QNB CORP - Quarter Report: 2007 March (Form 10-Q)
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark
One)
x |
QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934
|
For
the
quarterly period ended March
31,
2007
OR
o |
TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934
|
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
|
(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
|
(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)
|
(Zip
Code)
|
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 þ
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 filero
Accelerated
filer þ
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
þ
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 May 1, 2007
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Common
Stock, par value $.625
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3,128,598
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QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
FORM
10-Q
QUARTER
ENDED MARCH 31, 2007
INDEX
PAGE
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PART
I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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ITEM
1.
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CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
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Consolidated
Statements of Income for Three Months Ended March 31, 2007 and
2006
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1
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||
Consolidated
Balance Sheets at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006
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2
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||
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for Three Months Ended March 31, 2007
and
2006
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3
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
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4
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||
ITEM
2.
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MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL
CONDITION
|
14
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ITEM
3.
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QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
|
35
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|
ITEM
4.
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CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
|
35
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PART
II - OTHER INFORMATION
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ITEM
1.
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LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
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36
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ITEM
1A.
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RISK
FACTORS
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36
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|
ITEM
2.
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UNREGISTERED
SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
|
36
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ITEM
3.
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DEFAULTS
UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
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36
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ITEM
4.
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SUBMISSIONS
OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
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36
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|
ITEM
5.
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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36
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|
ITEM
6.
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EXHIBITS
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36
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SIGNATURES
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CERTIFICATIONS
|
QNB
Corp. and Subsidiary
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF INCOME
2007
|
2006
|
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(in
thousands, except share data)
(unaudited)
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Three
Months Ended March 31,
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Interest
Income
|
|||||||
Interest
and fees on loans
|
$
|
5,782
|
$
|
4,826
|
|||
Interest
and dividends on investment securities:
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|||||||
Taxable
|
2,353
|
2,008
|
|||||
Tax-exempt
|
437
|
520
|
|||||
Interest
on federal funds sold
|
40
|
24
|
|||||
Interest
on interest-bearing balances and other interest income
|
61
|
49
|
|||||
Total
interest income
|
8,673
|
7,427
|
|||||
Interest
Expense
|
|||||||
Interest
on deposits
|
|||||||
Interest-bearing
demand
|
492
|
439
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|||||
Money
market
|
384
|
257
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|||||
Savings
|
44
|
48
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|||||
Time
|
1,917
|
1,374
|
|||||
Time
over $ 100,000
|
659
|
428
|
|||||
Interest
on short-term borrowings
|
225
|
143
|
|||||
Interest
on Federal Home Loan Bank advances
|
720
|
752
|
|||||
Total
interest expense
|
4,441
|
3,441
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|||||
Net
interest income
|
4,232
|
3,986
|
|||||
Provision
for loan losses
|
75
|
-
|
|||||
Net
interest income after provision for loan losses
|
4,157
|
3,986
|
|||||
Non-Interest
Income
|
|||||||
Fees
for services to customers
|
424
|
440
|
|||||
ATM
and debit card income
|
188
|
184
|
|||||
Income
on bank-owned life insurance
|
64
|
61
|
|||||
Mortgage
servicing fees
|
25
|
23
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|||||
Net
gain on investment securities available-for-sale
|
260
|
355
|
|||||
Net
gain on sale of loans
|
21
|
13
|
|||||
Trading
account loss, securities
|
(160
|
)
|
-
|
||||
Trading
account loss, borrowings
|
(122
|
)
|
-
|
||||
Other
operating income
|
108
|
132
|
|||||
Total
non-interest income
|
808
|
1,208
|
|||||
Non-Interest
Expense
|
|||||||
Salaries
and employee benefits
|
1,858
|
1,805
|
|||||
Net
occupancy expense
|
312
|
279
|
|||||
Furniture
and equipment expense
|
255
|
231
|
|||||
Marketing
expense
|
156
|
153
|
|||||
Third
party services
|
161
|
169
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|||||
Telephone,
postage and supplies expense
|
126
|
140
|
|||||
State
taxes
|
122
|
113
|
|||||
Other
expense
|
332
|
346
|
|||||
Total
non-interest expense
|
3,322
|
3,236
|
|||||
Income
before income taxes
|
1,643
|
1,958
|
|||||
Provision
for income taxes
|
374
|
280
|
|||||
Net
Income
|
$
|
1,269
|
$
|
1,678
|
|||
Earnings
Per Share - Basic
|
$
|
.41
|
$
|
.54
|
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Earnings
Per Share - Diluted
|
$
|
.40
|
$
|
.53
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Cash
Dividends Per Share
|
$
|
.22
|
$
|
.21
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial
statements.
Page
1
QNB
Corp. and Subsidiary
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CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
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March
31,
|
|
December
31,
|
|
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|
|
2007
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|
2006
|
|||
(in
thousands)
(unaudited)
|
|||||||
Assets
|
|||||||
Cash
and due from banks
|
$
|
12,427
|
$
|
12,439
|
|||
Federal
funds sold
|
8,075
|
11,664
|
|||||
Total
cash and cash equivalents
|
20,502
|
24,103
|
|||||
Investment
securities
|
|||||||
Available-for-sale
(cost $114,878 and $221,053)
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116,186
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219,818
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|||||
Held-for-trading
|
90,685
|
-
|
|||||
Held-to-maturity
(market value $5,158 and $5,168)
|
5,020
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5,021
|
|||||
Non-marketable
equity securities
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3,311
|
3,465
|
|||||
Loans
held-for-sale
|
85
|
170
|
|||||
Total
loans, net of unearned costs
|
363,435
|
343,496
|
|||||
Allowance
for loan losses
|
(2,721
|
)
|
(2,729
|
)
|
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|
|||||||
Net
loans
|
360,714
|
340,767
|
|||||
Bank-owned
life insurance
|
8,484
|
8,415
|
|||||
Premises
and equipment, net
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6,324
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6,442
|
|||||
Accrued
interest receivable
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2,925
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2,874
|
|||||
Other
assets
|
5,029
|
3,464
|
|||||
Total
assets
|
$
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619,265
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$
|
614,539
|
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Liabilities
|
|||||||
Deposits
|
|||||||
Demand,
non-interest bearing
|
$
|
53,943
|
$
|
50,740
|
|||
Interest-bearing
demand
|
96,949
|
98,164
|
|||||
Money
market
|
52,153
|
51,856
|
|||||
Savings
|
47,264
|
45,330
|
|||||
Time
|
180,050
|
174,657
|
|||||
Time
over $100,000
|
60,808
|
58,175
|
|||||
|
|||||||
Total
deposits
|
491,167
|
478,922
|
|||||
Short-term
borrowings
|
23,238
|
30,113
|
|||||
Federal
Home Loan Bank advances (2007 at fair value)
|
50,927
|
52,000
|
|||||
Accrued
interest payable
|
2,300
|
2,240
|
|||||
Other
liabilities
|
1,266
|
854
|
|||||
Total
liabilities
|
568,898
|
564,129
|
|||||
Shareholders'
Equity
|
|||||||
Common
stock, par value $.625 per share;
|
|||||||
authorized
10,000,000 shares; 3,235,284 shares issued;
|
|||||||
3,128,598
shares outstanding
|
2,022
|
2,022
|
|||||
Surplus
|
9,740
|
9,707
|
|||||
Retained
earnings
|
39,236
|
40,990
|
|||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive gain (loss), net
|
863
|
(815
|
)
|
||||
Treasury
stock, at cost; 106,686 shares
|
(1,494
|
)
|
(1,494
|
)
|
|||
Total
shareholders' equity
|
50,367
|
50,410
|
|||||
Total
liabilities and shareholders' equity
|
$
|
619,265
|
$
|
614,539
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial
statements.
