Attachment: FORM 8-K


Exhibit 99.1

 

Community Bankers Trust Corporation Reports Results for Second Quarter 2021

 

Net income was $5.4 million in the second quarter of 2021. Basic earnings per share were $0.24.

 

Conference Call on Friday, July 30, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time

 

Richmond, VA, July 30, 2021 - Community Bankers Trust Corporation (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: ESXB), the holding company for Essex Bank (the “Bank”), today reported results for the quarter ended June 30, 2021.

 

Financial HIGHLIGHTS

 

·Net income was $5.4 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, compared with net income of $6.6 million in the first quarter of 2021 and net income of $4.2 million in the second quarter of 2020.
·There was no provision for loan losses recorded for the quarter. In the first quarter of 2021 the allowance for loan losses reflected a reserve recovery of $1.4 million.
·Net interest income was $14.5 million for the second quarter of 2021, a linked quarter increase of $419,000, or 3.0%.
·Interest on deposits declined $218,000 on a linked quarter basis, and the associated cost of funds declined from 0.58% to 0.48%.
·Merger related expenses of $570,000 were incurred in the second quarter.
·Diluted earnings per share were $0.24 for the second quarter of 2021 compared with $0.30 for the first quarter of 2021 and $0.18 for the second quarter of 2020.
·Return on average assets (ROA) was 1.28% for the second quarter of 2021 compared with 1.60% for the first quarter of 2021 and 1.06% for the second quarter of 2020. For the first six months, the ROA was 1.44% in 2021 and 0.88% for 2020.
·Return on average equity (ROE) was 12.46% for the second quarter of 2021 compared with 15.46% for the first quarter of 2021 and 10.46% for the second quarter of 2020. For the first six months, the ROE was 13.95% for 2021 compared with 8.30% for 2020.

 

operating Highlights

 

·Loans, excluding purchased credit impaired (PCI) loans, declined $10.9 million, or 0.9%, during the second quarter of 2021. Loans grew $26.5 million, or 2.3%, year over year.
·In April 2021, the Company sold an item included in other real estate owned at March 31, 2021 in the amount of $3.8 million.
·Nonperforming assets were $3.9 million at June 30, 2021, $4.8 million lower than one year earlier. The ratio of nonperforming assets to loans and other real estate was 0.33% at June 30, 2021 compared with 0.65% at March 31, 2021 and 0.74% one year earlier.
·Deposits grew $49.5 million, or 3.4%, during the second quarter of 2021, and have grown $125.2 million, or 9.2%, year over year.
·Noninterest bearing deposits grew $60.9 million, or 21.9%, year over year.
·Net interest margin was 3.58% in the second quarter of 2021 compared with 3.66% in the first quarter of 2021 and 3.40% in the second quarter of 2020. The net interest margin was 3.62% for the first six months of 2021 compared with 3.53% for the same period in 2020.
·PPP loan balances, net of fees, decreased $15.7 million during the second quarter of 2021 and were $52.0 million at June 30, 2021 compared with $49.3 million at December 31, 2020 and $83.5 million at June 30, 2020.
·As a result of the deposit growth noted above, total securities and cash and equivalents grew $76.4 million during the second quarter and substantially increased liquidity.

 

On June 2, 2021, the Company entered into a merger agreement with United Bankshares, Inc. (“United”), the parent company of United Bank.  Under the merger agreement, United will acquire 100% of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock in exchange for shares of United’s common stock.  The exchange ratio will be fixed at 0.3173 of United’s shares for each share of the Company.  The merger is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2021, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including receipt of regulatory approvals and approval by the Company’s shareholders.  Upon closing, the Company will merge into United, and Essex Bank will merge into United Bank, with United and United Bank being the surviving entities. 

 

MANAGEMENT COMMENTS

 

Rex L. Smith, III, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “The balance sheet continues to strengthen with asset quality and liquidity at the best levels in the history of the Company. Net interest margin continues to improve and while year to date loan growth is below expectations we remain positive for the rest of 2021.”

 

 

 

 

Smith added, “Noninterest expenses were up for the quarter as we prepare for the pending merger. We are excited to become a part of United Bank as their enhanced product offerings and size will make us much more competitive in our markets. The merger is expected to become effective in December of this year, pending all closing conditions.”

 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Overview

 

Linked Quarter Basis

 

Net income was $5.4 million for the second quarter of 2021, compared with net income of $6.6 million in the first quarter of 2021. Earnings per share were $0.24 basic and fully diluted for the second quarter of 2021 and $0.30 basic and fully diluted for the first quarter of 2021. Provision for loan losses reflected a credit of $1.4 million for the first quarter of 2021 compared with no provision in the second quarter of 2021. Continued improvement in credit quality and loan risk ratings was the driver behind the recapture in the first quarter of previous provision. There was a more stable economic climate in the first and second quarters of 2021 compared with each quarter in 2020. Net interest income increased by $419,000 in the second quarter compared with the first quarter of 2021. Net interest income was positively affected by a continuation of decreasing costs in interest expense, which declined $215,000 on a linked quarter basis, and by an increase of $204,000 in interest and dividend income. Noninterest income decreased $167,000 on a linked quarter basis while noninterest expenses increased by $437,000, driven by merger related expenses of $570,000. Income tax expense decreased $368,000 in the second quarter of 2021 compared with the prior quarter. Details of the linked quarter financial performance of the Company are presented below.

 

Year-over-Year Second Quarter

 

Net income in the second quarter of 2021 increased $1.3 million when compared to the same period in 2020. Net income was $5.4 million in the second quarter of 2021, with earnings per share of $0.24 basic and fully diluted. Net income for the second quarter of 2020 was $4.2 million, with earnings per share of $0.19 basic and $0.18 fully diluted. There was an increase of $2.1 million in net interest income, primarily from a decline in interest expense of $1.8 million in the second quarter of 2021 compared with the same period one year earlier. Provision for loan losses decreased $900,000 year over year and is reflective of no provision taken during the second quarter of 2021. Offsetting these increases to net income were an increase of $1.3 million in noninterest expenses and a decrease of $155,000 in noninterest income. There was also an increase of $297,000 in income tax expense year over year. Details of the year-over-year financial performance of the Company are presented below.

 

Year-over-Year Six Months

 

Net income of $12.1 million for the first six months of 2021 reflects an increase of $6.5 million, or 116.5%, over net income of $5.6 million for the same period in 2020. Provision for loan losses reflects a reserve recovery of $1.4 million for the first six months of 2021 compared with a provision of $4.2 million during the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic for the first six months of 2020. Interest expense declined $3.8 million and was $3.3 million for the first six months of 2021 compared with $7.1 million for the first six months of 2020. Smaller increases were in interest and dividend income, which increased $227,000, and in noninterest income, which increased $138,000 in the first six months of 2021 compared with the same period in 2020. Offsetting these increases to net income were an increase of $1.5 million in noninterest expenses, which were $17.9 million for the first six months of 2021, and $1.7 million greater expense in income taxes, which were $3.0 million for the first six months of 2021.

 

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The following table presents summary income statements for the three months ended June 30, 2021, March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2020 and six months ended June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2020.

