QNB CORP - Quarter Report: 2006 June (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark
One)
ý |
QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For
the
quarterly period ended June
30,
2006
OR
o
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934
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For
the
transition period from ______________________________ to
______________________________
Commission
file number 0-17706
QNB
CORP.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Pennsylvania
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23-2318082
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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15
North Third Street, Quakertown, PA
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18951-9005
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
Telephone Number, Including Area Code (215)538-5600
Not
Applicable
Former
Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last
Report.
Indicate
by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to
be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements
for
the past 90 days. Yes ý No
o
Indicate
by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated
filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large
accelerated filer o Accelerated
filer ý Non-accelerated
filer o
Indicate
by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes o
No ý
Indicate
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 August 4, 2006
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Common
Stock, par value $.625
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3,126,985
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QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
FORM
10-Q
QUARTER
ENDED JUNE 30, 2006
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QNB
Corp. and Subsidiary
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(in
thousands, except share data)
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(unaudited)
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Three
Months
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Six
Months
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Ended
June 30,
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Ended
June 30,
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2006
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2005
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2006
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2005
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Interest Income | |||||||||||||
Interest
and fees on loans
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$
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5,193
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$
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4,072
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$
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10,019
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$
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7,963
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|||||
Interest
and dividends on investment securities:
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Taxable
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2,067
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2,216
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4,075
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4,472
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Tax-exempt
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467
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567
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987
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1,131
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Interest
on Federal funds sold
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38
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68
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62
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86
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|||||||||
Interest
on interest-bearing balances and other interest income
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63
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33
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112
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63
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|||||||||
Total
interest income
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7,828
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6,956
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15,255
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13,715
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|||||||||
Interest
Expense
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|||||||||||||
Interest
on deposits
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|||||||||||||
Interest-bearing
demand
|
531
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233
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970
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430
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|||||||||
Money
market
|
386
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236
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643
|
488
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|||||||||
Savings
|
50
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55
|
98
|
109
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|||||||||
Time
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1,478
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1,205
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2,852
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2,327
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|||||||||
Time
over $100,000
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417
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316
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845
|
596
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|||||||||
Interest
on short-term borrowings
|
166
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57
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309
|
99
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|||||||||
Interest
on Federal Home Loan Bank advances
|
770
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743
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1,522
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1,470
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|||||||||
Total
interest expense
|
3,798
|
2,845
|
7,239
|
5,519
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|||||||||
Net
interest income
|
4,030
|
4,111
|
8,016
|
8,196
|
|||||||||
Provision
for loan losses
|
45
|
—
|
45
|
—
|
|||||||||
Net
interest income after provision for loan losses
|
3,985
|
4,111
|
7,971
|
8,196
|
|||||||||
Non-Interest
Income
|
|||||||||||||
Fees
for services to customers
|
464
|
452
|
904
|
891
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|||||||||
ATM
and debit card income
|
195
|
171
|
379
|
330
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|||||||||
Income
on bank-owned life insurance
|
62
|
64
|
123
|
127
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|||||||||
Mortgage
servicing fees
|
25
|
12
|
48
|
36
|
|||||||||
Net
gain (loss) on investment securities available-for-sale
|
60
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(1,189
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)
|
415
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(576
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)
|
|||||||
Net
gain on sale of loans
|
11
|
60
|
24
|
95
|
|||||||||
Other
income
|
134
|
258
|
266
|
594
|
|||||||||
Total
non-interest income
|
951
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(172
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)
|
2,159
|
1,497
|
||||||||
Non-Interest
Expense
|
|||||||||||||
Salaries
and employee benefits
|
1,814
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1,863
|
3,619
|
3,700
|
|||||||||
Net
occupancy expense
|
296
|
272
|
575
|
553
|
|||||||||
Furniture
and equipment expense
|
255
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291
|
486
|
573
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|||||||||
Marketing
expense
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144
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156
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297
|
306
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Third
party services
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196
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168
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365
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309
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|||||||||
Telephone,
postage and supplies expense
|
136
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113
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276
|
236
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|||||||||
State
taxes
|
114
|
114
|
227
|
217
|
|||||||||
Other
expense
|
327
|
339
|
673
|
658
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|||||||||
Total
non-interest expense
|
3,282
|
3,316
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6,518
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6,552
|
|||||||||
Income
before income taxes
|
1,654
|
623
|
3,612
|
3,141
|
|||||||||
Provision
for income taxes
|
352
|
140
|
632
|
739
|
|||||||||
Net
Income
|
$
|
1,302
|
$
|
483
|
$
|
2,980
|
$
|
2,402
|
|||||
Earnings
Per Share - Basic
|
$
|
.42
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$
|
.16
|
$
|
.95
|
$
|
.77
|
|||||
Earnings
Per Share - Diluted
|
$
|
.41
|
$
|
.15
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$
|
.94
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$
|
.76
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Cash
Dividends Per Share
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$
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.21
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$
|
.195
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$
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.42
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$
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.39
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial
statements.
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QNB
Corp. and Subsidiary
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(in
thousands)
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|||||||
(unaudited)
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June
30,
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December
31,
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2006
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2005
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Assets
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|||||||
Cash
and due from banks
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$
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19,629
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$
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20,807
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|||
Federal
funds sold
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—
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—
|
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Total
cash and cash equivalents
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19,629
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20,807
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|||||
Investment
securities
|
|||||||
Available-for-sale
(cost $215,182 and $235,187)
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209,893
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233,275
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|||||
Held-to-maturity
(market value $6,005 and $6,082)
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5,894
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5,897
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|||||
Non-marketable
equity securities
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3,682
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3,684
|
|||||
Loans
held-for-sale
|
—
|
134
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|||||
Total
loans, net of unearned income
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332,650
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301,349
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|||||
Allowance
for loan losses
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(2,549
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)
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(2,526
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)
|
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Net
loans
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330,101
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298,823
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|||||
Bank-owned
life insurance
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8,231
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8,103
|
|||||
Premises
and equipment, net
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6,458
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5,400
|
|||||
Accrued
interest receivable
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2,724
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2,572
|
|||||
Other
assets
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4,880
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3,510
|
|||||
Total
assets
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$
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591,492
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$
|
582,205
|
|||
Liabilities
|
|||||||
Deposits
|
|||||||
Demand,
non-interest bearing
|
$
|
57,831
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$
|
56,461
|
|||
Interest-bearing
demand
|
97,027
|
101,614
|
|||||
Money
market
|
52,827
|
39,170
|
|||||
Savings
|
49,618
|
50,296
|
|||||
Time
|
161,536
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160,213
|
|||||
Time
over $100,000
|
43,749
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50,916
|
|||||
Total
deposits
|
462,588
|
458,670
|
|||||
Short-term
borrowings
|
24,713
|
19,596
|
|||||
Federal
Home Loan Bank advances
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55,000
|
55,000
|
|||||
Accrued
interest payable
|
1,806
|
1,512
|
|||||
Other
liabilities
|
875
|
863
|
|||||
Total
liabilities
|
544,982
|
535,641
|
|||||
Shareholders'
Equity
|
|||||||
Common
stock, par value $.625 per share;
|
|||||||
authorized
10,000,000 shares; 3,233,671 and 3,210,762 shares issued;
|
|||||||
3,126,985
and 3,104,076 shares outstanding
|
2,021
|
2,007
|
|||||
Surplus
|
9,611
|
9,117
|
|||||
Retained
earnings
|
39,863
|
38,196
|
|||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive (loss), net
|
(3,491
|
)
|
(1,262
|
)
|
|||
Treasury
stock, at cost; 106,686 shares
|
(1,494
|
)
|
(1,494
|
)
|
|||
Total
shareholders' equity
|
46,510
|
46,564
|
|||||
Total
liabilities and shareholders' equity
|
$
|
591,492
|
$
|
582,205
|
|||
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial
statements.
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QNB Corp. and Subsidiary | |||
(in
thousands)
|
|||||||
(unaudited)
|
|||||||
Six
Months Ended June 30,
|
2006
|
2005
|
|||||
Operating
Activities
|
|||||||
Net
income
|
$
|
2,980
|
$
|
2,402
|
|||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
|
|||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
346
|
437
|
|||||
Provision
for loan losses
|
45
|
—
|
|||||
Securities
gains
|
(466
|
)
|
(677
|
)
|
|||
Impairment
write-down of securities
|
51
|
1,253
|
|||||
Net
gain on sale of repossessed assets
|
—
|
(209
|
)
|
||||
Proceeds
from sale of repossessed assets
|
9
|
209
|
|||||
Net
gain on sale of loans
|
(24
|
)
|
(95
|
)
|
|||
Loss
on disposal of premises and equipment
|
1
|
1
|
|||||
Proceeds
from sales of residential mortgages
|
2,140
|
5,233
|
|||||
Originations
of residential mortgages held-for-sale
|
(2,007
|
)
|
(5,346
|
)
|
|||
Income
on bank-owned life insurance
|
(123
|
)
|
(127
|
)
|
|||
Life
insurance proceeds/premiums, net
|
(5
|
)
|
107
|
||||
Tax
benefit from exercise of stock options
|
67
|
—
|
|||||
Stock-based
compensation expense
|
58
|
—
|
|||||
Deferred
income tax (benefit)
|
51
|
(213
|
)
|
||||
Net
increase (decrease) in income taxes payable
|
67
|
(308
|
)
|
||||
Net
(increase) decrease in accrued interest receivable
|
(152
|
)
|
22
|
||||
Net
amortization of premiums and discounts
|
300
|
477
|
|||||
Net
increase in accrued interest payable
|
294
|
162
|
|||||
Increase
in loan participation receivable
|
—
|
(1,100
|
)
|
||||
Increase
in other assets
|
(397
|
)
|
(512
|
)
|
|||
Increase
(decrease) in other liabilities
|
12
|
(562
|
)
|
||||
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
3,247
|
1,154
|
|||||
Investing
Activities
|
|||||||
Proceeds
from maturities and calls of investment securities
|
|||||||
available-for-sale
|
11,727
|
17,505
|
|||||
held-to-maturity
|
—
|
300
|
|||||
Proceeds
from sales of investment securities
|
|||||||
available-for-sale
|
25,422
|
36,793
|
|||||
Purchase
of investment securities
|
|||||||
available-for-sale
|
(16,953
|
)
|
(40,038
|
)
|
|||
Proceeds
from sales of non-marketable equity securities
|
1,242
|
492
|
|||||
Purchase
of non-marketable equity securities
|
(1,240
|
)
|
—
|
||||
Net
increase in loans
|
(31,323
|
)
|
(4,933
|
)
|
|||
Net
purchases of premises and equipment
|
(1,405
|
)
|
(169
|
)
|
|||
Net
cash (used) provided by investing activities
|
(12,530
|
)
|
9,950
|
||||
Financing
Activities
|
|||||||
Net
increase in non-interest bearing deposits
|
1,370
|
5,275
|
|||||
Net
increase (decrease) in interest-bearing non-maturity deposits
|
8,392
|
(24,097
|
)
|
||||
Net
(decrease) increase in time deposits
|
(5,844
|
)
|
10,287
|
||||
Net
increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings
|
5,117
|
(1,061
|
)
|
||||
Cash
dividends paid
|
(1,313
|
)
|
(1,210
|
)
|
|||
Proceeds
from issuance of common stock
|
383
|
76
|
|||||
Net
cash provided (used) by financing activites
|
8,105
|
(10,730
|
)
|
||||
(Decrease)
increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
(1,178
|
)
|
374
|
||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of year
|
20,807
|
22,185
|
|||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$
|
19,629
|
$
|
22,559
|
|||
Supplemental
Cash Flow Disclosures
|
|||||||
Interest
paid
|
$
|
6,945
|
$
|
5,357
|
|||
Income
taxes paid
|
431
|
1,245
|
|||||
Non-Cash
Transactions
|
|||||||
Change
in net unrealized holding losses, net of taxes, on investment
securities
available-for-sale
|
(2,229
|
)
|
42
|
||||
Transfer
of loans to repossessed assets
|
9
|
4
|
|||||
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated
financial
statements.
QNB CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
JUNE
30, 2006 AND 2005, AND DECEMBER 31, 2005
(Unaudited)
1. |
REPORTING
AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES
|
The
accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts
of
QNB Corp. (QNB) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, The Quakertown National Bank
(the Bank). All significant intercompany accounts and transactions are
eliminated in the consolidated financial statements.
These
consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited
consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in QNB's 2005
Annual Report incorporated in the Form 10-K. Operating
results for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2006 are not
necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending
December 31, 2006.
The
unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, which
in
the opinion of management are necessary for a fair presentation of the results
of the interim periods and are of a normal and recurring nature. Tabular
information, other than share and per share data, is presented in thousands
of
dollars.
In
preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is required to
make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities at the dates of the consolidated financial statements and the
reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual
results could differ from such estimates.
STOCK-BASED
COMPENSATION
QNB
sponsors stock-based compensation plans, administered by a committee, under
which both qualified and non-qualified stock options may be granted periodically
to certain employees. QNB accounted for all awards granted after January 1,
2002
under the “fair value” approach under Financial
Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Statement No. 123, Accounting
for Stock-Based Compensation.
Effective January 1, 2006, QNB adopted FASB Statement No. 123 (revised 2004),
Share-Based
Payment (FASB
No.
123r), using the modified prospective application method. The modified
prospective application method applies to new awards, to any outstanding
liability awards, and to awards modified, repurchased, or cancelled after
January 1, 2006. For all awards granted prior to January 1, 2006, unrecognized
compensation cost, on the date of adoption, will be recognized as an expense
in
future periods. The results for prior periods have not been
restated.
The
adoption of FASB No. 123r reduced net income by approximately $31,000 and
$58,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, respectively.
The
following table illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per share
if
QNB had applied the fair value recognition provisions to stock-based employee
compensation during the period presented. For purposes of this pro forma
disclosure, the value of the options is estimated using the Black-Scholes
option-pricing model and amortized to expense over the options’ vesting
period.
