BancFirst Corp. Reports Operating Results (10-Q)

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Aug 09, 2010
BancFirst Corp. (BANF, Financial) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2010-06-30.

Bancfirst Corp. has a market cap of $598.99 million; its shares were traded at around $39.03 with a P/E ratio of 15.37 and P/S ratio of 2.53. The dividend yield of Bancfirst Corp. stocks is 2.36%. Bancfirst Corp. had an annual average earning growth of 5.1% over the past 10 years.BANF is in the portfolios of Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies LLC, Chuck Royce of Royce& Associates.

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BancFirst Corporations net income for the second quarter of 2010 was $11.0 million compared to $6.3 million for the second quarter of 2009. Diluted net income per share was $0.71 and $0.40 for the second quarter of 2010 and 2009, respectively. For the first six months of 2010, net income was $20.3 million, compared to $13.4 million for the first six months of 2009. Diluted net income per share for the first six months of 2010 was $1.30 compared to $0.86 for the first six months of 2009.

Net interest income for the second quarter of 2010 was $35.7 million, compared to $32.5 million for the second quarter of 2009. The Companys net interest margin was constant at 3.44% compared to a year ago, due to continued low interest rates. Provision for loan losses was $871,000 for the second quarter of 2010 compared to $4.9 million for the second quarter of 2009. Noninterest income was $17.0 million for both the second quarter of 2010 and the second quarter of 2009, while noninterest expense was down slightly at $34.5 million for the second quarter of 2010 compared to $35.2 million for the second quarter of 2009. This decrease was due to the FDIC special Assessment of $1.9 million paid during the second quarter of 2009, partially offset by an increase in regular FDIC premiums.

Total assets at June 30, 2010 were $4.6 billion, up $359 million or 8.4% over the second quarter a year ago. Compared to year-end 2009, total assets grew by $212 million or 4.8%. Total loans at June 30, 2010 were $2.8 billion, an increase of $55 million from June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2009. At June 30, 2010 total deposits were $4.1 billion, up $335 million or 8.8% from June 30, 2009 and up $188 million or 4.8% from December 31, 2009. The Companys liquidity remains strong as its average loan-to-deposit ratio was 69.5% at June 30, 2010 compared to 79.7% at June 30, 2009 and 74.6% at December 31, 2009. Stockholders equity was $446 million at June 30, 2010, an increase of $26.4 million from June 30, 2009 and $14.8 million from December 31, 2009. Average stockholders equity to average assets was 9.81% at June 30, 2010, compared to 10.52% at June 30, 2009 and 10.15% at December 31, 2009. The Companys borrowings include no brokered deposits and no Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings at June 30, 2010.

On July 13, 2010, the Company announced it had entered into an agreement to purchase Union National Bancshares, Inc., and its subsidiary bank, Union Bank of Chandler with offices in Chandler and Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Company expects to pay a premium of $7 million above the tangible equity of Union National Bancshares, Inc. Union Bank of Chandler has approximately $135 million in total assets, $86 million in loans, $120 million in deposits, and $14 million in equity capital. The bank will operate as Union Bank of Chandler until it is merged into BancFirst, which is expected to be during the fourth quarter of 2010. The transaction is scheduled to be completed by October 15, 2010, and is subject to regulatory approval. The acquisition is not expected to have a material effect on the results of operations of the Company.

At June 30, 2010, total securities increased $162.6 million compared to June 30, 2009 and $163.1 million compared to December 31, 2009. The increase was due primarily to increased pledging requirements for public deposits with the Companys decision to elect out of the TAGP. The size of the Companys securities portfolio is a function of liquidity management and excess funds available for investment. The Company has maintained a very liquid securities portfolio to provide funds for loan growth. The net unrealized gain on securities available for sale, before taxes, was $17.0 million at June 30, 2010, compared to an unrealized gain of $19.2 million at June 30, 2009, and an unrealized gain of $16.9 million at December 31, 2009.

At June 30, 2010, total loans were approximately $2.8 billion, up $55 million or 2.0% from June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2009. The increase was due primarily to an increase in student loans. At June 30, 2010, the allowance for loan losses was $37.0 million, a decrease of $2.3 million or 5.9% from June 30, 2009, and a small increase of $619,000 or 1.7% from year-end 2009. The allowance as a percentage of total loans was 1.32%, 1.44% and 1.33% at June 30, 2010, June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2009, respectively. The allowance to nonperforming and restructured loans at the same dates was 88.28%, 83.99% and 91.06%, respectively.

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