 

SUMMARY INCOME STATEMENT 

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands) 

   For the three months ended   For the six months ended 
    30-Jun-21    31-Mar-21    30-Jun-20    30-Jun-21    30-Jun-20 
Interest income  $16,064   $15,860   $15,751   $31,924   $31,697 
Interest expense   1,567    1,782    3,391    3,349    7,099 
Net interest income   14,497    14,078    12,360    28,575    24,598 
(Recovery of) provision for loan losses   0    (1,400)   900    (1,400)   4,200 
Net interest income after (recovery of ) provision for loan losses   14,497    15,478    11,460    29,975    20,398 
Noninterest income   1,461    1,628    1,616    3,089    2,951 
Noninterest expense   9,192    8,755    7,873    17,947    16,467 
Income before income taxes   6,766    8,351    5,203    15,117    6,882 
Income tax expense   1,340    1,708    1,043    3,048    1,307 
Net income  $5,426   $6,643   $4,160   $12,069   $5,575 
                          
EPS Basic  $0.24   $0.30   $0.19   $0.54   $0.25 
EPS Diluted  $0.24   $0.30   $0.18   $0.53   $0.25 
Fully Diluted share count   22,733    22,416    22,508    22,574    22,550 
                          
Return on average assets, annualized   1.28%   1.60%   1.06%   1.44%   0.88%
Return on average equity, annualized   12.46%   15.46%   10.46%   13.95%   8.30%

 

Net Interest Income

 

Linked Quarter Basis

 

Net interest income was $14.5 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2021. This was a linked quarter increase of $419,000, or 3.0%. Interest and dividend income on a linked quarter basis increased $204,000, or 1.3%, to $16.1 million for the second quarter of 2021. Interest and dividend income on taxable securities increased $228,000 in the second quarter compared with the first quarter of 2021 and was $1.7 million. Excess liquidity was invested in the second quarter, and the average balance of taxable securities increased by $37.6 million, or 16.0%, over the prior quarter. Interest income with respect to loans, excluding PCI loans, increased $46,000, or 0.3%, during the second quarter of 2021 when compared with the first quarter of 2021. Interest income on PCI loans decreased $72,000 on a linked quarter basis as the average balance declined $3.4 million.

 

The average balance of loans, excluding PCI loans, increased by $13.3 million, or 1.1%, on a linked quarter basis, to $1.205 billion for the second quarter of 2021. However, loans that paid off late in the second quarter of 2021 reduced the period end balance below the average for the second quarter, and loans totaled $1.192 billion at period end. The yield on loans for the second quarter of 2021 was 4.39% compared with 4.48% in the first quarter of 2021. The yield on all loans for the second quarter of 2021 was 4.58% and 4.68% for the first quarter of 2021.

 

Interest income on securities was $2.0 million in the second quarter of 2021 compared with $1.8 million in the first quarter of 2021. Interest bearing bank balances income was $54,000 in the second quarter of 2021 compared with $60,000 in the first quarter of 2021.

 

Interest income on securities on a tax-equivalent basis equaled $2.1 million for the second quarter of 2021 and $1.9 million for the first quarter of 2021. The tax-equivalent yield on the securities portfolio was 2.63% in the second quarter of 2021 compared with 2.65% in the first quarter of 2021. The average balance of securities increased $38.7 million during the second quarter of 2021 as excess liquidity was invested by the Company. As a result of these changes in rate and volume, the yield on earning assets decreased from 4.12% in the first quarter of 2021 to 3.97% in the second quarter of 2021.

 

Interest expense of $1.6 million in the second quarter of 2021 was a decrease of $215,000, or 12.1%, on a linked quarter basis. Interest on deposits decreased $218,000, or 13.9%. The cost of interest bearing deposits decreased from 0.58% in the first quarter of 2021 to 0.48% in the second quarter of 2021. The Company’s cost of interest bearing liabilities of 0.52% in the second quarter of 2021 was a decrease of 10 basis points from the prior quarter when the cost of interest bearing liabilities was 0.62%.

 

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With the changes in net interest income noted above, the tax-equivalent net interest margin decreased on a linked quarter basis and was 3.58% in the second quarter of 2021 compared with 3.66% in the first quarter of 2021. The interest spread was 3.45% for the current quarter compared with 3.50% in the prior quarter. The Company also examined the effects on the net interest margin without the effects of PPP net fees, interest income and average balances. Excluding these PPP related items from the net interest margin calculation would have resulted in a margin of 3.54% in the second quarter of 2021 compared with the actual margin of 3.58%. The same exclusion of PPP related items would have resulted in a margin of 3.59% in the first quarter of 2021 compared with the actual margin of 3.66%. The yield on the loan portfolio would have been 4.38% in the second quarter of 2021 when excluding the PPP related items versus the actual yield of 4.39%. The yield on the loan portfolio would have been 4.43% in the first quarter of 2021 when excluding the PPP related items versus the actual yield of 4.48% with the PPP related items. The yield on earning assets would have been 3.94% without the PPP related items as opposed to the actual yield of 3.97% when including the PPP related items. For the first quarter of 2021, the yield on earning assets would have been 4.07% without the PPP related items as opposed to the actual yield of 4.12% when including the PPP related items.

 

Year-over-Year Second Quarter

 

Net interest income increased $2.1 million, or 17.3%, from the second quarter of 2020 to the second quarter of 2021. Net interest income was $14.5 million in the second quarter of 2021 compared with $12.4 million for the same period in 2020. Interest and dividend income increased $313,000, or 2.0%, over this time period. In the second quarter of 2021, $562,000 in PPP net origination fees were recognized as income versus $304,000 in the same period of 2020. Interest and fees on loans were $13.2 million in the second quarter of 2021, an increase of $184,000, or 1.4%, over the same period in 2020. Interest and fees on PCI loans decreased by $278,000 and were $784,000 in the second quarter of 2021. Securities income was $2.0 million in the second quarter of 2021, an increase of $394,000 over the same period in 2020. Income on interest on deposits in other banks increased by $13,000 year over year.

 

The average balance of the loan portfolio, excluding PCI loans, increased by $58.7 million year over year and averaged $1.205 billion for the second quarter of 2021. The average balance of the PCI portfolio declined $10.2 million during the year-over-year comparison period. The average balance of securities increased by $82.8 million in the second quarter of 2021 compared with the same period one year earlier. The average balance of total earning assets increased $165.0 million, or 11.2%, from the second quarter of 2020 to the second quarter of 2021. The yield on earning assets decreased from 4.33% in the second quarter of 2020 to 3.97% in the second quarter of 2021. The change in yield on earning assets was the culmination of decreases in the yield on all loans, from 4.80% in the second quarter of 2020 to 4.58% in the second quarter of 2021, in the tax-equivalent yield on securities, from 2.88% in the second quarter of 2020 to 2.63% in the second quarter of 2021, and in the yield on interest bearing bank balances, from 0.31% to 0.25% year over year.

 

Interest expense decreased $1.8 million, or 53.8%, when comparing the second quarter of 2021 and the second quarter of 2020. Interest expense on deposits decreased $1.8 million, or 57.7%, as the cost declined from 1.20% in the second quarter of 2020 to 0.48% for the same period in 2021. The average balance of interest bearing deposits increased $60.2 million, or 5.6%. This growth was from non-maturity deposit sources. First, there was an increase of $86.7 million, or 47.7%, in the average balance of interest bearing checking accounts, which averaged $268.5 million in the second quarter of 2021. Additionally, there was an increase of $81.5 million in the average balance of savings and money market accounts from the second quarter of 2020 to the same period in 2021. Offsetting these increases was a decrease of $108.0 million in the average balance of time deposits, to $535.5 million for the second quarter of 2021. FHLB and other borrowings costs were stable over the time frame and were 1.22% in the second quarter of 2021 compared with 1.15% for the same period in 2020. All of the above contributed to the reduction of interest expense for interest bearing liabilities by $1.8 million despite an increase of $60.1 million in the average amount outstanding. Also noteworthy is that, although not an interest bearing category, a sizeable amount of funding was generated in the second quarter of 2021 by a year-over-year average balance increase of $83.7 million in noninterest bearing deposits. The amount of liquidity in the banking system, along with lower interest rates and a shift in deposit balances, decreased the cost of interest bearing liabilities from 1.19% in the second quarter of 2020 to 0.52% in the second quarter of 2021.

