UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-Q [X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2007 or [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Commission File Number: 0-12507 ARROW FINANCIAL CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) New York 22-2448962 (State or other jurisdiction of (IRS Employer Identification incorporation or organization) Number) 250 GLEN STREET, GLENS FALLS, NEW YORK 12801 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrants telephone number, including area code: (518) 745-1000 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 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. x Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of accelerated filer and large accelerated filer in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one): Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer x Non-accelerated filer Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes x No Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuers classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date. Class Outstanding as of July 31, 2007 Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share 10,308,086 |
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ARROW FINANCIAL CORPORATION
FORM 10-Q
June 30, 2007
INDEX
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION | Page | |
Item 1. | Financial Statements: | |
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 | 3 | |
Consolidated Statements of Income for the Three and Six Month Periods Ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 | 4 | |
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders Equity for the Six Month Period Ended June 30, 2007 | 5 | |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Month Periods Ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 | 6 | |
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Interim Financial Statements | 7 | |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 11 | |
Item 2. | Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 12 |
Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 35 |
Item 4. | Controls and Procedures | 36 |
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION | ||
Item 1. | Legal Proceedings | 36 |
Item 1.A. | Risk Factors | 36 |
Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 36 |
Item 3. | Defaults Upon Senior Securities | 37 |
Item 4. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders | 37 |
Item 5. | Other Information | 37 |
Item 6. | Exhibits | 38 |
SIGNATURES | 38 |
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ARROW FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in Thousands) (Unaudited)
June 30, 2007 | December 31, 2006 | |
ASSETS | ||
Cash and Due from Banks | $ 33,403 | $ 34,995 |
Federal Funds Sold | 2,000 | 9,000 |
Cash and Cash Equivalents | 35,403 | 43,995 |
Securities Available-for-Sale | 333,015 | 315,886 |
Securities Held-to-Maturity (Approximate Fair Value of $109,383 at June 30, 2007 and $108,270 at December 31, 2006) | 111,683 | 108,498 |
Loans | 1,017,989 | 1,008,999 |
Allowance for Loan Losses | (12,315) | (12,278) |
Net Loans | 1,005,674 | 996,721 |
Premises and Equipment, Net | 16,000 | 15,608 |
Other Real Estate and Repossessed Assets, Net | 262 | 392 |
Goodwill | 14,614 | 14,503 |
Other Intangible Assets, Net | 2,194 | 2,422 |
Other Assets | 23,088 | 22,192 |
Total Assets | $1,541,933 | $1,520,217 |
LIABILITIES | ||
Deposits: | ||
Demand | $ 187,306 | $ 183,492 |
Regular Savings, N.O.W. & Money Market Deposit Accounts | 563,724 | 559,132 |
Time Deposits of $100,000 or More | 191,809 | 187,777 |
Other Time Deposits | 262,328 | 255,996 |
Total Deposits | 1,205,167 | 1,186,397 |
Short-Term Borrowings: | ||
Federal Funds Purchased and Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase | 48,510 | 47,566 |
Other Short-Term Borrowings | 654 | 758 |
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances | 130,000 | 125,000 |
Junior Subordinated Obligations Issued to Unconsolidated Subsidiary Trusts | 20,000 | 20,000 |
Other Liabilities | 21,691 | 22,366 |
Total Liabilities | 1,426,022 | 1,402,087 |
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY | ||
Preferred Stock, $5 Par Value; 1,000,000 Shares Authorized | --- | --- |
Common Stock, $1 Par Value; 20,000,000 Shares Authorized (14,299,556 Shares Issued at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006) | 14,300 | 14,300 |
Surplus | 151,688 | 150,919 |
Undivided Profits | 20,944 | 17,619 |
Unallocated ESOP Shares (106,684 Shares at June 30, 2007 and 62,811 Shares at December 31, 2006) | (2,042) | (862) |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | (8,664) | (7,965) |
Treasury Stock, at Cost (3,815,541 Shares at June 30, 2007 and 3,649,803 Shares at December 31, 2006) | (60,315) | (55,881) |
Total Shareholders Equity | 115,911 | 118,130 |
Total Liabilities and Shareholders Equity | $1,541,933 | $1,520,217 |
See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Interim Financial Statements.
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ARROW FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)(Unaudited)
Three Months | Six Months | |||
Ended June 30, | Ended June 30, | |||
2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | |
INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME | ||||
Interest and Fees on Loans | $16,359 | $15,119 | $32,316 | $29,886 |
Interest on Federal Funds Sold | 240 | 86 | 491 | 116 |
Interest and Dividends on Securities Available-for-Sale | 3,771 | 3,733 | 7,345 | 7,205 |
Interest on Securities Held-to-Maturity | 1,039 | 1,070 | 2,073 | 2,133 |
Total Interest and Dividend Income | 21,409 | 20,008 | 42,225 | 39,340 |
INTEREST EXPENSE | ||||
Interest on Deposits: | ||||
Time Deposits of $100,000 or More | 2,106 | 1,827 | 4,266 | 3,337 |
Other Deposits | 5,578 | 4,453 | 10,792 | 8,456 |
Interest on Short-Term Borrowings: | ||||
Federal Funds Purchased and Securities Sold | ||||
Under Agreements to Repurchase | 348 | 250 | 669 | 453 |
Other Short-Term Borrowings | 8 | 11 | 12 | 19 |
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances | 1,593 | 1,629 | 3,160 | 3,428 |
Junior Subordinated Obligations Issued to Unconsolidated Subsidiary Trusts | 351 | 342 | 699 | 669 |
Total Interest Expense | 9,984 | 8,512 | 19,598 | 16,362 |
NET INTEREST INCOME | 11,425 | 11,496 | 22,627 | 22,978 |
Provision for Loan Losses | 92 | 101 | 186 | 374 |
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER | ||||
PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES | 11,333 | 11,395 | 22,441 | 22,604 |
NONINTEREST INCOME | ||||
Income from Fiduciary Activities | 1,419 | 1,307 | 2,872 | 2,610 |
Fees for Other Services to Customers | 2,062 | 2,009 | 3,944 | 3,813 |
Net Losses on Securities Transactions | --- | (118) | --- | (118) |
Insurance Commissions | 462 | 482 | 963 | 904 |
Other Operating Income | 228 | 372 | 404 | 569 |
Total Noninterest Income | 4,171 | 4,052 | 8,183 | 7,778 |
NONINTEREST EXPENSE | ||||
Salaries and Employee Benefits | 5,439 | 5,480 | 10,756 | 10,951 |
Occupancy Expense of Premises, Net | 831 | 815 | 1,643 | 1,620 |
Furniture and Equipment Expense | 786 | 813 | 1,541 | 1,570 |
Other Operating Expense | 2,517 | 2,223 | 4,994 | 4,344 |
Total Noninterest Expense | 9,573 | 9,331 | 18,934 | 18,485 |
INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES | 5,931 | 6,116 | 11,690 | 11,897 |
Provision for Income Taxes | 1,721 | 1,839 | 3,349 | 3,561 |
NET INCOME | $ 4,210 | $ 4,277 | $ 8,341 | $ 8,336 |
Average Shares Outstanding: | ||||
Basic | 10,419 | 10,607 | 10,492 | 10,638 |
Diluted | 10,489 | 10,749 | 10,568 | 10,787 |
Per Common Share: | ||||
Basic Earnings | $ .40 | $ .40 | $ .80 | $ .78 |
Diluted Earnings | .40 | .40 | .79 | .77 |
Share and Per Share amounts have been restated for the September 2006 3% stock dividend.
See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Interim Financial Statements.
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ARROW FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
(In Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts) (Unaudited)
Shares Issued | Common Stock | Surplus | Undivided Profits | Unallo- cated ESOP Shares | Accumulated Other Com- prehensive (Loss) | Treasury Stock | Total | |
Balance at December 31, 2006 | 14,299,556 | $14,300 | $150,919 | $17,619 | $ (862) | $ (7,965) | $(55,881) | $118,130 |
Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax: | ||||||||
Net Income | --- | --- | --- | 8,341 | --- | --- | --- | 8,341 |
Net Change in Income Tax Rates | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | (34) | --- | (34) |
Amortization of Net Pension Plan Actuarial Loss | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 134 | --- | 134 |
Accretion of Net Pension Plan Prior Service Credit | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | (73) | --- | (73) |
Net Unrealized Securities Holding Losses Arising During the Period, Net of Tax (Pre-tax $1,202) | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | (726) | --- | (726) |
Comprehensive Income | 7,642 | |||||||
Cash Dividends Paid, $.48 per Share | --- | --- | --- | (5,016) | --- | --- | --- | (5,016) |
Stock Options Exercised (23,405 Shares) | --- | --- | 192 | --- | --- | --- | 175 | 367 |
Shares Issued Under the Directors Stock Plan (3,293 Shares) | --- | --- | 48 | --- | --- | --- | 25 | 73 |
Shares Issued Under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (11,397 Shares) | --- | --- | 165 | --- | --- | --- | 85 | 250 |
Stock-Based Compensation Expense | --- | --- | 33 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 33 |
Tax Benefit for Disposition of Stock Options | --- | --- | 37 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 37 |
Acquisition by ESOP of Arrow Stock (67,190 Shares) | --- | --- | --- | --- | (1,500) | --- | --- | (1,500) |
Allocation of ESOP Stock (23,317 Shares) | --- | --- | 215 | --- | 320 | --- | --- | 535 |
Acquisition of Subsidiary (4,317 Shares) | --- | --- | 79 | --- | --- | --- | 32 | 111 |
Purchase of Treasury Stock (208,150 Shares) | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | (4,751) | (4,751) |
Balance at June 30, 2007 | 14,299,556 | $14,300 | $151,688 | $20,944 | $(2,042) | $(8,664) | $(60,315) | $115,911 |
See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Interim Financial Statements.
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ARROW FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Dollars in Thousands)(Unaudited)
Six Months | ||
Ended June 30, | ||
2007 | 2006 | |
Operating Activities: | ||
Net Income | $ 8,341 | $ 8,336 |
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash | ||
Provided by Operating Activities: | ||
Provision for Loan Losses | 186 | 374 |
Depreciation and Amortization | 1,519 | 1,406 |
Compensation Expense for Allocated ESOP Shares | 215 | 269 |
Gains on the Sale of Securities Available-for-Sale | --- | (14) |
Losses on the Sale of Securities Available-for-Sale | --- | 132 |
Loans Originated and Held-for-Sale | (818) | (4,173) |
Proceeds from the Sale of Loans Held-for-Sale | 3,083 | 4,994 |
Net Gains on the Sale of Loans | (29) | (55) |
Net Gains on the Sale of Premises and Equipment,
Other Real Estate Owned and Repossessed Assets | (2) | (224) |
Contributions to Pension Plans | (259) | (2,259) |
Deferred Income Tax (Benefit) Expense | (15) | 571 |
Stock-Based Compensation Expense | 33 | --- |
Shares Issued Under the Directors Stock Plan | 73 | 65 |
Net Increase in Other Assets | (628) | (577) |
Net (Decrease) Increase in Other Liabilities | (389) | 1,428 |
Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities | 11,310 | 10,273 |
Investing Activities: | ||
Proceeds from the Sale of Securities Available-for-Sale | 1,195 | 20,496 |
Proceeds from the Maturities and Calls of Securities Available-for-Sale | 26,762 | 14,530 |
Purchases of Securities Available-for-Sale | (46,572) | (50,218) |
Proceeds from the Maturities of Securities Held-to-Maturity | 7,246 | 17,566 |
Purchases of Securities Held-to-Maturity | (10,543) | --- |
Net (Increase) Decrease in Loans | (11,654) | 285 |
Proceeds from the Sales of Premises and Equipment, Other Real Estate Owned and Repossessed Assets | 413 | 960 |
Purchases of Premises and Equipment | (1,066) | (920) |
Net Cash (Used In) Provided by Investing Activities | (34,219) | 2,699 |
Financing Activities: | ||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Deposits | 18,770 | (14,658) |
Net Increase in Short-Term Borrowings | 840 | 6,763 |
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances | 10,000 | 56,000 |
Federal Home Loan Bank Repayments | (5,000) | (50,000) |
Tax Benefit from Exercise of Stock Options | 37 | 2 |
Purchases of Treasury Stock | (4,751) | (4,041) |
Treasury Stock Issued for Stock-Based Plans | 617 | 285 |
Common Stock Purchased by ESOP | (1,500) | --- |
Allocation of ESOP Shares | 320 | 301 |
Cash Dividends Paid | (5,016) | (4,938) |
Net Cash Provided By (Used In) Financing Activities | 14,317 | (10,286) |
Net (Decrease) Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents | (8,592) | 2,686 |
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period | 43,995 | 35,558 |
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period | $35,403 | $38,244 |
Supplemental Cash Flow Information: | ||
Cash Paid During the Year for: | ||
Interest on Deposits and Borrowings | $17,906 | $15,109 |
Income Taxes | 5,902 | 3,240 |
Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities: | ||
Transfer of Loans to Other Real Estate Owned and Repossessed Assets | 279 | 306 |
Changes in the Valuation Allowance for Securities Available-for-Sale, Net of Tax | (726) | (2,912) |
Shares Issued for CFG Acquisition | 111 | 41 |
Change in Pension Liability Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income | 27 | --- |
See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Interim Financial Statements.
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ARROW FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2007
1. Financial Statement Presentation
In the opinion of the management of Arrow Financial Corporation (Arrow), the accompanying Unaudited Consolidated Interim Financial Statements contain all of the adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006; the results of operations for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2007 and 2006; the changes in shareholders equity for the six-month period ended June 30, 2007; and the cash flows for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2007 and 2006. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. The unaudited consolidated interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited annual consolidated financial statements of Arrow for the year ended December 31, 2006, included in Arrows 2006 Form 10-K.
2. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (In Thousands)
The following table presents the components, net of tax, of accumulated other comprehensive loss as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006:
2007 | 2006 | |
Excess of Additional Pension Liability Over Unrecognized Prior Service Cost | $(4,469) | $(4,238) |
Net Unrealized Securities Holding Losses | (4,195) | (3,727) |
Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | $(8,664) | $(7,965) |
3. Earnings Per Common Share (In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)
The following table presents a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used in the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per common share (EPS) for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2007 and 2006:
Income | Shares | Per Share | |
(Numerator) | (Denominator) | Amount | |
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2007: | |||
Basic EPS | $4,210 | 10,419 | $.40 |
Dilutive Effect of Stock Options | --- | 70 | |
Diluted EPS | $4,210 | 10,489 | $.40 |
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2006: | |||
Basic EPS | $4,277 | 10,607 | $.40 |
Dilutive Effect of Stock Options | --- | 142 | |
Diluted EPS | $4,277 | 10,749 | $.40 |
Income | Shares | Per Share | |
(Numerator) | (Denominator) | Amount | |
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2007: | |||
Basic EPS | $8,341 | 10,492 | $.80 |
Dilutive Effect of Stock Options | --- | 76 | |
Diluted EPS | $8,341 | 10,568 | $.79 |
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2006: | |||
Basic EPS | $8,336 | 10,638 | $.78 |
Dilutive Effect of Stock Options | --- | 149 | |
Diluted EPS | $8,336 | 10,787 | $.77 |
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4. Stock-Based Compensation Plans (Dollars In Thousands)
On January 1, 2006, we adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123(R) Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation using the modified prospective method. Under this method, SFAS No. 123(R) requires that we measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the fair value of the award on the grant date for all awards granted after December 31, 2005. That cost will be recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award (i.e. the vesting period), which is typically four years for Arrow. Under our 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan, we granted options to purchase 45,000 shares of our common stock in 2006. The amount expensed for the three- and six-month periods ending June 30, 2007 was $16 and $33, respectively. There was no expense in the 2006 periods.
No stock options have been granted in 2007, to date. The weighted-average fair value of options granted during 2006 was $5.86. The fair value was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions: dividend yield - 3.86%; expected volatility - 27.2%; risk free interest rate - 4.81%; and an expected life of 7.42 years.
Arrow also sponsors an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) under which employees purchase Arrows common stock at a 5% discount below market price. Under SFAS No. 123(R), a stock purchase plan with a discount of 5% or less is not considered a compensatory plan.
The following table presents the activity in Arrows stock option plans for the first six months of 2007 and 2006:
2007 | 2006 | |||
Options: | Shares | Weighted- Average Exercise Price | Shares | Weighted- Average Exercise Price |
Outstanding at January 1 | 535,059 | $20.61 | 553,251 | $19.30 |
Granted | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Exercised | (23,405) | 15.70 | (2,645) | 12.59 |
Forfeited | (1,480) | 26.31 | --- | --- |
Outstanding at June 30 | 510,174 | 20.82 | 550,606 | 19.33 |
Exercisable at June 30 | 465,127 | 20.43 | 550,606 | 19.33 |
5. Guarantees
We do not issue any guarantees that would require liability-recognition or disclosure, other than standby letters of credit. Standby and other letters of credit are conditional commitments that are issued to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. Those guarantees are primarily issued to support public and private borrowing arrangements, including bond financing and similar transactions. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loan facilities to customers. Typically, these instruments have terms of twelve months or less. Some expire unused, and therefore, the total amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. Some have automatic renewal provisions.
For letters of credit, the amount of the collateral obtained, if any, is based on managements credit evaluation of the counter-party. We had approximately $1.5 million of standby letters of credit on June 30, 2007, most of which will expire within one year and some of which were not collateralized. At that date, all the letters of credit were for private borrowing arrangements. The fair value of our standby letters of credit at June 30, 2007 was insignificant.
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6. Retirement Plans (In Thousands)
The following table provides the components of net periodic benefit costs for the three months ended June 30:
Pension Benefits | Postretirement Benefits | |||
2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | |
Service Cost | $281 | $269 | $ 39 | $ 37 |
Interest Cost | 522 | 352 | 87 | 124 |
Expected Return on Plan Assets | (781) | (510) | --- | --- |
Amortization of Prior Service Cost (Credit) | (30) | (24) | (44) | (17) |
Amortization of Transition Obligation | --- | --- | --- | 10 |
Amortization of Net Loss | 95 | 111 | 39 | 38 |
Net Periodic Benefit Cost | $ 87 | $198 | $121 | $192 |
The following table provides the components of net periodic benefit costs for the six months ended June 30:
Pension Benefits | Postretirement Benefits | |||
2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | |
Service Cost | $ 497 | $ 538 | $ 83 | $ 73 |
Interest Cost | 811 | 703 | 192 | 249 |
Expected Return on Plan Assets | (1,223) | (1,019) | --- | --- |
Amortization of Prior Service Cost (Credit) | (60) | (48) | (59) | (34) |
Amortization of Transition Obligation | --- | --- | --- | 19 |
Amortization of Net Loss | 162 | 222 | 59 | 77 |
Net Periodic Benefit Cost | $ 187 | $ 396 | $275 | $384 |
Arrow will review the current-year funding of its qualified pension plan later in 2007 and may make a contribution, if appropriate. The expected contribution for the nonqualified pension plan is $278 for all of 2007. The expected contribution for our postretirement benefit plan is estimated to be $304 for the 2007 year.
7. Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes
On January 1, 2007 we adopted FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxesan interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (FIN 48). The adoption of FIN 48 did not result in an increase or decrease to our income tax liability. Our accounting policy calls for any interest expense and/or penalties related to the underpayment of income taxes to be recorded as a component of the provision for income taxes. There was no material accrual for interest expense or penalties at January 1, 2007 or at June 30, 2007.
Also, there was no material interest expense or penalties recognized during the six months ended June 30, 2007. There were no material unrecognized tax benefits as a result of tax positions taken prior to January 1, 2007, or for the six months ended June 30, 2007. At June 30, 2007, tax returns for calendar years 2003 to 2005 were open to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. During the second quarter of 2007, the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance began an examination of our bank franchise tax returns filed for 2003 to 2005, the only years open to examination.
8. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
FASB Statement No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (FAS No. 159) issued in February 2007, permits entities to choose to measure eligible items at fair value at specified election dates. A business entity shall report unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected in earnings (or another performance indicator if the business entity does not report earnings) at each subsequent reporting date. The fair value option may be applied instrument by instrument, with a few exceptions, such as investments otherwise accounted for by the equity method. The election is irrevocable (unless a new election date occurs) and is applied only to entire instruments and not to portions of instruments. FAS No. 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material effect on Arrows results of operations or financial position.
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On December 31, 2006, Arrow adopted the recognition requirements of SFAS Statement No. 158, Employers' Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans (an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132R). Issued in September 2006, SFAS No. 158 completed the first phase of FASB's comprehensive project to improve the accounting and reporting for defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans. FAS No. 158 requires an employer to:
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Recognize the funded status of a benefit planmeasured as the difference between plan assets at fair value (with limited exceptions) and the benefit obligationin its consolidated balance sheet. For a pension plan, the benefit obligation is the projected benefit obligation; for any other postretirement benefit plan, such as a retiree health care plan, the benefit obligation is the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation.
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Recognize as a component of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, the gains or losses and prior service costs or credits that arise during the period but are not recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost pursuant to FASB Statement No. 87, Employers Accounting for Pensions, or No. 106, Employers Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions. Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income, including the gains or losses, prior service costs or credits, and the transition assets or obligations remaining from the initial application of Statements 87 and 106, are adjusted as they are subsequently recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost pursuant to the recognition and amortization provisions of those Statements.
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Measure defined benefit plan assets and obligations as of the date of the employers fiscal year-end consolidated balance sheet (with limited exceptions).
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Disclose in the notes to financial statements additional information about certain effects on net periodic benefit cost for the next fiscal year that arise from delayed recognition of the gains or losses, prior service costs or credits, and transition assets or obligations.
Effective December 31, 2006, SFAS No. 158 required Arrow to recognize the overfunded or underfunded status of our single employer defined benefit postretirement plan as an asset or liability on its consolidated balance sheet and to recognize changes in the funded status in comprehensive income in the year in which the change occurred. However, gains or losses, prior services costs or credits, and transition assets or obligations that have not yet been included in net periodic benefit cost as of the end of 2006, the fiscal year in which SFAS No. 158 is initially applied, were recognized as components of the ending balance of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax. Amortization subsequent to December 31, 2006 has been recognized as a component of other comprehensive income.
Arrow currently complies with the future requirement to measure plan assets and benefit obligations as of the date of the employers fiscal year-end balance sheet.
FASB Statement No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (FAS No. 157) issued in September 2006, defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. FAS No. 157 applies under other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements, the Board having previously concluded in those accounting pronouncements that fair value is the relevant measurement attribute. The provisions of FAS No. 157 are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material effect on Arrows results of operations or financial position.
FASB Statement No. 155 Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instrumentsan amendment of FASB Statements No. 133 and 140 (FAS No. 155) was issued in February 2006. FAS No. 155 amends FASB Statements No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, and No. 140, Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities. FAS No. 155 resolves issues addressed in Statement 133 Implementation Issue No. D1, Application of Statement 133 to Beneficial Interests in Securitized Financial Assets. For Arrow, FAS No. 155 is effective for all financial instruments acquired or issued after December 31, 2006. FAS No. 155 did not have any material impact on Arrows results of operations or financial position in the period of adoption.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Arrow Financial Corporation
We have reviewed the consolidated balance sheet of Arrow Financial Corporation and subsidiaries (the Company) as of June 30, 2007, the related consolidated statements of income for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, the consolidated statement of changes in shareholders equity for the six-month period ended June 30, 2007 and the consolidated statements of cash flows for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2007 and 2006. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Companys management.
We conducted our reviews in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.
Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the consolidated financial statements referred to above for them to be in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
We have previously audited, in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet of Arrow Financial Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders equity and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated March 12, 2007, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2006, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Albany, New York
August 8, 2007
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Item 2.
ARROW FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
JUNE 30, 2007
Note on Terminology - In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the terms Arrow, the registrant, the company, we, us, and our generally refer to Arrow Financial Corporation and its subsidiaries as a group, except where the context indicates otherwise. Arrow is a two-bank holding company headquartered in Glens Falls, New York. Our banking subsidiaries are Glens Falls National Bank and Trust Company (Glens Falls National) whose main office is located in Glens Falls, New York, and Saratoga National Bank and Trust Company (Saratoga National) whose main office is located in Saratoga Springs, New York. Our non-bank subsidiaries include Capital Financial Group, Inc. (an insurance agency specializing in selling and servicing group health care policies), North Country Investment Advisers, Inc. (a registered investment adviser that provides investment advice to our proprietary mutual funds) and Arrow Properties, Inc., (a real estate investment trust, or REIT), all of which are subsidiaries of Glens Falls National.
At certain points in this Report, our performance is compared with that of our peer group of financial institutions. Unless otherwise specifically stated, this peer group is comprised of the group of 267 domestic bank holding companies with $1 to $3 billion in total consolidated assets as identified in the Federal Reserve Boards Bank Holding Company Performance Report for March 2007, and peer group data has been derived from such Report.
Forward Looking Statements - The information contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains statements that are not historical in nature but rather are based on our beliefs, assumptions, expectations, estimates and projections about the future. These statements are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and involve a degree of uncertainty and attendant risk. Words such as expects, believes, anticipates, estimates and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Some of these statements, such as those included in the interest rate sensitivity analysis in Item 3, entitled Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk, are merely presentations of what future performance or changes in future performance would look like based on hypothetical assumptions and on simulation models. Other forward-looking statements are based on our general perceptions of market conditions and trends in business activity, both our own and in the banking industry generally, as well as current management strategies for future operations and development.
Examples of forward-looking statements in this Report are referenced in the table below:
Topic | Page | Location |
Impact of market rate structure on net interest margin, loan yields and deposit rates | 21 | 3rd paragraph |
21 | 4th paragraph | |
23 | 1st paragraph under table | |
23 | Last paragraph | |
35 | Last paragraph | |
Change in the level of loan losses and nonperforming loans and assets | 24 | 1st paragraph under table |
25 | 1st paragraph | |
26 | 2nd paragraph | |
Estimated provision and allowance for loan losses | 24 | Last paragraph |
Future level of residential real estate loans | 22 | 2nd paragraph |
Impact of competition for indirect loans | 22 | Last paragraph |
Liquidity | 28 | 4th paragraph |
These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks and uncertainties that are difficult to quantify or, in some cases, to identify. In the case of all forward-looking statements, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what the statements predict or forecast. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, unexpected changes in economic and market conditions, including unanticipated fluctuations in interest rates; sudden changes in the market for products we provide, such as real estate loans; new developments in state and federal regulation; enhanced competition from unforeseen sources; new emerging technologies; unexpected loss of key personnel; unanticipated business opportunities; and similar uncertainties inherent in banking operations or business generally.
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Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to revise or update these forward-looking statements to reflect the future occurrence of unanticipated events. This Quarterly Report should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.
USE OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted Regulation G, which applies to all public disclosures, including earnings releases, made by registered companies that contain non-GAAP financial measures. GAAP is generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America. Under Regulation G, companies making public disclosures containing non-GAAP financial measures must also disclose, along with each non-GAAP financial measure, certain additional information, including a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measure to the closest comparable GAAP financial measure and a statement of the companys reasons for utilizing the non-GAAP financial measure as part of its financial disclosures. As a parallel measure with Regulation G, the SEC stipulated in Item 10 of its Regulation S-K that public companies must make the same types of supplemental disclosures whenever they include non-GAAP financial measures in their filings with the SEC. The SEC has exempted from the definition of non-GAAP financial measures certain commonly used financial measures that are not based on GAAP. When these exempted measures are included in public disclosures or SEC filings, supplemental information is not required. The following measures used in this Report, which although commonly utilized by financial institutions have not been specifically exempted by the SEC, may constitute "non-GAAP financial measures" within the meaning of the SEC's new rules, although we are unable to state with certainty that the SEC would so regard them.
Tax-Equivalent Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin: Net interest income, as a component of the tabular presentation by financial institutions of Selected Financial Information regarding their recently completed operations, is commonly presented on a tax-equivalent basis. That is, to the extent that some component of the institution's net interest income which is presented on a before-tax basis, is exempt from taxation (e.g., is received by the institution as a result of its holdings of state or municipal obligations), an amount equal to the tax benefit derived from that component is added back to the net interest income total. This adjustment is considered helpful in comparing one financial institution's net interest income to that of another institution, to correct any distortion that might otherwise arise from the fact that the two institutions typically will have different proportions of tax-exempt items in their portfolios. Moreover, net interest income is itself a component of a second financial measure commonly used by financial institutions, net interest margin, which is the ratio of net interest income to average earning assets. For purposes of this measure as well, tax-equivalent net interest income is generally used by financial institutions, again to provide a better basis of comparison from institution to institution. We follow these practices.
