between the financial
statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in taxable
or
deductible amounts in the future based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable
to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable
income. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce
deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. Income tax
expense is the tax payable or refundable for the period plus or minus the
change
during the period in deferred tax assets and liabilities.
(9)
Deposits
The
aggregate amount of overdrawn deposit accounts reclassified as loan balances
totaled $1,370 and $839 as of September 30, 2007 and December 31,
2006.
Components
of interest-bearing deposits as of September 30, 2007 and December
31, 2006 are as follows:
September
30, 2007
|
December
31, 2006
|
|||||||
Interest-Bearing
Demand
|
$ |
177,688
|
$ |
185,769
|
||||
Savings
|
33,335
|
33,305
|
||||||
Time,
$100,000 and Over
|
360,549
|
366,041
|
||||||
Other
Time
|
373,025
|
379,995
|
||||||
$ |
944,597
|
$ |
965,110
|
At
September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, the Company had brokered deposits
of
$66,171 and $72,682 respectively. The aggregate amount of short-term
jumbo certificates of deposit, each with a minimum denomination of $100,000
was
approximately $328,031 and $328,788 as of September 30, 2007 and
December 31, 2006, respectively.
As
of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, the scheduled
maturities of certificates of deposits are as follows:
Maturity
|
September
30, 2007
|
December
31, 2006
|
||||||
One
Year and Under
|
$ |
664,101
|
$ |
663,217
|
||||
One
to Three Years
|
49,096
|
54,524
|
||||||
Three
Years and Over
|
20,377
|
28,295
|
||||||
$ |
733,574
|
$ |
746,036
|
(10)
Other
Borrowed Money
Other
borrowed money at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 is summarized
as
follows:
September
30, 2007
|
December
31, 2006
|
|||||||
Federal
Home Loan Bank Advances
|
$ |
73,500
|
$ |
61,500
|
||||
The
Banker’s Bank Note Payable
|
100
|
--
|
||||||
$ |
73,600
|
$ |
61,500
|
Part
I (Continued)
Item
1
(Continued)
(10)
Other
Borrowed Money (Continued)
Advances
from the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) have maturities ranging from 2008
to 2019
and interest rates ranging from 2.74 percent to 5.93 percent. Under
the Blanket Agreement for Advances and Security Agreement with the FHLB,
residential first mortgage loans and cash balances held by the FHLB are pledged
as collateral for the FHLB advances outstanding. At September 30,
2007, the Company had available line of credit commitments totaling $88,231,
of
which $14,731 was available.
The
Banker’s Bank Note Payable originated on February 15, 2007 as a line of credit
with funds available of $1,000 at a rate of The
Wall
Street Prime minus 0.75 percent. Interest payments are due monthly
with the entire balance due February 14, 2008. The
debt
is secured by all furniture, fixtures, equipment and software of Colony
Management Services. Colony Bankcorp, Inc. guarantees
the debt. As of September 30, 2007, $900 was available on the line of
credit.
The
aggregate stated maturities of other borrowed money at September 30,
2007 are as follows:
Year
|
Amount
|
|||
2007
|
$ |
0
|
||
2008
|
9,600
|
|||
2009
|
0
|
|||
2010
|
1,000
|
|||
2011
and Thereafter
|
63,000
|
|||
$ |
73,600
|
The
Company also has available federal funds lines of credit with various financial
institutions totaling $47,300, of which $476 was outstanding at September
30,
2007.
(11)
Subordinated
Debentures (Trust Preferred Securities)
During
the fourth quarter of 2002, the Company formed a second subsidiary whose
sole
purpose was to issue $5,000 in Trust Preferred Securities through a pool
sponsored by FTN Financial Capital Markets. The Trust Preferred
Securities have a maturity of 30
years
and
are redeemable after five years with certain exceptions. At September
30, 2007 the floating-rate securities had a 8.45 percent interest rate, which
will reset quarterly at the three-month LIBOR rate plus 3.25
percent.
During
the second quarter of 2004, the Company formed a third subsidiary whose sole
purpose was to issue $4,500 in Trust Preferred Securities through a pool
sponsored by FTN Financial Capital Markets. The Trust Preferred
Securities have a maturity of 30 years and are redeemable after five years
with
certain exceptions. At September 30, 2007, the floating rate
securities had a 8.37 percent interest rate, which will reset quarterly at
the
three-month LIBOR rate plus 2.68 percent.
During
the second quarter of 2006, the Company formed a fourth subsidiary whose
sole
purpose was to issue $5,000 in Trust Preferred Securities through a pool
sponsored by SunTrust Capital Markets. The Trust Preferred Securities
have a maturity of 30 years and are redeemable after five years with certain
exceptions. At September 30, 2007 the floating-rate securities had a
6.73 percent interest rate, which will reset quarterly at the three-month
LIBOR
rate plus 1.50 percent.
During
the first quarter of 2007, the Company formed a fifth subsidiary whose sole
purpose was to issue $9,000 in Trust Preferred
Securities
through a pool sponsored by Trapeza Capital Management, LLC. The
Trust Preferred Securities have a maturity of 30
years
and
are redeemable after five years with certain exceptions. At September
30, 2007, the floating-rate securities had a 6.88 percent interest rate,
which
will reset quarterly at the three-month LIBOR rate plus 1.65
percent. Proceeds from this issuance were used to payoff the trust
preferred securities with the first subsidiary formed in March 2002 as the
Company exercised its option to call.
During
the third quarter of 2007, the Company formed a sixth subsidiary whose sole
purpose was to issue $5,000 in Trust Preferred Securities through a pool
sponsored by Trapeza Capital Management, LLC. The Trust Preferred
Securities have a maturity of 30 years and are redeemable after five years
with
certain exceptions. At September 30, 2007, the floating-rate
securities had a 7.10 percent interest rate, which will reset quarterly at
the
three-month LIBOR rate plus 1.40 percent. Proceeds from this issuance
will be used to payoff the trust preferred securities with the second subsidiary
formed in December 2002 as the Company exercises its option to call in December
2007.
Part
I (Continued)
Item
1
(Continued)
(11)
Subordinated
Debentures (Trust Preferred Securities) (Continued)
The
Trust
Preferred Securities are recorded as subordinated debentures on the consolidated
balance sheets, but subject to certain limitations, qualify as Tier 1 Capital
for regulatory capital purposes. The proceeds from the offerings were
used to fund the cash portion of the Quitman acquisition, payoff holding
company
debt, and inject capital into bank subsidiaries.
(12)
Restricted
Stock – Unearned Compensation
In
1999,
the board of directors of Colony Bankcorp, Inc. adopted a restricted stock
grant
plan which awards certain executive officers common shares of the
Company. The maximum number of shares (split-adjusted) which may be
subject to restricted stock awards is 64,701. During 2000 – 2007,
75,803 split-adjusted shares were issued under this plan and since the plan’s
inception, 11,539 shares have been forfeited; thus, remaining shares which
may
be subject to restricted stock awards are 437 at September 30,
2007. The shares are recorded at fair market value (on the date
granted) as a separate component of stockholders’ equity. The cost of
these shares is being amortized against earnings using the straight-line
method
over three years (the restriction period.)
In
April
2004, the stockholders of Colony Bankcorp, Inc. adopted a restricted stock
grant
plan which awards certain executive officers common shares of the
Company. The maximum number of shares which may be subject to
restricted stock awards (split-adjusted) is 143,500. During 2006 -
2007, 20,155 shares were issued under this plan and since the plan’s inception
2,198 shares have been forfeited, thus remaining shares which may be subject
to
restricted stock awards are 125,543 at September 30, 2007. The shares
are recorded at fair market value (on the date granted) as a separate component
of stockholders’ equity. The cost of these shares is being amortized
against earnings using the straight-line method over three years (the
restriction period).
(13)
Profit
Sharing Plan
The
Company has a profit sharing plan that covers substantially all employees
who
meet certain age and service requirements. It is the Company’s policy
to make contributions to the plan as approved annually by the board of
directors. The total provision for contributions to the plan was $663
for 2006, $558 for 2005 and $479 for 2004.
(14)
Commitments
and Contingencies
Credit-Related
Financial Instruments. The Company is a party to credit related
financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of
business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These
financial instruments include commitments to extend credit, standby letters
of
credit and commercial letters of credit. Such commitments involve, to
varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the
amount recognized in the consolidated balance sheets.
The
Company’s exposure to credit loss is represented by the contractual amount of
these commitments. The Company follows the same credit policies in
making commitments as it does for on-balance sheet instruments.
At
September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 the following financial instruments
were outstanding whose contract amounts represent credit risk:
Contract
Amount
|
||||||||
September
30, 2007
|
December
31, 2006
|
|||||||
Loan
Commitments
|
$ |
102,185
|
$ |
105,165
|
||||
Standby
Letters of Credit
|
3,679
|
3,279
|
Commitments
to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is
no
violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments
generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may
require payment of a fee. The commitments for equity lines of credit
may expire without being drawn upon. Therefore, the total commitment
amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. The
amount of collateral obtained, if it is deemed necessary by the Company,
is
based on management’s credit evaluation of the customer.
Unfunded
commitments under commercial lines of credit, revolving credit lines and
overdraft protection agreements are commitments for possible future extensions
of credit to existing customers. These lines of credit are
uncollateralized and usually do not contain a specified maturity date and
may
not be drawn upon to the total extent to which the Company is
committed.
Part
I (Continued)
Item
1
(Continued)
(14)
Commitments
and Contingencies (Continued)
Standby
and performance letters of credit are conditional lending commitments issued
by
the Company to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third
party. Those letters of credit are primarily issued to support public
and private borrowing arrangements. Essentially all letters of credit
issued have expiration dates within one year. The credit risk
involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved
in extending loan facilities to customers.
Purchase
Commitments. As of September 30, 2007, the Company had an
outstanding commitment of approximately $1,967 to construct and furnish an
office in Savannah. No draws have been advanced as of September 30,
2007.
Legal
Contingencies. In the ordinary course of business, there are
various legal proceedings pending against Colony and its
subsidiaries. The aggregate liabilities, if any, arising from such
proceedings would not, in the opinion of management, have a material adverse
effect on Colony’s consolidated financial position.
(15)
Deferred
Compensation Plan
Two
of
the Bank subsidiaries have deferred compensation plans covering directors
choosing to participate through individual deferred compensation
contracts. In accordance with terms of the contracts, the Banks are
committed to pay the directors deferred compensation over a specified number
of
years, beginning at age 65. In the event of a director’s death before
age 65, payments are
made
to
the director’s named beneficiary over a specified number of years, beginning on
the first day of the month following the death of the director.
Liabilities
accrued under the plans totaled $1,172 and $1,108 as of September 30, 2007
and
December 31, 2006, respectively. Benefit payments under the contracts
were $140 and $127 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2007 and
September 30, 2006, respectively. Provisions charged to
operations totaled $205 and $109 for the nine month period ended September
30,
2007 and
September
30, 2006, respectively.
Fee
income recognized with deferred compensation plans totaled $104 and $106
for
nine month period ended September 30, 2007 and
September
30, 2006, respectively.
(16)
Regulatory
Capital Matters
The
Company is subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered
by
federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital
requirements can initiate certain mandatory and, possibly, additional
discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct
material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial
statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory
framework for prompt corrective action, the Company must meet specific capital
guidelines that involve
quantitative
measures of the Company’s assets, liabilities and certain off-balance sheet
items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The
Company’s capital amounts and classifications are also subject to qualitative
judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings and other
factors.
Quantitative
measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the
Company to maintain minimum amounts and ratios of total and Tier 1 capital
to
risk-weighted assets, and of Tier 1 capital to average assets. The
amounts and ratios as defined in
regulations
are presented hereafter. Management believes, as of September 30,
2007, the Company meets all capital adequacy requirements to which it is
subject
under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. In the
opinion of management, there are no conditions or events since prior
notification of capital adequacy from the regulators that have changed the
institution’s category.
Part
I (Continued)
Item
1
(Continued)
(16)
Regulatory
Capital Matters (Continued)
The
following table summarizes regulatory capital information as of September
30,
2007 and December 31, 2006 on a consolidated basis and for each significant
subsidiary, as defined.