 

The tax-equivalent net interest margin increased 18 basis points, from 3.40% in the second quarter of 2020 to 3.58% in the second quarter of 2021. Likewise, the interest spread increased from 3.14% to 3.45% over the same time period.  The increase in the margin was precipitated by a decrease of 36 basis points in the yield on earning assets compared with a greater decline of 67 basis points in the cost of interest bearing liabilities applied against growth of $165.0 million, or 11.2%, in earning assets. As noted in the linked quarter discussion above, without the effects of PPP related items the net interest margin would have been 3.54% in the second quarter of 2021.

 

Year-over-Year Six Months

 

Net interest income was $28.6 million for the first six months of 2021. This is an increase of $4.0 million, or 16.2%, from net interest income of $24.6 million for the first six months of 2020. Interest and dividend income increased by $227,000 over this time frame. Interest and dividend income was impacted by volume increases offset by a decline in yield. First, there was an increase of $248,000, or 1.0%, in interest and fees on loans, which increased as a result of growth of $92.5 million, or 8.4%, in the average balance of loans in 2021 over 2020. The yield on loans declined from 4.73% for the first six months of 2020 to 4.43% for the same period in 2021. Interest and fees on PCI loans declined by $519,000, or 24.0%. The yield on the PCI portfolio was 15.16% for the first six months of 2021 compared with 13.94% for the first six months of 2020. Interest and dividends on securities increased by $494,000 in the first six months of 2021 compared with the same period in 2020. The average balance of the securities portfolio increased $67.7 million, or 28.7%, and the yield declined from 2.98% for the first six months of 2020 to 2.64% for the same period in 2021. The yield on earning assets was 4.04% for the first six months of 2021, a decline of 50 basis points from 4.54% in the first six months of 2020. The yield on total loans, which includes PCI loans and PPP loans, declined from 4.99% for the first six months of 2020 compared to 4.63% for the same period in 2021.

 

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Interest expense of $3.3 million for the first six months of 2021 was a decrease of $3.8 million, or 52.8%, from interest expense of $7.1 million for the first six months of 2020. The cost of interest bearing liabilities decreased over this time frame from 1.28% for the first six months of 2020 to 0.57% for the same period in 2021. Interest on deposits decreased $3.7 million due to a decline in the rate paid from 1.27% for the first six months of 2020 to 0.53% for the first six months of 2021. The average balance of interest bearing liabilities increased over this time frame by $64.7 million, or 5.8%. Short term borrowing expense decreased by $23,000, and the cost of FHLB and other borrowings decreased by $38,000, or 8.0%, as the rate paid decreased from 1.36% for the first six months of 2020 to 1.23% for the first six months of 2021.

 

The changes noted to interest income and interest expense led to an increase in the net interest margin from 3.53% for the first six months of 2020 to 3.62% for the same period in 2021. The interest spread also increased over this time frame from 3.26% in 2020 to 3.47% in 2021. Excluding PPP related items from the net interest margin calculation would have resulted in a margin of 3.57% for the first six months of 2021 compared with the actual margin of 3.62%. Excluding PPP related items from the net interest margin calculation for the first six months of 2020 would have resulted in a margin of 3.54% for the first six months of 2020 compared with the actual margin of 3.53%. The yield on the loan portfolio for the first six months of 2021 would have been 4.40% excluding PPP related items versus the actual yield of 4.43%. The yield on the loan portfolio for the first six months of 2020 would have been 4.78% excluding PPP related items versus the actual yield of 4.73% with PPP related items. The yield on earning assets for the first six months of 2021 would have been 4.00% without PPP related items as opposed to the actual yield of 4.04%. The yield on earning assets for the first six months of 2020 would have been 4.58% without PPP related items as opposed to the actual yield of 4.54% that included the PPP related items.

 

The following table compares the Company's net interest margin, on a tax-equivalent basis, for the three months ended June 30, 2021, March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2020 and the six months ended June 30 2021 and June 30, 2020.

 

NET INTEREST MARGIN

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)

   For the three months ended 
    30-Jun-21    31-Mar-21    30-Jun-20 
Average interest earning assets  $1,633,672   $1,569,107   $1,468,702 
Interest income  $16,064   $15,860   $15,751 
Interest income - tax-equivalent  $16,153   $15,947   $15,844 
Yield on interest earning assets   3.97%   4.12%   4.33%
Average interest bearing liabilities  $1,199,036   $1,162,577   $1,138,908 
Interest expense  $1,567   $1,782   $3,391 
Cost of interest bearing liabilities   0.52%   0.62%   1.19%
Net interest income  $14,497   $14,078   $12,360 
Net interest income - tax-equivalent  $14,586   $14,165   $12,453 
Interest spread   3.45%   3.50%   3.14%
Net interest margin   3.58%   3.66%   3.40%

 

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   For the six months ended 
    30-Jun-21    30-Jun-20 
Average interest earning assets  $1,601,567   $1,406,804 
Interest income  $31,924   $31,697 
Interest income - tax-equivalent  $32,100   $31,881 
Yield on interest earning assets   4.04%   4.54%
Average interest bearing liabilities  $1,180,908   $1,116,246 
Interest expense  $3,349   $7,099 
Cost of interest bearing liabilities   0.57%   1.28%
Net interest income  $28,575   $24,598 
Net interest income - tax-equivalent  $28,751   $24,782 
Interest spread   3.47%   3.26%
Net interest margin   3.62%   3.53%

 

Provision for Loan Losses

 

The Company records a separate provision for loan losses for its loan portfolio, excluding PCI loans, and the PCI loan portfolio. There was no provision for loan losses in the second quarter of 2021 compared with a recovery of $1.4 million in the first quarter of 2021 on the loan portfolio, excluding PCI loans. This compares with $900,000 in provision for loan losses for the second quarter of 2020. The recovery of $1.4 million of provision for loan losses for the first six months of 2021 compares with a provision of $4.2 million for the first six months of 2020.

 

The recovery of provision recorded in the first quarter of 2021 was due to continued improvement in the quality of the loan portfolio and an overall improvement in the risks associated with the potential economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which continued through the second quarter of 2021. Beginning in the first quarter of 2020, management performs a review of each loan within the portfolio to identify, and monitor on a going forward basis, those borrowers that management believed to be possibly impacted by the economy. Loans identified with increased risk are aggregated by loan type. During the first quarter of 2020, this analysis indicated a risk grade migration in a number of loan categories that led to a heightened risk level in the loan portfolio. The impact of the loans’ risk grade migration was applied to the allowance for loan loss calculation, which led to the provision for loan losses of $3.3 million for the first quarter of 2020. The Company determined that no provision was necessary for the third or fourth quarters of 2020 after a similar analysis and review process. Despite the stay-at-home orders, shut downs, higher than historical unemployment levels and slow growth, the loan portfolio has exhibited a trend over the last year of lower nonaccrual loans, lower other real estate loans and very low charge-offs.

 

With respect to the PCI portfolio, no provision was recorded during the first six months of 2021 or 2020 due to the stable nature of the portfolio’s performance. Additional discussion of loan quality is presented below.

 

Noninterest Income

 

Linked Quarter Basis

 

Noninterest income was $1.5 million for the second quarter of 2021, a $167,000 decrease compared with the first quarter of 2021. Mortgage loan income decreased $85,000 on a linked quarter basis and was $235,000 in the second quarter of 2021 compared with $320,000 in the prior quarter. Gain (loss) on securities transactions, net were losses totaling $28,000 in the second quarter of 2021 compared with gains of $16,000 in the first quarter of 2021. Service charges and fees of $651,000 in the second quarter of 2021 declined $28,000 on a linked quarter basis. Other noninterest income decreased $12,000 on a linked quarter basis and was $435,000 for the first quarter of 2021. Income on bank owned life insurance was $168,000 in the second quarter of 2021 and $166,000 in the first quarter of 2021.

