QNB CORP - Quarter Report: 2008 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
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For
the
quarterly period ended March
31,
2008
OR
¨
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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
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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15
North Third Street, Quakertown, PA
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18951-9005
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
|
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
¨
Indicate
by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.
See
definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller
reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large
accelerated filer ¨
|
Accelerated
filer þ
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Non-accelerated
filer ¨
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Smaller
Reporting Company ¨
|
Indicate
by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange
Act).
Yes ¨ 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 6, 2008
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Common
Stock, par value $.625
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3,134,704
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QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
FORM
10-Q
QUARTER
ENDED MARCH 31, 2008
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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|
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Consolidated
Balance Sheets at March 31, 2008
and
December 31, 2007
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1
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|||
Consolidated
Statements of Income for the Three
Months
Ended March 31, 2008 and 2007
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2
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Consolidated
Statement of Shareholders’ Equity for the Three
Months
Ended March 31, 2008
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3
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the Three
Months
Ended March
31, 2008 and 2007
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4
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
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5
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ITEM
2.
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MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
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15
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ITEM
3.
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QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
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38
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ITEM
4.
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CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
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38
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PART
II - OTHER INFORMATION
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ITEM
1.
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LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
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39
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ITEM
1A.
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RISK
FACTORS
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39
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ITEM
2.
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UNREGISTERED
SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
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39
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ITEM
3.
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DEFAULTS
UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
|
39
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ITEM
4.
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SUBMISSIONS
OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
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39
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ITEM
5.
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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39
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ITEM
6.
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EXHIBITS
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39
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SIGNATURES
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CERTIFICATIONS
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QNB
Corp. and Subsidiary
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
(in
thousands, except share data)
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|||||||
(unaudited)
|
|||||||
March
31,
2008
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December
31,
2007
|
||||||
Assets
|
|||||||
Cash
and due from banks
|
$
|
16,364
|
$
|
14,322
|
|||
Federal
funds sold
|
441
|
–
|
|||||
Total
cash and cash equivalents
|
16,805
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14,322
|
|||||
Investment
securities
|
|||||||
Available-for-sale
(amortized cost $194,953 and $189,273)
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198,170
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191,552
|
|||||
Held-to-maturity
(fair value $4,144 and $4,122)
|
3,980
|
3,981
|
|||||
Non-marketable
equity securities
|
1,022
|
954
|
|||||
Loans
held-for-sale
|
1,126
|
688
|
|||||
Total
loans, net of unearned costs
|
379,671
|
381,016
|
|||||
Allowance
for loan losses
|
(3,411
|
)
|
(3,279
|
)
|
|||
Net
loans
|
376,260
|
377,737
|
|||||
Bank-owned
life insurance
|
8,538
|
8,651
|
|||||
Premises
and equipment, net
|
6,690
|
6,728
|
|||||
Accrued
interest receivable
|
2,754
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2,742
|
|||||
Other
assets
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2,528
|
2,458
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|||||
Total
assets
|
$
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617,873
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$
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609,813
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Liabilities
|
|||||||
Deposits
|
|||||||
Demand,
non-interest bearing
|
$
|
53,439
|
$
|
50,043
|
|||
Interest-bearing
demand
|
89,988
|
97,290
|
|||||
Money
market
|
48,143
|
49,666
|
|||||
Savings
|
44,517
|
42,075
|
|||||
Time
|
197,368
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190,461
|
|||||
Time
of $100,000 or more
|
71,837
|
64,589
|
|||||
Total
deposits
|
505,292
|
494,124
|
|||||
Short-term
borrowings
|
18,736
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33,990
|
|||||
Long-term
debt
|
35,000
|
25,000
|
|||||
Accrued
interest payable
|
2,433
|
2,344
|
|||||
Other
liabilities
|
2,020
|
1,104
|
|||||
Total
liabilities
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563,481
|
556,562
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Shareholders'
Equity
|
|||||||
Common
stock, par value $.625 per share;
authorized
10,000,000 shares; 3,241,390 shares issued;
3,134,704
shares outstanding
|
2,026
|
2,026
|
|||||
Surplus
|
9,947
|
9,933
|
|||||
Retained
earnings
|
41,790
|
41,282
|
|||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income, net
|
2,123
|
1,504
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|||||
Treasury
stock, at cost; 106,686 shares
|
(1,494
|
)
|
(1,494
|
)
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Total
shareholders' equity
|
54,392
|
53,251
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|||||
Total
liabilities and shareholders' equity
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$
|
617,873
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$
|
609,813
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial
statements.
Page
1
QNB
Corp. and Subsidiary
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(in
thousands, except share data)
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|||||||
(unaudited)
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|||||||
Three
Months Ended March 31,
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||
Interest
Income
|
|||||||
Interest
and fees on loans
|
$
|
6,173
|
$
|
5,782
|
|||
Interest
and dividends on investment securities:
|
|||||||
Taxable
|
2,095
|
2,219
|
|||||
Tax-exempt
|
462
|
437
|
|||||
Interest
on Federal funds sold
|
42
|
40
|
|||||
Interest
on interest-bearing balances and other interest income
|
18
|
61
|
|||||
Total
interest income
|
8,790
|
8,539
|
|||||
Interest
Expense
|
|||||||
Interest
on deposits
|
|||||||
Interest-bearing
demand
|
307
|
492
|
|||||
Money
market
|
291
|
384
|
|||||
Savings
|
42
|
44
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|||||
Time
|
2,210
|
1,917
|
|||||
Time
of $100,000 or more
|
792
|
659
|
|||||
Interest
on short-term borrowings
|
171
|
225
|
|||||
Interest
on long-term debt
|
363
|
720
|
|||||
Total
interest expense
|
4,176
|
4,441
|
|||||
Net
interest income
|
4,614
|
4,098
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|||||
Provision
for loan losses
|
225
|
75
|
|||||
Net
interest income after provision for loan losses
|
4,389
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4,023
|
|||||
Non-Interest
Income
|
|||||||
Fees
for services to customers
|
445
|
424
|
|||||
ATM
and debit card income
|
219
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188
|
|||||
Income
on bank-owned life insurance
|
58
|
64
|
|||||
Mortgage
servicing fees
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20
|
25
|
|||||
Net
gain (loss) on investment securities available-for-sale
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222
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(2,498
|
)
|
||||
Net
gain on sale of loans
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32
|
21
|
|||||
Other
operating income
|
388
|
108
|
|||||
Total
non-interest income
|
1,384
|
(1,668
|
)
|
||||
Non-Interest
Expense
|
|||||||
Salaries
and employee benefits
|
1,963
|
1,858
|
|||||
Net
occupancy expense
|
340
|
312
|
|||||
Furniture
and equipment expense
|
289
|
255
|
|||||
Marketing
expense
|
153
|
156
|
|||||
Third
party services
|
188
|
161
|
|||||
Telephone,
postage and supplies expense
|
161
|
126
|
|||||
State
taxes
|
130
|
122
|
|||||
Other
expense
|
319
|
332
|
|||||
Total
non-interest expense
|
3,543
|
3,322
|
|||||
Income
(loss) before income taxes
|
2,230
|
(967
|
)
|
||||
Provision
(benefit) for income taxes
|
520
|
(514
|
)
|
||||
Net
Income (Loss)
|
$
|
1,710
|
$
|
(453
|
)
|
||
Earnings
(Loss) Per Share - Basic
|
$
|
.55
|
$ |
(.14
|
)
|
||
Earnings
(Loss) Per Share - Diluted
|
$
|
.54
|
$ |
(.14
|
)
|
||
Cash
Dividends Per Share
|
$
|
.23
|
$
|
.22
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial
statements.
Page
2
QNB
Corp. and Subsidiary
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Accumulated
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
(in
thousands, except share data)
|
Number
|
Comprehensive
|
Other
Comprehensive
|
Common
|
|
Retained
|
Treasury
|
|
|||||||||||||||||
(unaudited)
|
of
Shares
|
Income
|
Income
|
Stock
|
Surplus
|
Earnings
|
Stock
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2007
|
3,134,704
|
|
$
|
1,504
|
$
|
2,026
|
$
|
9,933
|
$
|
41,282
|
$
|
(1,494
|
)
|
$
|
53,251
|
||||||||||
Net
income
|
–
|
$
|
1,710
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
1,710
|
–
|
1,710
|
||||||||||||||||
Other
comprehensive income, net of taxes
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized
holding gains on investment securities available-for-sale
|
–
|
766
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|||||||||||||||||
Reclassification
adjustment for gains included in net income
|
–
|
(147
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
||||||||||||||||
Other
comprehensive income
|
–
|
619
|
619
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
619
|
|||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive
income
|
–
|
$
|
2,329
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
||||||||||||||||
Cash
dividends paid
($.23
per share)
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
(721
|
)
|
–
|
(721
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||
Stock-based
compensation expense
|
–
|
|
–
|
–
|
14
|
–
|
–
|
14
|
|||||||||||||||||
Cumulative
effect of adoption of new accounting
principle - accounting for deferred
compensation aspects of split dollar
life insurance arrangements (EITF
06-4)
|
–
|
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
(481
|
)
|
–
|
(481
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
Balance,
March 31, 2008
|
3,134,704
|
|
$
|
2,123
|
$
|
2,026
|
$
|
9,947
|
$
|
41,790
|
$
|
(1,494
|
)
|
$
|
54,392
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial
statements.