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30, 2006 AND 2005, AND DECEMBER 31, 2005
(Unaudited)
Three
Months Ended
June
30, 2005
|
Six
Months Ended
June
30, 2005
|
||||||
Net
income, as reported
|
$
|
483
|
$
|
2,402
|
|||
Deduct:
Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under
fair
value based method for all awards, net of related tax
effects
|
25
|
51
|
|||||
Pro
forma net income
|
$
|
458
|
$
|
2,351
|
|||
Earnings
per share
Basic
- as reported
|
$
|
.16
|
$
|
.77
|
|||
Basic
- pro forma
|
$
|
.15
|
$
|
.76
|
|||
Diluted
- as reported
|
$
|
.15
|
$
|
.76
|
|||
Diluted
- pro forma
|
$
|
.14
|
$
|
.74
|
As
of
June 30, 2006, there was approximately $146,000 of unrecognized compensation
cost related to unvested share-based compensation awards granted. That cost
is
expected to be recognized over the next two and a half years.
Options
are granted to certain employees at prices equal to the market value of the
stock on the date the options are granted. The 1998 Plan authorizes the issuance
of 220,500 shares. The time period during which any option is exercisable under
the Plan is determined by the committee but shall not commence before the
expiration of six months after the date of grant or continue beyond the
expiration of ten years after the date the option is awarded. The granted
options vest ratably over a three-year period. As of June 30, 2006, there were
180,458 options outstanding under this Plan. The 2005 Plan authorizes the
issuance of 200,000 shares. The terms of the 2005 Plan are identical to the
1998
Plan, except options expire five years after the grant date. As of June 30,
2006, there were 8,900 options outstanding under this Plan.
The
fair
value of each option is amortized into compensation expense on a straight-line
basis between the grant date for the option and each vesting date. QNB estimated
the fair value of stock options on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes
option pricing model. The model requires the use of numerous assumptions, many
of which are highly subjective in nature. The following assumptions were used
in
the option pricing model in determining the fair value of options granted during
the three- and six-months ended June 30:
Options
granted
|
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
|||||||
Risk-free
interest rate
|
4.27
|
%
|
4.18
|
%
|
4.39
|
%
|
||||
Dividend
yield
|
3.23
|
2.40
|
2.20
|
|||||||
Volatility
|
13.28
|
14.05
|
13.61
|
|||||||
Expected
life
|
5
yrs.
|
10
yrs.
|
10
yrs.
|
The
risk-free interest rate was selected based upon yields of U.S. Treasury issues
with a term equal to the expected life of the option being valued. Historical
information was the primary basis for the selection of the expected dividend
yield, expected volatility and expected lives of the options.
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30, 2006 AND 2005, AND DECEMBER 31, 2005
(Unaudited)
The
fair
market value of options granted in the first half of 2006 and 2005 was $3.13
and
$6.46, respectively.
Stock
option activity during the six months ended June 30, 2006 is as
follows:
Weighted
|
|||||||||||||
Average
|
Aggregate
|
||||||||||||
Weighted
|
Remaining
|
Intrinsic
|
|||||||||||
Number
of
|
Average
|
Contractual
|
Value
|
||||||||||
Options
|
Exercise
Price
|
Term
(in yrs.)
|
(in
thousands)
|
||||||||||
Outstanding
at January 1, 2006
|
193,374
|
$
|
19.18
|
5.93
|
|||||||||
Exercised
|
(21,416
|
)
|
16.27
|
||||||||||
Granted
|
17,400
|
26.00
|
|||||||||||
Outstanding
at June 30, 2006
|
189,358
|
20.13
|
5.43
|
$
|
1,499
|
||||||||
Exercisable
at June 30, 2006
|
137,058
|
16.16
|
4.83
|
$
|
1,499
|
2. |
PER
SHARE DATA
|
The
following sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share
(share and per share data are not in thousands):
For
the Three Months
Ended
June 30,
|
For
the Six Months
Ended
June 30,
|
||||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2006
|
2005
|
||||||||||
Numerator
for basic and diluted earnings per share-net income
|
$
|
1,302
|
$
|
483
|
$
|
2,980
|
$
|
2,402
|
|||||
Denominator
for basic earnings per share-
weighted
average shares outstanding
|
3,125,968
|
3,101,194
|
3,122,182
|
3,100,624
|
|||||||||
Effect
of dilutive securities-employee stock options
|
53,428
|
75,836
|
52,964
|
76,571
|
|||||||||
Denominator
for diluted earnings per share- adjusted weighted average shares
outstanding
|
3,179,396
|
3,177,030
|
3,175,146
|
3,177,195
|
|||||||||
Earnings
per share-basic
|
$
|
.42
|
$
|
.16
|
$
|
.95
|
$
|
.77
|
|||||
Earnings
per share-diluted
|
$
|
.41
|
$
|
.15
|
$
|
.94
|
$
|
.76
|
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30, 2006 AND 2005, AND DECEMBER 31, 2005
(Unaudited)
2. |
PER
SHARE DATA (Continued):
|
There
were 34,900 stock options that were anti-dilutive for the three and six-month
periods ended June 30, 2006 and 40,000 stock options that were anti-dilutive
for
the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2005. These stock options were
not included in the above calculation.
3. |
COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME
|
Comprehensive
income is defined as the change in equity of a business entity during a period
from transactions and other events and circumstances, excluding those resulting
from investments by and distributions to owners. For QNB, the sole component
of
other comprehensive income is the unrealized holding gains and losses on
available-for-sale investment securities.
The
following table shows the components and activity of comprehensive income during
the periods ended June 30, 2006 and 2005:
For
the Three Months
Ended
June 30,
|
For
the Six Months
Ended
June 30,
|
||||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2006
|
2005
|
||||||||||
Unrealized
holding (losses) gains arising during the period on securities held
(net
of taxes of $536, $(888), $1,007 and $334, respectively)
|
$
|
(1,039
|
)
|
$
|
1,928
|
$
|
(1,955
|
)
|
$
|
(528
|
)
|
||
Reclassification
adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income (net of taxes
of $20,
$(214), $141 and $(6), respectively)
|
(40
|
)
|
975
|
(274
|
)
|
570
|
|||||||
Net
change in unrealized (losses) gains during the period
|
(1,079
|
)
|
2,903
|
(2,229
|
)
|
42
|
|||||||
Unrealized
holding (losses) gains, beginning of period
|
(2,412
|
)
|
(2,170
|
)
|
(1,262
|
)
|
691
|
||||||
Unrealized
holding (losses) gains, end of period
|
$
|
(3,491
|
)
|
$
|
733
|
$
|
(3,491
|
)
|
$
|
733
|
|||
Net
income
|
$
|
1,302
|
$
|
483
|
$
|
2,980
|
$
|
2,402
|
|||||
Other
comprehensive income, net of tax:
Unrealized
holding (losses) gains arising during the period (net of taxes of
$556,
$(1,102), $1,148 and $328, respectively)
|
(1,079
|
)
|
2,903
|
(2,229
|
)
|
42
|
|||||||
Comprehensive
income
|
$
|
223
|
$
|
3,386
|
$
|
751
|
$
|
2,444
|
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30, 2006 AND 2005, AND DECEMBER 31, 2005
(Unaudited)
4. |
LOANS
|
The
following table presents loans by category as of June 30, 2006 and December
31,
2005:
June
30,
2006
|
December
31,
2005
|
||||||
Commercial
and industrial
|
$
|
73,884
|
$
|
64,812
|
|||
Construction
|
10,636
|
7,229
|
|||||
Real
estate-commercial
|
111,945
|
104,793
|
|||||
Real
estate-residential
|
121,527
|
112,920
|
|||||
Consumer
|
5,280
|
5,080
|
|||||
Indirect
lease financing
|
9,244
|
6,451
|
|||||
Total
loans
|
332,516
|
301,285
|
|||||
Unearned
costs
|
134
|
64
|
|||||
Total
loans net of unearned costs
|
$
|
332,650
|
$
|
301,349
|
5. |
INTANGIBLE
ASSETS
|
As
a
result of a purchase of deposits in 1997, QNB recorded a deposit premium of
$511,000. This premium is being amortized, for book purposes, over ten years
and
is reviewed annually for impairment. The net deposit premium intangible was
$68,000 and $94,000 at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively.
Amortization expense for core deposit intangibles was $13,000 for both
three-month periods ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 and $26,000 for both six-month
periods ended June 30, 2006 and 2005.
The
following table reflects the components of mortgage servicing rights as of
the
periods indicated:
June
30,
|
December
31,
|
||||||
2006
|
2005
|
||||||
Mortgage
servicing rights beginning balance
|
$
|
528
|
$
|
552
|
|||
Mortgage
servicing rights capitalized
|
16
|
80
|
|||||
Mortgage
servicing rights amortized
|
(47
|
)
|
(109
|
)
|
|||
Fair
market value adjustments
|
—
|
5
|
|||||
Mortgage
servicing rights ending balance
|
$
|
497
|
$
|
528
|
|||
Mortgage
loans serviced for others
|
$
|
73,491
|
$
|
77,196
|
|||
Amortization
expense of intangibles
|
73
|
160
|
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30, 2006 AND 2005, AND DECEMBER 31, 2005
(Unaudited)
5. |
INTANGIBLE
ASSETS (Continued):
|
The
annual estimated amortization expense of intangible assets for each of the
five
succeeding fiscal years is as follows:
Estimated
Amortization Expense
For
the Year Ended 12/31/06
|
$
|
143
|
||
For
the Year Ended 12/31/07
|
128
|
|||
For
the Year Ended 12/31/08
|
73
|
|||
For
the Year Ended 12/31/09
|
61
|
|||
For
the Year Ended 12/31/10
|
50
|
6. |
RELATED
PARTY TRANSACTIONS
|
As
of
June 30, 2006, amounts due from directors, principal officers, and their related
interests totaled $4,270,000. All of these transactions were made in the
ordinary course of business on substantially the same terms, including interest
rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable
transactions with other persons. Also, they did not involve a more than normal
risk of collectibility or present any other unfavorable features.
On
September 22, 2005, the Bank approved and entered into an agreement with Eugene
T. Parzych, Inc. for the renovation of its property at 322 W. Broad Street,
Quakertown, Pennsylvania to be used as additional office space. The cost of
the
renovations is expected to be approximately $1,250,000. The bids for this
project were submitted through a formal bidding process and reviewed by the
Board of Directors. Mr. Gary S. Parzych is the president of Eugene T. Parzych,
Inc. and is also a director of QNB Corp. Management and the Board of Directors
of QNB Corp. and the Bank believe this is an arms-length transaction.
The
total
paid as of June 30, 2006 was $1,058,000.
7. |
RECENT
ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
|
In
February 2006, the FASB issued FASB No. 155, Accounting
for Certain Hybrid Instruments, as an amendment of FASB Statements No. 133
and
140.
FASB
No. 155 allows financial instruments that have embedded derivatives to be
accounted for as a whole (eliminating the need to bifurcate the derivative
from
its host) if the holder elects to account for the whole instrument on a fair
value basis. This statement is effective for all financial instruments acquired
or issued after the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after
September 15, 2006. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a
material effect on the QNB’s results of operations or financial
position.
In
March
2006, the FASB issued FASB No. 156, Accounting
for Servicing of Financial Assets.
This
Statement, which is an amendment to FASB No. 140, will simplify the accounting
for servicing assets and liabilities, such as those common with mortgage
securitization activities. Specifically, FASB 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. FASB No. 156 also clarifies when an obligation to service financial
assets should be separately recognized as a servicing asset or a servicing
liability, requires that a separately recognized servicing asset or servicing
liability be
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30, 2006 AND 2005, AND DECEMBER 31, 2005
(Unaudited)
7. |
RECENT
ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
(Continued):
|
initially
measured at fair value, if practicable, and permits an entity with a separately
recognized servicing asset or servicing liability to choose either of the
amortization or fair value methods for subsequent measurement. The provisions
of
FASB No. 156 are effective as of the beginning of the first fiscal year that
begins after September 15, 2006. The adoption of this standard is not expected
to have a material effect on QNB’s results of operations or financial
position.
In
June
2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 (FIN 48), Accounting
for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.
FIN 48
is an interpretation of FASB No. 109, Accounting
for Income Taxes,
and it
seeks to reduce the diversity in practice associated with certain aspects of
measurement and recognition in accounting for income taxes. In addition, FIN
48
requires expanded disclosure with respect to the uncertainty in income taxes
and
is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. QNB is
currently evaluating the impact the adoption of the standard will have on QNB’s
results of operations.
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
QNB
Corp.
(the Corporation) is a bank holding company headquartered in Quakertown,
Pennsylvania. The Corporation, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, The
Quakertown National Bank (the Bank), has been serving the residents and
businesses of upper Bucks, northern Montgomery and southern Lehigh Counties
in
Pennsylvania since 1877. The Bank is a locally managed community bank that
provides a full range of commercial and retail banking and retail brokerage
services. The consolidated entity is referred to herein as “QNB”.
Forward-Looking
Statements
In
addition to historical information, this document contains forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words or
phrases such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,”
“project” and variations of such words and similar expressions, or future or
conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “may” or similar
expressions. The U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides
safe harbor in regard to the inclusion of forward-looking statements in this
document and documents incorporated by reference.
Shareholders
should note that many factors, some of which are discussed elsewhere in this
document and in the documents that are incorporated by reference, could affect
the future financial results of the Corporation and its subsidiary and could
cause those results to differ materially from those expressed in the
forward-looking statements contained or incorporated by reference in this
document. These factors include, but are not limited, to the
following:
· |
Operating,
legal and regulatory risks
|
· |
Economic,
political and competitive forces affecting the Corporation’s line of
business
|
· |
The
risk that the analysis of these risks and forces could be incorrect,
and/or that the strategies developed to address them could be
unsuccessful
|
· |
Volatility
in interest rates and shape of the yield
curve
|
· |
Increased
credit risk
|
QNB
cautions that these forward-looking statements are subject to numerous
assumptions, risks and uncertainties, all of which change over time, and QNB
assumes no duty to update forward-looking statements. Management cautions
readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. These
statements speak only as of the date made, and they advise readers that various
factors, including those described above, could affect QNB’s financial
performance and could cause actual results or circumstances for future periods
to differ materially from those anticipated or projected. Except as required
by
law, QNB does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to
publicly release any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect
the
occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the
date of such statements.
Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates
Discussion
and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations are based
on
the consolidated financial statements of QNB, which are prepared in accordance
with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). The preparation
of
these consolidated financial statements requires QNB to make estimates and
judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues
and
expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. QNB
evaluates estimates on an on-going basis, including those
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates (Continued)
related
to the allowance for loan losses, non-accrual loans, other real estate owned,
other-than-temporary investment impairments, intangible assets, stock option
plans and income taxes. QNB bases its estimates on historical experience and
various other factors and assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under
the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments
about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily
apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates
under different assumptions or conditions.
QNB
believes the following critical accounting policies affect its more significant
judgments and estimates used in preparation of its consolidated financial
statements: allowance for loan losses, income taxes and other-than-temporary
investment security impairment. Each estimate is discussed below. The financial
impact of each estimate is discussed in the applicable sections of Management’s
Discussion and Analysis.
Allowance
for Loan Losses
QNB
considers that the determination of the allowance for loan losses involves
a
higher degree of judgment and complexity than its other significant accounting
policies. The allowance for loan losses is calculated with the objective of
maintaining a level believed by management to be sufficient to absorb probable
known and inherent losses in the outstanding loan portfolio. The allowance
is
reduced by actual credit losses and is increased by the provision for loan
losses and recoveries of previous losses. The provisions for loan losses are
charged to earnings to bring the total allowance for loan losses to a level
considered necessary by management.
The
allowance for loan losses is based on management’s continuing review and
evaluation of the loan portfolio. The level of the allowance is determined
by
assigning specific reserves to individually identified problem credits and
general reserves to all other loans. The portion of the allowance that is
allocated to internally criticized and non-accrual loans is determined by
estimating the inherent loss on each credit after giving consideration to the
value of underlying collateral. The general reserves are based on the
composition and risk characteristics of the loan portfolio, including the nature
of the loan portfolio, credit concentration trends, historic and anticipated
delinquency and loss experience, as well as other qualitative factors such
as
current economic trends.
Management
emphasizes loan quality and close monitoring of potential problem credits.
Credit risk identification and review processes are utilized in order to assess
and monitor the degree of risk in the loan portfolio. QNB’s lending and loan
administration staff are charged with reviewing the loan portfolio and
identifying changes in the economy or in a borrower’s circumstances which may
affect the ability to repay debt or the value of pledged collateral. A loan
classification and review system exists that identifies those loans with a
higher than normal risk of uncollectibility. Each commercial loan is assigned
a
grade based upon an assessment of the borrower’s financial capacity to service
the debt and the presence and value of collateral for the loan. An independent
loan review group tests risk assessments and evaluates the adequacy of the
allowance for loan losses. Management meets monthly to review the credit quality
of the loan portfolio and quarterly to review the allowance for loan losses.
In
addition, various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination
process, periodically review QNB’s allowance for loan losses. Such agencies may
require QNB to recognize additions to the allowance based on their judgments
about information available to them at the time of their
examination.
Management
believes that it uses the best information available to make determinations
about the adequacy of the allowance and that it has established its existing
allowance for loan losses in accordance with GAAP. If circumstances differ
substantially from the assumptions used in making determinations, future
adjustments to the
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates (Continued):
allowance
for loan losses may be necessary and results of operations could be affected.
Because future events affecting borrowers and collateral cannot be predicted
with certainty, increases to the allowance may be necessary should the quality
of any loans deteriorate as a result of the factors discussed
above.
Income
Taxes.
QNB
accounts for income taxes under the asset/liability method. Deferred tax assets
and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable
to
differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets
and liabilities and their respective tax bases, as well as operating loss and
tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured
using
enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which
those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect
on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized
in
income in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance
is
established against deferred tax assets, when in the judgment of management,
it
is more likely than not that such deferred tax assets will not become available.
A valuation allowance of $124,000 existed as of June 30, 2006 to offset a
portion of the tax benefits associated with certain impaired securities that
management believes may not be realizable. Because the judgment about the level
of future taxable income is dependent to a great extent on matters that may,
at
least in part, be beyond QNB’s control, it is at least reasonably possible that
management’s judgment about the need for a valuation allowance for deferred
taxes could change in the near term.
Other-than-Temporary
Impairment of Investment Securities
Securities
are evaluated periodically to determine whether a decline in their value is
other-than-temporary. Management utilizes criteria such as the magnitude and
duration of the decline, in addition to the reasons underlying the decline,
to
determine whether the loss in value is other-than-temporary. The term
“other-than-temporary” is not intended to indicate that the decline is
permanent, but indicates that the prospects for a near-term recovery of value
are not necessarily favorable, or that there is a lack of evidence to support
realizable value equal to or greater than carrying value of the investment.
Once
a decline in value is determined to be other-than-temporary, the value of the
security is reduced, and a corresponding charge to earnings is
recognized.
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS - OVERVIEW
QNB
Corp.
earns its net income primarily through its subsidiary, The Quakertown National
Bank. Net interest income, or the spread between the interest, dividends and
fees earned on loans and investment securities and the expense incurred on
deposits and other interest-bearing liabilities, is the primary source of
operating income for QNB. QNB seeks to achieve sustainable and consistent
earnings growth while maintaining adequate levels of capital and liquidity
and
limiting its exposure to credit and interest rate risk to Board of Directors
approved levels. Due to its limited geographic area, comprised principally
of
upper Bucks, southern Lehigh and northern Montgomery counties, growth is pursued
through expansion of existing customer relationships and building new
relationships by stressing a consistent high level of service at all points
of
contact.
QNB
reported net income for the second quarter of 2006 of $1,302,000, or $.41 per
common share on a diluted basis. This compares to net income of $483,000, or
$.15 per share on a diluted basis, for the same period in 2005. Net income
for
the first six months of 2006 was $2,980,000, or $.94 per share diluted, an
increase from the $2,402,000, or $.76 per share diluted, for the comparable
period in 2005.
The
results for the 2005 quarter and six-month period were significantly impacted
by
a $1,253,000 unrealized loss as an other-than-temporary impairment related
to
certain Fannie Mae (FNMA) and Freddie Mac (FHLMC) preferred stock issues
recorded in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles
(GAAP). On an after-tax basis the charge was approximately $1,017,000, or $.32
per share diluted. QNB established a $190,000 valuation allowance to offset
a
portion of the tax benefits associated with the write-down of these securities
because such tax benefits may not be realizable. During the first quarter of
2006, QNB sold its preferred stock holdings and recorded a gain of $451,000
on
the carrying value of those issues that had previously been impaired and a
$300,000 loss on one issue that was not impaired in 2005. In addition, during
the first half of 2006, QNB realized capital gains which allowed a reversal
of
$86,000 of the tax valuation allowance provided in 2005.
Two
important measures of profitability in the banking industry are an institution's
return on average assets and return on average shareholders' equity. Return
on
average assets was .89 percent and .33 percent, while the return on average
equity was 10.57 percent and 4.15 percent for the three months ended June 30,
2006 and 2005, respectively. For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2006
and
2005, return on average assets was 1.03 percent and .83 percent, and the return
on average equity was 12.29 percent and 10.49 percent, respectively. Excluding
the impact of the impairment charge, the return on average assets for the three-
and six-month periods ended June 30, 2005 was 1.03 percent and 1.18 percent,
respectively, and the return on average equity was 12.89 percent and 14.93
percent, respectively.
QNB’s
net
interest income declined in the second quarter of 2006, to $4,030,000, as
compared to $4,111,000 for the same quarter of 2005. For the six-month periods
net interest income declined by 2.2 percent to $8,016,000. The decline in net
interest income was due to the continued pressure on the net interest margin.
Funding costs of deposits and borrowed money continued to increase at a faster
pace than the rate on earning assets. This difference was primarily the result
of three factors: a highly competitive deposit and loan pricing environment,
a
sustained flat to inverted Treasury yield curve and the current structure of
QNB’s balance sheet. The net interest margin declined 10 basis points, to 3.18
percent, from the second quarter of 2005 to the second quarter of 2006 and
declined 7 basis points for the six-month period, to 3.22 percent. In addition,
included in net interest income for the six-month period of 2005 was $40,000
of
interest income recovered on non-accrual and previously charged off
loans.
Total
non-interest income was $951,000 for the second quarter of 2006. This compares
to a loss of $172,000 for the same period in 2005. Excluding the $1,253,000
impairment charge included in net gains and losses on investment securities
during the second quarter of 2005, total non-interest income was $1,081,000
during that
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS - OVERVIEW (Continued)
period.
Included in non-interest income, under the category other income, during the
second quarter of 2005 was two non-operating items; life insurance proceeds
of
$61,000 and a sales tax refund of $45,000. In addition, as a result of rising
interest rates, mortgage activity has slowed and gains on the sale of
residential mortgages declined by $49,000 when comparing the two
quarters.
For
the
six-month period total non-interest income increased $662,000, to $2,159,000.
Excluding gains and losses on securities and loans, non-interest income for
the
six-month period decreased $258,000. In addition to the two non-operating items
mentioned previously, non-interest income during the first half of 2005 included
a $209,000 gain on the liquidation of assets relinquished by a borrower. This
item was also in the category of other income.
QNB
has
been very successful in operating efficiently and containing non-interest
expense. Non-interest expense decreased $34,000, or 1.0 percent, for the
three-month period and $34,000, or .5 percent, for the six-month period. Lower
personnel expense, primarily as a result of a reduction in the number of full
time equivalent employees, was the primary factor for the decline in
non-interest expense. Salary and benefit expense declined $49,000 and $81,000,
respectively, during these same periods. The adoption of FASB No. 123r had
the
impact of increasing salary expense by $31,000 for the quarter and $58,000
for
the six-month period. Salary expense for the six-month period in 2005 included
a
$40,000 accrual for incentive compensation.
The
balance sheet continued to experienced strong growth in loans, with total loans
increasing $59,648,000, or 21.8 percent, between June 30, 2005 and June 30,
2006. QNB’s successful loan growth was attributable to developing new
relationships, as well as further cultivating existing relationships with small
businesses in the communities served. Also contributing to loan growth was
QNB’s
entrance into indirect lease financing during the second quarter of 2005. This
loan growth was achieved while maintaining excellent asset quality.
Non-performing assets increased from .00 percent of total average assets at
June
30, 2005 to .02 percent at June 30, 2006. While asset quality remained high,
the
strong growth in loans prompted the need for a provision for loan losses of
$45,000 during the second quarter of 2006. This represented the first provision
for loan losses since 1999. On the funding side of the balance sheet, total
deposits increased $4,635,000, or 1.0 percent, from June 30, 2005 to June 30,
2006. The competition for deposits remains aggressive.
QNB
operates in an attractive market for financial services, but also in a market
with intense competition from other local community banks and regional and
national financial institutions. QNB has been able to compete effectively with
other financial institutions by emphasizing technology, including
internet-banking and electronic bill pay, and customer service, including local
decision-making on loans, the establishment of long-term customer relationships
and customer loyalty, and products and services designed to address the specific
needs of our customers.
These
items as well as others will be explained more thoroughly in the next sections.
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
Average
Balances, Rate, and Interest Income and Expense Summary
(Tax-Equivalent
Basis)
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Three
Months Ended
|
|||||||||||||||||||
June
30, 2006
|
June
30, 2005
|
||||||||||||||||||
Average
|
Average
|
Average
|
Average
|
||||||||||||||||
Balance
|
Rate
|
Interest
|
Balance
|
Rate
|
Interest
|
||||||||||||||
Assets
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Federal
funds sold
|
$
|
3,136
|
4.81
|
%
|
$
|
38
|
$
|
9,213
|
2.98
|
%
|
$
|
68
|
|||||||
Investment
securities:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
U.S.
Treasury
|
6,120
|
3.73
|
%
|
57
|
6,114
|
2.04
|
%
|
31
|
|||||||||||
U.S.
