SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
FORM 10-QSB
[U] QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 1999
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OR
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from _________________ to __________________
Office of Thrift Supervision Docket Number: H-2736
AF BANKSHARES, INC.
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(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)
Federally Chartered 56-2098545
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
206 South Jefferson Avenue
WEST JEFFERSON, NORTH CAROLINA 28694
(Address of principal executive office) (Zip code)
(336)-246-4344
(Issuer's telephone number)
N/A
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
if changed since last report)
Indicate by check U whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to
be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant
was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes U No
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As of April 30, 1999 there were issued and outstanding 1,053,678 shares of the
Registrant's common stock, $.01 par value
Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format: Yes No U
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AF BANKSHARES, INC.
CONTENTS
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION Pages
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Item 1. Financial Statements
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as of
March 31, 1999 (unaudited) and June 30, 1998 1
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income
for the Three and Nine Months ended March 31, 1999 and 1998
(unaudited) 2
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months
ended March 31, 1999 and 1998 (unaudited) 3 - 4
Condensed notes to financial statements 5 - 7
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition And Results of Operations 8 - 13
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings 14
Item 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds 14
Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities 14
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders 14
Item 5. Other Information 14
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K 14
Signatures 15
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AF BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
MARCH 31, 1999 AND JUNE 30, 1998
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ASSETS
March 31, June 30,
1999 1998
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Cash and cash equivalents:
Interest-bearing deposits $ 7,084,134 $ 11,358,167
Noninterest-bearing deposits 6,024,984 2,949,842
Certificates of deposit 198,000 198,000
Investment securities:
Available for sale, at estimated market value 11,309,700 8,094,739
Held to maturity, at cost 100,000 100,000
FHLB stock 624,000 624,000
Loans receivable, net 76,236,489 72,627,870
Real estate owned 59,000 38,115
Accrued interest receivable 490,023 409,559
Property and equipment, net 2,456,068 2,160,783
Goodwill, net 256,381 285,010
Prepaid expenses and other assets 593,948 439,663
Deferred tax asset 316,374 307,294
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TOTAL ASSETS $ 105,749,100 $ 99,593,042
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LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Liabilities:
Deposits $ 89,803,123 $ 82,488,216
Note payable-ESOP 295,420 295,420
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank 2,577,178 4,115,596
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 733,811 699,555
Redeemable common stock held by the ESOP, net of
earned ESOP shares 175,634 508,069
TOTAL LIABILITIES 93,585,166 88,106,856
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 5)
Stockholders Equity:
Preferred stock - -
Common stock 10,537 10,537
Additional paid-in capital 4,610,792 4,580,151
Deferred recognition and retention plan (529,614) (678,576)
Retained earnings, substantially restricted 7,869,630 7,279,694
Accumulated other comprehensive income, unrealized
gain on securities available for sale, net tax 316,340 294,380
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TOTAL EQUITY 12,277,684 11,486,186
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LESS TREASURY SHARES 113,750 -
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY $ 105,749,100 $ 99,593,042
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See Notes to Condensed Financial Statements.
Note: Extracted from June 30, 1998 audited financial statements.
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AF BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)
THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1999 AND 1998
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Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
March 31, March 31,
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Interest and dividend income:
Loans $ 1,646,694 $ 1,705,010 $ 5,011,294 $ 4,972,321
Investment securities 125,739 95,564 369,692 288,373
Interest-bearing deposits 157,812 64,584 468,600 140,321
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TOTAL INTEREST INCOME 1,930,244 1,865,158 5,849,585 5,401,015
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Interest on deposits and
advances from FHLB 971,457 947,435 2,989,773 2,760,540
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NET INTEREST INCOME 958,787 917,723 2,859,812 2,640,475
Provision for loan losses 10,000 - 20,000 -
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NET INTEREST INCOME
AFTER PROVISION FOR LOAN
LOSSES 948,787 917,723 2,839,812 2,640,475
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Noninterest income 366,956 182,351 893,547 741,961
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Noninterest expense:
Compensation and employee benefits 621,265 396,981 1,708,132 1,371,614
Occupancy 127,940 111,101 363,054 280,964
Federal insurance 12,850 11,055 36,225 32,399
Data processing and outside service fees 53,428 45,499 147,450 157,746
Other operating expense 301,060 256,654 842,548 742,800
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1,116,542 821,290 3,097,407 2,585,523
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INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES 199,202 278,784 635,953 796,913
Income taxes 76,683 123,392 233,943 329,827
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NET INCOME $ 122,519 $ 155,392 $ 402,010 $ 467,086
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Other comprehensive income, unrealized holding gains
(losses) arising during the period, net of tax 31,893 284,921 138,761 209,306
Less: Gains Included Above 74,873 260,985 116,801 260,985
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COMPREHENSIVE INCOME $ 79,540 $ 179,328 $ 423,970 $ 415,407
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Basic Earnings per share of common stock (Note 3) $ 0.12 $ 0.16 $ 0.40 $ 0.48
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Diluted Earnings per share of common stock (Note 3) $ 0.12 $ 0.16 $ 0.40 $ 0.48
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Dividends paid per share of common stock $ 0.05 $ 0.05 $ 0.15 $ 0.15
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See Notes to Condensed Financial Statements.