Page
3
QNB
Corp. and Subsidiary
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in
thousands,
|
|||||||
(unaudited)
|
|||||||
Three
Months Ended March 31,
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||
Operating
Activities
|
|||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$
|
1,710
|
$
|
(453
|
)
|
||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating
activities
|
|
|
|||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
201 | 175 | |||||
Provision
for loan losses
|
225
|
75
|
|||||
Securities
(gains) losses, net
|
(222
|
)
|
2,498
|
||||
Gain
on sale of equity investment
|
(175
|
)
|
–
|
||||
Net
loss on sale of repossessed assets
|
1
|
–
|
|||||
Loss
on disposal of premises and equipment
|
3
|
–
|
|||||
Net
gain on sale of loans
|
(32
|
)
|
(21
|
)
|
|||
Proceeds
from sales of residential mortgages
|
3,278
|
1,537
|
|||||
Originations
of residential mortgages held-for-sale
|
(3,708
|
)
|
(1,466
|
)
|
|||
Income
on bank-owned life insurance
|
(58
|
)
|
(64
|
)
|
|||
Life
insurance (premiums)/proceeds, net
|
171
|
(5
|
)
|
||||
Stock-based
compensation expense
|
14
|
32
|
|||||
Deferred
income tax benefit
|
(25
|
)
|
(942
|
)
|
|||
Net
increase in income taxes payable
|
545
|
400
|
|||||
Net
increase in accrued interest receivable
|
(12
|
)
|
(51
|
)
|
|||
Amortization
of mortgage servicing rights and identifiable intangible
assets
|
23
|
32
|
|||||
Net
(accretion) amortization of premiums and discounts on investment
securities
|
(83
|
)
|
52
|
||||
Net
increase in accrued interest payable
|
89
|
60
|
|||||
Increase
in other assets
|
(417
|
)
|
(1,277
|
)
|
|||
(Decrease)
increase in other liabilities
|
(25
|
)
|
144
|
||||
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
1,503
|
726
|
|||||
Investing
Activities
|
|||||||
Proceeds
from maturities and calls of investment securities
available-for-sale
|
13,728
|
8,434
|
|||||
Proceeds
from sales of investment securities
available-for-sale
|
1,122
|
12,638
|
|||||
Purchase
of investment securities
available-for-sale
|
(20,223
|
)
|
(8,132
|
)
|
|||
Proceeds
from sale of equity investment
|
175
|
–
|
|||||
Proceeds
from redemption of non-marketable equity securities
|
332
|
154
|
|||||
Purchase
of non-marketable equity securities
|
(400
|
)
|
–
|
||||
Net
decrease (increase) in loans
|
1,133
|
(20,046
|
)
|
||||
Net
purchases of premises and equipment
|
(166
|
)
|
(57
|
)
|
|||
Proceeds
from sale of repossessed assets
|
86
|
–
|
|||||
Net
cash used by investing activities
|
(4,213
|
)
|
(7,009
|
)
|
|||
Financing
Activities
|
|||||||
Net
increase in non-interest bearing deposits
|
3,396
|
3,203
|
|||||
Net
(decrease) increase in interest-bearing non-maturity
deposits
|
(6,383
|
)
|
1,016
|
||||
Net
increase in time deposits
|
14,155
|
8,026
|
|||||
Net
decrease in short-term borrowings
|
(15,254
|
)
|
(6,875
|
)
|
|||
Proceeds
from long-term debt
|
10,000
|
–
|
|||||
Repayment
of long-term debt
|
–
|
(2,000
|
)
|
||||
Cash
dividends paid
|
(721
|
)
|
(688
|
)
|
|||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
5,193
|
2,682
|
|||||
Increase
(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
2,483
|
(3,601
|
)
|
||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of year
|
14,322
|
24,103
|
|||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$
|
16,805
|
$
|
20,502
|
|||
Supplemental
Cash Flow Disclosures
|
|||||||
Interest
paid
|
$
|
4,087
|
$
|
4,381
|
|||
Income
taxes paid
|
–
|
–
|
|||||
Non-Cash
Transactions
|
|||||||
Change
in net unrealized holding losses (gains), net of taxes, on investment
securities
|
619
|
1,678
|
|||||
Transfer
of loans to repossessed assets
|
119
|
48
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial
statements.
Page
4
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31, 2008 AND 2007, AND DECEMBER 31, 2007
(Unaudited)
1.
BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The
accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts
of
QNB Corp. (the Company) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, QNB Bank (the Bank).
The consolidated entity is referred to herein as “QNB”. 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
2007
Annual
Report incorporated in the Form 10-K. Operating results for the three-month
period ended March 31, 2008 are not necessarily indicative of the results that
may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2008.
The
unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments which,
in
the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the results
of operations for 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 AND
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
QNB
sponsors stock-based compensation plans, administered by a committee, under
which both qualified and non-qualified stock options may be granted periodically
to certain employees. QNB 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 $14,000 and $32,000 for the three months
ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. As
of
March 31, 2008, there was approximately $92,000 of unrecognized compensation
cost related to unvested share-based compensation awards granted that is
expected to be recognized over the next 33 months.
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 authorized 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, 2008, there were 225,058 options granted, 9,994 options cancelled, 37,441
options exercised and 177,623 options outstanding under this Plan. The 1998
Plan
expired on March 10, 2008, therefore no further options can be granted under
this Plan.
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5
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CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31, 2008 AND 2007, AND DECEMBER 31, 2007
(Unaudited)
2.
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION AND
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(Continued):
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, 2008, there were 43,700 options granted and outstanding
under this Plan. The 2005 Plan expires March 15, 2015.
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:
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||
Options
granted
|
|||||||
Risk-free
interest rate
|
3.00
|
%
|
4.74
|
%
|
|||
Dividend
yield
|
3.64
|
3.50
|
|||||
Volatility
|
18.46
|
15.99
|
|||||
Expected
life
|
5
yrs.
|
5
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 2008 and 2007 was $2.63 and $3.57,
respectively.
Stock
option activity during the three months ended March 31, 2008 was as
follows:
Weighted
|
|||||||||||||
Average
|
|||||||||||||
Weighted
|
Remaining
|
Aggregate
|
|||||||||||
Number
of
|
Average
|
Contractual
|
Intrinsic
|
||||||||||
Options
|
Exercise
Price
|
Term
(in yrs.)
|
Value
|
||||||||||
Outstanding
at January 1, 2008
|
203,923
|
$
|
20.56
|
3.9
|
|||||||||
Exercised
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Granted
|
17,400
|
21.00
|
3.8
|
$
|
479
|
||||||||
Outstanding
at March 31, 2008
|
221,323
|
$
|
20.60
|
||||||||||
Exercisable
at March 31, 2008
|
169,123
|
$
|
19.53
|
3.7
|
$
|
479
|
On
January 24, 2008, QNB announced that the Board of Directors authorized the
repurchase of up to 50,000 shares of its common stock in open market or
privately negotiated transactions. The repurchase authorization does not bear
a
termination date. QNB has not repurchased any shares to date under this
authorization.
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6
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CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31, 2008 AND 2007, AND DECEMBER 31, 2007
(Unaudited)
3.
EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE
The
following sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings
(loss)
per share:
For
the Three Months
Ended
March 31,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Numerator
for basic and diluted earnings
(loss)
per share - net income (loss)
|
$
|
1,710
|
$
|
(453
|
)
|
||
Denominator
for basic earnings per share-
weighted
average shares outstanding
|
3,134,704
|
3,128,598
|
|||||
Effect
of dilutive securities - employee
stock
options
|
32,272
|
-
|
|||||
Denominator
for diluted earnings per
share-
adjusted weighted average
shares
outstanding
|
3,166,976
|
3,128,598
|
|||||
Earnings
(loss) per share-basic
|
$
|
.55
|
$
|
(.14
|
)
|
||
Earnings
(loss) per share-diluted
|
$
|
.54
|
$
|
(.14
|
)
|
There
were 87,100 stock options that were anti-dilutive for the three-month period
ended March 31, 2008. These stock options were not included in the above
calculation. For the three months ended March 31, 2007, the effect of dilutive
securities related to stock options totaled 46,778 which, when added to the
average basic shares outstanding totaling 3,128,598, would have resulted in
average diluted shares outstanding totaling 3,175,376. However, in accordance
with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128, Earnings
Per Share,
due to
QNB reporting a net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2007, including
potential common shares in the denominator of a diluted per share computation
would result in an anti-dilutive per share amount.
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7
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CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31, 2008 AND 2007, AND DECEMBER 31, 2007
(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, 2008 and 2007:
For
the Three Months
|
|||||||
Ended
March 31,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Unrealized
holding gains arising during the period on securities
available-for-sale (net of tax expense of $(394)
and $(16), respectively)
|
$
|
766
|
$
|
29
|
|||
Reclassification
adjustment for (gains) losses included in
net income (net of tax expense (tax benefit) of $75 and
$(849), respectively)
|
(147
|
)
|
1,649
|
||||
Net
change in unrealized gains during the period
|
619
|
1,678
|
|||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income (loss), beginning of period
|
1,504
|
(815
|
)
|
||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income, end of period
|
$
|
2,123
|
$
|
863
|
|||
Net
income (loss)
|
$
|
1,710
|
$
|
(453
|
)
|
||
Other
comprehensive income, net of tax:
|
|||||||
Unrealized
holding gains arising during the period (net
of tax expense of $(319) and $(865), respectively)
|
619
|
1,678
|
|||||
Comprehensive
income
|
$
|
2,329
|
$
|
1,225
|
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8
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31, 2008 AND 2007, AND DECEMBER 31, 2007
(Unaudited)
5.
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
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.
The
following table presents information about QNB’s assets measured at fair value
on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2008 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,
2008
|
||||||||
Securities
available-for-sale
|
$
|
4,163
|
$
|
194,007
|
$
|
198,170
|
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.
As
of
March 31, 2008, QNB did not have any assets 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, 2008, all
of
the financial assets measured at fair value utilized the market
approach.
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9
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31, 2008 AND 2007, AND DECEMBER 31, 2007
(Unaudited)
6.
LOANS
The
following table presents loans by category as of March 31, 2008 and December
31,
2007:
March
31,
2008
|
December
31,
2007
|
||||||
Commercial
and industrial
|
$
|
89,949
|
$
|
88,445
|
|||
Construction
|
26,272
|
23,959
|
|||||
Agricultural
|
-
|
25
|
|||||
Real
estate-commercial
|
129,010
|
131,392
|
|||||
Real
estate-residential
|
117,267
|
119,172
|
|||||
Consumer
|
4,235
|
4,442
|
|||||
Indirect
lease financing
|
12,782
|
13,431
|
|||||
Total
loans
|
379,515
|
380,866
|
|||||
Deferred
costs
|
156
|
150
|
|||||
Total
loans net of unearned costs
|
$
|
379,671
|
$
|
381,016
|
7.