 

Year-over-Year Second Quarter

 

Noninterest income of $1.5 million in the second quarter of 2021 was a decrease of $155,000, or 9.6%, over the second quarter of 2020. Gains (losses) on securities transactions decreased $270,000 year over year as securities losses of $28,000 were recognized in the second quarter of 2021 compared with gains of $242,000 in the second quarter of 2020. Mortgage loan income of $235,000 in the second quarter of 2021 was a decrease of $138,000 year over year. Offsetting these decreases to noninterest income was an increase of $139,000 in other noninterest income, which was $435,000 in the second quarter of 2021. The increase was driven mainly by an increase of $199,000 in partnership investment income, partially offset by decreases of $39,000 and $48,000 in swap fee and brokerage/commission fee income, respectively. Additionally, there was an increase of $119,000 in service charges and fees, which were $651,000.

 

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Year-over-Year Six Months

 

Noninterest income was $3.1 million for the first six months of 2021, an increase of $138,000, or 4.7%, over noninterest income of $3.0 million for the first six months of 2020. Other noninterest income was $882,000 for the first six months of 2021, an increase of $290,000 over the same period in 2020. The increase was the result of increases of $312,000 and $141,000 in partnership income and insurance commissions, respectively, net against a decrease of $120,000 in swap fee income. Service charges and fees of $1.3 million for the first six months of 2021 was an increase of $126,000 over the same period in 2020. These increases were primarily offset by a decrease of $215,000 in gain (loss) on securities transactions, net, which were losses of $12,000 for the first six months of 2021 compared with gains of $203,000 for the first six months of 2020. Mortgage loan income was $555,000 for the first six months of 2021, a decrease of $39,000 over the same period in 2020.

 

Noninterest Expenses

 

Linked Quarter Basis

 

Noninterest expenses totaled $9.2 million for the second quarter of 2021, as compared with $8.8 million for the first quarter of 2021, an increase of $437,000, or 5.0%. Other operating expenses increased $752,000, from $1.6 million in the first quarter of 2021 to $2.3 million in the second quarter of 2021. The increase includes $570,000 in merger related expenses from legal, professional and director fees during the second quarter of 2021. Also, there was an assessment of the fair value of a low income housing tax credit investment that resulted in a downward adjustment of $154,000. Salaries and employee expenses of $5.4 million in the second quarter of 2021 was an increase of $144,000, or 2.8%, on a linked quarter basis. Data processing fees of $741,000 in the second quarter of 2021 is an increase of $133,000 over the linked quarter. Offsetting these increases to noninterest expenses was a decrease of $442,000 in other real estate expenses, net, which were a credit of $431,000 in the second quarter of 2021 and reflect gains on the disposition of other real estate owned in the second quarter of 2021. FDIC assessment of $108,000 in the second quarter of 2021 was a linked quarter decrease of $104,000, reflecting retroactive rate adjustments by the FDIC. Occupancy expenses decreased by $75,000, from $836,000 in the first quarter of 2021 to $761,000 in the second quarter of 2021.

 

Year-over-Year Second Quarter

 

Noninterest expenses were $9.2 million for the second quarter of 2021. This is an increase of $1.3 million, or 16.8%, from noninterest expenses of $7.9 million for the second quarter of 2020. The largest component of the increase was an increase in other noninterest expenses, which were $2.3 million in the second quarter of 2021, an increase of $932,000 over the same quarter one year earlier. The increase reflects $570,000 of merger related expenses noted above along with increases of $105,000 and $73,000 in legal and professional fees, respectively. Salaries and employee benefits of $5.4 million in the second quarter of 2021 increased $739,000 over the second quarter of 2020. The second quarter of 2020 was positively affected by credits to internal costs for the volume of PPP loans that were booked in the quarter. Data processing fees of $741,000 in the second quarter of 2021 reflected an increase of $168,000 year over year. Offsetting these increases was a year-over-year decline of $427,000 in other real estate expenses, net, which reflect gains on the disposition of other real estate owned in the second quarter of 2021, in which they were a credit of $431,000. Also offsetting these increases year over year were a decrease of $48,000 in FDIC assessment, which was $108,000 in the second quarter of 2021, a decrease of $28,000 in equipment expenses, which was $317,000, and a decrease of $17,000 in occupancy expenses, which was $761,000.

 

Year-over-Year Six Months

 

Noninterest expenses were $17.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021, an increase of $1.5 million, or 9.0%, year over year. Other operating expenses were $3.9 million and increased by $1.0 million in the first six months of 2021 compared with the same period in 2020. Part of the increase is attributed to $570,000 in merger related expenses, $154,000 for the low income housing tax credit investment adjustment, $201,000 increase in legal fees, and $114,000 increase in professional fees incurred during the second quarter of 2021. Salaries and employee benefits of $10.6 million were an increase of $795,000 for the first six months of 2021 over the same period in 2020. Another portion of the increase, $559,000, was the result of the large loan volume of PPP loans in the second quarter of 2020 that generated ASC 310-20 credits to salaries and employee benefits. Data processing fees, which were $1.3 million, increased by $184,000, or 15.8%, for the first six months of 2021 over the same period in 2020. Offsetting these increases was a decrease of $422,000 in other real estate expenses, net, as a result of gains recognized in the second quarter of 2021 on the disposition of other real estate owned. Also offsetting these increases was a decline of $112,000 in equipment expenses, which was $605,000 for the first half of 2021.

 

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The following table compares the Company's other operating expenses included in noninterest expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2021, March 31, 2021, December 31, 2020 and June 30, 2020.

 

OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES  

(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)
  For the three months ended 
    30-Jun-21    31-Mar-21    31-Dec-20    30-Jun-20 
Bank franchise tax  $257   $257   $237   $237 
Stationery, printing and supplies   152    168    138    185 
Marketing expense   140    89    89    111 
Credit expense   92    157    114    162 
Outside vendor fees   110    182    146    190 
Other expenses   1,593    739    726    527 
Total other operating expenses  $2,344   $1,592   $1,450   $1,412 

 

Income Taxes

 

Income tax expense was $1.3 million for the second quarter of 2021, compared with income tax expense of $1.7 million and $1.0 million for the first quarter of 2021 and second quarter of 2020, respectively. The effective tax rate for the second quarter of 2021 was 19.8% compared with 20.5% for the first quarter of 2021 and 20.0% for the second quarter of 2020.

 

Income tax expense was $3.0 million for the first six months of 2021 compared with $1.3 million for the same period in 2020. The effective tax rate was 20.2% for the first half of 2021 compared with an effective tax rate of 19.0% for the first half of 2020.

 

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

Total assets were $1.754 billion at June 30, 2021 and increased $109.4 million, or 6.7%, when compared with December 31, 2020. Total loans, excluding PCI loans, were $1.192 billion at June 30, 2021, increasing $9.5 million, or 0.8%, from year end 2020. Total PCI loans were $17.9 million at June 30, 2021 versus $24.0 million at December 31, 2020.

 

At June 30, 2021, there were $33.5 million in loans under COVID-19 related payment relief. PCI loans comprised $1.4 million of this total.

 

Loans, net of fees that the Bank originated under the PPP were $52.0 million at June 30, 2021 compared with $67.7 million at March 31, 2021, $49.3 million at December 31, 2020 and $83.5 million at June 30, 2020 during the peak of PPP activity. All of these balances are included in commercial loans. As a result of the economic conditions that existed during 2020 and the first half of 2021, commercial loans, excluding PPP loans, declined by $3.7 million since December 31, 2020 and $7.0 million since June 30, 2020. Commercial real estate loans, the largest category of loans at $507.0 million, or 42.5% of gross loans outstanding at June 30, 2021, increased $32.1 million, or 6.8%, since December 31, 2020. Residential 1 – 4 family loans declined during the first half of 2021 by $14.3 million, or 7.2%, and ended the period at $182.9 million, or 15.4% of the portfolio.

 

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The following table shows the composition of the Company's loan portfolio, excluding PCI loans, at June 30, 2021, March 31, 2021, December 31, 2020 and June 30, 2020.