Government agencies
|
29,887
|
4.76
|
%
|
355
|
38,273
|
3.77
|
%
|
361
|
|||||||||||
State
and municipal
|
42,336
|
6.69
|
%
|
708
|
52,851
|
6.50
|
%
|
859
|
|||||||||||
Mortgage-backed
and CMOs
|
122,811
|
4.29
|
%
|
1,317
|
134,782
|
4.19
|
%
|
1,413
|
|||||||||||
Other
|
21,461
|
6.41
|
%
|
344
|
30,146
|
5.79
|
%
|
436
|
|||||||||||
Total
investment securities
|
222,615
|
5.00
|
%
|
2,781
|
262,166
|
4.73
|
%
|
3,100
|
|||||||||||
Loans:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Commercial
real estate
|
142,524
|
6.54
|
%
|
2,322
|
122,520
|
6.19
|
%
|
1,892
|
|||||||||||
Residential
real estate
|
25,980
|
5.88
|
%
|
382
|
25,534
|
5.85
|
%
|
373
|
|||||||||||
Home
equity loans
|
66,696
|
6.31
|
%
|
1,050
|
59,938
|
5.87
|
%
|
878
|
|||||||||||
Commercial
and industrial
|
50,831
|
7.17
|
%
|
908
|
45,474
|
6.02
|
%
|
683
|
|||||||||||
Indirect
lease financing
|
8,704
|
9.31
|
%
|
202
|
749
|
10.39
|
%
|
19
|
|||||||||||
Consumer
loans
|
5,130
|
9.23
|
%
|
118
|
5,293
|
8.74
|
%
|
115
|
|||||||||||
Tax-exempt
loans
|
22,130
|
5.78
|
%
|
319
|
12,846
|
5.28
|
%
|
169
|
|||||||||||
Total
loans, net of unearned*
|
321,995
|
6.60
|
%
|
5,301
|
272,354
|
6.08
|
%
|
4,129
|
|||||||||||
Other
earning assets
|
4,548
|
5.54
|
%
|
63
|
4,514
|
2.91
|
%
|
33
|
|||||||||||
Total
earning assets
|
552,294
|
5.94
|
%
|
8,183
|
548,247
|
5.36
|
%
|
7,330
|
|||||||||||
Cash
and due from banks
|
19,243
|
19,388
|
|||||||||||||||||
Allowance
for loan losses
|
(2,524
|
)
|
(2,597
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
Other
assets
|
20,155
|
19,000
|
|||||||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
589,168
|
$
|
584,038
|
|||||||||||||||
Liabilities
and Shareholders' Equity
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Interest-bearing
deposits:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Interest-bearing
demand
|
$
|
99,056
|
2.15
|
%
|
$
|
531
|
$
|
91,585
|
1.02
|
%
|
$
|
233
|
|||||||
Money
market
|
52,655
|
2.94
|
%
|
386
|
56,839
|
1.67
|
%
|
236
|
|||||||||||
Savings
|
50,476
|
0.39
|
%
|
50
|
55,475
|
0.39
|
%
|
55
|
|||||||||||
Time
|
161,804
|
3.66
|
%
|
1,478
|
164,801
|
2.93
|
%
|
1,205
|
|||||||||||
Time
over $100,000
|
43,901
|
3.81
|
%
|
417
|
43,332
|
2.93
|
%
|
316
|
|||||||||||
Total
interest-bearing deposits
|
407,892
|
2.81
|
%
|
2,862
|
412,032
|
1.99
|
%
|
2,045
|
|||||||||||
Short-term
borrowings
|
18,914
|
3.51
|
%
|
166
|
11,580
|
1.96
|
%
|
57
|
|||||||||||
Federal
Home Loan Bank advances
|
55,000
|
5.62
|
%
|
770
|
55,000
|
5.42
|
%
|
743
|
|||||||||||
Total
interest-bearing liabilities
|
481,806
|
3.16
|
%
|
3,798
|
478,612
|
2.38
|
%
|
2,845
|
|||||||||||
Non-interest-bearing
deposits
|
54,790
|
56,118
|
|||||||||||||||||
Other
liabilities
|
3,143
|
2,647
|
|||||||||||||||||
Shareholders'
equity
|
49,429
|
46,661
|
|||||||||||||||||
Total
liabilities and
|
|||||||||||||||||||
shareholders'
equity
|
$
|
589,168
|
$
|
584,038
|
|||||||||||||||
Net
interest rate spread
|
2.78
|
%
|
2.98
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||
Margin/net
interest income
|
3.18
|
%
|
4,385
|
3.28
|
%
|
4,485
|
|||||||||||||
Tax-exempt
securities and loans were adjusted to a tax-equivalent basis and
are based
on the marginal Federal corporate tax rate
|
|||||||||||||||||||
rate
of 34 percent.
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Non-accrual
loans are included in earning assets.
|
|||||||||||||||||||
*
Includes loans held-for-sale
|
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
Average
Balances, Rate, and Interest Income and Expense Summary
(Tax-Equivalent
Basis)
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Six
Months Ended
|
|||||||||||||||||||
June
30, 2006
|
June
30, 2005
|
||||||||||||||||||
Average
|
Average
|
Average
|
Average
|
||||||||||||||||
Balance
|
Rate
|
Interest
|
Balance
|
Rate
|
Interest
|
||||||||||||||
Assets
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Federal
funds sold
|
$
|
2,635
|
4.72
|
%
|
$
|
62
|
$
|
6,075
|
2.85
|
%
|
$
|
86
|
|||||||
Investment
securities:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
U.S.
Treasury
|
6,076
|
3.48
|
%
|
105
|
6,132
|
2.05
|
%
|
62
|
|||||||||||
U.S.
Government agencies
|
25,339
|
4.51
|
%
|
572
|
43,048
|
3.66
|
%
|
788
|
|||||||||||
State
and municipal
|
45,297
|
6.61
|
%
|
1,497
|
52,692
|
6.50
|
%
|
1,714
|
|||||||||||
Mortgage-backed
and CMOs
|
125,851
|
4.28
|
%
|
2,692
|
134,989
|
4.19
|
%
|
2,830
|
|||||||||||
Other
|
23,618
|
6.19
|
%
|
731
|
30,011
|
5.55
|
%
|
833
|
|||||||||||
Total
investment securities
|
226,181
|
4.95
|
%
|
5,597
|
266,872
|
4.67
|
%
|
6,227
|
|||||||||||
Loans:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Commercial
real estate
|
138,874
|
6.50
|
%
|
4,474
|
122,501
|
6.10
|
%
|
3,708
|
|||||||||||
Residential
real estate
|
25,963
|
5.85
|
%
|
759
|
24,595
|
5.88
|
%
|
723
|
|||||||||||
Home
equity loans
|
65,236
|
6.27
|
%
|
2,027
|
59,614
|
5.81
|
%
|
1,719
|
|||||||||||
Commercial
and industrial
|
51,016
|
7.02
|
%
|
1,775
|
44,545
|
6.05
|
%
|
1,337
|
|||||||||||
Indirect
lease financing
|
7,975
|
9.32
|
%
|
368
|
376
|
10.40
|
%
|
19
|
|||||||||||
Consumer
loans
|
5,020
|
9.12
|
%
|
227
|
5,229
|
8.91
|
%
|
231
|
|||||||||||
Tax-exempt
loans
|
20,635
|
5.76
|
%
|
589
|
13,062
|
5.27
|
%
|
342
|
|||||||||||
Total
loans, net of unearned*
|
314,719
|
6.55
|
%
|
10,219
|
269,922
|
6.04
|
%
|
8,079
|
|||||||||||
Other
earning assets
|
4,567
|
4.94
|
%
|
112
|
4,675
|
2.70
|
%
|
63
|
|||||||||||
Total
earning assets
|
548,102
|
5.88
|
%
|
15,990
|
547,544
|
5.32
|
%
|
14,455
|
|||||||||||
Cash
and due from banks
|
18,821
|
18,821
|
|||||||||||||||||
Allowance
for loan losses
|
(2,519
|
)
|
(2,602
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
Other
assets
|
19,694
|
19,007
|
|||||||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
584,098
|
$
|
582,770
|
|||||||||||||||
Liabilities
and Shareholders' Equity
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Interest-bearing
deposits:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Interest-bearing
demand
|
$
|
97,650
|
2.00
|
%
|
$
|
970
|
$
|
91,471
|
0.95
|
%
|
$
|
430
|
|||||||
Money
market
|
47,964
|
2.71
|
%
|
643
|
60,100
|
1.64
|
%
|
488
|
|||||||||||
Savings
|
50,371
|
0.39
|
%
|
98
|
55,491
|
0.39
|
%
|
109
|
|||||||||||
Time
|
161,599
|
3.56
|
%
|
2,852
|
163,596
|
2.87
|
%
|
2,327
|
|||||||||||
Time
over $100,000
|
46,255
|
3.68
|
%
|
845
|
42,595
|
2.82
|
%
|
596
|
|||||||||||
Total
interest-bearing deposits
|
403,839
|
2.70
|
%
|
5,408
|
413,253
|
1.93
|
%
|
3,950
|
|||||||||||
Short-term
borrowings
|
19,106
|
3.26
|
%
|
309
|
11,112
|
1.79
|
%
|
99
|
|||||||||||
Federal
Home Loan Bank advances
|
55,000
|
5.58
|
%
|
1,522
|
55,000
|
5.39
|
%
|
1,470
|
|||||||||||
Total
interest-bearing liabilities
|
477,945
|
3.05
|
%
|
7,239
|
479,365
|
2.32
|
%
|
5,519
|
|||||||||||
Non-interest-bearing
deposits
|
54,227
|
54,358
|
|||||||||||||||||
Other
liabilities
|
3,004
|
2,882
|
|||||||||||||||||
Shareholders'
equity
|
48,922
|
46,165
|
|||||||||||||||||
Total
liabilities and
|
|||||||||||||||||||
shareholders'
equity
|
$
|
584,098
|
$
|
582,770
|
|||||||||||||||
Net
interest rate spread
|
2.83
|
%
|
3.00
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||
Margin/net
interest income
|
3.22
|
%
|
8,751
|
3.29
|
%
|
8,936
|
|||||||||||||
Tax-exempt
securities and loans were adjusted to a tax-equivalent basis and
are based
on the marginal Federal corporate tax rate
|
|||||||||||||||||||
rate
of 34 percent.
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Non-accrual
loans are included in earning assets.
|
|||||||||||||||||||
*
Includes loans held-for-sale
|
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
Three
Months Ended
|
Six
Months Ended
|
||||||||||||||||||
June
30, 2006 compared to
|
June
30, 2006 compared to
|
||||||||||||||||||
June
30, 2005
|
June
30, 2005
|
||||||||||||||||||
Total
|
Due
to change in:
|
Total
|
Due
to change in:
|
||||||||||||||||
Change
|
Volume
|
Rate
|
Change
|
Volume
|
Rate
|
||||||||||||||
Interest
income:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Federal
funds sold
|
$
|
(30
|
)
|
$
|
(45
|
)
|
$
|
15
|
$
|
(24
|
)
|
$
|
(49
|
)
|
$
|
25
|
|||
Investment
securities:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
U.S.
Treasury
|
26
|
0
|
26
|
43
|
(1
|
)
|
44
|
||||||||||||
U.S.
Government agencies
|
(6
|
)
|
(79
|
)
|
73
|
(216
|
)
|
(324
|
)
|
108
|
|||||||||
State
and municipal
|
(151
|
)
|
(171
|
)
|
20
|
(217
|
)
|
(241
|
)
|
24
|
|||||||||
Mortgage-backed
and CMOs
|
(96
|
)
|
(125
|
)
|
29
|
(138
|
)
|
(191
|
)
|
53
|
|||||||||
Other
|
(92
|
)
|
(126
|
)
|
34
|
(102
|
)
|
(178
|
)
|
76
|
|||||||||
Loans:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Commercial
real estate
|
430
|
309
|
121
|
766
|
496
|
270
|
|||||||||||||
Residential
real estate
|
9
|
7
|
2
|
36
|
40
|
(4
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Home
equity loans
|
172
|
99
|
73
|
308
|
162
|
146
|
|||||||||||||
Commercial
and industrial
|
225
|
80
|
145
|
438
|
194
|
244
|
|||||||||||||
Indirect
lease financing
|
183
|
206
|
(23
|
)
|
349
|
392
|
(43
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Consumer
loans
|
3
|
(3
|
)
|
6
|
(4
|
)
|
(9
|
)
|
5
|
||||||||||
Tax-exempt
loans
|
150
|
122
|
28
|
247
|
198
|
49
|
|||||||||||||
Other
earning assets
|
30
|
0
|
30
|
49
|
(2
|
)
|
51
|
||||||||||||
Total
interest income
|
853
|
274
|
579
|
1,535
|
487
|
1,048
|
|||||||||||||
Interest
expense:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Interest-bearing
demand
|
298
|
19
|
279
|
540
|
29
|
511
|
|||||||||||||
Money
market
|
150
|
(17
|
)
|
167
|
155
|
(99
|
)
|
254
|
|||||||||||
Savings
|
(5
|
)
|
(5
|
)
|
(0
|
)
|
(11
|
)
|
(10
|
)
|
(1
|
)
|
|||||||
Time
|
273
|
(22
|
)
|
295
|
525
|
(28
|
)
|
553
|
|||||||||||
Time
over $100,000
|
101
|
4
|
97
|
249
|
51
|
198
|
|||||||||||||
Short-term
borrowings
|
109
|
36
|
73
|
210
|
71
|
139
|
|||||||||||||
Federal
Home Loan Bank advances
|
27
|
—
|
27
|
52
|
—
|
52
|
|||||||||||||
Total
interest expense
|
953
|
15
|
938
|
1,720
|
14
|
1,706
|
|||||||||||||
Net
interest income
|
$
|
(100
|
)
|
$
|
259
|
$
|
(359
|
)
|
$
|
(185
|
)
|
$
|
473
|
$
|
(658
|
)
|
|||
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
NET
INTEREST INCOME
The
following table presents the adjustment to convert net interest income to net
interest income on a fully taxable equivalent basis for the three- and six-month
periods ended June 30, 2006 and 2005.
For
the Three Months
|
For
the Six Months
|
||||||||||||
Ended
June 30,
|
Ended
June 30,
|
||||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2006
|
2005
|
||||||||||
Total
interest income
|
$
|
7,828
|
$
|
6,956
|
$
|
15,255
|
$
|
13,715
|
|||||
Total
interest expense
|
3,798
|
2,845
|
7,239
|
5,519
|
|||||||||
Net
interest income
|
4,030
|
4,111
|
8,016
|
8,196
|
|||||||||
Tax
equivalent adjustment
|
355
|
374
|
735
|
740
|
|||||||||
Net
interest income (fully taxable equivalent)
|
$
|
4,385
|
$
|
4,485
|
$
|
8,751
|
$
|
8,936
|
|||||
Net
interest income is the primary source of operating income for QNB. Net interest
income is interest income, dividends, and fees on earning assets, less interest
expense incurred for funding sources. Earning assets primarily include loans,
investment securities and Federal funds sold. Sources used to fund these assets
include deposits, borrowed funds and shareholders’ equity. Net interest income
is affected by changes in interest rates, the volume and mix of earning assets
and interest-bearing liabilities, and the amount of earning assets funded by
non-interest-bearing deposits.
For
purposes of this discussion, interest income and the average yield earned on
loans and investment securities are adjusted to a tax-equivalent basis as
detailed in the tables that appear on page 16 and 17. This adjustment to
interest income is made for analysis purposes only. Interest income is increased
by the amount of savings of Federal income taxes, which QNB realizes by
investing in certain tax-exempt state and municipal securities and by making
loans to certain tax-exempt organizations. In this way, the ultimate economic
impact of earnings from various assets can be more easily compared.