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AF BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
NINE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1999 AND 1998
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1999 1998
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Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net income $ 402,010 $ 467,086
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
provided by operating activities:
Provision for loan losses and REO 20,000 -
Provision for depreciation 261,109 194,456
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Accrued interest receivable (80,464) (17,444)
Accrued interest payable (14,001) 14,672
Prepaid and other assets (154,285) (69,307)
Accounts payable and other liabilities 34,256 114,648
Other 289,639 615,389
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NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES 758,264 1,319,500
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Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Purchases of securities available for sale (8,568,004) (3,627,252)
Proceeds from securities available for sale 5,413,092 2,955,250
Net originations of loans receivable (3,628,619) (3,715,140)
Purchases of office properties and equipment (675,720) (944,939)
Purchases of Insurance Agency - (320,000)
Proceeds from foreclosed real estate (20,885) -
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NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES (7,480,136) (5,652,081)
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Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Net increase in savings deposits 7,328,908 8,953,613
FHLB Advances (1,538,418) 2,474,158
Repurchase Stock (113,750) -
Dividends paid (153,759) (152,147)
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NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES 5,522,981 11,275,624
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NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (1,198,891) 6,943,043
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning 14,308,009 2,532,505
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Ending $ 13,109,118 $ 9,475,548
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AF BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED) NINE MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31, 1999 AND 1998
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Supplemental Schedule of Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash:
Interest-bearing deposits $ 7,084,134 $ 6,037,877
Noninterest-bearing 6,024,984 3,437,671
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$ 13,109,118 $ 9,475,548
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Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information
Cash payments for:
Interest $ 3,003,774 $ 2,597,719
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Income taxes $ 264,500 $ 390,000
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See Notes to Condensed Financial Statements.
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AF BANKSHARES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1.NATURE OF BUSINESS
AF Bankshares, Inc. (the "Company") is a federally chartered stock holding
company for AF Bank (the "Bank") which conducts business from its main office
located in West Jefferson, North Carolina, branches in West Jefferson, Jefferson
and Warrensville, North Carolina operating under the trade name Ashe Federal
Bank, one branch in Alleghany County, North Carolina operating under the trade
name, Alleghany First Bank and one branch in Watauga County operating under the
trade name Appalachian First Bank. The Company has an insurance subsidiary
operating under the trade name AF Ashelande Insurance Service, in West
Jefferson, AF Brown Insurance Agency in Wilkesboro, and AF Insurance Services,
Inc. in Sparta, West Jefferson and Jefferson, North Carolina. The Company has a
brokerage service subsidiary, operating as AF Brokerage, Inc., which serves
Ashe, Alleghany, Wilkes and Watauga Counties. On April 15, 1996, the Board of
Directors of Ashe Federal Bank adopted a Plan of Reorganization and the related
Stock Issuance Plan pursuant to which the Bank exchanged its federal mutual
savings bank charter for a federal stock savings bank charter, conducted a
minority stock offering, and formed AsheCo, MHC a mutual holding company which
owned more than 50% of the common stock issued by the Bank. The Bank conducted
its minority stock offering in July and August of 1996 and the closing occurred
on October 4, 1996. The Bank sold 461,779 shares of common stock in the minority
stock offering, which includes 36,942 shares sold to its Employee Stock
Ownership Plan (the "ESOP"), and issued 538,221 shares to the mutual holding
company.