Page 2
QNB
Corp. and Subsidiary
|
|
|
|
|
|
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CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
|||
(in
thousands,
(unaudited)
|
|||||||
Three
Months Ended March 31,
|
|||||||
Operating
Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Net
income
|
|
$
|
1,269
|
|
$
|
1,678
|
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating
activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
|
175
|
|
|
161
|
|
Provision
for loan losses
|
|
|
75
|
|
|
-
|
|
Securities
gains, net
|
|
|
(260
|
)
|
|
(355
|
)
|
Trading
account securities, net
|
|
|
160
|
|
|
-
|
|
Trading
account borrowings, net
|
|
|
122
|
|
|
-
|
|
Net
gain on sale of loans
|
|
|
(21
|
)
|
|
(13
|
)
|
Proceeds
from sales of residential mortgages
|
|
|
1,537
|
|
|
940
|
|
Originations
of residential mortgages held-for-sale
|
|
|
(1,466
|
)
|
|
(933
|
)
|
Income
on bank-owned life insurance
|
|
|
(64
|
)
|
|
(61
|
)
|
Life
insurance premiums, net
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|
(5
|
)
|
Stock-based
compensation expense
|
|
|
33
|
|
|
27
|
|
Deferred
income tax (benefit) provision
|
|
|
(101
|
)
|
|
27
|
|
Net
increase (decrease) in income taxes payable
|
|
|
445
|
|
|
(170
|
)
|
Net
(increase) decrease in accrued interest receivable
|
|
|
(51
|
)
|
|
165
|
|
Net
(accretion) amortization of premiums and discounts
|
|
|
(49
|
)
|
|
161
|
|
Net
increase in accrued interest payable
|
|
|
60
|
|
|
28
|
|
Increase
in other assets
|
|
|
(1,277
|
)
|
|
(111
|
)
|
Increase
in other liabilities
|
|
|
144
|
|
|
137
|
|
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
|
|
726
|
|
|
1,676
|
|
Investing
Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds
from maturities and calls of investment securities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
available-for-sale
|
|
|
4,185
|
|
|
4,804
|
|
held-for-trading
|
|
|
4,249
|
|
|
-
|
|
Proceeds
from sales of investment securities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
available-for-sale
|
|
|
12,638
|
|
|
25,163
|
|
Purchase
of investment securities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
available-for-sale
|
|
|
(8,132
|
)
|
|
(6,731
|
)
|
Proceeds
from sales of non-marketable equity securities
|
|
|
154
|
|
|
942
|
|
Purchase
of non-marketable equity securities
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(991
|
)
|
Net
increase in loans
|
|
|
(20,046
|
)
|
|
(15,069
|
)
|
Net
purchases of premises and equipment
|
|
|
(57
|
)
|
|
(671
|
)
|
Net
cash (used) provided by investing activities
|
|
|
(7,009
|
)
|
|
7,447
|
|
Financing
Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
increase (decrease) in non-interest bearing deposits
|
|
|
3,203
|
|
|
(2,060
|
)
|
Net
increase in interest-bearing non-maturity deposits
|
|
|
1,016
|
|
|
6,966
|
|
Net
increase (decrease) in time deposits
|
|
|
8,026
|
|
|
(3,496
|
)
|
Net
decrease in short-term borrowings
|
|
|
(6,875
|
)
|
|
(4,903
|
)
|
Repayment
of Federal Home Loan Bank advances
|
|
|
(2,000
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
Tax
benefit from exercise of stock options
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
67
|
|
Cash
dividends paid
|
|
|
(688
|
)
|
|
(656
|
)
|
Proceeds
from issuance of common stock
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
348
|
|
Net
cash provided (used) by financing activites
|
|
|
2,682
|
|
|
(3,734
|
)
|
(Decrease)
increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
(3,601
|
)
|
|
5,389
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of year
|
|
|
24,103
|
|
|
20,807
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
|
|
$
|
20,502
|
|
$
|
26,196
|
|
Supplemental
Cash Flow Disclosures
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
paid
|
|
$
|
4,381
|
|
$
|
3,413
|
|
Income
taxes paid
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Non-Cash
Transactions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transfer
of securities from available-for-sale to held-for-trading
|
|
|
97,744
|
|
|
-
|
|
Change
in net unrealized holding gains, net of taxes, on investment
securities
|
|
|
(125
|
)
|
|
(1,150
|
)
|
Cumulative
effect of an accounting change, net of taxes
|
|
(2,335
|
)
|
-
|
|||
Transfer
of loans to repossessed assets
|
48
|
9
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial
statements.
Page
3
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31, 2007 AND 2006, AND DECEMBER 31, 2006
(Unaudited)
1.
BASIS
OF PRESENTATION
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 2006
Annual Report incorporated in the Form 10-K. Operating
results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2007 are not necessarily
indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December
31,
2007.
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.
2.
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
At
March
31, 2007, QNB sponsored 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 accounts for all awards granted
under stock-based compensation plans in accordance with Financial
Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Statement No. 123R, Share-Based
Payment (FASB
No.
123R). Compensation cost has been measured using the fair value of an award
on
the grant date and is recognized over the service period, which is usually
the
vesting period.
Stock-based
compensation expense was approximately $33,000 and $27,000 for the three months
ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. As
of
March 31, 2007, there was approximately $121,000 of unrecognized compensation
cost related to unvested share-based compensation awards granted that is
expected to be recognized over the next three 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 March
31, 2007, there were 180,423 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 March 31, 2007, there were 26,300 options outstanding under this
Plan.
Page
4
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31, 2007 AND 2006, AND DECEMBER 31, 2006
(Unaudited)
2.
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Continued):
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 months ended March 31:
Options
granted
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|||||
Risk-free
interest rate
|
4.74
|
%
|
4.27
|
%
|
4.18
|
%
|
||||
Dividend
yield
|
3.50
|
3.23
|
2.40
|
|||||||
Volatility
|
15.99
|
13.28
|
14.05
|
|||||||
Expected
life
|
5
yrs.
|
5
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.
The
fair
market value of options granted in the first quarter of 2007 and 2006 was $3.57
and $3.13, respectively.
Stock
option activity during the three months ended March 31, 2007 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, 2007
|
189,323
|
$
|
20.14
|
4.92
|
|||||||||
Exercised
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Granted
|
17,400
|
25.15
|
|||||||||||
Outstanding
at March 31, 2007
|
206,723
|
20.56
|
4.69
|
$
|
1,348
|
||||||||
Exercisable
at March 31, 2007
|
137,023
|
16.16
|
4.08
|
$
|
1,348
|
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5
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31, 2007 AND 2006, AND DECEMBER 31, 2006
(Unaudited)
3.
EARNINGS PER SHARE
The
following sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per
share:
For
the Three Months Ended March 31,
|
|||||||
2007
|
|
2006
|
|||||
Numerator
for basic and diluted earnings per
share-net income
|
$
|
1,269
|
$
|
1,678
|
|||
Denominator
for basic earnings per share-weighted
average shares outstanding
|
3,128,598
|
3,118,353
|
|||||
Effect
of dilutive securities-employee stock
options
|
46,778
|
52,490
|
|||||
Denominator
for diluted earnings per share-
adjusted weighted average shares
outstanding
|
3,175,376
|
3,170,843
|
|||||
Earnings
per share-basic
|
$
|
.41
|
$
|
.54
|
|||
Earnings
per share-diluted
|
$
|
.40
|
$
|
.53
|
There
were 69,700 and 34,900 stock options that were anti-dilutive as of March 31,
2007 and 2006, respectively. These stock options were not included in the above
calculation.
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6
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31, 2007 AND 2006, AND DECEMBER 31, 2006
(Unaudited)
4.
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For
QNB,
the sole component of other comprehensive income is the unrealized holding
gains
and losses on available-for-sale investment securities.
The
following shows the components and activity of comprehensive income during
the
three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 (net of the income tax effect):
For
the Three Months
Ended
March 31,
|
|||||||
2007
|
|
2006
|
|||||
Unrealized
holding gains (losses) arising during the period on securities available
for sale (net of taxes of $(24) and $471, respectively)
|
$
|
47
|
$
|
(916
|
)
|
||
Reclassification
adjustment for gains included in net income (net of taxes of $88
and $121,
respectively)
|
(172
|
)
|
(234
|
)
|
|||
Net
change in unrealized losses during the period
|
(125
|
)
|
(1,150
|
)
|
|||
Accumulated
other comprehensive losses, beginning of period
|
(815
|
)
|
(1,262
|
)
|
|||
Transition
adjustment to retained earnings in conjunction with fair value option
election (net of taxes of $(929) and $0, respectively)
|
1,803
|
0
|
|||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive gains (losses), end of period
|
$
|
863
|
$
|
(2,412
|
)
|
||
Net
income
|
$
|
1,269
|
$
|
1,678
|
|||
Other
comprehensive income, net of tax:
|
|||||||
Unrealized
holding losses arising during the period
(net of taxes of $64 and $592, respectively)
|
(125
|
)
|
(1,150
|
)
|
|||
Comprehensive
income
|
$
|
1,144
|
$
|
528
|
Page
7
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31, 2007 AND 2006, AND DECEMBER 31, 2006
(Unaudited)
5.
LOANS
The
following table presents loans by category as of March 31, 2007 and December
31,
2006:
March
31,
2007
|
December
31,
2006
|
||||||
Commercial
and industrial
|
$
|
81,385
|
$
|
72,718
|
|||
Construction
|
19,475
|
10,503
|
|||||
Real
estate-commercial
|
120,919
|
118,166
|
|||||
Real
estate-residential
|
123,460
|
123,531
|
|||||
Consumer
|
4,717
|
5,044
|
|||||
Indirect
lease financing
|
13,394
|
13,405
|
|||||
Total
loans
|
363,350
|
343,367
|
|||||
Unearned
costs
|
85
|
129
|
|||||
Total
loans net of unearned costs
|
$
|
363,435
|
$
|
343,496
|
6.
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
$30,000 and $43,000 at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively.
Amortization expense for core deposit intangibles was $13,000 for both periods
ended March 31, 2007 and 2006.
The
following table reflects the components of mortgage servicing rights as of
the
periods indicated:
Three-Months
Ended March 31, |
Year
Ended
December 31, |
||||||
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
Mortgage
servicing rights beginning balance
|
$
|
472
|
$
|
528
|
|||
Mortgage
servicing rights capitalized
|
12
|
31
|
|||||
Mortgage
servicing rights amortized
|
(19
|
)
|
(87
|
)
|
|||
Fair
market value adjustments
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
Mortgage
servicing rights ending balance
|
$
|
465
|
$
|
472
|
|||
Mortgage
loans serviced for others
|
$
|
69,946
|
$
|
70,816
|
|||
Amortization
expense of intangibles
|
32
|
138
|
Page
8
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31, 2007 AND 2006, AND DECEMBER 31, 2006
(Unaudited)
6.
INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Continued):
The
annual estimated amortization expense of intangible assets for each of the
five
succeeding fiscal years is as follows:
For
the Year Ended 12/31/07
|
$
|
127
|
||
For
the Year Ended 12/31/08
|
79
|
|||
For
the Year Ended 12/31/09
|
66
|
|||
For
the Year Ended 12/31/10
|
55
|
|||
For
the Year Ended 12/31/11
|
45
|
7.
INCOME
TAXES
In
July
2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Interpretation
No.
