SI Financial Group Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-Q)

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Nov 15, 2010
SI Financial Group Inc. (SIFI, Financial) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2010-09-30.

Si Financial Group Inc. has a market cap of $72.43 million; its shares were traded at around $6.15 with a P/E ratio of 27.95 and P/S ratio of 1.35. The dividend yield of Si Financial Group Inc. stocks is 1.95%.

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Summary. Total assets increased $17.9 million, or 2.1%, to $890.3 million at September 30, 2010 from $872.4 million at December 31, 2009, principally due to increases of $27.7 million in cash and cash equivalents and $6.7 million in loans held for sale, offset by decreases of $9.8 million in securities, $3.1 million in net loans receivable, $1.4 million in other real estate owned, $806,000 in net deferred tax assets, $782,000 in premises and equipment and $734,000 in prepaid FDIC deposit insurance assessment. Cash and cash equivalents increased as a result of an increase in deposits and security sales. The sale of mortgage-backed securities and U.S. government and agency obligations contributed to the decline in securities. The increase in net unrealized gains on available for sale securities resulted in a decrease in net deferred tax assets. Accumulated depreciation and amortization expense contributed to the decrease in premises and equipment at September 30, 2010.

Summary. Total liabilities were $808.4 million at September 30, 2010 compared to $794.9 million at December 31, 2009. Deposits, excluding escrow accounts, increased $15.5 million, or 2.4%, which included increases in NOW and money market accounts of $26.3 million and savings accounts of $1.5 million, offset by decreases in certificates of deposit of $11.6 million and noninterest-bearing deposits of $699,000. Deposit growth was attributable to marketing and promotional initiatives and competitively-priced deposit products. Borrowings decreased $1.9 million from $124.3 million at December 31, 2009 to $122.4 million at September 30, 2010, resulting from net repayments of Federal Home Loan Bank advances.

Summary. Total stockholders equity increased $4.4 million from $77.5 million at December 31, 2009 to $81.9 million at September 30, 2010. The increase in stockholders equity was attributable to an increase in net unrealized gains on securities aggregating $2.6 million (net of taxes) and earnings of $2.0 million, offset by dividends of $250,000 and a net unrealized loss on an interest rate swap derivative of $223,000. On July 1, 2010, the Company recognized a cumulative effect adjustment for a change in accounting principle of $652,000 as a reduction in retained earnings and a corresponding increase in accumulated other comprehensive income as a result of electing to fair value two investments in the Companys securities portfolio in accordance with guidance provided by FASBs Scope Exception Related to Embedded Credit Derivatives. See Note 1 under Recent Accounting Pronouncements for more details.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. Accumulated other comprehensive income is comprised of the unrealized gains and losses on available for sale securities, net of taxes and unrealized gains and losses on derivative instruments, net of taxes. Net unrealized gains on securities, net of taxes, totaled $818,000 at September 30, 2010 as compared to net unrealized losses, net of taxes, totaling $2.4 million at December 31, 2009. Unrealized losses on available for sale securities at December 31, 2009 resulted from a decline in the market value of primarily the debt securities portfolio, which was recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss on the consolidated balance sheets and a component of comprehensive income on the consolidated statement of changes in stockholders equity. A majority of the unrealized losses at December 31, 2009 related to the Companys collateralized debt obligations and non-agency mortgage-backed securities. The Company does not intend to sell such securities and it is not more likely than not that it will be required to sell such securities prior to the recovery of its amortized cost basis, which may be at maturity, less any credit losses. Net unrealized losses on derivative instruments, net of taxes, totaled $223,000 and $0 at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.

General. The Company reported net income of $838,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2010, an increase of $460,000, compared to net income of $378,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2009. The Company reported net income of $2.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, an increase of $2.2 million, compared to a net loss of $185,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The increase in net income was due an increase in net interest income, a decrease in the provision for loan losses and for the nine-month period, an increase in noninterest income, offset by increases in the provision for income taxes and noninterest expenses.

Interest expense decreased $3.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 versus the comparable period of 2009, resulting from decreases in the rates paid on deposits and borrowings and a $19.4 million decrease in the average balance of Federal Home Loan Bank advances, offset by an increase in the average balance of interest-bearing deposits of $25.9 million. Rates paid on average deposits decreased 71 basis points from 2.33% to 1.62%. The rates paid on Federal Home Loan Bank advances and subordinated debt decreased 56 basis points and 86 basis points, respectively. Contributing to the higher average deposits was an increase in predominately NOW and money market accounts of $36.1 million, offset by a decrease of $12.1 million in certificates of deposit.

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