The Efficiency Ratio: Financial institutions often use an "efficiency ratio" as a measure of expense control. The efficiency ratio typically is defined as the ratio of noninterest expense to net interest income and noninterest income. Net interest income as utilized in calculating the efficiency ratio is typically expressed on a tax-equivalent basis. Moreover, most financial institutions, in calculating the efficiency ratio, also adjust both noninterest expense and noninterest income to exclude from these items (as calculated under GAAP) certain component elements, such as intangible asset amortization (deducted from noninterest expense) and securities gains or losses (excluded from noninterest income). We follow these practices.
Tangible Book Value per Share: Tangible equity is total shareholders equity less intangible assets. Tangible book value per share is tangible equity divided by total shares issued and outstanding. Tangible book value per share is often regarded as a more meaningful comparative ratio than book value per share as calculated under GAAP, that is, total shareholders equity including intangible assets divided by total shares issued and outstanding. Intangible assets as a category of assets includes many items, such as goodwill.
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Selected Quarterly Information:
(In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)
Per share amounts have been restated for the September 2006 3% stock dividend.
Jun 2007 | Mar 2007 | Dec 2006 | Sep 2006 | Jun 2006 | |
Net Income | $4,210 | $4,131 | $4,295 | $4,261 | $4,277 |
Transactions Recorded in Net Income (Net of Tax): | |||||
Net Securities Gains (Losses) | --- | --- | 10 | --- | (71) |
Net Gains on Sales of Loans | 14 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
Net Gain on the Sale of Premises | --- | --- | --- | --- | 136 |
Period End Shares Outstanding | 10,377 | 10,492 | 10,587 | 10,562 | 10,558 |
Basic Average Shares Outstanding | 10,419 | 10,564 | 10,578 | 10,561 | 10,607 |
Diluted Average Shares Outstanding | 10,489 | 10,646 | 10,700 | 10,710 | 10,749 |
Basic Earnings Per Share | .40 | .39 | $.41 | $.40 | $.40 |
Diluted Earnings Per Share | .40 | .39 | .40 | .40 | .40 |
Cash Dividends Per Share | .24 | .24 | .24 | .23 | .23 |
Stock Dividends/Splits | --- | --- | --- | 3% | --- |
Average Assets | $1,539,278 | $1,525,423 | $1,530,566 | $1,515,722 | $1,523,164 |
Average Equity | 116,998 | 118,532 | 120,097 | 116,683 | 115,626 |
Return on Average Assets | 1.10% | 1.10% | 1.11% | 1.12% | 1.13% |
Return on Average Equity | 14.43 | 14.13 | 14.19 | 14.49 | 14.84 |
Average Earning Assets | $1,469,060 | $1,456,018 | $1,458,211 | $1,444,772 | $1,454,397 |
Average Paying Liabilities | 1,218,644 | 1,202,593 | 1,203,444 | 1,190,138 | 1,207,062 |
Interest Income, Tax-Equivalent 1 | 22,126 | 21,530 | 21,388 | 20,986 | 20,651 |
Interest Expense | 9,984 | 9,614 | 9,488 | 8,893 | 8,512 |
Net Interest Income, Tax-Equivalent 1 | 12,142 | 11,916 | 11,900 | 12,093 | 12,139 |
Tax-Equivalent Adjustment | 717 | 714 | 557 | 546 | 643 |
Net Interest Margin 1 | 3.32% | 3.32% | 3.24% | 3.32% | 3.35% |
Efficiency Ratio Calculation:1 | |||||
Noninterest Expense | $ 9,573 | $ 9,361 | $ 9,120 | $ 9,202 | $ 9,331 |
Less: Intangible Asset Amortization | (96) | (106) | (107) | (106) | (106) |
Net Noninterest Expense | $ 9,477 | $ 9,255 | $ 9,013 | $ 9,096 | $ 9,225 |
Net Interest Income, Tax-Equivalent 1 | $12,142 | $11,916 | $11,900 | $12,093 | $12,139 |
Noninterest Income | 4,171 | 4,012 | 3,973 | 4,030 | 4,052 |
Less: Net Securities (Gains) Losses | --- | --- | (16) | --- | 118 |
Net Gross Income | $16,313 | $15,928 | $15,857 | $16,123 | $16,309 |
Efficiency Ratio 1 | 58.10% | 58.11% | 56.84% | 56.42% | 56.56% |
Period-End Capital Information: | |||||
Tier 1 Leverage Ratio | 8.51% | 8.62% | 8.63% | 8.51% | 8.32% |
Total Shareholders Equity (i.e. Book Value) | $115,911 | $118,380 | $118,130 | $119,373 | $114,746 |
Book Value per Share | 11.17 | 11.28 | 11.16 | 11.30 | 10.87 |
Intangible Assets | 16,808 | 16,917 | 16,925 | 17,044 | 17,164 |
Tangible Book Value per Share1 | 9.55 | 9.67 | 9.56 | 9.69 | 9.24 |
Asset Quality Information: | |||||
Net Loans Charged-off as a Percentage of Average Loans, Annualized | .03% | .03% | .10% | .07% | .04% |
Provision for Loan Losses as a Percentage of Average Loans, Annualized | .04 | .04 | .11 | .07 | .04 |
Allowance for Loan Losses as a Percentage of Loans, Period-end | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1.22 | 1.24 | 1.23 |
Allowance for Loan Losses as a Percentage of Nonperforming Loans, Period-end | 614.22 | 603.43 | 442.12 | 928.41 | 931.30 |
Nonperforming Loans as a Percentage of Loans, Period-end | .20 | .20 | .28 | .13 | .13 |
Nonperforming Assets as a Percentage of Total Assets, Period-end | .15 | .15 | .21 | .11 | .09 |
1 See Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures on page 13.
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Selected Six-Month Period Information:
(Dollars In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)
Share and Per Share amounts have been restated for the September 2006 3% stock dividend.
Jun 2007 | Jun 2006 | ||||
Net Income | $8,341 | $8,336 | |||
Transactions Recorded in Net Income (Net of Tax): | |||||
Net Securities Losses | --- | (71) | |||
Net Gains on Sales of Loans | 17 | 33 | |||
Net Gains on the Sale of Other Real Estate Owned | 3 | --- | |||
Net Gain on the Sale of Premises | --- | 136 | |||
Period End Shares Outstanding | 10,377 | 10,558 | |||
Basic Average Shares Outstanding | 10,492 | 10,638 | |||
Diluted Average Shares Outstanding | 10,568 | 10,787 | |||
Basic Earnings Per Share | .80 | .78 | |||
Diluted Earnings Per Share | .79 | .77 | |||
Cash Dividends | .48 | .47 | |||
Average Assets | $1,532,389 | $1,521,496 | |||
Average Equity | 117,761 | 116,528 | |||
Return on Average Assets | 1.10% | 1.10% | |||
Return on Average Equity | 14.28 | 14.43 | |||
Average Earning Assets | $1,462,574 | $1,451,822 | |||
Average Paying Liabilities | 1,210,662 | 1,206,511 | |||
Interest Income, Tax-Equivalent 1 | 43,657 | 40,625 | |||
Interest Expense | 19,598 | 16,362 | |||
Net Interest Income, Tax-Equivalent 1 | 24,059 | 24,263 | |||
Tax-Equivalent Adjustment | 1,432 | 1,285 | |||
Net Interest Margin 1 | 3.32% | 3.37% | |||
Efficiency Ratio Calculation 1 | |||||
Noninterest Expense | $18,934 | $18,485 | |||
Less: Intangible Asset Amortization | (202) | (223) | |||
Net Noninterest Expense 1 | 18,732 | 18,262 | |||
Net Interest Income, Tax-Equivalent | 24,059 | 24,263 | |||
Noninterest Income | 8,183 | 7,778 | |||
Plus Net Securities Losses | --- | 118 | |||
Net Gross Income, Adjusted 1 | 32,242 | 32,159 | |||
Efficiency Ratio 1 | 58.10% | 56.79% | |||
Tier 1 Leverage Ratio | 8.51% | 8.32% | |||
Total Shareholders Equity (i.e. Book Value) | $115,911 | $114,746 | |||
Book Value per Share | 11.17 | 10.87 | |||
Intangible Assets | 16,808 | 17,164 | |||
Tangible Book Value per Share | 9.55 | 9.24 | |||
Net Loans Charged-off as a Percentage of Average Loans, Annualized | .03% | .07% | |||
Provision for Loan Losses as a Percentage of Average Loans, Annualized | .04 | .08 | |||
Allowance for Loan Losses as a Percentage of Period-end Loans | 1.21 | 1.23 | |||
Allowance for Loan Losses as a Percentage of Nonperforming Loans | 614.22 | 931.30 | |||
Nonperforming Loans as a Percentage of Period-end Loans | .20 | .13 | |||
Nonperforming Assets as a Percentage of Period-end Total Assets | .15 | .09 |
1 See Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures on page 13.
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Average Consolidated Balance Sheets and Net Interest Income Analysis
(see Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures on page 13)
(Fully Taxable Basis using a marginal tax rate of 35%)
(Dollars In Thousands)
Quarter Ended June 30, | 2007 | 2006 | ||||
Interest | Rate | Interest | Rate | |||
Average | Income/ | Earned/ | Average | Income/ | Earned/ | |
Balance | Expense | Paid | Balance | Expense | Paid | |
Federal Funds Sold | $ 18,346 | $ 240 | 5.25% | $ 7,077 | $ 86 | 4.87% |
Securities Available-for-Sale: | ||||||
Taxable | 304,762 | 3,544 | 4.66 | 335,495 | 3,658 | 4.37 |
Non-Taxable | 22,634 | 346 | 6.13 | 8,780 | 117 | 5.34 |
Securities Held-to-Maturity: | ||||||
Taxable | 314 | 4 | 5.11 | 376 | 4 | 4.27 |
Non-Taxable | 108,517 | 1,551 | 5.73 | 107,075 | 1,589 | 5.95 |
Loans | 1,014,487 | 16,441 | 6.50 | 995,594 | 15,197 | 6.12 |
Total Earning Assets | 1,469,060 | 22,126 | 6.04 | 1,454,397 | 20,651 | 5.70 |
Allowance For Loan Losses | (12,315) | (12,270) | ||||
Cash and Due From Banks | 32,297 | 33,473 | ||||
Other Assets | 50,236 | 47,564 | ||||
Total Assets | $1,539,278 | $1,523,164 | ||||
Deposits: | ||||||
Interest-Bearing NOW Deposits | $ 305,409 | 1,663 | 2.18 | $ 292,780 | 1,273 | 1.74 |
Regular and Money Market Savings | 268,823 | 993 | 1.48 | 289,997 | 902 | 1.25 |
Time Deposits of $100,000 or More | 175,550 | 2,106 | 4.81 | 167,761 | 1,827 | 4.37 |
Other Time Deposits | 265,056 | 2,922 | 4.42 | 245,825 | 2,278 | 3.72 |
Total Interest-Bearing Deposits | 1,014,838 | 7,684 | 3.04 | 996,363 | 6,280 | 2.53 |
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Short-Term Borrowings | 49,317 | 356 | 2.90 | 43,289 | 261 | 2.42 |
Long-Term Debt | 154,489 | 1,944 | 5.05 | 167,410 | 1,971 | 4.72 |
Total Interest-Bearing Liabilities | 1,218,644 | 9,984 | 3.29 | 1,207,062 | 8,512 | 2.83 |
Demand Deposits | 181,282 | 181,263 | ||||
Other Liabilities | 22,354 | 19,213 | ||||
Total Liabilities | 1,422,280 | 1,407,538 | ||||
Shareholders Equity | 116,998 | 115,626 | ||||
Total Liabilities and Shareholders Equity | $1,539,278 | $1,523,164 | ||||
Net Interest Income (Fully Taxable Basis) | 12,142 | 12,139 | ||||
Net Interest Spread | 2.75 | 2.87 | ||||
Net Interest Margin | 3.32 | 3.35 | ||||
Reversal of Tax-Equivalent Adjustment | (717) | (.20) | (643) | (.18) | ||
Net Interest Income, As Reported | $11,425 | $11,496 |
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Average Consolidated Balance Sheets and Net Interest Income Analysis
(see Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures on page 13)
(Fully Taxable Basis using a marginal tax rate of 35%)
(Dollars In Thousands)
Six Months Ended June 30, | 2007 | 2006 | ||||
Interest | Rate | Interest | Rate | |||
Average | Income/ | Earned/ | Average | Income/ | Earned/ | |
Balance | Expense | Paid | Balance | Expense | Paid | |
Federal Funds Sold | $ 18,859 | $ 491 | 5.25% | $ 4,917 | $ 116 | 4.76% |
Securities Available-for-Sale: | ||||||
Taxable | 299,933 | 6,883 | 4.63 | 329,057 | 7,042 | 4.32 |
Non-Taxable | 22,760 | 699 | 6.19 | 9,205 | 250 | 5.48 |
Securities Held-to-Maturity: | ||||||
Taxable | 318 | 8 | 5.07 | 379 | 9 | 4.79 |
Non-Taxable | 108,158 | 3,095 | 5.77 | 110,698 | 3,162 | 5.76 |
Loans | 1,012,546 | 32,481 | 6.47 | 997,566 | 30,046 | 6.07 |
Total Earning Assets | 1,462,574 | 43,657 | 6.02 | 1,451,822 | 40,625 | 5.64 |
Allowance For Loan Losses | (12,307) | (12,249) | ||||
Cash and Due From Banks | 32,183 | 33,656 | ||||
Other Assets | 49,939 | 48,267 | ||||
Total Assets | $1,532,389 | $1,521,496 | ||||
Deposits: | ||||||
Interest-Bearing NOW Deposits | $ 299,020 | 3,091 | 2.08 | $ 296,499 | 2,433 | 1.65 |
Regular and Money Market Savings | 268,350 | 1,954 | 1.47 | 291,063 | 1,738 | 1.20 |
Time Deposits of $100,000 or More | 178,884 | 4,266 | 4.81 | 160,785 | 3,337 | 4.19 |
Other Time Deposits | 262,500 | 5,747 | 4.41 | 239,849 | 4,285 | 3.60 |
Total Interest-Bearing Deposits | 1,008,754 | 15,058 | 3.01 | 988,196 | 11,793 | 2.41 |
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Short-Term Borrowings | 47,773 | 681 | 2.87 | 41,081 | 472 | 2.32 |
Long-Term Debt | 154,135 | 3,859 | 5.05 | 177,234 | 4,097 | 4.66 |
Total Interest-Bearing Liabilities | 1,210,662 | 19,598 | 3.26 | 1,206,511 | 16,362 | 2.73 |
Demand Deposits | 180,536 | 179,341 | ||||
Other Liabilities | 23,430 | 19,116 | ||||
Total Liabilities | 1,414,628 | 1,404,968 | ||||
Shareholders Equity | 117,761 | 116,528 | ||||
Total Liabilities and Shareholders Equity | $1,532,389 | $1,521,496 | ||||
Net Interest Income (Fully Taxable Basis) | 24,059 | 24,263 | ||||
Net Interest Spread | 2.76 | 2.91 | ||||
Net Interest Margin | 3.32 | 3.37 | ||||
Reversal of Tax-Equivalent Adjustment | (1,432) | (.20) | (1,285) | (.18) | ||
Net Interest Income, As Reported | $22,627 | $22,978 |
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OVERVIEW
We reported earnings of $4.210 million for the second quarter of 2007, a decrease of $67 thousand, or 1.6%, as compared to $4.277 million for the second quarter of 2006. Diluted earnings per share were $.40 for both quarters. For the first six months of 2007 we reported earnings of $8.341 million, essentially unchanged from the first six months of 2006. Diluted earnings per share were $.79 and $.77 for the respective 2007 and 2006 six-month periods. We experienced an increase in diluted earnings per share, in the face of flat earnings growth, due to the impact of our common share repurchases under our publicly announced repurchase programs.