48, Accounting
for Uncertainty in Income Taxes
(FIN
48). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes
recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements in accordance with FASB
Statement 109, Accounting
for Income Taxes.
FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. QNB
adopted FIN 48 as of January 1, 2007. QNB has evaluated its tax positions
as of January 1, 2007. A tax position is recognized as a benefit only if
it is “more likely than not” that the tax position would be sustained in a tax
examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur. The amount
recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that has a likelihood of being
realized on examination of more than 50 percent. For tax positions not meeting
the “more likely than not” test, no tax benefit is recorded. Under the
“more-likely-than-not” threshold guidelines, QNB believes no significant
uncertain tax positions exist, either individually or in the aggregate, that
would give rise to the non-recognition of an existing tax
benefit. As
of
January 1, 2007, QNB had no material unrecognized tax benefits or accrued
interest and penalties. QNB’s
policy is to account for interest as a component of interest expense and
penalties as a component of other expense. QNB and its subsidiary are subject
to
U.S. federal income tax as well as income tax of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania. QNB is no longer subject to examination by U.S. Federal taxing
authorities for years before 2003 and for all state income taxes through
2003.
8.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
As
of
March 31, 2007, loans receivable from directors, principal officers, and their
related interests totaled $4,923,000. 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.
Page
9
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31, 2007 AND 2006, AND DECEMBER 31, 2006
(Unaudited)
9.
FAIR
VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND FAIR VALUE OPTION FOR FINANCIAL ASSETS AND FINANCIAL
LIABILITIES
In
September 2006, the FASB issued FASB No. 157, Fair
Value Measurements,
to
provide consistency and comparability in determining fair value measurements
and
to provide for expanded disclosures about fair value measurements. The
definition of fair value maintains the exchange price notion in earlier
definitions of fair value but focuses on the exit price of the asset or
liability. The exit price is the price that would be received to sell the asset
or paid to transfer the liability adjusted for certain inherent risks and
restrictions. Expanded disclosures are also required about the use of fair
value
to measure assets and liabilities.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued FASB No. 159, The
Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, including
an
amendment of FASB Statement No. 115.
FASB
No. 159 provides companies with an option to report selected financial assets
and liabilities at fair value. Most of the provisions of this statement apply
only to entities that elect the fair value option. However, the amendment to
FASB No. 115, “Accounting
for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities”,
applies
to all entities with available-for-sale and trading securities. FASB No. 159
also establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate
comparisons between companies that choose different measurement attributes
for
similar types of assets and liabilities.
During
the first quarter of 2007, QNB elected to early adopt the provisions FASB No.
157 and FASB No. 159. QNB selected the fair value option for various financial
assets and liabilities, including $97,744,000 of mortgage-backed securities
and
collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs) previously classified as
available-for sale securities and Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) advances of
$50,000,000. QNB elected to move these available-for-sale securities to trading
securities in order to be able to more actively trade a portion of its
investment portfolio. Economic factors, such as yield, duration and prepayment
risk, were considered in selecting these securities. The FHLB advances were
selected because they act as partial natural hedge against the securities
selected in light of changing interest rates. The initial fair value measurement
of these items, as prescribed by FASB No. 159, resulted in a cumulative-effect
adjustment, net of tax, of $2,335,000, recorded as a reduction of retained
earnings as of January 1, 2007. Of this cumulative-effect adjustment, $1,803,000
represents unrealized losses reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive
income for available-for-sale securities. The following table presents
information about the eligible instruments for which QNB elected the fair value
option and for which transition adjustments were recorded as of January 1,
2007:
Carrying
Value
at
January
1, 2007
|
Transition
Adjustment to Retained
Earnings
|
Carrying
Value at January 1, 2007 (After Adoption of FASB No.
159)
|
||||||||
Collateralized
mortgage obligations
|
$
|
57,416
|
$
|
(1,739
|
)
|
$
|
55,677
|
|||
Mortgage-backed
securities
|
40,328
|
(993
|
)
|
39,335
|
||||||
FHLB
advances
|
50,000
|
805
|
50,805
|
|||||||
Pretax
cumulative-effect of the adoption of the fair value option
|
(3,537
|
)
|
||||||||
Increase
in deferred tax asset
|
1,202
|
|||||||||
Cumulative-effect
of the adoption of the fair value option
|
$
|
(2,335
|
)
|
Page
10
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31, 2007 AND 2006, AND DECEMBER 31, 2006
(Unaudited)
9.
FAIR
VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND FAIR VALUE OPTION FOR FINANCIAL ASSETS AND FINANCIAL
LIABILITIES (Continued):
The
fair
value option was not selected on CMOs with a book value of $3,393,000 and a
fair
value of $3,356,000. These securities were not selected because either the
individual issues had small balances with short average lives and duration
or
because they had a higher coupon with a longer average life and duration than
those selected. In addition, the fair value option was not selected on
mortgage-backed securities with a book value of $28,334,000 and a fair value
of
$28,135,000. Of this total $23,048,000 (book value) represent 20-year and
30-year mortgage-backed securities. QNB did not select the fair value option
for
any 20-year or 30-year mortgage-backed securities. The remaining mortgage-backed
securities that were not selected under the fair value option had small
balances, were purchased at a discount or had longer average lives.
QNB
had
investment securities held-for-trading of $90,685,000 and FHLB advances of
$50,927,000 as of March 31, 2007. The aggregate unpaid principal balance on
the
FHLB advances was $50,000,000 as of March 31, 2007. As required by FASB No.
157,
each financial asset and liability must be identified as having been valued
according to specified level of input, 1, 2 or 3. Level 1 inputs are quoted
prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that
QNB has the ability to access at the measurement date. Fair values determined
by
Level 2 inputs utilize inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1
that
are observable for the asset, either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs
include quoted prices for similar assets in active markets, and inputs other
than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability. Level 3
inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset, and include situations where
there
is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability. In certain cases,
the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the
fair
value hierarchy. In such cases, the level in the fair value hierarchy, within
which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls, has been determined
based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value
measurement in its entirety. QNB’s assessment of the significance of a
particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires
judgment, and considers factors specific to the asset. The following table
presents information about QNB’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value
on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2007 and indicates the fair value hierarchy
of the valuation techniques utilized by QNB to determine such fair
value:
Quoted
Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level
1)
|
Significant
Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
|
Balance
as of
March
31, 2007
|
||||||||
Securities
available-for-sale
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
116,186
|
$
|
116,186
|
||||
Securities
held-for-trading
|
90,685
|
-
|
90,685
|
|||||||
FHLB
advances
|
-
|
50,927
|
50,927
|
|||||||
Total
|
$
|
90,685
|
$
|
167,113
|
$
|
257,798
|
QNB
recognized $160,000 of unrealized trading losses on the CMOs and mortgage-backed
securities and $122,000 of unrealized losses on the FHLB advances in first
quarter earnings for the change in fair value of these instruments during the
quarter. The change in the fair value of the FHLB advances during the quarter
is
related to changes in interest rates, not to changes in the credit risk of
QNB.
Trading losses are included in non-interest income on the consolidated statement
of income.
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11
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31, 2007 AND 2006, AND DECEMBER 31, 2006
(Unaudited)
9.
FAIR
VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND FAIR VALUE OPTION FOR FINANCIAL ASSETS AND FINANCIAL
LIABILITIES (Continued):
Interest
income on the fair value securities is recorded on an accrual basis using the
current face or par value of the securities and the coupon rate. Premiums and
discounts are not amortized or accreted to income but are reflected in the
change in fair value. Interest income on these securities is included in total
taxable interest and dividend income on investment securities on the
consolidated statement of income. Interest expense on the FHLB advances is
accrued based on the unpaid principal balance and the contractual rate and
is
reported on the consolidated statement of income on the line interest on Federal
Home Loan Bank advances.
As
of
March 31, 2007, QNB did not have any assets or liabilities measured at fair
value on a nonrecurring basis.
The
measurement of fair value should be consistent with one of the following
valuation techniques: market approach, income approach, and/or cost approach.
The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by
market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities
(including a business). For example, valuation techniques consistent with the
market approach often use market multiples derived from a set of comparables.
Multiples might lie in ranges with a different multiple for each comparable.
The
selection of where within the range the appropriate multiple falls requires
judgment, considering factors specific to the measurement (qualitative and
quantitative). Valuation techniques consistent with the market approach include
matrix pricing. Matrix pricing is a mathematical technique used principally
to
value debt securities without relying exclusively on quoted prices for the
specific securities, but rather by relying on the securities’ relationship to
other benchmark quoted securities. As of March 31, 2007, all of the financial
assets and liabilities measured at fair value utilized the market approach.
The
CMOs and mortgaged-backed securities were valued using quoted prices while
the
FHLB advances were valued using matrix pricing.
10.
SUBSEQUENT EVENT
In
April
2007, QNB restructured its balance sheet by selling the investment securities
held-for-trading and repaying the FHLB advances identified above. The securities
sold had a yield of approximately 4.26 percent, while the FHLB advances had
a
cost of 5.55 percent. The sale of investments and prepayment of FHLB advances
resulted in net trading gains of approximately $130,000 in April 2007 resulting
from the change in value from March 31, 2007 to the trade date. In April, QNB
entered into a $25,000,000 repurchase agreement, with a large regional financial
institution, at an average cost of 4.78 percent and purchased approximately
$63,524,000 in investment securities at an average yield of 5.51 percent. The
majority of the securities purchased and the repurchase agreements will be
accounted for under the fair value option of FASB No. 159. QNB is considering
researching the use of hedging techniques (interest rate swaps, caps and floors)
to help manage the income volatility associated with using the fair value
option.