At the Bank's annual meeting held on December 8, 1997, the shareholders of Ashe
Federal Bank approved the Ashe Federal Bank 1997 Stock Option Plan; the Ashe
Federal Bank 1997 Recognition and Retention Plan; a change in the Bank's federal
stock charter, changing the corporate name to AF Bank and approved a plan of
reorganization providing for the establishment of AF Bankshares, Inc., as a
federally chartered stock holding company parent of the Bank. On June 16, 1998,
the Bank completed its reorganization into a two-tier mutual holding company and
became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and the Company became a
majority owned subsidiary of AsheCo, MHC, the Bank's mutual holding company.
On December 11, 1997, the Bank filed notice with the Office of Thrift
Supervision ("the OTS"), of its intention to open a branch office in Alleghany
County to operate under the name Alleghany First Bank. Subsequent to the notice
filed with the OTS, the Bank published public notice of its intent in the
Alleghany News and the Jefferson Post. No public objection was filed within the
ten day period then allowed under OTS regulations; therefore the OTS notified
the Bank that it had no objection to the planned branch on January 15, 1997. The
Bank opened the new office, Alleghany First Bank, on March 18, 1997.
Additionally, the Bank's insurance agency subsidiary offers property, casualty,
health and life insurance products within the Alleghany facility.
On January 27, 1999, the Bank filed notice with the OTS of its intention to open
a branch office in Watauga County to operate under the name Appalachian First
Bank, and published public notice. No public objection was filed; therefore the
OTS notified the Bank that it had no objection to the planned branch on March 1,
1999. The Bank opened the new branch office, in Watauga County operating under
the trade name Appalachian First, on March 1, 1999. Two experienced loan
officers and a loan customer service representative from the Watagua County
market operate this branch office. Management does not plan to solicit retail
deposits at the present time, because, the Company's primary strategy is to
generate quality
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earning assets to foster loan portfolio growth. Entry in the Watauga market
significantly expands the Company's potential to market its insurance and
non-insured investment products to a larger and more diverse market.
During the third quarter of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999, the Company
entered into an agreement to purchase an insurance agency located in Lenior,
North Carolina. The purchase of assets was completed on April 1, 1999. The
insurance office in Lenior will operate under the trade name, AF Blair Insurance
Agency. Management believes that penetration into other markets increases the
opportunity to deliver products from all of the Company's subsidiaries to a
broader market and will make the insurance subsidiary a more profitable
investment by increasing the economies of scale and adding to the products that
are available for delivery to the Company's customers.
Management believes that the Company's customers perceive "financial services"
to include three elements: funds transfer including checking accounts and
savings instruments, insurance and securities brokerage. Further, management
believes that failure to offer insurance and brokerage services will impair the
Company's growth and make retention of existing customers more difficult. During
the 1998 fiscal year, the Company acquired two insurance agencies to satisfy the
insurance portion of its customers' expectations. The Company continues to seek
opportunities to increase it market penetration for insurance services. During
the three month period ending September 30, 1998, the Company established a
securities brokerage subsidiary, AF Brokerage, Inc., which has applied to become
a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD"). The
Company currently conducts brokerage services as a branch of a third party
broker dealer but will operate independently once its regulatory applications
are accepted. The Company expects to be accepted into membership in the NASD
prior to the end of the fiscal year. Management continues to evaluate
acquisitions and business opportunities that it believes will provide access to
customers and markets that enhance the Company's value and earnings potential in
the long term.
During the three months ended September 30, 1998, the Company purchased 5,000
shares of its common stock at $19.50 a share for a total price of $97,500.
During the three months ended March 31, 1999, the Company purchased 1,300 shares
of its common stock at $12.50 for a total price of $16,250. Management does not
plan to acquire additional shares until it has a specific purpose for additional
stock purchases.
NOTE 2.BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accompanying unaudited financial statements (except for the statement of
financial condition at June 30, 1998, which is extracted from audited financial
statements) have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form
10-QSB of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the
information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles
for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments
(none of which were other than normal recurring accruals) necessary for a fair
presentation of the financial position and results of operations for the periods
presented have been included. The results of operations for the three and nine
month periods ended March 31, 1999 are not necessarily indicative of the results
of operations that may be expected for the Company's fiscal year ending June 30,
1999.
The accounting policies followed are as set forth in Note 1 of the Notes to
Financial Statements in the Company's 1998 financial statements, which are
included in the Company's form 10-KSB for the year ended June 30, 1998.