The
net
interest rate spread is the difference between average rates received on earning
assets and average rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities, while the net
interest rate margin includes interest-free sources of funds.
Net
interest income decreased 2.0 percent, to $4,030,000, for the quarter ended
June
30, 2006 as compared to $4,111,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2006. On
a
tax-equivalent basis, net interest income decreased by 2.2 percent, from
$4,485,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2005 to $4,385,000 for the same
period ended June 30, 2006. The decline in net interest income was the result
of
a lower net interest margin. When comparing the second quarters of 2006 and
2005, the net interest margin declined by 10 basis points. The net interest
margin decreased to 3.18 percent for the second quarter of 2006 from 3.28
percent for the second quarter of 2005. The second quarter net interest margin
also represents an 8 basis point decline from the 3.26 percent recorded in
the
first quarter of 2006. Funding costs for deposits and borrowed money continue
to
increase at a faster pace than the rate on earning assets. Contributing to
this
difference is the interest rate environment over the past year as short-term
interest rates have increased at a much faster pace than mid- and long-term
interest rates resulting in a flat to inverted yield curve. The
structure of QNB’s balance sheet, which
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DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
NET
INTEREST INCOME (Continued)
is
comprised primarily of fixed-rate investments and loans and funding sources
with
relatively short-term repricing characteristics, as well as the strong
competition for loans and deposits, has also contributed to the decline in
the
net interest margin. The
strong growth in loans has helped partially offset the impact of the higher
funding costs.
While
average earning assets increased slightly from $548,247,000 for the second
quarter of 2005 to $552,294,000 for the second quarter of 2006, total interest
income increased $853,000, or 11.6 percent, during the same period. The increase
in interest income is a result of the increase in market interest rates and
particularly the prime lending rate, in conjunction with the shift in the
composition of the assets from investment securities to loans, as loans, in
general, earn more than investment securities. When comparing the two quarters,
average
loans increased $49,641,000, or 18.2 percent, while average investment
securities decreased $39,551,000, or 15.1 percent.
The
Federal Reserve Board continued to increase short-term interest rates by
increasing the Federal funds rate twice by 25 basis points each time during
the
second quarter of 2006. While short-term interest rates have increased
significantly since June of 2004 when the Federal funds rate was 1.00 percent
to
its current rate of 5.25 percent, the yield on earning assets on a
tax-equivalent basis has only increased from 5.36 percent for the second quarter
of 2005 to 5.94 percent for the second quarter of 2006. This differential is
due
to a number of factors including the long period of historically low interest
rates since 2001 which enabled borrowers to lock into low-rate longer term
fixed-rate loans, the flat to inverted shape of the yield curve since the
Federal Reserve began raising interest rates, the fixed rate nature of the
investment and loan portfolio and the price competition for loans.
Interest
income on investment securities decreased $319,000 when comparing the two
quarters, as the decline in balances offset the increase in the yield on the
portfolio. The average yield increased from 4.73 percent for the second quarter
of 2005 to 5.00 percent for the second quarter of 2006. Most of the increase
in
the yield was a result of the sale, maturity or payments of lower yielding
securities since QNB has purchased very few securities over the past year
because of the growth in loans.
The
yield
on loans increased 52 basis points, to 6.60 percent, when comparing the second
quarter of 2006 to the second quarter of 2005. The average prime rate when
comparing these same periods increased 199 basis points, from 5.91 percent
to
7.90 percent. While QNB was positively impacted by the increases in the prime
rate, the overall yield on the loan portfolio did not increase proportionately,
since only a portion of the loan portfolio reprices immediately with changes
in
the prime rate. As short-term interest rates were increasing, mid- and
longer-term interest rates were increasing but at a slower rate, creating a
yield curve that is flat and even inverted at points. This rate phenomenon,
along with the extreme competition for loans, has created an environment where
borrowers are refinancing variable-rate loans tied to prime into lower
fixed-rate borrowings, and new originations, while at higher rates than two
years ago, are still at relatively low rates.
For
the
most part, earning assets are funded by deposits, which declined when comparing
the two quarters. Average
deposits decreased $4,140,000, or 1.0 percent, when comparing the second
quarters of 2006 and 2005. Total interest expense increased by $953,000, or
33.5
percent, when comparing the second quarter of 2006 to the second quarter of
2005. The increase in interest expense was a result of an increase in interest
rates paid on both deposits and short-term borrowings. The rate paid on
interest-bearing liabilities increased from 2.38 percent for the second quarter
of 2005 to 3.16 percent for the second quarter of 2006, with the rate paid
on
interest-bearing deposits increasing from 1.99 percent to 2.81 percent during
this same period. Interest expense on interest-bearing demand accounts increased
$298,000, and the rate paid increased from 1.02 percent to 2.15 percent when
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MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
NET
INTEREST INCOME (Continued)
comparing
the two quarters. Approximately 43.8 percent of these balances are municipal
deposits that adjust with Federal funds, accounting for the increase in the
rate
paid on interest-bearing demand accounts. The average balance of interest
bearing demand accounts increased $7,471,000, or 8.2 percent, when comparing
the
two quarters. Interest expense on money market accounts increased by $150,000
as
the $4,184,000 decline in average balances was offset by a 127 basis point
increase in the average rate paid. The decrease in money market balances
reflects the decision made during the third quarter of 2005 not to aggressively
seek to retain the short-term deposits of a school district by paying high
short-term rates. With the flat yield curve, these funds would not have added
significant incremental net interest income and would have further eroded the
net interest margin. The impact of the loss of these balances was partially
offset by growth in the Treasury Select money market product. The increase
in
the average rate on money market accounts was primarily the result of the
majority of the balances being in the Treasury Select product which is indexed
to a percentage of the 91-day Treasury bill rate. This rate has increased as
short-term interest rates have increased over the past year.
Interest
expense on time deposits increased $374,000, while the average rate paid on
time
deposits increased from 2.93 percent to 3.70 percent when comparing the two
periods. Like fixed-rate loans and investment securities, time deposits reprice
over time and, therefore, have less of an immediate impact on costs in either
a
rising or falling rate environment. Unlike loans and investment securities,
the
maturity and repricing characteristics tend to be shorter. With interest rates
increasing over the past two years, customers have opted for shorter maturity
time deposits. This result, combined with the strong rate competition for these
deposits, has led to the increase in the yield on time deposits in 2006. Average
time deposits decreased $2,428,000, or 1.2 percent, when comparing the second
quarter of 2006 to the second quarter of 2005.
Interest
expense on short-term borrowings increased $109,000, both as a result of an
increase in balances and rates. The average rate paid increased from 1.96
percent for the second quarter of 2005 to 3.51 percent for the second quarter
of
2006, while average balances increased $7,334,000, to $18,914,000. Most of
this
increase was centered in repurchase agreements, a sweep product for commercial
customers.
For
the
six-month period ended June 30, 2006, net interest income decreased $180,000,
or
2.2 percent, to $8,016,000. On a tax-equivalent basis net interest income
decreased $185,000, or 2.1 percent. Included in net interest income for the
first six months of 2005 was $40,000 in interest recognized on the pay-off
of
loans that had not been accruing interest or had previously been charged off.
Average earning assets increased $558,000, or .1 percent, while the net interest
margin declined 7 basis points. The net interest margin on a tax-equivalent
basis was 3.22 percent for the six-month period ended June 30, 2006 compared
with 3.29 percent for the same period in 2006.
Total
interest income on a tax-equivalent basis increased $1,535,000, from $14,455,000
to $15,990,000, when comparing the six-month periods ended June 30, 2005 to
June
30, 2006. With the small growth in earning assets, the increase in interest
income was mostly a result of rate increases and the movement of balances from
investment securities to loans. Approximately $487,000 of the increase in
interest income was related to volume, while $1,048,000 was due to higher rates.
Average loans increased 16.6 percent to $314,719,000, while average investment
securities decreased 15.3 percent to $226,181,000. The yield on earning assets
increased from 5.32 percent to 5.88 percent for the six-month periods. The
yield
on loans increased from 6.04 percent to 6.55 percent during this time, while
the
yield on investments increased from 4.67 percent to 4.95 percent when comparing
the six-month periods. The yield on commercial real estate loans and commercial
and industrial loans benefited the most from the increase in interest
rates.
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CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
NET
INTEREST INCOME (Continued)
Total
interest expense increased $1,720,000, from $5,519,000 to $7,239,000, for the
six-month periods with interest on demand accounts, money market accounts,
and
time deposits accounting for $540,000, $155,000 and $774,000, respectively,
of
the increase. Approximately $1,706,000 of the increase in interest expense
is a
result of higher interest rates. The yield on interest-bearing demand accounts,
money market accounts and time deposits increased 105 basis points, 107 basis
points and 73 basis points, respectively, when comparing the average rate paid
for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2006 and 2005. Interest expense on
short-term borrowings increased by $210,000 as the average rate paid on these
accounts increased from 1.79 percent to 3.26 percent.
Management
expects the remainder of 2006 to be challenging with respect to net interest
income and the net interest margin. The extremely competitive environment for
loans and deposits, as well as the flat yield curve, is expected to continue.
These factors combined with QNB’s current interest rate sensitivity position,
which has funding sources repricing sooner than earning assets, will likely
put
more pressure on the net interest margin. However, the ability to continue
to
successfully increase loan balances should have a positive impact on the net
interest margin and interest income, as loans tend to earn a higher yield than
investment securities. In addition, at the end of the second quarter, QNB was
able to reclassify some of its deposits for reserve calculation purposes. This
reclassification will enable QNB to reduce its reserve requirements at the
Federal Reserve Bank by approximately $8,500,000. These funds will go from
a
non-earning asset into either Federal funds sold or investment securities,
thereby increasing net interest income.
PROVISION
FOR LOAN LOSSES
The
provision for loan losses represents management's determination of the amount
necessary to be charged to operations to bring the allowance for loan losses
to
a level that represents management’s best estimate of the known and inherent
losses in the existing loan portfolio. Actual loan losses, net of recoveries,
serve to reduce the allowance.
The
determination of an appropriate level of the allowance for loan losses is based
upon an analysis of the risk inherent in QNB's loan portfolio. Management uses
various tools to assess the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses. One
tool
is a model recommended by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. This
model considers a number of relevant factors including: historical loan loss
experience, the assigned risk rating of the credit, current and projected credit
worthiness of the borrower, current value of the underlying collateral, levels
of and trends in delinquencies and non-accrual loans, trends in volume and
terms
of loans, concentrations of credit, and national and local economic trends
and
conditions. This model is supplemented with another analysis that also
incorporates QNB’s portfolio exposure to borrowers with large dollar
concentration. Other tools include ratio analysis and peer group
analysis.
QNB’s
management determined a $45,000 provision for loan losses was necessary for
the
three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2006. There was no provision for
loan losses necessary for the same periods in 2005. The need for a provision
during the second quarter of 2006 was determined by the analysis described
above
and resulted in an allowance for loan losses that management believes is
adequate in relation to the estimate of known and inherent losses in the
portfolio.
Loan
charge-offs and non-performing assets remain at low levels. QNB had net
charge-offs of $2,000 and $21,000 during the second quarter of 2006 and 2005,
respectively. For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 QNB had
net
charge-offs of $22,000 and $27,000, respectively.
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CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
PROVISION
FOR LOAN LOSSES (Continued)
Non-performing
assets (non-accruing loans, loans past due 90 days or more, other real estate
owned and other repossessed assets) amounted to .02 percent and .00 percent
of
total assets at June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. This compares to .002
percent at December 31, 2005. There were no non-accrual loans at June 30, 2006,
December 31, 2005 or June 30, 2005. QNB did not have any other real estate
owned
as of June 30, 2006, December 31, 2005 or June 30, 2005. There were no
repossessed assets as of June 30, 2006 or December 31, 2005. Repossessed assets
were $4,000 at June 30, 2005.
There
were no restructured loans as of June 30, 2006, December 31, 2005 or June 30,
2005 as defined in FASB Statement No. 15, Accounting
by Debtors and Creditors for Troubled Debt Restructurings,
that
have not already been included in loans past due 90 days or more or non-accrual
loans.
The
allowance for loan losses was $2,549,000 and $2,526,000 at June 30, 2006 and
December 31, 2005, respectively. The ratio of the allowance to total loans
was
.77 percent and .84 percent at the respective period end dates. The decrease
in
the ratio is a result of the strong growth in the loan portfolio. While QNB
believes that its allowance is adequate to cover losses in the loan portfolio,
there remain inherent uncertainties regarding future economic events and their
potential impact on asset quality.
A
loan is
considered impaired, based on current information and events, if it is probable
that QNB will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal or
interest when due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement.
The
measurement of impaired loans is generally based on the present value of
expected future cash flows discounted at the historical effective interest
rate,
except that all collateral-dependent loans are measured for impairment based
on
the fair value of the collateral. There
were no
loans considered impaired at June 30, 2006 and 2005.
Management
in determining the allowance for loan losses makes significant estimates.
Consideration is given to a variety of factors in establishing these estimates
including current economic conditions, diversification of the loan portfolio,
delinquency statistics, results of loan reviews, borrowers’ perceived financial
and managerial strengths, the adequacy of underlying collateral if collateral
dependent, or the present value of future cash flows.
Since
the
allowance for loan losses is dependent, to a great extent, on conditions that
may be beyond QNB’s control, it is at least reasonably possible that
management’s estimates of the allowance for loan losses and actual results could
differ in the near term. In addition, various regulatory agencies, as an
integral part of their examination process, periodically review QNB’s allowance
for losses on loans. Such agencies may require QNB to recognize additions to
the
allowance based on their judgments about information available to them at the
time of their examination.
NON-INTEREST
INCOME
QNB,
through its core banking business, generates various fees and service charges.
Total non-interest income is composed of service charges on deposit accounts,
ATM and debit card income, income on bank-owned life insurance, mortgage
servicing fees, gains or losses on the sale of investment securities, gains
on
the sale of residential mortgage loans, and other miscellaneous fee income.