Actual
|
For
Capital
Adequacy
Purposes
|
To
Be Well Capitalized
Under
Prompt Corrective
Action
Provisions
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Amount
|
Ratio
|
Amount
|
Ratio
|
Amount
|
Ratio
|
|||||||||||||||||||
As
of September 30, 2007
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated
|
$ |
121,355
|
12.36 | % | $ |
78,584
|
8.00 | % | $ |
98,230
|
10.00 | % | ||||||||||||
Fitzgerald
|
19,675
|
12.60
|
12,491
|
8.00
|
15,614
|
10.00
|
||||||||||||||||||
Ashburn
|
29,859
|
11.05
|
21,612
|
8.00
|
27,014
|
10.00
|
||||||||||||||||||
Worth
|
15,463
|
10.82
|
11,434
|
8.00
|
14,299
|
10.00
|
||||||||||||||||||
Southeast
|
21,530
|
11.12
|
15,555
|
8.00
|
19,444
|
10.00
|
||||||||||||||||||
Quitman
|
12,750
|
11.90
|
8,572
|
8.00
|
10,715
|
10.00
|
||||||||||||||||||
Tier
1 Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated
|
$ |
108,356
|
11.03 | % | $ |
39,292
|
4.00 | % | $ |
58,938
|
6.00 | % | ||||||||||||
Fitzgerald
|
17,720
|
11.35
|
6,246
|
4.00
|
9,369
|
6.00
|
||||||||||||||||||
Ashburn
|
26,473
|
9.80
|
10,806
|
4.00
|
16,209
|
6.00
|
||||||||||||||||||
Worth
|
13,669
|
9.56
|
5,720
|
4.00
|
8,579
|
6.00
|
||||||||||||||||||
Southeast
|
19,223
|
9.93
|
7,777
|
4.00
|
11,666
|
6.00
|
||||||||||||||||||
Quitman
|
11,409
|
10.65
|
4,286
|
4.00
|
6,429
|
6.00
|
||||||||||||||||||
Tier
1 Capital to Average Assets
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated
|
$ |
108,356
|
9.02 | % | $ |
48,070
|
4.00 | % | $ |
60,087
|
5.00 | % | ||||||||||||
Fitzgerald
|
17,720
|
8.97
|
7,902
|
4.00
|
9,878
|
5.00
|
||||||||||||||||||
Ashburn
|
26,473
|
7.93
|
13,353
|
4.00
|
16,692
|
5.00
|
||||||||||||||||||
Worth
|
13,669
|
7.71
|
7,088
|
4.00
|
8,860
|
5.00
|
||||||||||||||||||
Southeast
|
19,223
|
9.40
|
8,179
|
4.00
|
10,223
|
5.00
|
||||||||||||||||||
Quitman
|
11,409
|
7.89
|
5,782
|
4.00
|
7,228
|
5.00
|
Part
I (Continued)
Item
1
(Continued)
(16)
Regulatory
Capital Matters (Continued)
Actual
|
For
Capital
Adequacy
Purposes
|
To
Be Well Capitalized
Under
Prompt Corrective
Action
Provisions
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Amount
|
Ratio
|
Amount
|
Ratio
|
Amount
|
Ratio
|
|||||||||||||||||||
As
of December 31, 2006
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated
|
$ |
110,304
|
11.50 | % | $ |
76,710
|
8.00 | % | $ |
95,887
|
10.00 | % | ||||||||||||
Fitzgerald
|
18,697
|
11.33
|
13,206
|
8.00
|
16,508
|
10.00
|
||||||||||||||||||
Ashburn
|
28,908
|
10.77
|
21,464
|
8.00
|
26,830
|
10.00
|
||||||||||||||||||
Worth
|
14,618
|
11.02
|
10,610
|
8.00
|
13,262
|
10.00
|
||||||||||||||||||
Southeast
|
20,091
|
10.76
|
14,934
|
8.00
|
18,667
|
10.00
|
||||||||||||||||||
Quitman
|
12,183
|
11.65
|
8,367
|
8.00
|
10,458
|
10.00
|
||||||||||||||||||
Tier
1 Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated
|
$ |
98,235
|
10.24 | % | $ |
38,355
|
4.00 | % | $ |
57,532
|
6.00 | % | ||||||||||||
Fitzgerald
|
16,567
|
10.04
|
6,603
|
4.00
|
9,905
|
6.00
|
||||||||||||||||||
Ashburn
|
25,551
|
9.52
|
10,732
|
4.00
|
16,098
|
6.00
|
||||||||||||||||||
Worth
|
12,958
|
9.77
|
5,305
|
4.00
|
7,957
|
6.00
|
||||||||||||||||||
Southeast
|
17,981
|
9.63
|
7,467
|
4.00
|
11,200
|
6.00
|
||||||||||||||||||
Quitman
|
10,985
|
10.50
|
4,183
|
4.00
|
6,275
|
6.00
|
||||||||||||||||||
Tier
1 Capital to Average Assets
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated
|
$ |
98,235
|
8.17 | % | $ |
48,087
|
4.00 | % | $ |
60,109
|
5.00 | % | ||||||||||||
Fitzgerald
|
16,567
|
8.07
|
8,207
|
4.00
|
10,259
|
5.00
|
||||||||||||||||||
Ashburn
|
25,551
|
7.68
|
13,306
|
4.00
|
16,632
|
5.00
|
||||||||||||||||||
Worth
|
12,958
|
7.44
|
6,969
|
4.00
|
8,711
|
5.00
|
||||||||||||||||||
Southeast
|
17,981
|
8.52
|
8,445
|
4.00
|
10,556
|
5.00
|
||||||||||||||||||
Quitman
|
10,985
|
7.78
|
5,647
|
4.00
|
7,059
|
5.00
|
Part
I (Continued)
Item
1
(Continued)
(17)
Financial
Information of Colony Bankcorp, Inc. (Parent Only)
The
parent company’s balance sheets as of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006
and the related statements of income and comprehensive income and cash flows
are
as follows:
COLONY
BANKCORP, INC. (PARENT ONLY)
BALANCE
SHEETS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2007 AND DECEMBER 31, 2006
ASSETS
|
September
30, 2007
|
December
31, 2006
|
||||||
(Unaudited)
|
(Audited)
|
|||||||
Cash
|
$ |
7,884
|
$ |
2,224
|
||||
Premises
and Equipment, Net
|
1,256
|
1,273
|
||||||
Investment
in Subsidiaries, at Equity
|
102,929
|
97,270
|
||||||
Other
|
1,187
|
999
|
||||||
Totals
Assets
|
$ |
113,256
|
$ |
101,766
|
||||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
||||||||
Liabilities
|
||||||||
Dividends
Payable
|
$ |
666
|
$ |
611
|
||||
Other
|
285
|
315
|
||||||
951
|
926
|
|||||||
Subordinated
Debt
|
29,384
|
24,229
|
||||||
Stockholders’
Equity
|
||||||||
Common
Stock, Par Value $1 a Share; Authorized 20,000,000Shares, Issued
7,204,775
and 7,189,937 Shares as of September 30, 2007 and December 31,
2006,
Respectively
|
7,205
|
7,190
|
||||||
Paid-In
Capital
|
24,503
|
24,257
|
||||||
Retained
Earnings
|
52,019
|
46,417
|
||||||
Restricted
Stock - Unearned Compensation
|
(343 | ) | (278 | ) | ||||
Accumulated
Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Tax
|
(463 | ) | (975 | ) | ||||
82,921
|
76,611
|
|||||||
Total
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
|
$ |
113,256
|
$ |
101,766
|
Part
I (Continued)
Item
1
(Continued)
(17)
Financial
Information of Colony Bankcorp, Inc. (Parent Only)
(Continued)
COLONY
BANKCORP, INC. (PARENT ONLY)
STATEMENT
OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR
THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 AND SEPTEMBER 30,
2006
(UNAUDITED)
SEPTEMBER
30, 2007
|
SEPTEMBER
30, 2006
|
|||||||
Income
|
||||||||
Dividends
from Subsidiaries
|
$ |
4,544
|
$ |
5,108
|
||||
Other
|
130
|
79
|
||||||
4,674
|
5,187
|
|||||||
Expenses
|
||||||||
Interest
|
1,468
|
1,415
|
||||||
Salaries
and Employee Benefits
|
793
|
806
|
||||||
Other
|
731
|
589
|
||||||
2,992
|
2,810
|
|||||||
Income
Before Taxes and Equity in Undistributed Earnings of
Subsidiaries
|
1,682
|
2,377
|
||||||
Income
Tax (Benefits)
|
(875 | ) | (788 | ) | ||||
Income
Before Taxes and Equity in Undistributed Earnings of
Subsidiaries
|
2,557
|
3,165
|
||||||
Equity
in Undistributed Earnings of Subsidiaries
|
5,238
|
4,376
|
||||||
Net
Income
|
7,795
|
7,541
|
||||||
Other
Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax
|
||||||||
Gains
(Losses) on Securities Arising During Year
|
633
|
242
|
||||||
Reclassification
Adjustment
|
(121 | ) |
0
|
|||||
Unrealized
Gains (Losses) in Securities
|
512
|
242
|
||||||
Comprehensive
Income
|
$ |
8,307
|
$ |
7,783
|
Part
I (Continued)
Item
1
(Continued)
(17)
Financial
Information of Colony Bankcorp, Inc. (Parent Only)
(Continued)
COLONY
BANKCORP, INC. (PARENT ONLY)
STATEMENT
OF CASH FLOWS
FOR
THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 AND SEPTEMBER 30,
2006
(UNAUDITED)
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||
Cash
Flows from Operating Activities
|
||||||||
Net
Income
|
$ |
7,795
|
$ |
7,541
|
||||
Adjustments
to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash Provided from Operating
Activities
|
||||||||
Depreciation
and Amortization
|
252
|
229
|
||||||
Equity
in Undistributed Earnings of Subsidiary
|
(5,238 | ) | (4,376 | ) | ||||
Other
|
(214 | ) | (178 | ) | ||||
2,595
|
3,216
|
|||||||
Cash
Flows from Investing Activities
|
||||||||
Capital
Infusion in Subsidiary
|
--
|
(2,500 | ) | |||||
Purchases
of Premises and Equipment
|
(45 | ) | (50 | ) | ||||
Investment
in Capital Trust
|
(434 | ) | (155 | ) | ||||
Liquidation
of Statutory Trust
|
279
|
---
|
||||||
(200 | ) | (2,705 | ) | |||||
Cash
Flows from Financing Activities
|
||||||||
Dividends
Paid
|
(1,890 | ) | (1,671 | ) | ||||
Principal
Payments on Other Borrowed Money
|
--
|
(2,500 | ) | |||||
Proceeds
from Issuance of Subordinated Debentures
|
14,434
|
5,155
|
||||||
Principal
Payment on Subordinated Debentures
|
(9,279 | ) |
---
|
|||||
3,265
|
984
|
|||||||
Net
Increase in Cash
|
5,660
|
1,495
|
||||||
Cash,
Beginning
|
2,224
|
229
|
||||||
Cash,
Ending
|
$ |
7,884
|
$ |
1,724
|
Part
I (Continued)
Item
1
(Continued)
(18)
Earnings
Per Share
SFAS
No.
128 establishes standards for computing and presenting basic and diluted
earnings per share. Basic earnings per share is calculated and
presented based on income available to common stockholders divided by the
weighted average number of shares outstanding during the reporting
periods. Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution
of restricted stock. The following presents earnings per share for
the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006,
respectively, under the requirements of Statement 128:
Three
Months Ended
|
Three
Months Ended
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
September
30, 2007
|
September
30, 2006
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Income
Numerator
|
Common
Shares Denominator
|
EPS
|
Income
Numerator
|
Common
Shares Denominator
|
EPS
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Basic
EPS
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income
Available to Common Stockholders
|
$ |
2,619
|
7,194
|
$ |
0.36
|
$ |
2,622
|
7,182
|
$ |
0.36
|
||||||||||||||
Dilutive
Effect of Potential Common Stock
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Restricted
Stock
|
8
|
0
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Diluted
EPS
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income
Available to Common Stockholders After Assumed Conversions of
Dilutive
Securities
|
$ |
2,619
|
7,202
|
$ |
0.36
|
$ |
2,622
|
7,182
|
$ |
0.36
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
September
30, 2007
|
September
30, 2006
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Income
Numerator
|
Common
Shares
Denominator
|
EPS
|
Income
Numerator
|
Common
Shares
Denominator
|
EPS
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Basic
EPS
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income
Available to Common Stockholders
|
$ |
7,795
|
7,188
|
$ |
1.08
|
$ |
7,541
|
7,176
|
$ |
1.05
|
||||||||||||||
Dilutive
Effect of Potential Common Stock
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Restricted
Stock
|
10
|
1
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Diluted
EPS
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income
Available to Common Stockholders After Assumed Conversions of
Dilutive
Securities
|
$ |
7,795
|
7,198
|
$ |
1.08
|
$ |
7,541
|
7,177
|
$ |
1.05
|
Part
I (Continued)
Item
2
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
Forward-Looking
Statements and Factors that Could Affect Future Results
Certain
statements contained in this Quarterly Report that are not statements
of historical fact constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning
of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the Act), not withstanding
that such statements are not specifically identified. In addition, certain
statements may be contained in the Company’s future filings with the SEC, in
press releases, and in oral and written statements made by or with the approval
of the Company that are not statements of historical fact and constitute
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Act. Examples of
forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: (i) projections
of revenues, income or loss, earnings or loss per share, the payment or
nonpayment of dividends, capital structure and other financial items;
(ii) statements of plans and objectives of Colony Bankcorp, Inc. or its
management or Board of Directors, including those relating to products or
services; (iii) statements of future economic performance; and
(iv) statements of assumptions underlying such statements. Words such as
“believes,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “targeted,” and similar
expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements but are not
the
exclusive means of identifying such statements.
Forward-looking
statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results
to
differ materially from those in such statements. Factors that could cause
actual
results to differ from those discussed in the forward-looking statements
include, but are not limited to:
|
·
|
Local
and regional economic conditions and the impact they may have on
the
Company and its customers and the Company’s assessment of that
impact.
|
|
·
|
Changes
in estimates of future reserve requirements based upon the periodic
review
thereof under relevant regulatory and accounting
requirements.
|
|
·
|
The
effects of and changes in trade, monetary and fiscal policies and
laws,
including interest rate policies of the Federal Reserve
Board.
|
|
·
|
Inflation,
interest rate, market and monetary
fluctuations.
|
|
·
|
Political
instability.
|
|
·
|
Acts
of war or terrorism.
|
|
·
|
The
timely development and acceptance of new products and services
and
perceived overall value of these products and services by
users.
|
|
·
|
Changes
in consumer spending, borrowings and savings
habits.
|
|
·
|
Technological
changes.
|
|
·
|
Acquisitions
and integration of acquired
businesses.
|
|
·
|
The
ability to increase market share and control
expenses.
|
|
·
|
The
effect of changes in laws and regulations (including laws and regulations
concerning taxes, banking, securities and insurance) with which
the
Company and its subsidiaries must
comply.
|
|
·
|
The
effect of changes in accounting policies and practices, as may
be adopted
by the regulatory agencies, as well as the Financial Accounting
Standards
Board and other accounting standard
setters.
|
|
·
|
Changes
in the Company’s organization, compensation and benefit
plans.
|
|
·
|
The
costs and effects of litigation and of unexpected or adverse outcomes
in
such litigation.
|
Part
I (Continued)
Item
2
(Continued)
|
·
|
Greater
than expected costs or difficulties related to the integration
of new
lines of business.
|
|
·
|
The
Company’s success at managing the risks involved in the foregoing
items.
|
Forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date on which such statements are made. The
Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement
to
reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is
made,
or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
The
Company
Colony
Bankcorp, Inc. (Colony) is a bank holding company headquartered in Fitzgerald,
Georgia that provides, through its wholly owned subsidiaries (collectively
referred to as the Company), a broad array of products and services throughout
18 Georgia markets. The Company offers commercial, consumer and mortgage
banking
services.