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
As
a
result of a purchase of deposits in 1997, QNB recorded a deposit premium of
$511,000. This premium was being amortized, for book purposes, over ten years
and was reviewed annually for impairment. The net deposit premium intangible
was
$0 at both March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007. Amortization expense for core
deposit intangibles was $0 and $13,000 for the three-month periods ended March
31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
The
following table reflects the components of mortgage servicing rights as of
the
periods indicated:
Three Months Ended
|
Year Ended
|
||||||
March 31,
|
December 31,
|
||||||
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Mortgage
servicing rights beginning balance
|
$
|
451
|
$
|
472
|
|||
Mortgage
servicing rights capitalized
|
25
|
49
|
|||||
Mortgage
servicing rights amortized
|
(23
|
)
|
(70
|
)
|
|||
Fair
market value adjustments
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
Mortgage
servicing rights ending balance
|
$
|
453
|
$
|
451
|
|||
Mortgage
loans serviced for others
|
$
|
69,395
|
$
|
69,194
|
|||
Amortization
expense of intangibles
|
$
|
23
|
$
|
113
|
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10
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CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31, 2008 AND 2007, AND DECEMBER 31, 2007
(Unaudited)
7.
INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Continued):
The
annual estimated amortization expense of mortgage servicing rights for each
of
the five succeeding fiscal years is as follows:
Estimated
Amortization Expense
For
the Year Ended 12/31/08
|
$
|
95
|
||
For
the Year Ended 12/31/09
|
85
|
|||
For
the Year Ended 12/31/10
|
69
|
|||
For
the Year Ended 12/31/11
|
55
|
|||
For
the Year Ended 12/31/12
|
43
|
8.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
As
of
March 31, 2008, loans receivable from directors, principal officers, and their
related interests totaled approximately $4,168,000. 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.
9.
OFF-BALANCE-SHEET FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND GUARANTEES
QNB
is a
party to financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk in the normal course
of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial
instruments include commitments to extend credit and letters of credit. These
instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate
risk in excess of the amount recognized in the balance sheets. The Bank's
exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to
the
financial instrument for commitments to extend credit and letters of credit
is
represented by the contractual amount of those instruments. The Bank uses the
same lending standards and policies in making commitments and conditional
obligations as it does for on-balance sheet instruments. The activity is
controlled through credit approvals, control limits and monitoring
procedures.
A
summary
of the Bank's financial instrument commitments is as follows:
March
31,
2008
|
December
31,
2007
|
||||||
Commitments
to extend credit and unused lines of credit
|
$
|
77,279
|
$
|
77,264
|
|||
Standby
letters of credit
|
2,982
|
3,760
|
|||||
$
|
80,261
|
$
|
81,024
|
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11
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CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31, 2008 AND 2007, AND DECEMBER 31, 2007
(Unaudited)
9.
OFF-BALANCE-SHEET FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND GUARANTEES
(Continued)
Commitments
to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no
violation of any condition established in the commitment. Commitments generally
have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment
of a fee. Since some of the commitments are expected to expire without being
drawn upon, the total commitment amount does not necessarily represent future
cash requirements. QNB evaluates each customer's creditworthiness on a
case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary
by
QNB upon extension of credit, is based on management's credit evaluation of
the
customer and generally consists of real estate.
QNB
does
not issue any guarantees that would require liability recognition or disclosure,
other than its standby letters of credit. Standby letters of credit written
are
conditional commitments issued to guarantee the performance of a customer to
a
third party. Generally, all letters of credit, when issued, have expiration
dates within one year. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit
is
essentially the same as those that are involved in extending loan facilities
to
customers. The Bank, generally, holds collateral and/or personal guarantees
supporting these commitments. Management believes that the proceeds obtained
through a liquidation of collateral and the enforcement of guarantees would
be
sufficient to cover the potential amount of future payments required under
the
corresponding guarantees. The current amount of the liability as of March 31,
2008 and December 31, 2007 for guarantees under standby letters of credit issued
is not material.
10.
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 the Issue, 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. As a result of adopting this standard, QNB recorded a cumulative effect
adjustment of $481,000 to retained earnings effective January 1, 2008. In
addition, the expense recoded in the first quarter of 2008 was approximately
$8,000.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The
Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities-Including
an
amendment of FASB Statement No. 115.
SFAS
No. 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and
certain other items at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses on items for
which the fair value option has been elected will be recognized in earnings
at
each subsequent reporting date. SFAS No. 159 was effective for QNB on January
1,
2008. QNB did not elect to measure any items at fair value, therefore the
adoption of SFAS No. 159 did not have an impact on our consolidated financial
statements.
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12
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31, 2008 AND 2007, AND DECEMBER 31, 2007
(Unaudited)
10.
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS (Continued)
In
June
2007, the Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) issued EITF Issue No. 06-11,
Accounting
for Income Tax Benefits of Dividends on Share-Based Payment
Awards.
The
Issue states that a realized income tax benefit from dividends or dividend
equivalents that are charged to retained earnings and are paid to employees
for
equity classified nonvested equity shares, nonvested equity share units, and
outstanding equity share options should be recognized as an increase to
additional paid-in capital. The amount recognized in additional paid-in capital
for the realized income tax benefit from dividends on those awards should be
included in the pool of excess tax benefits available to absorb tax deficiencies
on share-based payment awards. This Issue was effective for fiscal years
beginning after December 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal
years. The adoption of EITF Issue No. 06-11 did not have a material impact
on
QNB’s consolidated financial statements.
FASB
Statement No. 141(R) Business
Combinations
was
issued in December of 2007. This Statement establishes principles and
requirements for how the acquirer of a business recognizes and measures in
its
financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed,
and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree. The Statement also provides
guidance for recognizing and measuring the goodwill acquired in the business
combination and determines what information to disclose to enable users of
the
financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the
business combination. The guidance will become effective as of the beginning
of
a corporation’s fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2008. This new
pronouncement will impact QNB’s accounting for business combinations completed
beginning January 1, 2009.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling
Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements.
SFAS
No. 160 amends ARB 51, Consolidated
Financial Statements,
to
establish accounting and reporting standards for the noncontrolling interest
in
a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. This statement
clarifies that a noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary is an ownership
interest in the consolidated entity that should be clearly reported as equity
in
the consolidated financial statements. Additionally, SFAS No. 160 requires
that
the amount of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to the
controlling interests be clearly identified and presented on the face of the
consolidated statement of income. The provisions of this Statement are effective
for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2008, and earlier
application is prohibited. Prospective application of this Statement is
required, except for the presentation and disclosure requirements which must
be
applied retrospectively. QNB is currently assessing the potential impact SFAS
No. 160 will have on the consolidated financial statements.
In
February 2008, the FASB issued a FASB Staff Position (FSP) FAS 140-3,
Accounting
for Transfers of Financial Assets and Repurchase Financing
Transactions.
This
FSP addresses the issue of whether or not these transactions should be viewed
as
two separate transactions or as one "linked" transaction. The FSP includes
a
"rebuttable presumption" that presumes linkage of the two transactions unless
the presumption can be overcome by meeting certain criteria. The FSP will be
effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008 and will apply
only
to original transfers made after that date; early adoption will not be allowed.
The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact the new pronouncement
will have on its consolidated financial statements.
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13
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31, 2008 AND 2007, AND DECEMBER 31, 2007
(Unaudited)
10.
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS (Continued)
In
March
2008, the FASB issued Statement No. 161, Disclosures
about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities—an amendment of FASB
Statement No. 133
(Statement 161). Statement 161 requires entities that utilize
derivative instruments to provide qualitative disclosures about their objectives
and strategies for using such instruments, as well as any details of
credit-risk-related contingent features contained within
derivatives. Statement 161 also requires entities to disclose
additional information about the amounts and location of derivatives located
within the financial statements, how the provisions of SFAS 133 has been
applied, and the impact that hedges have on an entity’s financial position,
financial performance, and cash flows. Statement 161 is effective for
fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, with early
application encouraged. QNB is currently evaluating the potential
impact the new pronouncement will have on its consolidated financial
statements.
Staff
Accounting Bulletin No. 109 (SAB 109), Written
Loan Commitments Recorded at Fair Value Through Earnings
expresses the views of the staff regarding written loan commitments that are
accounted for at fair value through earnings under generally accepted accounting
principles. To make the staff ’s views consistent with current authoritative
accounting guidance, the SAB revises and rescinds portions of SAB No. 105,
Application
of Accounting Principles to Loan Commitments.
Specifically, the SAB revises the SEC staff ’s views on incorporating expected
net future cash flows related to loan servicing activities in the fair value
measurement of a written loan commitment. The SAB retains the staff ’s views on
incorporating expected net future cash flows related to internally-developed
intangible assets in the fair value measurement of a written loan commitment.
The staff expects registrants to apply the views in Question 1 of SAB 109 on
a
prospective basis to derivative loan commitments issued or modified in fiscal
quarters beginning after December 15, 2007. SAB 109 did not have a material
impact on the Company’s financial statements.
Staff
Accounting Bulletin No. 110 (SAB 110) amends and replaces Question 6 of Section
D.2 of Topic 14, Share-Based
Payment,
of the
Staff Accounting Bulletin series. Question 6 of Section D.2 of Topic 14
expresses the views of the staff regarding the use of the “simplified” method in
developing an estimate of expected term of “plain vanilla” share options and
allows usage of the “simplified” method for share option grants prior to
December 31, 2007. SAB 110 allows public companies which do not have
historically sufficient experience to provide a reasonable estimate to continue
use of the “simplified” method for estimating the expected term of “plain
vanilla” share option grants after December 31, 2007. SAB 110 was effective
January 1, 2008, and did not have a material impact on QNB’s financial
statements.
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CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
ITEM
2. MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
QNB
Corp.
(the Company) is a bank holding company headquartered in Quakertown,
Pennsylvania. The Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, QNB 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”.
Prior
to
December 28, 2007, the Bank was a national banking association organized in
1877
as The Quakertown National Bank. As The Quakertown National Bank it was
chartered under the National Banking Act and was subject to Federal and state
laws applicable to commercial banks. Effective December 28, 2007, the Bank
became a Pennsylvania chartered commercial bank and changed its name to QNB
Bank.
Tabular
information presented throughout management’s discussion and analysis, other
than share and per share data, is presented in thousands of dollars.
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, and including
the risk factors identified in Item 1A of QNB’s 2007 Form 10-K, could affect the
future financial results of the Company 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 Company’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.
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CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
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.
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.