NOTE 3.EARNINGS PER SHARE
The Bank's basic and diluted earnings per share for the three and nine month
periods ended March 31, 1999
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are based on a weighted average of 997,083 and 993,443 shares, respectively,
assumed to be outstanding for the period. Options to purchase 21,322 shares of
common stock at $18.50 per share were outstanding during the third quarter of
fiscal year ended June 1999, and because the average market price is lower then
the exercise price of $18.50, the incremental shares, are not considered
dilutive and are not included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share.
Shares owned by the Bank's ESOP that have not been committed to be released are
not considered to be outstanding for the purposes of computing earnings per
share. Earnings per share has been calculated in accordance with Statement of
Position 93-6 "Employers' Accounting for Employee Stock Ownership Plans and
Statement of Financial Standards Number 128.
NOTE 4. INCENTIVE PLAN
On August 19, 1998 the Bank's board of directors approved the AF Bank 1997
Recognition and Retention Plan (RRP), established a Recognition and Retention
Plan Trust to be used to hold awards to be made under the RRP and agreed to
issue an additional 53,678 shares of the Bank's stock to be issued as the shares
are vested by the eligible participants in the plan. On the same date, the
Bank's board of directors approved the AF Bank 1997 Stock Option Plan (Option
Plan) and approved the allocation of 21,322 authorized but unissued shares of AF
Bank Common Stock to be reserved for issuance upon exercise of options granted
under the Option Plan. Both the RRP and the Option Plan were approved by the
minority shareholders of AF Bank at the December 8, 1998 annual meeting. The
terms of the RRP provided that the eligible participants are vested at the
beginning of the period. The Company adopted the RRP and the Option Plan on the
effective date of the reorganization into a two-tier mutual holding company.
NOTE 5. CASH DIVIDENDS
Dividends of $153,759 were accrued and distributed during the nine months ended
March 31, 1999.
NOTE 6. COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
The Company was required to adopt Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement
No. 130, "Reporting Comprehensive Income", during the nine month period ended
March 31, 1999. This Statement establishes standards for reporting and display
of comprehensive income and its components (revenues, expenses, gains and
losses) in a full set of general-purpose financial statements. The financial
statements for the three and nine months ended March 31, 1998 have also been
restated to reflect the new statement.
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AF BANKSHARES, INC.
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATION
THIS FORM 10-QSB CONTAINS CERTAIN FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS CONSISTING OF
ESTIMATES WITH RESPECT TO THE FINANCIAL CONDITION, RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND
OTHER BUSINESS OF THE AF BANKSHARES, INC. THAT ARE SUBJECT TO VARIOUS FACTORS
WHICH COULD CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS TO DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE ESTIMATES.
FACTORS WHICH COULD INFLUENCE THE ESTIMATES INCLUDE CHANGES IN GENERAL AND LOCAL
MARKET CONDITIONS, LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY CONDITIONS AND AN ADVERSE INTEREST
RATE ENVIRONMENT.
COMPARISON OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AT MARCH 31, 1999 AND JUNE 30, 1998:
Total assets increased by $6.2 million or 6.2% to $105.7 million at March 31,
1999 from $99.6 million at June 30, 1998. The increase in assets was the result
of an increase of $3.6 million, or 5.0%, in loans receivable, net, and an
increase of $3.2 million or 39.7% in investment securities, available for sale
at estimated market value, from June 30, 1998 to March 31, 1999. The increase in
net loans receivable is typical for the Bank, which operates in lending markets
that have had sustained loan demand over the last several years. Management
believes that the increase in investment securities and net loans outstanding,
is primarily a result of both an increase of $7.3 million dollars in deposits
and an increase in portfolio loan refinances being sold in the secondary market.
Interest-bearing deposits decreased $4.3 million or 37.6% to $7.1 million at
March 31, 1999 from $11.4 million at June 30, 1998. This decrease is primarily
due to shifting the interest-bearing deposits into investment securities,
available for sale, where the Company can earn a higher rate of return.
The Bank's level of advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") decreased
$1.5 million from $4.1 million at June 30, 1998 to $2.6 million at March 31,
1999. This decrease was a result of FHLB advances that matured and were
liquidated during the nine months ended March 31, 1999. The remaining FHLB
advances have high prepayment penalties; therefore, management intends to keep
these advances until maturity.