Application
of Critical Accounting Policies and Accounting Estimates
The
accounting and reporting policies of the Company are in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
and
conform to general practices within the banking industry. The
Company’s financial position and results of operations are affected by
management’s application of accounting policies, including judgments made to
arrive at the carrying value of assets and liabilities and amounts reported
for
revenues, expenses and related disclosures. Different assumptions in
the application of these policies could result in material changes in the
Company’s financial position and/or results of operations. Critical
accounting policies are those policies that management believes are the most
important to the portrayal of the Company’s financial condition and results of
operations, and they require management to make estimates that are difficult,
subjective or complete.
Allowance
for Loan Losses– The allowance for loan losses provides coverage for
probable losses inherent in the Company’s loan portfolio. Management
evaluates the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses quarterly based on
changes, if any, in underwriting activities, the loan portfolio composition
(including product mix and geographic, industry or customer-specific
concentrations), trends in loan performance, regulatory guidance and economic
factors. This evaluation is inherently subjective, as it requires the
use of significant management estimates. Many factors can affect
management’s estimates of specific and expected losses, including volatility of
default probabilities, collateral values, rating migrations, loss severity
and
economic and political conditions. The allowance is increased
through provisions charged to operating earnings and reduced by net
charge-offs.
The
Company determines the amount of the allowance based on relative risk
characteristics of the loan portfolio. The allowance recorded for
loans is based on reviews of individual credit relationships and historical
loss
experience. The allowance for losses relating to impaired loans is
based on the loan’s observable market price, the discounted cash flows using the
loan’s effective interest rate, or the value of collateral for collateral
dependent loans.
Regardless
of the extent of the Company’s analysis of customer performance, portfolio
trends or risk management processes, certain inherent but undetected losses
are
probable within the loan portfolio. This is due to several factors,
including inherent delays in obtaining information regarding a customer’s
financial condition or changes in their unique business conditions, the
judgmental nature of individual loan evaluations, collateral assessments
and the
interpretation of economic trends. Volatility of economic or
customer-specific conditions affecting the identification and estimation
of
losses for larger nonhomogeneous credits and the sensitivity of assumptions
utilized to establish allowances for homogeneous groups of loans are among
other
factors. The Company estimates a range of inherent losses related to
the existence of these exposures. The estimates are based upon the
Company’s evaluation of risk associated with the commercial and consumer levels
and the estimated impact of the current economic environment.
Goodwill
and Other Intangibles– The Company records all assets and liabilities
acquired in purchase acquisitions, including goodwill and other intangibles,
at
fair value as required by SFAS 141. Goodwill is subject, at a
minimum, to annual tests for impairment. Other intangible
assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives using straight-line
and
accelerated methods, and are subject to impairment if events or circumstances
indicate a possible inability to realize the carrying amount. The
initial goodwill and other intangibles recorded and subsequent impairment
analysis require management to make subjective judgments concerning estimates
of
how the acquired asset will perform in the future. Events and factors
that may significantly affect the estimates include, among others, customer
attrition, changes in revenue growth trends, specific industry conditions
and
changes in competition.
Overview
The
following discussion and analysis presents the more significant factors
affecting the Company’s financial condition as of
Part
I (Continued)
Item
2
(Continued)
Steptember
30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, and results of operations for each of three
months and nine months in the periods ended September 30, 2007 and
2006. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with
the Company’s consolidated financial statements, notes thereto and other
financial information appearing elsewhere in this report.
Taxable-equivalent
adjustments are the result of increasing income from tax-free loans and
investments by an amount equal to the taxes that would be paid if the income
were fully taxable based on a 34 percent federal tax rate, thus making
tax-exempt yields comparable to taxable asset yields.
Dollar
amounts in tables are stated in thousands, except for per share
amounts.
Results
of Operations
The
Company’s results of operations are determined by its ability to effectively
manage interest income and expense, to minimize loan and investment losses,
to
generate noninterest income and to control noninterest expense. Since
market forces and economic conditions beyond the control of the Company
determine interest rates, the ability to generate net interest income is
dependent upon the Company’s ability to obtain an adequate spread between the
rate earned on interest earning assets and the rate paid on interest-bearing
liabilities. Thus, the key performance for net interest income is the
net interest margin or net yield, which is taxable-equivalent net interest
income divided by average earning assets. Net income totaled
$2.62 million, or $0.36 diluted per common share, in three months ended
September 30, 2007 compared to $2.62 million, or $0.36 diluted per common
share, in three months ended
September
30, 2006 and net income totaled $7.80 million or $1.08 diluted per common
share
in nine months ended
September
30, 2007 compared to $7.54 million, or $1.05 diluted per common share in
nine
months ended September 30, 2006.
Selected
income statement data, returns on average assets and average equity and
dividends per share for the comparable periods were as follows:
Three
Months Ended
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
|||||||||||||||
September
30
|
September
30
|
|||||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||
Taxable-equivalent
net interest income
|
$ |
10,885
|
$ |
10,866
|
$ |
32,331
|
$ |
31,592
|
||||||||
Taxable-equivalent
adjustment
|
92
|
72
|
262
|
185
|
||||||||||||
Net
interest income
|
10,793
|
10,794
|
32,069
|
31,407
|
||||||||||||
Provision
for possible loan losses
|
850
|
1,021
|
2,678
|
2,990
|
||||||||||||
Noninterest
income
|
1,846
|
1,898
|
6,012
|
5,524
|
||||||||||||
Noninterest
expense
|
7,756
|
7,680
|
23,630
|
22,366
|
||||||||||||
Income
before income taxes
|
4,033
|
3,991
|
11,773
|
11,575
|
||||||||||||
Income
Taxes
|
1,414
|
1,369
|
3,978
|
4,034
|
||||||||||||
Net
income
|
$ |
2,619
|
$ |
2,622
|
$ |
7,795
|
$ |
7,541
|
||||||||
Basic
per common share:
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
income
|
$ |
0.36
|
$ |
0.36
|
$ |
1.08
|
$ |
1.05
|
||||||||
Diluted
per common share:
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
income
|
$ |
0.36
|
$ |
0.36
|
$ |
1.08
|
$ |
1.05
|
||||||||
Return
on average assets:
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
income
|
0.87 | % | 0.90 | % | 0.87 | % | 0.88 | % | ||||||||
Return
on average equity:
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
income
|
12.87 | % | 14.45 | % | 13.07 | % | 14.22 | % |
Net
income for three months ended September 30, 2007 decreased $.003 million,
or .11
percent compared to the same period in 2006. The decrease was
primarily the result of a decrease of $0.052 million in non-interest income,
an
increase of $0.076 million in non-interest expense and an increase of $0.045
million in income taxes. This was offset by a decrease of $0.171
million in provision for possible loan losses.
Part
I (Continued)
Item
2
(Continued)
Net
income for nine months ended September 30, 2007 increased $0.254 million,
or
3.37 percent, compared to the same period in 2006. The increase was
primarily the result of an increase of $0.662 million in net interest income,
an
increase of $0.488 in noninterest income, a decrease of $0.312 million in
provision for possible loan losses and a decrease of $0.056 million in income
taxes. This was offset by an increase of $1.264 million in
noninterest expense.
Details
of the changes in the various components of net income are further discussed
below.
Net
Interest Income
Net
interest income is the difference between interest income on earning assets,
such as loans and securities, and interest expense on liabilities, such as
deposits and borrowings, which are used to fund those assets. Net interest
income is the Company’s largest source of revenue, representing 84.21 percent of
total revenue for nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 85.04 percent
for the
same period a year ago.
Net
interest margin is the taxable-equivalent net interest income as a percentage
of
average earning assets for the period. The level of interest rates and the
volume and mix of earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities impact
net
interest income and net interest margin.
The
Federal Reserve Board influences the general market rates of interest, including
the deposit and loan rates offered by many financial institutions. The Company’s
loan portfolio is significantly affected by changes in the prime interest
rate.
The prime interest rate, which is the rate offered on loans to borrowers
with
strong credit, began 2001 at 9.50 percent and decreased 475 basis points
during
2001 to end the year at 4.75 percent. During 2002, the prime rate
decreased 50 basis points to end the year at 4.25 percent. During
2003, the prime rate decreased 25 basis points to end the year at 4.00
percent. During 2004, the prime rate increased 125 basis points to
end the year at 5.25 percent and during 2005, the prime rate increased 200
basis
points to end the year at 7.25 percent. During 2006, the prime rate
increased 100 basis points to end the year at 8.25 percent. The
federal funds rate moved similar to prime rate with interest rates of 1.75
percent, 1.25 percent , 1.00 percent, 2.25 percent and 4.25 percent,
respectively, as of year-end 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005. During
2006, the federal funds rate increased 100 basis points to end the year at
5.25
percent. During the third quarter 2007, the federal funds rate
decreased 50 basis points to the current level of 4.75 percent. It is
anticipated the Federal Reserve will pause with another possible decrease
at
year-end.
The
following table presents the changes in taxable-equivalent net interest income
and identifies the changes due to differences in the average volume of earning
assets and interest-bearing liabilities and the changes due to changes in
the
average interest rate on those assets and liabilities. The changes in net
interest income due to changes in both average volume and average interest
rate
have been allocated to the average volume change or the average interest
rate
change in proportion to the absolute amounts of the change in each. The
Company’s consolidated average balance sheets along with an analysis of
taxable-equivalent net interest earnings are presented in the Quantitative
and
Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk included elsewhere in this
report.
Part
I (Continued)
Item
2
(Continued)
Rate/Volume
Analysis
The
rate/volume analysis presented hereafter illustrates the change from September
30, 2006 to September 30, 2007 for each component of the taxable equivalent
net
interest income separated into the amount generated through volume changes
and
the amount generated by changes in the yields/rates.
Changes
from September 30, 2006 to September 30, 2007 (1)
|
||||||||||||
($
in thousands)
|
Volume
|
Rate
|
Total
|
|||||||||
Interest
Income
|
||||||||||||
Loans,
Net-taxable
|
$ |
2,490
|
$ |
3,368
|
$ |
5,858
|
||||||
Investment
Securities
|
||||||||||||
Taxable
|
594
|
524
|
1,118
|
|||||||||
Tax-exempt
|
211
|
(2 | ) |
209
|
||||||||
Total
Investment Securities
|
805
|
522
|
1,327
|
|||||||||
Interest-Bearing
Deposits in other Banks
|
12
|
7
|
19
|
|||||||||
Federal
Funds Sold
|
(349 | ) |
95
|
(254 | ) | |||||||
Other
Interest - Earning Assets
|
1
|
21
|
22
|
|||||||||
Total
Interest Income
|
2,959
|
4,013
|
6,972
|
|||||||||
Interest
Expense
|
||||||||||||
Interest-Bearing
Demand and Savings Deposits
|
32
|
391
|
423
|
|||||||||
Time
Deposits
|
1,353
|
4,419
|
5,772
|
|||||||||
Federal
Funds Purchased
|
21
|
1
|
22
|
|||||||||
Subordinated
Debentures
|
171
|
(71 | ) |
100
|
||||||||
Other
Borrowed Money
|
(111 | ) |
27
|
(84 | ) | |||||||
Total
Interest Expense
|
1,466
|
4,767
|
6,233
|
|||||||||
Net
Interest Income
|
$ |
1,493
|
$ | (754 | ) | $ |
739
|
(1)
|
Changes
in net interest income for the periods, based on either changes
in average
balances or changes in average rates for interest-earning assets
and
interest-bearing liabilities, are shown on this table. During each
year,
there are numerous and simultaneous balance and rate changes; therefore,
it is not possible to precisely allocate the changes between balances
and
rates. For the purpose of this table, changes that are not exclusively
due
to balance changes or rate changes have been attributed to
rates.
|
Our
financial performance is impacted by, among other factors, interest rate
risk
and credit risk. We do not utilize derivatives to mitigate our interest rate
or
credit risk, relying instead on an extensive loan review process and our
allowance for loan losses.
Interest
rate risk is the change in value due to changes in interest rates. The Company
is exposed only to U.S. dollar interest rate changes and accordingly, the
Company manages exposure by considering the possible changes in the net interest
margin. The Company does not have any trading instruments nor does it classify
any portion of its investment portfolio as held for trading. The Company
does
not engage in any hedging activity or utilize any derivatives. The Company
has
no exposure to foreign currency exchange rate risk, commodity price risk
and
other market risks. This risk is addressed by our Asset & Liability
Management Committee (“ALCO”) which includes senior management representatives.
The ALCO monitors interest rate risk by analyzing the potential impact of
alternative strategies or changes in balance sheet structure.
Part
I (Continued)
Item
2
(Continued)
Interest
rates play a major part in the net interest income of financial institutions.
The repricing of interest earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities
can
influence the changes in net interest income. The timing of repriced assets
and
liabilities is Gap management and our Company has established its policy
to
maintain a Gap ratio in the one-year time horizon of 0.80 to 1.20.
Our
exposure to interest rate risk is reviewed on at least a semiannual basis
by our
Board of Directors and the ALCO. Interest rate risk exposure is measured
using
interest rate sensitivity analysis to determine our change in net portfolio
value in the event of assumed changes in interest rates, in order to reduce
the
exposure to interest rate fluctuations, we have implemented strategies to
more
closely match our balance sheet composition. We are generally focusing our
investment activities on securities with terms or average lives in the
2-7 year range.