Total
non-interest income was $951,000 for the second quarter of 2006. This compares
to a loss of $172,000 for the same period in 2005. Excluding the $1,253,000
impairment charge included in net gains and losses on investment securities
during the second quarter of 2005, total non-interest income was $1,081,000
during that
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CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
NON-INTEREST
INCOME (Continued)
period.
Included in non-interest income, under the category other income, during the
second quarter of 2005 was two non-operating items: life insurance proceeds
of
$61,000 and a sales tax refund of $45,000.
For
the
six-month period, total non-interest income increased $662,000, to $2,159,000.
Excluding gains and losses on securities and loans, non-interest income for
the
six-month period decreased $258,000. In addition to the two non-operating items
mentioned previously, non-interest income during the first half of 2005 included
a $209,000 gain on the liquidation of assets relinquished by a borrower. This
item was also in the category of other income.
Fees
for
services to customers are primarily comprised of service charges on deposit
accounts. These fees increased $12,000, or 2.7 percent, to $464,000 when
comparing the two quarters and $13,000, or 1.5 percent, to $904,000 when
comparing the six-month periods. Overdraft income increased $22,000 for the
three-month period and $33,000 for the six-month period as a result of an
increase in the volume of overdrafts. This additional income helped offset
a
decline in fee income on business checking accounts and internet bill pay.
Fees
on business checking accounts declined $10,000 and $16,000 for the three- and
six-month periods, respectively. This decline reflects the impact of a higher
earnings credit rate, resulting from the increases in short-term interest rates,
applied against balances to offset service charges incurred. QNB eliminated
the
fee it charged retail customers for the use of internet bill pay during the
fourth quarter of 2005, resulting in a reduction in fee income of $6,000 and
$13,000, respectively, when comparing the three- and six-month
periods.
ATM
and
debit card income is primarily comprised of income on debit cards and ATM
surcharge income for the use of QNB ATM machines by non-QNB customers. ATM
and
debit card income was $195,000 for the second quarter of 2006, an increase
of
$24,000, or 14.0 percent, from the amount recorded during the second quarter
of
2005. Income from ATM and debit cards was $379,000 and $330,000 for the six
months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Debit card income increased
$20,000, or 16.5 percent, to $141,000 for the three-month period and $41,000,
or
17.7 percent, to $273,000 for the six-month period. The increase in debit card
income was a result of the increased reliance on the card as a means of paying
for goods and services by both consumer and business cardholders. QNB has been
successfully promoting the use of the card by its business customers.
In
addition, an increase in pin-based transactions, as well as the fee received
from VISA, resulted in additional interchange income of $6,000 and $13,000,
respectively, when comparing the respective three- and six-month periods.
Partially offsetting these positive variances was a reduction in ATM surcharge
income of $2,000 and $4,000, respectively, for the three- and six-month periods.
This decrease was a result of fewer transactions by non-QNB customers at QNB’s
ATM machines.
Income
on
bank-owned life insurance represents the earnings on life insurance policies
in
which the Bank is the beneficiary. The earnings on these policies were $62,000
and $64,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
For
the six-month period, earnings on these policies decreased $4,000, to $123,000.
The insurance carriers reset the rates on these policies annually. The decline
in income is a result of a lower earnings rate resulting from the lower interest
rate environment at the last reset date.
When
QNB
sells its residential mortgages in the secondary market, it retains servicing
rights. A normal servicing fee is retained on all mortgage loans sold and
serviced. QNB
recognizes its obligation to service financial assets that are retained in
a
transfer of assets in the form of a servicing asset. The servicing asset is
amortized in proportion to and over the period of net servicing income or loss.
Servicing assets are assessed for impairment based on their fair value. Mortgage
servicing fees for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 were
$25,000 and $12,000, respectively, and $48,000 and $36,000 for the respective
six-month periods. The
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MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
NON-INTEREST
INCOME (Continued)
higher
income in 2006 is primarily the result of a reduction in amortization expense
when comparing the periods as well as impairment charges recorded in 2005.
Amortization expense for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2006 and 2005
was $22,000 and $30,000, respectively. For the respective six-month periods,
amortization expense was $47,000 and $59,000, respectively. The higher
amortization expense in 2005 was a result of early payoffs of mortgage loans
through refinancing. As mortgage interest rates have increased, refinancing
activity has slowed dramatically. There was no valuation allowance necessary
for
either the three- or six-month periods in 2006. Included in the three- and
six-month periods of 2005 were a positive $6,000 and a negative $1,000
adjustment to the valuation allowance. The average balance of mortgages serviced
for others was $74,041,000 for the second quarter of 2006 compared to
$77,445,000 for the second quarter of 2005, a decrease of 4.4 percent. The
average balance of mortgages serviced was approximately $75,124,000 for the
six-month period ended June 30, 2006, compared to $77,916,000 for the first
six
months of 2005, a decrease of 3.6 percent. The timing of mortgage payments
and
delinquencies also impacts the amount of servicing fees recorded.
The
fixed
income securities portfolio represents a significant portion of QNB’s earning
assets and is also a primary tool in liquidity and asset/liability management.
QNB actively manages its fixed income portfolio in an effort to take advantage
of changes in the shape of the yield curve, changes in spread relationships
in
different sectors and for liquidity purposes, as needed. Management
continually reviews strategies that will result in an increase in the yield
or
improvement in the structure of the investment portfolio.
QNB
recorded a net gain/(loss) on investment securities of $60,000 and $(1,189,000)
for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. In
the
second quarter of 2005, QNB determined that certain unrealized losses on
perpetual preferred stock of FNMA and FHLMC was other-than-temporary in
accordance with FASB 115 Accounting
for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities
and the
SEC’s Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 59 Accounting
for Non-current Marketable Equity Securities.
An
impairment charge of $1,253,000 was recorded to write-down these investments
to
their fair values. Excluding the impairment charge, QNB recorded net gains
on
the sale of securities of $64,000 during the second quarter of 2005, net losses
on the sale of fixed income securities of $26,000 and gains from the equity
portfolio of $90,000. The gains recorded during the second quarter of 2006
were
a result of the sale of equity securities.
Net
security gains/(losses) were $415,000 and $(576,000) for the six-month periods
ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Of the gains recorded in 2006,
$258,000 was from the marketable equity securities portfolio at the Corporation
and $157,000 were from the sale of debt and equity securities at the Bank.
During the first quarter of 2006, QNB entered into several liquidity
transactions through the sale of investment securities to fund the strong growth
in loans. In addition, QNB sold its
preferred stock holdings and recorded a gain of $451,000 on the carrying value
of those issues that had previously been impaired and a $300,000 loss on one
issue that was not impaired in 2005. Excluding
the impairment charge discussed above, QNB recorded net securities gains of
$677,000 during the first six months of 2005, $244,000 from the sale of debt
securities and $433,000 from the sale of equity securities.
The
net
gain on the sale of residential mortgage loans was $11,000 and $60,000 for
the
quarters ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. For the six-month periods
ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, net gains on the sale of loans were $24,000 and
$95,000, respectively. Residential mortgage loans to be sold are identified
at
origination. The
net
gain on residential mortgage sales is directly related to the volume of
mortgages sold and the timing of the sales relative to the interest rate
environment. The net gain on the sale of residential mortgage loans has declined
as a result of the increase in interest rates over the past year. The increase
in interest rates has reduced both the volume of origination and sales activity
and the amount of gains recorded at the time of sale. Included in the gains
on
the sale of residential mortgages in the three-month periods were $9,000 and
$25,000
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INCOME (Continued)
related
to the recognition of mortgage servicing assets.
Included
in the gains on the sale of residential mortgages in the six-month periods
were
$16,000 and $39,000, respectively, related to the recognition of mortgage
servicing assets. During the second quarter of 2005 longer term interest rates,
particularly the 10-year Treasury rate, declined, providing consumers another
opportunity to refinance their mortgages. This rate environment also provided
QNB the opportunity to sell these loans at a larger profit. This environment
was
in contrast to the mortgage interest environment of 2006 which, for the most
part, has seen mortgage rates continually increase. Proceeds from the sale
of
mortgages were $1,200,000 and $3,328,000 for the second quarter of 2006 and
2005, respectively. For the six-month periods, proceeds from the sale of
residential mortgage loans amounted to $2,140,000 and $5,233,000, respectively.
Other
operating income decreased $124,000, to $134,000, during the second quarter
of
2006. The non-operating items mentioned earlier accounted for $106,000 of the
decrease. In addition, trust and retail brokerage income declined $22,000 and
dividend income from QNB’s membership in Laurel Abstract Company LLC, a title
insurance company, declined $9,000. During the fourth quarter of 2005, QNB
made
the decision to stop offering trust services and to focus its attention to
retail brokerage and wealth management services through its relationship with
Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. The decline in income from the title
company was a result of the slowdown in mortgage activity. Partially offsetting
these declines was an $8,000 increase in merchant income and an $8,000 increase
in official check fee income. QNB has been very successful in 2006 in obtaining
new merchants. The increase in official check fee income was a result of higher
short-term interest rates.
For
the
six-month period, other operating income decreased $328,000, or 55.2 percent,
to
$266,000. The non-operating items discussed previously account for $315,000
of
the decrease when comparing the six-month periods. In addition, trust and retail
brokerage income declined $38,000 and income from the title company declined
$9,000. Partially offsetting these declines was a $14,000 increase in merchant
income and a $17,000 increase in official check fee income.
NON-INTEREST
EXPENSE
Non-interest
expense is comprised of costs related to salaries and employee benefits, net
occupancy, furniture and equipment, marketing, third party services and various
other operating expenses. Total non-interest expense of $3,282,000 for the
quarter ended June 30, 2006 represents a decrease of $34,000, or 1.0 percent,
from levels reported in the second quarter of 2005. Total non-interest expense
for the six months ended June 30, 2006 was $6,518,000, a decrease of $34,000,
or
.5 percent, over 2005 levels.
Salaries
and benefits is the largest component of non-interest expense. Salaries and
benefits expense decreased $49,000, or 2.6 percent, to $1,814,000 for the
quarter ended June 30, 2006 compared to the same quarter in 2005. Salary expense
decreased $30,000, or 2.0 percent, during the period to $1,455,000, while
benefits expense decreased $19,000, or 5.0 percent, to $359,000. Included in
salary expense for the second quarter of 2006 was $31,000 in stock option
expense associated with the adoption of FASB No. 123r. Excluding the impact
of
the stock option expense, salary expense decreased 4.1 percent when comparing
the three-month periods. Merit and promotional increases were offset by a
decrease in the number of employees. The number of full time-equivalent
employees decreased by eight when comparing the second quarter of 2006 and
2005.
With regard to benefits, retirement plan expense declined by $11,000 when
comparing the two quarters while payroll taxes and medical premiums declined
by
approximately $3,000 each. The use of forfeitures from the unvested portion
of
terminated employees balances accounts for $8,000 of the decrease
in
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retirement
plan expense. The reduction in payroll tax expense and medical costs reflects
the decline in the number of employees.
For
the
six-month period ended June 30, 2006 salaries and benefits expense decreased
$81,000, to $3,619,000, compared to the same period in 2005. Salary expense
decreased by $71,000, or 2.4 percent, while benefits expense decreased by
$10,000, or 1.3 percent, when comparing the two periods. Included in salary
expense for the six months ended June 30, 2005 was an accrual of $40,000 related
to the incentive compensation plan. There has been no accrual for 2006. Included
in salary expense for the first six months of 2006 was $58,000 in stock option
expense associated with the adoption of FASB No. 123r. Excluding the impact
of
the accruals for the incentive compensation plan and the stock option expense,
salary expense decreased 3.1 percent for the six-month period. The number of
full time-equivalent employees decreased by seven when comparing the six-month
periods. Payroll tax expense declined by $10,000 when comparing the six-month
periods, accounting for the decline in benefits expense.
Net
occupancy expense increased $24,000 to $296,000, when comparing the second
quarter of 2006 to the second quarter of 2005. For the six-month period, net
occupancy expense increased $22,000 to $575,000. Contributing to the increase
in
both the three and six-month periods was higher costs related to building
maintenance, utilities and real estate taxes.
Furniture
and equipment expense decreased $36,000, or 12.4 percent, to $255,000 when
comparing the three-month periods ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 and decreased
$87,000, or 15.2 percent, to $486,000 when comparing the six-month periods.
Depreciation
on furniture and equipment and amortization of software costs declined by
$36,000 for the three-month period and $92,000 for the six-month period.
Hardware and software associated with the bank’s core computer system acquired
in 2000 became fully depreciated in 2005. The decline in depreciation expense
was lower in the second quarter of 2006 than the first quarter of 2006, as
some
hardware associated with the computer system was replaced during the second
quarter of 2006. Net occupancy expense and furniture and equipment expense
is
expected to increase during the second half of the year relative to the first
half due to the impact of the renovations to the lending center, which was
completed in June.
Marketing
expense decreased $12,000 to $144,000, for the quarter ended June 30, 2006
and
$9,000 to $297,000, for the six-month period. Sales promotion expense decreased
$6,000 when comparing both the three and six-month periods. During the second
quarter of 2005, QNB purchased several items for use and distribution in the
community to promote various products and services offered. Also, when comparing
the six-month periods, advertising expense increased $18,000 as QNB increased
its use of billboards and television for product advertising. Donations
decreased $29,000 when comparing the six-month periods, as the first quarter
of
2005 included several one-time contributions for special projects. QNB
contributes to not-for-profit organizations, clubs and community events in
the
local communities it serves.
Third
party services are comprised of professional services including legal,
accounting and auditing and consulting services as well as fees paid to outside
vendors for support services of day-to-day operations. These support services
include correspondent banking services, statement printing and mailing,
investment security safekeeping and supply management services. Third party
services expense was $196,000 in the second quarter of 2006 compared to $168,000
for the second quarter of 2005. For the six-month period, third party services
increased $56,000, to $365,000. The increase in expense is primarily related
to
the use of consultants for special projects and increases in legal and internal
and external auditing fees. Legal expense increased $15,000 and $22,000 when
comparing the respective three- and six-month periods. In addition, with the
elimination of the fee charged to consumers for the use of internet bill pay
services, QNB has
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experienced
rapid growth in this service. As a result, the fees paid to the vendor who
processes these payments have increased by $8,000 for the three-month period
and
$15,000 for the six-month period.