 

LOANS (excluding PCI loans)

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)   30-Jun-21   31-Mar-21   31-Dec-20   30-Jun-20 
   Amount   % of
Loans
   Amount   % of
Loans
   Amount   % of
Loans
   Amount   % of
Loans
 
Mortgage loans on real estate:                                        
Residential 1-4 family  $182,929    15.35%  $184,286    15.32%  $197,228    16.68%  $205,787    17.66%
Commercial   506,951    42.53    504,846    41.98    474,856    40.16    443,923    38.09 
Construction and land development   180,215    15.12    161,825    13.45    182,277    15.42    151,529    13.00 
Second mortgages   6,893    0.58    6,526    0.54    6,360    0.54    6,136    0.53 
Multifamily   72,918    6.12    87,624    7.29    78,158    6.61    76,587    6.57 
Agriculture   7,841    0.66    7,947    0.66    6,662    0.56    7,122    0.61 
Total real estate loans   957,747    80.36    953,054    79.24    945,541    79.97    891,084    76.46 
Commercial loans   224,437    18.83    239,782    19.94    225,386    19.06    262,955    22.57 
Consumer installment loans   8,452    0.71    8,595    0.71    9,996    0.85    10,257    0.88 
All other loans   1,205    0.10    1,292    0.11    1,439    0.12    1,014    0.09 
Gross loans   1,191,841    100.00%   1,202,723    100.00%   1,182,362    100.00%   1,165,310    100.00%
Allowance for loan losses   (11,006)        (10,828)        (12,340)        (12,238)     
Loans, net of unearned income  $1,180,835        $1,191,895        $1,170,022        $1,153,072      

 

The Company’s securities portfolio, excluding restricted equity securities, was $341.6 million at June 30, 2021 and increased $49.1 million during the first half of 2021 and $90.5 million since June 30, 2020. U.S. Treasury issues decreased by $13.3 million during the first half of 2021. U.S. Government agencies increased $21.9 million during the first half of 2021 and were $47.8 million at June 30, 2021. State, county and municipal securities, the largest investment category totaling $171.1 million at June 30, 2021, increased by $24.2 million during the first two quarters of 2021. Asset backed securities, consisting of student loan pools 97% guaranteed by the U.S. Government, increased $10.3 million during the first two quarters of 2021 and were $47.8 million at June 30, 2021. Mortgage backed securities were $38.0 million at June 30, 2021 and have grown by $5.8 million during 2021. Corporate securities were $26.7 million at June 30, 2021.

 

The Company had cash and cash equivalents of $123.6 million at June 30, 2021 compared with $63.2 million at year end 2020. The majority of this category growth, $56.9 million, occurred in interest bearing bank balances, which were $102.0 million at June 30, 2021, as large amounts of liquidity have been funneled into the banking system through the facilitation of PPP loans by the banking industry and stimulus checks issued by the U.S. Treasury under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”).

 

The following table shows the composition of the Company's securities portfolio, excluding equity securities, restricted, at June 30, 2021, December 31, 2020 and June 30, 2020.

 

SECURITIES PORTFOLIO 

(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)
  30-Jun-21   31-Dec-20   30-Jun-20 
   Amortized
Cost
   Fair
Value
   Amortized
Cost
   Fair
Value
   Amortized
Cost
   Fair
Value
 
Securities Available for Sale                              
                               
U.S. Treasury issue  $10,166    10,229   $23,500   $23,499   $21,750   $21,749 
U.S. Government agencies   47,757    47,760    25,880    25,853    20,700    20,281 
State, county, and municipal   145,483    151,309    118,612    125,720    103,963    109,669 
Mortgage backed securities   36,888    38,024    30,434    32,189    30,391    32,243 
Asset backed securities   46,882    47,767    36,841    37,488    23,467    23,150 
Corporate   26,150    26,670    26,136    26,598    19,306    19,775 
Total securities available for sale  $313,326    321,759   $261,403   $271,347   $219,577   $226,867 

 

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   30-Jun-21   31-Dec-20   30-Jun-20 
   Amortized
Cost
   Fair
Value
   Amortized
Cost
   Fair
Value
   Amortized
Cost
   Fair
Value
 
Securities Held to Maturity                              
State, county, and municipal  $19,824    20,698   $21,176   $22,257   $24,169   $25,282 
Total securities held to maturity  $19,824    20,698   $21,176   $22,257   $24,169   $25,282 

 

Interest bearing deposits at June 30, 2021 were $1.149 billion, an increase of $49.3 million, or 4.5%, from December 31, 2020. Interest bearing checking accounts of $285.0 million grew by $45.4 million, or 19.0%, during the first six months of 2021 and $89.6 million, or 45.8%, year over year. Money market deposit accounts were $182.7 million at June 30, 2021 and grew $28.2 million, or 18.3%, during the first six months of 2021 and $34.7 million, or 23.4%, year over year. Savings accounts totaled $142.1 million at June 30, 2021 and grew $17.7 million, or 14.3%, during the first half of 2021. Strong growth in these non-maturity categories for the year has allowed the Bank to react to lower interest rates through proactive repricing in certificates of deposit, the highest costing deposit category. As a result, there has been a decline in time deposits less than or equal to $250,000, which decreased by $27.0 million, or 6.0%, in the first half of 2021 and were $425.8 million at June 30, 2021. Year over year, time deposits less than or equal to $250,000 declined $66.9 million, or 13.6%. Time deposits over $250,000 declined $15.0 million in the first half of 2021 and were $113.4 million at June 30, 2021. Year over year, time deposits over $250,000 declined by $26.6 million, or 19.0%. Time deposit balances combined were 46.9% of interest bearing deposits at June 30, 2021 and 36.2% of all deposit balances. This is a decline from 52.9% of interest bearing balances and 41.6% of all deposit balances at December 31, 2020. At June 30, 2020, time deposit balances were 58.3% of interest bearing deposits and 46.4% of all deposit balances. The growth in interest bearing checking accounts, money market accounts and savings accounts, as well as in noninterest bearing checking accounts, was $132.2 million during the first half of 2021. A portion of this growth was associated with the PPP loans originated during 2020 and 2021 and stimulus checks issued under the CARES Act, as well as previously postponed business activity that resulted from the COVID-19 stay-at-home orders.

 

The following table compares the mix of interest bearing deposits at June 30, 2021, March 31, 2021, December 31, 2020 and June 30, 2020.

 

INTEREST BEARING DEPOSITS

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands) 

   30-Jun-21   31-Mar-21   31-Dec-20   30-Jun-20 
Interest Bearing Checking  $285,044   $261,536   $239,628   $195,441 
MMDA   182,702    171,932    154,503    148,050 
Savings   142,110    137,507    124,384    108,602 
Time deposits less than or equal to $250,000   425,837    422,372    452,885    492,749 
Time deposits over $250,000   113,423    112,038    128,400    140,027 
Total interest bearing deposits   1,149,116   $1,105,385   $1,099,800   $1,084,869 

 

FHLB borrowings were $67.5 million at June 30, 2021 compared with $57.8 million at December 31, 2020 and $68.2 million at June 30, 2020. The stable level of FHLB borrowings during 2020 and into 2021 has been due to the FHLB swiftly responding to the March 16, 2020 rate cut of 1.50% to the discount rate by repricing advances downward to ensure low cost liquidity for the banking system. As a result, the Bank has found this level of borrowing to be a stable source of low cost funding. The average rate paid on FHLB borrowings was 1.23% during the first half of 2021. There were no Federal funds purchased at June 30, 2021 or December 31, 2020.

 

Shareholders’ equity was $179.7 million at June 30, 2021, or 10.3% of total assets, compared with $169.7 million, or 10.3% of total assets, at December 31, 2020.

