MANISTIQUE, MI — (Marketwired) — 02/02/17 — Mackinac Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: MFNC) (the “Corporation”), the bank holding company for mBank, today announced 2016 net income of $4.48 million, or $.72 per share, compared to net income $5.60 million, or $.90 per share, in 2015. The 2016 results include expenses related to the acquisitions of Niagara Bancorporation, Inc. (“Niagara”) and First National Bank of Eagle River (“Eagle River”). Year-to-date transaction related expenses, largely associated with the early termination of the Eagle River data processing system, totaled $3.10 million with an after-tax impact of $2.05 million on earnings that equated to $.33 per share. Adjusted core net income (exclusive of all transaction-related expenses) for 2016 was $6.53 million, or $1.05 per share.
Net income for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2016 increased 6.6% to $1.70 million, or $0.27 per share, compared to $1.60 million, or $0.26 per share, in the prior year period. Acquisition-related expenses of $.18 million in the fourth quarter reduced net income by $.11 million, or $0.02 per share, on an after tax basis. The adjusted core net income for the fourth quarter of 2016 (exclusive of all transaction related expenses) was $1.81 million, or $0.29 per share. No further transaction related expenses are anticipated from Eagle River or Niagara in 2017.
mBank, the Corporation–s primary asset, recorded net income of $6.05 million in 2016, compared to $6.94 million, in 2015. Acquisition-related expenses totaled $2.66 million, with an after-tax impact of $1.75 million. Adjusted core net income (exclusive of all transaction-related expenses) for 2016 was $7.80 million.
Total assets of the Corporation at December, 31 2016 were $983.52 million, compared to $739.27 million at December 31, 2015. Shareholders– equity at December 31, 2016 totaled $78.61 million, compared to $76.60 million at December 31, 2015. The book value per share equated to $12.55 compared to $12.32 per share a year ago. Year-end tangible book value was $11.29 per share and the per share market price was $13.47, or 119%. Weighted average shares outstanding totaled 6,236,067 for year-end 2016 compared to 6,241,921 for the same period in 2015.
The 2016 acquisitions of Niagara and Eagle River added approximately $194 million in assets, $115 million in loan balances and $163 million in core deposits to the Corporation. Since the December 2014 Peninsula Financial Corporation acquisition, the Corporation has grown assets, including organic growth, approximately $370 million from $613.94 million to the current $983.52 million, an increase of 60%.
Total interest income of $37.98 million for 2016 compared to $33.51 million for the same period in 2015.
Total new loan production for 2016 was $301.9 million versus $234.70 million for the same period in 2015, an increase of $67.20 million, or 29%.
Net Interest Margin remains very good at 4.19%. Net interest income before loan provisions increased from $29.12 million in 2015 to $33.10 million in 2016, a 14% increase.
Credit quality at the bank remains strong with a Texas Ratio of 11.76% compared to 6.34% one year ago, and nonperforming assets of $8.91 million, or .91% of total assets, compared to $4.86 million, or .66 % of total assets, for the same period in 2015. The change in credit quality metrics is predominately due to the acquired loan portfolios of Eagle River and Niagara. The Corporation–s pre-transaction diligence has been accurate to date as to the purchase accountings marks associated with both loan portfolios, and management remains comfortable with the overall carrying values.
Increased contribution from secondary mortgage market activity with loans totaling $53.2 million. 2016 Income from this source totaled $1.58 million compared to $1.07 million for 2015, equating to an increase of 47% in overall production.
Gains on sold SBA (Small Business Administration) loan premiums for 2016 were $.90 million compared to $.61 million for the same period of 2015.
Total loans at year-end 2016 were $781.86 million, a $163.47 million increase equating to 26% from $618.39 million at December 31, 2015. Eagle River and Niagara accounted for approximately 18% of the total. In addition to the aforementioned balance sheet totals, the Corporation services $221.35 million of sold mortgage loans and $52.98 million of sold SBA and USDA loans. Total loans under management equal $1.06 billion. Legacy company loan growth (excluding Eagle River and Niagara) was $50.31 million, or 8.1%, with the largest sector increase in our commercial lending area which grew approximately 12.5% in 2016 totaling over $56 million. Balance sheet retail loans, predominantly mortgage, decreased by approximately 11.5% primarily due to client refinances into secondary market mortgage loans.
Total new loan production for 2016 was $301.9 million versus $234.70 million for the same period in 2015, an increase of $67.10 million, or 29%. Commercial production accounted for $169.40 million and aggregate mortgage (mainly 1-4 family) and consumer production was $132.5 million. The Upper Peninsula region contributed $163.30 million, Northern Lower Peninsula $58.9 million, Southeast Michigan $60.9 million and the newly acquired Wisconsin markets $18.8 million. Commenting on new loan production and overall lending activities, Kelly W. George, President and CEO of mBank, stated, “We are very pleased with the new loan opportunities and production in all of our markets. Loan production is up over $67 million from the prior year with all business lines experiencing large increases from 2015 levels. This increase includes SBA lending, which outpaced prior year results and remains a key initiative for our company to help our local markets and businesses get access to capital to expand and grow their economic bases. As can be seen, our legacy bank footprint in Michigan had a strong year of loan production and generated solid organic growth to augment the pickup in loans from both acquisitions. Both of those acquisitions also helped with the overall mix and improved the granularity of our loan portfolio. We are also very excited about the momentum in our new markets in Wisconsin and the opportunities to develop new client relationships and build on existing ones now that all operational and cultural items have been fully integrated.”
