LYNNWOOD, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--U & I Financial Corp. (OTCQX: UNIF), the holding company for UniBank, today reported record quarterly earnings of $1.8 million or $0.33 per share in the fourth quarter, as compared to $1.4 million or $0.26 per share for the same quarter of 2019. For the year, net income was an annual record of $6.2 million or $1.12 per share, increasing by $589 thousand or $0.10 per share from the same period last year, despite $1.4 million in higher provision for loan losses expense.
As of December 31, 2020, total assets ended at a record, $403.9 million, increasing by $56.4 million or 16.2% from the year earlier period of $347.5 million. Net loans reached $290.1 million, increasing by $51.0 million or 21.4% from the year earlier period of $239.0 million. Finally, total deposits grew by $47.9 million or 16.5% to a record, $337.6 million, from the year earlier period of $289.6 million.
“We had an exceptional fourth quarter and year, despite the uncertain economic and public health conditions. The Bank exceeded $400 million in total assets, and made other achievements during the year such as being the #1 SBA lender in our market area among community banks, and opening our first LPO office,” said Peter Park, President and CEO. He added, “Although the financial performance of the Bank and the industry, as a whole, have generally been positive, there is still tremendous uncertainty. However, we believe that we are well positioned to succeed in the long run, due to the solid leadership by our Board and management, and sound business model and strategies. We thank our customers and shareholders for trusting in us, and look forward to another productive year.”
2020 Fourth Quarter Financial Highlights
Total assets grew 16.2% to $403.9 million as compared to $347.5 million a year ago.
Net loans grew 21.4% to $290.1 million as compared to $239.0 million a year ago.
Loans held for sale increased 178.7% to $6.7 million as compared to $2.4 million a year ago.
Total deposits grew 16.5% to $337.6 million as compared to $289.6 million a year ago.
Net income year-to-date grew 10.5% to $6.2 million as compared to $5.6 million one year ago.
Net interest margin for the year was 4.22% as compared to 4.20% one year ago.
Gain on sale of SBA/USDA loans for the year was $3.4 million as compared to $2.8 million a year ago.
Return on average equity for the year was 11.45% as compared to 12.03% a year ago.
Return on average assets for the year was 1.68% as compared to 1.78% a year ago.
The allowance for loan losses to loans, excluding PPP loans, was 1.78% as compared to 1.14% a year ago.
Nonperforming assets to total assets was 0.19% as compared to 0.21% a year ago.
Efficiency ratio (noninterest expense divided by revenue) for the year was 52.22% as compared to 55.23% a year ago.
About U & I Financial Corp.
UniBank, the wholly-owned subsidiary of U & I Financial Corp. (OTCQX: UNIF), is one of the highest performing banks in Washington state in terms of return on assets. Based in Lynnwood, Washington, the Bank was founded in 2006 to serve the small to medium-sized businesses, professionals, and residents with a particular emphasis on Korean and other ethnic minority communities. Customers can access their accounts in any of the 4 branches – Lynnwood, Bellevue, Federal Way and Tacoma – online, or through the Bank’s ATM network.
For more information visit www.unibankusa.com or call (425) 275-9700.