 

Asset Quality – excluding PCI loans

 

Nonperforming loans were $3.6 million at June 30, 2021, a decrease of $950,000 from December 31, 2020. Nonperforming loans declined $670,000 year over year. Total non-performing assets totaled $3.9 million at June 30, 2021 compared with $8.9 million at December 31, 2020. Non-performing assets declined $4.8 million, or 55.0%, year over year. On April 7, 2021, the Company sold an item included in other real estate owned at March 31, 2021 in the amount of $3.8 million, and this sale was the primary reason for the decline in non-performing assets. There were net recoveries of $66,000 in the first half of 2021.

 

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The allowance for loan losses equaled 309.6% of nonaccrual loans at June 30, 2021 compared with 276.7% at December 31, 2020. The ratio of nonperforming assets to loans and other real estate owned (OREO) was 0.33% at June 30, 2021 compared with 0.75% at December 31, 2020.

 

The allowance for loan losses to total loans was 0.92% at June 30, 2021 compared with 1.04% at December 31, 2020 and 1.05% at June 30, 2020. The volume of PPP loans originated since the second quarter of 2020 impacted the ratio. PPP loans, net of fees, were $52.0 million at June 30, 2021 and $49.3 million at December 31, 2020. At June 30, 2021, when excluding PPP loans, the allowance for loan losses to total loans would have been 0.97%. These loans are fully guaranteed by the SBA in accordance with the CARES Act; therefore, no allowance is required. The Company monitors and adjusts the allowance for loan losses based on loans requiring a reserve.

 

The following table reconciles the activity in the Company's allowance for loan losses, by quarter, for the past five quarters.

 

ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES                    
(Unaudited)                    
(Dollars in thousands)  2021   2020 
   Second   First   Fourth   Third   Second 
   Quarter   Quarter   Quarter   Quarter   Quarter 
Allowance for loan losses:                         
Beginning of period  $10,828   $12,340   $12,328   $12,238   $11,819 
Provision for loan losses   -    (1,400)   -    -    900 
Net (charge-offs) recoveries   178    (112)   12    90    (481)
End of period  $11,006   $10,828   $12,340   $12,328   $12,238 

 

 

The following table sets forth selected asset quality data, excluding PCI loans, and ratios for the dates indicated.

 

ASSET QUALITY (excluding PCI loans)                    
(Unaudited)                    
(Dollars in thousands)        
   30-Jun-21   31-Mar-21   31-Dec-20   30-Sep-20   30-Jun-20 
Nonaccrual loans  $3,555   $3,496   $4,460   $4,214   $4,225 
Loans past due 90 days and accruing interest   -    33    45    -    - 
Total nonperforming loans   3,555    3,529    4,505    4,214    4,225 
Other real estate owned   364    4,313    4,361    4,416    4,486 
Total nonperforming assets  $3,919   $7,842   $8,866   $8,630   $8,711 
                          
Allowance for loan losses to loans   0.92%   0.90%   1.04%   1.05%   1.05%
Allowance for loan losses to nonaccrual loans   309.59    309.73    276.68    292.55    289.66 
Nonperforming assets to loans and other real estate   0.33    0.65    0.75    0.73    0.74 
Net charge-offs/(recoveries) to average loans   (0.06)%   0.04%   0.03%   0.04%   0.07%

 

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A further breakout of nonaccrual loans, excluding PCI loans, at June 30, 2021, March 31, 2021, December 31, 2020, and June 30, 2020 is below.

 

NONACCRUAL LOANS (excluding PCI loans)

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands) 

   30-Jun-21   31-Mar-21   31-Dec-20   30-Jun-20 
Mortgage loans on real estate:                    
Residential 1-4 family  $1,316   $1,422   $1,357   $1,697 
Commercial   953    711    730    636 
Construction and land development   2    5    44    1,122 
Agriculture   -    45    45    51 
Total real estate loans  $2,271   $2,183   $2,176   $3,506 
Commercial loans   1,284    1,301    2,264    707 
Consumer installment loans   -   $12    20    12 
Gross loans  $3,555   $3,496   $4,460   $4,225 

 

Capital Requirements

 

The Bank’s ratio of total risk-based capital was 14.1% at June 30, 2021 compared with 13.6% at December 31, 2020. The tier 1 risk-based capital ratio was 13.3% at June 30, 2021 and 12.7% at December 31, 2020. The Bank’s tier 1 leverage ratio was 10.3% at June 30, 2021 and 10.1% at December 31, 2020.  All capital ratios exceed regulatory minimums to be considered well capitalized. BASEL III introduced the common equity tier 1 capital ratio, which was 13.3% at June 30, 2021 and 12.7% at December 31, 2020.

 

Earnings Conference Call and Webcast

 

The Company will host a conference call for interested parties on Friday, July 30, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the financial results for the second quarter of 2021. The public is invited to listen to this conference call by dialing 866-374-8379 at least five minutes prior to the call.  Interested parties may also listen to this conference call through the internet by accessing the "Corporate Overview – Corporate Profile" page of the Company's internet site at www.cbtrustcorp.com.

 

A replay of the conference call will be available from 12:00 noon Eastern Time on July 30, 2021, until 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on August 20, 2021. The replay will be available by dialing 877-344-7529 and entering access code 10158479 or through the internet by accessing the "Corporate Overview – Corporate Profile" page of the Company's internet site at www.cbtrustcorp.com.

 

About Community Bankers Trust Corporation and Essex Bank

 

Community Bankers Trust Corporation is the holding company for Essex Bank, a Virginia state bank with 24 full-service offices, 18 of which are in Virginia and six of which are in Maryland.  The Bank also operates two loan production offices.

 

Additional information on the Bank is available on the Bank’s website at www.essexbank.com. For information on Community Bankers Trust Corporation, please visit its website at www.cbtrustcorp.com.

 

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Forward-Looking Statements

 

This release contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, that are subject to risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements with respect to the Company’s operations, performance, future strategy and goals. Actual results may differ materially from those included in the forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including, without limitation, the effects of and changes in the following: the quality or composition of the Company’s loan or investment portfolios, including collateral values and the repayment abilities of borrowers and issuers; assumptions that underlie the Company’s allowance for loan losses; general economic and market conditions, either nationally or in the Company’s market areas; unusual and infrequently occurring events, such as weather-related disasters, terrorist acts or public health events (such as the current COVID-19 pandemic), and of governmental and societal responses to them; the pending merger with United, including its closing on the expected terms and schedule, the costs associated with completing it and integrating the businesses, and the impact on business operations until and through its closing; the interest rate environment; competitive pressures among banks and financial institutions or from companies outside the banking industry; real estate values; the demand for deposit, loan and investment products and other financial services; the demand, development and acceptance of new products and services; the performance of vendors or other parties with which the Company does business; time and costs associated with de novo branching, acquisitions, dispositions and similar transactions; the realization of gains and expense savings from acquisitions, dispositions and similar transactions; consumer profiles and spending and savings habits; levels of fraud in the banking industry; the level of attempted cyber-attacks in the banking industry; the securities and credit markets; costs associated with the integration of banking and other internal operations; the soundness of other financial institutions with which the Company does business; inflation; technology; and legislative and regulatory requirements. Many of these factors and additional risks and uncertainties are described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 and other reports filed from time to time by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This press release speaks only as of its date, and the Company disclaims any duty to update the information in it.