The
Company maintains about 38.5 percent of its loan portfolio in adjustable
rate
loans that reprice with prime rate changes, while the bulk of its other loans
mature within 3 years. The liabilities to fund assets are primarily in short
term certificate of deposits that mature within one year. This balance sheet
composition has allowed the Company to be relatively constant with its net
interest margin the past several years, though the unprecedented
475 basis point decrease by U.S. Federal Reserve in 2001, 50 basis
point decrease in 2002 and 25 basis point decrease in 2003 resulted in
significant net interest margin pressure. During 2004 and 2005, interest
rates
increased 125 basis points and 200 basis points respectively, while another
100
basis point increase occurred during 2006, resulting in stable net interest
margins during second quarter 2007. The Federal Reserve decreased
rates 50 basis points during third quarter resulting in pressure on net interest
margins again. Net interest margin decreased to 3.79 percent for nine
months ended September 30, 2007 compared to 3.89 percent for the same
period a year ago. We anticipate continued margin compression for 2007 given
the
Federal Reserve’s present interest rate forecast of neutral to easing for the
balance of 2007.
Taxable-equivalent
net interest income for nine months ended September 30, 2007 increased $0.74
million, or 2.34 percent compared to the same period a year ago. The fluctuation
between the comparable periods resulted from the positive impact of growth
in
the average volume of earning assets that was partially offset by the negative
impact of increasing average interest rates. The average volume of earning
assets during nine months ended September 30, 2007 increased almost $55.4
million compared to the same period a year ago while over the same period
the
net interest margin decreased by 10 basis points from 3.89 percent to 3.79
percent. Growth in average earning assets during 2007 and 2006 was
primarily in loans. The decrease in the net interest margin in 2007
was primarily the result of the general increase in market interest rates
and
the inverted yield curve.
The
average volume of loans increased $40.7 million in nine months ended September
30, 2007 compared to the same period a year ago. The average yield on
loans increased 47 basis points in nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared
to the same period a year ago. Funding for this growth was primarily provided
by
deposit growth. The average volume of deposits increased $45.9 million in
nine
months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the same period a year ago.
Interest-bearing deposits made up 94 percent of the growth in average deposits
in nine months ended September 30, 2007. Accordingly, the ratio of average
interest-bearing deposits to total average deposits was 92.6 percent in nine
months ended September 30, 2007 compared to 92.5 percent in the same period
a
year ago. This deposit mix, combined with a general increase in
market rates, had the effect of (i) increasing the average cost of total
deposits by 65 basis points in nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared
to
the same period a year ago and, (ii) mitigating a portion of the impact of
increasing yields on earning assets.
The
Company’s net interest spread, which represents the difference between the
average rate earned on earning assets and the average rate paid on
interest-bearing liabilities, was 3.38 percent in nine months ended September
30, 2007 compared to 3.57 percent in the same period a year ago. The net
interest spread, as well as the net interest margin, will be impacted by
future
changes in short-term and long-term interest rate levels, as well as the
impact
from the competitive environment. A discussion of the effects of changing
interest rates on net interest income is set forth in Quantitative and
Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk included elsewhere in this
report.
Provision
for Loan Losses
The
provision for loan losses is determined by management as the amount to be
added
to the allowance for loan losses after net charge-offs have been deducted
to
bring the allowance to a level which, in management’s best estimate, is
necessary to absorb probable losses within the existing loan portfolio. The
provision for loan losses totaled $2.68 million in nine months
ended
September
30, 2007 compared to $2.99 million in the same period a year
ago. See the section captioned “Allowance for Loan Losses”
elsewhere in this discussion for further analysis of the provision for loan
losses.
Part
I (Continued)
Item
2
(Continued)
NonInterest
Income
The
components of noninterest income were as follows:
Three
Months Ended
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
|||||||||||||||
September
30
|
September
30
|
|||||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||
Service
Charges on Deposit Accounts
|
$ |
1,224
|
$ |
1,193
|
$ |
3,556
|
$ |
3,380
|
||||||||
Other
Charges, Commissions and Fees
|
218
|
207
|
703
|
625
|
||||||||||||
Other
|
181
|
318
|
806
|
1,003
|
||||||||||||
Mortgage
Fee Income
|
225
|
180
|
763
|
516
|
||||||||||||
Securities
Gains (Losses)
|
(2 | ) |
--
|
184
|
--
|
|||||||||||
Total
|
$ |
1,846
|
$ |
1,898
|
$ |
6,012
|
$ |
5,524
|
Total
noninterest income for three months ended September 30, 2007 decreased $52
thousand, or 2.74 percent compared to the same period a year ago. Total
noninterest income for nine months ended September 30, 2007 increased $488
thousand, or 8.83 percent, compared to the same year ago
period. Growth in both periods was primarily in service charges on
deposit accounts, mortgage fee income and securities gains. Changes
in these items and the other components of noninterest income are discussed
in
more detail below.
Service
Charges on Deposit Accounts. Service charges on deposit accounts
for three months ended September 30, 2007 increased $31 thousand, or
2.60 percent, compared to the same period a year ago. Service
charges on deposit accounts for the nine months ended September 30, 2007
increased $176 thousand, or 5.21 percent, compared to the same year ago
period. The increase was primarily due to an increase in overdraft
fees, which was mostly related to consumer and commercial checking
accounts.
Mortgage
Fee Income. Mortgage fee income for three months ended September
30, 2007 increased $45 thousand, or 25.0 percent, compared to the same period
year ago. Mortgage fee income for nine months ended September
30, 2007 increased $247 thousand, or 47.87 percent, compared to the same
year
ago period. The company anticipates fee income to continue to show
an increase over the previous year due to the Company’s focus on
generating mortgage fee income.
All
Other Noninterest Income. Other charges, commissions and fees
and other income for three months ended September 30, 2007 decreased $126
thousand, or 24.00 percent, compared to the same period a year
ago. The significant decrease was premiums on the sale of SBA loans
which decreased to $17 thousand for three months ended September 30, 2007
from
$170 thousand for the same period a year ago. Other charges,
commissions and fees and other income for nine months ended September 30,
2007
decreased $119 thousand, or 7.3 percent, compared to the same year
ago period. Significant changes included a decrease in premiums on
the sale of SBA loans which decreased to $138 thousand from $430 thousand
in
nine months ended September 30, 2007 offset by an increase in the gain realized
from unwinding FHLB advances of $59 thousand from no gain in nine months
ended
September 30, 2006 and proceeds realized from life insurance death benefit
claim
of $101 thousand compared to no benefit in nine months ended September 30,
2006.
Securities
Gains. The Company realized losses from the sale of securities
of $2 thousand in third quarter 2007 and gains of $186 thousand in first
and
second quarter 2007. The Company was able to reposition it’s balance
sheet to realize higher yields on the investment securities that were
sold.
Noninterest
Expense
The
components of noninterest expense were as follows:
Three
Months Ended
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
|||||||||||||||
September
30
|
September
30
|
|||||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||
Salaries
and Employee Benefits
|
$ |
4,464
|
$ |
4,350
|
$ |
13,693
|
$ |
12,676
|
||||||||
Occupancy
and Equipment
|
1,025
|
1,047
|
3,036
|
3,035
|
||||||||||||
Other
|
2,267
|
2,283
|
6,901
|
6,655
|
||||||||||||
Total
|
$ |
7,756
|
$ |
7,680
|
$ |
23,630
|
$ |
22,366
|
Part
I (Continued)
Item
2
(Continued)
Total
noninterest expense for three months ended September 30, 2007 increased $76
thousand, or 0.99 percent, compared to the same period a year ago. Total
noninterest expense for nine months ended September 30, 2007 increased $1.264
million, or 5.65 percent, compared to the same period a year
ago. These items and the changes in the various components of
noninterest expense are discussed in more detail below.
Salaries
and Employee Benefits. Salaries and employee benefits expense
for three months ended September 30, 2007 increased $114 thousand, or 2.62
percent, compared to the same period a year ago. Salaries and
employee benefits expense for the nine months ended September 30,
2007 increased $1.017 million, or 8.02 percent, compared to the same year
ago
period. The increase is primarily related to increases in
headcount as a result of new offices with the Company’s denovo branch
expansions. Merit increases, increased insurance premiums and
additional staffing for back office support also added to the
increased personnel expense.
Occupancy
and Equipment. Occupancy and equipment expense has remained
relatively flat in both periods with a decrease of $22 thousand for three
months
ended September 30, 2007 compared to the same year ago period and an increase
of
$1 thousand for nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the same
year
ago period.
All
Other Non-Interest Expense. All other noninterest expense for
three months ended September 30, 2007 decreased $16 thousand, or 0.70 percent
compared to the same year ago period. All other noninterest expense
for nine months ended September 30, 2007 increased $246 thousand, or 3.70
percent compared to the same year ago period. This increase is
primarily attributable to amortization of trust preferred securities placement
fees increasing to $193 thousand for nine months ended September 30, 2007
compared to $23 thousand in the same period a year ago and
one-time reserve of $100 thousand for deferred compensation benefits due
beneficiaries upon the death of an emeritus director.
Sources
and Uses of Funds
The
following table illustrates, during the years presented, the mix of the
Company’s funding sources and the assets in which those funds are invested as a
percentage of the Company’s average total assets for the period indicated.
Average assets totaled $1.201 billion in nine months ended September 30,
2007
compared to $1.146 billion in nine months ended September 30,
2006.
Nine
Months Ended
|
||||||||||||||||
September
30,
|
||||||||||||||||
Source
of Funds:
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||||||
Deposits:
|
||||||||||||||||
Noninterest–Bearing
|
$ |
75,553
|
6.29 | % | $ |
72,811
|
6.36 | % | ||||||||
Interest-Bearing
|
946,877
|
78.86
|
903,759
|
78.87
|
||||||||||||
Federal
Funds Purchased
|
1,258
|
0.11
|
717
|
0.06
|
||||||||||||
Long-term
Debt and Other Borrowings
|
88,693
|
7.39
|
89,310
|
7.79
|
||||||||||||
Other
Noninterest-Bearing Liabilities
|
8,818
|
0.73
|
8,551
|
0.75
|
||||||||||||
Equity
Capital
|
79,518
|
6.62
|
70,705
|
6.17
|
||||||||||||
Total
|
$ |
1,200,717
|
100.00 | % | $ |
1,145,853
|
100.00 | % | ||||||||
Uses
of Funds:
|
||||||||||||||||
Loans
|
$ |
930,538
|
77.50 | % | $ |
891,046
|
77.76 | % | ||||||||
Securities
|
155,658
|
12.96
|
131,674
|
11.49
|
||||||||||||
Federal
Funds Sold
|
30,762
|
2.56
|
40,444
|
3.53
|
||||||||||||
Interest-Bearing
Deposits in Other Banks
|
2,943
|
0.25
|
2,612
|
0.23
|
||||||||||||
Other
Interest-Earning Assets
|
5,233
|
0.44
|
5,219
|
0.46
|
||||||||||||
Other
Noninterest-Earning Assets
|
75,583
|
6.29
|
74,858
|
6.53
|
||||||||||||
Total
|
$ |
1,200,717
|
100.00 | % | $ |
1,145,853
|
100.00 | % |
Part
I (Continued)
Item
2
(Continued)
Deposits
continue to be the Company’s primary source of funding. Over the
comparable periods, the relative mix of deposits continues to be high in
interest-bearing deposits. Interest-bearing deposits totaled 92.61
percent of total average deposits in nine months ended September 30,
2007 compared to 92.54 percent in the same period a year ago.
The
Company primarily invests funds in loans and securities. Loans
continue to be the largest component of the Company’s mix of invested
assets. Total loans were $968 million at September 30, 2007, up 2.76
percent, compared to loans of $942 million at December 31, 2006. See
additional discussion regarding the Company’s loan portfolio in the section
captioned “Loans” included elsewhere in this discussion. The majority
of funds provided by deposit growth have been invested in loans.
Loans
The
following table presents the composition of the Company’s loan portfolio as of
September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006:
September
30, 2007
|
December
31, 2006
|
|||||||
Commercial,
Financial and Agricultural
|
$ |
60,742
|
$ |
61,887
|
||||
Real
Estate
|
||||||||
Construction
|
220,069
|
193,952
|
||||||
Mortgage,
Farmland
|
44,869
|
40,936
|
||||||
Mortgage,
Other
|
546,212
|
549,601
|
||||||
Consumer
|
74,358
|
76,930
|
||||||
Other
|
22,042
|
18,967
|
||||||
968,292
|
942,273
|
|||||||
Unearned
Interest and Fees
|
(405 | ) | (501 | ) | ||||
Allowance
for Loan Losses
|
(13,821 | ) | (11,989 | ) | ||||
Loans
|
$ |
954,066
|
$ |
929,783
|
The
following table presents total loans as of September 30, 2007 according to
maturity distribution and/or repricing opportunity on adjustable rate
loans:
Maturity
and Repricing Opportunity
|
($
in Thousands)
|
|||
One
Year or Less
|
$ |
654,734
|
||
After
One Year through Three Years
|
250,943
|
|||
After
Three Years through Five Years
|
51,981
|
|||
Over
Five Years
|
10,634
|
|||
$ |
968,292
|
Overview.
Loans totaled $968 million at September 30, 2007, up 2.76 percent from December
31, 2006 loans of $942 million. The majority of the Company’s loan
portfolio is comprised of the real estate loans-other, real estate construction
and installment loans to individuals. Real estate-other, which is
primarily 1-4 family residential properties and nonfarm nonresidential
properties, made up 56.41 percent and 58.33 percent of total loans, real
estate
construction made up 22.73 percent and 20.58 percent, while installment loans
to
individuals made up 7.68 percent and 8.16 percent of total loans at September
30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. Real estate loans-other
include both commercial and consumer balances.