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| STATEMENT OF INCOME (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dec-20 | Sep-20 | Dec-19 | Dec-20 | Dec-19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands except EPS) | QTD | QTD | QTD | YTD | YTD | |||||||||||||||||||
| Interest Income | $ |
3,961 |
|
$ |
4,316 |
|
$ |
3,988 |
|
$ |
16,772 |
|
$ |
16,291 |
|
|||||||||
| Interest Expense |
|
292 |
|
|
379 |
|
|
961 |
|
|
2,044 |
|
|
3,783 |
|
|||||||||
| Net Interest Income |
|
3,669 |
|
|
3,937 |
|
|
3,027 |
|
|
14,728 |
|
|
12,508 |
|
|||||||||
| Provision for Loan Losses |
|
250 |
|
|
800 |
|
|
40 |
|
|
1,750 |
|
|
390 |
|
|||||||||
| Gain on Sale of SBA/USDA Loans |
|
1,402 |
|
|
974 |
|
|
992 |
|
|
3,398 |
|
|
2,841 |
|
|||||||||
| Gain on Sale of Securities |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
78 |
|
|
151 |
|
|||||||||
| Other Non-interest Income |
|
272 |
|
|
272 |
|
|
209 |
|
|
1,104 |
|
|
876 |
|
|||||||||
| Non-interest Income |
|
1,674 |
|
|
1,246 |
|
|
1,201 |
|
|
4,580 |
|
|
3,868 |
|
|||||||||
| Salaries & Benefits |
|
1,922 |
|
|
1,627 |
|
|
1,446 |
|
|
6,742 |
|
|
5,854 |
|
|||||||||
| Occupancy Expense |
|
172 |
|
|
176 |
|
|
156 |
|
|
685 |
|
|
637 |
|
|||||||||
| Other Expense |
|
751 |
|
|
642 |
|
|
762 |
|
|
2,615 |
|
|
2,514 |
|
|||||||||
| Non-interest Expense |
|
2,845 |
|
|
2,445 |
|
|
2,364 |
|
|
10,042 |
|
|
9,005 |
|
|||||||||
| Net Income before Income Taxes |
|
2,248 |
|
|
1,938 |
|
|
1,824 |
|
|
7,516 |
|
|
6,981 |
|
|||||||||
| Income Taxes |
|
428 |
|
|
367 |
|
|
389 |
|
|
1,303 |
|
|
1,357 |
|
|||||||||
| Net Income/(Loss) |
|
1,820 |
|
|
1,571 |
|
|
1,435 |
|
$ |
6,213 |
|
$ |
5,624 |
|
|||||||||
| Total Outstanding Shares (in thousands) |
|
5,581 |
|
|
5,581 |
|
|
5,573 |
|
|
5,581 |
|
|
5,573 |
|
|||||||||
| Basic Earnings per Share | $ |
0.33 |
|
$ |
0.28 |
|
$ |
0.26 |
|
$ |
1.12 |
|
$ |
1.02 |
|
|||||||||
| Statement of Condition (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dec-20 | Sep-20 | Variance | Dec-19 | Variance | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | Qtr End | Qtr End | Prior Qtr | Qtr End | Prior Year | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and Due from Banks | $ |
24,936 |
|
$ |
16,089 |
|
$ |
8,847 |
|
$ |
38,754 |
|
($ |
13,818 |
) |
|||||||||
| Investments |
|
58,573 |
|
|
58,490 |
|
|
83 |
|
|
48,994 |
|
|
9,579 |
|
|||||||||
| Loans Held for Sale |
|
6,689 |
|
|
18,296 |
|
|
(11,607 |
) |
|
2,400 |
|
|
4,289 |
|
|||||||||
| Gross Loans |
|
294,618 |
|
|
285,010 |
|
|
9,608 |
|
|
241,788 |
|
|
52,830 |
|
|||||||||
| Allowance for Loan Losses |
|
(4,568 |
) |
|
(4,304 |
) |
|
(264 |
) |
|
(2,775 |
) |
|
(1,793 |
) |
|||||||||
| Net Loans |
|
290,050 |
|
|
280,706 |
|
|
9,344 |
|
|
239,013 |
|
|
51,037 |
|
|||||||||
| Fixed Assets |
|
5,891 |
|
|
5,864 |
|
|
27 |
|
|
6,234 |
|
|
(343 |
) |
|||||||||
| Other Assets |
|
17,759 |
|
|
13,524 |
|
|
4,235 |
|
|