 

Contact: Bruce E. Thomas

Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer

Community Bankers Trust Corporation

804-934-9999 

 

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COMMUNITY BANKERS TRUST CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

UNAUDITED

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data) 

   30-Jun-21   31-Mar-21   31-Dec-20   30-Jun-20 
Assets                    
Cash and due from banks  $21,414   $20,836   $17,845   $20,530 
Interest bearing bank deposits   101,996    74,337    45,118    64,796 
Federal funds sold   234    234    222    - 
Total cash and cash equivalents   123,644    95,407    63,185    85,326 
                     
Securities available for sale, at fair value   321,759    273,126    271,347    226,867 
Securities held to maturity, at cost   19,824    20,271    21,176    24,169 
Equity securities, restricted, at cost   8,049    8,049    8,436    8,875 
Total securities   349,632    301,446    300,959    259,911 
                     
Loans held for sale   -    -    -    396 
                     
Loans   1,191,841    1,202,723    1,182,362    1,165,310 
Purchased credit impaired (PCI) loans   17,943    22,465    24,040    29,507 
Allowance for loan losses   (11,006)   (10,828)   (12,340)   (12,238)
Allowance for loan losses – PCI loans   (156)   (156)   (156)   (156)
Net loans   1,198,622    1,214,204    1,193,906    1,182,423 
                     
Bank premises and equipment, net   27,297    27,582    27,897    28,713 
Bank premises and equipment held for sale   1,507    1,507    1,507    1,589 
Right-of-use lease assets   5,053    5,292    5,530    5,999 
Other real estate owned   364    4,313    4,361    4,486 
Bank owned life insurance   30,363    30,195    30,029    29,687 
Other assets   17,731    18,862    17,435    16,474 
Total assets  $1,754,213   $1,698,808   $1,644,809   $1,615,004 
                     
Liabilities                    
Deposits:                    
Noninterest bearing  $339,712   $333,910   $298,901   $278,780 
Interest bearing   1,149,116    1,105,385    1,099,800    1,084,869 
Total deposits   1,488,828    1,439,295    1,398,701    1,363,649 
                     
Federal funds purchased   -    -    -    3,268 
Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings   67,500    67,667    57,833    68,167 
Trust preferred capital notes   4,124    4,124    4,124    4,124 
Lease liabilities   5,297    5,545    5,787    6,264 
Other liabilities   8,733    9,701    8,710    8,751 
Total liabilities   1,574,482    1,526,332    1,475,155    1,454,223 
                     
Shareholders' Equity                    
Common stock (200,000,000 shares authorized $0.01 par value; 22,451,463, 22,219,926, and 22,200,929 shares issued and outstanding, respectively)   225    222    222    223 
Additional paid in capital   151,522    150,039    149,822    150,428 
Retained earnings   22,811    18,729    13,419    5,900 
Accumulated other comprehensive income   5,173    3,486    6,191    4,230 
Total shareholders' equity   179,731    172,476    169,654    160,781 
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity  $1,754,213   $1,698,808   $1,644,809   $1,615,004 

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

UNAUDITED 

(Dollars in thousands)   YTD     Three months ended     YTD     Three months ended  
    2021     30-Jun-21     31-Mar-21     2020     30-Jun-20     31-Mar-20  
Interest and dividend income                                                
Interest and fees on loans   $ 26,346     $ 13,196     $ 13,150     $ 26,098     $ 13,012     $ 13,086  
Interest and fees on PCI loans     1,640       784       856       2,159       1,062       1,097  
Interest on deposits in other banks     114       54       60       110       41       69  
Interest and dividends on securities                                                
  Taxable     3,162       1,695       1,467       2,638       1,287       1,351  
  Nontaxable     662       335       327       692       349       343  
Total interest and dividend income     31,924       16,064       15,860       31,697       15,751       15,946  
Interest expense                                                
Interest on deposits     2,912       1,347       1,565       6,601       3,182       3,419  
Interest on borrowed funds     437       220       217       498       209       289  
Total interest expense     3,349       1,567       1,782       7,099       3,391       3,708  
                                                 
Net interest income     28,575       14,497       14,078       24,598       12,360       12,238  
(Recovery of) provision for loan losses     (1,400 )     -       (1,400 )     4,200       900       3,300  
Net interest income after (recovery of ) provision for loan losses     29,975       14,497       15,478       20,398       11,460       8,938  
                                                 
Noninterest income                                                
Service charges and fees     1,330       651       679       1,204       532       672  
Gain (loss) on securities transactions, net     (12 )     (28 )     16       203       242       (39 )
Gain on sale of loans     -       -       -       11       -       11  
Income on bank owned life insurance     334       168       166       347       173       174  
Mortgage loan income     555       235       320       594       373       221  
Other     882       435       447       592       296       296  
Total noninterest income     3,089       1,461       1,628       2,951       1,616       1,335  
                                                 
Noninterest expense                                                
Salaries and employee benefits     10,560       5,352       5,208       9,765       4,613       5,152  
Occupancy expenses     1,597       761       836       1,605       778       827  
Equipment expenses     605       317       288       717       345       372  
FDIC assessment     320       108       212       281       156       125  
Data processing fees     1,349       741       608       1,165       573       592  
Other real estate expenses, net     (420 )     (431 )     11       2       (4 )     6  
Other operating expenses     3,936       2,344       1,592       2,932       1,412       1,520  
Total noninterest expense     17,947       9,192       8,755       16,467       7,873       8,594  
                                                 
Income before income taxes     15,117       6,766       8,351       6,882       5,203       1,679  
Income tax expense     3,048       1,340       1,708       1,307       1,043       264  
Net income   $ 12,069     $ 5,426     $ 6,643     $ 5,575     $ 4,160     $ 1,415  

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

UNAUDITED 

(Dollars in thousands)  Three months ended 
   30-Jun-21   31-Mar-21   31-Dec-20   30-Sep-20   30-Jun-20 
Interest and dividend income                         
Interest and fees on loans  $13,196   $13,150   $13,622   $12,760   $13,012 
Interest and fees on PCI loans   784    856    932    962    1,062 
Interest on deposits in other banks   54    60    107    121    41 
Interest and dividends on securities                         
  Taxable   1,695    1,467    1,373    1,362    1,287 
  Nontaxable   335    327    337    344    349 
Total interest and dividend income   16,064    15,860    16,371    15,549    15,751 
Interest expense                         
Interest on deposits   1,347    1,565    2,151    2,614    3,182 
Interest on borrowed funds   220    217    221    222    209 
Total interest expense   1,567    1,782    2,372    2,836    3,391 
                          
Net interest income   14,497    14,078    13,999    12,713    12,360 
(Recovery of) provision for loan losses   -    (1,400)   -    -    900 
Net interest income after (recovery of ) provision for loan losses   14,497    15,478    13,999    12,713    11,460 
                          
Noninterest income                         
Service charges and fees   651    679    777    613    532 
Gain (loss) on securities transactions, net   (28)   16    3    78    242 
Gain on sale of loans   -    -    -    -    - 
Income on bank owned life insurance   168    166    171    171    173 
Mortgage loan income   235    320    294    228    373 
Other   435    447    280    382    296 
Total noninterest income   1,461    1,628    1,525    1,472    1,616 
                          
Noninterest expense                         
Salaries and employee benefits   5,352    5,208    5,332    5,041    4,613 
Occupancy expenses   761    836    758    815    778 
Equipment expenses   317    288    320    330    345 
FDIC assessment   108    212    184    174    156 
Data processing fees   741    608    632    656    573 
Other real estate expenses, net   (431)   11    63    87    (4)
Other operating expenses   2,344    1,592    1,450    1,423    1,412 
Total noninterest expense   9,192    8,755    8,739    8,526    7,873 
                          
Income before income taxes   6,766    8,351    6,785    5,659    5,203 
Income tax expense   1,340    1,708    1,328    1,143    1,043 
Net income  $5,426   $6,643   $5,457   $4,516   $4,160 

 

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COMMUNITY BANKERS TRUST CORPORATION

NET INTEREST MARGIN ANALYSIS

AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands) 

   Three months ended June 30, 2021   Three months ended March 31, 2021 
   Average
Balance
Sheet
   Interest
Income /
Expense
   Average
Rates
Earned / Paid
   Average
Balance
Sheet
   Interest
Income /
Expense
   Average
Rates
Earned / Paid
 