Telephone,
postage and supplies expense increased $23,000 for the quarter to $136,000
and
$40,000 for the six-month period to $276,000. Postage expense increased $10,000
and $17,000 during these respective periods, as a result of an increase in
both
the volume of mailings as well as the cost per mailing as the U.S. Postal
service raised rates effective January 2006. Supplies expense increased $5,000
when comparing the two quarters and $19,000 when comparing the six-month
periods. Contributing to this increase were costs for ATM cards and costs
related to supplies for the new lending center.
State
tax
expense represents the payment of the Pennsylvania shares tax, which is based
on
the equity of the Bank, Pennsylvania sales and use tax and the Pennsylvania
capital stock tax. State tax expense was $114,000 for both three-month periods
and $227,000 for the six-month period, an increase of $10,000 compared to the
same period in 2005. The shares tax increased $9,000 for the quarter and $18,000
for the six-month period, a result of the increase in the Bank’s equity. This
increase was offset by a decrease in the capital stock tax paid by the
Corporation of $9,000 for the quarter and $8,000 for the six-month
period.
INCOME
TAXES
QNB
utilizes an asset and liability approach for financial accounting and reporting
of income taxes. As of June 30, 2006, QNB's net deferred tax asset was
$2,450,000. The primary components of deferred taxes are a deferred tax asset
of
$812,000 relating to the allowance for loan losses and a deferred tax asset
of
$1,798,000 resulting from the FASB No. 115 adjustment for available-for-sale
securities. As of June 30, 2005, QNB's net deferred tax asset was $292,000
comprised of deferred tax assets of $729,000 related to the allowance for loan
losses and $481,000 related to impaired securities. Partially offsetting this
was a deferred tax liability of $542,000 resulting from the FASB No. 115
adjustment for available-for-sale investment securities. Rising interest rates
over the past year have had a negative impact on the market value of the
available-for-sale investment portfolio and have created an unrealized loss
in
the portfolio and a deferred tax asset as of June 30, 2006 as compared to an
unrealized gain and a deferred tax liability at June 30, 2005.
The
realizability of deferred tax assets is dependent upon a variety of factors
including the generation of future taxable income, the existence of taxes paid
and recoverable, the reversal of deferred tax liabilities and tax planning
strategies. A valuation allowance of $190,000 was established as of June 30,
2005 to offset a portion of the tax benefits associated with certain impaired
securities that management believed may not be realizable. This valuation
allowance was increased to $209,000 at December 31, 2005. Approximately $85,000
of this valuation allowance was reversed during the first half of 2006 as a
result of the ability to realize tax benefits associated with certain impaired
securities. Management believes it is more likely than not that QNB will realize
the benefits of these remaining deferred tax assets. The net deferred tax asset
is included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheet.
Applicable
income taxes and effective tax rates were $352,000, or 21.3 percent, for the
three-month period ended June 30, 2006, and $140,000, or 22.5 percent, for
the
same period in 2005. For the six-month periods, applicable income taxes and
effective tax rates were $632,000, or 17.5 percent, and $739,000, or 23.5
percent, respectively. The establishment of the valuation allowance in 2005
and
the partial reversal in 2006 contributed to the differences in the effective
tax
rates when comparing the periods.
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OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
FINANCIAL
CONDITION ANALYSIS
The
balance sheet analysis compares average balance sheet data for the six months
ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, as well as the period ended balances as of June
30, 2006 and December 31, 2005.
QNB’s
primary functions and responsibilities are to accept deposits and to make loans
to meet the credit needs of the communities it serves. Loans are the most
significant component of earning assets and growth in loans to small businesses
and residents of these communities has been a primary focus of QNB. Once again,
QNB has been successful in achieving strong growth in total loans, while at
the
same time maintaining excellent asset quality.
Average
earning assets for the six-month period ended June 30, 2006 increased $558,000,
or .1 percent, to $548,102,000 from $547,544,000 for the six months ended June
30, 2005. Average loans increased $44,797,000, or 16.6 percent, while average
investments decreased $40,691,000, or 15.2 percent. Average Federal funds sold
decreased $3,440,000 when comparing these same periods. The growth in average
loans during the past year was funded primarily through the reduction of the
investment portfolio.
Total
loans have increased 21.8 percent between June 30, 2006 and June 30, 2005 and
10.4 percent since December 31, 2005. This loan growth was achieved despite
the
extremely competitive environment for both commercial and consumer loans.
Continued loan growth remains one of the primary goals of QNB.
Average
total commercial loans increased $30,417,000 when comparing the first half
of
2006 to the first half of 2005. Most of the 16.9 percent growth in average
commercial loans is in loans secured by real estate, either commercial or
residential properties, which increased $16,373,000. Of this increase
$13,015,000, or 79.5 percent, are adjustable-rate loans. While adjustable,
most
of these loans have a fixed rate for a period of time, from one year to ten
years, before the rate adjusts. Most of the $6,471,000 in growth in the
commercial and industrial category represents loans with fixed interest rates.
Given the significant increase in the prime rate over the past two years and
the
possibility of further rate increases combined with the flat shape of the yield
curve, customers are requesting to lock in a fixed-rate versus a rate floating
with prime. Also contributing to the growth in total commercial loans was an
increase in tax-exempt loans. QNB continues to be successful in competing for
loans to schools and municipalities. Average tax-exempt loans increased
$7,573,000, or 58.0 percent, when comparing the two quarters.
Indirect
lease financing receivables represent loans to small businesses that are
collateralized by equipment. These loans are originated by a third party and
purchased by QNB based on criteria specified by QNB. The criteria include
minimum credit scores of the borrower, term of the lease, type and age of
equipment financed and geographic area. The geographic area primarily represents
states contiguous to Pennsylvania. QNB is not the lessor and does not service
these loans. Average indirect lease financing loans increased $7,599,000 when
comparing the six-month periods. QNB began purchasing these loans in the second
quarter of 2005.
Average
home equity loans and residential mortgage loans increased $5,622,000 and
$1,368,000, respectively, when comparing the first half of 2006 to the first
half of 2005. The 9.4 percent increase in average home equity loans reflects
their continued popularity with consumers, especially those refinancing existing
residential mortgage loans, because they have lower origination costs than
residential mortgage loans. When comparing average balances, all of the growth
in home equity loans in the past year has been in the fixed-rate home equity
term loan. This product became more attractive to consumers as the prime rate
rose during 2005 and led many to refinance their floating-rate lines into
fixed-rate home equity loans. QNB has been aggressive in pricing it fixed-rate
home equity loans relative to the market.
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CONDITION ANALYSIS (Continued)
Total
average deposits decreased $9,545,000, or 2.0 percent, to $458,066,000 for
the
first half of 2006 compared to the first half of 2005. Money market account
balances decreased $12,136,000 on average. The decrease in money market balances
reflects the decision made during the third quarter of 2005 not to aggressively
seek to retain the short-term deposits of a school district by paying high
short-term rates. With the flat yield curve, these funds would not have added
significant incremental net interest income and would have further eroded the
net interest margin. The impact of the loss of these balances was partially
offset by growth in the Treasury Select money market product. Average balances
of these accounts increased $9,666,000, or 40.8 percent, to $33,358,000. This
product is a variable-rate account, indexed to a percentage of the monthly
average of the 91-day Treasury bill rate based on balances in the account.
This
product has become a popular alternative to time deposits and saving accounts
because of its competitive rate and the ability to make deposits and
withdrawals. Average savings accounts declined $5,120,000, or 9.2 percent,
when
comparing the six-month periods as some customers sought out the higher yielding
money market accounts and short-term time deposits.
The
decline in money market and savings accounts was partially offset by growth
in
average interest-bearing demand deposits, which increased $6,179,000 when
comparing the two periods. The growth in interest-bearing demand deposits is
centered in the deposits of local municipalities.
Increasing
time deposit balances continues to be a challenge because of the rate
competition for such deposits, particularly with maturities between eight months
through two years. Matching or beating competitors’ rates could have a negative
impact on the net interest margin. Average time deposits increased $1,663,000,
or .8 percent, to $207,854,000 on average for the six months of
2006.
QNB
used
short-term borrowings including overnight borrowings and repurchase agreements
to help fund the loan growth and decline in deposits. Total average short-term
borrowings increased $7,994,000 when comparing the two periods with repurchase
agreements, a sweep product for commercial customers, increasing $6,019,000
on
average.
Total
assets at June 30, 2006 were $591,492,000, compared with $582,205,000 at
December 31, 2005, an increase of 1.6 percent. The composition of the asset
side
of the balance sheet shifted from year-end with total loans increasing
$31,301,000 between December 31, 2005 and June 30, 2006. In contrast, total
investment securities declined by $23,385,000 between these dates. Premises
and
equipment increased $1,058,000 primarily as a result of the cost of renovations
and furniture for the lending center. Other assets increased $1,370,000 from
December 2005 to June 2006 with deferred tax assets increasing by $1,098,000.
The increase in deferred tax assets is a result of the change in the FASB No.
115 adjustment for available-for-sale securities caused by rising interest
rates.
On
the
liability side, total deposits increased by $3,918,000, or .9 percent, since
year-end. The composition of the deposits changed slightly as declines in
interest-bearing demand accounts of $4,587,000 and time deposits of $5,844,000
was offset by growth of $13,657,000 in money market accounts. Treasury Select
money market balances increased $16,629,000 between December 31, 2005 and June
30, 2006.
Short-term
borrowings increased $5,117,000 between December 31, 2005 and June 30, 2006,
as
repurchase agreement balances increased $5,588,000 while Federal funds purchased
decreased by $470,000.
At
June
30, 2006, the fair value of investment securities available-for-sale was
$209,893,000, or $5,289,000 below the amortized cost of $215,182,000. This
compares to a fair value of $233,275,000, or $1,912,000
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CONDITION ANALYSIS (Continued)
below
the
amortized cost of $235,187,000, at December 31, 2005. An unrealized holding
loss, net of taxes, of $3,491,000 was recorded as a decrease to shareholders’
equity at June 30, 2006, while an unrealized holding loss of $1,262,000 was
recorded as a decrease to shareholders' equity at December 31, 2005. The
increase in interest rates since December 31, 2005 has contributed to the
further decline in the market value of the investment portfolio.
The
available-for-sale portfolio had a weighted average maturity of approximately
4
years, 11 months at June 30, 2006 and 4 years, 5 months at December 31, 2005.
The weighted average tax-equivalent yield was 5.01 percent and 4.87 percent
at
June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005. The weighted average maturity is based
on
the stated contractual maturity or likely call date of all securities except
for
mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs),
which
are based on estimated average life. The maturity of the portfolio could be
shorter if interest rates would decline and prepayments on mortgage-backed
securities and CMOs increased or if more securities are called. However, the
estimated average life could be longer if rates were to increase and principal
payments on mortgage-backed securities and CMOs would slow or bonds anticipated
to be called are not called. The interest rate sensitivity analysis reflects
the
repricing term of the securities portfolio based upon estimated call dates
and
anticipated cash flows assuming an unchanged as well as a shocked interest
rate
environment.
Investment
securities held-to-maturity are reported at amortized cost. The held-to-maturity
portfolio is comprised solely of tax-exempt municipal securities. As of June
30,
2006 and December 31, 2005, QNB had securities classified as held-to-maturity
with an amortized cost of $5,894,000 and $5,897,000 and a market value of
$6,005,000 and $6,082,000, respectively. The held-to-maturity portfolio had
a
weighted average maturity of approximately 7 years, 6 months at June 30, 2006
and 3 years, 10 months at December 31, 2005. The weighted average tax-equivalent
yield was 6.77 percent at June 30, 2006 and 6.78 percent at December 31, 2005.
The increase in the weighted average maturity is a result of the increase in
interest rates. Bonds that were anticipated to be called are now expected to
go
to their maturity date.
LIQUIDITY
Liquidity
represents an institution’s ability to generate cash or otherwise obtain funds
at reasonable rates to satisfy commitments to borrowers and demands of
depositors. QNB manages its mix of cash, Federal funds sold and investment
securities in an attempt to match the volatility, seasonality, interest
sensitivity and growth trends of its loans and deposits. Liquidity is provided
from asset sources through maturities and repayments of loans and investment
securities. The portfolio of investment securities available-for-sale and QNB's
policy of selling certain residential mortgage originations in the secondary
market also provide sources of liquidity. Additional sources of liquidity are
provided by the Bank’s membership in the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh
(FHLB) and a two $10,000,000 unsecured Federal funds lines granted by
correspondent banks. In addition, the Bank has a maximum borrowing capacity
with
the FHLB of approximately $239,896,000. At June 30, 2006, QNB’s outstanding
borrowings under the FHLB credit facilities totaled $55,000,000.
Cash
and
due from banks, Federal funds sold, available-for-sale securities and loans
held-for-sale totaled $229,522,000 and $254,216,000 at June 30, 2006 and
December 31, 2005, respectively. These sources should be adequate to meet normal
fluctuations in loan demand and deposit withdrawals. During the first half
of
2006, QNB used both its Federal funds line and overnight borrowings with the
FHLB to help temporarily fund deposit withdrawals and loan growth. In addition,
QNB entered into several investment sales transactions during the first quarter
of 2006 for the purpose of providing liquidity. Total loans increased by
$31,301,000, or 10.4 percent, during the first half of the year. This was funded
primarily through the investment portfolio
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whose
balances decreased by $23,385,000 from December 31, 2005 to June 30, 2006.
An
increase in deposits and repurchase agreement balances also helped fund the
loan
growth.
Approximately
$76,570,000 and $68,917,000 of available-for-sale securities at June 30, 2006
and December 31, 2005, respectively, were pledged as collateral for repurchase
agreements and deposits of public funds. In addition, under terms of its
agreement with the FHLB, QNB maintains otherwise unencumbered qualifying assets
(principally 1-4 family residential mortgage loans and U.S. Government and
agency notes, bonds, and mortgage-backed securities) in the amount of at least
as much as its advances from the FHLB.