The Company's net investment in property and equipment increased $295,000 or
13.7% to $2.5 million at March 31, 1999, primarily a result of acquiring the
necessary equipment and furniture for AF Brokerage, Inc and Appalachian First
Bank and the leasehold improvements for Appalachian First Bank. AF Brokerage,
Inc. began operations on August 1, 1998 and Appalachian First began operations
March 1, 1999; therefore, all furniture and equipment for these subsidiaries
were purchased during the nine month period ending March 31, 1999.
The Bank's deposits increased by $7.3 million, or 8.9%, from $82.5 million at
June 30, 1998 to $89.8 million at March 31, 1999. Management believes that the
increase in deposits is attributable to its marketing efforts directed towards
increasing balances in savings and transaction accounts. During the nine month
period ending March 31, 1999, the Bank's savings and transaction accounts
increased $7.4 million from a net gain of 1,311 new accounts. Management intends
to continue its marketing efforts to increase these lower cost core deposits.
At March 31, 1999, retained earnings had increased $590,000 or 8.1% to $7.9
million dollars as a result of earnings of $402,010, an increase for the fair
market value adjustment for ESOP stock in the amount of $332,000 and a reduction
for dividends of $154,000. Additional paid in capital increased by $31,000 or
0.7% to $4.6 million at March 31, 1999 as a result of repurchasing 6,300 shares
of the Company's common stock offset by recognizing a market adjustment for ESOP
stock. Deferred recognition and retention plan ("RRP") decreased by $149,000 as
a result of recognizing the vesture of additional RRP shares. At March 31, 1999,
the Bank's regulatory capital amounted to $12.0 million compared to $11.2
million at June 30, 1998, which as a percentage of total assets was 11.3% and
was considerably in excess of regulatory capital requirements at such date.
The Bank's level of non-performing loans, defined as loans past due 90 days or
more, increased to $136,000 at March 31, 1999 compared to $24,000 at June 30,
1998. The Bank's level of non-performing loans has
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remained consistently low in relation to prior periods and total loans
outstanding. The Bank recognized net charge offs of $69,400 during the nine
month period ended March 31, 1999 compared to recoveries, net of charge offs, of
$25,400 for the comparable period ended March 31, 1998. As a result and based on
management's analysis of its allowances, a $20,000 provision for additional loan
loss allowance was made for the nine month period ended March 31, 1999.
COMPARISON OF OPERATING RESULTS FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,
1999 AND 1998:
GENERAL. Net income for the three and nine month periods ended March 31, 1999
was $122,519 and $402,010 respectively or $32,873 less and $65,076 less than the
$155,392 and $467,086 earned during the same periods in 1998. Changes in the net
income during the comparable three and nine month periods were primarily
attributable to the start up expenses for the Company's brokerage division, AF
Brokerage, Inc., the costs associated with the Bank's branch office in Watagua
County, Appalachian First Bank, and the addition of employees in order to
prepare the Company for future expansion. The expenses incurred during the three
and nine month periods ended March 31, 1999, from Appalachian First and AF
Brokerage, Inc. are projected to decrease during the future periods of the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1999. In management's opinion, there has not been a
material change in interest rate risk from the end of the Company's most recent
fiscal year.
INTEREST INCOME. Interest income increased by $65,086 or 3.49% from $1,865,158
for the three month period ended March 31, 1998 to $1,930,244 for the three
month period ended March 31, 1999. Interest income increased by $448,570 or
8.31% from $5,401,015 for the nine month period ended March 31, 1998 to
$5,849,585 for the nine month period ended March 31, 1999. These increases were
attributable to a change in the volume and mix of interest-earning assets
outstanding, offset by the drop in the prime rate of interest during the nine
months ended March 31, 1999. Interest income on interest-bearing deposits
increased by $93,228 from $64,584 for the three month period ended March 31,
1998 to $157,812 for the three month period ended March 31, 1999. Interest
income on interest-bearing deposits increased $328,279 from $140,321 for the
nine month period ended March 31, 1998 to $468,600 for the nine month period
ended March 31, 1999. Management believes that the increase in interest earned
on interest-bearing deposits is primarily a result of an increased balance in
the Bank's deposit balances. This balance has increased from both an increase of
$7.3 million dollars in deposits and an increase in portfolio loan refinances
being sold in the secondary market.