Loan
Origination/Risk Management. In accordance with the
Company’s decentralized banking model, loan decisions are made at the local bank
level. The Company utilizes a Central Credit Committee to assist
lenders with the decision making and underwriting process of larger loan
requests. Due to the diverse economic markets served by the Company,
evaluation and underwriting criterion may vary slightly by
bank. Overall, loans are extended after a review of the borrower’s
repayment ability, collateral adequacy, and overall credit
worthiness.
Commercial
purpose, commercial real estate, and industrial loans are underwritten similar
to other loans throughout the company. The properties securing the
Company’s commercial real estate portfolio are diverse in terms of type and
geographic location. This diversity helps reduce the Company’s
exposure to adverse economic events that affect any single market or
industry. Management monitors and evaluates commercial real estate
loans based on collateral, geography, and risk grade criteria. The
Company also utilizes information provided by third-party agencies to provide
additional insight and guidance about economic conditions and trends affecting
the markets it serves.
Part
I (Continued)
Item
2
(Continued)
The
Company extends loans to builders and developers that are secured by non-owner
occupied properties. In such cases, the Company reviews the overall
economic conditions and trends for each market to determine the desirability
of
loans to be extended for residential construction and
development. Sources of repayment for these types of loans may be
pre-committed permanent loans from approved long-term lenders, sales of
developed property or an interim mini-perm loan commitment from the Company
until permanent financing is obtained. In some cases, loans are
extended for residential loan construction for speculative purposes and are
based on the perceived present and future demand for housing in a particular
market served by the Company. These loans are monitored by on-site
inspections and are considered to have higher risks than other real estate
loans
due to their ultimate repayment being sensitive to interest rate changes,
general economic conditions and trends, the demand for the properties, and
the
availability of long-term financing.
The
Company originates consumer loans at the bank level. Due to the
diverse economic markets served by the Company, underwriting criterion may
vary
slightly by bank. The Company is committed to serving the borrowing
needs of all markets served and, in some cases, adjusts certain evaluation
methods to meet the overall credit demographics of each
market. Consumer loans represent relatively small loan amounts that
are spread across many individual borrower’s that helps minimize
risk. Additionally, consumer trends and outlook reports are reviewed
by management on a regular basis.
The
Company maintains an independent loan review department that reviews and
validates the credit risk program on a periodic basis. Results of these reviews
are presented to management. The loan review process complements and reinforces
the risk identification and assessment decisions made by lenders and credit
personnel, as well as the Company’s policies and procedures.
Commercial,
Financial and Agricultural. Commercial, financial and
agricultural loans at September 30, 2007 decreased 1.85 percent from
December 31, 2006 to $61 million. The Company’s commercial and
industrial loans are a diverse group of loans to small, medium and large
businesses. The purpose of these loans varies from supporting seasonal working
capital needs to term financing of equipment. While some short-term loans
may be
made on an unsecured basis, most are secured by the assets being financed
with
collateral margins that are consistent with the Company’s loan policy
guidelines.
Collateral
Concentrations. Lending is concentrated in commercial and real
estate loans primarily to local borrowers. The Company has a high
concentration of real estate loans; however, these loans are well collateralized
and, in management’s opinion, do not pose an adverse credit risk. In
addition, the balance of the loan portfolio is sufficiently diversified to
avoid
significant concentration of credit risk. Although the Company has a
diversified loan portfolio, a substantial portion of borrower’s ability to honor
their contracts is dependent upon the viability of the real estate economic
sector.
Large
Credit Relationships. Colony is currently in eighteen counties
in middle and south Georgia and include metropolitan markets in Doughtery,
Lowndes, Houston, Chatham and Muscogee counties. As a result, the
Company originates and maintains large credit relationships with several
commercial customers in the ordinary course of business. The Company
considers large credit relationships to be those with commitments equal to
or in
excess of $5.0 million prior to any portion being sold. Large
relationships also include loan participations purchased if the credit
relationship with the agent is equal to or in excess of $5.0
million. In addition to the Company’s normal policies and procedures
related to the origination of large credits, the Company’s Central Credit
Committee must approve all new and renewed credit facilities which are part
of
large credit relationships. The following table provides additional
information on the Company’s large credit relationships outstanding at period
end.
September
30, 2007
|
December
31, 2006
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Period
End Balances
|
Period
End Balances
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Number
of Relationships
|
Committed
|
Outstanding
|
Number
of Relationships
|
Committed
|
Outstanding
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Large
Credit Relationships:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
$10
million and greater
|
3
|
$ |
38,188
|
$ |
22,744
|
2
|
$ |
25,692
|
$ |
18,365
|
||||||||||||||
$5
million to $9.9 million
|
16
|
$ |
100,158
|
$ |
95,249
|
12
|
$ |
69,485
|
$ |
62,914
|
Maturities
and Sensitivities of Loans to Changes in Interest Rates. The
following table presents the maturity distribution of the Company’s loans at
September 30, 2007. The table also presents the portion of loans that have
fixed
interest rates or variable interest rates that fluctuate over the life of
the
loans in accordance with changes in an interest rate index such as the prime
rate.
Part
I (Continued)
Item
2
(Continued)
Due
in One
Year or
Less
|
After
One,
but
Within
Three
Years
|
After
Three,
but
Within
Five
Years
|
After
Five
Years
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||
Loans
with fixed interest rates
|
$ |
282,451
|
$ |
250,777
|
$ |
51,970
|
$ |
10,287
|
$ |
595,485
|
||||||||||
Loans
with floating interest rates
|
372,283
|
166
|
11
|
347
|
372,807
|
|||||||||||||||
Total
|
$ |
654,734
|
$ |
250,943
|
$ |
51,981
|
$ |
10,634
|
$ |
968,292
|
The
Company may renew loans at maturity when requested by a customer whose financial
strength appears to support such renewal or when such renewal appears to
be in
the Company’s best interest. In such instances, the Company generally requires
payment of accrued interest and may adjust the rate of interest, require
a
principal reduction or modify other terms of the loan at the time of
renewal.
Non-Performing
Assets and Potential Problem Loans
Non-performing
assets and accruing past due loans as of September 30, 2007 and December
31,
2006 were as follows:
September
30, 2007
|
December
31, 2006
|
|||||||
Loans
accounted for on nonaccrual
|
$ |
6,087
|
$ |
8,069
|
||||
Loans
past due 90 days or more
|
32
|
9
|
||||||
Other
real estate foreclosed
|
1,240
|
970
|
||||||
Total
non-performing assets
|
$ |
7,359
|
$ |
9,048
|
||||
Non-performing
assets as a percentage of:
|
||||||||
Total
loans and foreclosed assets
|
0.76 | % | 0.96 | % | ||||
Total
assets
|
0.61 | % | 0.75 | % | ||||
Accruing
past due loans:
|
||||||||
30-89
days past due
|
$ |
12,108
|
$ |
10,593
|
||||
90
or more days past due
|
32
|
9
|
||||||
Total
accruing past due loans
|
$ |
12,140
|
$ |
10,602
|
||||
Restructured
loans
|
5,690
|
0
|
Non-performing
assets include non-accrual loans, loans past due 90 days or more, restructured
loans and foreclosed real estate. Non-performing assets at September
30, 2007 decreased 18.67 percent from December 31, 2006.
Generally,
loans are placed on non-accrual status if principal or interest payments
become
90 days past due and/or management deems the collectibility of the
principal and/or interest to be in question, as well as when required by
regulatory requirements. Loans to a customer whose financial condition has
deteriorated are considered for non-accrual status whether or not the loan
is
90 days or more past due. For consumer loans, collectibility and loss are
generally determined before the loan reaches 90 days past due. Accordingly,
losses on consumer loans are recorded at the time they are determined. Consumer
loans that are 90 days or more past due are generally either in
liquidation/payment status or bankruptcy awaiting confirmation of a plan.
Once
interest accruals are discontinued, accrued but uncollected interest is charged
to current year operations. Subsequent receipts on non-accrual loans are
recorded as a reduction of principal, and interest income is recorded only
after
principal recovery is reasonably assured. Classification of a loan as
non-accrual does not preclude the ultimate collection of loan principal or
interest.
Restructured
loans are loans on which, due to deterioration in the borrower’s financial
condition, the original terms have been modified in favor of the borrower
or
either principal or interest has been forgiven. A $5.69 million
commercial real estate relationship was restructured during the quarter with
a
reduction in the market rate of interest. Interest payments were
current at quarter end. Management continues to monitor
and assess the relationship for any potential loss exposure in the
loan.
Foreclosed
assets represent property acquired as the result of borrower defaults on
loans.
Foreclosed assets are recorded at the lower of cost or estimated fair value,
less estimated selling costs, at the time of foreclosure. Write-downs occurring
at foreclosure are charged against the allowance for possible loan losses.
On an
ongoing basis, properties are appraised as required by market indications
and
applicable regulations. Write-downs are provided for subsequent declines
in
value and are included in other non-interest expense along with other expenses
related to maintaining the properties.
Part
I (Continued)
Item
2
(Continued)
Allowance
for Loan Losses
The
allowance for loan losses is a reserve established through a provision for
loan
losses charged to expense, which represents management’s best estimate of
probable losses that have been incurred within the existing portfolio of
loans.
The allowance, in the judgment of management, is necessary to reserve for
estimated loan losses and risks inherent in the loan portfolio.
The
allowance for loan losses includes allowance allocations calculated in
accordance with SFAS No. 114, Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of
a Loan, as amended by SFAS 118, and allowance allocations determined in
accordance with SFAS No. 5, Accounting for Contingencies. The
level of the allowance reflects management’s continuing evaluation of industry
concentrations, specific credit risks, loan loss experience, current loan
portfolio quality, present economic, political and regulatory conditions
and
unidentified losses inherent in the current loan portfolio. Portions of the
allowance may be allocated for specific credits; however, the entire allowance
is available for any credit that, in management’s judgment, should be charged
off. While management utilizes its best judgment and information available,
the
ultimate adequacy of the allowance is dependent upon a variety of factors
beyond
the Company’s control, including the performance of the Company’s loan
portfolio, the economy, changes in interest rates and the view of the regulatory
authorities toward loan classifications. The company’s allowance for loan losses
consists of specific valuation allowances established for probable losses
on
specific loans and historical valuation allowances for other loans with similar
risk characteristics.
The
allowances established for probable losses on specific loans are based on
a
regular analysis and evaluation of classified loans. Loans are
classified based on an internal credit risk grading process that evaluates,
among other things: (i) the obligor’s ability to repay; (ii) the underlying
collateral, if any; and (iii) the economic environment and industry in which
the
borrower operates. This analysis is performed at the subsidiary bank
level and is reviewed at the parent company level. Once a loan is
classified, it is reviewed to determine whether the loan is impaired and,
if
impaired, a portion of the allowance for possible loan losses is specifically
allocated to the loan. Specific valuation allowances are determined
after considering the borrower’s financial condition, collateral deficiencies,
and economic conditions affecting the borrower’s industry, among other
things.
Historical
valuation allowances are calculated from loss factors applied to loans with
similar risk characteristics. The loss factors are based on loss
ratios for groups of loans with similar risk characteristics. The
loss ratios are derived from the proportional relationship between actual
loan
losses and the total population of loans in the risk category. The
historical loss ratios are periodically updated based on actual charge-off
experience. The Company’s groups of similar loans include similarly
risk-graded groups of loans not reviewed for individual impairment.
Management
evaluates the adequacy of the allowance for each of these components on a
quarterly basis. Peer comparisons, industry comparisons, and
regulatory guidelines are also used in the determination of the general
valuation allowance.
Loans
identified as losses by management, internal loan review, and/or bank examiners
are charged-off.
An
allocation for loan losses has been made according to the respective amounts
deemed necessary to provide for the possibility of incurred losses within
the
various loan categories. The allocation is based primarily on
previous charge-off experience adjusted for changes in experience among each
category. Additional amounts are allocated by evaluating the loss
potential of individual loans that management has considered
impaired. The reserve for loan loss allocation is subjective since it
is based on judgment and estimates, and therefore is not necessarily indicative
of the specific amounts or loan categories in which the charge-offs may
ultimately occur. The following table shows a comparison of the
allocation of the reserve for loan losses for the periods
indicated.
September
30, 2007
|
December
31, 2006
|
|||||||||||||||
Reserve
|
% | * |
Reserve
|
% | * | |||||||||||
Commercial,
Financial and Agricultural
|
$ |
4,147
|
6 | % | $ |
3,597
|
7 | % | ||||||||
Real
Estate – Construction
|
829
|
23 | % |
719
|
21 | % | ||||||||||
Real
Estate – Farmland
|
691
|
5 | % |
599
|
4 | % | ||||||||||
Real
Estate – Other
|
4,492
|
56 | % |
3,896
|
58 | % | ||||||||||
Loans
to Individuals
|
2,764
|
8 | % |
2,398
|
8 | % | ||||||||||
All
other Loans
|
898
|
2 | % |
780
|
2 | % | ||||||||||
Total
|
$ |
13,821
|
100 | % | $ |
11,989
|
100 | % |
*
|
Loan
balance in each category expressed as a percentage of total end
of period
loans.
|
Part
I (Continued)
Item
2
(Continued)
Activity
in the allowance for loan losses is presented in the following table. There
were
no charge-offs or recoveries related to foreign loans during any of the periods
presented.
The
following table presents an analysis of the Company’s loan loss experience for
the periods indicated.