ASSETS:                              
Loans, including fees  $1,204,691   $13,196    4.39%  $1,191,395   $13,150    4.48%
PCI loans,including fees   19,827    784    15.63    23,226    856    14.75 
Total loans   1,224,518    13,980    4.58    1,214,621    14,006    4.68 
Interest bearing bank balances   86,130    54    0.25    70,192    60    0.34 
Federal funds sold   208    -    0.08    198    -    0.07 
Securities (taxable)   272,556    1,695    2.49    234,938    1,467    2.50 
Securities (tax exempt)(1)   50,260    424    3.37    49,158    414    3.37 
Total earning assets   1,633,672    16,153    3.97    1,569,107    15,947    4.12 
Allowance for loan losses   (11,037)             (12,459)          
Non-earning assets   104,716              105,946           
Total assets  $1,727,351             $1,662,594           
                               
LIABILITIES AND                              
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY                              
Demand - interest bearing  $268,525   $119    0.18   $250,888   $138    0.22 
Savings and money market   323,137    205    0.25    291,779    183    0.25 
Time deposits   535,455    1,023    0.77    550,297    1,244    0.92 
Total interest bearing deposits   1,127,117    1,347    0.48    1,092,964    1,565    0.58 
Short-term borrowings   134    -    0.20    439    -    0.20 
FHLB and other borrowings   71,785    220    1.22    69,174    217    1.26 
Total interest bearing liabilities   1,199,036    1,567    0.52    1,162,577    1,782    0.62 
Noninterest bearing deposits   337,907              314,979           
Other liabilities   13,921              13,208           
Total liabilities   1,550,864              1,490,764           
Shareholders’ equity   176,487              171,830           
Total liabilities and                              
Shareholders’ equity  $1,727,351             $1,662,594           
Net interest earnings       $14,586             $14,165      
Interest spread             3.45%             3.50%
Net interest margin             3.58%             3.66%
                               
Tax-equivalent adjustment:                              
Securities        89              87      

 

(1) Income and yields are reported on a tax-equivalent basis assuming a federal tax rate of 21% 

 

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COMMUNITY BANKERS TRUST CORPORATION

NET INTEREST MARGIN ANALYSIS

AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)

   Three months ended June 30, 2021   Three months ended June 30, 2020 
   Average
Balance
 Sheet
   Interest
Income /
Expense
   Average
Rates
Earned / Paid
   Average
Balance
Sheet
   Interest
Income /
Expense
   Average
Rates
Earned / Paid
 
ASSETS:                              
Loans, including fees  $1,204,691   $13,196    4.39%  $1,145,956   $13,012    4.55%
PCI loans,including fees   19,827    784    15.63    29,978    1,062    14.01 
Total loans   1,224,518    13,980    4.58    1,175,934    14,074    4.80 
Interest bearing bank balances   86,130    54    0.25    52,551    41    0.31 
Federal funds sold   208    -    0.08    210        0.07 
Securities (taxable)   272,556    1,695    2.49    189,378    1,287    2.72 
Securities (tax exempt)(1)   50,260    424    3.37    50,629    442    3.49 
Total earning assets   1,633,672    16,153    3.97    1,468,702    15,844    4.33 
Allowance for loan losses   (11,037)             (12,007)          
Non-earning assets   104,716              109,847           
Total assets  $1,727,351             $1,566,542           
                               
LIABILITIES AND                              
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY                              
Demand - interest bearing  $268,525   $119    0.18   $181,789    98    0.22 
Savings and money market   323,137    205    0.25    241,646    228    0.38 
Time deposits   535,455    1,023    0.77    643,465    2,856    1.78 
Total interest bearing deposits   1,127,117    1,347    0.48    1,066,900    3,182    1.20 
Short-term borrowings   134    -    0.20    323        0.20 
FHLB and other borrowings   71,785    220    1.22    71,685    209    1.15 
Total interest bearing liabilities   1,199,036    1,567    0.52    1,138,908    3,391    1.19 
Noninterest bearing deposits   337,907              254,216           
Other liabilities   13,921              14,396           
Total liabilities   1,550,864              1,407,520           
Shareholders’ equity   176,487              159,022           
Total liabilities and                              
Shareholders’ equity  $1,727,351             $1,566,542           
Net interest earnings       $14,586             $12,453      
Interest spread             3.45%             3.14%
Net interest margin             3.58%             3.40%
                               
Tax-equivalent adjustment:                              
Securities        89              93      

 

(1)  Income and yields are reported on a tax-equivalent basis assuming a federal tax rate of 21% 

 

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COMMUNITY BANKERS TRUST CORPORATION

NET INTEREST MARGIN ANALYSIS

AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands) 

   Six months ended June 30, 2021   Six months ended June 30, 2020 
   Average
Balance
Sheet
   Interest
Income /
Expense
   Average
Rates
Earned / Paid
   Average
Balance
Sheet
   Interest
Income /
Expense
   Average
Rates
Earned / Paid
 
ASSETS:                              
Loans, including fees  $1,198,080   $26,346    4.43%  $1,105,612   $26,098    4.73%
PCI loans,including fees   21,517    1,640    15.16    30,644    2,159    13.94 
Total loans   1,219,597    27,986    4.63    1,136,256    28,257    4.99 
Interest bearing bank balances   78,204    114    0.29    34,503    110    0.64 
Federal funds sold   203    0    0.07    176    0    0.47 
Securities (taxable)   253,851    3,162    2.49    185,859    2,638    2.84 
Securities (tax exempt)(1)   49,712    838    3.37    50,010    876    3.51 
Total earning assets   1,601,567    32,100    4.04    1,406,804    31,881    4.54 
Allowance for loan losses   (11,744)             (10,314)          
Non-earning assets   105,329              107,694           
Total assets  $1,695,152             $1,504,184           
                               
LIABILITIES AND                              
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY                              
Demand - interest bearing  $259,755   $257    0.20   $176,034   $192    0.22 
Savings and money market   307,545    389    0.25    230,654    508    0.44 
Time deposits   542,835    2,266    0.84    638,064    5,901    1.85 
Total interest bearing deposits   1,110,135    2,912    0.53    1,044,752    6,601    1.27 
Short-term borrowings   286    0    0.20    2,254    23    2.06 
FHLB and other borrowings   70,487    437    1.23    69,240    475    1.36 
Total interest bearing liabilities   1,180,908    3,349    0.57    1,116,246    7,099    1.28 
Noninterest bearing deposits   326,506              215,044           
Other liabilities   13,567              14,290           
Total liabilities   1,520,981              1,345,580           
Shareholders’ equity   174,171              158,604           
Total liabilities and                              
shareholders’ equity  $1,695,152             $1,504,184           
Net interest earnings       $28,751             $24,782      
Interest spread             3.47%             3.26%
Net interest margin             3.62%             3.53%
                               
Tax-equivalent adjustment:                              
Securities        176              184      

 

(1)  Income and yields are reported on a tax-equivalent basis assuming a federal tax rate of 21%.

 

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Exhibit 99.2

 

Community Bankers Trust Corporation Announces Increase in Quarterly Dividend

 

July 29, 2021 (Richmond, Virginia) – Community Bankers Trust Corporation (NASDAQ: ESXB), the holding company for Essex Bank, announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.07 per share with respect to the Company’s outstanding common stock, a $0.01 increase over the amount of each of the last three quarterly dividends. The dividend will be payable on September 1, 2021 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 18, 2021.

 

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About Community Bankers Trust Corporation and Essex Bank

 

Community Bankers Trust Corporation is the holding company for Essex Bank, a Virginia state bank with 24 full-service offices, 18 of which are in Virginia and six of which are in Maryland. The Bank also operates two loan production offices.

 

Additional information on the Bank is available on the Bank’s website at www.essexbank.com. For information on Community Bankers Trust Corporation, please visit its website at www.cbtrustcorp.com.

 

 

Contact: Bruce E. Thomas

Community Bankers Trust Corporation

804-934-9999

 

 

 


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