QNB
believes that these transactions will better position the company to manage
interest rate risk, as the securities sold were primarily bonds that had
significant prepayment risk in a declining interest rate environment, while
the
FHLB borrowings were largely comprised of convertible advances that would
convert from a fixed rate to a higher floating rate in a rising rate
environment. In addition to improving QNB’s interest rate risk profile, the
transactions should increase net interest income and the net interest margin
during the remainder of 2007 as well as future periods. The reduction in the
amount of borrowings and investments should also improve QNB’s return on
assets.
Page
12
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31, 2007 AND 2006, AND DECEMBER 31, 2006
(Unaudited)
11.
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In
September 2006, the FASB reached consensus on the guidance provided by Emerging
Issues Task Force Issue 06-4 (EITF 06-4), Accounting
for Deferred Compensation and Postretirement Benefit Aspects of Endorsement
Split-Dollar Life Insurance Arrangements.
The
guidance is applicable to endorsement split dollar life insurance arrangements,
whereby the employer owns and controls the insurance policy, that are associated
with a postretirement benefit. EITF 06-4 requires that for a split-dollar life
insurance arrangement within the scope of EITF 06-4, an employer should
recognize a liability for future benefits in accordance with FASB No. 106 (if,
in substance, a postretirement benefit plan exists) or Accounting Principles
Board Opinion No. 12 (if the arrangement is, in substance, an individual
deferred compensation contract) based on the substantive agreement with the
employee. EITF 06-4 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December
15,
2007. QNB is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of the standard will
have on its results of operations and financial position.
In
March
2007, the FASB ratified Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 06-10 Accounting
for Collateral Assignment Split-Dollar Life Insurance
Agreements
(EITF
06-10). EITF 06-10 provides guidance for determining a liability for the
postretirement benefit obligation as well as recognition and measurement of
the
associated asset on the basis of the terms of the collateral assignment
agreement. EITF 06-10 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December
15,
2007. QNB is currently assessing the impact of EITF 06-10 on its consolidated
financial position and results of operations.
In
September 2006, the FASB reached consensus on the guidance provided by Emerging
Issues Task Force Issue 06-5 (EITF 06-5), Accounting for Purchase of Life
Insurance—Determining the Amount That Could Be Realized in Accordance with FASB
Technical Bulletin No. 85-4, Accounting for Purchases of Life Insurance. EITF
06-5 states that a policyholder should consider any additional amounts included
in the contractual terms of the insurance policy other than the cash surrender
value in determining the amount that could be realized under the insurance
contract. EITF 06-5 also states that a policyholder should determine the amount
that could be realized under the life insurance contract assuming the surrender
of an individual-life by individual-life policy (or certificate by certificate
in a group policy). EITF 06-5 is effective for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 2006. QNB adopted EITF 06-5 as of January 1, 2007. The adoption
of
the standard had no effect on QNB’s results of operations and financial
position.
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13
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
ITEM
2. 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:
· |
Volatility
in interest rates and shape of the yield
curve;
|
· |
Increased
credit risk;
|
· |
Operating,
legal and regulatory risks;
|
· |
Economic,
political and competitive forces affecting the Corporation’s line of
business; and
|
· |
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.
|
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 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.
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CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates (Continued)
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 maintain the total allowance for loan losses at a level
considered necessary by management.
The
allowance for loan losses is based on management’s continuous 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.
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CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates (Continued)
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 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.
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.
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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 first quarter of 2007 of $1,269,000, or $.40 per
common share on a diluted basis. These results compare to net income for the
first quarter of 2006 of $1,678,000, or $.53 per share diluted.
Net
interest income for the first quarter of 2007 was $4,232,000, a $246,000
increase from net interest income reported for the same period in 2006.
Contributing to the increase in net interest income when comparing the two
quarters was a 6.1 percent increase in average earning assets, as well as the
change in the mix of earning assets as higher yielding loans replaced lower
yielding investment securities. The net interest margin for the first quarter
of
2007 was 3.22 percent compared to 3.26 percent for the first quarter of 2006
and
3.01 percent for the fourth quarter of 2006. The improvement in the net interest
margin from the fourth quarter of 2006 reflects the growth in loans as well
as
the impact of selling lower yielding securities at a loss during the fourth
quarter of 2006.
Impacting
the first quarter of 2007 was a $75,000 provision for loan losses. The continued
growth in loans combined with net charge-offs of $83,000 during the first
quarter of 2007, contributed to the need for the provision. There was no
provision for loan losses during the first quarter of 2006.
The
results for the first quarter of 2007 were also negatively impacted by QNB’s
election, effective January 1, 2007, to early adopt Financial Accounting
Standards Board Statement No. 157 (FASB No. 157), Fair
Value Measurements
and
Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 159 (FASB No. 159),
The
Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, including
an
amendment of FASB Statement No. 115.
Upon adoption of FASB No. 159, QNB selected the fair value measurement
option for various financial assets and liabilities, including $97,744,000
of
mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs)
previously classified as available-for-sale securities and Federal Home Loan
Bank (FHLB) advances of $50,000,000. The initial fair value measurement of
these
items, as prescribed by FASB No. 159, resulted in a cumulative-effect
adjustment, net of tax, of $2,335,000, recorded as a reduction of retained
earnings as of January 1, 2007. The impact of this charge on total shareholders'
equity was offset by the year-end 2006 fair value adjustment of $1,803,000
related to these specific investment securities recorded as an element of
shareholders' equity in the accumulated other comprehensive loss account. Prior
to the adoption of these standards, which the Board of Directors approved on
April 12, 2007, QNB had intended to hold these securities until their scheduled
maturity or until there was a market price recovery. QNB’s adoption of
these standards is further described in footnote 8 in the notes to the financial
statements.
Total
non-interest income decreased $400,000 when comparing the first quarter of
2007
to the same period in 2006. As
a
result of QNB’s fair value measurement election for the above financial
instruments, QNB recognized $282,000 of pretax unrealized trading losses in
its
first quarter earnings for the change in fair value of such instruments from
the
election date of January 1, 2007 to March 31, 2007. In
addition, the gain on sale of investment securities decreased $95,000 when
comparing the two quarters.
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17
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS - OVERVIEW
(Continued)
Total
non-interest expense increased $86,000, to $3,322,000, for the first quarter
of
2007 as compared to the first quarter of 2006. The increase was centered in
personnel costs, which increased $53,000, and net occupancy and equipment costs,
which increased $55,000.
The
provision for income taxes for the first quarter of 2007 increased $94,000.
Positively impacting the provision for income taxes and net income during the
first quarter of 2006 was the reversal of a portion of the tax valuation
allowance related to the impairment of certain Fannie Mae (FNMA) and Freddie
Mac
(FHLMC) preferred stock issues. QNB’s reversal of $138,000 of the tax valuation
allowance was a result of its ability to realize tax benefits due to realized
capital gains and an increase in unrealized gains of certain equity
securities.
QNB
operates in an attractive market for financial services but also 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.
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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
|
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
|
March
31, 2007
|
|
March
31, 2006
|
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
Average
|
|
Average
|
|
|
|
Average
|
|
Average
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
|
Balance
|
|
Rate
|
|
Interest
|
|
Balance
|
|
Rate
|
|
Interest
|
|||||||
Assets
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Federal
funds sold
|
$
|
3,098
|
5.26
|
%
|
$
|
40
|
$
|
2,129
|
4.59
|
%
|
$
|
24
|
|||||||
Investment
securities:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
U.S.
Treasury
|
5,147
|
4.70
|
%
|
60
|
6,032
|
3.22
|
%
|
48
|
|||||||||||
U.S.