QNB
anticipates the rate of loan growth to slow during the second half of the year.
In addition, the deposit balances held by school districts should increase
during the third quarter as real estate taxes are collected.
CAPITAL
ADEQUACY
A
strong
capital position is fundamental to support continued growth and profitability
and to serve the needs of depositors. QNB's shareholders' equity at June 30,
2006 was $46,510,000, or 7.86 percent of total assets. This compares to
shareholders' equity of $46,564,000, or 8.00 percent of total assets, at
December 31, 2005. Shareholders’ equity at June 30, 2006 included a negative
adjustment of $3,491,000 related to unrealized holding losses, net of taxes,
on
investment securities available-for-sale, while shareholders' equity at December
31, 2005 includes a negative adjustment of $1,262,000. Without these adjustments
shareholders' equity to total assets would have been 8.45 percent and 8.21
percent at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005. The increase in the ratio was
a
result of the rate of capital retention exceeding the rate of asset growth.
Total assets increased 1.60 percent between December 31, 2005 and June 30,
2006,
while shareholders’ equity, excluding the net unrealized holding losses,
increased 4.55 percent.
Shareholders'
equity averaged $48,922,000 for the first six months of 2006 and $46,580,000
during all of 2005, an increase of 5.03 percent. The ratio of average total
equity to average total assets increased to 8.38 percent for the first half
of
2006, compared to 7.98 percent for all of 2005.
QNB
is
subject to various regulatory capital requirements as issued by Federal
regulatory authorities. Regulatory capital is defined in terms of Tier I capital
(shareholders’ equity excluding unrealized gains or losses on available-for-sale
securities and disallowed intangible assets), Tier II capital which includes
the
allowance for loan losses and a portion of the unrealized gains on equity
securities, and total capital (Tier I plus Tier II). Risk-based capital ratios
are expressed as a percentage of risk-weighted assets. Risk-weighted assets
are
determined by assigning various weights to all assets and off-balance sheet
arrangements, such as letters of credit and loan commitments, based on
associated risk. Regulators have also adopted minimum Tier I leverage ratio
standards, which measure the ratio of Tier I capital to total quarterly average
assets.
The
minimum regulatory capital ratios are 4.00 percent for Tier I, 8.00 percent
for
the total risk-based and 4.00 percent for leverage. Under the requirements,
QNB
had a Tier I capital ratio of 13.02 percent and 13.04 percent, a total
risk-based ratio of 13.70 percent and 13.77 percent and a leverage ratio of
8.48
percent and 8.15 percent at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively.
The slight decrease in the risk-based capital ratios reflects the increase
in
risk weighed assets, resulting principally from a shift in assets from
investment securities to loans, at a faster growth rate than the growth in
risk-based capital, while the increase in the leverage ratio reflects the growth
in Tier I capital exceeding the growth in average assets.
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
CAPITAL
ADEQUACY (Continued)
The
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 established five
capital level designations ranging from "well capitalized" to "critically
undercapitalized." At June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, QNB met the "well
capitalized" criteria, which requires minimum Tier I and total risk-based
capital ratios of 6.00 percent and 10.00 percent, respectively, and a Tier
I
leverage ratio of 5.00 percent.
INTEREST
RATE SENSITIVITY
Since
the
assets and liabilities of QNB have diverse repricing characteristics that
influence net interest income, management analyzes interest sensitivity through
the use of gap analysis and simulation models. Interest rate sensitivity
management seeks to minimize the effect of interest rate changes on net interest
margins and interest rate spreads and to provide growth in net interest income
through periods of changing interest rates. The Asset/Liability Management
Committee (ALCO) is responsible for managing interest rate risk and for
evaluating the impact of changing interest rate conditions on net interest
income.
Gap
analysis measures the difference between volumes of rate-sensitive assets and
liabilities and quantifies these repricing differences for various time
intervals. Static gap analysis describes interest rate sensitivity at a point
in
time. However, it alone does not accurately measure the magnitude of changes
in
net interest income because changes in interest rates do not impact all
categories of assets and liabilities equally or simultaneously. Interest rate
sensitivity analysis also involves assumptions on certain categories of assets
and deposits. For purposes of interest rate sensitivity analysis, assets and
liabilities are stated at their contractual maturity, estimated likely call
date, or earliest repricing opportunity. Mortgage-backed securities, CMOs and
amortizing loans are scheduled based on their anticipated cash flow. Savings
accounts, including passbook, statement savings, money market, and
interest-bearing demand accounts, do not have stated maturities or repricing
terms and can be withdrawn or repriced at any time. This may impact QNB’s margin
if more expensive alternative sources of deposits are required to fund loans
or
deposit runoff. Management projects the repricing characteristics of these
accounts based on historical performance and assumptions that it believes
reflect their rate sensitivity. The Treasury Select Indexed Money Market account
reprices monthly, based on a percentage of the average of the 91-day Treasury
bill rate.
A
positive gap results when the amount of interest rate sensitive assets exceeds
interest rate sensitive liabilities. A negative gap results when the amount
of
interest rate sensitive liabilities exceeds interest rate sensitive
assets.
QNB
primarily focuses on the management of the one-year interest rate sensitivity
gap. At June 30, 2006, interest-earning assets scheduled to mature or likely
to
be called, repriced or repaid in one year were $169,541,000. Interest-sensitive
liabilities scheduled to mature or reprice within one year were $275,131,000.
The one-year cumulative gap, which reflects QNB’s interest sensitivity over a
period of time, was a negative
$105,590,000
at June 30, 2006. The cumulative one-year gap equals -18.66 percent of total
rate sensitive assets. This compares to a negative gap position of $39,123,000,
or -7.04 percent of total rate sensitive assets, at December 31, 2005. The
increase in the negative gap position in the one-year time frame was a result
of
changes in the repricing and maturity structure of both the assets and
liabilities. On the asset side, the amount of assets maturing or repricing
declined by $10,472,000 from December 31, 2005 to June 30, 2006. This decrease
was primarily caused by the extension of the average life of the portfolio
resulting from an increase in interest rates. Higher interest rates cause the
prepayments on mortgage-backed securities and CMOs to slow. On the liability
side, the amount of time deposits maturing or repricing in less than one year
increased significantly. At June 30, 2006 $132,711,000, or 64.7 percent, of
total time deposits was scheduled to reprice or mature in the next twelve
months. This level compares to $95,840,000, or 45.4 percent, of total
time
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
INTEREST
RATE SENSITIVITY (Continued)
deposits
at December 31, 2005. In addition, balances in the Treasury Select Money Market
account increased by $16,629,000 between December 31, 2005 and June 30, 2006.
Both of these events reflect consumers desire to invest in shorter term
investments whose rates have already increased significantly and which could
increase further if market rates continue to increase. This negative gap
position has contributed to the decline in the net interest margin as interest
rates have increased on a greater amount of liabilities than earning
assets.
QNB
also
uses a simulation model to assess the impact of changes in interest rates on
net
interest income. The model reflects management’s assumptions related to asset
yields and rates paid on liabilities, deposit sensitivity, and the size,
composition and maturity or repricing characteristics of the balance sheet.
The
assumptions are based on what management believes at that time to be the most
likely interest rate environment. Management also evaluates the impact of higher
and lower interest rates by simulating the impact on net interest income of
changing rates. While management performs rate shocks of 100, 200 and 300 basis
points, it believes, that given the level of interest rates at June 30, 2006,
that it is unlikely that interest rates would decline by 300 basis points.
The
simulation results can be found in the chart on page 35.
The
decline in net interest income in a rising rate environment is consistent with
the gap analysis and reflects the fixed-rate nature of the investment and loan
portfolio and the increased expense associated with higher costing deposits
and
short-term borrowings. Also, impacting net interest income in a rising rate
environment would be the conversion of some of the borrowings from the FHLB
from
fixed rate to variable rate tied to LIBOR. If converted, QNB has the option
to
return the borrowings to the FHLB without penalty. Net interest income increases
slightly if rates would to decline by 100 basis points. This is consistent
with
the results of the gap analysis. However, in the 200 basis point down scenario,
net interest income declines, reflecting the hypothetical interest rate floors
on interest-bearing transaction accounts, regular money market accounts and
savings accounts. Interest rates on these products do not have the ability
to
decline to the degree that rates on earning assets can. These results are
inconsistent with the gap analysis and identify some of the weaknesses of gap
analysis which does not take into consideration the magnitude of the rate change
on different instruments or the timing of the rate change.
Actual
results may differ from simulated results due to various factors including
time,
magnitude and frequency of interest rate changes, the relationship or spread
between various rates, loan pricing and deposit sensitivity, and asset/liability
strategies.
Management
believes that the assumptions utilized in evaluating the vulnerability of QNB’s
net interest income to changes in interest rates approximate actual experience.
However, the interest rate sensitivity of QNB’s assets and liabilities as well
as the estimated effect of changes in interest rates on net interest income
could vary substantially if different assumptions are used or actual experience
differs from the experience on which the assumptions were based.
The
nature of QNB’s current operation is such that it is not subject to foreign
currency exchange or commodity price risk. Additionally, neither the Corporation
nor the Bank owns trading assets. At June 30, 2006, QNB did not have any hedging
transactions in place such as interest rate swaps, caps or floors.
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
INTEREST
RATE SENSITIVITY (Continued)
The
table
below summarizes estimated changes in net interest income over a twelve-month
period, under alternative interest rate scenarios.
Change
in Interest Rates
|
Net
Interest Income
|
Dollar
Change
|
%
Change
|
|||||||
+300
Basis Points
|
$
|
13,452
|
$
|
(2,594
|
)
|
(16.17
|
)%
|
|||
+200
Basis Points
|
14,224
|
(1,822
|
)
|
(11.35
|
)
|
|||||
+100
Basis Points
|
15,178
|
(868
|
)
|
(5.41
|
)
|
|||||
FLAT
RATE
|
16,046
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||
-100
Basis Points
|
16,339
|
293
|
1.83
|
|||||||
-200
Basis Points
|
15,993
|
(53
|
)
|
(.33
|
)
|
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
The
information required herein is set forth in Item 2, above.
We
maintain a system of controls and procedures designed to provide reasonable
assurance as to the reliability of the consolidated financial statements and
other disclosures included in this report, as well as to safeguard assets from
unauthorized use or disposition. We evaluated the effectiveness of the design
and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures under the supervision
and with the participation of management, including our Chief Executive Officer
and Chief Financial Officer. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls
and
procedures are effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.
No
changes were made to our internal controls over financial reporting or other
factors that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially
affect, these controls during the prior fiscal quarter covered by this
report.
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
JUNE
30, 2006
Item 1. |
Legal
Proceedings
|
None.
Item 1A. |
Risk
Factors
|
There
were no material changes to the Risk Factors described in Item 1A in QNB’s
Annual Report
on
Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2005.
Item 2. |
Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of
Proceeds
|
None.
Item 3. |
Default
Upon Senior Securities
|
None.
Item 4. |
Submission
of Matters to Vote of Security
Holders
|
The
2006
Annual Meeting (the Meeting) of the shareholders of QNB Corp. (the Registrant)
was held on May 16, 2006. Notice of the Meeting was mailed to shareholders
of
record on or about April 17, 2006, together with proxy solicitation materials
prepared in accordance with Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
The
Meeting was held for the following purposes:
(1) |
To
elect three (3) Directors
|
(2) |
To
approve the Corporation’s 2006 Employee Stock Purchase
Plan
|
There
was
no solicitation in opposition to the nominees of the Board of Directors for
election to the Board of Directors and all such nominees were elected. The
number of votes cast for or withheld for each of the nominees for election
to
the Board of Directors was as follows:
Nominee
|
For
|
Withhold
|
|||||
Thomas
J. Bisko
|
2,639,073
|
9,566
|
|||||
Dennis
Helf
|
2,639,043
|
9,596
|
|||||
G.
Arden Link
|
2,635,409
|
13,230
|
The
continuing directors of the Registrant are:
Norman
L.
Baringer Charles M. Meredith, III, Gary S. Parzych, Kenneth F. Brown, Anna
Mae
Papso, Henry L. Rosenberger, and Edgar L. Stauffer
The
2006
Employee Stock Purchase Plan was approved as presented. The number of votes
cast
for, against or withheld, as well as the number of abstentions for the adoption
of the plan were as follows:
Adoption
|
For
|
Against
|
Abstain
|
|||||||
2006
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
|
2,140,139
|
116,088
|
21,726
|
Item 5. |
Other
Information
|
None.
Item 6. |
Exhibits
|
Exhibit 3(i) |
Articles
of Incorporation of Registrant, as amended. (Incorporated by reference
to
Exhibit 3(i)
of Registrants Form DEF 14-A filed with the Commission on April 15,
2005).
|
Exhibit 3(ii) |
Bylaws
of Registrant, as amended. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
3(ii) of
Registrants Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January 23,
2006).
|
Exhibit 10.9 |
QNB
Corp. 2006 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. (Incorporated by reference
to
Exhibit 99.1 to Registration Statement No. 333-135408 on Form S-8,
filed
with the Commission on June 28,
2006.)
|
Exhibit 11 |
Statement
Re: Computation of Earnings Per Share. (Included in Part I, Item
I,
hereof.)
|
Exhibit 31.1 |
Section
302 Certification of President and
CEO
|
Exhibit 31.2 |
Section
302 Certification of Chief Financial
Officer
|
Exhibit 32.1 |
Section
906 Certification of President and
CEO
|
Exhibit 32.2 |
Section
906 Certification of Chief Financial
Officer
|
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant
has
duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
QNB CORP. | ||
|
|
|
Date: August 9, 2006 | By: | /s/ Thomas J. Bisko |
|
||
Name:
Thomas J. Bisko
Title:
President and CEO
|
Date: August 9, 2006 | By: | /s/ Bret H. Krevolin |
|
||
Name:
Bret H. Krevolin
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
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