Three
Months Ended
|
Three
Months Ended
|
|||||||
($
in thousands)
|
September
30, 2007
|
September
30, 2006
|
||||||
Allowance
for Loan Losses at Beginning of Quarter
|
$ |
12,647
|
$ |
11,658
|
||||
Charge-Off
|
||||||||
Commercial,
Financial and Agricultural
|
139
|
242
|
||||||
Real
Estate
|
188
|
44
|
||||||
Consumer
|
118
|
130
|
||||||
All
Other
|
41
|
62
|
||||||
486
|
478
|
|||||||
Recoveries
|
||||||||
Commercial,
Financial and Agricultural
|
74
|
33
|
||||||
Real
Estate
|
710
|
1
|
||||||
Consumer
|
18
|
56
|
||||||
All
Other
|
8
|
17
|
||||||
810
|
107
|
|||||||
Net
Charge-Offs (recoveries)
|
(324 | ) |
371
|
|||||
Provision
for Loan Losses
|
850
|
1,021
|
||||||
Allowance
for Loan Losses at End of Quarter
|
$ |
13,821
|
$ |
12,308
|
||||
Ratio
of Net Charge-Offs (recoveries) to Average Loans
|
(0.03 | )% | 0.04 | % |
The
allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level considered appropriate
by
management, based on estimated probable losses within the existing loan
portfolio. The allowance, in the judgment of management, is necessary to
reserve
for estimated loan losses and risks inherent in the loan portfolio. The
provision for loan losses reflects loan quality trends, including the level
of
net charge-offs or recoveries, among other factors. The provision for loan
losses decreased $171 thousand from $1,021 thousand in three months ended
September 30, 2006 to $850 thousand in three months ended September 30,
2007.
Net
charge-offs in three months ended September 30, 2007 decreased $695 thousand
compared to the same period a year ago resulting in net recoveries for the
quarter. The decrease was related to three substantial recoveries on
commercial charge-offs. A $491 thousand and a $73 thousand recovery
were received on prior year charge-offs and a $180 thousand recovery was
received on a current and prior year charge-off. These three
recoveries accounted for 91.85% of total recoveries for the
quarter.
Management
believes the level of the allowance for loan losses was appropriate as of
September 30, 2007. Should any of the factors considered by management in
evaluating the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses change, the Company’s
estimate of probable loan losses could also change, which could affect the
level
of future provisions for loan losses.
Part
I (Continued)
Item
2
(Continued)
The
following table presents an analysis of the Company’s loan loss experience for
the periods indicated.
Nine
Months Ended
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
|||||||
($
in thousands)
|
September
30, 2007
|
September
30, 2006
|
||||||
Allowance
for Loan Losses at Beginning of Year
|
$ |
11,989
|
$ |
10,762
|
||||
Charge-Off
|
||||||||
Commercial,
Financial and Agricultural
|
664
|
1,074
|
||||||
Real
Estate
|
846
|
365
|
||||||
Consumer
|
314
|
357
|
||||||
All
Other
|
147
|
225
|
||||||
1,971
|
2,021
|
|||||||
Recoveries
|
||||||||
Commercial,
Financial and Agricultural
|
96
|
413
|
||||||
Real
Estate
|
915
|
17
|
||||||
Consumer
|
89
|
124
|
||||||
All
Other
|
25
|
23
|
||||||
1,125
|
577
|
|||||||
Net
Charge-Offs
|
846
|
1,444
|
||||||
Provision
for Loan Losses
|
2,678
|
2,990
|
||||||
Allowance
for Loan Losses at End of Quarter
|
$ |
13,821
|
$ |
12,308
|
||||
Ratio
of Net Charge-Offs to Average Loans
|
0.09 | % | 0.14 | % |
The
allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level considered appropriate
by
management, based on estimated probable losses within the existing loan
portfolio. The allowance, in the judgment of management, is necessary to
reserve
for estimated loan losses and risks inherent in the loan portfolio. The
provision for loan losses reflects loan quality trends, including the level
of
net charge-offs or recoveries, among other factors. The provision for loan
losses decreased $312 thousand from $2,990 thousand in nine months ended
September 30, 2006 to $2,678 thousand in nine months ended September 30,
2007. Provisions decreased during first nine months of 2007 primarily
due to the sluggish loan volume.
Net
charge-offs in nine months ended September 30, 2007 decreased $598 thousand
compared to the same period a year ago. Net charge-offs of 0.09
percent for first three quarters of 2007 that annualizes to 0.12 percent
is
below our net charge-off ratio for the past several years.
Management
believes the level of the allowance for loan losses was appropriate as of
September 30, 2007. Should any of the factors considered by management in
evaluating the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses change, the Company’s
estimate of probable loan losses could also change, which could affect the
level
of future provisions for loan losses.
Part
I (Continued)
Item
2
(Continued)
Investment
Portfolio
The
following table presents carrying values of investment securities held by
the
Company as of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006.
($
in thousands)
|
September
30, 2007
|
December 31,
2006
|
||||||
U.S.
Government Agencies
|
$ |
41,276
|
$ |
54,366
|
||||
State,
County and Municipal
|
14,388
|
11,811
|
||||||
Corporate
Obligations
|
3,754
|
3,745
|
||||||
Marketable
Equity Securities
|
2
|
349
|
||||||
Asset-Backed
Securities
|
1,000
|
---
|
||||||
Investment
Securities
|
60,420
|
70,271
|
||||||
Mortgage
Backed Securities
|
95,254
|
79,036
|
||||||
Total
Investment Securities and Mortgage Backed Securities
|
$ |
155,674
|
$ |
149,307
|
The
following table represents maturities and weighted-average yields of investment
securities held by the Company as of
September
30, 2007. (Mortgage backed securities are based on the average life
at the projected speed, while Agencies and State and Political subdivisions
reflect anticipated calls being exercised.)
After
1 Year But
|
After
5 Years But
|
After
10 Years
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Within
1 Year
|
Within
5 Years
|
Within
10 Years
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amount
|
Yield
|
Amount
|
Yield
|
Amount
|
Yield
|
Amount
|
Yield
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
U.
S. Government Agencies
|
$ |
12,413
|
3.59 | % | $ |
27,375
|
4.77 | % | $ |
1,488
|
5.76 | % | $ |
--
|
-- | % | ||||||||||||||||
Mortgage
Backed Securities
|
9,851
|
3.95
|
63,428
|
4.87
|
18,492
|
5.49
|
3,483
|
5.63
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
State,
County and Municipal
|
4,566
|
4.56
|
7,250
|
5.02
|
2,572
|
6.16
|
--
|
--
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate
Obligations
|
1,999
|
6.29
|
--
|
--
|
984
|
5.67
|
771
|
9.07
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marketable
Securities
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
2
|
--
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Asset-Backed
Securities
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
1,000
|
6.32
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
Investment Portfolio
|
$ |
28,829
|
4.05 | % | $ |
98,053
|
4.85 | % | $ |
23,536
|
5.59 | % | $ |
5,256
|
6.27 | % |
Securities
are classified as held to maturity and carried at amortized cost when management
has the positive intent and ability to hold them to maturity. Securities
are
classified as available for sale when they might be sold before maturity.
Securities available for sale are carried at fair value, with unrealized
holding
gains and losses reported in other comprehensive income. The Company has
99.9
percent of its portfolio classified as available for sale.
At
September 30, 2007, there were no holdings of any one issuer, other than
the
U.S. government and its agencies, in an amount greater than 10 percent of
the
Company’s shareholders’ equity.
The
average yield of the securities portfolio was 4.74 percent in nine months
ended
September 30, 2007 compared to 4.26 percent in the same period a year ago.
The
increase in the average yield over the comparable periods primarily resulted
from the higher interest rate environment.
Part
I (Continued)
Item
2
(Continued)
Deposits
The
following table presents the average amount outstanding and the average rate
paid on deposits by the Company for the nine month periods ended
September 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006.
September
30, 2007
|
September
30, 2006
|
|||||||||||||||
Average
|
Average
|
Average
|
Average
|
|||||||||||||
($
in thousands)
|
Amount
|
Rate
|
Amount
|
Rate
|
||||||||||||
Noninterest-Bearing
Demand Deposits
|
$ |
75,553
|
$ |
72,811
|
||||||||||||
Interest-Bearing
Demand and Savings Deposits
|
213,562
|
2.15 | % |
211,344
|
1.91 | % | ||||||||||
Time
Deposits
|
733,315
|
5.22 | % |
692,415
|
4.41 | % | ||||||||||
Total
Deposits
|
$ |
1,022,430
|
4.19 | % | $ |
976,570
|
3.54 | % |
The
following table presents the maturities of the Company's time deposits as
of
September 30, 2007.
($
in thousands)
|
Time
Deposits
$100,000
or
Greater
|
Time
Deposits
Less
Than
$100,000
|
Total
|
|||||||||
Months
to Maturity
|
||||||||||||
3
or Less
|
$ |
88,844
|
$ |
90,109
|
$ |
178,953
|
||||||
Over
3 through 12 Months
|
239,188
|
245,960
|
485,148
|
|||||||||
Over
12 Months through 36 Months
|
22,794
|
26,302
|
49,096
|
|||||||||
Over
36 Months
|
9,723
|
10,654
|
20,377
|
|||||||||
$ |
360,549
|
$ |
373,025
|
$ |
733,574
|
Average
deposits increased $46 million to $1,022 million at September 30, 2007 from
$976.6 million at September 30, 2006. The increase included $2.7
million, or 3.77 percent, related to noninterest-bearing
deposits. Accordingly the ratio of average noninterest-bearing
deposits to total average deposits was 7.39 percent for nine months ended
September 30, 2007 compared to 7.46 percent for nine months ended September
30,
2006. The general increase in market rates, had the effect of (i)
increasing the average cost of total deposits by 65 basis points in nine
months
ended September 30, 2007 compared to the same period a year ago; and (ii)
mitigating a portion of the impact of increasing yields on earning
assets.
Total
average interest-bearing deposits increased $43 million, or 4.77 percent
in nine
months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the same period a year
ago. The growth in average deposits at September 30, 2007 compared to
September 30, 2006 was primarily in time deposits. With the current
interest rate environment, it appears that many customers are more inclined
to
invest their funds for extended periods and are choosing to maintain such
funds
in time accounts.
Off-Balance-Sheet
Arrangements, Commitments, Guarantees, and Contractual
Obligations
The
following table summarizes the Company’s contractual obligations and other
commitments to make future payments as of September 30, 2007. Payments for
borrowings do not include interest. Payments related to leases are based
on
actual payments specified in the underlying contracts. Loan commitments and
standby letters of credit are presented at contractual amounts; however,
since
many of these commitments are expected to expire unused or only partially
used,
the total amounts of these commitments do not necessarily reflect future
cash
requirements.
Part
I (Continued)
Item
2
(Continued)
Payments
Due by Period
|
||||||||||||||||||||
1
Year or Less
|
More
than 1
Year
but less
Than
3 Years
|
3
Years or
More
but less
Than
5 Years
|
5
Years or
More
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||
Contractual
obligations:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Subordinated
debentures
|
$ |
----
|
$ |
----
|
$ |
----
|
$ |
29,384
|
$ |
29,384
|
||||||||||
Other
borrowed money
|
100
|
100
|
||||||||||||||||||
Federal
Home Loan Bank advances
|
9,500
|
1,000
|
41,000
|
22,000
|
73,500
|
|||||||||||||||
Operating
leases
|
130
|
201
|
190
|
78
|
599
|
|||||||||||||||
Deposits
with stated maturity dates
|
664,101
|
49,096
|
20,352
|
25
|
733,574
|
|||||||||||||||
673,831
|
50,297
|
61,542
|
51,487
|
837,157
|
||||||||||||||||
Other
commitments:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Loan
commitments
|
102,185
|
----
|
----
|
----
|
102,185
|
|||||||||||||||
Standby
letters of credit
|
3,679
|
----
|
----
|
----
|
3,679
|
|||||||||||||||
Construction
contracts
|
1,967
|
----
|
----
|
----
|
1,967
|
|||||||||||||||
107,831
|
----
|
----
|
----
|
107,831
|
||||||||||||||||
Total
contractual obligations and Other commitments
|
$ |
781,662
|
$ |
50,297
|
$ |
61,542
|
$ |
51,487
|
$ |
944,988
|
In
the
ordinary course of business, the Company enters into off-balance sheet financial
instruments which are not reflected in the consolidated financial
statements. These instruments include commitments to extend credit,
standby letters of credit, performance letters of credit, guarantees and
liability for assets held in trust. Such financial instruments are
recorded in the financial statements when funds are disbursed or the instruments
become payable. The Company uses the same credit policies for these
off-balance sheet financial instruments as they do for instruments that are
recorded in the consolidated financial statements.
Loan
Commitments. The Company enters into contractual commitments to extend
credit, normally with fixed expiration dates or termination clauses, at
specified rates and for specific purposes. Substantially all of the Company’s
commitments to extend credit are contingent upon customers maintaining specific
credit standards at the time of loan funding. The Company minimizes its exposure
to loss under these commitments by subjecting them to credit approval and
monitoring procedures. Management assesses the credit risk associated with
certain commitments to extend credit in determining the level of the allowance
for possible loan losses. Loan commitments outstanding at September 30, 2007
are
included in the table above.
Standby
Letters of Credit. Letters of credit are written conditional
commitments issued by the Company to guarantee the performance of a customer
to
a third party. In the event the customer does not perform in accordance with
the
terms of the agreement with the third party, the Company would be required
to
fund the commitment. The maximum potential amount of future payments the
Company
could be required to make is represented by the contractual amount of the
commitment. If the commitment is funded, the Company would be entitled to
seek
recovery from the customer. The Company’s policies generally require that
standby letters of credit arrangements contain security and debt covenants
similar to those contained in loan agreements. Standby letters of credit
outstanding at September 30, 2007 are included in the table above.