Government agencies
|
32,578
|
5.53
|
%
|
450
|
20,740
|
4.17
|
%
|
216
|
|||||||||||
State
and municipal
|
40,020
|
6.61
|
%
|
661
|
48,290
|
6.53
|
%
|
788
|
|||||||||||
Mortgage-backed
and CMOs
|
125,017
|
5.03
|
%
|
1,573
|
128,925
|
4.27
|
%
|
1,376
|
|||||||||||
Other
|
18,156
|
6.13
|
%
|
278
|
25,799
|
6.01
|
%
|
387
|
|||||||||||
Total
investment securities
|
220,918
|
5.47
|
%
|
3,022
|
229,786
|
4.90
|
%
|
2,815
|
|||||||||||
Loans:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Commercial
real estate
|
157,103
|
6.77
|
%
|
2,621
|
135,184
|
6.45
|
%
|
2,152
|
|||||||||||
Residential
real estate*
|
26,530
|
5.92
|
%
|
393
|
25,945
|
5.81
|
%
|
377
|
|||||||||||
Home
equity loans
|
69,369
|
6.48
|
%
|
1,109
|
63,760
|
6.22
|
%
|
977
|
|||||||||||
Commercial
and industrial
|
55,189
|
7.41
|
%
|
1,008
|
51,203
|
6.87
|
%
|
867
|
|||||||||||
Indirect
lease financing
|
13,327
|
9.31
|
%
|
310
|
7,239
|
9.20
|
%
|
167
|
|||||||||||
Consumer
loans
|
4,852
|
10.05
|
%
|
120
|
4,910
|
8.99
|
%
|
109
|
|||||||||||
Tax-exempt
loans
|
22,210
|
6.13
|
%
|
336
|
19,123
|
5.73
|
%
|
270
|
|||||||||||
Total
loans, net of unearned income
|
348,580
|
6.86
|
%
|
5,897
|
307,364
|
6.49
|
%
|
4,919
|
|||||||||||
Other
earning assets
|
4,257
|
5.83
|
%
|
61
|
4,586
|
4.33
|
%
|
49
|
|||||||||||
Total
earning assets
|
576,853
|
6.34
|
%
|
9,020
|
543,865
|
5.82
|
%
|
7,807
|
|||||||||||
Cash
and due from banks
|
10,856
|
18,393
|
|||||||||||||||||
Allowance
for loan losses
|
(2,733
|
)
|
(2,514
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
Other
assets
|
22,232
|
19,227
|
|||||||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
607,208
|
$
|
578,971
|
|||||||||||||||
Liabilities
and Shareholders' Equity
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Interest-bearing
deposits:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Interest-bearing
demand
|
$
|
92,994
|
2.15
|
%
|
492
|
$
|
96,228
|
1.85
|
%
|
439
|
|||||||||
Money
market
|
51,531
|
3.02
|
%
|
384
|
43,222
|
2.41
|
%
|
257
|
|||||||||||
Savings
|
45,640
|
0.39
|
%
|
44
|
50,265
|
0.39
|
%
|
48
|
|||||||||||
Time
|
178,467
|
4.36
|
%
|
1,917
|
161,392
|
3.45
|
%
|
1,374
|
|||||||||||
Time
over $100,000
|
57,182
|
4.67
|
%
|
659
|
48,635
|
3.57
|
%
|
428
|
|||||||||||
Total
interest-bearing deposits
|
425,814
|
3.33
|
%
|
3,496
|
399,742
|
2.58
|
%
|
2,546
|
|||||||||||
Short-term
borrowings
|
25,666
|
3.56
|
%
|
225
|
19,300
|
3.01
|
%
|
143
|
|||||||||||
Federal
Home Loan Bank advances
|
52,718
|
5.54
|
%
|
720
|
55,000
|
5.55
|
%
|
752
|
|||||||||||
Total
interest-bearing liabilities
|
504,198
|
3.57
|
%
|
4,441
|
474,042
|
2.94
|
%
|
3,441
|
|||||||||||
Non-interest-bearing
deposits
|
49,963
|
53,658
|
|||||||||||||||||
Other
liabilities
|
3,511
|
2,862
|
|||||||||||||||||
Shareholders'
equity
|
49,536
|
48,409
|
|||||||||||||||||
Total
liabilities and
|
|||||||||||||||||||
shareholders'
equity
|
$
|
607,208
|
$
|
578,971
|
|||||||||||||||
Net
interest rate spread
|
2.77
|
%
|
2.88
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||
Margin/net
interest income
|
3.22
|
%
|
4,579
|
3.26
|
%
|
4,366
|
Tax-exempt
securities and loans were adjusted to a tax-equivalent basis and are
based on
the marginal Federal corporate tax rate
of 34
percent.
Non-accrual
loans are included in earning assets.
*
Includes loans held-for-sale
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QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
Three
Months Ended
|
|
|||||||||
|
|
March
31, 2007 compared to
|
|
|||||||
|
|
March
31, 2006
|
|
|||||||
|
|
Total
|
|
Due
to change in:
|
|
|||||
|
|
Change
|
|
Volume
|
|
Rate
|
||||
Interest
income:
|
||||||||||
Federal
funds sold
|
16
|
11
|
5
|
|||||||
Investment
securities:
|
||||||||||
U.S.
Treasury
|
12
|
(7
|
)
|
19
|
||||||
U.S.
Government agencies
|
234
|
123
|
111
|
|||||||
State
and municipal
|
(127
|
)
|
(135
|
)
|
8
|
|||||
Mortgage-backed
and CMOs
|
197
|
(42
|
)
|
239
|
||||||
Other
|
(109
|
)
|
(115
|
)
|
6
|
|||||
Loans:
|
||||||||||
Commercial
real estate
|
469
|
349
|
120
|
|||||||
Residential
real estate
|
16
|
9
|
7
|
|||||||
Home
equity loans
|
132
|
86
|
46
|
|||||||
Commercial
and industrial
|
141
|
68
|
73
|
|||||||
Indirect
lease financing
|
143
|
140
|
3
|
|||||||
Consumer
loans
|
11
|
(1
|
)
|
12
|
||||||
Tax-exempt
loans
|
66
|
44
|
22
|
|||||||
Other
earning assets
|
12
|
(4
|
)
|
16
|
||||||
Total
interest income
|
1,213
|
526
|
687
|
|||||||
Interest
expense:
|
||||||||||
Interest-bearing
demand
|
53
|
(15
|
)
|
68
|
||||||
Money
market
|
127
|
50
|
77
|
|||||||
Savings
|
(4
|
)
|
(4
|
)
|
0
|
|||||
Time
|
543
|
145
|
398
|
|||||||
Time
over $100,000
|
231
|
75
|
156
|
|||||||
Short-term
borrowings
|
82
|
47
|
35
|
|||||||
Federal
Home Loan Bank advances
|
(32
|
)
|
(31
|
)
|
(1
|
)
|
||||
Total
interest expense
|
1,000
|
267
|
733
|
|||||||
Net
interest income
|
213
|
259
|
(46
|
)
|
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20
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 periods ended March
31, 2007 and 2006.
For
the Three Months
|
|||||||
Ended
March 31,
|
|||||||
2007
|
|
2006
|
|||||
Total
interest income
|
$
|
8,673
|
$
|
7,427
|
|||
Total
interest expense
|
4,441
|
3,441
|
|||||
Net
interest income
|
4,232
|
3,986
|
|||||
Tax
equivalent adjustment
|
347
|
380
|
|||||
Net
interest income (fully taxable equivalent)
|
$
|
4,579
|
$
|
4,366
|
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 on 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 pages 19 and 20. 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 increased $246,000, or 6.2 percent, to $4,232,000 for the
quarter ended March 31, 2007 as compared to $3,986,000 for the quarter ended
March 31, 2006. On a tax-equivalent basis, net interest income increased by
$213,000, or 4.9 percent, from $4,366,000 for the three months ended March
31,
2006 to $4,579,000 for the same period ended March 31, 2007. The
interest rate environment resulting from changes in the shape of the yield
curve
as well as the competitive environment for loans and deposits has negatively
impacted the net interest margin. These two factors have resulted in funding
costs for deposits and borrowed money increasing to a greater degree than the
rate earned on loans and investment securities. An
increase in average earning assets and a change in the mix of earning assets
from lower yielding investment securities to higher yielding loans helped offset
a slight decline in the net interest margin.
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OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
NET
INTEREST INCOME (Continued)
Average
earning assets increased 6.1 percent, with average loans increasing 13.4 percent
when comparing the first quarter of 2007 to the same period in 2006. Average
investment securities, including trading securities, decreased 3.9 percent
when
comparing these same periods while the
net
interest margin declined by 4 basis points. The net interest margin decreased
to
3.22 percent for the first quarter of 2007 from 3.26 percent for the first
quarter of 2006. However, the net interest margin of 3.22 percent for the first
quarter of 2007 represents an increase from the 3.01 percent margin recorded
during the fourth quarter of 2006. The improvement in the net interest margin
from the fourth quarter of 2006 reflects the impact of the adoption of FASB
No.
159 on investment income, the impact of selling lower yielding securities at
a
loss and reinvesting the proceeds into higher yielding securities during the
fourth quarter of 2006 and the growth in loans.
For
the
most part, earning assets are funded by deposits, which increased when comparing
the two quarters. Average
deposits increased $22,377,000, or 4.9 percent, when comparing the first
quarters of 2007 and 2006. Most of the growth in average deposits was in higher
cost time deposits and money market accounts.
The
yield
on earning assets on a tax-equivalent basis increased from 5.82 percent for
the
first quarter of 2006 to 6.34 percent for the first quarter of 2007. Interest
income on investment securities increased $207,000 when comparing the two
quarters, as the increase in the yield on the portfolio was able to offset
the
decline in balances. The average yield on investment securities increased from
4.90 percent for the first quarter of 2006 to 5.47 percent for the first quarter
of 2007. QNB purchased very few securities in the normal course of business
over
the past year because of the strong growth in loans. Most of the increase in
the
yield on the portfolio has been the result of either purchase and sale
transactions in which lower yielding securities were sold at a loss with the
proceeds reinvested in higher yielding securities, or through the sale, maturity
or payments of lower yielding securities with the proceeds used to fund loan
growth. The purpose of the purchase and sale transactions was to position QNB
to
achieve increased net interest income in the future as well as to reposition
the
cash flow from the portfolio. Also contributing to interest income and the
yield
on investment securities was the transfer of the securities from
available-for-sale to trading. Premiums and discounts are not amortized or
accreted on trading securities. This contributed approximately $134,000 to
interest income during the first quarter of 2007 which was offset by trading
securities losses of $160,000 recorded in other income for the first quarter
of
2007.
The
yield
on loans increased 37 basis points, to 6.86 percent, when comparing the first
quarter of 2007 to the first quarter of 2006. The average prime rate when
comparing these same periods increased 82 basis points, from 7.43 percent to
8.25 percent. While QNB’s earning assets were 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. More significant factors limiting
the increase in the portfolio yield was the inverted yield curve with short-term
rates being higher than mid- and longer-term rates along with the competition
for loans. Customers preferred to lock in fixed-rate or adjustable-rate loans
with fixed-rate terms for three to ten years over higher floating-rate loans.
The yield on commercial purpose loans including tax-exempt loans, increased
by a
greater amount than the yield on residential mortgage and home equity loans.
Growth in the indirect lease financing portfolio also contributed to the
increase in the yield on total loans as the yield on these loans averaged 9.31
percent for the first quarter of 2007.
