Annapolis Bancorp Reports $2.3 Million Increase in Second Quarter Earnings

Annapolis Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANNB), parent company of BankAnnapolis, today announced net income of $438,000 for the second quarter of 2010, an increase of $2,299,000 from a net loss of $1,861,000 in the second quarter of 2009.

After accruing for preferred stock dividends, second quarter net income available to common shareholders was $318,000 ($0.08 per basic and diluted common share) compared to a loss of $1,981,000 ($0.51 per basic and diluted common share) available to common shareholders in the second quarter of 2009.

For the first six months of 2010, net income of $1,055,000 increased by $3,366,000 from a loss of $2,311,000 in the first half of 2009. Net income available to common shareholders totaled $814,000 ($0.21 per basic and diluted common share) for the six months ended June 30, 2010 compared to a loss of $2,513,000 ($0.65 per basic and diluted common share) available to common shareholders in the same period of 2009.

”Despite the economic volatility and challenging operating conditions, we are pleased to report our fourth consecutive quarter of profitability,” said Chairman and CEO Richard M. Lerner. ”The favorable results we are reporting today were driven by a lower provision for credit losses, progress in improving asset quality, and a strong increase in our net interest margin over prior periods.”

Nonperforming assets at June 30, 2010 amounted to $12.7 million or 2.93% of total assets, a reduction of $6.7 million or 34% compared to $19.3 million or 4.35% of total assets at December 31, 2009.

Results for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 included a provision for credit losses of $363,000 compared to a provision for credit losses of $3.8 million in the second quarter of last year. The allowance for credit losses totaled $6.8 million (2.45% of total gross loans) at June 30, 2010 compared to $7.9 million (2.81% of total gross loans) at year-end 2009. In the first six months of 2010 the Company incurred net charge-offs of $1,744,000 and added $599,000 to the allowance via provisions for credit losses.

Stockholders’ equity increased to $35.0 million at June 30, 2010 compared to $32.6 million at December 31, 2009. At June 30, 2010, Annapolis Bancorp, Inc. exceeded all federal regulatory requirements for a well-capitalized institution, with a Tier 1 capital ratio of 13.0%, a total capital ratio of 14.3%, and a Tier 1 leverage ratio of 8.9%. Book value per common share at June 30, 2010 increased to $6.89 compared to $6.04 at June 30, 2009 and $6.39 at December 31, 2009. The Company’s common stock price closed at $4.14 on July 28, 2010.

“From the onset of the recession, we have focused on aggressively addressing our problem assets, building our reserves for credit losses, and strengthening our equity position to ensure that we were prepared for the economic disruption that would follow a period of contraction in the credit cycle,” said Lerner. “While we continue to face challenging economic and operating conditions, we believe that our efforts over the past year and a half have left us well-positioned to take advantage of emerging business opportunities and deliver long-term value to our customers and shareholders as the economy gradually improves.”

In response to continued weak loan demand, the Company strategically lowered total assets by 2.8% to $431.7 million at June 30, 2010 from $444.3 million at December 31, 2009. Gross loans totaled $276.4 million as of June 30, 2010, down $5.6 million from $282.0 million at December 31, 2009 as both consumer and business borrowing remained subdued. The Company’s investment portfolio declined by $22.6 million or 19.2% in the first six months of 2010 as $32.4 million in U.S. agency securities were called. During the same period, federal funds sold increased by $20.5 million or 231.7%.

Net interest income for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 increased by $319,000 or 9.4% compared to the second quarter of 2009. The net interest margin for the three months just ended was 3.58%, up 52 basis points from 3.06% in the comparable quarter of last year. The year-over- year improvement in margin was due to the cost of interest-bearing liabilities declining more rapidly than the yield on interest earning assets.

Second quarter 2010 interest income decreased by $426,000 or 8.0% compared to the same quarter last year, as average earning assets contracted $28.3 million and investment yields continued to decline. A high level of short-term liquidity and soft loan demand also exerted downward pressure on the Company’s second quarter interest income.

Interest expense decreased by $745,000 or 38.1% due to a drop in the overall cost of interest-bearing liabilities from 2.01% in the second quarter of 2009 to 1.36% in the quarter just ended.

Noninterest income decreased 5.3% to $481,000 in the second quarter of 2010 from $508,000 in last year’s comparable period reflecting a $48,000 reduction in rental income and $25,000 in lower mortgage banking-related revenues. Income earned on bank-owned life insurance and gains on the sale of foreclosed property increased $35,000 and $11,000, respectively, in the three months ended June 30, 2010 compared to the second quarter of 2009.

Noninterest expense decreased 1.5% in the quarter just ended compared to the same period last year, with lower FDIC charges partially offset by an increase in personnel expense.

For the first half of 2010, the net interest margin increased 73 basis points to 3.74% from 3.01% in the comparable period of 2009. As a result of lower overall funding costs, net interest income rose by 22.4% to $7.7 million from $6.3 million in the same six-month period of last year. Noninterest income was $65,000 lower in the six months ended June 30, 2010 compared to the same period in 2009. Noninterest expense increased by $279,000 in 2010 over 2009, as personnel expense grew by $265,000 or 8.2% due to higher benefit charges, costs associated with the management of nonperforming assets, and additional staffing in the residential mortgage and commercial real estate lending divisions.

The Bank recorded provisions for credit losses of $599,000 and $5,011,000 for the respective six month periods ended June 30, 2010 and 2009.

BankAnnapolis serves the banking needs of small businesses, professional concerns, and individuals in central Maryland through eight community banking offices located in Anne Arundel and Queen Anne’s Counties. The Bank’s headquarters building and main branch are located at 1000 Bestgate Road, directly across from the Westfield Annapolis Mall.

Certain statements contained in this release, including without limitation, statements containing the words "believes," "plans," "expects," "anticipates," and words of similar import, constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions that may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.