Although our net earnings for the quarter and for the six-month period were either down slightly or flat compared to the prior year periods, both average total assets and average shareholders equity increased between the periods. Thus, returns on average assets either decreased slightly or remained unchanged between the 2006 and 2007 quarterly and year-to-date periods and returns on average equity also decreased between the 2006 and 2007 periods.
The return on average assets for the second quarter of 2007 was 1.10%, compared to 1.13% for the second quarter of 2006, a decrease of 3 basis points, or 2.7%. The return on average equity for the second quarter of 2007 was 14.43%, compared to 14.84% for the second quarter of 2006, a decrease of 41 basis points, or 2.8%. For the first six months of both 2007 and 2006, the return on average assets was 1.10%. The return on average equity for the first six months of 2007 was 14.28%, compared to 14.43% for the prior year period, a decrease of 15 basis points, or 1.0%.
The principal reason for the flat or declining earnings and earnings ratios from the 2006 periods to the 2007 periods was the decrease in the net interest margin. For the second quarter of 2007, the net interest margin was 3.32%, down 3 basis points, or 0.9%, from the 3.35% margin for the second quarter of 2006. Net interest margin for the prior 2007 quarter 2007 was also 3.32%. Asset quality remained strong, with low levels of nonperforming assets and net chargeoffs.
Total assets were $1.54 billion at June 30, 2007, which represented an increase of $21.7 million, or 1.4%, from December 31, 2006, and an increase of $25.6 million, or 1.7%, above the level at June 30, 2006.
Total shareholders equity was $115.9 million at June 30, 2007, a decrease of $2.2 million, or 1.9%, from December 31, 2006. The decrease in total shareholders equity was primarily attributable to repurchases of our common stock, our guarantee of a loan to our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) (which requires a reduction to shareholders equity for the shares that have not been yet been allocated to employees) and an increase in the unrealized holding losses, net of tax, on securities in the available-for-sale portfolio. Our risk-based capital ratios and Tier 1 leverage ratio continued to exceed regulatory minimum requirements at period-end. At June 30, 2007 both our banks qualified as "well-capitalized" under federal bank regulatory guidelines.
CHANGE IN FINANCIAL CONDITION
Summary of Selected Consolidated Balance Sheet Data
(Dollars in Thousands)
At Period-End | $ Change | $ Change | % Change | % Change | |||
Jun 2007 | Dec 2006 | Jun 2006 | From Dec | From Jun | From Dec | From Jun | |
Federal Funds Sold | $ 2,000 | $ 9,000 | $ --- | $(7,000) | $ 2,000 | (77.8)% | ---% |
Securities Available-for-Sale | 333,015 | 315,886 | 336,167 | 17,129 | (3,152) | 5.4 | (0.9) |
Securities Held-to-Maturity | 111,683 | 108,498 | 100,432 | 3,185 | 11,251 | 2.9 | 11.2 |
Loans (1) | 1,017,989 | 1,008,999 | 994,838 | 8,990 | 23,151 | 0.9 | 2.3 |
Allowance for Loan Losses | 12,315 | 12,278 | 12,265 | 37 | 50 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Earning Assets (1) | 1,464,687 | 1,442,383 | 1,431,437 | 22,304 | 33,250 | 1.5 | 2.3 |
Total Assets | $1,541,933 | 1,520,217 | $1,516,334 | $21,716 | $25,599 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
Demand Deposits | $ 187,306 | $ 183,492 | $ 183,321 | $ 3,814 | $ 3,985 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
NOW, Regular Savings & Money Market Deposit Accounts | 563,724 | 559,132 | 555,721 | 4,592 | 8,003 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
Time Deposits of $100,000 or More | 191,809 | 187,777 | 159,549 | 4,032 | 32,260 | 2.1 | 20.2 |
Other Time Deposits | 262,328 | 255,996 | 252,514 | 6,332 | 9,814 | 2.5 | 3.9 |
Total Deposits | $1,205,167 | $1,186,397 | $1,151,105 | $18,770 | $54,062 | 1.6 | 4.7 |
Short-Term Borrowings | 49,164 | $ 48,324 | 49,817 | 840 | (653) | 1.7 | (1.3) |
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances: | |||||||
Overnight | --- | --- | 28,000 | --- | (28,000) | --- | --- |
Term Advances | 130,000 | 125,000 | 135,000 | 5,000 | (5,000) | 4.0 | (3.7) |
Shareholders' Equity | $ 115,911 | 118,130 | $ 114,746 | $ (2,219) | $ 1,165 | (1.9) | (1.0) |
(1) Includes Nonaccrual Loans
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Flat to Inverted Yield Curve: The shape of the yield curve (i.e. the line depicting interest rates being paid on low- or no-risk securities, such as U.S. Treasury bills, of different maturities, with the rate identified on the vertical axis and maturity on the horizontal axis) typically turns upward. In recent periods, the yield curve has flattened and at times has become inverted, that is, the rates for long-term bonds like U.S. Treasury notes has actually been lower than the rate for overnight federal funds. Typically, our net interest income reflects the opportunity to invest some portion of our shorter-term deposits (typically at lower rates) in longer-term loans and investments (typically at higher rates). During periods when the yield curve is flat or inverted, this opportunity is more limited. Our net interest margin is compressed and our net interest income is adversely affected as a consequence. Only at the end of the second quarter of 2007 did the yield curve begin to develop some minimal upwards slope.
Municipal Deposits: Fluctuations in balances of our NOW accounts and time deposits of $100,000 or more are largely the result of municipal deposit fluctuations. Municipal deposits on average represent 15% to 20% of our total deposits. Municipal deposits are typically placed in NOW accounts and time deposits of short duration. Many of our municipal deposit relationships are subject to annual renewal, by formal or informal agreements.
In general, there is a seasonal pattern to municipal deposits starting with a low point during July and August. Account balances tend to increase throughout the fall and into the winter months from tax deposits and receive an additional boost at the end of March from the electronic deposit of state funds. In addition to these seasonal fluctuations within accounts, the overall level of municipal deposit balances fluctuates from year-to-year as some municipalities move their accounts in and out of our banks due to competitive factors. Often, the balances of municipal deposits at the end of a quarter are not representative of the average balances for that quarter.
Changes in Sources of Funds: We experienced an increase in internally generated deposit balances of $18.8 million, or 1.6%, from December 31, 2006 to June 30, 2007. This increase was primarily attributable to increases in non-municipal balances. Municipal balances at June 30, 2007 were slightly below the previous year-end level. Other borrowed funds (Short-Term Borrowings, in the summary table on page 18) was essentially unchanged and FHLB advances increased by $5.0 million.
Changes in Earning Assets: Our loan portfolio increased by $9.0 million, or .9%, from December 31, 2006 to June 30, 2007 reflecting the following trends in our three largest segments:
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Indirect loans we experienced an increase in the level of originations in the first six months of 2007 over the first six months of 2006. Originations of $80.0 million slightly out-paced prepayments and normal principal amortization.
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Residential real estate loans originations of $23.1 million exceeded prepayments and normal principal amortization by $3.5 million.
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Commercial and commercial real estate loans (including multi-family housing) period-end balances for this segment increased $ 1.2 million from year-end to June 30, 2007. Steady growth in this portfolio was offset by the payoff of one large commercial relationship in the first quarter of 2007.
With a flat to inverted yield curve, there were limited opportunities to reinvest cashflow from maturing investment securities in medium- or long-term bonds. Our investment securities portfolio decreased by $9.2 million during the first quarter, but during the second quarter our portfolio increased as we began to replace maturities from our municipal securities and reinvest the cashflow from our mortgage-backed securities.
Deposit Trends
The following two tables provide information on trends in the balance and mix of our deposit portfolio by presenting, for each of the last five quarters, the quarterly average balances by deposit type and the percentage of total deposits represented by each deposit type.
Quarterly Average Deposit Balances
(Dollars in Thousands)
Quarter Ending | ||||||
Jun 2007 | Mar 2007 | Dec 2006 | Sep 2006 | Jun 2006 | ||
Demand Deposits | $ 181,282 | $ 179,781 | $ 184,267 | $ 187,764 | $ 181,263 | |
Interest-Bearing Demand Deposits | 305,409 | 292,559 | 301,519 | 269,103 | 292,780 | |
Regular and Money Market Savings | 268,823 | 267,877 | 269,186 | 281,958 | 289,997 | |
Time Deposits of $100,000 or More | 175,550 | 182,254 | 170,388 | 154,929 | 167,761 | |
Other Time Deposits | 265,056 | 259,913 | 259,346 | 255,491 | 245,825 | |
Total Deposits | $1,196,120 | $1,182,384 | $1,184,706 | $1,149,245 | $1,177,626 |
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Percentage of Average Quarterly Deposits
Quarter Ending | ||||||
Jun 2007 | Mar 2007 | Dec 2006 | Sep 2006 | Jun 2006 | ||
Demand Deposits | 15.2% | 15.2% | 15.6% | 16.3% | 15.4% | |
Interest-Bearing Demand Deposits | 25.5 | 24.7 | 25.5 | 23.4 | 24.9 | |
Regular and Money Market Savings | 22.5 | 22.7 | 22.7 | 24.5 | 24.6 | |
Time Deposits of $100,000 or More | 14.7 | 15.4 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 14.2 | |
Other Time Deposits | 22.1 | 22.0 | 21.8 | 22.3 | 20.9 | |
Total Deposits | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
For a variety of reasons, including the seasonality of municipal deposits, we typically experience little net growth measured by average deposit balances in the first quarter of the year, but more significant growth in the second quarter. Deposit balances generally followed this pattern in the first two quarters of 2007. In the first quarter, the average balance decreased $2.3 million, or 0.2%, from the fourth quarter of 2006, but rebounded in the second quarter with a $13.7 million, or 1.2%, increase in average balances over the first quarter of 2007. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in non-municipal balances, offset by a small decrease in municipal deposits.
During the uninterrupted period of declining interest rates from May 2000 through the first half of 2004, we experienced a trend (typical for financial institutions) where maturing time deposits were transferred to non-maturity interest-bearing transaction accounts. This period of declining rates ended in June 2004 as the Federal Reserve initiated a series of seventeen 25 basis point increases in prevailing rates extending through June 2006.
As a result of this rising short-term rate environment commencing in mid-2004 we began to experience a reversal of the prior trend in deposit account migration as our customers, including municipal accounts, started to transfer some of their non-maturity balances back into time deposits. At June 30, 2007 time deposits represented 37.7% of total deposits, up from 22.5% at June 30, 2004. This ratio is now approaching the high-water mark for recent years of 40.8% at June 30, 2000. At the same time, the percentage of interest-bearing demand deposits to total deposits has stabilized and even increased slightly in the past three quarters.
We opened a new branch in South Plattsburgh, NY in the first quarter of 2007 and one in Wilton, NY at the beginning of the second quarter of 2007. Otherwise, the increase in deposits between the two periods was achieved through our existing base of branches. We have no brokered deposits.
Quarterly Average Rate Paid on Deposits
Quarter Ending | ||||||
Jun 2007 | Mar 2007 | Dec 2006 | Sep 2006 | Jun 2006 | ||
Demand Deposits | ---% | ---% | ---% | ---% | ---% | |
Interest-Bearing Demand Deposits | 2.18 | 1.98 | 2.04 | 1.64 | 1.74 | |
Regular and Money Market Savings | 1.48 | 1.45 | 1.36 | 1.31 | 1.25 | |
Time Deposits of $100,000 or More | 4.81 | 4.81 | 4.69 | 4.63 | 4.37 | |
Other Time Deposits | 4.42 | 4.41 | 4.23 | 3.92 | 3.72 | |
Total Deposits | 2.58 | 2.53 | 2.43 | 2.20 | 2.14 |
Impact of Interest Rate Changes 2000 2007
From mid-2000 to mid-2003 the federal funds target rate decreased from 6.50% to an almost unprecedented low of 1.00%. In mid-2004 rates began to increase, in 25 basis point increments, to 5.25% by mid-2006. Since then, the Federal Reserve Bank (Fed) has not taken any actions to change short-term rates.
Our net interest margin has traditionally been sensitive to and impacted by changes in prevailing market interest rates. The following analysis of the relationship between prevailing rates (and changes in rates) and our net interest margin and net interest income covers the period from 2000 to the present, which essentially represents one interest rate cycle.
The most important recent development with regard to the effect of rate changes in our profitability is the so-called flattening of the yield curve. Since the Fed began increasing short-term interest rates in June 2004, the yield curve has flattened; that is, as short-term rates have risen, longer-term rates have stayed unchanged or decreased, with the result that the traditional spread between short-term rates and long-term rates (the upward yield curve) has disappeared, i.e., the curve has flattened. In recent quarters, the yield curve has occasionally been inverted, with short-term rates exceeding long-term rates. This flattening of the yield curve has been the most significant factor in reducing our net interest income in each of the past two years. It was only at the end of the second quarter of 2007 that the yield on longer-term securities began to increase over short-term investments.
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Longer-term rates have been resistant to increases, however, both due to borrower expectations and to a widespread perception in the credit markets of limited risk of default. To the extent these perceptions and expectations may be changing, the yield curve may be expected to return to a more traditional shape with consequent benefit to banks margins. No assurances can be given on this development, however.