While
total interest income on a tax-equivalent basis increased $1,213,000 when
comparing the first quarter of 2007 to the first quarter of 2006, total interest
expense increased $1,000,000. 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 2.94 percent for
the first quarter of 2006 to 3.57 percent for the first quarter of 2007, with
the rate paid on interest-bearing deposits increasing from 2.58 percent to
3.33
percent during this same period. Interest expense and the rate paid on time
deposit and money market accounts increased the most as these accounts were
more
reactive to the changes in market interest rates and competition. Interest
expense on time deposits increased $774,000, while the average rate paid on
time
deposits increased from 3.48 percent to 4.43 percent when comparing the two
periods. Average time deposits increased $25,622,000, or 12.2 percent, when
comparing the first quarter of 2007 to the first quarter of 2006.
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NET
INTEREST INCOME (Continued)
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 of time deposits tend to be shorter. With interest
rates increasing over the past two years, customers have opted for shorter
maturity time deposits. Approximately 68.9 percent of time deposits at March
31,
2007 will reprice or mature over the next 12 months.
As
mentioned previously, the competition for deposits, and especially time
deposits, led to significantly higher rates paid on these products. Like other
financial institutions, QNB, as a result of consumer demand and the need to
retain deposits, offered relatively short maturity time deposits at attractive
rates. Most consumers are looking for short maturity time deposits in
anticipation of short-term rates continuing to increase. It was and still is
very common to see time deposit promotions with maturities less than one year
at
yields above 5.00 percent. Given the short-term nature of QNB’s time deposit
portfolio and the current rates being offered, it is likely that both the
average rate paid and total interest expense on time deposits will continue
to
increase in 2007.
Interest
expense on money market accounts increased $127,000, and the rate paid increased
from 2.41 percent to 3.02 percent when comparing the first quarter of 2007
to
the first quarter of 2006. Average money market balances increased $8,309,000
when comparing the two quarters. During 2006, the primary money market product
offered was the Treasury Select product which was indexed to a percentage of
the
91-day Treasury bill rate based on balances in the account. The rate on this
product increased as short-term interest rates increased. In addition, in
response to competition, QNB promoted a 4.00 percent minimum rate on this
product for new accounts with balances over $10,000 or for existing accounts
with additional deposits of $5,000. This 4.00 percent promotional rate was
offered for most of 2006 and was above the calculated rate under the terms
of
this product. In 2007, the Treasury Select money market account was changed
to
the Select money market account and the rate on this product is no longer
indexed to the 91-day Treasury bill but is determined by QNB. However, because
of the continued strong competition for these deposits, QNB has maintained
a
rate close to 4.00 percent for the first quarter of 2007.
Interest
expense on short-term borrowings increased $82,000 both as a result of increases
in balances and rates. The average rate paid increased from 3.01 percent for
the
first quarter of 2006 to 3.56 percent for the first quarter of 2007, while
average balances increased $6,366,000 to $25,666,000. Repurchase agreements
(a
sweep product for commercial customers) increased $8,420,000 on average when
comparing the two periods, while federal funds purchased decreased $2,243,000
during the same period.
As
mentioned previously net interest income and the net interest margin should
increase during the remainder of 2007 as a result of the second quarter 2007
balance sheet restructuring. In
April
2007, QNB restructured its balance sheet by selling the investment securities
and repaying the $50 million of FHLB advances identified as trading assets
and
liabilities. The investment securities sold had a yield of approximately 4.26%,
while the FHLB advances had a cost of approximately 5.55%. The sale will result
in trading gains of approximately $130,000 in the second quarter of 2007
resulting from the change in value from March 31, 2007 to the trade date. In
April, QNB entered into a $25 million repurchase agreement at an average cost
of
4.78% and purchased approximately $64 million in investment securities at an
average yield of 5.51%. These transactions will better position the company
to
manage interest rate risk, as the securities sold were primarily bonds that
had
significant prepayment risk in a declining interest rate environment, while
the
FHLB borrowings were largely comprised of convertible advances that would
convert from a fixed rate to a higher floating rate in an increasing rate
environment. In addition to improving QNB’s interest rate risk profile, the
transactions should increase net interest income and the net interest rate
margin during the remainder of 2007 as well as future periods. The deleveraging
of the balance sheet by reducing the amount of borrowings should also improve
the Bank’s return on assets.
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OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
PROVISION
FOR LOAN LOSSES
The
provision for loan losses represents management's determination of the amount
necessary to be charged to operations to maintain the allowance for loan losses
at 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 that a $75,000 provision for loan losses was necessary
for
the three-month period ended March 31, 2007. There was no provision for loan
losses necessary for the same period in 2006. The need for a provision 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. Growth in the loan portfolio and an
increase in net charge-offs were the primary contributors to the need for a
provision.
QNB
had
net charge-offs of $83,000 and $20,000 during the first quarter of 2007 and
2006, respectively. The net charge-offs during the first quarter of 2007 related
primarily to loans in the indirect lease financing portfolio. The asset quality
of the commercial portfolio remains strong.
Non-performing
assets (non-accruing loans, loans past due 90 days or more, other real estate
owned and other repossessed assets) amounted to .07 percent and .002 percent
of
total assets at March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. These levels compare
to
.08 percent at December 31, 2006. Non-accrual loans were $122,000 and $416,000
at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. There were no non-accrual
loans at March 31, 2006. Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing
were
$241,000 and $9,000, at March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. QNB did not
have
any other real estate owned as of March 31, 2007, December 31, 2006 or March
31,
2006. Repossessed assets consisting of equipment, automobiles and motorcycles
were $45,000, $41,000 and $9,000 at March 31, 2007, December 31, 2006 and March
31, 2006, respectively.
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OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
PROVISION
FOR LOAN LOSSES (Continued)
There
were no restructured loans as of March 31, 2007, December 31, 2006 or March
31,
2006, respectively, as defined in FASB 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 $2,721,000 and $2,729,000 at March 31, 2007 and
December 31, 2006, respectively. The ratio of the allowance to total loans
was
.75 percent and .79 percent at the respective period end dates. The decrease
in
the ratio is a result of the strong growth in the loan portfolio during the
first quarter of 2007. The ratio, at .75 percent is at a level below peers
but a
ratio that QNB believed was adequate based on its analysis.
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. At
March
31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, the recorded investment in loans for which
impairment had been recognized in accordance with FASB Statement No. 114,
Accounting
by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan—an amendment of FASB Statements No. 5 and
15,
totaled
$109,000 and $403,000, respectively. The loans identified as impaired were
collateral-dependent, with no valuation allowance necessary. There were no
loans
considered impaired at March 31, 2006.
Management,
in determining the allowance for loan losses makes significant estimates and
assumptions. 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 changes 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 includes service charges on deposit accounts, ATM
and
check card income, income on bank-owned life insurance, mortgage servicing
fees,
trading account gains and losses and gains and losses on the sale of investment
securities and residential mortgage loans.
Total
non-interest income decreased $400,000, or 33.1 percent, to $808,000 for the
quarter ended March 31, 2007 when compared to March 31, 2006. Contributing
to
the decline in non-interest income were unrealized trading losses of $282,000
related to the change in fair value of trading assets and liabilities during
the
first quarter of 2007 and a decline of $87,000 related to gains on the sale
of
securities and loans. Excluding these items, non-interest income decreased
$31,000, or 3.7 percent.
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NON-INTEREST
INCOME (Continued)
Fees
for
services to customers are primarily comprised of service charges on deposit
accounts. These fees decreased $16,000, or 3.6 percent, to $424,000 when
comparing the three-month periods. Overdraft income decreased $11,000 for the
three-month period as a result of a decline in the volume of overdrafts. Fees
on
business checking accounts declined $6,000 for the three-month period. This
decline reflects the impact of a higher earnings credit rate in the first
quarter of 2007 as compared to the first quarter of 2006. This credit is applied
against balances to offset service charges incurred.
ATM
and
debit card income is primarily comprised of income on debit cards and ATM
surcharge income for the use of QNB’s ATM machines by non-QNB customers. ATM and
debit card income was $188,000 for the first quarter of 2007, an increase of
$4,000, or 2.2 percent, from the amount recorded during the first quarter of
2006. Debit card income increased $2,000, or 1.5 percent, for the three-month
period. In addition, an increase in pin-based transactions resulted in
additional interchange income of $5,000 when comparing the three-month periods.
Partially offsetting these positive variances was a reduction in ATM surcharge
income of $2,000 between the two quarters. The proliferation of ATM machines,
as
well as the ability to get cash back during a pin-based transaction, has likely
contributed to the decline in the number of transactions by non-QNB customers
at
QNB’s ATM machines.
Income
on
bank-owned life insurance represents the earnings on life insurance policies
of
which the Bank is the beneficiary. The earnings on these policies were $64,000
and $61,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
The insurance carriers reset the rates on these policies annually taking into
consideration the interest rate environment as well as mortality costs. The
existing policies have rate floors which minimize how low the earnings rate
can
go. Some of these policies are currently at their floor.
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 March 31, 2007 and
2006 were $25,000
and $23,000, respectively. There was no valuation allowance necessary in either
period. Amortization expense related to the mortgage servicing asset for the
three-month periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 was $19,000 and $25,000,
respectively. As the residential mortgage market has softened, origination
activity has slowed dramatically. The slowdown in mortgage activity has also
had
a negative impact on the average balance of mortgages sold and serviced as
well
as the fee income generated from these loans. The average balance of mortgages
serviced for others was $69,946,000 for the first quarter of 2007, compared
to
$76,219,000 for the first quarter of 2006, a decrease of 8.2 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
will continue to look at strategies that will result in an increase in the
yield
or improvement in the structure of the investment portfolio.