12,060 |
|
|
5,699 |
|
|||||||||
| Total Assets | $ |
403,898 |
|
$ |
392,969 |
|
$ |
10,929 |
|
$ |
347,455 |
|
$ |
56,443 |
|
|||||||||
| Checking |
|
79,648 |
|
|
77,163 |
|
|
2,485 |
|
|
44,988 |
|
|
34,660 |
|
|||||||||
| NOW |
|
8,837 |
|
|
14,768 |
|
|
(5,931 |
) |
|
8,767 |
|
|
70 |
|
|||||||||
| Money Market |
|
152,719 |
|
|
117,795 |
|
|
34,924 |
|
|
121,622 |
|
|
31,097 |
|
|||||||||
| Savings |
|
11,015 |
|
|
10,998 |
|
|
17 |
|
|
9,059 |
|
|
1,956 |
|
|||||||||
| Certificates of Deposit |
|
85,349 |
|
|
107,919 |
|
|
(22,570 |
) |
|
105,203 |
|
|
(19,854 |
) |
|||||||||
| Total Deposits |
|
337,568 |
|
|
328,643 |
|
|
8,925 |
|
|
289,639 |
|
|
47,929 |
|
|||||||||
| Borrowed Funds |
|
5,000 |
|
|
6,000 |
|
|
(1,000 |
) |
|
5,000 |
|
|
- |
|
|||||||||
| Other Liabilities |
|
2,244 |
|
|
1,790 |
|
|
454 |
|
|
2,361 |
|
|
(117 |
) |
|||||||||
| Total Liabilities |
|
344,812 |
|
|
336,433 |
|
|
8,379 |
|
|
297,000 |
|
|
47,812 |
|
|||||||||
| Shareholders' Equity |
|
59,086 |
|
|
56,536 |
|
|
2,550 |
|
|
50,455 |
|
|
8,631 |
|
|||||||||
| Total Liabilities & Equity | $ |
403,898 |
|
$ |
392,969 |
|
$ |
10,929 |
|
$ |
347,455 |
|
$ |
56,443 |
|
|||||||||
| Financial Ratios | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dec-20 | Sep-20 | Dec-19 | Dec-20 | Dec-19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands except BVS) | QTD | QTD | QTD | YTD | YTD | |||||||||||||||||||
| Performance Ratios | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Return on Average Assets |
|
1.87 |
% |
|
1.64 |
% |
|
1.75 |
% |
|
1.68 |
% |
|
1.78 |
% |
|||||||||
| Return on Average Equity |
|
12.59 |
% |
|
11.20 |
% |
|
11.50 |
% |
|
11.45 |
% |
|
12.03 |
% |
|||||||||
| Net Interest Margin |
|
4.02 |
% |
|
4.37 |
% |
|
3.95 |
% |
|
4.22 |
% |
|
4.20 |
% |
|||||||||
| Efficiency Ratio |
|
53.25 |
% |
|
47.17 |
% |
|
55.91 |
% |
|
52.22 |
% |
|
55.23 |
% |
|||||||||
| Capital | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tier 1 Leverage Ratio |
|
14.65 |
% |
|
14.45 |
% |
|
15.38 |
% |
|||||||||||||||
| Common Equity Tier 1 Ratio |
|
19.79 |
% |
|
20.06 |
% |
|
18.27 |
% |
|||||||||||||||
| Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital Ratio |
|
19.79 |
% |
|
20.06 |
% |
|
18.27 |
% |
|||||||||||||||
| Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio |
|
21.04 |
% |
|
21.31 |
% |
|
19.28 |
% |
|||||||||||||||
| Book Value per Share | $ |
10.59 |
|
$ |
10.13 |
|
$ |
9.05 |
|
|||||||||||||||
| Asset Quality | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Loan Charge-Offs (Recoveries) | ($13 |
) |
($9 |
) |
($15 |
) |
||||||||||||||||||
| Allowance for Loan Losses to Loans |
|
1.55 |
% |
|
1.51 |
% |
|
1.14 |
% |
|||||||||||||||
| Allowance Ratio, Excluding PPP Loans |
|
1.78 |
% |
|
1.77 |
% |
|
1.14 |
% |
|||||||||||||||
| Nonperforming Assets to Total Assets |
|
0.19 |
% |
|
0.20 |
% |
|
0.21 |
% |
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