In addition to the shape of the yield curve, our net interest margin has traditionally been sensitive to and impacted by changes in prevailing market interest rates. Generally, there has been a negative correlation between changes in prevailing interest rates and our net interest margin, especially when rates begin to move in a different direction. When prevailing rates begin to decline, our net interest margin generally increases in immediately ensuing periods, and vice versa, as in each case earning assets reprice more slowly than interest-bearing sources of funds. This was the case for our net interest margin during the 2001-2002 period, when prevailing market rates were declining and our margin increased, and during the 2003-2004 period, when the rate decline began to decelerate and rates then reversed and began to increase and our margins experienced a negative effect. Usually, as Fed-driven programs of rate change mature, the repricing gap disappears and interest rate spreads between assets and liabilities return to normal levels. In 2005 and 2006, however, as the Feds push to increase prevailing rates matured, our net interest margin continued to suffer as a result of the flattening yield curve.
The net interest margin for the full year of 2002 was 4.50%. In ensuing years, our margin steadily decreased, during an extended period of increasing short-term interest rates. Our margin reached a low point in the fourth quarter of 2006, at 3.24%. The margin for the first two quarters of 2007 was 3.32%. The recovery was due to the fact that a portion of our earning assets repriced upwards at a rate faster than the rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities.
In both rising and falling rate environments, we face significant competitive pricing pressures in the marketplace for our deposits and loans. Ultimately, we expect that our earning assets and paying liabilities, including long-term earning assets, will reprice proportionately in response to changes in market rates, that is, that normal margins and spreads will reassert themselves, but no assurances can be given as to when this will happen in the current rate environment.
Non-Deposit Sources of Funds
We have borrowed funds from the Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") under a variety of programs, including fixed and variable rate short-term borrowings and borrowings in the form of "structured advances." These structured advances have original maturities of 3 to 10 years and are callable by the FHLB at certain dates. If the advances are called, we may elect to receive replacement advances from the FHLB at the then prevailing FHLB rates of interest.
The $20 million of Junior Subordinated Obligations Issued to Unconsolidated Subsidiary Trusts (trust preferred securities) identified on our consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2007 qualify as regulatory capital under the bank regulators capital adequacy guidelines, as discussed under Capital Resources beginning on page 26 of this Report. These trust preferred securities are subject to early redemption by us if the proceeds cease to qualify as Tier 1 capital of Arrow for any reason, including if bank regulatory authorities were to reverse their current position and decide that trust preferred securities do not qualify as regulatory capital, or in the event of an adverse change in tax laws.
Management continues to explore and evaluate new non-deposit sources of funds.
Loan Trends
The following two tables present, for each of the last five quarters, the quarterly average balances by loan type and the percentage of total loans represented by each loan type.
Quarterly Average Loan Balances
(Dollars in Thousands)
Quarter Ending | ||||||
Jun 2007 | Mar 2007 | Dec 2006 | Sep 2006 | Jun 2006 | ||
Commercial and Commercial Real Estate | $ 265,076 | $ 262,937 | $260,416 | $254,837 | $256,099 | |
Residential Real Estate | 313,239 | 310,404 | 305,926 | 303,509 | 300,688 | |
Home Equity | 47,065 | 48,366 | 49,224 | 49,847 | 51,293 | |
Indirect Consumer Loans | 335,318 | 335,004 | 331,972 | 333,596 | 339,309 | |
Other Consumer Loans 1 | 53,789 | 53,874 | 52,138 | 49,880 | 48,205 | |
Total Loans | $1,014,487 | $1,010,585 | $999,676 | $991,669 | $995,594 |
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Percentage of Quarterly Average Loans
Quarter Ending | ||||||
Jun 2007 | Mar 2007 | Dec 2006 | Sep 2006 | Jun 2006 | ||
Commercial and Commercial Real Estate | 26.1% | 26.0% | 26.1% | 25.7% | 25.7% | |
Residential Real Estate | 30.9 | 30.7 | 30.6 | 30.6 | 30.2 | |
Home Equity | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.2 | |
Indirect Consumer Loans | 33.1 | 33.2 | 33.2 | 33.7 | 34.1 | |
Other Consumer Loans | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.8 | |
Total Loans | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
1 Other Consumer Loans includes certain home improvement loans, secured by mortgages, in this table of average loan balances.
Residential Real Estate Loans: Recently, residential real estate and home equity loans taken together have represented the largest segment of our loan portfolio. Residential mortgage demand has been moderate since 2004, after a period in the preceding years when demand was high. However, during 2004 and 2005 and the first quarter of 2006, we sold many of our 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage originations, while retaining the servicing. By the end of the first quarter of 2006, as yields on longer-term residential real estate loans began to rise, we decided to stop selling our 30-year mortgage originations and retain them in our portfolio. During the first six months of 2007, the $23.1 million of new residential real estate loan originations more than offset normal principal amortization on the pre-existing loans in the portfolio and prepayments.
We expect that, if we continue to retain all or most of our mortgage originations, we will be able to maintain the current level of residential real estate loans and may experience some continued growth. However, if the demand for residential real estate loans decreases, due to mortgage rate increases or a softening of the real estate market or the economy generally, our portfolio also may decrease, which may negatively impact our financial performance.
Indirect Loans: For several years prior to 2003, indirect consumer loans (consisting principally of auto loans financed through local dealerships where we acquire the dealer paper) was the largest segment of our loan portfolio. Prior to mid-2001, indirect consumer loans were also the fastest growing segment of our loan portfolio, both in terms of absolute dollar amount and as a percentage of the overall portfolio. In the succeeding years, this segment of the portfolio generally has ceased to grow in absolute terms and decreased as a percentage of the overall portfolio. The principal reason for this slowdown in our indirect loan portfolio has been the increasing utilization by auto manufacturers and their financing affiliates of subsidized, low-rate loan programs to enhance sales of their cars, trucks and SUVs.
At the end of the first quarter of 2005, we did experience an increase in indirect loans, which did not have a large impact on the average balance for the quarter but did cause the balance at period-end to rise sharply to $312.9 million. Moreover, we continued to experience strong demand for indirect loans throughout the second and third quarters of 2005, for a variety of factors, including the decision by the automobile manufacturers to be less aggressive with their subsidized financing programs. Our average balances increased by $21.7 million, or 7.1%, from the first quarter to the second quarter of 2005 and by another $29.8 million, or 9.1%, in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter of 2005, however, indirect loan balances declined by $7.0 million, or 4.3%, measured at quarter-end (although the average balance for the fourth quarter was slightly higher than the average balance for the third quarter).
During the first three quarters of 2006, we elected not to compete aggressively in the indirect loan sector, in the face of a resurgence of extremely low rates being offered by automobile manufacturers, their finance affiliates and other lenders in the marketplace. As a result, principal amortization and prepayments exceeded our originations and indirect balances decreased by $25.7 million from December 31, 2005 to the end of the third quarter of 2006. In the fourth quarter of 2006 and the first two quarters of 2007, we saw our outstanding indirect loan balances increase modestly. At June 30, 2007 balances were $3.2 million above year-end balances.
At June 30, 2007, indirect loans continued to represent the second largest category of loans in our portfolio and a significant component of our business. However, if auto manufacturers and their finance affiliates persist in marketing heavily subsidized financing programs, our indirect loan portfolio is likely to continue to experience rate pressure and limited, if any, overall growth as a percentage of the total portfolio.
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Commercial, Commercial Real Estate and Construction and Land Development Loans: We have experienced strong to moderate demand for commercial loans for the past several years, and thus commercial and commercial real estate loan balances have grown significantly, both in dollar amount and as a percentage of the overall loan portfolio. This pattern continued during the first six months of 2007, despite one large commercial loan payoff in the first quarter. The average balance for this segment of the portfolio increased in the second quarter of 2007 by $2.1 million, or 0.8%, from the first quarter of 2007. Substantially all commercial and commercial real estate loans in our portfolio are extended to businesses or borrowers located in our regional market. Many of the loans in the commercial portfolio have variable rates tied to prime, Federal Home Loan Bank or U.S. Treasury indices.
Subprime Consumer Real Estate Loans: Recent industry headlines have focused on subprime consumer real estate lending. We have not engaged in the origination or purchase of subprime loans, as that term is commonly used, as a business line which is reflected in our strong asset quality ratios.
Quarterly Taxable Equivalent Yield on Loans
Quarter Ending | ||||||
Jun 2007 | Mar 2007 | Dec 2006 | Sep 2006 | Jun 2006 | ||
Commercial and Commercial Real Estate | 7.31% | 7.28% | 7.24% | 7.27% | 7.04% | |
Residential Real Estate | 6.02 | 6.08 | 5.93 | 5.93 | 5.95 | |
Home Equity | 7.77 | 7.70 | 7.53 | 7.43 | 7.08 | |
Indirect Consumer Loans | 6.00 | 5.80 | 5.61 | 5.44 | 5.29 | |
Other Consumer Loans | 7.29 | 7.20 | 7.16 | 7.25 | 7.15 | |
Total Loans | 6.50 | 6.44 | 6.31 | 6.25 | 6.12 |
In general, the yield on our loan portfolio (tax-equivalent interest income divided by average loans) like the yield on our other earning assets has been impacted by changes in prevailing interest rates and the yield curve, as previously discussed on page 20 under the heading "Impact of Interest Rate Changes 2000 - 2007." We expect that such will continue to be the case, that is, that loan yields will continue to rise and fall with changes in prevailing short- and long-term market rates, although the timing and degree of responsiveness will continue to be influenced by a variety of other factors, including the makeup of the loan portfolio, consumer expectations and preferences and the rate at which the portfolio expands.
Additionally, there is a significant amount of cash flow from normal amortization and prepayments in all loan categories, and this cash flow reprices at current rates as new loans are generated at the current yields. As noted in the earlier discussion, during the recently-concluded long period of declining rates (from early 2001 to mid-2004), we experienced a time lag between the impact of declining rates on the deposit portfolio (which was felt relatively quickly) and the impact on the loan portfolio (which occurred more slowly). The consequence of this particular time lag was a positive impact on the net interest margin during the beginning of the rate decline period, followed by a negative impact on the margin as the rate decline approached its conclusion and rates began to increase.
On June 30, 2004, the Fed ended the period of falling rates with a 25 basis point increase in prevailing rates, followed by sixteen additional 25 basis point rate increases through June 29, 2006. The Fed has not changed the targeted Federal Funds rate since that date. Although our deposit rates began to creep upward, the yield on our loan portfolio not only failed to rise, but continued to fall during the second quarter of 2004 and into the third quarter of 2004. However, the decrease in the earning assets portfolio yield came to a halt in the first half of 2005 and then began to slowly increase during successive quarters through first two quarters of 2007, although as noted above increases in rates for earning assets of longer maturities have still no matched the full extent of the rate increases previously experienced for shorter-term liabilities.
In summary, the flat or inverted yield curve has hampered loan repricing during this current period of rising short-term rates in all segments of our loan portfolio, aside from those loans that are indexed to the prime rate. While we expect that the yield on our loan portfolio will continue to slowly reprice upward and believe that the recent increase in the slope of the yield curve will have a positive impact on our loan yields, we also continue to experience competitive pressures on deposit pricing which may continue to drive up our interest expense. If so, the pressure on our net interest income and net interest margin will also persist.
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Asset Quality
The following table presents information related to our allowance and provision for loan losses for the past five quarters.
Summary of the Allowance and Provision for Loan Losses
(Dollars in Thousands)
Jun 2007 | Mar 2007 | Dec 2006 | Sep 2006 | Jun 2006 | |
Loan Balances: | |||||
Period-End Loans | $1,017,989 | $1,014,592 | $1,008,999 | $ 992,675 | $ 994,838 |
Average Loans, Year-to-Date | 1,012,546 | 1,010,585 | 996,611 | 995,578 | 997,566 |
Average Loans, Quarter-to-Date | 1,014,487 | 1,010,585 | 999,676 | 991,669 | 995,594 |
Period-End Assets | 1,541,933 | 1,543,154 | 1,520,217 | 1,523,376 | 1,516,334 |
Allowance for Loan Losses, Year-to-Date: | |||||
Allowance for Loan Losses, Beginning of Period | $12,278 | $12,278 | $12,241 | $12,241 | $12,241 |
Provision for Loan Losses, YTD | 186 | 94 | 826 | 560 | 374 |
Loans Charged-off, YTD | (426) | (212) | (1,137) | (784) | (544) |
Recoveries of Loans Previously Charged-off | 277 | 138 | 348 | 257 | 194 |
Net Charge-offs, YTD | (149) | (74) | (789) | (527) | (350) |
Allowance for Loan Losses, End of Period | $12,315 | $12,298 | $12,278 | $12,274 | $12,265 |
Allowance for Loan Losses, Quarter-to-Date: | |||||
Allowance for Loan Losses, Beginning of Period | $12,298 | $12,278 | $12,274 | $12,265 | $12,253 |
Provision for Loan Losses, QTD | 92 | 94 | 266 | 186 | 101 |
Loans Charged-off, QTD | (214) | (212) | (353) | (240) | (184) |
Recoveries of Loans Previously Charged-off | 139 | 138 | 91 | 63 | 95 |
Net Charge-offs, QTD | (75) | (74) | (262) | (177) | (89) |
Allowance for Loan Losses, End of Period | $12,315 | $12,298 | $12,278 | $12,274 | $12,265 |
Nonperforming Assets, at Period-End: | |||||
Nonaccrual Loans | $1,883 | $1,782 | $2,038 | $1,263 | $968 |
Loans Past due 90 Days or More | |||||
and Still Accruing Interest | 122 | 256 | 739 | 59 | 349 |
Total Nonperforming Loans | 2,005 | 2,038 | 2,777 | 1,322 | 1,317 |
Repossessed Assets | 62 | 107 | 144 | 82 | 54 |
Other Real Estate Owned | 200 | 200 | 248 | 200 | --- |
Total Nonperforming Assets | $2,267 | $2,345 | $3,169 | $1,604 | $1,371 |
Asset Quality Ratios: | |||||
Allowance to Nonperforming Loans | 614.22% | 603.43% | 442.12% | 928.41% | 931.30% |
Allowance to Period-End Loans | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1.22 | 1.24 | 1.23 |
Provision to Average Loans (Quarter) | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.11 | 0.07 | 0.04 |
Provision to Average Loans (YTD) | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 |
Net Charge-offs to Average Loans (Quarter) | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.04 |
Net Charge-offs to Average Loans (YTD) | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.07 |
Nonperforming Loans to Total Loans | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.28 | 0.13 | 0.13 |
Nonperforming Assets to Total Assets | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.21 | 0.11 | 0.09 |
Provision for Loan Losses
Through the provision for loan losses, an allowance is maintained that reflects our best estimate of probable incurred loan losses related to specifically identified loans as well as the remaining portfolio. Loan charge-offs are recorded to this allowance when loans are deemed uncollectible.
