Sierra Bancorp Reports Operating Results (10-K)

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Mar 11, 2011
Sierra Bancorp (BSRR, Financial) filed Annual Report for the period ended 2010-12-31.

Sierra Bancorp has a market cap of $154.2 million; its shares were traded at around $11.03 with a P/E ratio of 17.7 and P/S ratio of 1.9. The dividend yield of Sierra Bancorp stocks is 2.2%.

Highlight of Business Operations:

As of June 30, 2010, the last business day of the registrants most recently completed second fiscal quarter, the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $95 million, based on the closing price reported to the registrant on that date of $11.50 per share. Shares of Common Stock held by each officer and director and each person or control group owning more than ten percent of the outstanding Common Stock have been excluded in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. This determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes.

At December 31, 2010, the Company had consolidated assets of $1.287 billion, gross loans of $806 million, deposits of $1.052 billion and shareholders equity of $160 million. The Companys liabilities include $31 million in debt obligations due to Sierra Statutory Trust II and Sierra Capital Trust III, related to TRUPS issued by those entities.

As of December 31, 2010, the percentage of our total loan and lease portfolio for each of the principal areas in which we directed our lending activities was as follows: (i) loans secured by real estate (77.3%); (ii) commercial and industrial loans (including SBA loans) (14.2%); (iii) consumer loans (5.7%); (iv) direct finance leases (1.3%); and (v) agricultural production loans (1.5%). Real estate loans and related activities generated total revenue of $40.8 million in 2010 and $44.3 million in 2009. Interest, fees, and loan sale income on real-estate secured loans totaled approximately 50% of our total interest and other income for 2010 and 51% in 2009.

In addition to loans, we offer a wide range of deposit products for retail and business banking markets including checking accounts, savings accounts (including money market demand accounts), time deposits, retirement accounts, and sweep accounts. The Banks deposit accounts are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) up to maximum insurable amounts. We have also been in the CDARS network since its inception, and through CDARS are able to offer full FDIC insurance coverage to depositors with balances of up to $50 million. We attract deposits from throughout our market area with direct-mail campaigns, a customer-oriented product mix, competitive pricing, convenient locations, and drive-up banking, and we strive to retain our deposit customers by providing a consistently high level of service and soliciting customer feedback. At December 31, 2010 we had 85,379 deposit accounts totaling $1.052 billion, compared to 79,550 deposit accounts totaling $1.125 billion at December 31, 2009.

On October 19, 2010, Sierra Bancorp sold 2,325,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $10 per share, in a registered direct offering to select institutional investors. The shares were sold pursuant to the Companys $100 million shelf registration that became effective on July 28, 2010. The aggregate proceeds totaled $23.3 million, while net proceeds from the offering, after placement fees and other transaction expenses, were approximately $22.0 million.

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