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CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates (Continued)
Allowance
for Loan Losses
(Continued)
In
addition, various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination
process, periodically review QNB’s allowance for loan losses. Such agencies may
require QNB to recognize additions to the allowance based on their judgments
about information available to them at the time of their
examination.
Management
believes that it uses the best information available to make determinations
about the adequacy of the allowance and that it has established its existing
allowance for loan losses in accordance with GAAP. If circumstances differ
substantially from the assumptions used in making determinations, future
adjustments to the 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 the carrying value of the investment.
Once a decline in value is determined to be other-than-temporary, the value
of
the security is reduced, and a corresponding charge to earnings is recognized.
QNB recorded an other-than-temporary impairment charge of $2,758,000 as of
March
31, 2007. The securities identified as impaired were subsequently sold in April
2007.
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CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS - OVERVIEW
QNB
earns
its net income primarily through its subsidiary, QNB 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 levels approved by the Board of Directors.
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
consistently
high
level of service at all points of contact.
QNB
reported net income for the first quarter of 2008 of $1,710,000,
or $.54
per share on a diluted basis. These results compare to a net loss of $(453,000),
or $(.14) per share on a diluted basis, for the first quarter of
2007.
The
results for the first quarter of 2008 continue to reflect the benefits of the
restructuring transactions executed in April 2007 as well as the positive impact
of an increase in loans. In April 2007, the Company decided to restructure
its
balance sheet by selling approximately $92,000,000 of lower yielding securities,
that had been identified as other-than-temporarily impaired in the first quarter
of 2007, and by prepaying $50,000,000 of higher costing Federal Home Loan Bank
(FHLB) advances. The purpose of the restructuring transactions was to improve
the Company’s net interest margin on a going-forward basis and to increase net
interest income and net income.
Net
interest income for the first quarter of 2008 was $4,614,000, a $516,000, or
12.6%, increase from net interest income reported for the same period in 2007.
The net interest margin for the first quarter of 2008 was 3.46% compared to
3.11% for the first quarter of 2007. Also contributing to the increase in net
interest income and the net interest margin was the change in mix of earning
assets as higher yielding loans replaced lower yielding investment securities.
Average total loans increased 8.3% when comparing the first quarter of 2008
with
the first quarter of 2007 while average investment securities decreased 13.1%
when comparing the same periods.
Positively
impacting net income for the first quarter of 2008 was the recognition of
$230,000 of non-interest income as a result of the Visa initial public offering:
a $175,000 gain related to the mandatory redemption of our shares of restricted
common stock in Visa, which restricted common stock had been issued to financial
institution members of Visa in contemplation of Visa’s March 2008 initial public
offering, and $55,000 of income related to the reversal of liabilities recorded
in the fourth quarter of 2007 to fund our estimated proportionate share of
settlements of, or judgments in, indemnified litigation involving Visa. Total
non-interest income, excluding the Visa items noted above, would have been
$1,154,000 for the first quarter of 2008. This compares favorably to total
non-interest income of $1,090,000 for the first quarter of 2007, excluding
the
other-than-temporary impairment charge of $2,758,000 recorded in the first
quarter of 2007. This impairment charge resulted in a reduction of net income
of
$1,820,000, or $.57 per share on a diluted basis, for the first quarter of
2007.
The
slowdown in the U.S. economy has had a negative impact on both consumers and
small businesses. This has resulted in an increase in both loan charge-offs
and
non-performing loans when comparing the two periods. As a result of these
factors, as well as the inherent risk related to loan growth, the provision
for
loan losses was $225,000 for the first quarter of 2008. The provision for loan
losses was $75,000 for the first quarter of 2007. Total non-performing loans,
which represent loans on non-accrual status and loans past due more than 90
days, were $1,557,000, or .41% of total loans at March 31, 2008 compared with
$363,000, or .10% of total loans at March 31, 2007. The allowance for loan
losses of $3,411,000 represents .90% of total loans
at
March 31, 2008 compared to an allowance for loan losses of $2,721,000, or .75%
of total loans at March 31, 2007.
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CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS – OVERVIEW (Continued)
Total
non-interest expense was $3,543,000 for the first quarter of 2008, an increase
of 6.7% compared to $3,322,000 for the first quarter of 2007. Salary and benefit
expense increased $105,000, or 5.7%, to $1,963,000 for the first quarter of
2008. An accrual for incentive compensation contributed $51,000 to the increase.
Net occupancy and furniture and equipment expense increased $62,000 when
comparing the two quarters reflecting an increase in depreciation expense and
maintenance expense.
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 noted in the foregoing overview, as well as others, will be discussed
and
analyzed more thoroughly in the next sections.
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CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Average
Balances, Rate, and Interest Income and Expense Summary (Tax-Equivalent
Basis )
Three
Months Ended
|
|||||||||||||||||||
March
31, 2008
|
March
31, 2007
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
|
Average
|
|
Average
|
|
|
|
Average
|
|
Average
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
|
Balance
|
|
Rate
|
|
Interest
|
|
Balance
|
|
Rate
|
|
Interest
|
|
||||||
Assets
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Federal
funds sold
|
$
|
5,832
|
2.91
|
%
|
$
|
42
|
$
|
3,098
|
5.26
|
%
|
$
|
40
|
|||||||
Investment
securities:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
U.S.
Treasury
|
5,125
|
4.12
|
%
|
52
|
5,147
|
4.70
|
%
|
60
|
|||||||||||
U.S.
Government agencies
|
29,216
|
5.55
|
%
|
405
|
32,578
|
5.53
|
%
|
450
|
|||||||||||
State
and municipal
|
42,626
|
6.56
|
%
|
700
|
40,020
|
6.61
|
%
|
661
|
|||||||||||
Mortgage-backed
and CMOs
|
99,271
|
5.59
|
%
|
1,387
|
127,650
|
4.51
|
%
|
1,439
|
|||||||||||
Other
|
18,009
|
5.72
|
%
|
258
|
18,155
|
6.13
|
%
|
278
|
|||||||||||
Total
investment securities
|
194,247
|
5.77
|
%
|
2,802
|
223,550
|
5.17
|
%
|
2,888
|
|||||||||||
Loans:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Commercial
real estate
|
177,897
|
6.72
|
%
|
2,972
|
157,103
|
6.77
|
%
|
2,621
|
|||||||||||
Residential
real estate
|
21,918
|
6.00
|
%
|
329
|
26,530
|
5.92
|
%
|
393
|
|||||||||||
Home
equity loans
|
68,301
|
6.30
|
%
|
1,071
|
69,369
|
6.48
|
%
|
1,109
|
|||||||||||
Commercial
and industrial
|
67,515
|
6.63
|
%
|
1,113
|
55,189
|
7.41
|
%
|
1,008
|
|||||||||||
Indirect
lease financing
|
13,036
|
10.07
|
%
|
328
|
13,327
|
9.31
|
%
|
310
|
|||||||||||
Consumer
loans
|
4,362
|
10.64
|
%
|
115
|
4,852
|
10.05
|
%
|
120
|
|||||||||||
Tax-exempt
loans
|
24,411
|
6.13
|
%
|
372
|
22,210
|
6.13
|
%
|
336
|
|||||||||||
Total
loans, net of unearned income*
|
377,440
|
6.71
|
%
|
6,300
|
348,580
|
6.86
|
%
|
5,897
|
|||||||||||
Other
earning assets
|
2,036
|
3.69
|
%
|
18
|
4,257
|
5.83
|
%
|
61
|
|||||||||||
Total
earning assets
|
579,555
|
6.36
|
%
|
9,162
|
579,485
|
6.22
|
%
|
8,886
|
|||||||||||
Cash
and due from banks
|
9,994
|
10,856
|
|||||||||||||||||
Allowance
for loan losses
|
(3,292
|
)
|
(2,733
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
Other
assets
|
21,614
|
21,040
|
|||||||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
607,871
|
$
|
608,648
|
|||||||||||||||
Liabilities
and Shareholders' Equity
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Interest-bearing
deposits:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Interest-bearing
demand
|
$
|
91,333
|
1.35
|
%
|
$
|
307
|
$
|
92,994
|
2.15
|
%
|
$
|
492
|
|||||||
Money
market
|
49,798
|
2.35
|
%
|
291
|
51,531
|
3.02
|
%
|
384
|
|||||||||||
Savings
|
42,596
|
0.39
|
%
|
42
|
45,640
|
0.39
|
%
|
44
|
|||||||||||
Time
|
194,909
|
4.56
|
%
|
2,210
|
178,467
|
4.36
|
%
|
1,917
|
|||||||||||
Time
over $100,000
|
68,026
|
4.68
|
%
|
792
|
57,182
|
4.67
|
%
|
659
|
|||||||||||
Total
interest-bearing deposits
|
446,662
|
3.28
|
%
|
3,642
|
425,814
|
3.33
|
%
|
3,496
|
|||||||||||
Short-term
borrowings
|
23,948
|
2.87
|
%
|
171
|
25,666
|
3.56
|
%
|
225
|
|||||||||||
Long-term
debt
|
33,132
|
4.34
|
%
|
363
|
51,911
|
5.55
|
%
|
720
|
|||||||||||
Total
interest-bearing liabilities
|
503,742
|
3.33
|
%
|
4,176
|
503,391
|
3.58
|
%
|
4,441
|
|||||||||||
Non-interest-bearing
deposits
|
47,840
|
49,963
|
|||||||||||||||||
Other
liabilities
|
4,273
|
3,512
|
|||||||||||||||||
Shareholders'
equity
|
52,016
|
51,782
|
|||||||||||||||||
Total
liabilities and shareholders' equity
|
$
|
607,871
|
$
|
608,648
|
|||||||||||||||
Net
interest rate spread
|
3.03
|
%
|
2.64
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||
Margin/net
interest income
|
3.46
|
%
|
$
|
4,986
|
3.11
|
%
|
$
|
4,445
|
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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CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Rate/Volume
Analysis.
The
following table shows the fully taxable equivalent effect of changes in volumes
and rates on interest income and interest expense. Changes in net interest
income that could not be specifically identified as either a rate or volume
change were allocated to changes in volume.
Three
Months Ended
March
31, 2008 compared
to
March 31, 2007
Total
|
|
Due
to change in:
|
|
|||||||
|
|
Change
|
|
Volume
|
|
Rate
|
|
|||
Interest
income:
|
||||||||||
Federal
funds sold
|
$
|
2
|
$
|
36
|
$
|
(34
|
)
|
|||
Investment
securities:
|
||||||||||
U.S.