We use a two-step process to determine the provision for loans losses and the amount of the allowance for loan losses. We evaluate impaired commercial and commercial real estate loans over $250,000 under SFAS No. 114, Accounting for Creditors for Impairment of a Loan. We evaluate the remainder of the portfolio under SFAS No. 5 Accounting for Contingencies.
Under our SFAS No. 5 analysis, we group loans by type, each with its own loss-rate. Estimated losses under our SFAS No. 5 evaluation, as of June 30, 2007, reflect consideration of all significant factors that affect collectibility of the loans for these groups of loans. Quantitatively, we determined the historical loss rate for each of these homogeneous groups or pools of loans.
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During the past five years we have had little charge-off activity on loans secured by residential real estate. Automobile lending represents a significant component of our total loan portfolio and is the only category of loans that has a history of losses that lends itself to a trend analysis. We have had one loss on commercial real estate loans in the past five years. Losses on commercial loans (other than those secured by real estate) are also historically low, but can vary widely from year to year, which makes this the most complex category of loans in our loss analysis.
Our net charge-offs for the past five years have been at or near historical lows for our company. Annualized net charge-offs have ranged from .03% to .11% of average loans during this period. In prior years this ratio was significantly higher. For example, in the mid to late 1990s, the charge-off ratio ranged from .16% to .32% for our company. The loss ratio of .03% for the first two quarters of 2007 was unusually low due to a low level of total charges-offs and a high level of recoveries during this period. The loss ratio for bank holding companies in our peer group was .09% at March 31, 2007, the most recent reporting period, which were also near historical lows. The peer group loss ratio ranged from .07% to .30% in the five years preceding 2007.
While historical loss experience provides a reasonable starting point for our analysis, historical losses, or even recent trends in losses, do not by themselves form a sufficient basis to determine the appropriate level for the allowance. Therefore, in performing our analysis of the provision for loan losses and the allowance, we also consider and adjust historical loss factors for qualitative and environmental factors that are likely to cause credit losses associated with our existing portfolio. In our most recent analysis, these factors included:
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Changes in the volume and severity of past due, nonaccrual and adversely classified loans
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Changes in the nature and volume of the portfolio and in the terms of loans
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Changes in the value of the underlying collateral for collateral dependent loans
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Changes in lending policies and procedures, including changes in underwriting standards and collection, charge-off, and recovery practices not considered elsewhere in estimating credit losses
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Changes in the quality of the our loan review system
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Changes in the experience, ability, and depth of our lending management and other relevant staff
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Changes in international, national, regional, and local economic and business conditions and developments that affect the collectibility of the portfolio
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The existence and effect of any concentrations of credit, and changes in the level of such concentrations
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The effect of other external factors such as competition and legal and regulatory requirements on the level of estimated credit losses in our existing portfolio
For each homogeneous loan pool, we assigned a loss factor expressed in basis points for each of the qualitative factors above, and for historical credit losses. We update and change, if necessary, the loss-rates assigned to various pools based on the analysis of loss trends and the change in qualitative and environmental factors. In order to more accurately estimate probable loan losses, we have segmented the loan loss reserve pools for our commercial loan portfolio between commercial loans and commercial loans secured by real estate, and continued to update our loss rates primarily related to criticized commercial loans and indirect consumer loans accounted for under SFAS No. 5. The net result of these changes was that the amount reserved for the criticized commercial loan portfolio decreased, while the amount reserved for the indirect consumer loan portfolio increased. These enhancements did not result in a material change to the allowance for loan losses or provision for loan losses for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2007.
Risk Elements
Our nonperforming assets at June 30, 2007 amounted to $2.3 million, a decrease of $902 thousand, or 28.5%, from the December 31, 2006 total, and an increase of $896 thousand, or 65.4%, from the June 30, 2006 total. In both comparisons the change was primarily attributable to two large commercial loans which were first included in nonperforming assets during the second half of 2006 but only one of which was still included in nonperforming assets as of June 30, 2007, as the other migrated from 90 days past due (and still accruing) to 30-89 days past due status during the first quarter of 2007.
At June 30, 2007, nonperforming assets represented .15% of total assets, a 6 basis point decrease from .21% at year-end 2006 and a 6 basis point increase from .09% at June 30, 2006. Our June 30, 2007 ratio was still near our historical low. At March 31, 2007 the ratio of nonperforming assets to total assets for our peer group was .55%. The balance of other non-current loans at period-end as to which interest income was being accrued (i.e. loans 30 to 89 days past due, as defined in bank regulatory guidelines) totaled $6.4 million and represented 0.63% of loans outstanding at that date, substantially unchanged from the approximately $6.0 million of such loans at December 31, 2006, which represented 0.60% of loans then outstanding. These non-current loans at June 30, 2007 were composed of approximately $4.4 million of consumer loans, principally indirect automobile loans, $.7 million of residential real estate loans and $1.3 million of commercial loans.
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The percentage of our performing loans that demonstrate characteristics of potential weakness from time to time, typically a very small percentage, depends principally on economic conditions in our geographic market area of northeastern New York State. In general, the economy in this area has been relatively strong in recent periods, extending back two or three years.
To the extent that the strength of our residential real estate and commercial real estate loan portfolios reflects not only the strength of the regional economy but more particularly the strength of local and regional real estate markets, it should be noted that residential and commercial real estate prices in our market, Northeastern New York State, while stable or rising in recent years, did not generally experience the rapid and significant increases seen in larger metropolitan areas in the East and West Coasts, and that the current downturn in real estate market prices experienced nationwide may be expected for this reason to be less severe in our market area than elsewhere, and to have a lesser impact on our portfolios. To date, we have not experienced any significant erosion in the quality of our real estate loan portfolios, nor do we anticipate increases in our nonperforming assets, other non-current loans as to which interest income is still being accrued or potential problem loans. However, if the regional or national economy weakens in up coming periods any or all of these measures may show increases relatively quickly.
CAPITAL RESOURCES
Shareholders' equity decreased $2.2 million during the first six months of 2007. Components of the change in shareholders' equity are presented in the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders' Equity, on page 5 of this report.
Components of other comprehensive income or loss, which are taken into account in determining total shareholders equity, are presented in the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders Equity. We adopted the recognition requirements of SFAS No. 158 for our pension and post-retirement benefit plans on December 31, 2006. Beginning in 2007, the amortization of actuarial losses and the accretion of prior service credits are now components of other comprehensive income or loss and recognized as a component of net periodic benefit costs.
During the first six months of 2007, we paid cash dividends of $.48 per share.
During the first quarter of 2007, Arrow guaranteed a $1.5 million loan made by our subsidiary bank, Glens Falls National Bank and Trust Company, to our ESOP. The loan proceeds were used by the ESOP to purchase shares of Arrow Common Stock which will be allocated to individual employee accounts in future periods. As long as the shares remain unallocated, the value of the unallocated shares is reflected as a reduction to shareholders equity.
On April 25, 2007 the Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program authorizing the repurchase, at the discretion of senior management, of up to $6 million of Arrows common stock over the next twelve months in open market or negotiated transactions. This program replaced a similar $5 million repurchase program approved one year earlier, in April 2006, of which amount approximately $4.2 million was used to make repurchases. See Part II, Item 2 of this Report for further information on stock repurchases and repurchase programs, including amounts remaining under the current repurchase program.
The following discussion of capital focuses on regulatory capital ratios, as defined and mandated for financial institutions by federal bank regulatory authorities. Regulatory capital, although a financial measure that is not provided for or governed by GAAP, nevertheless has been exempted by the SEC from the definition of "non-GAAP financial measures" in the SEC's Regulation G governing disclosure of non-GAAP financial measures. (See the note on page 13 regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures.) Thus, certain information which is required to be presented in connection with disclosure of non-GAAP financial measures need not be provided, and has not been provided, for the regulatory capital measures discussed below.
Our holding company and our subsidiary banks are currently subject to two sets of regulatory capital measures, a leverage ratio test and risk-based capital guidelines. The risk-based guidelines assign risk weightings to all assets and certain off-balance sheet items of financial institutions and establish an 8% minimum ratio of qualified total capital to risk-weighted assets. At least half of total capital must consist of "Tier 1" capital, which comprises common equity and common equity equivalents, retained earnings, a limited amount of permanent preferred stock and a limited amount of trust preferred securities, less intangible assets. Up to half of total capital may consist of so-called "Tier 2" capital, comprising a limited amount of subordinated debt, other preferred stock, certain other instruments and a limited amount of the allowance for loan losses.
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The second regulatory capital measure, the leverage ratio test, establishes minimum limits on the ratio of Tier 1 capital to total tangible assets, without risk weighting. For top-rated companies, the minimum leverage ratio is 3%, but lower-rated or rapidly expanding companies may be required to meet substantially higher minimum leverage ratios. Federal banking law mandates certain actions to be taken by banking regulators for financial institutions that are deemed undercapitalized as measured by these ratios. The law establishes five levels of capitalization for financial institutions ranging from "critically undercapitalized" to "well-capitalized." Federal banking law also conditions the ability of banking organizations to engage in certain types of non-banking financial activities on such organizations' continuing to qualify as "well-capitalized" under these standards.
In both 2003 and 2004 we issued $10 million of trust preferred securities in private placements. Under final rules, issued by the Federal Reserve Boards capital rules, trust preferred securities may qualify as Tier 1 capital in an amount not to exceed 25% of total Tier 1 capital for bank holding companies such as ours, net of goodwill less any associated deferred tax liability.
As of June 30, 2007, the Tier 1 leverage and risk-based capital ratios for our holding company and our subsidiary banks were as follows:
Summary of Capital Ratios
Tier 1 | Total | ||
Tier 1 | Risk-Based | Risk-Based | |
Leverage | Capital | Capital | |
Ratio | Ratio | Ratio | |
Arrow Financial Corporation | 8.51% | 12.87% | 14.08% |
Glens Falls National Bank & Trust Co. | 8.54 | 13.27 | 14.48 |
Saratoga National Bank & Trust Co. | 8.71 | 11.44 | 13.05 |
Regulatory Minimum | 3.00 | 4.00 | 8.00 |
FDICIA's "Well-Capitalized" Standard | 5.00 | 6.00 | 10.00 |
All capital ratios of our bank holding company and our subsidiary banks at June 30, 2007 were above the minimum bank regulatory capital standards for financial institutions as described above. Additionally, at such date our bank holding company and our subsidiary banks qualified as well-capitalized under FDICIA, based on their capital ratios on that date.
Our common stock is traded on The NASDAQ Stock Market® under the symbol NasdaqGS: AROW. The high and low stock prices for the past five quarters listed below represent actual sales transactions, as reported by NASDAQ. All stock price and dividend information listed below has been restated for our September 2006 3% stock dividend.
On July 25, 2007, our Board of Directors declared the 2007 third quarter cash dividend of $.24 payable on September 14, 2007.
Quarterly Per Share Stock Prices and Dividends
(Restated for the September 2006 three percent stock dividend)
Cash Dividends Declared | |||
Sales Price | |||
Low | High | ||
2006 | |||
First Quarter | $24.951 | $27.184 | $.233 |
Second Quarter | 23.107 | 27.184 | .233 |
Third Quarter | 24.272 | 26.864 | .233 |
Fourth Quarter | 23.380 | 26.750 | .240 |
2007 | |||
First Quarter | $21.200 | $25.290 | $.240 |
Second Quarter | 21.450 | 23.680 | .240 |
Third Quarter (payable September 14, 2007) | .240 |
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Quarter Ended June 30, | 2007 | 2006 |
Dividends Per Share | $.24 | $.23 |
Diluted Earnings Per Share | .40 | .40 |
Dividend Payout Ratio | 60.00% | 57.50% |
Total Equity (in thousands) | $115,911 | $114,746 |
Shares Issued and Outstanding (in thousands) | 10,377 | 10,558 |
Book Value Per Share | $11.17 | $10.87 |
Intangible Assets (in thousands) | $16,808 | $17,164 |
Tangible Book Value Per Share | $9.55 | $9.24 |
LIQUIDITY
Liquidity is measured by the ability of our company to raise cash when we need it at a reasonable cost. We must be capable of meeting expected and unexpected obligations to our customers at any time. Given the uncertain nature of customer demands as well as the desire to maximize earnings, we must have available sources of funds, on- and off-balance sheet, that can be accessed in time of need. We measure and monitor our basic liquidity as a ratio of liquid assets to short-term liabilities, both with and without the availability of borrowing arrangements.
In addition to regular loan repayments, securities available-for-sale represent a primary source of on-balance sheet cash flow. Certain securities are designated by us at the time of purchase as available-for-sale. Selection of such securities is based on their ready marketability, ability to collateralize borrowed funds, yield and maturity.
In addition to liquidity arising from balance sheet cash flows, we have supplemented liquidity with off-balance sheet sources such as credit lines with the Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB"). We have established overnight and 30 day term lines of credit with the FHLB each in the amount of $121.4 million at June 30, 2007. If advanced, such lines of credit are collateralized by our pledge of mortgage-backed securities, loans and FHLB stock. In addition, we have in place borrowing facilities from correspondent banks and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and also have identified repurchase agreements and brokered certificates of deposit as appropriate potential sources of funding, although we have not used either of these vehicles to raise liquid funds in the past.
We are not aware of any known trends, events or uncertainties that will have or are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect or make material demands on our liquidity in upcoming periods.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS:
Three Months Ended June 30, 2007 Compared With
Three Months Ended June 30, 2006
Summary of Earnings Performance
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)
Quarter Ending | ||||
Jun 2007 | Jun 2006 | Change | % Change | |
Net Income | $4,210 | $4,277 | $(67) | (1.6)% |
Diluted Earnings Per Share | .40 | .40 | --- | --- |
Return on Average Assets | 1.10% | 1.13% | (.03)% | (2.7) |
Return on Average Equity | 14.43% | 14.84% | (0.41)% | (2.8) |
We reported earnings (net income) of $4.2 million for the second quarter of 2007, a decrease of $67 thousand, or 1.6%, from the second quarter of 2006. Diluted earnings per share were $.40 for both quarters. The decrease in net income was primarily attributable to a decrease in net interest margin leading to flat growth in net interest income and the fact that increases in noninterest income was not able to fully offset increases in noninterest expense, as discussed below. Included in net income are: (i) net securities losses, net of tax, of $71 thousand for the 2006 quarter; (ii) a gain on the sale of land of $136 thousand, net of tax, in the 2006 quarter; and (iii) net gains on the sale of loans to the secondary market, net of tax, of $14 thousand and $7 thousand for the respective 2007 and 2006 quarters.