Capital
and Liquidity
At
September 30, 2007, stockholders’ equity totaled $82.92 million compared to
$76.61 million at December 31, 2006. In addition to net income of
$7.80 million, other significant changes in stockholders’ equity during nine
months ended September 30, 2007 included $1.945 million of dividends paid,
reduction of retained earnings of $0.25 million for change in
accounting principle – Fin 48 and an increase of $0.190 million resulting from
the amortization of the stock grant plan. The accumulated other comprehensive
income (loss) component of stockholders’ equity totaled $(463) thousand at
September 30, 2007 compared to $(975) thousand at December 31, 2006. This
fluctuation was mostly related to the after-tax effect of changes in the
fair
value of securities available for sale. Under regulatory requirements, the
unrealized gain or loss on securities available for sale does not increase
or
reduce regulatory capital and is not included in the calculation of risk-based
capital and leverage ratios. Regulatory agencies for banks and bank holding
companies utilize capital guidelines designed to measure Tier 1 and total
capital and take into consideration the risk inherent in both on-balance
sheet
and off-balance sheet items. Tier 1 capital consists of common stock and
qualifying preferred stockholders’ equity less goodwill. Tier 2
capital consists of certain convertible, subordinated and other qualifying
debt
and the allowance for loan losses up to 1.25 percent of risk-weighted
assets. The Company has no Tier 2 capital other than the allowance
for loan losses and gain on marketable equity securities.
Part
I (Continued)
Item
2
(Continued)
Using
the
capital requirements presently in effect, the Tier 1 ratio as of September
30,
2007 was 11.03 percent and total Tier 1 and 2 risk-based capital was 12.36
percent. Both of these measures compare favorably with the regulatory
minimum of 4 percent for Tier 1 and 8 percent for total risk-based
capital. The Company’s Tier 1 leverage ratio as of September 30, 2007
was 9.02 percent, which exceeds the required ratio standard of 4
percent.
For
nine
months ended September 30, 2007, average capital was $79.5 million, representing
6.62 percent of average assets for the year. This compares to
6.17 percent for nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 6.20 percent for
calendar year 2006.
The
Company paid cash dividends of $0.27 per common share during the first three
quarters of 2007, and a cash dividend of $0.24 per common share during the
first
three quarters of 2006, respectively. This equates to a dividend
payout ratio of 24.90 percent for first three quarters of 2007 compared to
22.86
percent for the same period a year ago.
The
Company, primarily through the actions of its subsidiary banks, engages in
liquidity management to ensure adequate cash flow for deposit withdrawals,
credit commitments and repayments of borrowed funds. Needs are met
through loan repayments, net interest and fee income and the sale or maturity
of
existing assets. In addition, liquidity is continuously provided
through the acquisition of new deposits, the renewal of maturing deposits
and
external borrowings.
Management
monitors deposit flow and evaluates alternate pricing structures to retain
and
grow deposits. To the extent needed to fund loan demand,
traditional local deposit funding sources are supplemented by the use of
FHLB
borrowings, brokered deposits and other wholesale deposit sources outside
the
immediate market area. Internal policies have been updated to monitor
the use of various core and non-core funding sources, and to balance ready
access with risk and cost. Through various asset/liability management
strategies, a balance is maintained among goals of liquidity, safety and
earnings potential. Internal policies that are consistent with
regulatory liquidity guidelines are monitored and enforced by the
banks.
The
investment portfolio provides a ready means to raise cash if liquidity needs
arise. As of September 30 2007, the Company held $156 million in
bonds (excluding FHLB stock), at current market value in the available for
sale
portfolio. At December 31, 2006, the available for sale bond
portfolio totaled $149 million. Only marketable investment grade
bonds are purchased. Although most of the banks’ bond portfolios are
encumbered as pledges to secure various public funds deposits, repurchase
agreements, and for other purposes, management can restructure and free up
investment securities for a sale if required to meet liquidity
needs.
Management
continually monitors the relationship of loans to deposits as it primarily
determines the Company’s liquidity posture. Colony had ratios of
loans to deposits of 95.0 percent as of September 30, 2007 and 90.3 percent
at
December 31, 2006. Management employs alternative funding sources
when deposit balances will not meet loan demands. The ratios of loans
to all funding sources (excluding Subordinated Debentures) at September 30,
2007
and December 31, 2006 were 88.6 percent and 85.2 percent,
respectively. Management continues to emphasize programs to generate
local core deposits as our Company’s primary funding sources. The
stability of the banks’ core deposit base is an important factor in Colony’s
liquidity position. A heavy percentage of the deposit base is
comprised of accounts of individuals and small business with comprehensive
banking relationships and limited volatility. At September 30, 2007
and December 31, 2006, the banks had $360.5 million and $366 million in
certificates of deposit of $100,000 or more. These larger deposits
represented 35.39 percent and 35.11 percent of respective total
deposits. Management seeks to monitor and control the use of these
larger certificates, which tend to be more volatile in nature, to ensure
an
adequate supply of funds as needed. Relative interest costs to
attract local core relationships are compared to market rates of interest
on
various external deposit sources to help minimize the Company’s overall cost of
funds.
Local
market deposit sources proved insufficient to fund the strong loan growth
trends
at Colony over the past several years. The Company supplemented
deposit sources with brokered deposits. As of September 30, 2007, the
Company had $66.2 million, or 6.50 percent of total deposits, in
brokered certificates of deposit attracted by external third
parties. Additionally, the banks use external wholesale or Internet
services to obtain out-of-market certificates of deposit at competitive interest
rates when funding is needed.
To
plan
for contingent sources of funding not satisfied by both local and out-of-market
deposit balances, Colony and its subsidiaries have established multiple
borrowing sources to augment their funds management. The Company has
borrowing capacity through membership of the Federal Home Loan Bank
program. The banks have also established overnight borrowing for
Federal Funds Purchased through various correspondent
banks. Management believes the various funding sources discussed
above are adequate to meet the Company’s liquidity needs in the future without
any material adverse impact on operating results.
Liquidity
measures the ability to meet current and future cash flow needs as they become
due. The liquidity of a financial institution reflects its ability to meet
loan
requests, to accommodate possible outflows in deposits and to take advantage
of
interest rate market opportunities. The ability of a financial institution
to
meet its current financial obligations is a function of balance sheet structure,
the ability to liquidate assets, and the availability of alternative sources
of
funds. The Company seeks to ensure its funding needs are met by maintaining
a
level of liquid funds through asset/liability management.
Part
I (Continued)
Item
2
(Continued)
Asset
liquidity is provided by liquid assets which are readily marketable or
pledgeable or which will mature in the near future. Liquid assets include
cash,
interest-bearing deposits in banks, securities available for sale, maturities
and cash flow from securities held to maturity, and federal funds sold and
securities purchased under resale agreements.
Liability
liquidity is provided by access to funding sources which include core
deposits. Should the need arise; the Company also maintains
relationships with the Federal Home Loan Bank and several correspondent banks
that can provide funds on short notice. Since Colony is a holding company
and
does not conduct operations, its primary sources of liquidity are dividends
up
streamed from subsidiary banks and borrowings from outside sources.
The
liquidity position of the Company is continuously monitored and adjustments
are
made to the balance between sources and uses of funds as deemed appropriate.
Management is not aware of any events that are reasonably likely to have
a
material adverse effect on the Company’s liquidity, capital resources or
operations. In addition, management is not aware of any regulatory
recommendations regarding liquidity, which if implemented, would have a material
adverse effect on the Company.
Impact
of Inflation and Changing Prices
The
Company’s financial statements included herein have been prepared in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”).
GAAP presently requires the Company to measure financial position and operating
results primarily in terms of historic dollars. Changes in the relative value
of
money due to inflation or recession are generally not considered. The primary
effect of inflation on the operations of the Company is reflected in increased
operating costs. In management’s opinion, changes in interest rates affect the
financial condition of a financial institution to a far greater degree than
changes in the inflation rate. While interest rates are greatly influenced
by
changes in the inflation rate, they do not necessarily change at the same
rate
or in the same magnitude as the inflation rate. Interest rates are highly
sensitive to many factors that are beyond the control of the Company, including
changes in the expected rate of inflation, the influence of general and local
economic conditions and the monetary and fiscal policies of the United States
government, its agencies and various other governmental regulatory authorities,
among other things, as further discussed in the next section.
Regulatory
and Economic Policies
The
Company’s business and earnings are affected by general and local economic
conditions and by the monetary and fiscal policies of the United States
government, its agencies and various other governmental regulatory authorities,
among other things. The Federal Reserve Board regulates the supply of money
in
order to influence general economic conditions. Among the instruments of
monetary policy available to the Federal Reserve Board are (i) conducting
open
market operations in United States government obligations, (ii) changing
the discount rate on financial institution borrowings, (iii) imposing or
changing reserve requirements against financial institution deposits, and
(iv) restricting certain borrowings and imposing or changing reserve
requirements against certain borrowing by financial institutions and their
affiliates. These methods are used in varying degrees and combinations to
affect
directly the availability of bank loans and deposits, as well as the interest
rates charged on loans and paid on deposits. For that reason alone, the policies
of the Federal Reserve Board have a material effect on the earnings of the
Company.
Governmental
policies have had a significant effect on the operating results of commercial
banks in the past and are expected to continue to do so in the future; however,
the Company cannot accurately predict the nature, timing or extent of any
effect
such policies may have on its future business and earnings.
Recently
Issued Accounting Pronouncements
See
Note
1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, under the section headed Changes
in Accounting Principles and Effects of New Accounting Pronouncements included
in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Part
I (Continued)
Item
2
(Continued)
Return
on Assets and Stockholders’ Equity
The
following table presents selected financial ratios for each of the periods
indicated.
Three
Months Ended
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
|||||||||||||||
September
30
|
September
30
|
|||||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||
Return
on Assets
|
0.87 | % | 0.90 | % | 0.87 | % | 0.88 | % | ||||||||
Return
on Equity
|
12.87 | % | 14.45 | % | 13.07 | % | 14.22 | % | ||||||||
Dividend
Payout
|
25.45 | % | 22.92 | % | 24.90 | % | 22.86 | % | ||||||||
Avg.
Equity to Avg. Assets
|
6.76 | % | 6.23 | % | 6.62 | % | 6.17 | % | ||||||||
Dividends
Declared
|
$ |
0.09
|
$ |
0.08
|
$ |
0.27
|
$ |
0.24
|
Future
Outlook
Colony
is
an emerging company in an industry filled with nonregulated competitors and
a
rapid pace of consolidation. The year brings with it new
opportunities for growth in our existing markets, as well as opportunities
to
expand into new markets through acquisitions and denovo
branching. Entry into the MSA markets – Savannah, Albany, Columbus,
Warner Robins, and Valdosta – will require multi-branch offices and the Company
is presently looking for available real estate to purchase in those
markets. Presently Colony has secured real estate in the Savannah
market and will likely begin construction of its second Savannah office in
fourth quarter 2007. Likewise, Colony has secured real
estate in the Albany market for another office though no established date
for
construction has been set.
BUSINESS
General
The
Company was organized in 1983 as a bank holding company through the merger
of
Colony Bank of Fitzgerald with a subsidiary of the Company. Since
that time, Colony Bank of Fitzgerald, which was formed by principals of Colony
Bankcorp, Inc. in 1976, has operated as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the
Company. In April 1984, Colony Bankcorp, Inc. acquired Colony Bank
Wilcox, and in November 1984, Colony Bank Ashburn became a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Colony Bankcorp, Inc. Colony Bankcorp, Inc. continued
its growth with the acquisition of Colony Bank of Dodge County in September
1985. In August 1991, Colony Bankcorp, Inc. acquired Colony Bank
Worth. In November 1996, Colony Bankcorp, Inc. acquired Colony Bank
Southeast and in November 1996 formed a non-bank subsidiary Colony Management
Services, Inc. In March 2002, Colony Bankcorp, Inc. acquired Colony
Bank Quitman, FSB and also formed Colony Bankcorp Statutory Trust
I. In December 2002, Colony formed its second trust, Colony Bankcorp
Statutory Trust II. In September 2004, Colony formed its third Trust,
Colony Bankcorp Statutory Trust III. In April 2006, Colony formed its
fourth Trust, Colony Bankcorp Capital Trust I. In March 2007, Colony
formed its fifth Trust, Colony Bankcorp Capital Trust II, while it liquidated
its first Trust, Colony Bankcorp Statutory Trust I by exercising its call
option. In September 2007, Colony formed its sixth Trust, Colony
Bankcorp Capital Trust III and plans to liquidate its second Trust, Colony
Bankcorp Statutory Trust II by exercising its call option in December
2007.
Through
its seven subsidiary banks, Colony Bankcorp, Inc. operates a full-service
banking business and offers a broad range of retail and commercial banking
services including checking, savings, NOW accounts, money market and time
deposits of various types; loans for business, agriculture, real estate,
personal uses, home improvement and automobiles; credit card; letters of
credit;
investment and discount brokerage services; IRA’s; safe deposit box rentals,
bank money orders; electronic funds transfer services, including wire transfers
and automated teller machines and internet accounts. Each of the
Banks is a member of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation whose
customer deposits are insured up to applicable limits by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation.
On
April
2, 1998, the Company was listed on Nasdaq National Market. The
Company’s common stock trades on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol
“CBAN”. The Company presently has approximately 2,065 shareholders as
of September 30, 2007 “The Nasdaq Stock Market” or “Nasdaq” is a
highly-regulated electronic securities market comprised of competing Market
Makers whose
trading
is supported by a communications network linking them to quotation
dissemination, trade reporting and order execution systems. This
market also provides specialized automation services for screen-based
negotiations of transactions, on-line comparison of transactions, and a range
of
informational services tailored to the needs of the securities industry,
investors and issuers. The Nasdaq Stock Market is operated by The
Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the National Association
of Securities Dealers, Inc.