Treasury
|
(8
|
)
|
(1
|
)
|
(7
|
)
|
||||
U.S.
Government agencies
|
(45
|
)
|
(46
|
)
|
1
|
|||||
State
and municipal
|
39
|
44
|
(5
|
)
|
||||||
Mortgage-backed
and CMOs
|
(52
|
)
|
(321
|
)
|
269
|
|||||
Other
|
(20
|
)
|
(2
|
)
|
(18
|
)
|
||||
Loans:
|
||||||||||
Commercial
real estate
|
351
|
372
|
(21
|
)
|
||||||
Residential
real estate
|
(64
|
)
|
(69
|
)
|
5
|
|||||
Home
equity loans
|
(38
|
)
|
(7
|
)
|
(31
|
)
|
||||
Commercial
and industrial
|
105
|
235
|
(130
|
)
|
||||||
Indirect
lease financing
|
18
|
(7
|
)
|
25
|
||||||
Consumer
loans
|
(5
|
)
|
(11
|
)
|
6
|
|||||
Tax-exempt
loans
|
36
|
36
|
-
|
|||||||
Other
earning assets
|
(43
|
)
|
(32
|
)
|
(11
|
)
|
||||
Total
interest income
|
$
|
276
|
$
|
227
|
$
|
49
|
||||
Interest
expense:
|
||||||||||
Interest-bearing
demand
|
$
|
(185
|
)
|
$
|
(5
|
)
|
$
|
(180
|
)
|
|
Money
market
|
(93
|
)
|
(11
|
)
|
(82
|
)
|
||||
Savings
|
(2
|
)
|
(2
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
Time
|
293
|
194
|
99
|
|||||||
Time
over $100,000
|
133
|
131
|
2
|
|||||||
Short-term
borrowings
|
(54
|
)
|
(13
|
)
|
(41
|
)
|
||||
Long-term
debt
|
(357
|
)
|
(257
|
)
|
(100
|
)
|
||||
Total
interest expense
|
$
|
(265
|
)
|
$
|
37
|
$
|
(302
|
)
|
||
Net
interest income
|
$
|
541
|
$
|
190
|
$
|
351
|
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MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
NET
INTEREST INCOME
The
following table presents the adjustment to convert net interest income to net
interest income on a fully taxable equivalent basis for the three month periods
ended March 31, 2008 and 2007.
For the Three Months
|
|||||||
Ended March 31,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Total
interest income
|
$
|
8,790
|
$
|
8,539
|
|||
Total
interest expense
|
4,176
|
4,441
|
|||||
Net
interest income
|
4,614
|
4,098
|
|||||
Tax
equivalent adjustment
|
372
|
347
|
|||||
Net
interest income (fully taxable equivalent)
|
$
|
4,986
|
$
|
4,445
|
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 and borrowed funds. 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 20 and 21. 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, which includes interest-free sources of funds, is net
interest income expressed as a percentage of average interest-earning
assets.
Net
interest income increased $516,000, or 12.6%, to $4,614,000 for the quarter
ended March 31, 2008 as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2007. On a
tax-equivalent basis, net interest income increased by 12.2% from $4,445,000
for
the three months ended March 31, 2007 to $4,986,000 for the same period ended
March 31, 2008. When comparing the first quarters of 2008 and 2007, the net
interest margin increased to 3.46% from 3.11%, an improvement of 35 basis
points. The increase in both net interest income and the net interest margin,
when comparing the two quarters, reflects the benefits of the balance sheet
restructuring transactions as well as the shift in earning assets from
investment securities to higher yielding commercial loans.
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MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
NET
INTEREST INCOME (Continued)
QNB’s
interest sensitivity position also contributed to the increase in net interest
income and the net interest margin. QNB has a negative gap position in a
one-year time frame, which results when the amount of interest rate sensitive
liabilities (deposits and debt) exceeds interest rate sensitive assets (loans
and investment securities). As a result of this position, QNB’s cost of
interest-bearing liabilities has declined as the Federal Reserve
Bank’s Open Market Committee (Fed) picked up the pace of reducing the Federal
funds target rate in response to liquidity issues in the world’s financial
markets, a nationwide housing slowdown and growing concerns of a possible
recession. During January 2008, the Fed reduced the Federal
funds target rate by 125 basis points and in March another 75 basis points
bringing the target rate to 2.25% at March 31, 2008. The average Federal funds
target rate for the first quarter of 2008 was 3.22% compared to 5.25% for the
first quarter of 2007. In response to actions by the Fed, the Treasury yield
curve has steepened since December 31, 2007 as short-term rates have declined
more than longer term rates. The 2-year Treasury Note has declined 143 basis
points since the end of the year to 1.62% at March 31, 2008, while the 10-year
Treasury Note has declined 59 basis points over the same period to
3.45%.
Total
average earning assets were virtually unchanged when comparing the two quarters.
However,
the mix
of earning assets did change with average loans increasing $28,860,000 or 8.3%
and average investment securities decreasing $29,303,000 or 13.1% when comparing
the first quarter of 2008 to the same period in 2007. The decline in investment
securities balances reflects both the growth in loans as well as the decision
by
management to reduce its leverage position by reducing the amount of long-term
debt as part of the restructuring transaction. When comparing the first quarters
of 2008 and 2007, average long-term debt declined by $18,779,000.
The
yield
on earning assets on a tax-equivalent basis increased from 6.22% for the first
quarter of 2007 to 6.36% for the first quarter of 2008. Interest income on
investment securities decreased $86,000 or 3.0%, when comparing the two
quarters, primarily a result of the reduction in balances. However, the average
yield on the portfolio increased from 5.17% for the first quarter of 2007 to
5.77% for the first quarter of 2008. This increased yield reflects the benefits
from the April 2007 restructuring transaction in which approximately $92,000,000
of investment securities with a yield of approximately 4.26% were sold. Some
of
the proceeds from the sale of these securities were used to purchase $63,524,000
of investment securities yielding 5.51%. Most of the improvement in yield in
the
total investment securities portfolio was in the mortgage-backed and CMO
securities portfolios, where the yield increased from 4.51% for the first
quarter of 2007 to 5.59% for the first quarter of 2008. The yield on the total
investment securities portfolio will likely decline during the remainder of
2008
as cash flow from the portfolio is reinvested at lower interest rates resulting
from the decline in Treasury rates noted above.
Interest
income on loans increased $403,000 or 6.8% when comparing the two quarters,
with
the impact of increased balances more
than
offsetting the decline in the yield on the portfolio. The yield on loans
decreased 15 basis points to 6.71% when comparing the first quarter of 2007
to
the first quarter of 2008. The decline in the yield on the loan portfolio
reflects the impact of lower interest rates, primarily the Prime rate which
moves in step with the Federal funds target rate. Limiting the impact of the
decline in interest rates on loan yields through March 31, 2008 is the structure
of the loan portfolio, which has a significant portion of
fixed-rate and adjustable-rate loans (with fixed-rate terms for three to ten
years). However, the yield on the portfolio will likely decline further as
the
adjustable-rate and floating-rate loans reprice.
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CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
NET
INTEREST INCOME (Continued)
Most
of
the increase in loan income is attributable to commercial loans. Income on
commercial real estate loans increased $351,000 with average balances increasing
$20,794,000 or 13.2%. Partially offsetting the benefit of the increase in the
volume of commercial real estate loans was a slight decline in the yield on
this
portfolio. The yield on commercial real estate loans decreased 5 basis points
to
6.72% for the first quarter of 2008. Interest on commercial and industrial
loans
increased $105,000 with the increase in average balances more than offsetting
the impact of the decline in yield. Average commercial and industrial loans
increased $12,326,000 or 22.3% when comparing the two quarters, contributing
an
additional $235,000 in interest income. The average yield on these loans
decreased 78 basis points to 6.63% resulting in a reduction in interest income
of $130,000. The commercial and industrial loan category will be impacted most
by the action by the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates since a large
portion of this category of loans is indexed to the Prime rate. Tax-exempt
loan
income increased $36,000, a result of the 9.9% increase in average balances.
The
indirect lease financing portfolio contributed $18,000 to the increase in total
loan income with an increase in yield providing the impetus. The yield on
indirect leases was 10.07% for the first quarter of 2008, compared with 9.31%
for the same period in 2007. Income associated with the early payoff of leases
contributed to the higher yield for the first quarter of 2008.
Residential
mortgage and home equity loan activity has slowed over the past twelve months
as
the real estate market has deteriorated. While QNB does not originate or hold
sub-prime mortgages, or any of the other high-risk mortgage products, it has
been impacted by the overall downturn in the residential housing market. The
average balance of residential mortgages declined $4,612,000 or 17.4%, when
comparing the two quarters while the average yield increased by eight basis
points. QNB sells most of the fixed rate loans it originates, especially in
the
low rate environment that currently exists. Average home equity loans decreased
1.5% to $68,301,000, while the yield on the home equity portfolio decreased
18
basis points to 6.30%. The demand for home equity loans has declined as home
values have stabilized or fallen and homeowners have already borrowed against
the equity in their homes. Included in the home equity portfolio are floating
rate home equity lines tied to the Prime rate. These loans have contributed
to
the decline in the yield in the home equity portfolio.
Interest
income on Federal funds sold increased $2,000 when comparing the two quarters
with the growth in average balances of $2,734,000 offsetting the 235 basis
point
decline in rate. The yield on Federal funds sold decreased from 5.26% for the
first quarter of 2007 to 2.91% for the first quarter of 2008, reflecting the
actions by the Fed, beginning in the third quarter of 2007, to reduce the
Federal funds target rate.
For
the
most part, earning assets are funded by deposits, which increased when comparing
the two quarters. Average
deposits increased $18,725,000, or 3.9%, with the growth occurring in higher
cost time deposits, which increased $27,286,000, or 11.6%. The average balance
of all other categories of deposits declined when comparing the two quarters.
While
total interest income on a tax-equivalent basis increased $276,000 when
comparing the first quarter of 2008 to the first quarter of 2007, total interest
expense declined $265,000. Interest expense on total deposits increased
$146,000, while interest expense on borrowed funds decreased $411,000 when
comparing the two quarters. The rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities
decreased from 3.58% for the first quarter of 2007 to 3.33% for the first
quarter of 2008.