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The following narrative discusses the quarter-to-quarter changes in net interest income, noninterest income, noninterest expense and income taxes.
Net Interest Income
Summary of Net Interest Income
(Taxable Equivalent Basis)
(Dollars in Thousands)
Quarter Ending | ||||
Jun 2007 | Jun 2006 | Change | % Change | |
Interest and Dividend Income | $22,126 | $20,651 | $1,475 | 7.1% |
Interest Expense | 9,984 | 8,512 | 1,472 | 17.3 |
Net Interest Income | $12,142 | $12,139 | $ 3 | --- |
Taxable Equivalent Adjustment | 717 | 643 | 74 | 11.5 |
Average Earning Assets (1) | $1,469,060 | $1,454,397 | $14,663 | 1.0 |
Average Paying Liabilities | 1,218,644 | 1,207,062 | 11,582 | 1.0 |
Yield on Earning Assets (1) | 6.04% | 5.70% | 0.34% | 6.0 |
Cost of Paying Liabilities | 3.29 | 2.83 | 0.46 | 16.3 |
Net Interest Spread | 2.75 | 2.87 | (0.12) | (4.2) |
Net Interest Margin | 3.32 | 3.35 | (0.03) | (0.9) |
(1) Includes Nonaccrual Loans
Our net interest margin (net interest income on a tax-equivalent basis divided by average earning assets, annualized) decreased, from 3.35% to 3.32%, from the second quarter of 2006 to the second quarter of 2007. However, our net interest margin reached its low point in recent periods, 3.24%, for the fourth quarter of 2006 and has increased by 8 basis points since that time, rising back to 3.32% for each of the first two quarters of 2007. (See the discussion under Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures, on page 13, regarding net interest income and net interest margin, which are commonly used non-GAAP financial measures.) Net interest income, on a taxable equivalent basis, was essentially unchanged in the second quarter of 2007 from the second quarter of 2006. As discussed above in this Report under the sections entitled Deposit Trends, Impact of Interest Rate Changes 2000-2007" and Loan Trends, when the Federal Reserve Board began to raise interest rates in June 2004 after a long-term downward trend, our deposit liabilities repriced upward in ensuing quarters, faster than our earning assets repriced, leading to margin shrinkage. The Federal Funds rate targeted by the Fed has not increase (or decreased) since June 2006. The fact that net interest margin in the second quarter of 2007 remained unchanged from the first quarter of 2007 reflected upward repricing of earning assets at a similar pace as the upward repricing of paying liabilities. The cost of our non-maturity deposits increased primarily as a result of competitive pressures. Many financial institutions, including Arrow, delayed increasing rates on non-maturity deposit products during the period of rising rates, while rates paid on time deposits responded much more quickly to changes in market rates. Meanwhile, the modest increase between the 2006 period and the 2007 period in average earning assets of $14.7 million, or 1.0%, demonstrated the dampening impact of a flat yield curve on our desire to extend credit, discussed earlier in this report.
The provisions for loan losses were $92 thousand and $101 thousand for the quarters ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Our method to determine the provision for loan losses was discussed previously under the heading "Provision for Loan Losses" beginning on page 24.
Noninterest Income
Summary of Noninterest Income
(Dollars in Thousands)
Quarter Ending | ||||
Jun 2007 | Jun 2006 | Change | % Change | |
Income From Fiduciary Activities | $1,419 | $1,307 | $112 | 8.6% |
Fees for Other Services to Customers | 2,062 | 2,009 | 53 | 2.6 |
Net Losses on Securities Transactions | --- | (118) | 118 | --- |
Insurance Commissions | 462 | 482 | (20) | (4.1) |
Other Operating Income | 228 | 372 | (144) | (38.7) |
Total Noninterest Income | $4,171 | $4,052 | $119 | 2.9 |
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Income from fiduciary activities totaled $1.4 million for the second quarter of 2007, an increase of $112 thousand, or 8.6%, from the second quarter of 2006. The principal causes of the increase were an increase in the pricing of fiduciary services and an increase in the assets under trust administration and investment management. The market value of assets under trust administration and investment management at June 30, 2007, amounted to $961.3 million, an increase of $114.0 million, or 13.5%, from June 30, 2006.
Income from fiduciary activities includes fee income from the investment advisory services performed by our affiliated investment advisor of our proprietary mutual funds. These mutual funds are the North Country Funds, which include the North Country Equity Growth Fund (NCEGX) and the North Country Intermediate Bond Fund (NCBDX). The combined funds represented a market value of $198.2 million at June 30, 2007. The funds were introduced in March 2001, and are advised by our subsidiary investment adviser, North Country Investment Advisers, Inc. Currently, the majority of the balances in the funds are derived from trust accounts at our subsidiary banks. The funds are also offered on a retail basis at most of the branch locations of our subsidiary banks.
Fees for other services to customers (primarily service charges on deposit accounts, credit card merchant fee income, revenues related to the sale of mutual funds and servicing income on sold loans) were $2.1 million for the second quarter of 2007, an increase of $53 thousand, or 2.6%, from the 2006 quarter. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in fees we receive from mutual fund referrals and merchant credit card servicing fees.
For the second quarter of 2006, total noninterest income included net securities losses of $118 thousand on the sale of $14.8 million of securities available-for-sale (primarily U.S. agency securities). The following table presents sales and purchases in the available-for-sale investment portfolio for the second quarters of 2007 and 2006:
Investment Sales and Purchases: Available-for-Sale Portfolio
(In Thousands)
Second Quarter | ||
2007 | 2006 | |
Investment Sales | ||
U.S. Agency Securities | $ --- | $10,000 |
Other | 1,195 | 4,806 |
Total Sales | $1,195 | $14,806 |
Net Losses | $--- | $(118) |
Investment Purchases | ||
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | $ --- | $19,746 |
Other Mortgage-Backed Securities | 39,494 | 5,913 |
U.S. Agency Securities | 500 | 5,000 |
State and Municipal Obligations | 3,526 | 4,767 |
Other | 1,047 | 5,945 |
Total Purchases | $44,567 | $41,371 |
The sale of U.S. agency securities in the second quarter of 2006 was primarily to replace lower-yielding securities with higher-yielding securities.
Insurance commissions continued as a significant source of noninterest income for us in 2007, following our 2004 acquisition of an insurance agency, Capital Financial Group, Inc. Capital Financial specializes in selling and servicing group health care policies.
The primary reason for the decrease in other operating income from the 2006 to the 2007 quarter was our sale, in the 2006 period, to a third party of a parcel of land we had earlier purchased to serve as premises for a new branch, resulting in a gain of $227 thousand (pre-tax).
Other operating income also includes data processing servicing fee income received from one unaffiliated upstate New York bank (this servicing ended in the second quarter of 2007), and net gains or losses on the sale of loans, other real estate owned and other assets. During the second quarters of both 2006 and 2007, we did not sell any residential real estate loans to the secondary market except as noted in the following sentence. During both quarters we sold all student loan originations along with the servicing rights and completed certain pre-arranged sales of residential real estate loan originations and servicing rights, which we would not have otherwise originated.
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Noninterest Expense
Summary of Noninterest Expense
(Dollars in Thousands)
Quarter Ending | ||||
Jun 2007 | Jun 2006 | Change | % Change | |
Salaries and Employee Benefits | $5,439 | $5,480 | $ (41) | (0.7)% |
Occupancy Expense of Premises, Net | 831 | 815 | 16 | 2.0 |
Furniture and Equipment Expense | 786 | 813 | (27) | (3.3) |
Other Operating Expense | 2,517 | 2,223 | 294 | 13.2 |
Total Noninterest Expense | $9,573 | $9,331 | $242 | 2.6 |
Efficiency Ratio | 58.10% | 56.56% | 1.54% | 2.7 |
Noninterest expense for the second quarter of 2007 was $9.6 million, an increase of $242 thousand, or 2.6%, over the expense for the second quarter of 2006. For the second quarter of 2007, our efficiency ratio was 58.10%. This ratio, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, is a comparative measure of a financial institution's operating efficiency. The efficiency ratio (a ratio where lower is better) is the ratio of noninterest expense (excluding intangible asset amortization) to net interest income (on a tax-equivalent basis) and noninterest income (excluding net securities gains or losses). See the discussion on page 13 of this report under the heading Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures. The efficiency ratio included by the Federal Reserve Board in its "Peer Holding Company Performance Reports" excludes net securities gains or losses, but does not exclude intangible asset amortization. Although our efficiency ratio increased from 2006 to 2007, it still compares favorably to the March 31, 2007 peer group ratio of 63.16%.
Salaries and employee benefits expense decreased $41 thousand, or 0.7%, from the second quarter of 2006 to the second quarter of 2007. The decrease is primarily attributable to a decrease in expenses for pension and post-retirement benefits. On an annualized basis, the ratio of total personnel expense (salaries and employee benefits) to average assets was 1.42% for the second quarter of 2007, 19 basis points less than the ratio for our peer group of 1.61% at March 31, 2007.
The increase in occupancy expense was primarily in the area of building maintenance expenses and the decrease in furniture and equipment expense was primarily attributable to savings in data processing expenses.
Other operating expense was $2.5 million for the second quarter of 2007, an increase of $294 thousand, or 13.2%, from the second quarter of 2006. The increase was spread among several areas, including marketing, telephone, supplies and legal fees.
Income Taxes
Summary of Income Taxes
(Dollars in Thousands)
Quarter Ended | ||||
Jun 2007 | Jun 2006 | Change | % Change | |
Provision for Income Taxes | $1,721 | $1,839 | $(118) | (6.4)% |
Effective Tax Rate | 29.00% | 30.07% | (1.07)% | (3.6) |
The provisions for federal and state income taxes amounted to $1.7 million and $1.8 million for the second quarters of 2007 and 2006, respectively. The decrease in the effective tax rate was primarily attributable to an increase in the percentage holdings of tax-exempt securities.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS:
Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 Compared With
Six Months Ended June 30, 2006
Summary of Earnings Performance
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)
Six Months Ending | ||||
Jun 2007 | Jun 2006 | Change | % Change | |
Net Income | $8,341 | $8,336 | $5 | 0.1% |
Diluted Earnings Per Share | .79 | .77 | .02 | 2.6 |
Return on Average Assets | 1.10% | 1.10% | ---% | --- |
Return on Average Equity | 14.28% | 14.43% | (0.15)% | (1.0) |
We reported earnings (net income) of $8.3 million for the first six months of 2007, virtually unchanged from the first six months of 2006. Diluted earnings per share were $.79 and $.77 for the respective periods. The flat earnings result reflected the offsetting effect of a slight decrease in net interest income against a slight increase in noninterest income. Net interest income declined, mainly due to a decrease in net interest margin. The 2 cent increase in diluted earnings per share, in the face of flat earnings growth, was largely attributable to the impact of shares repurchased in the past twelve months under our publicly announced repurchase programs.
Included in net income for the six months periods were: (i) net securities losses, net of tax, of $71 thousand in the 2006 period versus no securities gains or losses for the 2007 period; (ii) a gain on the sale of land of $136, net of tax, in the 2006 period; and (iii) net gains on the sale of loans to the secondary market, net of tax, of $17 thousand in the 2007 period versus $33 thousand for the 2006 period.
The following narrative discusses the six-month to six-month changes in net interest income, noninterest income, noninterest expense and income taxes.
Net Interest Income
Summary of Net Interest Income
(Taxable Equivalent Basis)
(Dollars in Thousands)
Six Months Ending | ||||
Jun 2007 | Jun 2006 | Change | % Change | |
Interest and Dividend Income | $43,657 | $40,625 | $ 3,032 | 7.5% |
Interest Expense | 19,598 | 16,362 | 3,236 | 19.8 |
Net Interest Income | $24,059 | $24,263 | $(204) | (0.8) |
Taxable Equivalent Adjustment | $ 1,432 | $ 1,285 | $147 | 11.4 |
Average Earning Assets (1) | $1,462,574 | $1,451,822 | $10,752 | 0.7 |
Average Paying Liabilities | 1,210,662 | 1,206,511 | 4,151 | 0.3 |
Yield on Earning Assets (1) | 6.02% | 5.64% | 0.38% | 6.7 |
Cost of Paying Liabilities | 3.26 | 2.73 | 0.53 | 19.4 |
Net Interest Spread | 2.76 | 2.91 | (0.15) | (5.2) |
Net Interest Margin | 3.32 | 3.37 | (0.05) | (1.5) |
(1) Includes Nonaccrual Loans
Our net interest margin (net interest income on a tax-equivalent basis divided by average earning assets, annualized) decreased, from 3.37% to 3.32%, from the first six months of 2006 to the first six months of 2007. Despite this fact, our net interest margin in each of the first two quarters of 2007 (3.32% in each quarter) was higher than our net interest margin for the fourth quarter of 2006. (See the discussion under Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures, on page 13, regarding net interest income and net interest margin, which are commonly used non-GAAP financial measures.) Net interest income, on a taxable equivalent basis, was down $204 thousand from the first six months of 2006. As discussed above in this Report under the sections entitled Deposit Trends, Impact of Interest Rate Changes 2000-2007" and Loan Trends, when the Federal Reserve Board began to raise interest rates in June 2004 after a long-term downward trend, our deposit liabilities repriced upward in ensuing quarters, faster than our earning assets repriced, leading to margin shrinkage. The targeted Federal Funds rate has not changed since June 2006, and our margin has resisted further shrinkage over the last four quarters. Meanwhile, the modest increase in average earning assets of $10.8 million, or 0.7%, demonstrates the impact of a flat yield curve, discussed earlier in this report.
The provisions for loan losses were $186 thousand and $374 thousand for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Our method to determine the provision for loan losses was discussed previously under the heading "Provision for Loan Losses" beginning on page 24.