For
the
three-months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, QNB
recorded net gains on investment securities of $260,000 and $355,000,
respectively. Included in net securities gains for the three-month period ended
March 31, 2007 were gains of $50,000 from the sale of debt securities by the
Bank and $210,000 of gains related to activity in the marketable equity
securities portfolio by the Corporation. During the first quarter of 2007,
QNB
sold $11,680,000
of securities with an average yield of 5.46 percent to help fund loans with
an
average yield of 7.16 percent.
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NON-INTEREST
INCOME (Continued)
Of
the
gains recorded in the first quarter of 2006, $157,000
were
from the sale of debt and equity securities at the Bank and $198,000 related
to
activity in the marketable equity securities portfolio at the Corporation.
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.
The
net
gain on the sale of residential mortgage loans was $21,000 and $13,000 for
the
quarters ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, 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. Included
in the gains on the sale of residential mortgages in these periods were $12,000
and $7,000, respectively related to the recognition of mortgage servicing
assets.
Proceeds
from the sale of residential mortgages were $1,537,000 and $940,000 for the
first quarters of 2007 and 2006, respectively.
Other
income decreased $24,000 to $108,000, when comparing the first quarter of 2007
to the first quarter of 2006. Retail brokerage income contributed $18,000 to
this decline. QNB changed its Raymond James relationship from an independent
branch employing a branch manager to a third party revenue sharing arrangement.
Losses on the sale of repossessed assets increased $13,000 when comparing the
first quarter of 2007 to the first quarter of 2006. Partially offsetting these
declines were $4,000 in fees related to the origination of reverse mortgages
and
$5,000 in fees collected for cashing checks for non-QNB
customers.
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 $3,322,000 for the
quarter ended March 31, 2007, represented an increase of $86,000, or 2.7
percent, from levels reported in the first quarter of 2006.
Salaries
and benefits is the largest component of non-interest expense. Salaries and
benefits expense increased $53,000, or 2.9 percent, to $1,858,000 for the
quarter ended March 31, 2007 compared to the same quarter in 2006. Salary
expense increased $55,000, or 3.8 percent, during the period to $1,481,000
while
benefits expense decreased $2,000, or .6 percent, to $377,000. Included
in salary expense for the first quarter of 2007 and 2006, respectively, was
$33,000 and $27,000 in stock option compensation expense. Merit
and
promotional increases comprised the remaining increase in salary expense. The
number of full time-equivalent employees remained unchanged when comparing
the
first quarter of 2007 and 2006.
Net
occupancy expense increased $33,000 to $312,000, when comparing the first
quarter of 2007 to the first quarter of 2006.
Contributing to the increase were higher costs related to depreciation ($8,000),
utilities ($7,000) and branch rent ($15,000). Some of the increase in
depreciation and utilities costs related to the renovations and opening of
the
commercial loan center in June 2006. The increase in branch rent primarily
related to higher common area maintenance charges at leased locations and an
increase in rent at one location.
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NON-INTEREST
EXPENSE (Continued)
Furniture
and equipment expense increased $24,000 to $255,000, when comparing the two
quarters. Depreciation expense increased $15,000, most of which was related
to
fixed assets associated with the loan center and hardware associated with the
Bank’s core computer system that was replaced in the second quarter of 2006.
Also contributing to the increase were higher costs associated with equipment
maintenance, both repairs and maintenance contracts.
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 $161,000 for the first quarter of 2007 compared to $169,000
for the first quarter of 2006. The decrease in expense is primarily related
to
the use of consultants for special projects in the first quarter of
2006.
Telephone,
postage and supplies expense decreased $14,000 to $126,000, when comparing
the
three-month periods. Supplies expense decreased $13,000 when comparing the
three-month periods. This decrease was a result of higher costs in the first
quarter of 2006 for ATM and debit cards and costs related to supplies for the
loan 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 $122,000 for the first quarter of
2007,
an increase of $9,000 compared to the same period in 2006. This increase was
a
result of a higher shares tax resulting from an increase in the Bank’s
equity.
INCOME
TAXES
QNB
utilizes an asset and liability approach for financial accounting and reporting
of income taxes. As of March 31, 2007, QNB’s net deferred tax asset was
$1,743,000. The primary components of deferred taxes were a deferred tax asset
of $925,000 relating to the allowance for loan losses and a deferred tax asset
of $1,299,000 resulting from the unrealized losses on trading assets and
liabilities. This asset was partially offset by a deferred tax liability of
$445,000 resulting from the FASB No. 115 adjustment for available-for-sale
investment securities. The deferred tax asset related to the trading assets
and
liabilities will be realized during the second quarter as a result of the sale
of these financial instruments. As of March 31, 2006, QNB's net deferred tax
asset was $1,917,000. A deferred tax asset of $770,000 related to the allowance
for loan losses and a deferred tax asset of $1,243,000 resulting from the FASB
No. 115 adjustment for available-for-sale investment securities.
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 $71,000 existed as of March 31, 2006 to
offset a portion of the tax benefits associated with certain impaired securities
that management believed may not be realizable. During 2006, QNB was able to
recognize tax benefits due to realized and unrealized capital gains which
allowed for the reversal of the valuation allowance. Based upon these and other
factors, 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 $374,000, or 22.8 percent, for the
three-month period ended March 31, 2007 and $280,000, or 14.3 percent, for
the
same period in 2006. The lower effective tax rate
in
the first quarter of 2006 was primarily a result of the reversal of $138,000
of
the valuation allowance during the period. Excluding the reversal of the tax
valuation allowance, the effective tax rate would have been 21.3 percent for
the
three-month period ended March 31, 2006.
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OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
FINANCIAL
CONDITION ANALYSIS
The
following balance sheet analysis compares average balance sheet data for the
three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, as well as the period ended balances
as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006.
Average
earning assets for the three-month period ended March 31, 2007 increased
$32,988,000, or 6.1 percent, to $576,853,000 from $543,865,000 for the three
months ended March 31, 2006. Average loans increased $41,216,000, or 13.4
percent, while average investments decreased $8,868,000, or 3.9 percent. Average
federal funds sold increased $969,000 when comparing these same periods. The
growth in average loans during the past year was funded primarily through an
increase in deposits and proceeds from the sale or maturity of investment
securities.
QNB’s
primary business is accepting deposits and making 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. QNB has been successful in
achieving strong growth in total loans, while at the same time maintaining
excellent asset quality. Inherent within the lending function is the evaluation
and acceptance of credit risk and interest rate risk. QNB manages credit risk
associated with its lending activities through portfolio diversification,
underwriting policies and procedures and loan monitoring practices.
Total
loans have increased 14.8 percent between March 31, 2007 and March 31, 2006
and
5.8 percent since December 31, 2006. This loan growth was achieved despite
an
extremely competitive environment for both commercial and consumer loans. A
key
financial ratio is the loan to deposit ratio. With the continued strong growth
in loans this ratio improved to 74.0 percent at March 31, 2007 compared with
71.7 percent at December 31, 2006 and 68.8 percent at March 31,
2006.
Average
total commercial loans increased $28,992,000 when comparing the first three
months of 2007 to the first three months of 2006. Most of the 14.1 percent
growth in average commercial loans was in loans secured by real estate, either
commercial or residential properties, which increased $21,919,000. Of this
increase $19,142,000, or 87.3 percent, were 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. The growth in the commercial and
industrial category represents loans with fixed interest rates. 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 $3,087,000,
or
16.1 percent, when comparing the three-month periods.
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 $6,088,000 when
comparing the three-month periods.
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29
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
FINANCIAL
CONDITION ANALYSIS (Continued)
Average
home equity loans and residential mortgage loans increased $5,609,000 and
$585,000, respectively, when comparing the first three months of 2007 to the
first three months of 2006. The 8.8 percent increase in average home equity
loans reflects the continued popularity of these loans 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 fixed-rate home equity term loans. This product became more attractive
to consumers as the prime rate rose during 2005 and 2006, which resulted in
many
borrowers refinancing their floating-rate lines into fixed-rate home equity
loans. QNB continues to be aggressive in pricing its fixed-rate home equity
loans relative to the market.
The
mix
of deposits continued to be impacted by the reaction of customers to changes
in
interest rates on various products and by rates paid by the competition.
Interest rates on time deposits and money market accounts continued to show
the
greatest sensitivity. Most customers appear to be looking for the highest rate
for the shortest term.
Total
average deposits increased $22,377,000, or 4.9 percent, to $475,777,000 for
the
first quarter of 2007 compared to the first quarter of 2006. Money market
account balances increased $8,309,000 on average. The increase in money market
balances was primarily the result of a 4.00 percent money market promotion
offered during most of 2006. This promotion was used to compete with the other
local financial institutions and internet banks offering attractive rates on
money market balances.
Average
interest-bearing demand deposits declined $3,234,000, or 3.4 percent when
comparing the three month periods. These deposits are primarily comprised of
business checking accounts and are volatile depending on the timing of deposits
and withdrawals. In addition, business customers are migrating to sweep accounts
that transfer excess balances not used to cover daily activity to interest
bearing accounts. This migration will result in an increase in the cost of
funds
as the use of this product increases. Average savings accounts declined
$4,625,000, or 9.2 percent, when comparing the quarters as customers migrated
from lower paying savings accounts to higher paying money market accounts and
short-term time deposits.