During
this same period, the rate paid on interest-bearing deposits decreased from
3.33% to 3.28%. The increase in interest expense on total deposits was primarily
the result of volume and rate increases on time deposits. Interest expense
on
time deposits increased $426,000 with higher volumes accounting for $325,000
of
the increase and higher rates accounting for $101,000 of the increase. The
average rate paid on time deposits increased from 4.43% to 4.59% when comparing
the two periods.
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MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
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, however,
the
maturity and repricing characteristics of time deposits tend to be shorter.
Approximately $219,417,000 or 81.5%, of time deposits at March 31, 2008 will
reprice or mature over the next 12 months.
The
competition for deposits, especially time deposits, led to significantly higher
rates being paid on these products in 2007. 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
were
looking for short maturity time deposits in anticipation of short-term rates
continuing to increase. With interest rates declining in the latter part of
2007, the expectation was for time deposit rates to fall; however, this
reduction was slow to occur as the competition was still offering high rate
time
deposits.
With
the
unprecedented move by the Fed during the first quarter of 2008, the rates on
time deposits being offered did decline significantly. Given the short-term
nature of QNB’s time deposit portfolio and the current rates being offered, it
is likely that the average rate paid on time deposits should decline over the
next few quarters as higher costing time deposits originated in 2007 are
repriced lower. The key will be to retain these deposits at lower
rates.
Partially
offsetting the increase in interest expense on time deposits was a reduction
in
interest expense on interest-bearing demand deposits and money market accounts
which declined $185,000 and $93,000, respectively. The interest rate paid on
interest-bearing demand accounts decreased from 2.15% for the first quarter
of
2007 to 1.35% for the first quarter of 2008. Included in these accounts are
municipal deposits whose rates are tied directly to the Federal funds rate.
Municipal accounts comprise approximately 39.9% of total interest-bearing demand
accounts. The yield on municipal accounts declined from 4.98% for the first
quarter of 2007 to 3.15% for the first quarter of 2008. Interest expense and
the
rate paid on these accounts will decline further during the second quarter
of
2008 as a result of the actions by the Fed. The interest rate paid on money
market accounts was 3.02% for the first quarter of 2007 and 2.35% for the first
quarter of 2008, a decline of 67 basis points. Included in total money market
balances is the Select money market account, a higher yielding money market
product that pays a tiered rate based on account balances. QNB maintained a
rate
close to 4.00% for balances over $75,000 for most of 2007. With the sharp
decline in short-term interest rates during the first quarter of 2008, the
rates
paid on the Select money market account have declined as well.
Offsetting
the increase in interest expense on total deposits was a reduction in interest
expense on short-term borrowings of $54,000 and long-term debt of $357,000.
Short-term borrowings are primarily comprised of repurchase agreements (a sweep
product for commercial customers). While not directly indexed to the Federal
funds rate, the rate paid on these accounts moves
closely
with the Federal funds rate and as a result declined when comparing the two
quarters. The average rate paid on short-term borrowings declined from 3.56%
for
the first quarter of 2007 to 2.97% for the first quarter of 2008. The average
balance of short-term borrowings declined $1,718,000, or 6.7%, when comparing
the two quarters.
The
April
2007 balance sheet restructuring was the primary reason for the decline in
interest expense on long-term debt when comparing the two quarters. QNB prepaid
$50,000,000 of FHLB advances with a cost of 5.55% and replaced half with a
$25,000,000 repurchase agreement with a cost of 4.78%. In January 2008, QNB
borrowed $10,000,000 from the FHLB at a cost of 2.97% for two years. At the
time, this type of wholesale funding was a better alternative to higher costing
time deposits and overnight funding. The average balance of long-term debt
was
$33,132,000 for the first quarter of 2008 compared with $51,911,000 for the
first quarter of 2007, while the average rate paid decreased to 4.34% from
5.55%
when comparing the same periods.
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CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
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 that 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 $225,000 provision for loan losses was necessary
for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008, compared to a provision for
loan losses of $75,000 for the same period in 2007. respectively. 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. The
higher provision in the first quarter of 2008 reflects an increase in
non-performing assets and delinquent loans as well as the inherent risk related
to loan growth. Non-performing
assets (non-accruing loans, loans past due 90 days or more, other real estate
owned and other repossessed assets) amounted to .26% and .07% of total assets
at
March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. These levels compare to .27% at December
31, 2007. Delinquent loans include loans past due more than 30 days. Total
delinquent loans at March 31, 2008, December 31, 2007 and March 31, 2007
represent 1.08%, .98% and .71% of total loans, respectively. The increase in
total delinquent loans is a result of higher delinquency in the indirect lease
portfolio. As of March 31, 2008, 13.04% of the indirect lease portfolio was
past
due more than 30 days. This compares to 8.32% at December 31, 2007 and 4.89%
at
March 31, 2007. The delinquency as of April 30, 2008 was reduced to 8.21%.
The
asset quality of the commercial loan portfolio, the largest component of total
loans, representing approximately 72% of total loans, remains strong. Total
delinquent commercial loans were .48% of total commercial loans at March 31,
2008. This compares to .47% and .50% at December 31, 2007 and March 31, 2007,
respectively. Delinquent loans on one to four unit residential mortgages and
home equity loans improved to 1.17% of balances at March 31, 2008 compared
with
1.37% at December 31, 2007. The
increases in non-performing and delinquent loans reflect the slow-down in the
local and regional economy as well as the impact of rising fuel costs.
QNB
had
net charge-offs of $93,000 and $83,000 during the first quarters of 2008 and
2007, respectively. The net charge-offs during both periods relate primarily
to
loans in the indirect lease financing portfolio.
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DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
PROVISION
FOR LOAN LOSSES (Continued)
Non-accrual
loans were
$1,418,000, $1,397,000 and $122,000 at March 31, 2008, December 31, 2007 and
March 31, 2007, respectively. Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing
were $139,000, $218,000 and $241,000, respectively, at these same period-ends.
The majority of the non-performing
loans at
March
31, 2008
are considered adequately secured by real estate collateral and QNB expects
to
collect all interest and principal on these loans. Non-accrual loans in the
indirect lease financing portfolio are generally secured by equipment or
vehicles and repossession of the collateral is in process.
In
April
2008, $236,000 of loans reported as non-accrual loans as of March 31, 2008
were
paid off. In addition, a non-accrual construction loan with a balance of
$469,000 at March 31, 2008 is under agreement of sale and QNB is expecting
this
loan to be paid off in May 2008.
QNB
did
not have any other real estate owned as of March 31, 2008, December 31, 2007
or
March 31, 2007. Repossessed assets consisting of equipment, automobiles and
motorcycles were $37,000, $6,000 and $45,000 at March 31, 2008, December 31,
2007 and March 31, 2007, respectively.
There
were no restructured loans as of March 31, 2008, December 31, 2007 or March
31,
2007, respectively, as defined in FASB Statement No. 15, Accounting
by Debtors and Creditors for Troubled Debt Restructurings,
that
have not already been included in loans past due 90 days or more or non-accrual
loans.
The
allowance for loan losses was $3,411,000, $3,279,000 and $2,721,000 at March
31,
2008, December 31, 2007, and March 31, 2007, respectively. The ratio of the
allowance to total loans was .90%, .86% and .75% at the respective period end
dates. The increase in the ratio reflects the increase in the provision for
loan
losses recorded during 2007 and the first quarter of 2008. The ratio, at .90%,
is at a level that QNB management believes is 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, 2008, December 31, 2007 and March 31, 2007, 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
$949,000, $961,000 and $109,000, respectively, of which $841,000, $847,000
and
$109,000, respectively required no specific allowance for loan losses. The
recorded investment in impaired loans requiring a specific allowance for loan
losses was $108,000, $114,000 and $0 at March 31, 2008, December 31, 2007 and
March 31, 2007, respectively. At March 31, 2008, December 31, 2007 and March
31,
2007 the related allowance for loan losses associated with these loans was
$54,000, $57,000 and $0, respectively. Most of the loans that have been
identified as impaired, but for which a specific allowance has not been
identified, are adequately collateralized.
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.
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MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
PROVISION
FOR LOAN LOSSES (Continued)
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 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,
gains and losses on the sale of investment securities, gains on the sale of
residential mortgage loans and other fee income.
Total
non-interest income for the first quarter of 2008 was $1,384,000 compared to
a
loss of $1,668,000 for the first quarter of 2007. Positively impacting net
income for the first quarter of 2008 was the recognition of $230,000 of
non-interest income as a result of the Visa initial public offering comprised
of
a $175,000 gain related to the mandatory redemption of shares of restricted
common stock in Visa and $55,000 of income related to the reversal of
liabilities recorded in the fourth quarter of 2007 to fund settlements of
indemnified litigation involving Visa. Total non-interest income, excluding
the
Visa items, would have been $1,154,000 for the first quarter of 2008. This
compares favorably to total non-interest income of $1,090,000 for the first
quarter of 2007, excluding the other-than-temporary impairment charge of
$2,758,000 recorded in the first quarter of 2007.
Fees
for
services to customers are primarily comprised of service charges on deposit
accounts. These fees increased $21,000, or 5.0%, to $445,000 when comparing
the
three-month periods. Overdraft income increased $17,000 for the three-month
period as a result of an increase in the volume of overdrafts, as the per item
charge has remained the same. Fees on business checking accounts increased
$5,000 for the three-month period. This increase reflects the impact of a lower
earnings credit rate in the first quarter of 2008 as compared to the first
quarter of 2007, resulting from the decline in short-term interest rates. These
credits are applied against 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 $219,000 for the first quarter of 2008, an increase of
$31,000, or 16.5%, from the amount recorded during the first quarter of 2007.
Debit card income increased $20,000, or 15.2%, for the three-month period.
In
addition, an increase in PIN-based transactions resulted in additional
interchange income of $10,000 when comparing the three-month periods.
Income
on
bank-owned life insurance represents the earnings on life insurance policies
on
which the Bank is the owner and beneficiary. The earnings on these policies
were
$58,000 and $64,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007,
respectively. The insurance carriers reset the rates on these policies annually
taking into consideration the interest rate environment as well as mortality
costs. The lower income reflects the higher mortality costs that result as
employees age. The existing policies have rate floors which minimize how low
the
earnings rate can go. Some of these policies are currently at their earnings
floors.