Noninterest Income
Summary of Noninterest Income
(Dollars in Thousands)
Six Months Ending | ||||
Jun 2007 | Jun 2006 | Change | % Change | |
Income From Fiduciary Activities | $2,872 | $2,610 | $262 | 10.0% |
Fees for Other Services to Customers | 3,944 | 3,813 | 131 | 3.4 |
Net Losses on Securities Transactions | --- | (118) | 118 | --- |
Insurance Commissions | 963 | 904 | 59 | 6.5 |
Other Operating Income | 404 | 569 | (165) | (29.0) |
Total Noninterest Income | $8,183 | $7,778 | $405 | 5.2 |
Income from fiduciary activities totaled $2.9 million for the first six months of 2007, an increase of $262 thousand, or 10.0%, from the first six months of 2006. The principal causes of the increase were an increase in the pricing of fiduciary services and an increase in the assets under trust administration and investment management. The market value of assets under trust administration and investment management at June 30, 2007, amounted to $961.3 million, an increase of $114.0 million, or 13.5%, from June 30, 2006.
Income from fiduciary activities includes fee income from the investment advisory services performed by our affiliated investment advisor of our proprietary mutual funds. These mutual funds are the North Country Funds, which include the North Country Equity Growth Fund (NCEGX) and the North Country Intermediate Bond Fund (NCBDX). The combined funds represented a market value of $198.2 million at June 30, 2007.
Fees for other services to customers (primarily service charges on deposit accounts, credit card merchant fee income, revenues related to the sale of mutual funds and servicing income on sold loans) were $3.9 million for the first six months of 2007, an increase of $131 thousand, or 3.4%, from the 2006 period. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in fees we receive from mutual fund referrals and merchant credit card servicing fees.
For the first six months of 2006, total noninterest income included net securities losses of $118 thousand on the sale of $20.6 million of securities available-for-sale (primarily U.S. agency securities). The following table presents sales and purchases in the available-for-sale investment portfolio for the first six months of 2007 and 2006:
Investment Sales and Purchases: Available-for-Sale Portfolio
(In Thousands)
First Six Months | ||
2007 | 2006 | |
Investment Sales | ||
U.S. Agency Securities | $ --- | $10,000 |
Other | 1,195 | 10,614 |
Total Sales | $1,195 | $20,614 |
Net Losses | $--- | $(118) |
Investment Purchases | ||
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | $ --- | $19,746 |
Other Mortgage-Backed Securities | 39,494 | 5,914 |
U.S. Agency Securities | 500 | 5,000 |
State and Municipal Obligations | 4,992 | 8,033 |
Other | 1,586 | 11,525 |
Total Purchases | $46,572 | $50,218 |
The sale of U.S. agency securities in the 2006 period, was primarily to replace lower-yielding securities with higher-yielding securities.
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Insurance commissions for the 2007 period were $963 thousand, an increase of $59 thousand, or 6.5%, above insurance commissions for the 2006 period. Our subsidiary insurance agency, Capital Financial Group, Inc. specializes in selling and servicing group health care policies.
The primary reason for the decrease in other operating income from the 2006 to the 2007 period was our sale, in the 2006 period, to a third party of a parcel of land we had earlier purchased to serve as premises for a new branch, resulting in a gain of $227 thousand (pre-tax).
Other operating income also includes data processing servicing fee income received from one unaffiliated upstate New York bank, and net gains or losses on the sale of loans, other real estate owned and other assets. Other than the pre-arranged sales discussed in the following sentence, we have not sold residential real estate loan originations in the secondary market since the first quarter of 2006, when we sold $3.0 million of newly originated 30 year, fixed-rate residential real estate loans. During both periods we sold all student loan originations along with the servicing rights and effected certain pre-arranged sales of residential real estate loan originations and servicing rights, which we would not have otherwise originated.
Noninterest Expense
Summary of Noninterest Expense
(Dollars in Thousands)
Six Months Ending | ||||
Jun 2007 | Jun 2006 | Change | % Change | |
Salaries and Employee Benefits | $10,756 | $10,951 | $(195) | (1.8)% |
Occupancy Expense of Premises, Net | 1,643 | 1,620 | 23 | 1.4 |
Furniture and Equipment Expense | 1,541 | 1,570 | (29) | (1.8) |
Other Operating Expense | 4,994 | 4,344 | 650 | 15.0 |
Total Noninterest Expense | $18,934 | $18,485 | $ 449 | 2.4 |
Efficiency Ratio | 58.10% | 56.79% | 1.31% | 2.3 |
Noninterest expense for the first six months of 2007 was $18.9 million, an increase of $449 thousand, or 2.4%, over the expense for the first six months of 2006. For the first six months of 2007, our efficiency ratio was 58.10%. This ratio, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, is a comparative measure of a financial institution's operating efficiency. The efficiency ratio (a ratio where lower is better) is the ratio of noninterest expense (excluding intangible asset amortization) to net interest income (on a tax-equivalent basis) and noninterest income (excluding net securities gains or losses). See the discussion on page 13 of this report under the heading Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures. The efficiency ratio included by the Federal Reserve Board in its "Peer Holding Company Performance Reports" excludes net securities gains or losses, but does not exclude intangible asset amortization. Although our efficiency ratio increased from 2006 to 2007, it still compares favorably to the March 31, 2007 peer group ratio of 63.16%.
Salaries and employee benefits expense decreased $195 thousand, or 1.8%, from the first six months of 2006 to the first six months of 2007. The decrease is primarily attributable to a decrease in expenses for pension and post-retirement benefits. On an annualized basis, the ratio of total personnel expense (salaries and employee benefits) to average assets was 1.42% for the first six months of 2007, 19 basis points less than the ratio for our peer group of 1.61% at March 31, 2007.
The increase in occupancy expense was primarily in the area of building maintenance expenses and the decrease in furniture and equipment expense was primarily attributable to savings in data processing expenses.
Other operating expense was $5.0 million for the first six months of 2007, an increase of $650 thousand, or 15.0%, from the first six months of 2006. The increase was spread among several areas, including marketing, telephone, supplies, third party computer processing services and legal fees.
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Income Taxes
Summary of Income Taxes
(Dollars in Thousands)
Six Months Ended | ||||
Jun 2007 | Jun 2006 | Change | % Change | |
Provision for Income Taxes | $3,349 | $3,561 | $(212) | (6.0)% |
Effective Tax Rate | 28.65% | 29.93% | (1.28)% | (4.3) |
The decrease in the effective tax rate from the 2006 period to the 2007 period was due to the relative increase in the impact of tax-exempt income in the later period.
Item 3.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
In addition to credit risk in our loan portfolio and liquidity risk, discussed earlier, our business activities also involve market risk. Market risk is the possibility that changes in future market rates or prices will make our position less valuable. The ongoing monitoring and management of risk is an important component of our asset/liability management process, which is governed by policies that are reviewed and approved annually by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors delegates responsibility for carrying out asset/liability oversight and control to managements Asset/Liability Committee (ALCO). In this capacity ALCO develops guidelines and strategies impacting our asset/liability profile based upon estimated market risk sensitivity, policy limits and overall market interest rate levels and trends. We have not made use of derivatives, such as interest rate swaps, in our risk management process.
Interest rate risk is the most significant market risk affecting us. Interest rate risk is the exposure of our net interest income to changes in interest rates. Interest rate risk is directly related to the different maturities and repricing characteristics of interest-bearing assets and liabilities, as well as to the risk of prepayment of loans and early withdrawal of time deposits, and the fact that the speed and magnitude of responses to interest rate changes varies by product.
The ALCO utilizes the results of a detailed and dynamic simulation model to quantify the estimated exposure of net interest income to sustained interest rate changes. While ALCO routinely monitors simulated net interest income sensitivity over a rolling two-year horizon, it also utilizes additional tools to monitor potential longer-term interest rate risk.
The simulation model attempts to capture the impact of changing interest rates on the interest income received and interest expense paid on all interest-sensitive assets and liabilities reflected on our consolidated balance sheet. This sensitivity analysis is compared to ALCO policy limits which specify a maximum tolerance level for net interest income exposure over a one year horizon, assuming no balance sheet growth and a 200 basis point upward and downward shift in interest rates, and a repricing of interest-bearing assets and liabilities at their earliest possible repricing date. A parallel and pro rata shift in rates over a 12 month period is assumed. Applying the simulation model analysis as of June 30, 2007, a 200 basis point increase in interest rates demonstrated a 5.1% decrease in net interest income, and a 200 basis point decrease in interest rates demonstrated a 1.2% increase in net interest income. These amounts were within our ALCO policy limits. Historically there has existed an inverse relationship between changes in prevailing rates and our net interest income, reflecting the fact that our liabilities and sources of funds generally reprice more quickly than our earning assets.
The preceding sensitivity analysis does not represent a forecast on our part and should not be relied upon as being indicative of expected operating results. As noted elsewhere in this Report, the Federal Reserve Board took certain actions from June 2004 through June 2006 that resulted in an aggregate 425 basis point increase in the targeted Federal Funds rate. We believe that increases in prevailing interest rates will generally have a short to medium-term negative impact on our net interest margin and net interest income, which would subsequently reverse and have a positive impact on net interest margin and net interest income in ensuing years. We believe that decreases in prevailing rates will generally have a positive impact on our margin and net interest income in the short-term, but would be mitigated over the mid- to longer-term. In either case, however, whether prevailing rates are increasing or decreasing, the slope of the yield curve and changes in the slope of the yield curve will also affect net interest income and the net interest margin. That is, our model assumes that interest rate changes of a given magnitude will be experienced equally across different maturities of earning assets and paying liabilities without significantly impacting the yield curve, whereas if a change in the shape of the yield curve accompanies a change in prevailing rates, the effect on net interest income, in the short run and longer term, will be different, particularly if earning assets and paying liabilities are not evenly matched from a maturity standpoint, as is usually the case. We are not able to predict with certainty what the magnitude of the effect on net interest income would be if prevailing interest rates change by specified amounts but the yield curve simultaneously changes shape, i.e., the specified rate change is not experienced evenly across all maturities.
The hypothetical estimates underlying the sensitivity analysis are based upon numerous other assumptions including: the nature and timing of changes in interest rates, prepayments on loans and securities, deposit decay rates, pricing decisions on loans and deposits, reinvestment/replacement of asset and liability cash flows, and others. While assumptions are developed based upon current economic and local market conditions, we cannot make any assurance as to the predictive nature of these assumptions including how customer preferences or competitor influences might change.
As market conditions vary from those assumed in the sensitivity analysis, actual results will differ. Variations in market conditions could include: prepayment/refinancing levels deviating from those assumed, the varying impact of interest rate changes on caps or floors on adjustable rate assets, the potential effect of changing debt service levels on customers with adjustable rate loans, depositor early withdrawals and product preference changes, and other internal/external variables. Furthermore, the sensitivity analysis does not reflect actions that ALCO might take in responding to or anticipating changes in interest rates.
Item 4.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Senior management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of Arrow's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of June 30, 2007. Based upon that evaluation, senior management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective. Further, there were no changes made in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the most recent fiscal quarter that had materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
We are not the subject of any material pending legal proceedings, other than ordinary routine litigation occurring in the normal course of our business. On an ongoing basis, we are the subject of or a party to various legal claims, which arise in the normal course of our business. The various pending legal claims against us will not, in the opinion of management based upon consultation with counsel, result in any material liability.
Item 1.A.
Risk Factors
There have been no material changes to the risk factors as presented in our Annual Report on Form 10-K (for the year ended December 31, 2006) and our most recent prior Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (for the quarter ended March 31, 2007). Please refer to the Risk Factors listed those previously filed documents.
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None
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Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table presents information about purchases by Arrow of our own equity securities (i.e. Arrows common stock) during the three months ended June 30, 2007:
Second Quarter 2007 Calendar Month | (A) Total Number of Shares Purchased1 | (B) Average Price Paid Per Share1 | (C) Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs2 | (D) Maximum Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs3 |
April | 71,760 | $22.32 | 70,000 | $4,436,900 |
May | 70,462 | 22.32 | 58,200 | 3,137,112 |
June | 18,303 | 22.44 | --- | 3,137,112 |
Total | 160,525 | 22.34 | 128,200 |
1Share amounts and average prices listed in columns A and B (total number of shares purchased and the average price paid per share) include, in addition to shares repurchased under the companys publicly announced stock repurchase program, shares purchased in open market transactions under the Arrow Financial Corporation Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) by the administrator of the DRIP and shares surrendered (or deemed surrendered) to Arrow by holders of options to acquire Arrow common stock in connection with the exercise of such options. In the months indicated, the listed number of shares purchased included the following numbers of shares purchased through such additional methods: April DRIP purchases (1,760 shares) May DRIP purchases (6,554 shares), stock option exercises (5,708 shares); June DRIP purchases (18,303 shares).
2Share amounts listed in column C include only shares repurchased under the companys publicly-announced stock repurchase programs. On April 25, 2007 the Board of Directors authorized a new $6 million stock repurchase program to replace the previous repurchase program approved in April 2006.
3Dollar amount of repurchase authority remaining at month-end as listed in column D represents the amount remaining under the 2007 repurchase program, the companys only publicly-announced stock repurchase program in effect at each month-end.
Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities - None
Item 4.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
At our Annual Meeting of Shareholders held April 25, 2007, shareholders elected the following directors. The voting results were as follows:
Director | Class | Term Expiring In | For | Withhold Authority | Broker Non-Votes |
Jan-Eric O. Bergstedt | C | 2010 | 8,881,498 | 220,570 | --- |
Herbert O. Carpenter | C | 2010 | 8,876,684 | 225,384 | --- |
Gary C. Dake | C | 2010 | 8,833,246 | 268,822 | --- |
Mary-Elizabeth T. FitzGerald | C | 2010 | 8,872,690 | 229,378 | --- |
Thomas L. Hoy | C | 2010 | 8,869,861 | 232,207 | --- |
John J. Murphy | A | 2008 | 8,856,133 | 245,935 | --- |
The following directors were not up for election at the Annual Meeting, but continued in office after the meeting: John J. Carusone, Jr., Michael B. Clarke, Kenneth C. Hopper, MD, David G. Kruczlnicki, Elizabeth OC. Little, David L. Moynehan and Richard J. Reisman, DMD.
Shareholders also ratified the selection of the independent registered public accounting firm, KPMG LLP, as the companys independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007. (For 8,964,409; Against 99,489; Abstain 38,170; Broker Non-Votes - 0)
Item 5.
Other Information - None
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Item 6.
Exhibits
Exhibit 31.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer under SEC Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) |
Exhibit 31.2 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer under SEC Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) |
Exhibit 32 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer under 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and Certification of Chief Financial Officer under 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 |
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.
ARROW FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Registrant
Date: August 8, 2007 | /s/ Thomas L. Hoy |
Thomas L. Hoy, President, | |
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board | |
Date: August 8, 2007 | s/Terry R. Goodemote |
Terry R. Goodemote, Senior Vice President, | |
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer | |
(Principal Financial Officer and | |
Principal Accounting Officer) |
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