The
decline in interest-bearing demand deposits and savings accounts was offset
by
growth in time deposits which increased $25,622,000, or 12.2 percent, when
comparing the two periods. Most of the growth in time deposits occurred in
the
fourth quarter of 2006 and the first quarter of 2007 and in the maturity range
of greater than six months through 12 months, which QNB promoted heavily in
response to customers’ preferences and competitors’ offerings. Continuing to
increase time deposit balances will be a challenge in 2007 because of the strong
rate competition. Matching or beating competitors’ rates could have a negative
impact on the net interest margin.
QNB
used
short-term borrowings, including overnight borrowings and repurchase agreements,
to help fund the loan growth. Total average short-term borrowings increased
$6,366,000 when comparing the two quarters, with repurchase agreements, a sweep
product for commercial accounts, increasing $8,420,000. However, when comparing
short-term borrowings at December 31, 2006 and March 31, 2007, balances declined
from $30,113,000 to $23,238,000. Much of the growth in average balances and
subsequent period to period decline related to a sweep account with one
commercial customer. This customer moved funds from the sweep account to time
deposits during the first quarter of 2007.
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30
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
FINANCIAL
CONDITION ANALYSIS (Continued)
Total
assets at March 31, 2007 were $619,265,000 compared with $614,539,000 at
December 31, 2006, an increase of .8 percent. The composition of the asset
side
of the balance sheet continued to shift from investment securities to loans.
Total loans increased $19,939,000, or 5.8 percent, between December 31, 2006
and
March 31, 2007 while total investment securities, including those classified
as
trading securities, declined $12,938,000, or 5.8 percent. Other assets increased
$1,383,000 from year-end 2006 to March 31, 2007. Included in other assets at
March 31, 2007 was a $1,000,000 U.S. Treasury security that matured on March
31st,
a
Saturday, but where the funds were not received until April 2nd.
On
the
liability side, total deposits increased by $12,245,000, or 2.6 percent, since
year-end. Time deposits contributed $8,026,000 of the increase in total deposits
since year-end. Non-interest bearing demand accounts increased $3,203,000 while
interest bearing demand accounts declined $1,215,000. As mentioned previously,
these deposits can be volatile depending on the timing of deposits and
withdrawals. Savings accounts increased $1,934,000 from December 31, 2006 to
$47,264,000 at March 31, 2007.
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 order to match the volatility, seasonality, interest sensitivity
and growth trends of its deposit funds. Liquidity is provided from asset sources
through maturities and repayments of loans and investment securities. The
portfolio of investment securities classified as trading and 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 two unsecured federal funds line granted by correspondent
banks totaling $21,000,000. The Bank has a maximum borrowing capacity with
the
FHLB of approximately $264,440,000. At March 31, 2007, QNB’s outstanding
borrowings under the FHLB credit facility had a fair market value of
$50,927,000. In April 2007, QNB repaid these borrowings as part of its balance
sheet restructuring and entered into a $25,000,000 repurchase agreement with
a
large regional financial institution.
Cash
and
due from banks, federal funds sold, trading and available-for-sale securities
and loans held-for-sale totaled $227,458,000 and $244,091,000 at March 31,
2007
and December 31, 2006, respectively. The decline since December 2006 related
principally to the reduction in investment security balances to fund loan
growth. The aforementioned sources should be adequate to meet normal
fluctuations in loan demand and/or deposit withdrawals. During
the first quarter of 2007, QNB used its federal funds lines to help temporarily
fund loan growth. Average federal funds purchased were $979,000 for the first
quarter of 2007. This level compared to $3,222,000 for the same period in 2006.
At March 31, 2007, QNB had no federal funds purchased.
Approximately
$75,004,000 and $75,793,000 of trading and available-for-sale securities at
March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, 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.
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31
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
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 March 31,
2007 was $50,367,000, or 8.13 percent of total assets, compared to shareholders'
equity of $50,410,000, or 8.20 percent, at December 31, 2006. Shareholders’
equity at March 31, 2007 included a negative cumulative-effect adjustment,
net
of tax, of $2,335,000 as a result of the adoption of FASB No. 159 and a positive
adjustment of $863,000 related to unrealized holding gains, net of taxes, on
investment securities available-for-sale, while shareholders' equity at December
31, 2006 included a negative adjustment of $815,000 related to unrealized
holding losses, net of taxes on available-for-sale investment securities.
Without the FASB No. 115 available-for-sale adjustments, shareholders' equity
to
total assets would have been 7.99 percent and 8.34 percent at March 31, 2007
and
December 31, 2006, respectively.
Shareholders'
equity averaged $49,536,000 for the first three months of 2007 and $49,760,000
during all of 2006, a decrease of .5 percent. The ratio of average total equity
to average total assets decreased to 8.16 percent for the first quarter of
2007
compared to 8.37 percent for all of 2006.
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 capital and 4.00 percent for leverage. Under these
requirements, QNB had a Tier I capital ratio of 12.01 percent and 13.15 percent,
a total risk-based ratio of 12.70 percent and 13.91 percent and a leverage
ratio
of 8.15 percent and 8.42 percent at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006,
respectively. The decline in both GAAP and regulatory capital ratios from
December 31, 2006 to March 31, 2007 were the result of the impact of the
cumulative-effect adjustment recorded as a result of the adoption of FASB No.
159, the growth in assets and an increase in risk-weighted assets resulting
from
the growth in loans.
The
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 established five
capital level designations ranging from "well capitalized" to "critically
undercapitalized." At March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, 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 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. QNB’s 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.
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32
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
INTEREST
RATE SENSITIVITY (Continued)
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 a stated maturity or repricing
terms and can be withdrawn or repriced at any time. These characteristics 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.
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 March 31, 2007, interest-earning assets scheduled to mature or likely
to
be called, repriced or repaid in one year were $198,980,000. Interest-sensitive
liabilities scheduled to mature or reprice within one year were $299,388,000.
The one-year cumulative gap, which reflects QNB’s interest sensitivity over a
period of time, was a negative $100,408,000 at March 31, 2007. The cumulative
one-year gap equals -16.79 percent of total rate sensitive assets. This gap
position compares to a negative gap position of $109,544,000, or -18.44 percent,
of total rate sensitive assets, at December 31, 2006.
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 March 31, 2007,
that it is unlikely that interest rates would decline by 300 basis points.
The
simulation results can be found in the chart on page 34.
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 cost deposits and
short-term borrowings. In a rising rate environment, the conversion of some
of
QNB’s borrowings from the FHLB from fixed rate to variable rate tied to LIBOR
would also impact net interest income. If converted, QNB would have the option
of returning the borrowings to the FHLB without penalty. Net interest income
increases slightly if rates would decline by 100 basis points. However, in
a 200
basis point decline scenario, net interest income declines slightly, which
indicates the current interest pricing on interest-bearing transaction accounts,
regular money market accounts and savings accounts are at their hypothetical
floors. Interest rates on these products do not have the ability to decline
to
the degree that rates on earning assets can. In addition, in a lower rate
environment, the cash flow from both the loan and investment portfolios would
increase and be reinvested at lower rates. 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.
The analysis using net interest income does not take into consideration the
impact of changing interest rates on the value of trading assets and
liabilities. The change in value of these financial instruments would be
reported as a trading gain or loss in non-interest income.
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QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
INTEREST
RATE SENSITIVITY (Continued)
In
April
2007, QNB restructured its balance sheet by selling the investment securities
and repaying the $50 million of FHLB advances identified as trading assets
and
liabilities. The investment securities sold had a yield of approximately 4.26%,
while the FHLB advances had a cost of approximately 5.55%. The sale will result
in trading gains of approximately $130,000 in the second quarter of 2007
resulting from the change in value from March 31, 2007 to the trade date. In
April, QNB entered into a $25 million repurchase agreement at an average cost
of
4.78% and purchased approximately $64 million in investment securities at an
average yield of 5.51%. These transactions will better position the company
to
manage interest rate risk, as the securities sold were primarily bonds that
had
significant prepayment risk in a declining interest rate environment, while
the
FHLB borrowings were largely comprised of convertible advances that would
convert from a fixed rate to a higher floating rate in an increasing rate
environment. In addition to improving QNB’s interest rate risk profile, the
transactions should increase net interest income and the net interest rate
margin during the remainder of 2007 as well as future periods.
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. At March 31, 2007, QNB did not have
any hedging transactions in place such as interest rate swaps, caps or floors.
As a result of selecting certain financial assets and liabilities to value
using
a fair value measurement, QNB is researching the use of interest rate caps
and
floors to reduce net income volatility resulting from changing interest rates.
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
|
|
Percent
Change
|
|||||
+300
Basis Points
|
$
|
14,548
|
$
|
(2,414
|
)
|
(14.23
|
)%
|
|||
+200
Basis Points
|
15,323
|
(1,639
|
)
|
(9.66
|
)
|
|||||
+100
Basis Points
|
16,280
|
(682
|
)
|
(4.02
|
)
|
|||||
FLAT
RATE
|
16,962
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
-100
Basis Points
|
17,016
|
54
|
.32
|
|||||||
-200
Basis Points
|
16,448
|
(514
|
)
|
(3.03
|
)
|
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QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
ITEM
3. QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK.
The
information required in response to this item is set forth in Item 2,
above.
ITEM
4. CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
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.
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QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION
MARCH
31, 2007
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, 2006.
|
|
|
|
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
|
|
None.
|
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
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
|
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36
SIGNATURES
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: May 10, 2007 | By: | /s/ Thomas J. Bisko |
Thomas
J. Bisko
President/CEO
|
|
|
|
Date: May 10, 2007 | By: | /s/ Bret H. Krevolin |
Bret H. Krevolin
Chief Financial
Officer
|
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