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MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
NON-INTEREST
INCOME (Continued)
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. On a quarterly basis, servicing assets are assessed for impairment based
on their fair value. Mortgage servicing fees for the three-month periods ended
March 31, 2008 and 2007 were $20,000
and $25,000, 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, 2008 and 2007 was $23,000 and $19,000,
respectively. Mortgage refinance activity increased slightly during the first
quarter of 2008 as residential mortgage rates declined in response to falling
Treasury market rates. The increase in amortization expense reflects the
increase in refinancing activity. The average balance of mortgages serviced
for
others was $69,313,000 for the first quarter of 2008 compared to $70,735,000
for
the first quarter of 2007, a decrease of 2.0%. The timing of mortgage payments
and delinquencies also impacts the amount of servicing fees
recorded.
The
fixed-income securities portfolio represents a significant portion of QNB’s
earning assets and is also a primary tool in liquidity and asset/liability
management. QNB actively manages its fixed income portfolio in an effort to
take
advantage of changes in the shape of the yield curve, changes in spread
relationships in different sectors and for liquidity purposes, as needed.
Management
continually reviews strategies that will result in an increase in the yield
or
improvement in the structure of the investment portfolio.
For
the
three-months ended March 31, 2008 net gains on the sale of investment securities
were $222,000. Included in these gains were $66,000 from the sale of debt
securities by the Bank and $156,000 of gains from the sale of marketable equity
securities by the Company. For the three-months ended March 31, 2007
QNB
recorded a net loss on investment securities of $2,498,000. Excluding the
impairment loss of $2,758,000, gains on the sale of investment securities were
$260,000 for the first quarter of 2007. Included in the $260,000 of realized
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
Company. During the first quarter of 2007, QNB sold $11,680,000 of securities
with an average yield of 5.46% to help fund loans with an average yield of
7.16%.
The
net
gain on the sale of residential mortgage loans was $32,000 and $21,000 for
the
quarters ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, 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 $25,000
and $12,000, respectively, related to the recognition of mortgage servicing
assets.
Proceeds
from the sale of residential mortgages were $3,278,000 and $1,537,000 for the
first quarters of 2008 and 2007, respectively.
Other
operating income was $388,000 for the first quarter of 2008. Excluding the
impact of the Visa transactions, other operating income was $158,000 for the
first quarter of 2008 compared to $108,000 for the first quarter of 2007. Also
included in other operating income for the first quarter of 2008 were life
insurance benefits of $48,000.
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AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
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 $3,543,000 for the
quarter ended March 31, 2008, an increase of $221,000, or 6.7%, from levels
reported in the first quarter of 2007.
Salaries
and benefits is the largest component of non-interest expense. Salaries and
benefits expense increased $105,000, or 5.7%, to $1,963,000 for the quarter
ended March 31, 2008 compared to the same quarter in 2007. Salary expense
increased $87,000, or 5.9%, during the period to $1,568,000. The increase is
comprised of a $51,000 accrual for incentive compensation and a 3.6% increase
related to merit and promotional salary increases. Also, included
in salary expense for the first quarter of 2008 and 2007, was $14,000 and
$32,000, respectively, in stock option compensation expense. The
number of full time-equivalent employees decreased by three when comparing
the
first quarter of 2008 and 2007. Comparing the two quarters, benefits expense
increased $18,000, or 4.8%, to $395,000. An increase in medical and dental
premiums, net of employee contributions, accounted for $15,000 of the increase
in total benefits expense.
Net
occupancy expense increased $28,000 to $340,000, when comparing the first
quarter of 2008 to the first quarter of 2007.
Contributing to the increase were higher costs related to building depreciation
and leasehold improvements ($11,000), building repairs and maintenance ($9,000)
and branch rent ($7,000). Renovations to the main office contributed to the
increase in depreciation expense. The increase in branch rent relates to an
increase in rent for the operation center’s parking facility and leases for the
location of two ATM sites at a local shopping center.
Furniture
and equipment expense increased $34,000 to $289,000, when comparing the two
quarters. Furniture and equipment depreciation and software amortization expense
contributed $16,000 of the increase. New software related to branch deposit
capture, electronic statements, document imaging and loan administration were
installed during the past year. Also contributing to the increase were higher
costs associated with equipment maintenance of $7,000 and equipment rentals
of
$5,000. The increase in equipment rental expense relates to the two new ATMs
noted above.
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 $188,000 for the first quarter of 2008 compared to $161,000
for the first quarter of 2007. Legal expense increased $11,000 when comparing
the two quarters, primarily a result of an increase in loan collection costs.
Accounting and auditing costs contributed $6,000 to the increase in third party
service costs. Costs associated with the printing and mailing of statements
increased $4,000.
Telephone,
postage and supplies expense increased $35,000 to $161,000, when comparing
the
three-month periods. An increase in supplies expense accounted for the entire
increase. Most of the increase in supply costs relates to the rebranding of
QNB
Bank. This included the purchase of new supplies including plastics for ATM
and
debit cards and obsolescence costs related to Quakertown National Bank
supplies.
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CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
NON-INTEREST
EXPENSE (Continued)
State
tax
expense represents the accrual 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 $130,000 for the first quarter of
2008,
an increase of $8,000 compared to the same period in 2007. This increase was
a
result of a higher shares tax resulting from an increase in the Bank’s
equity.
Other
expense decreased $13,000 to $319,000 for the first quarter of 2008.
Amortization expense of core deposit intangibles was $0 for the first quarter
of
2008 and $13,000 for the first quarter of 2007. See Note 7 to the financial
statements. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (F.D.I.C.) premiums increased
$20,000 when comparing the two quarters. This was offset by a $24,000 decrease
in regulatory assessment costs, a savings resulting from the change in charter
from a National bank to a State chartered bank.
INCOME
TAXES
QNB
utilizes an asset and liability approach for financial accounting and reporting
of income taxes. As of March 31, 2008, QNB’s net deferred tax asset was
$262,000. The primary components of deferred taxes are a deferred tax asset
of
$1,160,000 relating to the allowance for loan losses and a deferred tax
liability of $1,094,000 resulting from the unrealized
gains on available for sale securities. As of March 31, 2007, QNB's net deferred
tax asset was $1,382,000, comprised of deferred tax assets of $925,000 related
to the allowance for loan losses and a deferred tax asset of $938,000 related
to
impaired securities. This asset was partially offset by a deferred tax liability
of $445,000 resulting from the unrealized gains on available-for-sale
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. 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 the
effective tax rate were $520,000, or 23.3%, for the three-month period ended
March 31, 2008. Applicable income taxes were a benefit of $514,000 for the
three-month period ended March 31, 2007.
FINANCIAL
CONDITION ANALYSIS
The
following balance sheet analysis compares average balance sheet data for the
three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, as well as the period ended balances
as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007.
Average
earning assets for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008 increased
$70,000, or 0.01%, to $579,555,000 from $579,485,000 for the three months ended
March 31, 2007. The lack of growth in earning assets when comparing the two
quarters is primarily a result of management’s decision to reduce the amount of
investment securities and long-term debt by paying down the debt with some
of
the proceeds from the investment securities sold as part of the restructuring
transaction. Despite the lack of growth in average earning assets, the mix
of
earning assets changed considerably when comparing the two quarters. Average
loans increased $28,860,000, or 8.3%, while average investments decreased
$29,303,000, or 13.1%. Average Federal funds sold increased $2,734,000 when
comparing these same periods. The reduction in long-term debt was offset by
growth in average deposits.
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AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
FINANCIAL
CONDITION ANALYSIS (Continued)
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
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 increased 4.5% between March 31, 2007 and March 31, 2008 but decreased
0.4% since December 31, 2007. The slower rate of growth since March 31, 2007
as
compared to the average rate of growth when comparing the quarters reflects
the
amount of loans originated during the first quarter of 2007. The decline in
total loans since December 31, 2007 reflects the slowdown in growth in the
local
and regional economy as well as some seasonality in the portfolio. Total loans
at December 31, 2007 included a $6,000,000 loan to one customer that was secured
by cash and was only outstanding for about a week.
Average
total commercial loans increased $35,321,000 when comparing the first three
months of 2008 to the first three months of 2007. Most of the 15.1% growth
in
average commercial loans was in loans secured by real estate, either commercial
or residential properties, which increased $20,794,000. Commercial and
industrial loans increased $12,326,000 when comparing the average balances
for
the two quarters. This growth was centered in variable rate or adjustable rate
loans. 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 $2,201,000,
or
9.9%, when comparing the three-month periods.
Indirect
lease financing receivables represent loans to small businesses that are
collateralized by equipment. These loans tend to have higher risk
characteristics but generally provide higher rates of return. 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 Pennsylvania and states contiguous to Pennsylvania.
QNB is not the lessor and does not service these loans. Average indirect lease
financing loans decreased $291,000 when comparing the three-month periods.
The
slowing local and regional economy and an increase in delinquency rates have
negatively impacted the volume of indirect lease financing receivables purchased
over the past year.
Average
residential mortgage loans decreased $4,612,000 when comparing the first three
months of 2008 to the first three months of 2007. The slowdown in the housing
market and QNB’s decision to sell most originations of 1-4 family residential
mortgages in the secondary market contributed to the decline in the residential
mortgage loan portfolio.
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. Total
average deposits increased $18,725,000, or 3.9%, to $494,502,000 for the first
quarter of 2008 compared to the first quarter of 2007. Consistent with customers
looking for the highest rate for the shortest term, the growth achieved in
total
average deposits was in time deposits which increased $27,286,000, or 11.6%,
when comparing the same periods. Most of the growth in time deposits occurred
in
the maturity range of greater than 6 months through 15 months, which QNB
promoted in response to customers’ preferences and competitors’ offerings.
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AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
FINANCIAL
CONDITION ANALYSIS (Continued)
The
average balances of all other deposits types declined when comparing the first
quarter of 2008 to the same period in 2007. Average non-interest bearing and
interest bearing demand accounts declined by 4.2% and 1.8%, respectively.
Average money market account balances decreased 3.4% and average savings
accounts decreased 6.7% when comparing the two quarters.
Average
long-term debt decreased from $51,911,000 for the first quarter of 2007 to
$33,132,000 for the first quarter of 2008. The reduction in average debt
reflects the net $25,000,000 impact of the April 2007 restructuring
transaction,
partially offset by the borrowing of $10,000,000 from the FHLB in January
2008.