Nonperforming loans totaled $4.12 million, .53% of total loans at December 31, 2016, up $1.585 million from 2015 balances of $2.539 million. Total loan delinquencies greater than 30 days resided at a nominal .83%, or $6.47 million. Mr. George, commenting on credit quality, stated, “Our credit quality metrics remain strong with no systematic issues within our loan book as we remain vigilant to ensure continued prudent underwriting standards and not stretch for loans that do not meet our policy guidelines. The slight increase in metrics is related to the acquired loan portfolios through our 2016 acquisitions, similar to what we experienced in 2014 with the Peninsula Bank (–Pen–) acquisition. These metrics are expected to normalize in 2017 as they did with Pen. We remain comfortable with our purchase accounting marks and corresponding accretion levels from both transactions this year. We further believe our loan loss reserve methodology will continue to adequately support total reserves when combining all purchase accounting marks and mBank standalone loans.”
2016 net interest income and net interest margin were $33.10 million and 4.19%, compared to $29.12 million and 4.30%, for 2015. The increase in net interest income was due to the Niagara and Eagle River acquisitions as well as organic loan growth from the legacy operations. The Corporation also had increased net interest contribution due to the accretive attributes associated with the purchase accounting adjustments related to the three acquisitions completed in the past two years. Mr. George stated, “We have been successful in maintaining our strong net interest margin within this historically low interest rate cycle through the use of both core and wholesale funding strategies coupled with disciplined loan pricing. With expected future rate increases on the horizon, we will be proactive in reviewing both loan and core deposit pricing in our markets in an effort to continue to maximize margin dollars without taking any undue long term interest rate risk. The bank–s balance sheet remains short term in nature and prudently structured to take advantage of any future movements upward in short term interest rates which will be beneficial for future earnings.”
Total deposits of $823.51 million at December 31, 2016 increased by $213.19 million (including approximately $163 million of core deposits from the Niagara and Eagle River acquisitions accounting for 76% of the total increase) from deposits of $610.32 million on December 31, 2015. Mr. George, commenting on overall deposits and liquidity, stated, “The company maintains a strong liquidity position with many different funding sources to support loan growth and operations. We remain committed to growing core deposits in our local communities through a very competitive product and service mix. We will also continue to utilize alternative funding sources such as internet CDs and managed levels of wholesale deposits to adequately position the liability side of our balance sheet to best match up our asset durations for long term sustainability of our margin.”
Noninterest income, at $4.15 million for 2016, increased $.26 million from $3.89 million in 2015. The primary reason for the improvement was increased year over year activity in the secondary mortgage market as well as SBA gains. Income from sold secondary mortgages totaled $1.58 million compared to $1.07 million in 2015 while SBA gains were $.90 million compared to $.61 million in 2015. Noninterest expense, at $29.88 million in 2016, increased $6.00 million from 2015. The 2016 increase was largely attributable to the acquisition costs including the aforementioned Eagle River data processing termination fee. There were also customary increases in salaries and benefits given additional employees and increased occupancy expense due to the acquired branch offices. Consistent with management–s operating diligence prior to both acquisitions, the Corporation has reached the expected levels of overall efficiencies and targeted accretion levels of earnings.
Total assets of the Corporation at December 31, 2016 were $983.52 million, up $244.25 million from the $739.27 million reported at year-end 2015, with approximately $194 million attributable to the acquisitions in 2016. The Corporation is “adequately” capitalized and the Bank is “well-capitalized” with Total Capital to Risk Weighted Assets at the Corporation of 9.45% and 11.92% at the Bank.
Paul D. Tobias, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, commented, “Mackinac remains focused on expanding our community oriented and client focused bank through both organic growth and through targeted accretive acquisition opportunities. Our two 2016 transactions in Niagara and Eagle River complemented our legacy markets very well, providing more operating leverage and scale to drive higher monthly core earnings and increased market deposits and loans for a better mix of both. Our experienced management team and culture will remain focused on developing shareholder value through sound decision making and execution.
Mackinac Financial Corporation is a registered bank holding company formed under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 with assets in excess of $950 million and whose common stock is traded on the NASDAQ stock market as “MFNC.” The principal subsidiary of the Corporation is mBank. Headquartered in Manistique, Michigan, mBank has 22 branch locations; twelve in the Upper Peninsula, three in the Northern Lower Peninsula, one in Oakland County, Michigan and seven in Northern Wisconsin. The Corporation–s banking services include commercial lending and treasury management products and services geared toward small to mid-sized businesses, as well as a full array of personal and business deposit products and consumer loans.
Contact:
Paul D. Tobias
(248) 290-5901
Jesse A. Deering
(248) 290-5906
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