INTEREST EXPENSE. Interest expense increased by $24,022 or 2.54% from $947,435
for the three months ended March 31, 1998 to $971,457 for the three month period
ended March 31, 1999. Interest expense increased $229,233 or 8.30% from
$2,760,540 for the nine months ended March 31, 1998 to $2,989,773 for the nine
month period ended March 31, 1999. The increase is the result of an increase in
the average outstanding balances in the level of deposits for the period ended
March 31, 1999 as compared to the similar period in 1998. However, the average
rate for deposits was lower at March 31, 1999 than for the comparable period in
1998, and was an offsetting factor to interest expense.
NET INTEREST INCOME. Net interest income increased by $41,064 or 4.47% from
$917,723 for the three month period ended March 31, 1998 to $958,787 for the
three months ended March 31, 1999. Net interest income increased by $219,337 or
8.31% from $2,640,475 for the nine month period ended March 31, 1998 to
$2,859,812 for the nine month period ended March 31, 1999. The increase is a
result of increased average outstanding balances in interest-earning assets and
an improved interest rate spread in effect during the period. The benefits
derived from average lower rates paid on deposit were partially offset by the
decline in the prime rate of interest during three and nine months ended March
31, 1999.
PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES. Management made an additional $10,000 and $20,000
provision for loan losses during the three and nine month period ended March 31,
1999 respectively. During the three and nine month period ended March 31, 1998,
no provisions were made. Provisions, which are charged to operations and
resulting loan loss allowances, are amounts that the Bank's management believes
will be adequate to absorb potential losses on existing loans that may become
uncollectible. Loans are charged off against the allowance
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when management believes that collection is unlikely. The evaluation to increase
or decrease the provisions and resulting allowances is based both on prior loan
loss experience and other factors, such as changes in the nature and volume of
the loan portfolio, overall portfolio quality and current economic conditions.
The Bank made an additional provision for loan loss allowances during the three
and nine month period ended March 31, 1999 based upon an analysis of its
reserves. The Bank's level of non-performing loans remained consistently low in
relation to prior periods and total loans outstanding during the three and nine
month period ended March 31, 1999; however, due to changes in the mix of the
Bank's loan portfolio, management determined it was necessary to make an
additional provision. At March 31, 1999, the Bank's level of general valuation
allowances for loan losses amounted to $1.1 million which management believes is
adequate to absorb any existing losses in its loan portfolio.
NON-INTEREST INCOME. Non-interest income increased by $184,605 from $182,351 for
the three month period ended March 31, 1998 to $366,956 for the three months
ended March 31, 1999. Non-interest income increased $151,586 from $741,961 for
the nine month period March 31, 1998 to $893,547 for the nine month period ended
March 31, 1999. The increases were primarily attributable to the sale of FHLMC
stock and other investment products during the three and nine month periods
ended March 31. The gain on sale of these investment products totaled $116,800.
Increased revenues generated from insurance sales and rental income generated
from the Company's brokerage activities during the nine months ended March 31,
1999, was also a contributing factor in the increase in non-interest income.
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE. Non-interest expense increased by $295,252 or 35.95% from
$821,290 for the three months ended March 31, 1998 to $1,116,542 for the three
months ended March 31, 1999. Non-interest expense increased by $511,884 or
19.80% for the nine month period ended March 31, 1998 to $3,097,407 for the nine
month period ended March 31, 1999. Increases for non-interest expense for the
three month period are primarily attributable to an increase in occupancy
expenses and in compensation costs. Compensation costs increase by $224,284 for
the three month period ended March 31, 1999, primarily as the result of adding
employees in the Bank' newest branch, Appalachian First Bank, the Company's
subsidiary, AF Brokerage, Inc. and additional insurance employees. The total
number of employees increased by fourteen from fifty-three to sixty-six at March
31, 1999. The increase in non-interest expense for the nine month period ended
March 31, 1999 is primarily a result of increases in compensation and occupancy
costs. Compensation increased $336,518 during the nine months ended March 31,
1999 as compared to the same period in 1998, primarily due to compensation costs
for AF Brokerage, Inc. and Appalachian First Bank. Occupancy cost increased by
$82,090 for the nine month period ended March 31, 1999, because of the costs
associated with the new branch, Appalachian First Bank, AF Brokerage, Inc. and
computer equipment acquired to address the year 2000 problem.
CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY.
The term "liquidity" generally refers to an organization's ability to generate
adequate amounts of funds to meet its needs for cash. More specifically for
financial institutions, liquidity ensures that adequate funds are available to
meet deposit withdrawals, fund loan demand and capital expenditure commitments,
maintain reserve requirements, pay operating expenses, and provide funds for
debt service, dividends to stockholders, and other institutional commitments.