Total
assets at March 31, 2008 were $617,873,000 compared with $609,813,000 at
December 31, 2007, an increase of 1.3%. Most of the growth in total assets
since
December 31, 2007 was in investment securities, which increased
$6,617,000.
On
the
liability side, total deposits increased by $11,168,000, or 2.3%, since
year-end. Time deposits continued to be the product of choice, increasing
$14,155,000 since December 31, 2007 with time deposits of $100,000 or more
increasing $7,248,000. Non-interest bearing demand accounts increased $3,396,000
while interest bearing demand accounts declined $7,302,000. These deposits
can
be volatile depending on the timing of deposits and withdrawals. The decrease
in
interest-bearing demand accounts was centered in municipal deposits which
declined by $5,128,000. These accounts, especially the school district accounts,
have some seasonality to them, increasing when taxes are collected in late
summer and declining during the course of the school year as expenses are paid.
Savings accounts increased $2,442,000 from December 31, 2007 to $44,517,000
at
March 31, 2008.
When
comparing December 31, 2007 to March 31, 2008, short-term borrowing declined
from $33,990,000 to $18,736,000. Commercial sweep accounts recorded as
repurchase agreements declined by $11,328,000 to $18,136,000 at March 31, 2008
and Federal funds purchased declined by $3,926,000 to $0 at March 31, 2008.
Some
of the decline in the commercial sweep accounts is a result of funds being
moved
to higher paying time deposit accounts over $100,000, as these offered higher
rates than the sweep product.
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 loans and deposits. Liquidity is provided from asset
sources through maturities and repayments of loans and investment securities.
The portfolio of investment securities classified as 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 lines granted by correspondent
banks totaling $21,000,000. At March 31, 2008, the Bank had a maximum borrowing
capacity with the FHLB of approximately $153,589,000. At March 31, 2008, QNB
had
$10,000,000 of outstanding borrowings under the FHLB credit facility.
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DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
LIQUIDITY
(Continued)
Cash
and
due from banks, Federal funds sold, available-for-sale securities and loans
held-for-sale totaled $216,101,000 and $206,562,000 at March 31, 2008 and
December 31, 2007, respectively. The increase in liquidity sources is primarily
the result of an increase of the available-for-sale securities portfolio. These
sources should be adequate to meet normal fluctuations in loan demand and
deposit withdrawals. During the first quarter of 2008, QNB used its Federal
funds line to prefund the purchase of investment securities in anticipation
of
declining interest rates and to fund seasonal deposit withdrawals. The maximum
balance of Federal funds purchased during the quarter was $14,617,000. The
Federal funds purchase line was paid down with $10,000,000 of borrowings from
the FHLB with a rate of 2.97% and a two year maturity. During the first quarter
of 2007, QNB used its Federal funds lines to help temporarily fund loan growth.
Average Federal funds purchased were $2,213,000 for the first quarter of 2008
and $979,000 for the first quarter of 2007. At March 31, 2008, QNB had no
Federal funds purchased.
Approximately
$96,422,000 and $107,750,000 of available-for-sale securities at March 31,
2008
and December 31, 2007, respectively, were pledged as collateral for repurchase
agreements and deposits of public funds. The decrease in the amount of pledged
securities when comparing March 31, 2008 to December 31, 2007 is a result in
a
decrease in repurchase agreement balances (commercial sweep accounts) and
municipal deposit balances. 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. As mentioned above, QNB had $10,000,000 of outstanding
borrowings under the FHLB credit facility at March 31, 2008.
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,
2008 was $54,392,000, or 8.80% of total assets, compared to shareholders' equity
of $53,251,000, or 8.73% of total assets, at December 31, 2007. Shareholders’
equity at March 31, 2008 included a positive adjustment of $2,123,000 related
to
unrealized holding gains, net of taxes, on investment securities
available-for-sale while shareholders’ equity at December 31, 2007 included a
positive adjustment of $1,504,000 related to unrealized holding gains, net
of
taxes, on investment securities available-for-sale. Without the FASB No. 115
available-for-sale adjustments, shareholders' equity to total assets would
have
been 8.46% and 8.49% at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively.
The
adoption of EITF 06-04, Accounting
for Deferred Compensation and Postretirement Benefit Aspects of Endorsement
Split-Dollar Life Insurance Arrangements
on
January 1, 2008 resulted in the recognition of a cumulative effect adjustment
to
retained earnings of $481,000.
Shareholders'
equity averaged $52,016,000 for the first three months of 2008 and $51,299,000
for the year ended December 31, 2007, an increase of 1.4%. The ratio of average
total equity to average total assets increased to 8.56% for the first three
months of 2008 compared to 8.51% for all of 2007.
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.
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DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
CAPITAL
ADEQUACY (Continued)
The
minimum regulatory capital ratios are 4.00% for Tier I, 8.00% for the total
risk-based capital and 4.00% for leverage. QNB had a Tier I capital ratio of
12.18% and 12.25%, a total risk-based ratio of 12.97% and 13.06% and a leverage
ratio of 8.59% and 8.64% at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively.
The
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 established five
capital level designations ranging from "well capitalized" to "critically
undercapitalized." At March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, QNB met the "well
capitalized" criteria which requires minimum Tier I and total risk-based capital
ratios of 6.00% and 10.00%, respectively, and a leverage ratio of
5.00%.
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.
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.
Interest-bearing demand accounts, money market accounts and savings accounts
do
not have stated maturities or repricing terms and can be withdrawn or repriced
at any time. This may impact QNB’s margin if more expensive alternative sources
of deposits are required to fund loans or deposit runoff. Management projects
the repricing characteristics of these accounts based on historical performance
and assumptions that it believes reflect their rate sensitivity.
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.
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AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
INTEREST
RATE SENSITIVITY (Continued)
QNB
primarily focuses on the management of the one-year interest rate sensitivity
gap. At March 31, 2008, interest-earning assets scheduled to mature or likely
to
be called, repriced or repaid in one year were $219,935,000. Interest-sensitive
liabilities scheduled to mature or reprice within one year were $339,355,000.
The one-year cumulative gap, which reflects QNB’s interest sensitivity over a
period of time, was a negative $119,420,000 at March 31, 2008. The cumulative
one-year gap equals -20.2% of total rate sensitive assets. This gap position
compares to a negative gap position of $129,740,000, or -22.2%, of total rate
sensitive assets, at December 31, 2007. The negative gap position is primarily
the result of customers’ preference for keeping time deposit maturities short
while interest rates were increasing during 2006 and 2007. This preference
was
met as banks, including the Bank, tended to offer the highest yielding time
deposits in the maturity range of six months through 15 months. At March 31,
2008, $219,417,000, or 81.5%, of total time deposits were scheduled to reprice
or mature in the next twelve months compared to $199,383,000, or 78.2%, of
total
time deposits at December 31, 2007. Also contributing to the negative gap
position are the municipal accounts which are indexed to the Federal funds
rate
and the Select money market product, while not indexed directly with the Federal
funds rate, moves closely with changes in that rate. On the liability side
the
increase in short maturity time deposits between December 31, 2007 and March
31,
2008 was offset by a $11,328,000 decline in commercial sweep accounts and a
$3,926,000 decline in Federal funds purchased, both reported in short-term
borrowings and a $5,128,000 decline in municipal balances. On the asset side,
the amount of assets maturing or repricing increased by $9,132,000 from December
31, 2007 to March 31, 2008. Loans that reprice or mature in the next twelve
months increased by $10,052,000 when comparing the same two time periods. With
the sharp decline in interest rates in 2008, QNB’s cost of funds should decline
as the maturing time deposits reprice at lower rates. The challenge will be
to
retain these deposits given the competitive environment. In this lower interest
rate environment, the repricing characteristics of investments and loans will
likely shorten as prepayment speeds increase resulting in more funds being
invested at lower yields.
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 the interest rate environment at period end. 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, 2008, it is unlikely that interest rates would
decline by 200 or 300 basis points. The simulation results can be found in
the
chart on page 37.
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
portfolios and the increased expense associated with short-term time deposits
which would increase in rate as they matured and the municipal accounts and
Select money market accounts which would likely reprice as the Federal funds
rate increased. An increase in rates paid on short-term borrowings would also
negatively impact net interest income in a rising rate environment. Net interest
income declines in a falling rate environment This result reflects the
hypothetical interest rate floors on interest-bearing transaction accounts,
regular money market accounts and savings accounts. In addition, in a lower
rate
environment, the cash flow or repricing characteristics from both the loan
and
investment portfolios would increase and be reinvested at lower rates. Loan
customers would either refinance their fixed rate loans at lower rates or
request rate reductions on their existing loans. The decline in net income
as
rates fall 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, the timing of the rate change,
or
interest rate floors.
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AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
INTEREST
RATE SENSITIVITY (Continued)
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, 2008, QNB did not have
any hedging transactions in place such as interest rate swaps, caps or floors.
The
table
below summarizes estimated changes in net interest income over a twelve-month
period, under alternative interest rate scenarios.
Change in Interest Rates
|
Net Interest
Income
|
Dollar Change
|
% Change
|
|||||||
+300
Basis Points
|
$
|
19,032
|
$
|
(513
|
)
|
(2.62
|
)%
|
|||
+200
Basis Points
|
19,303
|
(242
|
)
|
(1.24
|
)
|
|||||
+100
Basis Points
|
19,466
|
(79
|
)
|
(0.40
|
)
|
|||||
FLAT
RATE
|
19,545
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
-100
Basis Points
|
19,082
|
(463
|
)
|
(2.37
|
)
|
|||||
-200
Basis Points
|
18,408
|
(1,137
|
)
|
(5.82
|
)
|
Page
37
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
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 control over financial reporting during the
fiscal quarter covered by this report that have materially affected, or are
reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
Page
38
QNB
CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION
MARCH
31, 2008
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, 2007.
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
|
Page
39
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
12, 2008
|
By:
|
|
/s/
Thomas J. Bisko
|
|||
Thomas
J. Bisko
|
|||
President/CEO
|
|||
Date:
|
May
12, 2008
|
By:
|
|
/s/
Bret H. Krevolin
|
|||
Bret
H. Krevolin
|
|||
Chief
Financial Officer
|