Part
I (Continued)
Item
3
Item
3 - Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market
Risk
AVERAGE
BALANCE SHEETS
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
September
30, 2007
|
September
30, 2006
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Average
|
Income/
|
Yields/
|
Average
|
Income/
|
Yields/
|
|||||||||||||||||||
($
in thousands)
|
Balances
|
Expense
|
Rates
|
Balances
|
Expense
|
Rates
|
||||||||||||||||||
Assets
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest-Earning
Assets
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loans,
Net of Unearned Interest and fees
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxable
(1)
|
$ |
943,342
|
$ |
61,014
|
8.62 | % | $ |
902,599
|
$ |
55,156
|
8.15 | % | ||||||||||||
Investment
Securities
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxable
|
143,514
|
5,031
|
4.67 | % |
124,619
|
3,913
|
4.19 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Tax-Exempt
(2)
|
12,144
|
501
|
5.50 | % |
7,055
|
292
|
5.52 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Total
Investment Securities
|
155,658
|
5,532
|
4.74 | % |
131,674
|
4,205
|
4.26 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Interest-Bearing
Deposits
|
2,943
|
111
|
5.03 | % |
2,612
|
92
|
4.70 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Federal
Funds Sold
|
30,762
|
1,204
|
5.22 | % |
40,444
|
1,458
|
4.81 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Interest-Bearing
Other Assets
|
5,233
|
225
|
5.73 | % |
5,219
|
203
|
5.19 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Total
Interest-Earning Assets
|
$ |
1,137,938
|
$ |
68,086
|
7.98 | % |
1,082,548
|
$ |
61,114
|
7.53 | % | |||||||||||||
Non-interest-Earning
Assets
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
|
21,474
|
22,629
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Allowance
for Loan Losses
|
(12,804 | ) | (11,553 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other
Assets
|
54,109
|
52,229
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
Noninterest-Earning Assets
|
62,779
|
63,305
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
Assets
|
$ |
1,200,717
|
$ |
1,145,853
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Liabilities
and Stockholders' Equity
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest-Bearing
Liabilities
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest-Bearing
Deposits
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest-Bearing
Demand and Savings
|
$ |
213,562
|
$ |
3,451
|
2.15 | % | $ |
211,344
|
$ |
3,028
|
1.91 | % | ||||||||||||
Other
Time
|
733,315
|
28,682
|
5.22 | % |
692,415
|
22,910
|
4.41 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Total
Interest-Bearing Deposits
|
946,877
|
32,133
|
4.52 | % |
903,759
|
25,938
|
3.83 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Other
Interest-Bearing Liabilities
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other
Borrowed Money
|
63,705
|
2,104
|
4.40 | % |
67,101
|
2,188
|
4.35 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Subordinated
Debentures
|
24,988
|
1,468
|
7.83 | % |
22,209
|
1,368
|
8.21 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Federal
Funds Purchased
|
1,258
|
50
|
5.30 | % |
717
|
28
|
5.21 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Total
Other Interest-Bearing Liabilities
|
89,951
|
3,622
|
5.37 | % |
90,027
|
3,584
|
5.31 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Total
Interest-Bearing Liabilities
|
1,036,828
|
$ |
35,755
|
4.60 | % |
993,786
|
$ |
29,522
|
3.96 | % | ||||||||||||||
Noninterest-Bearing
Liabilities and
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stockholders'
Equity
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Demand
Deposits
|
75,553
|
72,811
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Other
Liabilities
|
8,818
|
8,551
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Stockholders'
Equity
|
79,518
|
70,705
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
Noninterest-Bearing Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
|
163,889
|
152,067
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
|
$ |
1,200,717
|
$ |
1,145,853
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Interest
Rate Spread
|
3.38 | % | 3.57 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net
Interest Income
|
$ |
32,331
|
$ |
31,592
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net
Interest Margin
|
3.79 | % | 3.89 | % |
(1)
|
The
average balance of loans includes the average balance of nonaccrual
loans. Income on such loans is recognized and recorded on the
cash basis. Taxable equivalent adjustments totaling $92 and $86
for nine month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively,
are included in tax-exempt interest on
loans.
|
Part
I (Continued)
Item
4
(2)
|
Taxable-equivalent
adjustments totaling $170 and $99 for nine month periods ended
September
30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, are included in tax-exempt
interest on investment securities. The adjustments are based on
a federal tax rate of 34 percent with appropriate reductions for
the
effect of disallowed interest expense incurred in carrying tax-exempt
obligations.
|
Colony
Bankcorp, Inc. and Subsidiary
Interest
Rate Sensitivity
The
following table is an analysis of the Company’s interest rate-sensitivity
position at September 30, 2007. The interest-bearing rate-sensitivity
gap, which is the difference between interest-earning assets and
interest-bearing liabilities by repricing period, is based upon maturity
or
first repricing opportunity, along with a cumulative interest rate-sensitivity
gap. It is important to note that the table indicates a position at a
specific point in time and may not be reflective of positions at other times
during the year or in subsequent periods. Major changes in the gap
position can be, and are, made promptly as market outlooks change.
Assets
and Liabilities Repricing Within
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
3
Months or Less
|
4
to 12 Months
|
1
Year
|
1
to 5Years
|
Over
5 Years
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||
($
in Thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
EARNING
ASSETS:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest-Bearing
Deposits
|
$ |
3,616
|
$ |
---
|
$ |
3,616
|
$ |
---
|
$ |
---
|
$ |
3,616
|
||||||||||||
Federal
Funds Sold
|
17,129
|
---
|
17,129
|
---
|
---
|
17,129
|
||||||||||||||||||
Investment
Securities
|
17,783
|
14,031
|
31,814
|
99,768
|
24,092
|
155,674
|
||||||||||||||||||
Loans
Held for Sale
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
||||||||||||||||||
Loans,
Net of Unearned Income
|
446,847
|
207,684
|
654,531
|
302,722
|
10,634
|
967,887
|
||||||||||||||||||
Other
Interest-Bearing Assets
|
5,533
|
---
|
5,533
|
---
|
---
|
5,533
|
||||||||||||||||||
Total
Interest-Earning Assets
|
490,908
|
221,715
|
712,623
|
402,490
|
34,726
|
1,149,839
|
||||||||||||||||||
INTEREST-BEARING
LIABILITIES:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest-Bearing
Demand Deposits (1)
|
177,688
|
---
|
177,688
|
---
|
---
|
177,688
|
||||||||||||||||||
Savings
(1)
|
33,335
|
---
|
33,335
|
---
|
---
|
33,335
|
||||||||||||||||||
Time
Deposits
|
178,953
|
485,148
|
664,101
|
69,448
|
25
|
733,574
|
||||||||||||||||||
Other
Borrowings (2)
|
3,100
|
9,500
|
12,600
|
42,000
|
19,000
|
73,600
|
||||||||||||||||||
Subordinated
Debentures
|
29,384
|
---
|
29,384
|
---
|
---
|
29,384
|
||||||||||||||||||
Federal
Funds Purchased
|
476
|
---
|
476
|
---
|
---
|
476
|
||||||||||||||||||
Total
Interest-Bearing Liabilities
|
422,936
|
494,648
|
917,584
|
111,448
|
19,025
|
1,048,057
|
||||||||||||||||||
Interest
Rate-Sensitivity Gap
|
67,972
|
(272,933 | ) | (204,961 | ) |
291,042
|
15,701
|
101,782
|
||||||||||||||||
Cumulative
Interest-Sensitivity Gap
|
67,972
|
(204,961 | ) | (204,961 | ) |
86,081
|
101,782
|
|||||||||||||||||
Interest
Rate-Sensitivity Gap as a Percentage of Interest-Earning
Assets
|
5.91 | % | (23.74 | )% | (17.83 | )% | 25.31 | % | 1.37 | % | ||||||||||||||
Cumulative
Interest Rate-Sensitivity as a Percentage of Interest-Earning
Assets
|
5.91 | % | (17.83 | )% | (17.83 | )% | 7.49 | % | 8.85 | % |
(1)
|
Interest-bearing
Demand and Savings Accounts for repricing purposes are considered
to
reprice within 3 months or less.
|
(2)
|
Short-term
borrowings for repricing purposes are considered to reprice within
3
months or less.
|
Part
I (Continued)
Item
3
The
foregoing table indicates that we had a one year negative gap of ($205) million,
or (17.83) percent of total assets at September 30, 2007. In theory,
this would indicate that at September 30, 2007, $205 million more in liabilities
than assets would reprice if there were a change in interest rates over the
next
365 days. Thus, if interest rates were to increase, the gap would
indicate a resulting decrease in net interest margin. However,
changes in the mix of earning assets or supporting liabilities can either
increase or decrease the net interest margin without affecting interest rate
sensitivity. In addition, the interest rate spread between an asset
and our supporting liability can vary significantly while the timing of
repricing of both the assets and our supporting liability can remain the
same,
thus impacting net interest income. This characteristic is referred
to as a basis risk and, generally, relates to the repricing characteristics
of
short-term funding sources such as certificates of deposits.
Gap
analysis has certain limitations. Measuring the volume of repricing
or maturing assets and liabilities does not always measure the full impact
on
the portfolio value of equity or net interest income. Gap analysis
does not account for rate caps on products; dynamic changes such as increasing
prepay speeds as interest rates decrease, basis risk, or the benefit of non-rate
funding sources. The majority of our loan portfolio reprices quickly
and completely following changes in market rates, while non-term deposit
rates
in general move slowly and usually incorporate only a fraction of the change
in
rates. Products categorized as non-rate sensitive, such as our
noninterest-bearing demand deposits, in the gap analysis behave like long
term
fixed rate funding sources. Both of these factors tend to make our
actual behavior more asset sensitive than is indicated in the gap
analysis. In fact, we experience higher net interest income when
rates rise, opposite what is indicated by the gap analysis. In fact,
during the recent period of declines in interest rates, our net interest
margin
has declined. Therefore, management uses gap analysis, net interest
margin analysis and market value of portfolio equity as our primary interest
rate risk management tools.
The
Company is now utilizing SunTrust Asset/Liability Management Analysis for
a more
dynamic analysis of balance sheet structure. The Company has
established earnings at risk for net-interest income in a +/- 200 basis point
rate shock to be no more than a fifteen percent decline. The most
recent analysis as of June 30, 2007 indicates that net interest income would
deteriorate 5.92 percent with a 200 basis point decrease and would improve
3.31
percent with a 200 basis point increase. The Company has established
equity at risk in a +/- 200 basis points rate shock to be no more than a
twenty
percent decline. The most recent analysis as of June 30,
2007 indicates that net economic value of equity percentage change
would decrease 1.05 percent with a 200 basis point increase and would decrease
4.02 percent with a 200 basis point decrease. The Company has
established its one year gap to be 0.80 percent to 1.20 percent. The
most recent analysis as of June 30, 2007 indicates a one year gap of 0.87
percent. The analysis suggests net interest margin
compression in a declining interest rate
environment. Given that interest rates are at or near its peak, the
Company is focusing on areas to minimize margin compression in the
future. These include locking in more loans at a fixed rate versus a
variable rate, minimizing dollars in Federal funds, extending out on the
yield
curve with investments, securing brokered certificates of deposit for terms
less
than one year and focusing on reduction of nonperforming assets.
CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
As
of the
end of the period covered by this report, the Company carried out an evaluation,
under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer
and the Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of the design and operation
of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on this
evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting
Officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are
effective.
PART
II – OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM
1 – LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
None
ITEM
1A – RISK FACTORS
During
the period covered by this report, there have been no material changes from
risk
factors as previously disclosed in the registrant’s Form 10-K filed on March 15,
2007 in response to Item 1A to Part I of Form 10-K.
ITEM
2– UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF
PROCEEDS
None
ITEM
3 – DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None
ITEM
4
–
SUBMISSION
OF
MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS (ANNUAL
MEETING)
None
ITEM
5
–
OTHER
INFORMATION
None
ITEM
6 – EXHIBITS
3.1 Articles
of Incorporation
-filed
as
Exhibit 3(a) to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 10 (File No.
0-18486), filed with the Commission on April 25, 1990 and incorporated herein
by
reference
3.2 Bylaws,
as Amended
-filed
as
Exhibit 3(b) to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 10 (File No.
0-18486), filed with the Commission on April 25, 1990 and incorporated herein
by
reference
4.1 Instruments
Defining the Rights of Security Holders
-incorporated
herein by reference to page 1 of the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement for
Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on April 27, 2004, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on March 3, 2004 (File No.
000-12436)
10.1 Deferred
Compensation Plan and Sample Director Agreement
-filed
as
Exhibit 10(a) to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 10 (File No.
0-18486), filed with the Commission on April 25, 1990 and incorporated herein
by
reference
10.2 Profit-Sharing
Plan Dated January 1, 1979
-filed
as Exhibit 10(b) to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 10 (File No.
0-18486), filed with the Commission on April 25, 1990 and incorporated herein
by
reference
Part
II (Continued)
Item
6
(Continued)
10.3 1999
Restricted Stock Grant Plan and Restricted Stock Grant
Agreement
-filed
as
Exhibit 10(c) the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No.
000-12436), filed with the Commission on March 30, 2001 and incorporated
herein
by reference
10.4 2004
Restricted Stock Grant Plan and Restricted Stock Grant
Agreement
-
filed
as Exhibit C to the Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement for Annual Meeting
of Shareholders held on April 27, 2004, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on March 3, 2004 (File No. 000-12436) and incorporated
herein by reference
10.5
Lease Agreement – Mobile Home Tracts, LLC c/o Stafford Properties, Inc. and
Colony Bank Worth
-
filed
as Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10Q (File No.
000-12436), filed with Securities and Exchange Commission on November 5,
2004
and incorporated herein by reference
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
thereunto duly authorized.
/s/
Al D. Ross
|
||
Date: November
7,
2007
|
Al
D. Ross,
|
|
President
and Chief Executive Officer
|
||
/s/
Terry L. Hester
|
||
Date: November
7,
2007
|
Terry
L. Hester, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
|
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