Funds are primarily provided through financial resources from operating
activities, expansion of the deposit base, borrowings, through the sale or
maturity of investments, the ability to raise equity capital, or maintenance of
shorter term interest-earning deposits.
As of March 31, 1999, cash and cash equivalents, a significant source of
liquidity, totaled $13.1 million. A significant portion of this amount is a
direct result of the Bank selling loans in the secondary market and retaining
the proceeds in the Bank's FHLB account.
As a federally chartered savings bank, AF Bank must maintain a daily average
balance of liquid assets equal to at least 4% of withdrawable deposits and
short-term borrowings. During the quarter ended March 31, 1998 the
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OTS reduced the required level of liquidity to 4% from 5%, eliminated the short
term liquidity requirement and imposed a new requirement that savings
associations generally maintain sufficient liquidity to ensure safe and sound
operations. The Bank's liquidity ratio at March 31, 1999, as computed under OTS
regulations, was considerably in excess of such requirements. Given its level of
liquidity and its ability to borrow from the FHLB, the Bank believes that it
will have sufficient funds available to meet anticipated future loan
commitments, unexpected deposit withdrawals, and other cash requirements.
ASSET/LIABILITY MANAGEMENT.
The Company's asset/liability management is focused primarily on evaluating and
managing the Company's net interest income in relation to various risk criteria.
Factors beyond the Company's control, such as the effects of changes in market
interest rates and competition, may also have an impact on the management of
interest rate risk.
In the absence of other factors, the Company's overall yield on interest-earning
assets will increase as will its cost of funds on its interest-bearing
liabilities when market rates increase over an extended period of time.
Inversely, the Company's yields and cost of funds will decrease when market
rates decline. The Company is able to manage these fluctuations to some extent
by attempting to control the maturity or rate adjustments of its
interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities over given periods of
time. One of the Company's tools to monitor interest rate risk is the
measurement of sensitivity of its net portfolio value to changes in interest
rates.
In order to minimize the potential effects of adverse material and prolonged
increases in market interest rates on the Company's operations, management has
implemented an asset/liability program designed to improve the Company's
interest rate risk exposure. The program emphasizes the originations of three
and five-year fixed rate balloon mortgages, adjustable rate mortgages, selling
long term fixed rate loans to the secondary market, shorter term consumer and
commercial loans, the investment of excess cash in short or intermediate term
interest-earning assets, and the solicitation of deposit accounts that can be
repriced rapidly.
Although the Company's asset/liability management program has generally helped
to decrease the exposure of its earnings to interest rate increases, the Company
continues to be susceptible to increased levels of interest rates, which will
adversely affect earnings during prolonged periods of rising interest rates and
positively affect earnings during prolonged periods of interest rate declines.
IMPACT OF INFLATION AND CHANGING PRICES
The financial statements and accompanying footnotes have been prepared in
accordance with GAAP, which require the measurement of financial position and
operating results in terms of historical dollars without consideration for
changes in the relative purchasing power of money over time due to inflation.
The assets and liabilities of the Bank are primarily monetary in nature and
changes in market interest rates have a greater impact on the Bank's performance
than do the effects of inflation.
IMPACT OF THE YEAR 2000.
A lot of attention has been given to the impact that the year 2000 date change
will have on businesses, utilities and other organizations that rely on
computerized systems to help run their operations. The year 2000 date change can
affect any system that uses computer software or computer chips including
automated equipment and machinery. For example, many computer programs and
computer chips store the calendar year portion of the date as two digits rather
than four digits. These software programs and chips record the year 1999 as
"99". This approach works until the year 2000 when the "00" may be interpreted
as the year 1900 instead of the year 2000. Banks use computer systems to perform
financial calculations, transfer funds, record deposits and loan payments, run
security systems and vaults and a myriad of other functions. Because banks rely
heavily on their computer systems, the Federal Financial Institutions
Examination Council ("FFIEC") has placed significant
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emphasis on the problems surrounding the year 2000 issues and has required
financial institutions to document the assessment, testing and corrections made
to ready their computer systems and programs for the year 2000 date change. The
FFIEC and OTS have strict regulations, guidelines, and milestones in place that
each FDIC insured financial institution must follow in order to remain
operational. The Company's board of directors has remained informed of the
Company's position and progress in its year 2000 project.
The Company's year 2000 project remains on schedule according to the guidelines
set forth by the FFIEC. The Company replaced all of its computer systems in the
fall of 1998 with year 2000 compliant systems. The Company's internal software
remediation, replacement, and testing efforts are substantially complete with
full completion scheduled for July 1999. The Company's most critical external
exposure to year 2000 lies with its data processing provider, Fiserv Orlando.
Fiserv renovated its systems in June 1998 and tested its remediation efforts in
October 1998. The test results, which were made available in March 1998,
revealed that there were two minor problems which have since been corrected. The
first problem occurred in the General Ledger portion of the program, and the
second problem occurred mainly because of the way the test loan accounts were
aged. The General Ledger fixes, which have already been applied, were re-tested
in February 1999, and no problems were found. The loan test conditions are being
modified and will be re-tested in October 1999. Fiserv estimates that it has
completed with it's remediation and testing efforts of the Company's mission
critical systems. In addition, the Company tested its systems online with
Fiserv's system in November 1998. One purpose of the test was to test all
transactions using test data created in a test institution to validate Fiserv's
remediation efforts to date. The second purpose of the test was to test the
communication hardware under the direct control of the testing parties. The test
was successful and correctly validated the testing objectives. In addition, the
Company has contacted its major customers and vendors to inquire about their
progress in addressing the year 2000 problem and does not believe that the
problems of such customers and vendors will have a material adverse effect on
the Company or its operations. The Company will continue to monitor the progress
of these parties in addressing the year 2000 problem as the new millennium
approaches.
As noted, the Company has replaced all of its computers and printers at a cost
of $244,000. Software costs amounted to $101,000 and include internal software
for accounts payable, fixed assets, payroll and insurance agency management.
Management believes that all material costs to prepare for the year 2000 that
are under the direct control of the Company have been incurred. The remaining
costs are expected to amount to less than $10,000.
The year 2000 problems can affect the Company's operation in a number of ways
but the mission critical issue is maintaining customers' account information
including tracking deposits, interest accruals and loan payments. The Company is
dependent upon electricity, telephone lines, computer hardware and Fiserv
Orlando's data processing capacity.
The Company is in contact with its electric utility and the utility's staff
regularly updates the Company as to its progress. Assurances have been given
that no major problems exist and that the electric company will have all year
2000 problems addressed before June 30, 1999. The utility company has further
assured the Company that contingency plans are in place for any unforeseen
problems that may exist. The Company has ordered a fixed generator with
sufficient capacity to run the system servers and workstations at the West
Jefferson branch office in case that the Company experiences power outages The
generator is expected to be installed before June 30, 1999.
The Company uses two telephone utilities: Skyline Telephone Membership
Corporation and Sprint. Skyline Telephone has tested its system with the Company
and had no date related problems. Service between Fiserv Orlando and the Company
is the contractual responsibility of Fiserv Orlando. Fiserv will certify to
communications by April 30, 1999.
To prevent difficulties in the event there is an unforeseen interruption in
either telephone or electrical service when the year changes, the Company will
print hard copies of all account information. In addition, the Company
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will download all account information into programs on the Company's hardware
that will allow bank personnel to extract customer information without regard to
outside sources. Additionally, the Company stores customer information on
retrievable media in house. The insurance agency's computer hardware and
software has been tested, validated, and found to be year 2000 compliant.
Fiserv Orlando has responded to the Company that renovation of its program is
virtually complete. In the event that Fiserv Orlando is unable to make the
necessary corrections to its programs to accommodate the Year 2000, the Company
will convert its data to one of the other Fiserv programs that is able to
operate in the 2000 environment.
The Company is continuously evaluating its liquidity needs for the year 2000 and
believes that its plan provides for the sufficient funding to meet customers
demands. If additional funding needs become necessary due to unanticipated
customer cash demands, the Company has in place a borrowing agreement with the
FHLB and is pursuing agreements with the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, that
management believes will exceed any customer demands for cash.
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AF BANKSHARES, INC.
Part II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
The Company is not engaged in any material legal proceedings
at the present time other than those proceedings within the
normal course of business.
Item 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds
Not applicable
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Not applicable
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Not applicable
Item 5. Other Information
Not applicable
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
Not applicable
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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.
AF BANKSHARES, INC.
Dated By: /s/ James A. Todd
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James A. Todd
President and Chief Executive Officer
Dated By: /s/ Melanie Paisley Miller
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Melanie Paisley Miller
Executive Vice President, Secretary,
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
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